Kings IV 1
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.
Et Moab se rebella contre Israël, après la mort d’Achab.
2 And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.
Et Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute qui était à Samarie, et en fut malade. Et il envoya des messagers, et leur dit: Allez, consultez Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, [pour savoir] si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the Thesbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and you shall say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? but [it shall] not [be] so.
Et l’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie, le Thishbite: Lève-toi, monte à la rencontre des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a point de Dieu en Israël que vous allez consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron?
4 For thus says the Lord, The bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliu went, and said [so] to them.
Et c’est pourquoi, ainsi dit l’Éternel: Tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras certainement. Et Élie partit.
5 And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have you returned?
Et les messagers revinrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?
6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
Et ils lui dirent: Un homme est monté à notre rencontre, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron? C’est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté; car tu mourras certainement.
7 So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What [was] the manner of the man who went up to meet you, and spoke to you these words?
Et il leur dit: Quelle manière d’homme était-ce, qui est monté à votre rencontre et vous a dit ces choses?
8 And they said to him, [He was] a hairy man, and girded with a leather girdle about his loins. And he said, This is Eliu the Thesbite.
Et ils lui dirent: Un homme vêtu de poil, et ceint sur ses reins d’une ceinture de cuir. Et il dit: C’est Élie, le Thishbite.
9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called you, come down.
Et il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquantaine et sa cinquantaine; et il monta vers lui. Et voici, il était assis au sommet d’une montagne. Et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi dit: Descends!
10 And Eliu answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Et Élie répondit et dit au chef de cinquantaine: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te dévore, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu descendit des cieux, et le dévora, lui et sa cinquantaine.
11 And the king sent a second time to him another captain of fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.
Et [Achazia] envoya de nouveau vers lui un autre chef de cinquantaine, et sa cinquantaine. Et il prit la parole et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi dit le roi: Descends promptement!
12 And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Et Élie répondit et leur dit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux, et te dévore, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le dévora, lui et sa cinquantaine.
13 And the king sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your eyes.
Et [Achazia] envoya de nouveau un chef d’une troisième cinquantaine, et sa cinquantaine. Et ce troisième chef de cinquantaine monta, et vint et se mit sur ses genoux devant Élie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie, que ma vie et les vies de ces 50 hommes, tes serviteurs, soient précieuses à tes yeux.
14 Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in your eyes.
Voici, le feu est descendu des cieux et a dévoré les deux premiers chefs de cinquantaine et leurs cinquantaines; mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux.
15 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Eliu, and said, Go down with him, be not afraid of them. And Eliu rose up, and went down with him to the king.
Et l’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui; ne le crains pas. Et il se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
16 And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why have you sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
Et il lui dit: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Puisque tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, est-ce parce qu’il n’y avait point de Dieu en Israël pour consulter sa parole?… c’est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté; car tu mourras certainement.
17 So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliu has spoken.
Et il mourut, selon la parole de l’Éternel qu’Élie avait prononcée. Et Joram régna à sa place, en la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda; car il n’avait pas de fils.
18 And the rest of the acts of Ochozias which he did, behold, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Et le reste des actes d’Achazia, ce qu’il fit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois d’Israël?
