< 2 Chronicles 12 >
1 And it came to pass, when Rehobo'am had established the kingdom, and when he had become strong, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.
Lorsque Roboam eut affermi son royaume et acquis de la force, il abandonna la loi de Yahweh, et tout Israël avec lui.
2 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehobo'am, that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, —because they had acted faithlessly against the Lord, —
La cinquième année du règne de Roboam, Sésac, roi d’Égypte, monta contre Jérusalem, — parce qu’ils avaient péché contre Yahweh, —
3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen: and innumerable were the people that came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim, the Sukkiyim, and the Ethiopians.
avec mille deux cents chars et soixante mille cavaliers; et l’on ne pouvait compter le peuple qui vint d’Égypte avec lui: Libyens, Sukkiens et Éthiopiens.
4 And he captured the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and he came as far as Jerusalem.
Il prit les villes fortes qui appartenaient à Juda, et arriva jusqu’à Jérusalem.
5 And Shem'ayah the prophet came to Rehobo'am, and the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord, Ye have indeed forsaken me, and therefore have I also relinquished you into the hand of Shishak.
Sémaïas le prophète vint auprès de Roboam et des chefs de Juda qui s’étaient réunis dans Jérusalem à l’approche de Sésac, et il leur dit: « Ainsi dit Yahweh: Vous m’avez abandonné; moi aussi, je vous abandonne entre les mains de Sésac. »
6 Thereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.
Les chefs d’Israël et le roi s’humilièrent et dirent: « Yahweh est juste! »
7 And when the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, then came the word of the Lord to Shem'ayah, saying, “They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them; but I will permit some little to escape from them; and my wrath shall not be poured out over Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.”
Quand Yahweh vit qu’ils s’humiliaient, la parole de Yahweh fut adressée à Sémaïas en ces termes: « Ils se sont humiliés, je ne les détruirai point; dans un peu de temps je leur donnerai la délivrance, et ma colère ne se répandra pas sur Jérusalem par la main de Sésac.
8 However they shall be servants unto him, and they shall know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the [various] countries.
Mais ils lui seront assujettis, afin qu’ils sachent ce que c’est que me servir ou servir les royaumes des pays. »
9 And so came up Shishak the king of Egypt against Jerusalem, and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house: every thing did he take away; and he took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Sésac, roi d’Égypte, monta contre Jérusalem; il prit les trésors de la maison de Yahweh et les trésors de la maison du roi: il prit tout. Il prit les boucliers d’or que Salomon avait faits.
10 And king Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of copper, and committed them for keeping into the hand of the chiefs of the runners, who kept guard at the door of the king's house.
À leur place, le roi Roboam fit des boucliers d’airain, et il les remit aux mains des chefs des coureurs qui gardaient l’entrée de la maison du roi.
11 And it happened whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, that the runners came and bore them, and carried them back into the apartment of the runners.
Chaque fois que le roi allait à la maison de Yahweh, les coureurs venaient et les portaient; et ils les rapportaient ensuite dans la chambre des coureurs.
12 And when he had humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so that he destroyed him not to make an end [of him]: and also in Judah were some good things [found].
Comme Roboam s’était humilié, la colère de Yahweh se détourna de lui, de sorte qu’il ne fut pas détruit entièrement; et il y eut encore des choses bonnes en Juda.
13 And king Rehobo'am strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned; for Rehobo'am was one and forty years old when he became king, and seventeen years did he reign in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Na'amah the 'Ammonitess.
Le roi Roboam s’affermit dans Jérusalem et régna. Il avait quarante et un ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna dix-sept ans à Jérusalem, ville que Yahweh avait choisie parmi toutes les tribus d’Israël pour y mettre son nom. Sa mère s’appelait Naama, l’Ammonite.
14 And he did the evil; because he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.
Il fit le mal, parce qu’il n’appliqua pas son cœur à chercher Yahweh.
15 And the acts of Rehobo'am, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Shem'ayah the prophet, and of 'Iddo, the seer concerning the genealogies. And the wars of Rehobo'am and Jerobo'am [lasted] all the days.
Les actes de Roboam, les premiers et les derniers, ne sont-ils pas écrits dans les Paroles de Séméïas le prophète et dans celles d’Addo le voyant concernant les généalogies? Il y eut toujours des guerres entre Roboam et Jéroboam.
16 And Rehobo'am slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abiyah his son became king in his stead.
Roboam se coucha avec ses pères, et il fut enterré dans la ville de David. Abia, son fils, régna à sa place.