2 Kings 16
1 In the seventeenth year of Pekach the son of Remalyahu, became Achaz, the son of Jotham the king of Judah, king.
En la dix-septième année du règne de Phacée, fils de Romélie, Achaz, fils de Joatham, devint roi de Juda.
2 Twenty years old was Achaz when he became king, and sixteen years did he reign in Jerusalem; and he did not what is right in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.
Il avait vingt ans quand il monta sur le trône, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem; il ne fit point ce qui est droit aux yeux du Seigneur son Dieu, aussi fidèlement que David, son aïeul.
3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even his son he caused to pass through the fire, after the abominable acts of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from before the children of Israel.
Et il marcha dans la voie des rois d'Israël; même il livra son fils aux flammes de Moloch, selon l'abomination des peuples que le Seigneur avait exterminés devant la face des fils d'Israël.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high-places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
Et il immola des victimes sur les hauts lieux, sur les collines, et sous tout arbre touffu.
5 Then came up Rezin the king of Syria and Pekach the son of Remalyahu the king of Israel to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Achaz, but were not able to make an attack.
Alors, Rasin, roi de Syrie, et Phacée, roi d'Israël, vinrent combattre sous les murs de Jérusalem; ils assiégèrent Achaz, mais ils ne purent prévaloir sur lui.
6 At that time did Rezin the king of Syria bring Elath back to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Edomeans came to Elath and dwelt there, even until this day.
En temps-là, Rasin reprit Elath pour la Syrie, il en chassa les Juifs, et des Iduméens y vinrent; et ils y sont demeurés jusqu'à nos jours.
7 And Achaz then sent messengers to Tiglath-pilesser the king of Assyria, saying, Thy servant and thy son am I: come up, and help me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.
Et Achaz envoya des messagers à Theglath-Phalasar, roi des Assyriens, disant: Moi et mon fils, nous sommes tes serviteurs; viens, sauve-moi des mains du roi de Syrie, et des mains du roi d'Israël, qui se sont levés contre moi.
8 And Achaz took the silver and the gold that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent [the same] to the king of Assyria as a bribe.
Achaz prit l'argent et l'or qui se trouva dans les trésors, soit du temple, soit du palais, et il en fit présent au roi d'Assyrie.
9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and captured it, and led [the people of] it away captive to Kir, and Rezin did he put to death.
Et le roi des Assyriens l'écouta; il marcha sur Damas, la prit, la dépeupla, et mit à mort le roi Rasin.
10 And King Achaz went to meet Tiglath-pilesser the king of Assyria to Damascus, and he saw the altar that was at Damascus: and king Achaz then sent to Uriyah the priest the form of the altar, and its pattern, after all its workmanship.
Et le roi Achaz alla dans Damas à la rencontre de Theglath-Phalasar; il vit un autel à Damas, et il envoya au prêtre Urie l'image de l'autel, ses proportions, sa structure.
11 And Uriyah the priest built the altar; in accordance with all that king Achaz had sent from Damascus, so did Uriyah the priest make it against the arrival of king Achaz from Damascus.
Et le prêtre Urie bâtit un autel selon le modèle que le roi lui avait envoyé de Damas.
12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar and offered thereon.
Puis, Achaz vit l'autel et il y monta;
13 And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meat-offering, and poured out his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings upon the altar.
Il fit son holocauste, son sacrifice et sa libation, et il répandit le sang de ses hosties pacifiques offertes sur l'autel
14 And as respecteth the copper altar which was before the Lord, he moved it back from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and set it on the side of the altar to the north.
D'airain qui était devant le Seigneur. Et il transporta cet autel de devant la façade du temple, du lieu entre l'autel et le temple, et il le dressa du même côté en tirant vers le nord.
15 And king Achaz commanded Uriyah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meat-offering, and the king's burnt-offering, and his meat-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifices shalt thou sprinkle on it; and the copper altar shall be for me to visit occasionally.
Ensuite, le roi Achaz donna ses ordres au prêtre Urie, disant: Tu présenteras, sur le grand autel, l'holocauste du matin, les oblations du soir, l'holocauste du roi et son oblation, l'holocauste de tout le peuple, et son oblation et sa libation; tu répandras sur le même autel tout le sang de l'holocauste et tout le sang de toute autre victime, et l'autel d'airain le matin me sera réservé.
16 And Uriyah the priest did in accordance with all that king Achaz had commanded.
Et Urie le prêtre fit tout ce que lui avait prescrit le roi Achaz.
17 And king Achaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the lavers from off them; and the sea he took down from off the copper oxen that were under it, and placed it upon a pavement of stones.
Le roi Achaz effaça les ciselures des bassins, il enleva les cuvettes qu'ils supportaient, et il ôta, pour la mettre sur une base de pierre, la mer qui reposait sur les bœufs d'airain.
18 And the covered passage for the sabbath that they had built on the house, and the outer king's entrance, turned he from the house of the Lord, on account of the king of Assyria.
Et il construisit une base pour le trône dans le temple du Seigneur, et il transporta à l'intérieur la porte extérieure par laquelle le roi entrait dans le temple, à cause du roi des Assyriens.
19 Now the rest of the acts of Achaz which he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
Quant au reste de l'histoire du roi Achaz, n'est-il pas écrit au livre des Faits et gestes des rois de Juda?
20 And Achaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son became king in his stead.
Et Achaz s'endormit avec ses pères; il fut enseveli dans la ville de David, et son fils Ezéchias régna à sa place.
