2 Kings 24
1 In his days came up Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and Jehoyakim became his servant for three years: and then he returned and rebelled against him.
Dans les jours de Joakim, Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, monta contre Juda, et Joakim lui fut assujetti durant trois ans; et ensuite il se révolta contre lui.
2 And the Lord sent against him predatory bands of the Chaldeans, and predatory bands of the Syrians, and predatory bands of the Moabites, and predatory bands of the children of 'Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of his servants the prophets.
Et le Seigneur envoya les voleurs des Chaldéens, les voleurs de Syrie, les voleurs de Moab et les voleurs des enfants d’Ammon, et il les envoya contre Juda pour l’exterminer, selon la parole que le Seigneur avait dite par ses serviteurs, les prophètes.
3 But only at the order of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove the same out of his sight, for the sins of Menasseh, in accordance with all that he had done;
Or ceci arriva par la parole du Seigneur contre Juda, pour l’ôter de devant lui, à cause de tous les péchés que Manassé fit,
4 And also for the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; wherefore the Lord would not pardon.
Et à cause du sang de l’innocent qu’il versa; car il remplit Jérusalem de sang innocent. C’est pour ce motif que le Seigneur ne voulut point se rendre propice.
5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoyakim, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
Mais le reste des actions de Joakim, et tout ce qu’il a fait, n’est-ce pas écrit dans le Livre des actions des jours des rois de Juda? Et Joakim dormit avec ses pères;
6 And Jehoyakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoyachin his son became king in his stead.
Et Joachin, son fils, régna en sa place.
7 And the king of Egypt came no more again out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that had pertained to the king of Egypt.
Et le roi d’Egypte ne recommença plus à sortir de son pays; car le roi de Babylone avait emporté, depuis le torrent d’Egypte jusqu’au fleuve d’Euphrate, tout ce qui était au roi d’Egypte.
8 Eighteen years old was Jehoyachin when he became king, and three months did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Nechushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
Joachin avait dix-huit ans lorsqu’il commença à régner, et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem: le nom de sa mère était Nohesta, fille d’Elnathan de Jérusalem.
9 And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, all just as that his father had done.
Et il fit le mal devant le Seigneur, selon tout ce qu’avait fait son père.
10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was put in a state of siege.
En ce temps-là les serviteurs de Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, montèrent à Jérusalem, et la ville fut entourée de fortifications.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came against the city, while his servants were besieging it.
Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, vint aussi avec ses serviteurs pour l’attaquer.
12 And Jehoyachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his court-officers: and the king of Babylon took him [captive] in the eighth year of his reign.
Et Joachin, roi de Juda, sortit vers le roi de Babylone, lui, sa mère, ses serviteurs, ses princes et ses eunuques; et le roi de Babylone le reçut la huitième année de son règne.
13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had spoken.
Et il emporta de Jérusalem tous les trésors de la maison du Seigneur, et les trésors de la maison du roi; et il brisa tous les vases d’or que Salomon, roi d’Israël, avait faits dans le temple du Seigneur, selon la parole du Seigneur.
14 And he led away as exiles all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand exiles, and all the craftsmen and locksmiths: there was none left, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Et il transféra toute la ville de Jérusalem, tous les princes et tous les forts de l’armée, au nombre de dix mille, en captivité, et aussi tous les ouvriers et tous les lapidaires, et rien ne fut laissé, excepté les pauvres du peuple du pays.
15 And he led away Jehoyachin as exile to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his court-officers, and the mighty men of the land, he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Il transféra aussi à Babylone Joachin, la mère du roi, les femmes du roi, ses eunuques; et les juges du pays, il les emmena en captivité de Jérusalem à Babylone.
16 And all the men of might, seven thousand [in number], and the craftsmen and the locksmiths a thousand [in number], all strong men, apt for war; and the king of Babylon brought them into exile to Babylon.
Il transféra encore tous les hommes vigoureux, au nombre de sept mille, les ouvriers et les lapidaires au nombre de mille, tous les hommes courageux et guerriers; et le roi de Babylone les emmena captifs à Babylone.
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattanyah his uncle king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Il établit, en la place de Joachin, Matthanias son oncle, et il lui imposa le nom de Sédécias.
18 Twenty and one years old was Zedekiah when he became king, and eleven years did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Chamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Sédécias avait vingt-un ans d’âge lorsqu’il commença à régner, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem: le nom de sa mère était Amital, fille de Jérémie, de Lobna.
19 And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, all just as Jehoyakim had done.
Et il fit le mal devant le Seigneur, selon tout ce qu’avait fait Joakim.
20 For through the anger of the Lord it occurred in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Car le Seigneur s’irritait contre Jérusalem et contre Juda, jusqu’à ce qu’il les rejetât de devant sa face; et Sédécias se détacha du roi de Babylone.
