2 Kings 1
1 And Moab transgresses against Israel after the death of Ahab,
Or après la mort d'Achab Moab se rebella contre Israël.
2 and Ahaziah falls through the lattice in his upper chamber that [is] in Samaria, and is sick, and sends messengers, and says to them, “Go, inquire of Ba‘al-Zebub god of Ekron if I recover from this sickness.”
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 consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron, [pour savoir] si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 And a messenger of YHWH has spoken to Elijah the Tishbite, “Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and speak to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel—you are going to inquire of Ba‘al-Zebub god of Ekron?
Mais l'Ange de l'Eternel parla à Elie Tisbite, en disant: Lève-toi, monte au devant des messagers du Roi de Samarie, et leur dis: N'y [a-t-il] point de Dieu en Israël, que vous alliez consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron?
4 And therefore, thus said YHWH: The bed to where you have gone up, you do not come down from it, for you certainly die”; and Elijah goes on.
C'est pourquoi ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras. Cela dit, Elie s'en alla.
5 And the messengers return to him, and he says to them, “What [is] this—you have turned back!”
Et les messagers s'en retournèrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenus?
6 And they say to him, “A man has come up to meet us and says to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and you have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Is it because there is not a God in Israel—you are sending to inquire of Ba‘al-Zebub god of Ekron? Therefore, the bed to where you have gone up, you do not come down from it, for you certainly die.”
Et ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté au-devant de nous, qui nous a dit: Allez, retournez vous-en vers le Roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron? A cause de cela tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
7 And he says to them, “What [is] the fashion of the man who has come up to meet you, and speaks these words to you?”
Et il leur dit: Comment était fait cet homme qui est monté au devant de vous, et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
8 And they say to him, “A hairy man, and a girdle of skin girt around his loins”; and he says, “He [is] Elijah the Tishbite.”
Et ils lui répondirent: C'est un homme vêtu de poil, qui a une ceinture de cuir, ceinte sur ses reins; et il dit: C'est Elie Tisbite.
9 And he sends to him a head of fifty and his fifty, and he goes up to him (and behold, he is sitting on the top of the hill), and he speaks to him, “O man of God, the king has spoken, Come down.”
Alors il envoya vers lui un capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec sa cinquantaine, lequel monta vers lui. Or voilà, il se tenait au sommet d'une montagne, et [ce capitaine] lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le Roi a dit que tu aies à descendre.
10 And Elijah answers and speaks to the head of the fifty, “And if I [am] a man of God, fire comes down from the heavens and consumes you and your fifty”; and fire comes down from the heavens and consumes him and his fifty.
Mais Elie répondit, et dit au capitaine de la cinquantaine: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux, et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
11 And he turns and sends to him another head of fifty and his fifty, and he answers and speaks to him, “O man of God, thus said the king: Hurry, come down.”
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un autre capitaine de cinquante hommes avec sa cinquantaine, qui prit la parole, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le Roi: Hâte-toi de descendre.
12 And Elijah answers and speaks to them, “If I [am] a man of God, fire comes down from the heavens and consumes you and your fifty”; and fire of God comes down from the heavens and consumes him and his fifty.
Mais Elie répondit, et leur dit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine; et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
13 And he turns and sends a third head of fifty and his fifty, and the third head of fifty goes up, and comes in, and bows on his knees before Elijah, and makes supplication to him, and speaks to him, “O man of God, please let my soul and the soul of your servants—these fifty—be precious in your eyes.
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un capitaine d'une troisième cinquantaine avec sa cinquantaine, et ce troisième capitaine de cinquante hommes monta, et vint, et se courba sur ses genoux devant Elie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie que tu fasses cas de ma vie, et de la vie de ces cinquante hommes tes serviteurs.
14 Behold, fire has come down from the heavens and consumes the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and now, let my soul be precious in your eyes.”
Voilà, le feu est descendu des cieux, et a consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquante hommes, avec leurs cinquantaines; mais maintenant [je te prie], que tu fasses cas de ma vie.
15 And a messenger of YHWH speaks to Elijah, “Go down with him, do not be afraid of him”; and he rises and goes down with him to the king,
Et l'Ange de l'Eternel dit à Elie: Descends avec lui, n'aie point peur de lui. Il se leva donc, et descendit avec lui vers le Roi,
16 and speaks to him, “Thus said YHWH: Because that you have sent messengers to inquire of Ba‘al-Zebub god of Ekron—is it because there is not a God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore, the bed to where you have gone up—you do not come down from it, for you certainly die.”
Et lui dit: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron, comme s'il n'y avait point de Dieu en Israël, pour consulter sa parole: tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
17 And he dies, according to the word of YHWH that Elijah spoke, and Jehoram reigns in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, for he had no son.
Il mourut donc, selon la parole de l'Eternel, qu'Elie avait prononcée; et Joram commença à régner en sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, Roi de Juda, parce qu'Achazia n'avait point de fils.
18 And the rest of the matters of Ahaziah that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Le reste des faits d'Achazia, lesquels il fit, n'est-il pas écrit au Livre des Chroniques des Rois d'Israël?
