2 Kings 25
1 And it was in [the] year ninth of reigning his in the month tenth on the ten of the month he came Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon he and all army his on Jerusalem and he encamped on it and they built on it a siege-wall all around.
Dans la neuvième année de son règne, le dixième mois, le roi Nabuchodonosor arriva de Babylone avec toute son armée contre Jérusalem; il campa autour de ses remparts, et il les enveloppa d'une muraille qu'il bâtit.
2 And it came the city in state of siege until one [plus] ten year of the king Zedekiah.
Et la ville fut investie jusqu'au neuvième mois de la onzième année du règne de Sédécias.
3 (In the month fourth *X*) on [day] nine of the month and it was severe the famine in the city and not it belonged food to [the] people of the land.
La famine prévalait dans la cité, et il n'y avait pas de pains pour le peuple de la terre.
4 And it was broken into the city and all [the] men of war - this night [the] way of [the] gate - between the two walls which [was] at [the] garden of the king and [the] Chaldeans [were] on the city all around and he went [the] direction of the Arabah.
Une brèche fut faite aux murailles, et à la nuit les hommes de guerre sortirent par le chemin de la porte qui est entre les remparts, la porte même du jardin du roi; cependant, les Chaldéens entouraient le reste de la ville. Alors, le roi prit la route de la plaine.
5 And they pursued [the] army of [the] Chaldeans after the king and they overtook him in [the] plains of Jericho and all army his they were scattered from with him.
Et l'armée des Chaldéens les poursuivit; Sédécias fut pris en Araboth-Jéricho, et toute sa troupe se dispersa tout alentour.
6 And they seized the king and they brought up him to [the] king of Babylon Riblah towards and they spoke with him judgment.
Les Chaldéens firent donc le roi captif; ils le menèrent au roi de Babylone à Reblatha, et Nabuchodonosor prononça contre lui son arrêt.
7 And [the] sons of Zedekiah they slaughtered to eyes his and [the] eyes of Zedekiah he made blind and he bound him with bronze fetters and he brought him Babylon.
Il égorgea tous ses fils sous ses yeux, qu'ensuite il arracha; puis, après l'avoir chargé de chaînes et d'entraves, il l'emmena à Babylone.
8 And in the month fifth on [day] seven of the month it [was] year nine-teen year of the king Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon he came Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards [the] servant of [the] king of Babylon Jerusalem.
Le septième jour du cinquième mois de la dix-neuvième année du règne de Nabuchodonosor, Nabuzardan son général en chef, celui qui se tenait devant lui, marcha sur Jérusalem.
9 And he burned [the] house of Yahweh and [the] house of the king and all [the] houses of Jerusalem and every house of a great [person] he burned with fire.
Et il livra aux flammes le temple du Seigneur, le palais du roi et toutes les maisons de Jérusalem;
10 And [the] walls of Jerusalem all around they broke down all [the] army of [the] Chaldeans who [was the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
Le général en chef [brûla tout].
11 And [the] rest of the people which remained in the city and those [who] fell who they fell on the king of Babylon and [the] rest of the multitude he took into exile Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
Et Nabuzardan enleva tout ce qui survivait du peuple demeuré dans la ville, et ceux qui étaient tombés dans les mains du roi de Babylone, et tout le reste de la multitude.
12 And some of [the] poor people of the land he left behind [the] chief of [the] bodyguards to vinedressers and to ploughmen.
Il ne laissa pour être vignerons et laboureurs que la plus infinie populace.
13 And [the] pillars of bronze which [were] [the] house of Yahweh and the stands and [the] sea of bronze which [was] in [the] house of Yahweh they broke [the] Chaldeans and they carried bronze their Babylon towards.
Et les Chaldéens brisèrent les colonnes d'airain, les bassins et la mer d'airain du temple; et ils emportèrent le métal à Babylone.
14 And the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the pans and all [the] articles of bronze which people served with them they took.
Ils prirent aussi les chaudières, les fourchettes, les coupes, les encensoirs et les vases d'airain employés dans le temple.
15 And the fire-pans and the bowls which [were] gold gold and which [were] silver silver he took [the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
Le général en chef prit les portes, les coupes d'or et d'argent,
16 The pillars - two the sea one and the stands which he had made Solomon for [the] house of Yahweh not it belonged weight to [the] bronze of all the articles these.
Les deux colonnes, la mer et les bassins que Salomon avait placés dans le temple; on ne sut pas le poids de tous les ornements d'airain.
17 [was] eight-Teen cubit[s] [the] height of - the pillar one and a capital [was] on it - bronze and [the] height of the capital [was] three (cubits *Q(K)*) and a network and pomegranates [were] on the capital all around everything [was] bronze and like these [things] [belonged] to the pillar second with the network.
Chaque colonne avait dix-huit coudées de haut; elle était surmontée d'un chapiteau d'airain, haut de trois coudées, avec un filet entouré de grenades; elles étaient toutes les deux pareilles.
18 And he took [the] chief of [the] bodyguards Seraiah [the] priest of the head and Zephaniah a priest second and [the] three [the] keepers of the threshold.
Le général en chef fit aussi captifs Saraïas le grand prêtre, Sophonie prêtre du second rang, et les trois gardiens des portes.
19 And from the city he took a court-official one who he [was] overseer - over [the] men of war and five men from [those who] saw [the] face of the king who they were found in the city and the scribe [the] commander of the army who mustered [the] people of the land and sixty man from [the] people of the land who were found in the city.
On prit en outre: hors de la ville, un eunuque commandant les hommes de guerre; dans la ville, cinq de ceux qui voyaient la face du roi, et le scribe du chef de l'armée qui rangeait les troupes en bataille, et soixante hommes de la campagne alors à Jérusalem.
20 And he took them Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards and he brought them to [the] king of Babylon Riblah towards.
Nabuzardan conduisit les captifs au roi de Babylone, à Reblatha.
21 And he struck down them [the] king of Babylon and he put to death them at Riblah in [the] land of Hamath and it went into exile Judah from on land its.
Et Nabuchodonosor les frappa, et les fit mettre à mort à Reblatha dans la terre d'Emath; puis, il emmena Juda loin de sa terre.
22 And the people who remained in [the] land of Judah whom he left behind Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon and he appointed over them Gedaliah [the] son of Ahikam [the] son of Shaphan.
Et à la tête du peuple qui resta sur le territoire de Juda, le roi mit Godolias, fils d'Achiman, fils de Saphan.
23 And they heard all [the] commanders of the armies they and the men that he had appointed [the] king of Babylon Gedaliah and they came to Gedaliah Mizpah and Ishmael [the] son of Nethaniah and Johanan [the] son of Kareah and Seraiah [the] son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah [the] son of the Maacathite they and men their.
Et tous les chefs de l'armée, eux et leurs hommes, apprirent que le roi avait choisi Godolias; alors, Ismaël, fils de Nathanie; Jonas, fils de Careth; Saraïas, fils de Thanamath le Nephthalite, et Jézonias, fils de Machathi, l'allèrent trouver avec leurs hommes à Maspha,
24 And he swore an oath to them Gedaliah and to men their and he said to them may not you be afraid from [the] servants of the Chaldeans dwell in the land and serve [the] king of Babylon so it may go well for you.
Et Godolias prêta serment à eux et à leurs hommes, disant: Ne craignez plus d'invasion des Chaldéens, demeurez en votre terre, servez le roi de Babylone, et tout ira bien pour vous.
25 And it was - in the month seventh he came Ishmael [the] son of Nethaniah [the] son of Elishama one of [the] offspring of royalty and ten men with him and they struck down Gedaliah and he died and the Jews and the Chaldeans who they were with him at Mizpah.
Et le septième mois, Ismaël, fils de Nathanie, de la race royale, et dix de ses hommes allèrent à Maspha; là, ils attaquèrent Godolias, et ils le tuèrent ainsi que les Chaldéens qui s'y trouvaient avec lui.
26 And they arose all the people from [the] small and unto [the] great and [the] commanders of the armies and they went Egypt for they were afraid of [the] Chaldeans.
Et tout le peuple, du petit au grand, et les chefs de l'armée se levèrent, et ils s'en allèrent en Égypte, car ils craignaient les Chaldéens.
27 And it was in thirty and seven year of [the] exile of Jehoiachin [the] king of Judah in two [plus] ten month on [day] twenty and seven of the month he lifted up Evil-Merodach [the] king of Babylon in [the] year became king he [the] head of Jehoiachin [the] king of Judah from [the] house of imprisonment.
En la trente-septième année de la captivité de Joachim, roi de Juda, le vingt-septième jour du douzième mois, Evilmerodach, roi de Babylone, dès la première année de son règne, releva la tête de Joachim, roi de Juda, et le fit sortir de prison.
28 And he spoke with him good and he set throne his above [the] throne of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon.
Et il lui parla avec douceur, et il lui donna un trône plus élevé que les trônes des autres rois qui l'entouraient à Babylone.
29 And he changed [the] clothes of imprisonment his and he ate bread continually before him all [the] days of life his.
Il lui ôta ses vêtements de prisonnier, et il le fit manger, en sa présence, tous les jours de sa vie.
30 And allowance his an allowance of continuity it was given to him from with the king [the] matter of a day in day its all [the] days of life his.
Et sa portion, portion perpétuelle, lui fut donnée de la maison du roi; il en fut ainsi tous les jours de sa vie.
