1 Kings 15
1 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
Et la dix-huitième année du roi Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, Abijam commença de régner sur Juda.
2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
Il régna trois ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Maaca, fille d’Abishalom.
3 Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
Et il marcha dans tous les péchés de son père, que celui-ci avait pratiqués avant lui; et son cœur ne fut pas parfait avec l’Éternel, son Dieu, comme le cœur de David, son père.
4 But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
Toutefois, à cause de David, l’Éternel, son Dieu, lui donna une lampe à Jérusalem, établissant son fils après lui, et faisant subsister Jérusalem;
5 Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
parce que David avait fait ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Éternel, et ne s’était détourné de rien de ce qu’il lui avait commandé, tous les jours de sa vie, excepté dans l’affaire d’Urie, le Héthien.
6 There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
Et il y eut guerre entre Roboam et Jéroboam, tous les jours de sa vie.
7 Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Et le reste des actes d’Abijam, et tout ce qu’il fit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois de Juda? Et il y eut guerre entre Abijam et Jéroboam.
8 Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
Et Abijam s’endormit avec ses pères, et on l’enterra dans la ville de David; et Asa, son fils, régna à sa place.
9 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
Et en la vingtième année de Jéroboam, roi d’Israël, Asa commença de régner sur Juda;
10 He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
et il régna 41 ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Maaca, fille d’Abishalom.
11 Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
Et Asa fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Éternel, comme David, son père;
12 He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
et il fit disparaître du pays les hommes voués à la prostitution, et ôta toutes les idoles que ses pères avaient faites.
13 He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
Et même à Maaca, sa mère, il ôta sa position de reine, parce qu’elle avait fait un simulacre pour Ashère; et Asa abattit son simulacre, et le brûla dans la vallée du Cédron.
14 He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
Mais les hauts lieux ne furent pas ôtés; cependant le cœur d’Asa fut parfait avec l’Éternel, tous ses jours.
15 He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
Et il apporta dans la maison de l’Éternel les choses saintes de son père et les choses que lui-même avait consacrées, de l’argent, et de l’or, et des ustensiles.
16 There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
Et il y eut guerre entre Asa et Baësha, roi d’Israël, tous leurs jours.
17 Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
Et Baësha, roi d’Israël, monta contre Juda; et il bâtit Rama, afin de ne permettre à personne de sortir de chez Asa, roi de Juda, ou d’entrer vers lui.
18 So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
Et Asa prit tout l’argent et l’or qui restaient dans les trésors de la maison de l’Éternel et dans les trésors de la maison du roi, et les mit entre les mains de ses serviteurs; et le roi Asa les envoya à Ben-Hadad, fils de Tabrimmon, fils de Hézion, roi de Syrie, qui habitait à Damas, disant:
19 “I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
Il y a alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père; voici, je t’envoie un présent d’argent et d’or: va, romps ton alliance avec Baësha, roi d’Israël, afin qu’il s’en aille d’auprès de moi.
20 [So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
Et Ben-Hadad écouta le roi Asa, et envoya les chefs de ses troupes contre les villes d’Israël, et il frappa Ijon, et Dan, et Abel-Beth-Maaca, et tout Kinneroth avec tout le pays de Nephthali.
21 When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
Et il arriva, quand Baësha l’apprit, qu’il se désista de bâtir Rama, et il habita à Thirtsa.
22 Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
Et le roi Asa convoqua tout Juda; personne n’était exempté; et ils emportèrent les pierres de Rama, et les bois avec lesquels Baësha bâtissait; et le roi Asa en bâtit Guéba de Benjamin et Mitspa.
23 Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
Et le reste de tous les actes d’Asa, et toute sa puissance, et tout ce qu’il fit, et les villes qu’il bâtit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois de Juda? Seulement, au temps de sa vieillesse, il fut malade des pieds.
24 He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
Et Asa s’endormit avec ses pères; et il fut enterré avec ses pères dans la ville de David, son père; et Josaphat, son fils, régna à sa place.
25 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
Et Nadab, fils de Jéroboam, commença de régner sur Israël la seconde année d’Asa, roi de Juda; et il régna sur Israël deux ans.
26 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et marcha dans la voie de son père et dans son péché par lequel il avait fait pécher Israël.
27 [A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
Et Baësha, fils d’Akhija, de la maison d’Issacar, conspira contre lui; et Baësha le frappa à Guibbethon, qui était aux Philistins, pendant que Nadab et tout Israël assiégeaient Guibbethon.
28 That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
Et Baësha le mit à mort la troisième année d’Asa, roi de Juda, et régna à sa place.
29 As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
Et il arriva que, quand il fut roi, il frappa toute la maison de Jéroboam; il ne laissa de Jéroboam personne qui respire, jusqu’à ce qu’il ait détruit sa maison selon la parole de l’Éternel qu’il avait dite par son serviteur Akhija, le Silonite,
30 That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
à cause des péchés de Jéroboam, qu’il avait commis et par lesquels il avait fait pécher Israël, par sa provocation par laquelle il avait provoqué l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
31 Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Et le reste des actes de Nadab, et tout ce qu’il fit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois d’Israël?
32 There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
Et il y eut guerre entre Asa et Baësha, roi d’Israël, tous leurs jours.
33 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
La troisième année d’Asa, roi de Juda, Baësha, fils d’Akhija, commença de régner sur tout Israël, à Thirtsa, [et il régna] 24 ans.
34 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, et marcha dans la voie de Jéroboam, et dans son péché par lequel il avait fait pécher Israël.
