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 Nebat, Abiam devint roi de 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. Or le nom de sa mère était Maacha, fille d'Abisalom.
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 vécut dans tous les péchés de son père, que celui-ci avait commis avant lui, et son cœur ne fut point sans partage uni à l'Éternel, son Dieu, comme l'avait été 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].
Cependant eu égard à David, l'Éternel, son Dieu, lui accorda d'avoir une lampe dans Jérusalem, en élevant son fils après lui et en laissant Jérusalem debout;
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 point écarté durant toute sa vie de tout ce qu'il lui commandait, 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 avait eu guerre entre Roboam et Jéroboam tout le temps 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'Abiam et tout ce qu'il fit, est d'ailleurs consigné dans le livre des annales des rois de Juda. Et il y eut guerre entre Abiam 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 Abiam reposa avec ses pères et reçut la sépulture dans la ville de David, et Asa, son fils, régna en sa place.
9 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
Et la vingtième année de Jéroboam, roi d'Israël, Asa devint roi de Juda,
10 He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
et il régna quarante-un ans à Jérusalem. Or le nom de sa mère était Maacha, fille d'Abisalom.
11 Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
Et Asa fit ce qui est bien 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 expulsa les prostitués du pays et fit disparaître toutes les idoles qu'avaient faites ses pères.
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 Maacha, sa mère, il la destitua de son rang de Reine parce qu'elle s'était fait un simulacre d'Astarté, et Asa abattit son simulacre et le brûla dans le ravin 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.
Cependant les tertres ne disparurent pas; seulement le cœur d'Asa resta-t-il tout entier uni à l'Éternel toute sa vie.
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 transféra dans le Temple de l'Éternel les objets consacrés par son père et par lui-même, l'argent, l'or et la vaisselle.
16 There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
Or il y eut guerre entre Asa et Baësa, roi d'Israël, durant toute leur vie.
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 Baësa, roi d'Israël, s'avança sur Juda et bâtit Rama pour empêcher que personne sortît ou entrât dans l'intérêt d'Asa, roi de Juda.
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:
Alors Asa prit tout l'argent et l'or qui restait dans les Trésors du Temple de l'Éternel et les trésors du palais royal, 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, résidant à Damas, avec ce message:
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 existe une alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père; voici, je t'envoie un présent d'argent et d'or: eh bien! romps ton alliance avec Baësa, roi d'Israël, afin qu'il se retire de chez 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 il expédia ses généraux d'armée contre les villes d'Israël, et réduisit Ijon et Dan et Abel-Beth-Maacha et tout le Kinnereth dans tout le territoire 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 à cette nouvelle Baësa renonça à l'édification de Rama, et il resta 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 la totalité de Juda sans exempter personne, et ils emportèrent de Rama les pierres et le bois employé par Baësa à sa bâtisse et le roi Asa s'en servit pour édifier Géba en 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 tous ses exploits, et toutes ses entreprises, et les villes qu'il bâtit, tout cela est consigné dans le livre des annales des rois de Juda. Seulement dans ses vieux jours il eut les pieds malades.
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 reposa avec ses pères et reçut la sépulture avec ses pères dans la ville de David, son père, et Josaphat, son fils, régna en 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.
Or Nadab, fils de Jéroboam, devint roi d'Israël, la seconde année d'Asa, roi de Juda, et régna deux ans sur Israël.
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 mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, et marcha dans la voie de son père et dans son péché où il avait entraîné 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 Baësa, fils d'Ahia, de la maison d'Issaschar, conspira contre lui, et Baësa le fit tomber sous ses coups devant Gibbethon, qui est aux Philistins, pendant que Nadab et tout Israël assiégeaient Gibbethon.
28 That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
Ainsi Baësa lui donna la mort la troisième année d'Asa, roi de Juda, et prit sa place comme roi.
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 devenu roi il extermina toute la maison de Jéroboam, sans laisser survivre de Jéroboam rien qui eût vie jusqu'à ce qu'il eût tout détruit selon la parole de l'Éternel prononcée par l'organe de son serviteur Ahia, de Silo,
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 où il avait entraîné Israël par sa provocation dont il avait provoqué l'Éternel, Dieu d'Israël.
31 Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Or le reste des actes de Nadab, et toutes ses entreprises, cela est d'ailleurs consigné dans le livre des annales 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 Baësa, roi d'Israël, durant toute leur vie.
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, Baësa, fils d'Ahia, devint roi de tout Israël à Thirtsa et [régna] vingt-quatre 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 mal aux yeux de l'Éternel et marcha dans la voie de Jéroboam et son péché où il avait entraîné Israël.
