1 Kings 19
1 When Ahab got home, he told [his wife] Jezebel what Elijah had done. He told her that Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal.
Achab apprit à Jézabel tout ce qu’avait fait Elie, et comme quoi il avait fait périr tous les prophètes par l’épée.
2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “By this time tomorrow I will have [killed] you, just like you [killed all those prophets of Baal]. If I do not do that, I hope the gods will kill me.”
Et Jézabel envoya un messager à Elie pour lui dire: "Que les dieux m’en fassent tant et plus, si demain, à pareille heure, je ne t’ai rendu semblable à l’un de ceux-là!"
3 When Elijah received [her message], he was afraid. So [taking his servant with him], he fled in order that he would not be killed. He went [far south] to Beersheba, in Judah. He left his servant there.
Devant cette menace, il se leva, partit pour sauver sa vie, et, arrivé à Bersabée en Juda, il y laissa son serviteur.
4 Then he went by himself further [south] into the desert. He walked all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that [Yahweh] would allow him to die. He said, “Yahweh, I’ve had enough. So allow me to die, because for me to live is no better than [being with] my ancestors [who have died].”
Pour lui, il fit une journée de chemin dans le désert, puis alla s’asseoir sous un genêt, et implora la mort en disant: "Assez maintenant, ô mon Dieu! Prends ma vie, car je ne suis pas meilleur que mes pères!"
5 Then he lay down under the broom tree and slept. But while he was sleeping, an angel touched him and [woke him up and] said to him, “Get up and eat some food!”
Et il se coucha sous le genêt et s’endormit. Soudain un ange posa la main sur lui et lui dit: "Lève-toi, mange."
6 Elijah looked around and saw some bread which had been baked on hot stones, and he also saw a jar of water. So he ate some bread and drank some water and lay down [to sleep] again.
Il regarda, et aperçut, près de sa tête, un gâteau cuit à la braise et un vase plein d’eau. Il mangea et but, puis il se recoucha.
7 Then the angel [who had been sent by] Yahweh came again and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat some [more] food, because you need [more strength] to go on a long journey.”
Une seconde fois, l’envoyé du Seigneur vint le toucher en disant: "Lève-toi, mange, car tu as une longue traite à faire."
8 So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain [that was dedicated to] God.
Il se leva, mangea et but, puis, réconforté par ce repas, il marcha quarante jours et quarante nuits jusqu’au Horeb, la montagne de Dieu.
9 He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
Là, il entra dans une caverne, où il passa la nuit. Et voici que la voix divine s’adressa à lui, disant: "Que fais-tu là, Elie?"
10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
Il répondit: "J’Ai fait éclater mon zèle pour toi, Seigneur, Dieu-Cebaot, parce que les enfants d’Israël ont répudié ton alliance, renversé tes autels, fait périr tes prophètes par le glaive moi seul, je suis resté, et ils cherchent aussi à m’enlever la vie."
11 Yahweh said to him, “Go out and stand in front of me on this mountain while I pass by.” [Suddenly] a strong windstorm struck the mountain. As a result, rocks were loosened from the mountainside. But Yahweh was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
La voix reprit: "Sors, et tiens-toi sur la montagne pour attendre le Seigneur!" Et de fait, le Seigneur se manifesta. Devant lui un vent intense et violent, entr’ouvrant les monts et brisant les rochers, mais dans ce vent n’était point le Seigneur. Après le vent, une forte secousse; le Seigneur n’y était pas encore.
12 Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
Après la secousse, un feu; le Seigneur n’était point dans le feu. Puis, après le feu, un doux et subtil murmure.
13 When Elijah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face. He went out of the cave and stood at its entrance. And he heard Yahweh speaking to him, saying again, “Elijah, why are you here?”
Aussitôt qu’Elie le perçut, il se couvrit le visage de son manteau et alla se placer à l’entrée de la caverne, et une voix lui arriva qui disait: "Que fais-tu là, Elie?"
14 He replied again, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
Il répondit: "J’Ai fait éclater mon zèle pour toi, Seigneur, Dieu-Cebaot, parce que les enfants d’Israël ont répudié ton alliance, renversé tes autels et fait périr tes prophètes par le glaive; moi seul je suis resté, et ils cherchent aussi à m’enlever la vie."
15 Then Yahweh told him, “Go back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint [with olive oil] a man named Hazael, [to appoint him] to be the king of Syria.
Le Seigneur lui dit: "Va, reprends ta route vers le désert de Damas. Arrivé là, tu sacreras Hazaël comme roi de Syrie;
16 Then anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be the king of Israel, and also anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, from Abel-Meholah [town], to become my prophet after you are dead.
puis, Jéhu, fils de Nimchi, tu le sacreras roi d’Israël, et Elisée, fils de Chafat, d’Abel-Mehôla, tu l’oindras comme prophète pour te succéder.
17 Hazael’s army [will kill many people, and] those who escape from [being killed by] his army will be killed by Jehu’s [army], and those who escape from [being killed by] Jehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.
Or, celui qui aura échappé au glaive d’Hazaël, Jéhu le fera mourir; et qui aura échappé au glaive de Jéhu, Elisée le fera mourir.
18 But [you need to know that] there are still 7,000 people in Israel who have never bowed to [worship] Baal or kissed his [idol].”
Mais j’en épargnerai sept mille en Israël: à savoir, tous ceux dont le genou n’a point fléchi devant Baal, et dont la bouche ne lui a point adressé d’hommages."
19 So Elijah went [to Syria] and found Elisha as he was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven other men who were in front of him, plowing with teams of oxen in the same field. Elijah went to Elisha, and took off his own coat and put it on Elisha, [to show Elisha that he wanted him to take his place as a prophet. Then he started to walk away].
Il partit de ce lieu et rencontra Elisée, fils de Chafat, qui labourait ayant douze paires de bœufs devant lui et se tenant près de la douzième. Elie s’avança vers lui et lui jeta son manteau.
20 Elisha left the oxen standing there and ran after Elijah, and said to him, “I will go with you, but first let me kiss my parents goodbye.” Elijah replied, “Okay, go home. But do not forget why I have [given my cloak] to you!”
Elisée quitta les bœufs, courut après Elie et lui dit: "Je voudrais embrasser mon père et ma mère, puis je te suivrai." Il lui répondit: "Va, retire-toi, car que t’ai-je fait?"
21 So Elisha went back [to his oxen]. He killed them [and cut them in pieces] and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people [in his town], and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.
Elisée s’éloigna de lui, prit une paire de bœufs qu’il tua, en fit cuire la chair avec le bois de l’attelage et la donna à manger à ses gens; puis il se mit en devoir de suivre Elie, et il devint son serviteur.
