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.
Or Achab annonça à Jézabel tout ce qu’avait fait Elie, et de quelle manière il avait tué par le glaive tous les prophètes.
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, disant: Que les dieux me fassent ceci, et qu’ils ajoutent cela, si demain à cette heure, je ne mets ton âme comme l’âme de chacun d’eux!
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.
Elie craignit donc, et, se levant, il s’en alla partout où le portait son désir; or il vint à Bersabée en Juda, et là il renvoya 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].”
Et il fit dans le désert le chemin d’une journée. Or lorsqu’il fut venu, et qu’il se fut assis sous un genièvre, il demanda pour son âme de mourir, et il dit: C’est assez pour moi. Seigneur, prenez mon âme; 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 jeta parterre, et s’endormit à l’ombre du genièvre; et voilà qu’un ange du Seigneur le toucha, et lui dit: Lève-toi, et 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 voilà auprès de sa tête un pain cuit sous la cendre et un vase d’eau; il mangea donc et but, et de nouveau il s’endormit.
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.”
Et l’ange du Seigneur revint une seconde fois, le toucha, et lui dit: Lève-toi, et mange; car il te reste un grand chemin.
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.
Et, lorsqu’il se fut levé, il mangea et but; et il marcha, fortifié par cette nourriture, quarante jours et quarante nuits, jusqu’à 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?”
Or, lorsqu’il fut arrivé là, il demeura dans la caverne; et voilà que la parole du Seigneur lui fut adressée, et lui dit: Que fais-tu ici, 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].”
Or lui répondit: Je brûle d’un grand zèle pour vous, Seigneur Dieu des armées, parce que les enfants d’Israël ont abandonné votre alliance; ils ont détruit vos autels, ils ont tué vos prophètes par le glaive, et je suis resté moi seul, et ils cherchent mon âme pour la détruire.
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.
Alors le Seigneur lui dit: Sors, et tiens-toi sur la montagne devant le Seigneur: et voilà que le Seigneur passa, et un vent violent et impétueux renversant des montagnes et brisant des rochers devant le Seigneur, et le Seigneur n’était point dans le vent; et après le vent, un tremblement de terre, et le Seigneur n’était pas dans le tremblement;
12 Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
Et après le tremblement, un feu, et le Seigneur n’était point dans le feu; et après le feu, vint le souffle d’une brise légère.
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?”
Ce qu’ayant entendu. Elie couvrit son visage de son manteau, et étant sorti, il se tint à l’entrée de la caverne; et voilà qu’une voix vint à lui, disant: Que fais-tu là, Elie? Et lui répondit:
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].”
Je brûle d’un grand zèle pour vous. Seigneur Dieu des armées, parce que les enfants d’Israël ont abandonné votre alliance; ils ont détruit vos autels, ils ont tué vos prophètes par le glaive, et je suis resté moi seul, et ils cherchent mon âme pour la détruire.
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.
Et le Seigneur lui dit: Va, et retourne en ta voie par le désert, à Damas; et, lorsque tu y seras arrivé, tu oindras Hazaël roi sur la 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.
Tu oindras encore Jéhu, fils de Namsi, roi sur Israël; mais Elisée, fils de Saphat, qui est d’Abelméhula, tu l’oindras prophète en ta place.
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.
Et il adviendra que quiconque aura échappé au glaive d’Hazaël, Jéhu le tuera; et quiconque aura échappé au glaive de Jéhu, Elisée le tuera.
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].”
Et je me réserverai dans Israël sept mille hommes dont les genoux n’ont pas fléchi devant Baal, et toute bouche qui ne l’a pas adoré en baisant ses mains.
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].
Etant donc parti de là, Elie trouva Elisée, fils de Saphat, qui labourait avec douze paires de bœufs; et lui-même était un de ceux qui labouraient avec les douze paires de bœufs. Et lorsqu’il fut venu vers Elisée, il jeta son manteau sur lui.
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 aussitôt, ses bœufs abandonnés, courut après Elie, et dit: Que j’embrasse, je vous prie, mon père et ma mère, et alors je vous suivrai. Et il lui répondit: Va, et reviens; car j’ai fait pour toi ce que j’avais à faire.
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, ayant quitté Elie, prit une paire de bœufs et les tua; et avec la charrue des bœufs il fit cuire la chair, et la donna au peuple, et ils mangèrent; alors, se levant, il s’en alla, suivit Elie; et il le servait.
