1 Kings 21
1 King Ahab had a palace in Jezreel [city]. Near the palace was a vineyard owned by a man from that city whose name was Naboth.
Après ces événements, comme Naboth de Jezrahel avait une vigne à Jezrahel, à côté du palais d’Achab, roi de Samarie,
2 One day, Ahab [went to] Naboth and said to him, “Your vineyard is close to my palace. I would like to buy it, so that I can plant some vegetables there. In exchange, I will give you a better vineyard [somewhere else], or if you prefer, I will pay you for your vineyard.”
Achab parla à Naboth en ces termes: « Cède-moi ta vigne pour qu’elle me serve de jardin potager, car elle est tout près de ma maison; je te donnerai à la place une vigne meilleure, ou, si cela te convient, de l’argent pour sa valeur. »
3 But Naboth replied, “That land belonged to my ancestors, [so I want to keep it]. I hope that Yahweh will never allow me to give that land to you!”
Naboth répondit à Achab: « Que Yahweh me garde de te donner l’héritage de mes pères! »
4 So Ahab became very sullen and angry because of what Naboth had said. He went home and lay down on his bed. He turned his face toward the wall, and he refused to eat anything.
Achab rentra dans sa maison sombre et irrité à cause de cette parole que lui avait dite Naboth de Jezrahel: « Je ne donnerai pas l’héritage de mes pères. » Et, se couchant sur son lit, il détourna le visage et ne mangea pas.
5 His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”
Jézabel, sa femme, vint auprès de lui et lui dit: « Pourquoi as-tu l’âme sombre et ne manges-tu pas? »
6 Ahab replied, “I talked to Naboth, that man from Jezreel. I told him that [I wanted] his vineyard. [I said, ] ‘I will buy it from you, or I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he refused [to let me have it].”
Il lui répondit: « J’ai parlé à Naboth de Jezrahel et je lui ai dit: Cède-moi ta vigne pour de l’argent; ou, si tu l’aimes mieux, je te donnerai une autre vigne à la place. Mais il a dit: Je ne te donnerai pas ma vigne. »
7 His wife replied, “You are [RHQ] the king of Israel, [so you can get whatever you want] Get up, and eat some food and do not worry [about what Naboth said]. I will get Naboth’s vineyard for you.”
Alors Jézabel, sa femme, lui dit: « Est-ce toi qui exerces maintenant la royauté sur Israël? Lève-toi, prends de la nourriture, et que ton cœur se réjouisse; je te donnerai, moi, la vigne de Naboth de Jezrahel. »
8 Then Jezebel wrote some letters, and she signed Ahab’s name on them. She used his official seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the older leaders and other important men who lived in Naboth’s town.
Et elle écrivit au nom d’Achab une lettre qu’elle scella du sceau du roi, et elle envoya la lettre aux anciens et aux magistrats qui étaient dans la ville et habitaient avec Naboth.
9 This is what she wrote in the letters: “Proclaim a day when all the people will [gather together and] (fast/abstain from eating food). Give to Naboth an important place to sit among them.
Voici ce qu’elle écrivit dans la lettre: « Publiez un jeûne; placez Naboth en tête du peuple,
10 Then find two men who always cause trouble. Give them places to sit opposite/facing him. Tell these men to testify that they heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him by throwing stones at him.”
et mettez en face du lui deux hommes de Bélial qui déposeront contre lui en ces termes: Tu as maudit Dieu et le roi! Puis menez-le dehors, lapidez-le, et qu’il meure. »
11 The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.
Les gens de la ville de Naboth, les anciens et les magistrats qui habitaient dans sa ville, firent selon que leur avait envoyé dire Jézabel, selon qu’il était écrit dans la lettre qu’elle leur avait envoyée.
12 They declared a day on which the people would all (fast/abstain from food). And they gave Naboth a seat in a place where honored people sat, in front of the people.
Ils publièrent un jeûne, et ils placèrent Naboth en tête du peuple,
13 Two men who always caused trouble sat opposite/facing Naboth. While everyone was listening, they stated that they had heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. So the people seized Naboth. They took him outside the city and killed him [by throwing] stones at him.
et les deux hommes, fils de Bélial, vinrent se mettre en face de lui. Ces hommes de Bélial déposèrent contre Naboth devant le peuple en ces termes: « Naboth a maudit Dieu et le roi! » Puis ils le menèrent hors de la ville et le lapidèrent, et il mourut.
14 Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”
Et ils envoyèrent dire à Jézabel: « Naboth a été lapidé, et il est mort. »
15 When Jezebel found out that Naboth had been killed, she told Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now you can go and take possession of the vineyard that he refused to sell to you.”
Lorsque Jézabel eut appris que Naboth avait été lapidé et qu’il était mort, elle dit à Achab: « Lève-toi, prends possession de la vigne de Naboth de Jezrahel, qui a refusé de te la céder pour de l’argent; car Naboth n’est plus en vie, car il est mort. »
16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.
Lorsqu’Achab eut appris que Naboth était mort, il se leva pour descendre à la vigne de Naboth de Jezrahel, afin d’en prendre possession.
17 Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,
Alors la parole de Yahweh fut adressée à Elie, le Thesbite, en ces termes:
18 “Go to Samaria and talk to Ahab, the king of Israel. He is in the vineyard of a man named Naboth. He has gone there to claim that he now owns it.
« Lève-toi, descends au devant d’Achab, roi d’Israël, qui règne à Samarie; le voilà dans la vigne de Naboth, où il est descendu pour en prendre possession.
19 Tell Ahab that this is what I, Yahweh, say to him: ‘You have murdered Naboth and taken his land.’ So I am telling you this: ‘In the same place where [Naboth died and] dogs came and licked up Naboth’s blood, [you will die and] the dogs will lick up your blood, too!’”
Tu lui parleras en ces termes: Ainsi dit Yahweh: “N’as-tu pas tué et pris un héritage?” Et tu lui parleras en ces termes: “Ainsi dit Yahweh: Au lieu même où les chiens ont léché le sang de Naboth, les chiens lécheront aussi ton propre sang.” »
20 So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, “You, my enemy, have found me!” [RHQ] Elijah answered, “Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong.
Achab dit à Elie: « M’as-tu trouvé, ô mon ennemi? » Il répondit: « Je t’ai trouvé, parce que tu t’es vendu pour faire ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh.
21 So this is what Yahweh says to you: ‘I will soon get rid of you. I will kill you, and I will also kill every male in your household, including those who are slaves and those who are not slaves.
Voici que je ferai venir le malheur sur toi; je te balaierai; j’exterminerai tout mâle appartenant à Achab, celui qui est esclave et celui qui est libre en Israël,
22 Your family will all be killed, just like the family of King Jeroboam and like the family of King Baasha were killed. I will get rid of you because you have caused me to become very angry, and you have also led the Israeli people to sin.’
et je rendrai ta maison semblable à la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nabat, et à la maison de Baasa, fils d’Ahias, parce que tu m’as provoqué à la colère et que tu as fait pécher Israël. »
23 Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.
Yahweh parla aussi contre Jézabel en ces termes: « Les chiens mangeront Jézabel près du fossé de Jezrahel.
24 The [dead bodies of the] members of your family who die in this city [will not be buried, they] will be eaten by dogs, and [the corpses of] those who die in the fields will be eaten by vultures.”
Celui de la maison d’Achab qui mourra dans la ville sera mangé par les chiens, et celui qui mourra dans les champs sera mangé par les oiseaux du ciel. »
25 There was no man no man like Ahab who always did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His wife Jezebel incited/urged him to do [many of] those things.
Il n’y a eu vraiment personne qui se soit vendu comme Achab pour faire ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh; parce que Jézabel, sa femme, l’excitait.
26 The most abominable/detestable thing that Ahab did was to worship idols, just like the Amor people-group had done. And that is why Yahweh took the Amor people’s land from them and gave it to the Israelis.
Il s’est conduit de la manière la plus abominable, en allant après les idoles, selon tout ce que faisaient les Amorrhéens que Yahweh chassa devant les enfants d’Israël.
27 After Elijah finished talking to Ahab, Ahab tore his clothes [to show that he was sorry for all the sins that he had committed]. He put on rough clothes that were made from sacks, and he refused to eat anything. He even wore those rough clothes made from sacks when he slept, to show that he was sorry.
Lorsqu’Achab eut entendu les paroles d’Elie, il déchira ses vêtements et, ayant mis un sac sur son corps, il jeûna; il couchait avec le sac et il marchait avec lenteur.
28 Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:
Et la parole de Yahweh fut adressée à Elie le Thesbite, en ces termes:
29 “I have seen [RHQ] that Ahab is now very sorry for all the evil things that he has done. So the things that I promised to do to his [family] will not happen while he is still alive. I will cause them to happen after his son becomes king. Then those things will happen to his family.” [MTY]
« As-tu vu comment Achab s’est humilié devant moi? Parce qu’il s’est humilié devant moi, je ne ferai pas venir le malheur pendant sa vie; ce sera pendant la vie de son fils que je ferai venir le malheur sur sa maison. »
