2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
Et l’Esprit de Dieu fut sur Azaria, fils d’Oded:
2 Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
et il sortit au-devant d’Asa, et lui dit: Asa, et tout Juda et Benjamin, écoutez-moi: L’Éternel est avec vous quand vous êtes avec lui; et si vous le cherchez vous le trouverez, et si vous l’abandonnez il vous abandonnera.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
Pendant bien des jours il n’y eut pour Israël ni vrai Dieu, ni sacrificateur pour enseigner, ni loi;
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
et, dans leur angoisse, ils se retournèrent vers l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, et le cherchèrent, et ils l’ont trouvé.
5 At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
Et, en ces temps-là, il n’y avait point de paix pour ceux qui sortaient et qui entraient, car il y avait beaucoup de troubles parmi tous les habitants du pays,
6 The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
et nation se brisait contre nation, et ville contre ville, car Dieu les troublait par toutes sortes d’angoisses.
7 But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
Vous donc, fortifiez-vous, et que vos mains ne soient point lâches; car il y a une récompense pour ce que vous ferez.
8 When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
Et quand Asa eut entendu ces paroles et la prophétie d’Oded, le prophète, il se fortifia, et fit disparaître les choses abominables de tout le pays de Juda et de Benjamin, et des villes qu’il avait prises de la montagne d’Éphraïm, et il renouvela l’autel de l’Éternel, qui était devant le portique de l’Éternel.
9 Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
Et il assembla tout Juda et Benjamin, et les étrangers qui étaient avec eux, d’Éphraïm, et de Manassé, et de Siméon; car beaucoup d’Israélites passèrent à lui quand ils virent que l’Éternel, son Dieu, était avec lui.
10 After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
Et ils se rassemblèrent à Jérusalem, le troisième mois de la quinzième année du règne d’Asa;
11 At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
et ils sacrifièrent à l’Éternel, en ce jour-là, du butin qu’ils avaient amené, 700 bœufs et 7 000 moutons.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Et ils s’engagèrent ensemble à rechercher l’Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères, de tout leur cœur et de toute leur âme,
13 They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
[établissant] que quiconque ne rechercherait pas l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, serait mis à mort, tant petit que grand, tant homme que femme.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Et ils jurèrent à l’Éternel à haute voix, et à grands cris, et avec des trompettes et des cors.
15 All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
Et tout Juda se réjouit du serment, car ils avaient juré de tout leur cœur, et ils avaient recherché l’Éternel de toute leur âme, et ils l’avaient trouvé. Et l’Éternel leur donna du repos tout à l’entour.
16 King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
Et même à Maaca, sa mère, le roi Asa ôta sa position de reine, parce qu’elle avait fait un simulacre pour Ashère; et Asa abattit son simulacre, et le broya, et le brûla dans la vallée du Cédron.
17 Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
Mais les hauts lieux ne furent pas ôtés d’Israël; cependant le cœur d’Asa fut parfait tous ses jours.
18 He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
Et il apporta dans la maison de Dieu les choses saintes de son père et les choses qu’il avait lui-même consacrées, de l’argent, et de l’or, et des ustensiles.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Et il n’y eut point de guerre jusqu’à la trente-cinquième année du règne d’Asa.
