2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
L’esprit de Dieu fut sur Azaria, fils d’Obed,
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 Azaria alla au-devant d’Asa et lui dit: Écoutez-moi, Asa, et tout Juda et Benjamin! L’Éternel est avec vous quand vous êtes avec lui; si vous le cherchez, vous le trouverez; mais 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 longtemps il n’y a eu pour Israël ni vrai Dieu, ni sacrificateur qui enseignât, ni loi.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
Mais au sein de leur détresse ils sont retournés à l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, ils l’ont cherché, 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.
Dans ces temps-là, point de sécurité pour ceux qui allaient et venaient, car il y avait de grands 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.
on se heurtait peuple contre peuple, ville contre ville, parce que Dieu les agitait 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 ne laissez pas vos mains s’affaiblir, car il y aura un salaire pour vos œuvres.
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].
Après avoir entendu ces paroles et la prophétie d’Obed le prophète, Asa se fortifia et fit disparaître les abominations de tout le pays de Juda et de Benjamin et des villes qu’il avait prises dans la montagne d’Éphraïm, et il restaura 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.
Il rassembla tout Juda et Benjamin, et ceux d’Éphraïm, de Manassé et de Siméon qui habitaient parmi eux, car un grand nombre de gens d’Israël se joignirent à lui lorsqu’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.
Ils s’assemblèrent 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].
Ce jour-là, ils sacrifièrent à l’Éternel, sur le butin qu’ils avaient amené, sept cents bœufs et sept mille brebis.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Ils prirent l’engagement de chercher 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.
et quiconque ne chercherait pas l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, devait être mis à mort, petit ou grand, homme ou femme.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Ils jurèrent fidélité à l’Éternel à voix haute, avec des cris de joie, et au son 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.
tout Juda se réjouit de ce serment, car ils avaient juré de tout leur cœur, ils avaient cherché l’Éternel de plein gré, et ils l’avaient trouvé, et l’Éternel leur donna du repos de tous côtés.
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.
Le roi Asa enleva même à Maaca, sa mère, la dignité de reine, parce qu’elle avait fait une idole pour Astarté. Asa abattit son idole, qu’il réduisit en poussière, et la brûla au torrent de 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 disparurent point d’Israël, quoique le cœur d’Asa fût en entier à l’Éternel pendant toute sa vie.
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].
Il mit dans la maison de Dieu les choses consacrées par son père et par lui-même, de l’argent, de l’or et des vases.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Il n’y eut point de guerre jusqu’à la trente-cinquième année du règne d’Asa.
