2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat died, and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoram became the king [of Judah].
Josaphat se coucha avec ses pères et fut enterré avec ses pères dans la ville de David; et Joram, son fils, régna à sa place.
2 His [younger] brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah.
Il avait des frères, les fils de Josaphat: Azaria, Jehiel, Zacharie, Azaria, Michel et Schephatia. Tous ceux-là étaient les fils de Josaphat, roi d'Israël.
3 Before Jehoshaphat died, he gave them gifts of silver and gold and other valuable things. He also appointed them to rule various cities in Judah that had walls around them. But he appointed Jehoram to be the king of Judah, because Jehoram was his oldest son.
Leur père leur fit de grands dons en argent, en or et en objets précieux, ainsi que des villes fortifiées en Juda; mais il donna la royauté à Joram, parce qu'il était le premier-né.
4 After Jehoram was completely in control of his father’s kingdom, he had all of his [younger] brothers executed, along with some of the leaders of the nation.
Or, lorsque Joram s'éleva sur le royaume de son père et qu'il se fortifia, il tua par l'épée tous ses frères, et aussi quelques-uns des princes d'Israël.
5 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
Joram avait trente-deux ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
6 But he did many of the [evil] things that the kings of Israel had done. He did many things that Yahweh considers to be evil, things that the family of Ahab had done, because he married one of Ahab’s daughters.
Il marcha dans la voie des rois d'Israël, comme la maison d'Achab, car il avait pour femme la fille d'Achab. Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel.
7 However, because of the agreement that Yahweh had made with King David, Yahweh did not want to get rid of the descendants of David. He had promised that David’s descendants would always be the ones who ruled Judah.
Mais Yahvé ne voulut pas détruire la maison de David, à cause de l'alliance qu'il avait conclue avec lui, et parce qu'il avait promis de lui donner une lampe, à lui et à ses enfants, pour toujours.
8 While Jehoram was ruling, the people of [the] Edom [region] rebelled against [the king of] Judah and appointed their own king.
De son temps, Édom se révolta de dessous la main de Juda, et se fit un roi.
9 So Jehoram and his officers and his men in chariots went to Edom. There, the army of Edom surrounded them. Jehoram escaped during the night.
Et Joram s'y rendit avec ses chefs et tous ses chars avec lui. Il se leva de nuit et frappa les Edomites qui l'entouraient, ainsi que les chefs des chars.
10 But the king of Judah was never able to regain control of Edom, and Edom is still not controlled by Judah. [The people in] Libnah [city between Judah and Philistia] also rebelled against Judah. Those things happened because Jehoram turned away from [obeying] Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [belonged to].
Ainsi, jusqu'à ce jour, Édom s'est révolté sous la main de Juda. En même temps, Libna se révolta de sous sa main, parce qu'il avait abandonné Yahvé, le Dieu de ses pères.
11 On the hilltops in Judah he had also built shrines [to worship idols], and had caused the people of Judah to stray away from Yahweh by worshiping foreign gods.
Il fit aussi des hauts lieux dans les montagnes de Juda, il poussa les habitants de Jérusalem à se prostituer, et il égara Juda.
12 One day, Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah. Elijah had written this in the letter: “This is what Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor [King] David [worshiped], says: 'You have not done things that please me like your father Jehoshaphat did or what King Asa did.
Une lettre lui fut adressée par le prophète Élie, en ces termes: « Yahvé, le Dieu de David, ton père, dit: 'Parce que tu n'as pas suivi la voie de Josaphat, ton père, ni celle d'Asa, roi de Juda,
13 Instead, you have continually done the [evil things] that the kings of Israel have done. You have encouraged the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to stop worshiping Yahweh, like the descendants of Ahab did. You have also murdered your own brothers, who were more righteous men than you are.
mais que tu as suivi la voie des rois d'Israël, tu as fait de Juda et des habitants de Jérusalem des prostitués comme la maison d'Achab, et tu as tué tes frères de la maison de ton père, qui étaient meilleurs que toi,
14 So now Yahweh is about to very severely punish the people in your kingdom and even your own children and your wives and everything that you own.
voici, Yahvé frappera ton peuple d'une grande plaie, avec tes enfants, tes femmes et tous tes biens;
15 And you yourself will have an intestinal disease that will continue to become worse, and you will suffer from it until you die.'”
et vous serez atteints d'une grande maladie des entrailles, jusqu'à ce que vos entrailles tombent de jour en jour à cause de la maladie.'"
16 Then Yahweh caused some men from the Philistia people-group and some Arabs who lived near the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea], where people from Ethiopia had settled, to become angry with Jehoram.
Yahvé excita contre Joram l'esprit des Philistins et des Arabes qui sont à côté des Éthiopiens,
17 Their army invaded Judah and took away [from Jerusalem] all the valuable things that they found in the king’s palace, and even his sons and wives. His youngest son, Ahaziah, was the only one of his sons whom they did not take away.
et ils montèrent contre Juda, y firent irruption et emportèrent tous les biens qui se trouvaient dans la maison du roi, y compris ses fils et ses femmes, de sorte qu'il ne lui resta plus d'autre fils que Joachaz, le plus jeune de ses fils.
18 After that happened, Yahweh caused Jehoram to be afflicted with an intestinal disease that no one could cure.
Après tout cela, Yahvé le frappa aux entrailles d'une maladie incurable.
19 About two years later, while he was in great pain, he died because of that disease. The people of Judah had made bonfires to honor his ancestors when they died, but they did not make a bonfire for Jehoram.
Avec le temps, au bout de deux ans, ses entrailles tombèrent à cause de sa maladie, et il mourut de maladies graves. Son peuple ne fit pas pour lui de brûlure, comme celle de ses pères.
20 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. No one was sorry when he died. His corpse was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, but he was not buried where the other kings [of Judah] had been buried.
Il avait trente-deux ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem. Il s'en alla sans que personne ne le regrette. On l'enterra dans la ville de David, mais pas dans les tombeaux des rois.
