2 Chronicles 22
1 The people of Jerusalem appointed Jehoram’s youngest son Ahaziah as their king, because the men [from Philistia] who had invaded Judah with some Arabs had killed all of Jehoram’s other sons. So Ahaziah started to rule Judah.
Et les habitants de Jérusalem proclamèrent roi à sa place Ochozias, son plus jeune fils, car l'armée de brigands qui était venue de l'Arabie et des bords de la mer, avait tué ses aînés; ainsi, Ochozias, fils de Joram, monta sur le trône de Juda.
2 Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of [King] Omri [of Israel].
Il avait alors vingt ans, et il régna un an à Jérusalem; le nom de sa mère était Athalie; elle était issue d'Ambri.
3 King Ahaziah conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done, because his mother encouraged him to do things that are evil.
Et il marcha dans les voies de la maison d'Achab, parce que sa mère par ses conseils l'entraînait à pécher.
4 He did things that Yahweh considers to be evil, like the descendants of Ahab had done, because after Ahaziah’s father died, they became his advisors. And Ahaziah died as a result of heeding their bad advice.
Et il fit le mal devant le Seigneur comme la maison d'Achab, car d'elle seule il prit conseil après la mort de son père, et il se perdit.
5 He also did what they advised when he went with Joram, the son of King Ahab of Israel, to fight against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria, at Ramoth-Gilead.
Marchant donc selon ses conseils, il se joignit à Joram, fils d'Achab, roi d'Israël, pour livrer bataille, à Ramoth-Galaad, au roi de Syrie Azaël, quand des archers atteignirent Joram.
6 Then King Ahaziah went down to Jezreel [city] to see Joram, the son of [King] Ahab, because he had been wounded.
Et Joram revint à Jezraël pour se guérir des blessures que les Syriens lui avaient faites en Ramoth-Galaad, lorsqu'il combattait Azaël, roi de Syrie. Et Ochozias, fils de Joram, roi de Juda, alla voir, en Jezraël, Joram, roi d'Israël, parce qu'il était malade.
7 It was during that visit that God caused Ahaziah to die. When Ahaziah arrived, he went with Joram to meet Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had appointed to kill all the descendants of Ahab.
Et une catastrophe venant de Dieu arriva à Ochozias lorsqu'il y fut; car, alors Joram sortit avec lui contre Jéhu, fils de Namesseï, l'oint du Seigneur, suscité contre la maison d'Achab.
8 While Jehu [and the men who were with him] were killing the descendants of Ahab, they found the leaders of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who had been working for Ahaziah, and they killed all of them.
Et au moment où Jéhu tirait vengeance de la maison d'Achab, il trouva là les princes de Juda, et les frères d'Ochozias employés à le servir, et il les tua.
9 Then Jehu went to find Ahaziah, and his soldiers found Ahaziah while he was hiding in Samaria [city]. They brought him to Jehu and executed him. Then they buried his corpse, because they said, “[He deserves to be buried, because] he was a descendant of Jehoshaphat, who tried hard to please Yahweh.” There were no descendants of Ahaziah who were powerful enough to become the kings of Judah.
Ensuite, il ordonna de chercher Ochozias; on le prit en Samarie soignant ses blessures, on le conduisit à Jéhu qui le mit à mort, et on l'inhuma; car, dirent ces gens, il est issu de Josaphat qui de tout son cœur a cherché Dieu; il n'y avait plus personne de la maison d'Ochozias pour fortifier le pouvoir en son royaume.
10 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son had been killed, she commanded that all the members of Ahaziah’s family [who might become king] must be executed.
Et Athalie, mère d'Ochozias, voyant son fils mort, se leva et détruisit toute la race royale en Juda.
11 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash, Ahaziah’s very young son, away from the other sons of the king who were about to be murdered, and she hid him and his nursemaid in a bedroom in the temple. Because Jehosheba, who was the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of the Supreme Priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid the child, with the result that Athaliah could not kill him.
Mais Josabeth, fille du roi Joram, enleva Joas, fils d'Ochozias; elle le déroba du milieu des fils du roi que l'on massacrait; et elle le mit, avec sa nourrice, dans une alcôve des chambres à coucher. Puis, Josabeth, fille de Joram, sœur d'Ochozias, femme de Joad le prêtre, le cacha d'Athalie, qui ne le tua pas.
12 He remained hidden there for six years while Athaliah ruled [Judah].
Il resta six ans avec Joad caché dans le temple de Dieu, pendant qu'Athalie régnait sur la terre.
