2 Chronicles 26
1 After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
Tout le peuple de Juda prit Ouzzia, alors âgé de seize ans, et le proclama roi à la place de son père Amacia.
Il rebâtit Elot et la restitua à Juda, après que le roi se fut endormi avec ses aïeux.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Agé de seize ans à son avènement, Ouzzia régna cinquante-deux ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Yekholia, de Jérusalem.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Eternel, suivant en tout l’exemple de son père Amacia.
5 He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
Il s’appliqua à rechercher Dieu tant que vécut Zekhariahou, qui savait inspirer la crainte de Dieu. Et tant qu’il recherchait le Seigneur, Dieu lui donnait le succès.
6 Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
Il entra en campagne pour combattre les Philistins, renversa les remparts de Gath, de Jabné, d’Asdod, et fortifia des villes dans le territoire d’Asdod et d’autres régions des Philistins.
7 God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
Dieu l’assista contre les Philistins, les Arabes établis à Gour-Baal, et les Meounites.
8 Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
Les Ammonites aussi offrirent des présents à Ouzzia. Sa renommée se répandit jusqu’au territoire d’Egypte, car il acquit une extrême puissance.
9 Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
Ouzzia bâtit des tours à Jérusalem, sur la porte de l’Angle, sur la porte de la Vallée et sur l’Encoignure, et les rendit très fortes.
10 They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
Il bâtit aussi des tours dans le désert, fit creuser de nombreuses citernes, car il avait un nombreux bétail dans les terres basses et dans la plaine, des laboureurs et des vignerons dans les montagnes et les champs fertiles, ayant beaucoup de goût pour l’agriculture.
11 Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
Ouzzia eut une armée de gens de guerre allant en campagne par bandes selon le contingent fixé par les soins de Yeïêl, le secrétaire, et Maassêyahou, le préfet, sous la direction de Hananiahou, l’un des lieutenants royaux.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Le nombre des chefs de famille parmi ces guerriers était en tout de deux mille six cents.
13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
Sous leur direction il y avait une armée active de trois cent sept mille cinq cents combattants, vaillants guerriers pour aider le roi contre l’ennemi.
14 Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
Ouzzia leur fit préparer, à toute l’armée, des boucliers, des lances, des casques, des cuirasses, des carquois et les pierres de fronde.
15 In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
Il fit aussi fabriquer à Jérusalem des engins imaginés par un ingénieur, qui devaient être placés sur les tours et les angles, et lancer des traits et de grosses pierres; aussi sa renommée s’étendit-elle au loin, car il se fit seconder à merveille jusqu’à devenir puissant.
16 But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
Mais dans la puissance, son cœur s’enorgueillit jusqu’au crime; il fut rebelle contre l’Eternel, son Dieu, et pénétra dans le sanctuaire de l’Eternel, pour faire des fumigations sur l’autel des parfums.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Azariahou, le prêtre, entra derrière lui, accompagné des prêtres de l’Eternel, au nombre de quatre-vingts hommes courageux,
18 They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
qui s’opposèrent au roi Ouzzia et lui dirent: "Ce n’est pas ton rôle, Ouzzia, d’offrir l’encens à l’Eternel; c’est celui des prêtres, des descendants d’Aaron, consacrés à ce soin; sors du sanctuaire, car tu as péché, et cela ne te fait point honneur devant l’Eternel Dieu.
19 Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
Ouzzia se mit en colère, tandis qu’il tenait en main l’encensoir à fumigation, et alors qu’il s’emportait contre les prêtres, la lèpre brilla sur son front, en présence des prêtres, dans le temple de l’Eternel, auprès de l’autel des parfums.
20 When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
Azariahou, le prêtre en chef, se tourna vers lui ainsi que tous les prêtres, et voici qu’il était atteint de lèpre au front. Ils le firent sortir en hâte du lieu, et lui-même, d’ailleurs, s’empressa de sortir, car l’Eternel l’avait frappé.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
Le roi Ouzzia resta atteint de lèpre jusqu’au jour de sa mort et demeura lépreux dans une maison d’isolement, car il avait été retranché du temple de l’Eternel. Jotham, son fils, préposé au palais du roi, gouvernait les gens du pays.
22 A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
Le reste de l’histoire d’Ouzzia, du commencement à la fin, a été écrit par Isaïe, fils d’Amoç, le prophète.
23 Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
Ouzzia s’endormit avec ses aïeux, et il fut enterré avec eux dans le champ de la sépulture des rois, car on allégua qu’il était lépreux. Son fils Jotham lui succéda.
