2 Chronicles 28
1 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His ancestor King David was a good king, but Ahaz was not like David. He constantly disobeyed Yahweh
Achaz avait vingt ans à son avènement et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem; il ne fit pas ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Eternel comme David, son aïeul.
2 and was as sinful as the kings of Israel had been. He made idols of the god Baal.
Au contraire, il suivit l’exemple des rois d’Israël et fit même des idoles de fonte en l’honneur des Bealim.
3 He burned incense in Hinnom Valley. He even [killed some of] his own sons [and] offered [them] as sacrifices to be completely burned. That imitated the disgusting customs of the people-groups who previously lived there, people whom Yahweh had expelled as the Israelis advanced through the land.
Il offrit de l’encens dans la vallée de Ben-Hinnom, fit brûler ses fils dans le feu, imitant les abominations des peuples que l’Eternel avait dépossédés au profit des enfants d’Israël.
4 Ahaz offered sacrifices [to idols] at shrines on hilltops and under every big green tree.
Il offrit des sacrifices et de l’encens sur les hauts lieux et les collines et sous tous les arbres verdoyants.
5 Therefore Yahweh his God allowed his army to be defeated by the army of the king of Syria. They captured many soldiers of Judah and took them as prisoners to Damascus. The army of the king of Israel also defeated the army of Judah and killed very many of their soldiers.
Alors l’Eternel, son Dieu, le livra au pouvoir du roi des Syriens, qui le battirent, lui prirent un grand nombre de captifs, qu’ils emmenèrent à Damas. Il fut livré aussi au roi d’Israël, qui lui infligea une grande défaite.
6 In one day the army of Remaliah’s son, King Pekah [of Israel], killed 120,000 soldiers in Judah. That happened because [the people of] Judah had abandoned Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Pékah, fils de Remaliahou, tua en Juda cent vingt mille hommes en un jour, tous de vaillants guerriers, parce qu’ils avaient abandonné l’Eternel, le Dieu de leurs pères.
7 Zicri, a warrior from the tribe of Ephraim, killed king Ahaz’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, the king’s assistant.
Zikhri, un guerrier d’Ephraïm, tua Maassêyahou, fils du roi, Azrikam, intendant du palais, et Elkana, le vice-roi.
8 The soldiers of Israel captured 200,000 of the people of Judah, including many wives and sons and daughters [of the soldiers of Judah]. They also seized and took back to Samaria many valuable things.
Les enfants d’Israël capturèrent d’entre leurs frères deux cent mille âmes, femmes, fils et filles et ils leur prirent, en outre, un butin abondant, qu’ils emportèrent à Samarie.
9 But a prophet of Yahweh whose name was Obed was there [in Samaria]. He went out of the city to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, “Because Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [belonged to], was angry with [the people of] Judah, he allowed you to defeat them. But God has seen the cruel way that you slaughtered them.
Là se trouvait un prophète de l’Eternel, nommé Oded. Il sortit à la rencontre de l’armée revenant à Samarie et leur dit: "Voyez! C’Est dans sa colère contre Juda que l’Eternel, Dieu de vos pères, les a livrés entre vos mains; mais vous en avez fait un carnage féroce qui s’est amoncelé jusqu’au ciel.
10 And now you want to [sin by] causing men and women from Judah to become your slaves, but you have certainly also sinned against Yahweh our God!
Et maintenant, ces enfants de Juda et de Jérusalem, vous parlez de les réduire à la condition d’esclaves et de servantes. N’Est-ce pas vous rendre coupables vous-mêmes à l’égard de l’Eternel, votre Dieu?
11 So listen to me! Send back [to Judah] your fellow-countrymen whom you have captured, because Yahweh is extremely angry with you [for what you did to them].”
Or donc, écoutez-moi et restituez ces captifs que vous avez faits d’entre vos frères, car la colère de l’Eternel s’enflamme contre vous."
12 Then some of the leaders of [the tribe of] Ephraim—Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—rebuked those who were returning from the battle.
Alors quelques hommes d’entre les chefs des Ephraïmites, Azariahou, fils de Yehohanan, Bérékhiahou, fils de Mechillêmôt, Yéhizkiyahou, fils de Challoum, et Amassa, fils de Hadlaï, s’élevèrent contre ceux qui revenaient de l’expédition.
13 They said to them, “You must not bring those prisoners here! If you do that, Yahweh will consider that we are guilty of sinning. We are already guilty of committing many sins; do you want to cause us to be even more guilty by committing another sin? God is already very angry with [us people of] Israel!”
Ils leur dirent: "N’Amenez pas ces captifs ici, ce serait nous charger d’un crime envers l’Eternel: vous voudriez ajouter à nos péchés et à notre crime; notre faute est déjà grande et le courroux divin s’est enflammé contre Israël."
14 So, while their leaders and others were watching, the soldiers released the prisoners, and also gave back to them the valuable things that they had captured.
Alors l’armée abandonna la capture et le butin aux chefs et à toute la foule.
15 The leaders who were selected took some of the clothes that the soldiers had taken from the prisoners and gave those clothes back to the people who were naked. They also gave to the prisoners sandals and other clothes and things to eat and drink, and they gave them olive oil to rub on their wounds. They gave donkeys to those who were very weak, in order that they could ride on them. Then they led them all to Jericho, the city that had many palm trees. Then those leaders [of Israel] returned to Samaria.
Les hommes désignés nominativement se levèrent, se saisirent des captifs; tous ceux qui étaient nus, ils les vêtirent d’habits pris du butin, les habillèrent, les chaussèrent, leur donnèrent à manger et à boire, les frictionnèrent, conduisirent à âne tous ceux qui trébuchaient, les menèrent à Jéricho, la ville des palmiers, auprès de leurs frères et revinrent à Samarie.
16 About that time, King Ahaz sent [a message] to the king of Assyria requesting help.
En ce temps-là, le roi Achaz envoya demander aux rois d’Assyrie de lui venir en aide.
17 [He did that because the army from] the Edom people-group had come again and attacked Judah and taken away many of the people of Judah as prisoners.
Des Iduméens vinrent aussi, remportèrent une victoire en Juda et emmenèrent des prisonniers.
18 At the same time, men from Philistia had raided/attacked towns in the foothills and in the southern desert of Judah. They had captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth [cities], as well as Soco, Timnah and Gimzo [towns] and the nearby villages.
De plus, des Philistins envahirent les villes de la Basse-Terre et du Sud de Juda, conquirent Beth-Chémech, Ayyalôn, Ghedèrôt, Sokho avec ses dépendances, Timna avec ses dépendances et Ghimzo avec ses dépendances, et s’y établirent.
19 Yahweh [allowed those things to happen in order to] humble king Ahaz, because he had encouraged the people of Judah to do wicked things and had disobeyed Yahweh very much.
Car l’Eternel avait humilié Juda à cause d’Achaz, roi d’Israël, qui s’était déréglé en Juda et montré rebelle à l’Eternel.
20 Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, sent [his army saying that they would] help Ahaz, but instead of helping him, they caused him to experience trouble.
Tilgat-Pilneécer, roi d’Assyrie, marcha contre lui et l’assiégea au lieu de l’assister.
21 Ahaz’s [soldiers] took some of the [valuable] things from the temple and from the king’s palace and from other leaders of Judah and sent them to the king of Assyria [to pay him to help them], but the king of Assyria refused to help Ahaz.
Car Achaz avait dépouillé la maison de l’Eternel, le palais du roi et les chefs pour tout donner au roi d’Assyrie, mais cela ne lui servit de rien.
22 While King Ahaz was experiencing those troubles, he disobeyed Yahweh even more.
Et dans le temps de sa détresse, il continua ses infidélités à l’Eternel, lui, le roi Achaz.
23 He offered sacrifices to the gods that were worshiped in Damascus, whose [army] had defeated his [army]. He thought, “The gods that are worshiped by the kings of Syria have helped them, so I will offer sacrifices to those gods in order that they will help me.” But worshiping those gods caused Ahaz and all of Israel to be ruined.
Il sacrifia aux dieux de Damas qui l’avaient battu et dit: "Ce sont les dieux des rois de Syrie qui les ont secourus, je vais leur sacrifier et ils me secourront." Mais ce furent eux qui causèrent sa chute et celle de tout Israël.
24 Ahaz gathered all the furnishings [that were used] in the temple and broke them into pieces. He locked the doors of the temple and set up altars [for worshiping idols] at every street corner in Jerusalem.
Achaz réunit les vases du temple de Dieu et les brisa. Il ferma les portes du temple de l’Eternel et se fit des autels dans tous les coins de Jérusalem.
25 In every town in Judah, his workers built shrines to burn sacrifices to other gods, and that caused Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped], to be very angry.
Et dans chaque ville de Juda il érigea des hauts lieux pour encenser les dieux étrangers, irritant ainsi l’Eternel, le Dieu de ses pères.
26 A record of the other things that Ahaz did while he was the king, from when he started to rule until he died, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Le reste de ses faits et gestes et toutes ses actions, des premières aux dernières, se trouvent consignés dans le livre des Rois de Juda et d’Israël.
27 Ahaz died and was buried in Jerusalem, but he was not buried in the tombs where the other kings [had been buried]. Then his son Hezekiah became the king.
Achaz s’endormit avec ses pères et fut enterré dans la ville, à Jérusalem, car on ne le plaça point dans le sépulcre des rois d’Israël. Son fils Ezéchias lui succéda.
