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-cinq ans lorsqu'il monta sur le trône, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem; et il ne fit point ce qui est droit devant le Seigneur, comme David, son aïeul.
2 and was as sinful as the kings of Israel had been. He made idols of the god Baal.
Mais il marcha dans les voies des rois d'Israël, car il fit des sculptures,
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.
Et il sacrifia à leurs idoles dans le val de Benennom, et il fit passer ses enfants à travers la flamme; selon les abominations des peuples que le Seigneur avait exterminés devant les fils d'Israël.
4 Ahaz offered sacrifices [to idols] at shrines on hilltops and under every big green tree.
Et il brûla de l'encens sur les hauts lieux, et sur les terrasses des maisons, et sous les arbres touffus.
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 le Seigneur Dieu le livra au roi de Syrie; il le frappa par ses mains, en permettant aux Syriens d'emmener à Damas une multitude de captifs; il le livra aussi au roi d'Israël, et de ses propres mains, il le frappa d'une grande plaie.
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].
Phacée, fils de Romélie, roi d'Israël, tua, en un seul jour, cent vingt mille hommes de Juda, forts et vaillants, parce qu'ils avaient abandonné le Seigneur 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.
Et Zéchri, homme vaillant d'Ephraïm, tua Maasias, fils du roi; Esrican, son grand maître du palais, et Elcana, son lieutenant.
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.
Et les fils d'Israël firent parmi leurs frères trois cent mille captifs: femmes, fils et filles; et ils leur enlevèrent un immense butin, et emportèrent les dépouilles 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.
Or, il y avait là un prophète du Seigneur nommé Obed, qui sortit à la rencontre de l'armée pendant qu'elle revenait à Samarie, et il leur dit: Voilà que la colère du Seigneur Dieu de vos pères est sur Juda; il vous les a livrés, et vous les avez massacrés avec fureur, et le bruit en est monté 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 vous pensez garder comme esclaves les fils de Juda et de Jérusalem; mais ne suis-je point parmi vous pour prendre à témoin le Seigneur 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].”
Écoutez-moi donc, et délivrez les captifs que vous avez enlevés chez vos frères; car la colère du Dieu terrible est sur 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.
Et les chefs des fils d'Ephraïm: Udie, fils de Jean; Barachias, fils de Mosolmoth; Ezéchias, fils de Sellem; et Amasias, fils d'Eldaï, s'élevèrent pareillement contre ceux qui revenaient du combat.
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!”
Et ils leur dirent: Vous n'introduirez point ici, chez nous, ces captifs; car, lorsque vous péchez contre le Seigneur, votre péché retombe sur nous; et vous entendez ajouter à vos péchés et à vos délits par ignorance, quand déjà vos fautes sont nombreuses, et quand une terrible colère du Seigneur est sur 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.
Et les guerriers mirent en liberté les captifs, et ils leur rendirent les dépouilles, devant les chefs de toute l'Église.
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.
Et les hommes qui viennent d'être nominativement désignés, se levèrent, prirent soin des captifs, les vêtirent d'objets compris dans les dépouilles, les habillèrent, les chaussèrent, leur donnèrent des vivres pour manger, de l'huile pour se parfumer, firent monter les infirmes sur des ânes, les menèrent avec leurs frères jusqu'à Jéricho, ville des palmiers, et retournèrent 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 chez le roi assyrien demander son secours,
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.
Et voici pourquoi: les Sidoniens faisaient des irruptions; ils frappaient Juda, et lui enlevaient des captifs.
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.
Les Philistins aussi avaient pris les armes contre les villes de la plaine, au midi de Juda, et s'étaient emparés de Bethsamys, de Galero, de Socho et de ses bourgs, de Thamna et de ses bourgs, de Gamzo et de ses bourgs, et ils s'y étaient établis.
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 le Seigneur avait humilié Juda, à cause du roi Achaz qui s'était détourné du Seigneur.
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.
Alors, Thelgath-Phalnasar, roi des Assyriens, intervint, mais contre lui, et il l'opprima.
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.
Et Achaz prit les richesses du temple du Seigneur, celles du palais du roi, celles des demeures des princes, et il les donna au roi assyrien; or, celui-ci n'était pas venu pour le secourir,
22 While King Ahaz was experiencing those troubles, he disobeyed Yahweh even more.
Mais pour l'écraser; cependant, le roi Achaz continua de se détourner du Seigneur, et il dit:
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.
Je chercherai les dieux de Damas qui me frappent. Puis, il ajouta: Ce sont les dieux du roi de Syrie qui lui donnent de la force; je leur sacrifierai donc, et ils me protégeront. Et ils furent une cause de chute pour lui et pour 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 retira donc les vases du temple du Seigneur, il les brisa, ferma les portes du temple, et se fit des autels dans tous les carrefours 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 il établit des hauts lieux dans toutes les villes de Juda pour que l'on y encensât des dieux étrangers; et les fils de Juda excitèrent le courroux du Seigneur Dieu de leurs 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, les premiers et les derniers, sont écrits au 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.
Et Achaz s'endormit avec ses pères, et il fut enseveli en la ville de David; mais on ne le transporta pas dans le sépulcre des rois d'Israël, et son fils Ezéchias régna à sa place.
