2 Chronicles 32
1 After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
Après ces choses et ces actes de fidélité, arriva Sanchérib, roi des Assyriens; il entra en Juda, et campa contre les villes fortes, dans l'intention de s'en emparer.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
Or Ézéchias, voyant que Sanchérib était venu, et qu'il se tournait contre Jérusalem pour lui faire la guerre,
3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
Tint conseil avec ses chefs et ses hommes vaillants pour boucher les sources d'eau qui étaient hors de la ville, et ils l'aidèrent.
Un peuple nombreux s'assembla donc, et ils bouchèrent toutes les sources et le cours d'eau qui coule par le milieu de la contrée, en disant: Pourquoi les rois des Assyriens trouveraient-ils à leur venue des eaux en abondance?
5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
Il se fortifia et rebâtit toute la muraille où l'on avait fait brèche, et l'éleva jusqu'aux tours; il bâtit une autre muraille en dehors; il fortifia Millo, dans la cité de David, et il fit faire beaucoup de traits et de boucliers.
6 Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
Il établit des capitaines de guerre sur le peuple, les rassembla auprès de lui sur la place de la porte de la ville, et parla à leur cœur, en disant:
7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
Fortifiez-vous et soyez fermes! Ne craignez point et ne soyez point effrayés devant le roi des Assyriens et devant toute la multitude qui est avec lui; car avec nous il y a plus qu'avec lui.
8 They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
Avec lui est le bras de la chair, mais avec nous est l'Éternel, notre Dieu, pour nous aider et pour combattre dans nos combats. Et le peuple eut confiance dans les paroles d'Ézéchias, roi de Juda.
9 Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
Après cela, Sanchérib, roi d'Assyrie, pendant qu'il était devant Lakis, ayant avec lui toutes ses forces, envoya ses serviteurs à Jérusalem vers Ézéchias, roi de Juda, et vers tous ceux de Juda qui étaient à Jérusalem, pour leur dire:
10 “[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
Ainsi dit Sanchérib, roi des Assyriens: En quoi vous confiez-vous, que vous restiez à Jérusalem dans la détresse
11 Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
Ézéchias ne vous induit-il pas à vous livrer à la mort, par la famine et par la soif, en vous disant: L'Éternel, notre Dieu, nous délivrera de la main du roi des Assyriens?
12 Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
N'est-ce pas lui, Ézéchias, qui a aboli ses hauts lieux et ses autels, et qui a fait ce commandement à Juda et à Jérusalem, en disant: Vous vous prosternerez devant un seul autel, et vous y ferez fumer le parfum?
13 'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
Ne savez-vous pas ce que nous avons fait, moi et mes pères, à tous les peuples des autres pays? Les dieux des nations de ces pays ont-ils pu délivrer leur pays de ma main?
Quel est celui de tous les dieux de ces nations, que mes pères ont entièrement détruites, qui ait pu délivrer son peuple de ma main, pour que votre Dieu puisse vous délivrer de ma main?
15 So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
Maintenant donc qu'Ézéchias ne vous abuse point, et qu'il ne vous incite plus de cette manière, et ne le croyez pas; car aucun dieu d'aucune nation ni d'aucun royaume n'a pu délivrer son peuple de ma main, ni de la main de mes pères; combien moins votre Dieu vous délivrerait-il de ma main?
16 Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
Et ses serviteurs parlèrent encore contre l'Éternel Dieu, et contre Ézéchias, son serviteur.
17 King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
Il écrivit aussi des lettres pour insulter l'Éternel, le Dieu d'Israël, en parlant ainsi contre lui: Comme les dieux des nations des autres pays n'ont pu délivrer leur peuple de ma main, ainsi le Dieu d'Ézéchias ne pourra délivrer son peuple de ma main.
18 Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
Et ses serviteurs crièrent à haute voix en langue judaïque, au peuple de Jérusalem qui était sur la muraille, pour les effrayer et les épouvanter, afin de prendre la ville.
19 They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
Ils parlèrent du Dieu de Jérusalem comme des dieux des peuples de la terre, ouvrage de mains d'hommes.
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
Alors le roi Ézéchias, et Ésaïe, le prophète, fils d'Amots, prièrent à ce sujet et crièrent vers les cieux.
21 And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
Et l'Éternel envoya un ange, qui extermina tous les vaillants hommes, les princes et les chefs dans le camp du roi d'Assyrie, en sorte qu'il s'en retourna confus en son pays. Et, comme il était entré dans la maison de son dieu, ceux qui étaient sortis de ces entrailles, le firent tomber là par l'épée.
22 That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
Ainsi l'Éternel sauva Ézéchias et les habitants de Jérusalem de la main de Sanchérib, roi d'Assyrie, et de la main de tous, et il les protégea de tous côtés.
23 Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
Puis beaucoup de gens apportèrent des offrandes à l'Éternel, à Jérusalem, et des choses précieuses à Ézéchias, roi de Juda, qui après cela fut élevé aux yeux de toutes les nations.
24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
En ces jours-là, Ézéchias fut malade à la mort, et pria l'Éternel, qui l'exauça et lui accorda un prodige.
25 But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
Mais Ézéchias ne fut pas reconnaissant du bienfait qu'il avait reçu; car son cœur s'éleva, et il y eut de l'indignation contre lui, et contre Juda et Jérusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
Mais Ézéchias s'humilia de l'élévation de son cœur, lui et les habitants de Jérusalem, et l'indignation de l'Éternel ne vint pas sur eux pendant la vie d'Ézéchias.
27 Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
Et Ézéchias eut beaucoup de richesses et d'honneurs, et il se fit des trésors d'argent, d'or, de pierres précieuses, d'aromates, de boucliers, et de toutes sortes d'objets désirables;
28 [His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
Des magasins pour les produits en blé, en moût et en huile, des étables pour toute sorte de bétail, et des troupeaux pour les étables.
29 They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
Il se bâtit des villes, et il eut en abondance des troupeaux de gros et de menu bétail; car Dieu lui avait donné de fort grandes richesses.
30 Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
Ce fut lui, Ézéchias, qui boucha l'issue supérieure des eaux de Guihon, et les conduisit droit en bas, vers l'occident de la cité de David. Ainsi Ézéchias réussit dans tout ce qu'il fit.
31 But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
Toutefois, lorsque les chefs de Babylone envoyèrent des messagers vers lui pour s'informer du prodige qui était arrivé dans le pays, Dieu l'abandonna pour l'éprouver, afin de connaître tout ce qui était dans son cœur.
32 A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Quant au reste des actions d'Ézéchias, et à ses œuvres de piété, voici, cela est écrit dans la vision d'Ésaïe, le prophète, fils d'Amots, dans le livre des rois de Juda et d'Israël.
33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
Puis Ézéchias s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit au plus haut des tombeaux des fils de David; tout Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem lui rendirent honneur à sa mort; et Manassé, son fils, régna à sa place.
