2 Chronicles 36
1 Then the people of Judah chose Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and appointed him as the king in Jerusalem.
Alors le peuple du pays prit Joachaz, fils de Josias, et l'établit roi à Jérusalem, à la place de son père.
2 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became the king, but he ruled from Jerusalem for [only] three months.
Joachaz était âgé de vingt-trois ans quand il devint roi, et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem.
3 King Neco of Egypt [captured him and] prevented him from ruling any longer. He also forced the people of Judah to pay him a tax of almost four tons of silver and about 75 pounds of gold.
Le roi d'Égypte le déposa, à Jérusalem, et frappa le pays d'une amende de cent talents d'argent et d'un talent d'or.
4 The king of Egypt appointed Jehoahaz’s [younger] brother Eliakim to be the king of Judah. He changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. After Neco captured Jehoahaz, he took him to Egypt.
Et le roi d'Égypte établit pour roi sur Juda et Jérusalem Éliakim, frère de Joachaz, et changea son nom en celui de Jéhojakim. Puis Néco prit Joachaz, son frère, et l'emmena en Égypte.
5 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. He did things that Yahweh his God considers to be evil.
Jéhojakim était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il devint roi, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem. Il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l'Éternel, son Dieu.
6 Then the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jehoiakim’s army. They [captured Jehoiakim and] bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
Et Nébucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, monta contre lui, et le lia d'une double chaîne d'airain, pour le mener à Babylone.
7 Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took valuable things from the temple; they took them to Babylon and put them in king [Nebuchadnezzar’s] palace there.
Nébucadnetsar emporta aussi à Babylone des vases de la maison de l'Éternel, et il les mit dans son palais, à Babylone.
8 A record of the other things that happened while Jehoiakim was ruling, the detestable things that he did, including the evil things that people said that he did, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’. After [he was taken to Babylon], his son Jehoiachin became the king [of Judah].
Le reste des actions de Jéhojakim, et les abominations qu'il commit, et ce qui se trouva en lui, voici, ces choses sont écrites dans le livre des rois d'Israël et de Juda. Et Jéhojakin, son fils, régna à sa place.
9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled from Jerusalem for [only] three months and ten days. He did things that Yahweh considers to be evil.
Jéhojakin était âgé de huit ans quand il devint roi, et il régna trois mois et dix jours à Jérusalem. Il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l'Éternel.
10 During the spring of the next year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent [soldiers] to bring him to Babylon. They also took to Babylon many valuable things from the temple of Yahweh. Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, to be the king of Judah.
Et l'année suivante, le roi Nébucadnetsar envoya, et le fit amener à Babylone, avec les vases précieux de la maison de l'Éternel; et il établit roi sur Juda et Jérusalem, Sédécias, son frère.
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years.
Sédécias était âgé de vingt et un ans quand il devint roi, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem.
12 He did many things that Yahweh his God considered to be evil. And he did not humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah gave him a message from Yahweh [to warn him].
Il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l'Éternel, son Dieu; et il ne s'humilia point devant Jérémie, le prophète, qui lui parlait de la part de l'Éternel.
13 He would not return to Yahweh, the God that the people of Israel [said that they worshiped]. Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to solemnly promise using God’s name [to be loyal to him]. Zedekiah became very stubborn.
Il se révolta même contre le roi Nébucadnetsar, qui l'avait fait jurer par le nom de Dieu; et il roidit son cou, et il endurcit son cœur, pour ne pas retourner à l'Éternel, le Dieu d'Israël.
14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and also the people [of Judah] became more wicked again, doing all the detestable things that the people of the other nations did, and causing the temple in Jerusalem that Yahweh had caused to be holy to become [an] unacceptable [place to worship him].
De même tous les chefs des sacrificateurs et le peuple multiplièrent de plus en plus leurs offenses, selon toutes les abominations des nations; et ils souillèrent la maison de l'Éternel, qu'il avait consacrée dans Jérusalem.
15 Yahweh, the God whom the ancestors [of the people of Judah belonged to/worshiped], gave messages to his prophets many times, and the prophets told those messages to the people of Judah. Yahweh did that because he pitied his people and did not want his temple to be destroyed.
Or l'Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères, leur avait envoyé des avertissements par le moyen de ses messagers, qu'il envoya de bonne heure; car il voulait épargner son peuple et sa propre demeure.
16 But the people continually made fun of God’s messengers. They despised God’s messages. They ridiculed his prophets, until finally God became extremely angry with his people, with the result that nothing could stop him [from destroying Judah].
Mais ils se moquèrent des envoyés de Dieu, ils méprisèrent ses paroles, et ils se raillèrent de ses prophètes, jusqu'à ce que la colère de l'Éternel contre son peuple montât au point qu'il n'y eut plus de remède.
17 He incited the king of Babylonia to attack [Judah with his army]. They killed the young men with their swords, even in the temple. They did not spare/pity anyone, young men or young women or old people. God enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to kill all of them.
Alors il fit monter contre eux le roi des Caldéens, et tua leurs jeunes gens par l'épée, dans la maison de leur sanctuaire; il n'épargna ni le jeune homme, ni la vierge, ni le vieillard, ni l'homme à cheveux blancs; il livra tout entre ses mains.
18 His soldiers took to Babylon all the things that were used in God’s temple—big things and little things, all the valuable things, and the valuable things that belonged to the king and his officials.
Nébucadnetsar emmena à Babylone tous les vases de la maison de Dieu, grands et petits, les trésors de la maison de l'Éternel, et les trésors du roi et de ses chefs.
19 They burned the temple, and they broke down the wall surrounding Jerusalem. They burned all the palaces [in Jerusalem] and destroyed all the remaining valuable things there.
Ils brûlèrent la maison de Dieu; ils démolirent les murailles de Jérusalem; ils livrèrent au feu tous ses palais, et détruisirent tous les objets précieux.
20 Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers took to Babylon the remaining people who had not been killed with their swords. Then those people became the king’s slaves and his son’s slaves, until the [army of the] king of Persia conquered [the army of Babylonia].
Puis le roi transporta à Babylone ceux qui avaient échappé à l'épée, et ils furent ses esclaves et ceux de ses fils, jusqu'à la domination du royaume de Perse;
21 [Moses had said that every seventh year the people must not plant their fields; they must allow the soil to rest. But the people had not done that. So after the army of Babylonia destroyed Judah, ] the soil was allowed to rest. That continued for 70 years, fulfilling what Yahweh told Jeremiah and what Jeremiah had predicted/prophesied would happen.
Afin que la parole de l'Éternel, prononcée par la bouche de Jérémie, fût accomplie; jusqu'à ce que le pays eût acquitté ses sabbats. Pendant tout le temps qu'il fut dévasté, il se reposa jusqu'à l'accomplissement de soixante-dix ans.
22 During the first year that Cyrus was the king of Persia, in order that what Yahweh told Jeremiah would happen would occur, Yahweh motivated Cyrus to write this and proclaim it throughout his kingdom:
Mais la première année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, afin que la parole de l'Éternel, prononcée par Jérémie, fût accomplie, l'Éternel réveilla l'esprit de Cyrus, roi de Perse, qui fit publier par tout son royaume, et même par écrit, un édit portant:
23 “I, Cyrus, the king of Persia, declare that Yahweh, the God [who rules] in heaven, has enabled me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms of this world. And he wants me to [command that my workers] build a temple {a temple be built} for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of his people living among you people of Persia are allowed to go to Jerusalem. And I will pray that Yahweh will be with them.”
Ainsi a dit Cyrus, roi de Perse: L'Éternel, le Dieu des cieux, m'a donné tous les royaumes de la terre, et lui-même m'a ordonné de lui bâtir une maison à Jérusalem, qui est en Juda. Qui d'entre vous est de son peuple? Que l'Éternel, son Dieu, soit avec lui, et qu'il monte!
