2 Kings 1
1 After King Ahab died, [the country of] Moab rebelled against Israel.
Moab se révolta contre Israël, après la mort d’Achab.
2 One day, Ahaziah, [the new king of Israel, ] fell through the wooden slats/boards around the edge of the flat roof [of his palace] in Samaria. He was badly injured, so he summoned some messengers and told them, “Go to Ekron [city in Philistia], and ask their god Baalzebub whether I will (recover/become well).”
Ochozias tomba par la fenêtre en treillis de sa chambre haute à Samarie, et il fut malade. Il envoya des messagers et leur dit: « Allez consulter Béel-Zébub, dieu d’Accaron, pour savoir si je guérirai de cette maladie. »
3 But an angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe [town], “The king of Samaria [is sending] some messengers [to Ekron]. Go and meet them and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, the god of those people, [whether you will recover]?
Mais l’ange de Yahweh dit à Elie, le Thesbite: « Lève-toi, monte à la rencontre des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: “Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a pas de Dieu en Israël que vous allez consulter Béel-Zébub, dieu d’Accaron?”
4 Yahweh says [that you should tell King Ahaziah] that he will not recover from his being injured; he will surely die.’”
C’est pourquoi ainsi dit Yahweh: “Du lit sur lequel tu es monté, tu ne descendras pas, tu mourras certainement.” » Et Elie s’en alla.
5 [So Elijah went to meet] the messengers [and told that to them, and they] returned to the king [instead of going to Ekron]. The king asked them, “Why did you return [so soon]?”
Les messagers retournèrent auprès d’Ochozias, et il leur dit: « Pourquoi revenez-vous? »
6 They replied, “A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, “(Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you will recover].) [RHQ] [Go tell the king that] he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.”’”
Ils lui répondirent: « Un homme est monté à notre rencontre et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi dit Yahweh: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a pas de Dieu en Israël que tu envoies consulter Béel-Zébub, dieu d’Accaron? C’est pourquoi du lit sur lequel tu es monté, tu ne descendras pas, mais tu mourras certainement. »
7 The king said to them, “The man who came to meet you and told that to you, what did he look like?”
Ochozias leur dit: « Quel était l’aspect de l’homme qui est monté à votre rencontre et qui vous a dit ces paroles? »
8 They replied, “He was a hairy man and he had a [wide] leather belt around his waist.” The king exclaimed, “That was Elijah!”
Ils lui répondirent: « C’était un homme velu, avec une ceinture de cuir autour des reins. » Et Ochozias dit: « C’est Elie, le Thesbite. »
9 Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”
Aussitôt il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef monta auprès d’Elie, et voici qu’il était assis sur le sommet de la montagne, et il lui dit: « Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit: Descends! »
10 But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; so, I command that fire come down from the sky and burn up you and your 50 soldiers!” Immediately, fire came down from the sky and completely burned up the officer and his 50 [soldiers].
Elie répondit et dit au chef de cinquante: « Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et vous consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes? » Et le feu descendit du ciel et les consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
11 [When the king found out about that, ] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. They went [to where Elijah was], and the officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down immediately!”
Ochozias envoya encore un autre chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef, prenant la parole, dit à Elie: « Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi, descends! »
12 But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; [to prove that, ] I command that fire come down from the sky and kill you and your soldiers!” Then a fire from God came down from the sky and killed the officer and his soldiers.
Elie répondit et leur dit: « Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et vous consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes! » Et le feu de Dieu descendit du ciel, et les consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
13 [When the king heard about that] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. [They went to where Elijah was], and the officer prostrated himself in front of Elijah, and said to him, “Prophet, I plead with you, be kind to me and my 50 soldiers, and (do not kill us/allow us to remain alive)!
De nouveau Ochozias envoya un troisième chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Le troisième chef de cinquante monta, et, étant arrivé, il fléchit les genoux devant Elie, et lui dit en suppliant: « Homme de Dieu, de grâce, que ma vie et que la vie de ces cinquante hommes, tes serviteurs, soit précieuse à tes yeux!
14 [We know that] two times fire came down from the sky and killed officers and the 50 soldiers who were with them. So now, please be kind to me!”
Voici que le feu est descendu du ciel et a consumé les deux premiers chefs de cinquante et leur cinquante hommes; mais maintenant que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux! »
15 Then the angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down [and go] with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with them to the king.
L’ange de Yahweh dit à Elie: « Descends avec lui, et ne crains pas devant lui. » Elie se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
16 [When Elijah arrived, ] he said to the king, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You sent messengers to go to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you would recover]. You acted as though [RHQ] there is no God in Israel to consult. So you will not recover from being injured; instead, you are going to die!’”
Il lui dit: « Ainsi dit Yahweh: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers consulter Béel-Zébub, dieu d’Accaron, — n’y a-t-il pas de Dieu en Israël dont on puisse consulter la parole? — à cause de cela, du lit sur lequel tu es monté tu ne descendras pas, mais tu mourras certainement. »
17 So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s [younger] brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son [to become the king].
Ochozias mourut, selon la parole de Yahweh qu’Elie avait dite; et Joram devint roi à sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda; car il n’avait pas de fils.
18 [If you want to know about] all the other things that Ahaziah did, they are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Le reste des actes d’Ochozias, ce qu’il a fait, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?
