2 Kings 13
1 After Joash had been ruling Judah for almost 23 years, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 17 years.
Dans la vingt-troisième année du règne de Joas, fils d’Achazia, roi de Juda, Joachaz, fils de Jéhu, devint roi d’Israël à Samarie; il régna dix-sept ans.
2 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil and committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin. He did not stop committing those sins.
Il fit ce qui déplaît au Seigneur, imitant, sans jamais s’en écarter, la conduite coupable de Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, qui avait fait commettre des péchés à Israël.
3 So Yahweh became very angry with the Israeli people, and he allowed the army of King Hazael of Syria and his son Ben-Hadad to defeat the Israelis many times.
L’Eternel s’irrita contre les Israélites, les livra au pouvoir de Hazaël, roi de Syrie, et de Ben-Hadad, fils de Hazaël, tant que ces rois vécurent.
4 Then Jehoahaz prayed to Yahweh [for help], and Yahweh heeded him, because he saw that the army of the king of Syria was oppressing the Israelis.
Mais Joachaz implora le Seigneur, qui l’exauça, parce qu’il voyait l’oppression que le roi de Syrie faisait peser sur les Israélites.
5 Yahweh sent a leader to Israel, who enabled them to be freed from being controlled by Syria. After that, the Israeli people lived peacefully as they had done previously.
Il leur envoya donc un libérateur, qui les arracha à la tyrannie des Syriens, et les Israélites purent de nouveau demeurer dans leurs tentes, comme autrefois.
6 But they still continued to commit the same kind of sins that Jeroboam and his family had committed and which led the Israelis to [also] sin. And the statue of the goddess Asherah remained in Samaria.
Pourtant, ils ne renoncèrent pas aux habitudes impies de la famille de Jéroboam, qui avait fait commettre des péchés à Israël, mais y persistèrent; l’Achéra aussi resta à Samarie.
7 Jehoahaz had only 50 men who rode on horses and ten chariots and 10,000 other soldiers, because the army of Syria had killed all the rest, trampling them like people walk on dirt.
De toute l’armée de Joachaz, il n’était resté que cinquante cavaliers, dix chars et dix mille hommes de pied; le roi de Syrie avait fait périr les autres, en les traitant comme la poussière qu’on foule aux pieds.
8 [If you want to read about] [RHQ] everything else that Jehoahaz did, you can read about it in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Pour le surplus de l’histoire de Joachaz, ses travaux et ses exploits, ils sont mentionnés dans le livre des annales des rois d’Israël.
9 Jehoahaz died [EUP] and was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the king.
Joachaz, s’étant endormi avec ses pères, fut inhumé à Samarie; il eut pour successeur son fils Joas.
10 Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, started to rule in Israel after King Joash had been ruling in Judah for 23 years. Jehoash ruled in Samaria for 17 years.
C’Est dans la trente-septième année du règne de Joas, roi de Juda, que Joas, fils de Joachaz, devint roi d’Israël à Samarie; il régna seize ans.
11 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He refused to turn away from worshiping idols, which was the sin that [many years earlier King] Jeroboam had told the Israeli people to commit.
Il fit ce qui déplaît au Seigneur, ne cessant d’imiter les actes coupables de Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, qui avait fait commettre des péchés aux Israélites.
12 The other things that happened while Jehoash was king and all the things that he did are written in the book called ‘The Account of What the Kings of Israel Did’. In that account they wrote about Jehoash’s [army’s] victories, and their war with [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah.
Pour le surplus de l’histoire de Joas, ses travaux et ses exploits, lorsqu’il fit la guerre à Amacia, roi ide Juda, ils sont consignés dans le livre des annales des rois d’Israël.
13 When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria where the [other] kings of Israel were buried. Then his son Jeroboam became king.
Quand Joas se fut endormi avec ses pères, Jéroboam le remplaça sur le trône; Joas fut enseveli à Samarie avec les rois d’Israël.
14 Elisha became very ill. Just before he died, King Jehoash went to Elisha and cried in front of him. [Saying the same words that Elisha had said when Elijah was taken to heaven], he said, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [are taking my master away]!”
Pendant qu’Elisée souffrait de la maladie dont il mourut, Joas, roi d’Israël, lui rendit visite, se jeta sur lui en pleurant, et dit: "Mon père, mon père! Char et cavalerie d’Israël!"
15 Elisha said to him, “Bring to me a bow and some arrows!” So the king did that.
Elisée lui dit: "Prends un arc et des flèches!" Il prit un arc et des flèches.
16 Then Elisha told the king to put his hands on the bow [and prepare to shoot some arrows]. And then Elisha put his own hands on the king’s hands.
Puis il dit encore au roi d’Israël: "Place ta main sur l’arc"; il le fit. Elisée posa ensuite ses mains sur celles du roi.
17 Then Elisha told him, “[Have someone] open that window toward the east.” So they opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” So the king did. Then Elisha said, “That is the arrow that [indicates that your army] will defeat the Syrian army. Your army will completely defeat their [army] at Aphek [town].”
"Ouvre la fenêtre du côté de l’Orient," dit Elisée; Il l’ouvrit. "Tire!" et il tira. Le prophète continua: "C’Est une flèche libératrice de la part de l’Eternel, une flèche libératrice contre la Syrie; tu battras les Syriens à Afek, et tu les extermineras.
18 Then Elisha said, “Pick up the other arrows and strike the ground with them!” So the king picked up the arrows and struck the ground three times.
Prends maintenant les flèches," ajouta-t-il il les prit. Ensuite le prophète dit: "Frappe contre terre!" Le roi d’Israël frappa contre terre trois fois, puis s’arrêta.
19 But Elisha was angry with him. He exclaimed, “You should have struck the ground five or six times! If you had done that, your army would have defeated the Syrian [army] until they were completely wiped out! But now, [because you struck the ground only three times, ] your army will defeat them only three times!”
L’Homme de Dieu se mit en colère et dit: "Tu aurais dû frapper cinq ou six fois! Alors tu aurais battu les Syriens jusqu’à leur complète extermination. Maintenant, tu ne les battras que trois fois…"
20 Then Elisha died and was buried. Groups of raiders from Moab came to Israel each year during (spring/the time when the cold season was ending).
Elisée mourut, et on l’enterra. L’Année suivante, des bandes de Moabites faisaient des incursions dans le pays.
21 One year, when some Israeli people were burying a man’s body, they saw a group of those raiders. [They were afraid, ] so quickly they threw that man’s body into the tomb where Elisha [had been buried, and they ran away]. But as soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man became alive again and jumped up!
Des gens aperçurent une de ces bandes un jour qu’ils enterraient quelqu’un; ils jetèrent le corps dans le sépulcre d’Elisée. Au contact des ossements d’Elisée, le défunt ressuscita et se remit debout.
22 King Hazael of Syria [sent soldiers to] oppress the Israeli people all during the years that Jehoahaz [ruled Judah].
Hazaël, roi de Syrie, opprima les Israélites tant que vécut Joachaz.
23 But Yahweh was very kind [DOU] to the Israeli people. He helped them because of the agreement that he had made with [their ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not get rid of the Israelis, and he still has not rejected them.
L’Eternel redevint bienveillant à leur égard et, les prenant en pitié, se tourna vers eux à cause de son alliance avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob; car il ne voulut pas les détruire, et jusqu’à présent il ne les a jamais repoussés loin de lui.
24 When Hazael the king of Syria died, his son Ben-Hadad became the king.
Hazaël, roi de Syrie, mourut, et il eut pour successeur son fils Ben-Hadad.
25 [The army of] King Jehoash of Israel defeated [the army of] King Ben-Hadad three times, and recaptured the cities that Ben-Hadad’s army had captured during the time that Jehoash’s father Jehoahaz was ruling Israel.
Alors Joas, fils de Joachaz, reprit à Ben-Hadad, fils de Hazaël, les villes enlevées, à la suite de guerres, à son père Joachaz. Joas le battit trois fois et reconquit les villes d’Israël.
