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.
La vingt-troisième année de Joas, fils d'Achazia, roi de Juda, Joachaz, fils de Jéhu, devint roi d'Israël à Samarie pour 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.
Et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, et dans sa conduite continua les péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, où celui-ci avait entraîné Israël, et il ne s'en départit point.
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.
Dès lors le courroux de l'Éternel s'alluma contre Israël qu'il livra aux mains de Hazaël, roi de Syrie, et aux mains de Ben-Hadad, fils de Hazaël, tout ce temps-là.
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.
Alors Joachaz chercha à apaiser l'Éternel, et l'Éternel l'exauça, car Il voyait l'oppression d'Israël opprimé par le roi-de Syrie.
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.
Et l'Éternel accorda aux Israélites un sauveur, et ils secouèrent le joug de la Syrie, et les enfants d'Israël purent rester sous 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.
Néanmoins ils ne se départirent pas des péchés delà maison de Jéroboam, où elle avait entraîné Israël; ils y persévérèrent et même Astarté resta debout 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.
Aussi bien Il n'avait laissé à Joachaz en fait de troupes que cinquante cavaliers et dix chars et dix mille hommes de pied; en effet, le roi de Syrie les avait taillés en pièces et réduits à l'état de la poussière qu'on foule.
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’.
Le reste des actes de Joachaz et toutes ses entreprises et ses exploits sont d'ailleurs consignés 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.
Et Joachaz reposa avec ses pères et reçut la sépulture à Samarie, et Joas, son fils, régna en sa place.
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.
La trente-septième année de Joas, roi de Juda, Joas, fils de Joachaz, devint roi d'Israël à Samarie pour 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.
Et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, il ne se départit d'aucun des péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, qui avait fait pécher Israël; il y persévéra.
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.
Le reste des actes de Joas et toutes ses entreprises et ses exploits, la guerre qu'il eut avec Amatsia, roi de Juda, sont d'ailleurs consignés dans le livre des annales dès 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.
Et Joas reposa à côté de ses pères, et Jéroboam s'assit sur son trône et Joas reçut la sépulture à Samarie à côté des 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]!”
Cependant Elisée tomba malade de la maladie dont il mourut. Alors Joas, roi d'Israël, descendit chez lui et pleura penché sur son visage et dit: Mon père! mon père! Char d'Israël et ses cavaliers!
15 Elisha said to him, “Bring to me a bow and some arrows!” So the king did that.
Et Elisée lui dit: Prends un arc et des flèches! et il se munit d'un arc et de 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.
Et il dit au roi d'Israël: De ta main arme l'arc! et de sa main il arma, et Elisée posa ses mains sur les mains 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].”
Puis il dit: Ouvre la fenêtre à l'orient! Et il l'ouvrit. Et Elisée dit: Tire. Et il tira. Et Elisée dit: Flèche de victoire de par l'Éternel et flèche de victoire sur la Syrie! tu battras donc les Syriens à Aphek jusqu'à extermination.
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.
Et il dit: Prends les flèches! Et il les prit. Et il dit au roi d'Israël: Frappe contre le sol! Et il frappa 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!”
Alors l'homme de Dieu s'irrita contre lui et dit: Il y avait à frapper cinq ou six fois; alors tu battais les Syriens jusqu'à extermination; mais maintenant tu battras les Syriens 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).
Et Elisée mourut et on lui donna la sépulture. Et les bandes des Moabites envahissaient le pays, quand venait la [nouvelle] année.
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!
Et il advint qu'ils donnèrent la sépulture à un homme, et voilà qu'ils aperçurent les bandes: aussitôt ils jetèrent l'homme dans le tombeau d'Elisée, puis partirent; et l'homme fut en contact avec les os d'Elisée et il reprit vie et se dressa sur ses pieds.
22 King Hazael of Syria [sent soldiers to] oppress the Israeli people all during the years that Jehoahaz [ruled Judah].
Cependant Hazaël, roi de Syrie, avait opprimé les Israélites durant toute la vie de 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.
Mais l'Éternel leur fut propice et prit pitié d'eux et tourna ses regards vers eux, eu égard à son alliance avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob, et Il ne voulut pas les détruire et ne les bandit point de sa présence jusqu'à présent.
24 When Hazael the king of Syria died, his son Ben-Hadad became the king.
Et Hazaël, roi de Syrie, mourût, et Ben-Hadad, son fils, régna en sa place.
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 des mains de Ben-Hadad, fils de Hazaël, les villes que celui-ci avait enlevées à Joachaz, son père, dans la guerre. Joas le battit trois fois et recouvra les villes d'Israël.
