2 Kings 14
1 After Jehoash had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Joash’s son Amaziah became the king of Judah.
Dans la deuxième année du règne de Joas, fils de Joachaz, roi d’Israël, Amacia, fils de Joas, devint roi de Juda.
2 He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.
Agé de vingt-cinq ans lors de son avènement, il régna vingt-neuf ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Yehoaddân, de Jérusalem.
3 Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done. He did some of the good things that his father Joash had done.
Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Eternel, non à la vérité autant que son aïeul David, mais il suivit en tout l’exemple de Joas, son père.
4 But, [like his father, ] he did not tear down the places for worshipping Yahweh at pagan shrines. The people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] on those hills [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].
Néanmoins, les hauts-lieux ne disparurent pas: le peuple continua d’offrir des sacrifices et de l’encens sur les hauts-lieux.
5 As soon as he was completely in control of his kingdom, he caused to be executed the officials who had murdered his father.
Lorsque la royauté se trouva consolidée entre ses mains, il frappa ses serviteurs qui avaient assassiné le roi son père.
6 But he did not execute their children. He obeyed what was written in the laws that God gave to Moses: “Parents must not be executed for [the crimes/sins committed by] their children, and children must not be executed for [crimes/sins committed by] their parents. People must be executed only for the sins that they themselves [have committed].”
Mais il ne fit point périr les enfants des meurtriers, suivant en cela ce qui est écrit dans le livre de la Loi de Moïse, promulguée par l’Eternel: "Les parents ne seront pas mis à mort à cause des enfants, ni les enfants à cause des parents; mais chacun subira la mort pour son seul méfait."
7 Amaziah’s soldiers killed 10,000 soldiers of the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [south of the Dead Sea], and they captured Sela [city] and gave it a new name, Joktheel. That is still its name.
Le même Amacia tua à Edom, dans la vallée du Sel, dix mille hommes et conquit Séla par la guerre. Il donna à cette ville le nom de Yokteël, qu’elle porte encore aujourd’hui.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, saying “Come here and let’s talk together.”
Ensuite Amacia envoya des messagers à Joas, fils de Joachaz, fils de Jéhu, lui faisant dire: "Allons nous mesurer ensemble!"
9 But King Jehoash replied to King Amaziah: “Once a thornbush growing [in the mountains] in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar tree, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in order that he may marry her.’ But a wild animal in Lebanon passed by the thornbush and trampled it.
Joas, roi d’Israël, adressa à son tour ce message à Amacia, roi de Juda: "Le buisson sur le Liban fit dire au cèdre dix Liban: Accorde ta fille comme épouse à mon fils. Mais une bête sauvage du Liban vint à passer et écrasa le buisson.
10 [The meaning of what I am saying is that] your army has defeated the army of Edom, so now you have become very proud. But you should be content with defeating the people of Edom, and allow your soldiers to stay at home. If you cause trouble [by fighting against] us, you will surely [RHQ] cause a disaster to happen to you and to your people.”
A la vérité, tu as battu Edom et ton cœur s’est gonflé. Garde ton honneur et reste à la maison. Pourquoi courir au-devant d’un désastre et t’exposer à tomber, toi et Juda avec toi?"
11 But Amaziah refused to heed Jehoash’s message. So he marched with his army to fight against the Israeli army at Beth-Shemesh [city] in Judah.
Mais Amacia ne voulut rien entendre. Alors Joas, roi d’Israël, monta, et ils en vinrent aux mains, lui et Amacia, roi de Juda, à Beth-Chémech, sur le territoire de Juda.
12 The Israeli army defeated the army of Judah, and all the soldiers of Judah fled and ran back home.
Juda essuya une défaite devant Israël, et ils s’enfuirent tous dans leurs tentes.
13 Jehoash’s army also captured King Amaziah there, and they also marched to Jerusalem and tore down the wall that was around the city, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That was a section that was about (200 yards/180 meters) long.
Quant à Amacia, roi de Juda, fils de Joas, fils d’Achazia, Joas, roi d’Israël, le fit prisonnier à Beth-Chémech; ensuite, il se rendit à Jérusalem, dont il abattit le rempart, depuis la porte d’Ephraïm jusqu’à la porte de l’Angle, sur une longueur de quatre cents coudées.
14 Jehoash’s soldiers seized all the gold and silver that they found, and all the utensils that were in the temple, and all the valuable things that were in the palace, and took them to Samaria. They also took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured.
Il enleva tout l’or et l’argent, et tous les vases qui se trouvaient dans la maison de Dieu et dans les trésors du palais royal ainsi que les otages, et s’en retourna à Samarie.
15 [If you want to know about] all the other things that Jehoash did when he was king, including when he [and his army] fought against [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Quant au surplus des faits accomplis par Joas, ses exploits et ses luttes avec Amacia, roi de Juda, ils sont consignés dans le livre des annales des rois d’Israël.
16 Jehoash died [EUP], and he was buried in Samaria, where the other kings of Israel had been buried. Then his son Jeroboam became the king.
Joas s’endormit avec ses aïeux et fut enterré à Samarie à côté des rois d’Israël. Jéroboam, son fils, lui succéda dans la royauté.
17 Amaziah, the king of Judah, lived for 15 more years after Jehoash, the king of Israel, died.
Après la mort de Joas, fils de Joachaz, roi d’Israël, Amacia, fils de Joas, roi de Juda, régna encore quinze ans.
18 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Amaziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Le reste des actes d’Amacia se trouve consigné dans le livre des annales des rois de Juda.
19 Some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah, so he fled to Lachish [city]. But they followed him there and killed him.
On forma un complot contre lui à Jérusalem; il se réfugia à Lakhich. On envoya des gens à sa poursuite dans cette ville, et ils l’y mirent à mort.
20 They took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it where his ancestors had been buried, in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’.
Puis on le transporta à dos de cheval, et il fut enseveli à Jérusalem, avec ses aïeux, dans la Cité de David.
21 Then all the people of Judah appointed Amaziah’s son Uzziah, when he was 16 years old, to be their king
Tout le peuple de Juda prit Azaria, alors âgé de seize ans, et le proclama roi à la place de son père Amacia.
22 After his father died, Uzziah’s workers captured Elath [city], and it came under the control of Judah again.
Il rebâtit Elat et la restitua à Juda, après que le roi se fut endormi avec ses aïeux.
23 When Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost 15 years, Jeroboam became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 41 years.
La quinzième année d’Amacia, fils de Joas, roi de Juda, Jéroboam, fils de Joas, devint roi d’Israël à Samarie, où il régna quarante et un ans.
24 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did not stop committing the same kind of sins that Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin also.
Il fit le mal aux yeux de l’Eternel, et n’évita aucun des pêchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, qui avait égaré Israël.
25 His soldiers conquered again some of the territory that had previously belonged to Israel, from Hamath [city] in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. That is what Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis worshiped, promised the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai, from Gath-Hepher [town], would happen.
Il rétablit la frontière d’Israël depuis les environs de Hamat jusqu’à la mer de la Plaine, accomplissant la parole de l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, énoncée par l’organe de son serviteur Jonas, fils d’Amittaï, le prophète originaire de Gath-Hahêfer.
26 That happened because Yahweh saw that [the Israelis’ enemies were causing] the Israelis [to] suffer very much. And there was absolutely no one [IDM] who would help them.
L’Eternel avait, en effet, vu la misère extrêmement cruelle d’Israël, son manque de ressources, grandes ou petites, sans personne pour lui prêter assistance.
27 But Yahweh said that he would not destroy Israel completely, so he enabled King Jeroboam to rescue them.
Ne voulant pas effacer le nom d’Israël de dessous les cieux, l’Eternel leur porta secours par la main de Jéroboam, fils de Joas.
28 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Jeroboam did, [about] his fighting courageously in battles, and [about] his [enabling the Israelis to] capture again Damascus and Hamath [cities], they are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Le reste des actes de Jéroboam, tous les faits accomplis par lui, les victoires qu’il remporta et qui lui permirent de restituer à Israël Damas et Hamat, jadis possessions de Juda, tout cela est consigné dans le livre des annales des rois d’Israël.
29 Jeroboam died [EUP], [and was buried] where the other kings of Israel [were buried], and his son Zechariah became the king.
Jéroboam s’endormit avec ses aïeux, les rois d’Israël, et son fils Zacharie lui succéda sur le trône.
