2 Kings 2
1 When Yahweh was about to take [the prophet] Elijah up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind), Elijah and [his fellow prophet] Elisha were traveling [south] from Gilgal [town].
Lorsque Yahweh fit monter Elie au ciel dans un tourbillon, Elie s'en allait de Galgala avec Elisée.
2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Bethel [town].” But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went down [together] to Bethel.
Elie dit à Elisée: « Reste ici, je te prie, car Yahweh m'envoie jusqu'à Béthel. » Elisée répondit: « Yahweh est vivant et ton âme est vivante! Je ne te quitterai point! » Et ils descendirent à Béthel.
3 A group of prophets came to Elisha [and Elijah before they entered the town], and they asked Elisha, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” Elisha answered, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
Les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Béthel sortirent vers Elisée, et lui dirent: « Sais-tu que Yahweh enlèvera aujourd'hui ton maître de dessus ta tête? » Il répondit: « Je le sais aussi; tenez-vous en paix. »
4 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha replied [again], “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went [together] to Jericho [city].
Elie lui dit: « Elisée, reste ici, je te prie, car Yahweh m'envoie à Jéricho. » Il répondit: « Yahweh est vivant et ton âme est vivante! Je ne te quitterai point! » Et ils arrivèrent à Jéricho.
5 [As they neared] Jericho, a group of prophets who were from there came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” He answered again, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
Les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho s'approchèrent d'Elisée et lui dirent: « Sais-tu que Yahweh enlèvera aujourd'hui ton maître de dessus ta tête? » Il répondit: « Je le sais aussi; tenez-vous en paix. »
6 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to the Jordan [River].” But [again] Elisha replied, “As certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they continued walking together.
Elie lui dit: « Reste ici, je te prie, car Yahweh m'envoie au Jourdain. » Il répondit: « Yahweh est vivant et ton âme est vivante! Je ne te quitterai point! » Et ils s'en allèrent tous deux.
7 Fifty men from a group of prophets [who were from Jericho] also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan [River].
Cinquante hommes d'entre les fils des prophètes allèrent après eux et se tinrent à distance, à l'opposé, et eux deux s'arrêtèrent au bord du Jourdain.
8 Then Elijah rolled up his cloak and struck the water with it. A path opened up for them through the river, and they walked across [as though they were] on dry ground.
Alors Elie, prenant son manteau, le roula et en frappa les eaux, qui se partagèrent d'un côté et de l'autre, et ils passèrent tous deux à sec.
9 When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before (I am taken away/Yahweh takes me away)?” Elisha replied, “I want to receive twice as much of your power [as you have had, ] (OR enable me to very powerfully continue your ministry).”
Lorsqu'ils eurent passé, Elie dit à Elisée: « Demande ce que tu veux que je fasse pour toi, avant que je sois enlevé d'avec toi. » Elisée répondit: « Que vienne sur moi une double portion de ton esprit? »
10 Elijah replied, “You have asked for something which is difficult [for me to cause to happen]. But, if you see me when (I am taken from you/Yahweh takes me from you), you will get what you are requesting. But if you do not see me, then you will not get it.”
Elie dit: « Tu demandes une chose difficile. Si tu me vois pendant que je serai enlevé d'avec toi, il t'arrivera ainsi; sinon, cela n'arrivera pas. »
11 As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot that had fire [surrounding it], pulled by horses which also had fire [surrounding them], appeared. [The chariot driver] drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind).
Ils continuaient de marcher en s'entretenant, et voici qu'un char de feu et des chevaux de feu les séparèrent l'un de l'autre, et Elie monta au ciel dans un tourbillon.
12 Elisha saw it. He cried out, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [have taken my master away]!” [They disappeared into the sky, ] and Elisha never saw Elijah again. Then Elisha tore his own robe into two pieces [to show that he was sad].
Elisée regardait et criait: « Mon père! mon père! Char d'Israël et ses cavaliers! » Et il ne le vit plus. Il saisit alors ses vêtements et les déchira en deux morceaux,
13 Elijah’s cloak [had fallen off when he was taken away, so] Elisha picked it up and returned to the bank of the Jordan [River].
et il releva le manteau d'Elie qui était tombé de dessus lui. Puis, étant revenu au Jourdain, il s'arrêta sur le bord;
14 He [rolled up the cloak and] struck the water with it, and cried out, “Will Yahweh, the God who [enabled] Elijah [to perform miracles, enable me to do similar things]?” Then the water separated, and a path opened up for him, and Elisha went across.
et, prenant le manteau d'Elie qui était tombé de dessus lui, il en frappa les eaux et dit: « Où est Yahweh, le Dieu d'Elie? Où est-il? » Lorsqu'il eut frappé les eaux, elles se partagèrent d'un côté et de l'autre, et Elisée passa.
15 When the group of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, “Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!” [MTY] They walked over to him and bowed down in front of him.
Les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho, à l'opposé, le virent et dirent: « L'esprit d'Elie repose sur Elisée; » et, allant à sa rencontre, ils se prosternèrent contre terre devant lui.
16 [One of] them said, “Sir, if you permit us, 50 of our strongest men will go and search for your master [on the other side of the river]. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”
Ils lui dirent: « Voici qu'il y a parmi tes serviteurs cinquante hommes vaillants: qu'ils aillent donc chercher ton maître. Peut-être que l'Esprit de Yahweh, l'ayant emporté, l'a jeté sur une des montagnes ou dans une des vallées. » Il répondit: « Ne les envoyez pas. »
17 But they kept insisting. Finally he was tired of saying “No,” and he said, “Okay, send them.” So 50 men searched for three days, but they did not find Elijah.
Mais ils le pressèrent jusqu'à le couvrir de confusion, et il leur dit: « Envoyez-les. » Ils envoyèrent cinquante hommes, qui cherchèrent Elie pendant trois jours, sans le trouver.
18 They returned to Jericho, and Elisha was still there. He said to them, “I told you that you should not go, [because you would not find him]!” [RHQ]
Lorsqu'ils furent de retour auprès d'Elisée, — car il demeurait à Jéricho, — il leur dit: « Ne vous avais-je pas dit: N'allez pas? »
19 Then the leaders of [Jericho] city came to talk with Elisha. One of them said, “Our master, we have a problem. You can see that this is a very nice place [to live in]. But the water is bad, and as a result, crops will not grow on the land.”
Les gens de la ville dirent à Elisée: « Le séjour de la ville est bon, comme le voit mon seigneur; mais les eaux sont mauvaises et le pays est stérile. »
20 Elisha said to them, “Put some salt in a new bowl and bring the bowl to me.” So they brought it to him.
Il dit: « Apportez-moi une écuelle neuve, et mettez-y du sel. » Et ils la lui apportèrent.
21 Then he went out to the spring [from which the people in the town got water]. He threw the salt into the spring. Then he said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘I have made this water good/pure. No longer will anyone die, from having drunk this water, and now crops will be able to grow.’” [LIT]
Il alla vers la source des eaux et, y ayant jeté du sel, il dit: « Ainsi dit Yahweh: J'assainis ces eaux; il n'en proviendra plus ni mort, ni stérilité. »
22 And the water became pure, just as Elisha said it would be. Since that time it has always remained pure.
Et les eaux furent assainies jusqu'à ce jour, selon la parole qu'Elisée avait dite.
23 Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of young boys from Bethel [saw him and] started to make fun of him. They continued shouting, “Go away, you bald-headed man!”
Il monta de là à Béthel; et comme il montait par la route, des petits garçons sortirent de la ville et se moquèrent de lui; ils lui disaient: « Monte, chauve! monte, chauve! »
24 Elisha turned around and looked/glared at them. He asked Yahweh to (curse them/do something bad to them). Immediately two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.
Il se retourna pour les regarder, et il les maudit au nom de Yahweh. Et deux ours sortirent de la forêt et déchirèrent quarante-deux de ces enfants.
25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
De là il alla sur la montagne de Carmel, et de là il revint à Samarie.
