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].
Et il arriva que, lorsque l’Éternel fit monter Élie aux cieux dans un tourbillon, Élie et Élisée partirent de Guilgal.
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.
Et Élie dit à Élisée: Reste ici, je te prie; car l’Éternel m’envoie jusqu’à Béthel. Et Élisée dit: L’Éternel est vivant, et ton âme est vivante, que je ne te laisserai 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]
Et les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Béthel sortirent vers Élisée, et lui dirent: Sais-tu qu’aujourd’hui l’Éternel va enlever ton maître d’au-dessus de ta tête? Et il dit: Je le sais, moi aussi; taisez-vous.
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].
Et Élie lui dit: Élisée, je te prie, reste ici; car l’Éternel m’envoie à Jéricho. Et il dit: L’Éternel est vivant, et ton âme est vivante, que je ne te laisserai point. Et ils s’en vinrent 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]
Et les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho s’approchèrent d’Élisée, et lui dirent: Sais-tu qu’aujourd’hui l’Éternel va enlever ton maître d’au-dessus de ta tête? Et il dit: Je le sais, moi aussi; taisez-vous.
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.
Et Élie lui dit: Reste ici, je te prie; car l’Éternel m’envoie au Jourdain. Et il dit: L’Éternel est vivant, et ton âme est vivante, que je ne te laisserai point. Et ils s’en allèrent eux 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].
Et 50 hommes d’entre les fils des prophètes allèrent et se tinrent vis-à-vis, à distance; et eux deux se tinrent auprès 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.
Et Élie prit son manteau, et le plia, et frappa les eaux, et elles se divisèrent deçà et delà; et ils passèrent eux 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).”
Et il arriva, quand ils eurent passé, qu’Élie dit à Élisée: Demande ce que je ferai pour toi avant que je sois enlevé d’avec toi. Et Élisée dit: Qu’il y ait, je te prie, une double mesure de ton esprit sur moi.
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.”
Et il dit: Tu as demandé une chose difficile; si tu me vois [quand je serai] enlevé d’avec toi, il en sera ainsi pour toi; sinon, cela ne sera 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).
Et il arriva, comme ils allaient marchant et parlant, que voici un char de feu et des chevaux de feu; et ils les séparèrent l’un de l’autre; et Élie monta aux cieux 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].
Et Élisée le vit, et s’écria: Mon père! mon père! Char d’Israël et sa cavalerie! Et il ne le vit plus. Et il saisit ses vêtements et les déchira en deux pièces;
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’Élie qui était tombé de dessus lui, et s’en retourna, et se tint sur le bord du Jourdain;
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 il prit le manteau d’Élie qui était tombé de dessus lui, et frappa les eaux, et dit: Où est l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Élie? – Lui aussi frappa les eaux, et elles se divisèrent deçà et delà; et Élisée 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.
Et les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho, vis-à-vis, le virent, et ils dirent: L’esprit d’Élie repose sur Élisée. Et ils allèrent à sa rencontre, et se prosternèrent devant lui en terre,
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.”
et lui dirent: Voici, il y a avec tes serviteurs 50 hommes, des hommes vaillants; qu’ils aillent, nous te prions, et qu’ils cherchent ton maître: l’Esprit de l’Éternel l’aura peut-être emporté et l’aura jeté sur quelque montagne ou dans quelque vallée. Et il dit: N’y 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.
Et ils le pressèrent jusqu’à ce qu’il en fut honteux. Et il [leur] dit: Envoyez. Et ils envoyèrent 50 hommes; et ils cherchèrent trois jours, et ne le trouvèrent pas.
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]
Et ils retournèrent vers Élisée (il habitait à Jéricho); et il leur dit: Ne vous avais-je pas dit: N’y 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.”
Et les hommes de la ville dirent à Élisée: Tu vois que l’emplacement de la ville est bon, comme mon seigneur le voit; mais les eaux sont mauvaises, et la terre 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.
Et il dit: Apportez-moi un vase neuf, et mettez-y du sel. Et ils le 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]
Et il sortit vers le lieu d’où sortaient les eaux, et y jeta le sel, et dit: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: J’ai assaini ces eaux; il ne proviendra plus d’ici 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’Élisée avait prononcée.
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!”
Et il monta de là à Béthel; et, comme il montait par le chemin, des petits garçons sortirent de la ville, et se moquèrent de lui, et lui dirent: 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.
Et il se tourna en arrière et les vit, et il les maudit au nom de l’Éternel. Et deux ourses sortirent de la forêt, et déchirèrent d’entre eux 42 enfants.
25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
Et, de là, il se rendit à la montagne de Carmel, d’où il s’en retourna à Samarie.
