< 2 Kings 21 >
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
Manassé avait douze ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna cinquante-cinq ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Héphziba.
2 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He imitated the disgusting things that were formerly done by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land of Israel as his people advanced [through the land].
Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, selon les abominations des nations que l'Éternel avait chassées devant les enfants d'Israël.
3 He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines [for worshiping Yahweh] that his father Hezekiah had destroyed [because they were not in the place that Yahweh had said they should worship him]. He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping Baal. He made [a statue of the goddess] Asherah, like Ahab the king of Israel had done [previously]. And Manasseh worshiped [DOU] the stars.
Il rebâtit les hauts lieux qu'Ézéchias, son père, avait détruits; il éleva des autels à Baal et fit une idole d'Astarté, comme avait fait Achab, roi d'Israël; il se prosterna devant toute l'armée du ciel et la servit.
4 He directed his workers to build altars [for worshiping foreign gods] in the temple of Yahweh, about which Yahweh had said, “It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship [MTY] me, forever.”
Il bâtit des autels dans la maison de Yahvé, dont Yahvé avait dit: « Je mettrai mon nom à Jérusalem. »
5 He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
Il bâtit des autels pour toute l'armée du ciel dans les deux parvis de la maison de l'Éternel.
6 He even sacrificed his own son by burning [him in a fire]. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and magic rituals. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh considered to be extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry.
Il fit passer son fils par le feu, pratiqua la sorcellerie, utilisa des enchantements et eut recours à des esprits familiers et à des magiciens. Il fit beaucoup de mal à Yahvé, pour l'irriter.
7 He placed the statue of the goddess Asherah in the temple, the place about which Yahweh had said to David and his son Solomon, “My temple will be here in Jerusalem. This is the city that I have chosen from all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel, where I want people to worship me, forever.
Il mit l'image gravée d'Asherah qu'il avait faite dans la maison dont Yahvé avait dit à David et à Salomon, son fils: « Dans cette maison et à Jérusalem, que j'ai choisie parmi toutes les tribus d'Israël, je mettrai mon nom pour toujours;
8 And if the Israeli people obey all my commands and all the laws that I gave to Moses, the man who served me [very well], I will not again force them to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors.”
je ne ferai plus errer les pieds d'Israël hors du pays que j'ai donné à leurs pères, si seulement ils s'appliquent à faire tout ce que je leur ai commandé et toute la loi que leur a prescrite mon serviteur Moïse. »
9 But the people did not heed Yahweh. And Manasseh persuaded them to commit sins that are more evil than the sins that were committed by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land as the Israeli people advanced.
Mais ils n'écoutèrent pas, et Manassé les séduisit pour qu'ils fassent ce qui est mauvais, plus que ne l'ont fait les nations que Yahvé a détruites devant les enfants d'Israël.
10 [These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
Yahvé parla par ses serviteurs les prophètes, et dit:
11 “Manasseh, the king of Judah, has done these abominable things, things that are much worse than the things that the Amor people-group did in this land long ago. He has persuaded the people of Judah to sin by [worshiping] idols.
Parce que Manassé, roi de Juda, a commis ces abominations, parce qu'il a fait plus de mal que les Amoréens qui l'ont précédé, et parce qu'il a fait pécher Juda par ses idoles,
12 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people worship, say: I will the cause the people of Jerusalem and the rest of Judah to experience great disasters. It will be terrible, with the result that everyone who hears about it will be stunned [MTY].
Yahvé, le Dieu d'Israël, dit: Voici, je vais faire venir sur Jérusalem et sur Juda un tel malheur que, si quelqu'un en entend parler, ses deux oreilles se crisperont.
13 I will judge and punish [MET] the people of Jerusalem like I punished the family of King Ahab [of Israel]. I will (wipe Jerusalem clean/remove all the people from Jerusalem), like [MET] people wipe a plate and then turn it upside down [after they have finished eating, to show that they are now satisfied].
J'étendrai sur Jérusalem la ligne de Samarie et le fil à plomb de la maison d'Achab, et j'essuierai Jérusalem comme on essuie un plat, en l'essuyant et en le retournant.
14 And I will abandon the people who remain alive, and I will allow their enemies to conquer them and steal everything valuable from their land.
Je rejetterai le reste de mon héritage et je le livrerai entre les mains de ses ennemis. Ils seront la proie et le butin de tous leurs ennemis,
15 I will do this because my people have done things that I consider to be very evil, things which have caused me to become very angry. They have caused me to become angry continually, ever since their ancestors left Egypt.”
parce qu'ils ont fait ce qui est mal à mes yeux et qu'ils m'ont irrité depuis le jour où leurs pères sont sortis d'Égypte jusqu'à ce jour.'"
16 Manasseh [commanded his officials to] kill many innocent people in Jerusalem, with the result that their blood flowed in the streets. He did this in addition to persuading the people of Judah to sin against Yahweh [by worshiping idols].
Manassé répandit beaucoup de sang innocent, jusqu'à remplir Jérusalem d'un bout à l'autre, sans compter le péché qu'il fit commettre à Juda, en faisant ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel.
17 [If you want to know more about] all the things that Manasseh did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Le reste des actes de Manassé, tout ce qu'il a fait, et le péché qu'il a commis, cela n'est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois de Juda?
18 Manasseh died [EUP] and was buried in the garden outside his palace, the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became the king.
Manassé se coucha avec ses pères et fut enterré dans le jardin de sa maison, dans le jardin d'Uzza; et Amon, son fils, régna à sa place.
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He ruled Judah from Jerusalem for [only] two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth. She was from Jotbah [town], and was the granddaughter of Haruz.
Amon avait vingt-deux ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna deux ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Meshullemeth, fille de Haruz, de Jotba.
20 Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, comme avait fait Manassé, son père.
21 He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
Il marcha dans toutes les voies où marchait son père, il servit les idoles que son père servait et se prosterna devant elles;
22 He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
et il abandonna Yahvé, le Dieu de ses pères, et ne marcha pas dans la voie de Yahvé.
23 Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
Les serviteurs d'Amon conspirèrent contre lui et firent mourir le roi dans sa propre maison.
24 But then the people of Judah killed all those who had assassinated King Amon, and they appointed his son Josiah to be their king.
Mais le peuple du pays tua tous ceux qui avaient conspiré contre le roi Amon, et le peuple du pays établit roi Josias, son fils, à sa place.
25 [If you want to read about] [RHQ] the other things that Amon did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Et le reste des actes d'Amon qu'il a accomplis, n'est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois de Juda?
26 Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.
Il fut enterré dans son tombeau, dans le jardin d'Uzza, et Josias, son fils, régna à sa place.