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 était âgé de douze ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna 55 ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Hephtsiba.

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].

Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, selon les abominations des nations que l’Éternel avait dépossédées devant les fils 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.

Et il rebâtit les hauts lieux qu’Ézéchias, son père, avait détruits, et éleva des autels à Baal, et fit une ashère, comme avait fait Achab, roi d’Israël, et il se prosterna devant toute l’armée des cieux, et les 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.”

et il bâtit des autels dans la maison de l’Éternel, de laquelle l’Éternel avait dit: C’est dans Jérusalem que je mettrai mon nom;

5 He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.

et il bâtit des autels à toute l’armée des cieux, 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.

et il fit passer son fils par le feu, et il pronostiquait, et pratiquait les enchantements, et il établit des évocateurs d’esprits et des diseurs de bonne aventure: il fit outre mesure ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, pour le provoquer à colère.

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.

Et l’image de l’ashère qu’il avait faite, il la plaça dans la maison de laquelle l’Éternel avait dit à David et à Salomon, son fils: C’est dans cette maison, et dans Jérusalem que j’ai choisie d’entre toutes les tribus d’Israël, que je mettrai mon nom à 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.”

et je ne ferai plus errer le pied d’Israël loin de la terre que j’ai donnée à leurs pères, si seulement ils prennent garde à faire selon tout ce que je leur ai commandé, et selon toute la loi que leur a commandée 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.

Et ils n’écoutèrent point; et Manassé les fit errer [en les induisant] à faire le mal plus que les nations que l’Éternel avait détruites devant les fils d’Israël.

10 [These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:

Et l’Éternel parla par ses serviteurs les prophètes, disant:

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 pratiqué ces abominations, [et] a fait le mal plus que tout ce qu’ont fait les Amoréens qui ont été avant lui, et qu’il a fait pécher aussi 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].

à cause de cela, ainsi dit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Voici, je fais venir sur Jérusalem et sur Juda un mal tel, que quiconque l’entendra, les deux oreilles lui tinteront;

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].

et j’étendrai sur Jérusalem le cordeau de Samarie et le plomb de la maison d’Achab, et j’écurerai Jérusalem comme on écure un plat: on l’écure et on le tourne sens dessus dessous.

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.

Et j’abandonnerai le reste de mon héritage, et je les livrerai en la main de leurs ennemis; et ils seront le butin et la proie 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 mauvais à mes yeux et qu’ils m’ont provoqué à colère 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].

Et Manassé versa aussi le sang innocent en grande abondance, jusqu’à en remplir Jérusalem d’un bout à l’autre bout, outre son péché par lequel il fit pécher Juda, en faisant ce qui est mauvais 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’.

Et le reste des actes de Manassé, et tout ce qu’il fit, et le péché qu’il commit, 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.

Et Manassé s’endormit 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 était âgé de 22 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna deux ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Meshullémeth, fille de Haruts, de Jotba.

20 Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.

Et il fit ce qui est mauvais 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].

et il marcha dans toute la voie dans laquelle avait marché son père, et il servit les idoles que son père avait servies, 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 l’Éternel, le Dieu de ses pères, et ne marcha pas dans la voie de l’Éternel.

23 Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.

Et les serviteurs d’Amon conspirèrent contre lui, et mirent à mort le roi dans sa 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 pour 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, ce qu’il fit, cela 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.

Et on l’enterra dans son sépulcre, dans le jardin d’Uzza; et Josias, son fils, régna à sa place.