2 Kings 22
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years. His mother was Jedidah and his grandfather was Adaiah from Bozkath [town].
Josias avait huit ans en montant sur le trône, et il régna trente et un ans à Jérusalem; sa mère s’appelait Yedida, fille d’Adaya, de Bocekat.
2 Josiah did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life as his ancestor King David had done. He completely obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
Il fit ce qui plaît aux yeux de l’Eternel, suivant en tout la voie de son aïeul David, sans s’en écarter à droite ni à gauche.
3 After Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he sent his secretary Shaphan, the son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, to the temple with these instructions:
La dix-huitième année de son règne, le roi Josias envoya son secrétaire Chafan, fils d’Açalyahou, fils de Mechoullam, dans la maison du Seigneur en lui disant:
4 “Go to Hilkiah, the Supreme Priest, and tell him to give me a report, telling me how much money the men who guard the doors of the temple have collected from the people [as offerings].
"Va auprès de Hilkiyyahou, le grand-prêtre, et qu’il réunisse tout l’argent qui a été apporté dans la maison du Seigneur et recueilli des mains du peuple par les gardiens du seuil,
5 Then tell him to give all that money to the men who are supervising the work of repairing the temple.
afin qu’on le remette aux directeurs des travaux, chargés de l’entretien du temple, lesquels l’emploieront à payer les ouvriers occupés dans la maison de Dieu à restaurer l’édifice:
6 They must give that money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and they should also buy the timber and the stones that they will use to repair the temple.
charpentiers, constructeurs, maçons; ils achèteront aussi le bois et les pierres de taille destinés à la réparation du temple.
7 But the men who supervise the work will not be required to make a report on the money that is given to them, saying what they spent it for, because those men are completely honest.”
Mais on ne demandera pas de comptes aux hommes à qui on confie l’argent, car ils agissent avec loyauté.
8 [After Shaphan said that to Hilkiah] the king’s secretary, Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which is written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he started to read it.
A cette occasion, Hilkiyyahou, le grand-prêtre, dit à Chafan, le secrétaire: "Le livre de la loi a été trouvé par moi dans le temple du Seigneur et il le remit à Chafan, qui le lut.
9 Then Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your temple guards have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the work of repairing the temple.”
Chafan, le secrétaire, revint auprès du roi et lui rendit compte de sa mission: "Tes serviteurs, dit-il, se sont fait verser l’argent qui se trouvait dans le temple, et l’ont remis entre les mains des directeurs des travaux, chargés de l’entretien de la maison du Seigneur."
10 Then Shaphan said to the king, [“I have brought to you] a scroll that Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
Il compléta ainsi son récit: "Hilkiyya, le pontife, m’a remis un livre;" et Chafan en fit la lecture devant le roi.
11 When the king heard the laws that were written in the scroll that Shaphan was reading to him, he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed].
En entendant les termes du livre de la loi, le roi déchira ses vêtements,
12 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micaiah’s son Achbor, and to Asaiah, the king’s special advisor:
et donna cet ordre à Hilkiyya, le pontife, à Ahikam, fils de Chafan, à Akhbor, fils de Mikhaya, à Chafan, le secrétaire, et à Assaya, officier royal:
13 “Go and ask Yahweh for me and for all the people of Judah, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what was written on this scroll, things that we [should have done].”
"Allez consulter l’Eternel pour moi, pour le peuple, pour tout Juda, au sujet de ce livre qu’on vient de trouver, car grande est la colère divine allumée contre nous par le refus de nos ancêtres à écouter et à pratiquer les commandements qui nous sont prescrits dans ce livre."
14 So Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to (consult/talk with) a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer/northern part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple] (OR, [by the king]). [Those five men told her about the scroll].
Hilkiyyahou, le pontife, Ahikam, Akhbor, Chafan et Assaya se rendirent auprès de la prophétesse Houlda, femme du gardien des vêtements, Challoum, fils de Tikva, fils de Harhas; elle demeurait à Jérusalem dans le deuxième quartier. Quand ils lui eurent parlé,
15 She said to them, “This is what Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
elle leur répliqua: "Voici ce qu’a dit l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël: Annoncez à l’homme qui vous a envoyés auprès de moi.
16 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause all the people who live here in Jerusalem to experience a disaster, which is what was written in the scroll that the king has read.
Ainsi a parlé l’Eternel: Je vais amener le malheur sur cette contrée et ses habitants, toutes les choses prédites dans le livre qu’a lu le roi de Juda,
17 I will do that because they have abandoned me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry by [worshiping] the idols that they have made (OR, by all the wicked things that they have done), and my anger is like [MET] a fire that will not be put out.”
parce qu’ils m’ont abandonné et ont offert l’encens à des dieux étrangers, m’irritant par toutes les œuvres de leurs mains; aussi ma colère s’est-elle allumée contre cette contrée, pour ne plus s’éteindre.
18 The king of Judah sent you to inquire what I, Yahweh, wanted you to do, so this is what you should say to him: “Because you have heeded what was written in the scroll,
Quant au roi de Juda qui vous envoie pour consulter l’Eternel, voici ce que vous lui direz: Ainsi a parlé l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, au sujet de ce que tu viens d’entendre:
19 and you repented and humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn you [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you. I said that I would cause this city to be abandoned. It will be a city whose name people will use when they curse someone. But I have heard what you prayed,
Puisque ton cœur s’est attendri, et que tu t’es humilié devant l’Eternel en entendant que j’ai décrété la désolation et la malédiction contre cette contrée et ses habitants, puisque tu as déchiré tes vêtements et versé des larmes devant moi, de mon côté, je t’ai exaucé, dit l’Eternel.
20 so I will allow you to die [EUP] and be buried peacefully. I will cause the people who live here to experience a terrible disaster, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” After the men heard that, they returned to King Josiah and gave him that message.
Je te réunirai donc à tes ancêtres, tu iras les rejoindre en paix dans la tombe, et tes yeux ne verront pas les malheurs que je déchaînerai sur cette contrée." Ils rendirent compte de leur mission au roi.
