2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Elisée dit: « Ecoutez la parole de Yahweh: Ainsi dit Yahweh: Demain, à cette heure, on aura une mesure de fleur de farine pour un sicle, et deux mesures d’orge pour un sicle, à la porte de Samarie. »
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
L’officier sur la main duquel s’appuyait le roi répondit à l’homme de Dieu et dit: « Quand Yahweh ferait des fenêtres au ciel, cela pourrait-il arriver? » Elisée dit: « Voici que tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n’en mangeras point. »
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Il y avait à l’entrée de la porte quatre lépreux, qui se dirent l’un à l’autre: « Pourquoi resterions-nous ici jusqu’à ce que nous mourrions?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Si nous prenons le parti d’entrer dans la ville, la famine est dans la ville, et nous y mourrons; si nous restons ici, nous mourrons également. Venez donc et jetons-nous dans le camp des Syriens; s’ils nous laissent la vie, nous vivrons, et s’ils nous font mourir, nous mourrons. »
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
Ils se levèrent au crépuscule pour se rendre au camp des Syriens, et ils arrivèrent à l’entrée du camp des Syriens, et voici qu’il n’y avait personne.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Le Seigneur avait fait entendre dans le camp des Syriens un bruit de chars et un bruit de chevaux, le bruit d’une grande armée, et ils s’étaient dit l’un à l’autre: « Voici que le roi d’Israël a pris à sa solde contre nous les rois des Hittites et les rois des Egyptiens pour venir nous attaquer ».
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
Et, se levant, ils avaient pris la fuite au crépuscule, abandonnant leurs tentes, leurs chevaux et leurs ânes, le camp tel qu’il était, et ils s’étaient enfuis pour sauver leur vie.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Les lépreux, arrivés à l’entrée du camp, pénétrèrent dans une tente, et, après avoir bu et mangé, ils en emportèrent de l’argent, de l’or et des vêtements qu’ils allèrent cacher. Ils revinrent, pénétrèrent dans une autre tente et en emportèrent des objets qu’ils allèrent cacher de la même manière.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Alors ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: « Nous n’agissons pas bien. Ce jour est un jour de bonne nouvelle; si nous gardons le silence et si nous attendons jusqu’à la lumière du matin, nous trouverons le châtiment. Venez donc et allons informer la maison du roi. »
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Ils partirent et, ayant appelé les gardes de la porte de la ville, ils leur firent ce rapport: « Nous sommes entrés dans le camp des Syriens, et voici qu’il n’y a personne, ni aucune voix d’homme; il n’y a que des chevaux attachés, des ânes attachés, et les tentes comme elles étaient. »
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Les gardes de la porte poussèrent des cris et portèrent la nouvelle à l’intérieur de la maison du roi.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
Le roi se leva de nuit, et il dit à ses serviteurs: « Je veux vous apprendre ce que nous font les Syriens. Sachant que nous sommes affamés, ils ont quitté leur camp pour se cacher dans les champs, et ils se sont dit: Quand ils sortiront de la ville, nous les saisirons vivants, et nous entrerons dans la ville. »
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
L’un de ses serviteurs prit la parole et dit: « Que l’on prenne cinq des chevaux survivants qui restent encore dans la ville, — voici qu’ils sont comme toute la multitude d’Israël qui y est restée, voici qu’ils sont comme toute la multitude d’Israël qui se meurt, — et nous enverrons voir. »
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
On prit deux chars avec les chevaux, et le roi envoya des hommes sur les traces de l’armée des Syriens, en disant: « Allez et voyez. »
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
Ils Allèrent après eux jusqu’au Jourdain, et voici que toute la route était couverte de vêtements et d’objets que les Syriens avaient jetés, dans leur précipitation. A leur retour, les messagers rapportèrent tout au roi.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
Aussitôt le peuple sortit et pilla le camp des Syriens, et l’on eut une mesure de fleur de farine pour un sicle, et deux mesures d’orge pour un sicle, selon la parole de Yahweh.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
Le roi avait confié la garde de la porte à l’officier sur la main duquel il s’appuyait; mais cet officier y fut foulé aux pieds par le peuple, et il mourut, selon la parole qu’avait dite l’homme de Dieu quand le roi était descendu vers lui.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
En effet, quand l’homme de Dieu avait parlé au roi en disant: « On aura deux mesures d’orge pour un sicle et une mesure de fleur de farine pour un sicle, demain, à cette heure, à la porte de Samarie, »
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
l’officier avait répondu à l’homme de Dieu et dit: « Quand Yahweh ferait des fenêtres au ciel, cela pourrait-il arriver? » Et Elisée avait dit: « Voici que tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n’en mangeras point. »
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
Et c’est ce qui lui arriva: le peuple le foula aux pieds à la porte, et il mourut.
