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.’”

Et Élisée dit: Écoutez la parole de l’Éternel. Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Demain à cette heure-ci, la mesure de fleur de farine sera à un sicle, et les deux mesures d’orge à 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!”

Et le capitaine, sur la main duquel le roi s’appuyait, répondit à l’homme de Dieu, et dit: Voici, quand l’Éternel ferait des fenêtres aux cieux, cela arriverait-il? Et [Élisée] dit: Voici, tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n’en mangeras pas.

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]

Et il y avait à l’entrée de la porte quatre hommes lépreux, et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Pourquoi sommes-nous assis ici jusqu’à ce que nous mourions?

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 disons: Entrons dans la ville, la famine est dans la ville, et nous y mourrons; et si nous restons assis ici, nous mourrons. Et maintenant, venez, et passons dans le camp des Syriens: s’ils nous laissent vivre, 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!

Et ils se levèrent au crépuscule pour entrer dans le camp des Syriens; et ils vinrent jusqu’au bout du camp des Syriens, et voici, 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!”

Car 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 se dirent l’un à l’autre: Voici, le roi d’Israël a pris à sa solde contre nous les rois des Héthiens et les rois des Égyptiens, pour venir sur nous.

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 ils se levèrent au crépuscule, et s’enfuirent; et ils abandonnèrent leurs tentes, et leurs chevaux, et leurs ânes, le camp tel quel; et ils s’enfuirent 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.

Et ces lépreux vinrent jusqu’au bout du camp; et ils entrèrent dans une tente, et mangèrent et burent, et en emportèrent de l’argent, et de l’or, et des vêtements; et ils s’en allèrent et les cachèrent. Et ils retournèrent, et entrèrent dans une autre tente et en emportèrent [du butin], et ils s’en allèrent et le cachèrent.

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!”

Et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Nous ne faisons pas bien. Ce jour est un jour de bonnes nouvelles, et nous nous taisons. Si nous attendons jusqu’à la lumière du matin, l’iniquité nous trouvera. Et maintenant, venez, allons et rapportons-le à 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!”

Et ils vinrent et crièrent aux portiers de la ville, et leur rapportèrent, disant: Nous sommes venus dans le camp des Syriens; et voici, il n’y avait personne, ni voix d’homme, seulement les chevaux attachés, et les 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.

Et les portiers le crièrent et le rapportèrent dans la maison du roi, à l’intérieur.

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.”

Et le roi se leva de nuit, et dit à ses serviteurs: Je veux vous dire ce que les Syriens nous ont fait: ils savent que nous avons faim, et ils sont sortis du camp pour se cacher dans les champs, disant: Ils sortiront hors de la ville, et nous les prendrons 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].”

Et un de ses serviteurs répondit et dit: Qu’on prenne donc cinq des chevaux restants, qui demeurent de reste dans la [ville]; voici, ils sont comme toute la multitude d’Israël qui est de reste en elle; voici, ils sont comme toute la multitude d’Israël qui a péri. Envoyons-les, et nous verrons.

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.

Et ils prirent deux chars avec leurs chevaux, et le roi envoya après le camp des Syriens, 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].

Et ils s’en allèrent après eux jusqu’au Jourdain; et voici, tout le chemin était plein de vêtements et d’objets que les Syriens avaient jetés dans leur fuite précipitée; et les messagers s’en retournèrent et le rapportèrent 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!

Et le peuple sortit, et pilla le camp des Syriens: et la mesure de fleur de farine fut à un sicle, et les deux mesures d’orge à un sicle, selon la parole de l’Éternel.

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.

Et le roi avait préposé à la garde de la porte le capitaine sur la main duquel il s’appuyait; et le peuple le foula aux pieds dans la porte, et il mourut, selon ce qu’avait dit l’homme de Dieu, ce qu’il avait dit 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.

Et il arriva selon la parole que l’homme de Dieu avait adressée au roi, disant: Les deux mesures d’orge seront à un sicle, et la mesure de fleur de farine sera à un sicle, demain à cette heure-ci, 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!”

Et le capitaine avait répondu à l’homme de Dieu, et avait dit: Voici, quand l’Éternel ferait des fenêtres aux cieux, pareille chose arriverait-elle? Et il dit: Voici, tu le verras de tes yeux, mais tu n’en mangeras pas.

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 il lui en arriva ainsi: le peuple le foula aux pieds dans la porte, et il mourut.