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.’”
Alors Élisée dit: Écoutez la parole de l'Éternel. Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Demain, à cette heure, la mesure de fine farine sera à un sicle, et la double mesure 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!”
Mais l'officier, sur la main duquel le roi s'appuyait, répondit à l'homme de Dieu, et dit: Quand l'Éternel ferait maintenant des fenêtres au ciel, cela arriverait-il? Et Élisée dit: Voici, 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]
Or, il y avait à l'entrée de la porte quatre lépreux; et ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: Pourquoi demeurons-nous 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 parlons d'entrer dans la ville, la famine y est, et nous y mourrons; et si nous demeurons ici, nous mourrons également. Venez donc, et glissons-nous 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!
C'est pourquoi, à l'entrée de la nuit, ils se levèrent pour aller au camp des Syriens, et vinrent jusqu'à l'une des extrémités du camp; 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, de sorte qu'ils s'étaient dit l'un à l'autre: Voici, le roi d'Israël a payé les rois des Héthiens et les rois d'Égypte, pour venir contre 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 s'étaient levés, et s'étaient enfuis à l'entrée de la nuit; et ils avaient laissé leurs tentes, leurs chevaux, leurs ânes, et le camp comme 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.
Ces lépreux pénétrèrent donc jusqu'à l'une des extrémités du camp, entrèrent dans une tente, et mangèrent et burent, y prirent de l'argent, de l'or et des vêtements, puis s'en allèrent et les cachèrent. Après quoi ils revinrent, et entrèrent dans une autre tente, et là aussi ils prirent du butin, qu'ils s'en allèrent cacher.
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 ne faisons pas bien; ce jour est un jour de bonnes nouvelles, et nous gardons le silence! Si nous attendons jusqu'à ce que le jour soit venu, le châtiment nous atteindra. Venez donc, allons l'annoncer 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!”
Ils s'en allèrent donc, appelèrent les gardes des portes de la ville, et le leur annoncèrent, en disant: Nous sommes allés au camp des Syriens; et voici, il n'y a personne, et on n'y entend la voix d'aucun homme; mais il n'y a que des chevaux et des ânes attachés, et les tentes telles qu'elles étaient.
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Alors les gardes des portes crièrent, et transmirent ce rapport à 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.”
Et le roi se leva de nuit et dit à ses serviteurs: Je vais vous dire ce que les Syriens nous ont fait. Ils savent que nous sommes affamés. Ils seront donc sortis du camp pour se cacher dans la campagne, disant: Quand ils seront sortis de la ville, nous les prendrons vifs, 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].”
Mais l'un de ses serviteurs répliqua: Que l'on prenne cinq des chevaux qui sont demeurés de reste dans la ville; voici, ils sont comme tout ce qui y est resté de la multitude d'Israël; ils sont comme toute la multitude d'Israël, qui est consumée. Envoyons-les, et voyons.
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.
Ils prirent donc deux chars avec leurs chevaux; et le roi les envoya après l'armée des Syriens, et leur dit: 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 couvert de hardes et d'armes que les Syriens avaient jetées dans leur précipitation; et les messagers revinrent, 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!
Alors le peuple sortit, et pilla le camp des Syriens, de sorte que la mesure de fine farine fut à un sicle, et la double mesure 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 ayant donné la garde de la porte à l'officier sur la main duquel il s'appuyait, le peuple l'écrasa à la porte, et il en mourut, comme l'avait dit l'homme de Dieu en parlant au roi, quand il 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.
Car, lorsque l'homme de Dieu avait dit au roi: Demain matin à cette heure, à la porte de Samarie, la double mesure d'orge sera à un sicle, et la mesure de fine farine à un sicle,
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: Quand l'Éternel ferait maintenant des fenêtres au ciel, cela arriverait-il? Et l'homme de Dieu avait dit: Voici, 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.
Il lui en arriva donc ainsi; car le peuple l'écrasa à la porte, et il en mourut.
