2 Kings 8
1 After Elisha caused the son of the woman from Shunem [town] to become alive again, he told her that she should leave with her family and live somewhere else for a while, because Yahweh was going to (send a famine/cause food to become very scarce) in the land. He said that the famine would last for seven years.
Elisée, s’adressant à la femme dont il avait rappelé le fils à la vie, lui dit: "Lève-toi, pars avec les tiens et va séjourner où tu pourras car l’Eternel a fait appel à la famine, et déjà elle arrive dans le pays pour sévir sept années."
2 So the woman did what Elisha told her to do. She and her family went to live in [the] Philistia [region] for seven years.
La femme se leva et, se conformant à la parole de l’homme de Dieu, elle émigra avec les siens et élut domicile dans le pays des Philistins pendant sept années.
3 After the seven years were ended, they returned to their home. The woman went to the king to request that her house and her land be given back to her.
Au bout de ces sept années, la femme revint du pays des Philistins; elle se mit en campagne pour réclamer auprès du roi au sujet de sa maison et de son champ.
4 When she arrived, the king was talking with Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. The king was saying to him, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
Or, le roi était en train de s’entretenir avec Ghéhazi, serviteur de l’homme de Dieu, et lui disait: "Fais-moi donc le récit des grandes choses accomplies par Elisée."
5 While Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had caused the son of a woman [from Shunem] to become alive again, that woman came in and requested the king to enable her to get her house and land back again. Gehazi exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this is the woman whose son Elisha caused to become alive again!”
Tandis qu’il racontait au roi le fait de la résurrection du mort, voici que la femme dont le fils avait été rappelé à la vie vint implorer justice pour sa maison et son champ. Ghéhazi dit: "Mon seigneur le roi, tu vois là la femme en personne et son fils qu’Elisée a rendu à la vie."
6 When the king asked her about it, she told him [that what Gehazi had said was true]. The king summoned one of his officials and said to him, “[I want] everything that this woman possessed previously, including the value of all the crops that have been harvested during these last seven years while she was away from her land, [to] be given back to her.” [So the official did that].
Le roi interrogea la femme, qui lui raconta tout, et le roi la fit accompagner par un officier avec cette mission: "Qu’on lui restitue tout ce qui lui appartient ainsi que tous les produits donnés par son champ du jour où elle a quitté ce pays jusqu’à cette heure."
7 Elisha went to Damascus, [the capital of Syria], when Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was [very] sick. When someone told the king that Elisha was in Damascus,
Elisée vint à Damas, alors que Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, était malade. Le roi en fut informé en ces termes: "L’Homme de Dieu est arrivé en ces lieux."
8 the king told [one of his officials named] Hazael, “Go and talk to that prophet and take a present/gift with you to give to him. Request him to ask Yahweh if I will recover from my illness.”
Le roi dit à Hazaël: "Munis-toi d’un présent et va à la rencontre de l’homme de Dieu. Consulte l’Eternel par son entremise pour savoir si je guérirai de cette maladie."
9 So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, “Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether [you think] he will recover from his illness.”
Hazaël alla au-devant d’Elisée, emmenant avec lui un présent composé de tout ce qu’il y avait de meilleur à Damas, une charge de quarante chameaux; il s’avança, et, se présentant à lui, il dit: "Ton fils Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, m’a envoyé vers toi et demande: Guérirai-je de ma maladie?"
10 Elisha said to Hazael, “Go and say to him, ‘Yes, you will certainly not die from this illness,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die [before he recovers].”
Elisée lui répondit: "Va lui dire: Tu guériras, mais l’Eternel m’a fait voir que sa mort est certaine."
11 Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy/embarrassed. Then [suddenly] Elisha started to cry.
Puis l’homme de Dieu leva ses regards et les tint fixés sur lui jusqu’à le rendre confus; finalement, il se mit à pleurer.
12 Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha replied, “Because [Yahweh has enabled] me [to] know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women [with a sword].”
Hazaël l’interrogea: "Pourquoi, mon seigneur, pleures-tu? C’Est que je sais, répondit-il, combien tu feras de mal aux enfants d’Israël: tu livreras aux flammes leurs forteresses, tu feras périr par l’épée leurs jeunes gens, tu écraseras leurs petits enfants, et tu déchireras le sein de leurs femmes enceintes."
13 Hazael replied, “I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a dog; (how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!)” [RHQ] Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”
Hazaël répliqua: "Mais qu’est donc ton serviteur, ce simple chien, pour accomplir ces hauts faits? C’Est que, répondit Elisée, l’Eternel t’a montré à moi régnant sur la Syrie."
14 Then Hazael left and returned to his master/boss [the king], who asked him, “What did Elisha say?” He replied, “He told me that you would certainly recover.”
Il prit congé d’Elisée et revint auprès de son maître, qui lui demanda: "Que t’a dit Elisée? Il m’a dit que tu guérirais," répondit-il.
15 But the next day, [while the king was sleeping, ] Hazael took a blanket and soaked it in water. Then he spread it on the king’s face [in order that he could not breathe], and he died. Then Hazael became the king of Syria instead of Ben-Hadad.
Le lendemain, il prit la couverture, la trempa dans l’eau et l’étendit sur la figure du roi, de sorte qu’il mourut. Hazaël s’empara de la royauté à sa place.
16 After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.
La cinquième année du règne de Joram, fils d’Achab (roi d’Israël alors que Josaphat était roi de Juda), Joram, fils de Josaphat, devint roi de Juda.
17 He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
Agé de trente-deux ans à son avènement, il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
18 His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil.
Il suivit la conduite des rois d’Israël, agissant comme la maison d’Achab; car il avait pris pour femme une fille d’Achab. Il fit donc ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Eternel.
19 But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him [very well]. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.
Cependant le Seigneur, en faveur de David, son serviteur, ne voulut pas détruire Juda, fidèle à la promesse qu’il lui avait faite de lui assurer à jamais un domaine à lui et à ses descendants.
20 During the time that Jehoram ruled, [the king of] Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king.
De son temps, Edom, faisant défection, se rendit indépendant de Juda et se donna un roi.
21 So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair [city near the border of Edom]. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes.
Joram passa à Çaïr, avec toute sa cavalerie. En pleine nuit, il se leva pour attaquer les Iduméens qui le cernaient lui et les chefs de la cavalerie, mais le peuple chercha un refuge dans ses tentes.
22 So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah [city] also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.
Edom secoua ainsi la domination de Juda jusqu’à ce jour; à la même époque, Libna se rendit également indépendante.
23 [If you want to read about] the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Le reste de l’histoire de Joram et ses faits et gestes sont consignés dans le livre des annales des rois de Juda.
24 Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.
Joram s’endormit avec ses pères, et fut enseveli à côté d’eux dans la Cité de David. Achazia, son fils, lui succéda.
25 After Ahab’s son Joram has been ruling in Israel for almost twelve years, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king of Judah.
La douzième année du règne de Joram, fils d’Achab, roi d’Israël, Achazia, fils de Joram, devint roi de Juda.
26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for [only] one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, [the daughter of King Ahab and] the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
Achazia avait vingt-deux ans à son avènement, et il régna un an à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Athalie; elle était fille d’Omri, roi d’Israël.
27 King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.
Il imita la conduite de la maison d’Achab, faisant, comme elle, ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Eternel, en digne allié de la maison d’Achab.
28 Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Syria. Their armies started fighting at Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and the soldiers of Syria wounded Joram.
Il fit, de concert avec Joram, fils d’Achab, une expédition militaire contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie, du côté de Ramot-Galaad; las Syriens blessèrent Joram.
29 King Joram returned to Jezreel [city] to recover from his wounds. King Ahaziah went to visit him there.
Alors le roi Joram s’en retourna chez lui, pour se remettre à Jezreël des blessures que lui avaient infligées les Syriens à Rama, lors de sa campagne contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie. Achazia, fils de Joram, roi de Juda, descendit pour rendre visite à Joram, fils d’Achab, à Jezreël, au cours de sa maladie.
