1 Rois 19
1 Achab raconta à Jézabel tout ce qu'Élie avait fait, et comment il avait tué par l'épée tous les prophètes.
When Ahab got home, he told [his wife] Jezebel what Elijah had done. He told her that Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal.
2 Alors Jézabel envoya un messager à Élie, en disant: « Que les dieux me fassent ainsi, et plus encore, si je ne fais pas de ta vie la vie de l'un d'eux, demain à cette heure-ci! ».
So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “By this time tomorrow I will have [killed] you, just like you [killed all those prophets of Baal]. If I do not do that, I hope the gods will kill me.”
3 Dès qu'il vit cela, il se leva et courut pour sauver sa vie, et il arriva à Beersheba, qui appartient à Juda, et il y laissa son serviteur.
When Elijah received [her message], he was afraid. So [taking his servant with him], he fled in order that he would not be killed. He went [far south] to Beersheba, in Judah. He left his servant there.
4 Mais lui-même fit une journée de marche dans le désert, et vint s'asseoir sous un genévrier. Puis il demanda pour lui-même à mourir, et dit: « C'est assez. Maintenant, Yahvé, ôte-moi la vie, car je ne suis pas meilleur que mes pères. »
Then he went by himself further [south] into the desert. He walked all day. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that [Yahweh] would allow him to die. He said, “Yahweh, I’ve had enough. So allow me to die, because for me to live is no better than [being with] my ancestors [who have died].”
5 Il se coucha et dormit sous un genévrier; et voici qu'un ange le toucha et lui dit: « Lève-toi et mange! »
Then he lay down under the broom tree and slept. But while he was sleeping, an angel touched him and [woke him up and] said to him, “Get up and eat some food!”
6 Il regarda, et voici qu'il y avait à sa tête un gâteau cuit sur les charbons, et une cruche d'eau. Il mangea et but, puis il se recoucha.
Elijah looked around and saw some bread which had been baked on hot stones, and he also saw a jar of water. So he ate some bread and drank some water and lay down [to sleep] again.
7 L'ange de Yahvé revint une seconde fois, le toucha et lui dit: « Lève-toi et mange, car le voyage est trop long pour toi. »
Then the angel [who had been sent by] Yahweh came again and touched him, and said, “Get up and eat some [more] food, because you need [more strength] to go on a long journey.”
8 Il se leva, mangea et but, et alla, à la force de cette nourriture, quarante jours et quarante nuits, à Horeb, la montagne de Dieu.
So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain [that was dedicated to] God.
9 Il arriva dans une caverne, où il campa. Et voici que la parole de Yahvé lui fut adressée, et il lui dit: « Que fais-tu ici, Elie? »
He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
10 Il dit: « J'ai été très jaloux de Yahvé, le Dieu des armées, car les enfants d'Israël ont abandonné ton alliance, renversé tes autels et tué tes prophètes par l'épée. Il ne reste que moi, moi seul, et ils cherchent à m'enlever la vie. »
Elijah replied, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
11 Il dit: « Sors et tiens-toi sur la montagne devant Yahvé. » Voici que Yahvé passait, et un vent grand et fort déchirait les montagnes et brisait les rochers devant Yahvé; mais Yahvé n'était pas dans le vent. Après le vent, il y eut un tremblement de terre; mais Yahvé n'était pas dans le tremblement de terre.
Yahweh said to him, “Go out and stand in front of me on this mountain while I pass by.” [Suddenly] a strong windstorm struck the mountain. As a result, rocks were loosened from the mountainside. But Yahweh was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
12 Après le tremblement de terre, il y eut un feu; mais Yahvé n'était pas dans le feu. Après le feu, il y eut une petite voix calme.
Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
13 Lorsque Élie l'entendit, il enveloppa son visage dans son manteau, sortit et se tint à l'entrée de la caverne. Et voici qu'une voix s'approcha de lui et dit: « Que fais-tu ici, Élie? »
When Elijah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face. He went out of the cave and stood at its entrance. And he heard Yahweh speaking to him, saying again, “Elijah, why are you here?”
14 Il dit: « J'ai été très jaloux de Yahvé, le Dieu des armées, car les enfants d'Israël ont abandonné ton alliance, jeté tes autels et tué tes prophètes par l'épée. Il ne reste que moi, moi seul, et ils cherchent à m'enlever la vie. »
He replied again, “I have zealously served you, Yahweh, God Almighty. But the Israeli people have broken the agreement that they made with you. They have torn down your altars, and they have killed all of your prophets. I am the only one whom they have not killed, and now they are trying to kill me, too. [So I am running away from them].”
15 Yahvé lui dit: « Va, retourne sur ton chemin dans le désert de Damas. A ton arrivée, oint Hazaël comme roi de Syrie.
Then Yahweh told him, “Go back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint [with olive oil] a man named Hazael, [to appoint him] to be the king of Syria.
16 Oint Jéhu, fils de Nimshi, comme roi d'Israël, et oint Élisée, fils de Shaphat, d'Abel Meholah, comme prophète à ta place.
Then anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be the king of Israel, and also anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, from Abel-Meholah [town], to become my prophet after you are dead.
17 Celui qui échappera à l'épée de Hazaël, Jehu le tuera; et celui qui échappera à l'épée de Jehu, Élisée le tuera.
Hazael’s army [will kill many people, and] those who escape from [being killed by] his army will be killed by Jehu’s [army], and those who escape from [being killed by] Jehu’s army will be killed by Elisha.
18 Mais j'en ai réservé sept mille en Israël, tous ceux dont les genoux n'ont pas fléchi devant Baal et toutes les bouches qui ne l'ont pas baisé. »
But [you need to know that] there are still 7,000 people in Israel who have never bowed to [worship] Baal or kissed his [idol].”
19 Et il partit de là et trouva Élisée, fils de Shaphat, qui labourait avec douze jougs de bœufs devant lui, et lui avec le douzième. Élie s'approcha de lui et le revêtit de son manteau.
So Elijah went [to Syria] and found Elisha as he was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were eleven other men who were in front of him, plowing with teams of oxen in the same field. Elijah went to Elisha, and took off his own coat and put it on Elisha, [to show Elisha that he wanted him to take his place as a prophet. Then he started to walk away].
20 Élisée laissa les bœufs, courut après Élie et dit: « Laisse-moi, s'il te plaît, embrasser mon père et ma mère, et ensuite je te suivrai. » Il lui dit: « Va-t'en, car que t'ai-je fait? »
Elisha left the oxen standing there and ran after Elijah, and said to him, “I will go with you, but first let me kiss my parents goodbye.” Elijah replied, “Okay, go home. But do not forget why I have [given my cloak] to you!”
21 Il s'en retourna après l'avoir suivi, prit le joug des bœufs, les tua, fit bouillir leur viande avec l'équipement des bœufs, et la donna au peuple; et ils mangèrent. Puis il se leva, alla après Élie, et le servit.
So Elisha went back [to his oxen]. He killed them [and cut them in pieces] and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people [in his town], and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.
