2 Rois 13
1 La vingt-troisième année de Joas, fils d’Ochozias, roi de Juda, Joachaz, fils de Jéhu, régna sur Israël, à Samarie; il régna dix-sept ans.
In the twenty-third year of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, the king of Judah, Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for seventeen years.
2 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh; il imita les péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nabat, qui avait fait pécher Israël, et il ne s’en détourna point.
And he did evil before the Lord. And he followed the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. And he did not turn aside from these.
3 La colère de Yahweh s’enflamma contre Israël, et il les livra entre les mains de Hazaël, roi de Syrie, et entre les mains de Benhadad, fils de Hazaël, tout le temps.
And the fury of the Lord was enraged against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael, the king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, during all the days.
4 Joachaz implora Yahweh; et Yahweh l’écouta, car il vit l’angoisse d’Israël, opprimé par le roi de Syrie.
But Jehoahaz petitioned the face of the Lord, and the Lord heeded him. For he saw the anguish of Israel, because the king of Syria had oppressed them.
5 Et Yahweh donna un libérateur à Israël; soustraits à la puissance des Syriens, les enfants d’Israël habitèrent dans leurs tentes comme auparavant.
And the Lord gave a savior to Israel. And they were freed from the hand of the king of Syria. And the sons of Israel lived in their tabernacles, just as yesterday and the day before.
6 Mais ils ne se détournèrent pas des péchés de la maison de Jéroboam, qui avait fait pécher Israël; ils y marchèrent, et même l’aschérah resta debout à Samarie.
Yet truly, they did not withdraw from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had caused Israel to sin. Instead, they walked by them. And there was even a sacred grove still remaining in Samaria.
7 Car Yahweh ne laissa à Joachaz d’autre peuple armé, que cinquante cavaliers, dix chars et dix mille hommes de pied; car le roi de Syrie les avait fait périr et les avait rendus semblables à la poussière qu’on foule aux pieds.
And there was left to Jehoahaz from the people nothing but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. For the king of Syria had killed them, and he had reduced them to become like dust on a threshing floor.
8 Le reste des actes de Joachaz, tout ce qu’il a fait, et ses exploits, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?
But the rest of the words of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his strength, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
9 Joachaz se coucha avec ses pères, et on l’enterra à Samarie; et Joas, son fils, régna à sa place.
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Joash, his son, reigned in his place.
10 La trente-septième année de Joas, roi de Juda, Joas, fils de Joachaz, régna sur Israël, à Samarie; il régna seize ans.
In the thirty-seventh year of Jehoash, the king of Judah, Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for sixteen years.
11 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh; il ne se détourna d’aucun des péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nabat, qui avait fait pécher Israël; il y marcha.
And he did what is evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn aside from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. Instead, he walked by them.
12 Le reste des actes de Joas, tout ce qu’il a fait, ses exploits, et comment il combattait avec Amasias, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?
But the rest of the words of Joash, and all that he did, and his strength, the manner in which he fought against Amaziah, the king of Judah, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
13 Joas se coucha avec ses pères, et Jéroboam s’assit sur son trône; et Joas fut enterré à Samarie avec les rois d’Israël.
And Joash slept with his fathers. Then Jeroboam sat upon his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel.
14 Elisée souffrait de la maladie dont il mourut. Joas, roi d’Israël, descendit vers lui, et il pleura sur son visage, en disant: « Mon père! mon père! Char d’Israël et ses cavaliers! »
Now Elisha was sick of the infirmity from which he also died. And Joash, the king of Israel, descended to him. And he was weeping before him, and saying: “My father, my father! The chariot of Israel and its driver!”
15 Elisée lui dit: « Prends un arc et des flèches. » Et il prit un arc et des flèches.
And Elisha said to him, “Bring a bow and arrows.” And when he had brought a bow and arrows to him,
16 Et Elisée dit au roi d’Israël: « Mets ta main sur l’arc. » Quand il eut mis sa main sur l’arc, Elisée mit ses mains sur les mains du roi,
he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow.” And when he had placed his hand, Elisha placed his own hands over the hands of the king.
17 et dit: « Ouvre la fenêtre du côté de l’orient; » et il l’ouvrit. Elisée dit: « Lance une flèche; » et il lança une flèche. Elisée dit: « C’est une flèche de délivrance de la part de Yahweh, une flèche de délivrance contre les Syriens! Tu battras les Syriens à Aphec jusqu’à leur extermination. »
And he said, “Open the window toward the east.” And when he had opened it, Elisha said, “Shoot an arrow.” And he shot it. And Elisha said: “It is the arrow of the salvation of the Lord, and the arrow of salvation against Syria. And you shall strike the Syrians at Aphek, until you consume them.”
18 Elisée dit encore: « Prends les flèches. » Et il les prit. Elisée dit au roi d’Israël: « Frappe contre le sol. » Il frappa le sol trois fois, et s’arrêta.
And he said, “Take the arrows.” And when he had taken them, he then said to him, “Strike an arrow against the ground.” And when he had struck three times, and he had stood still,
19 L’homme de Dieu s’irrita contre lui et dit: « Il fallait frapper le sol cinq ou six fois; alors tu aurais battu les Syriens jusqu’à leur extermination; mais maintenant tu battras trois fois les Syriens. »
the man of God became angry against him. And he said: “If you had struck five or six or seven times, you would have struck down Syria, even until it was consumed. But now you will strike it three times.”
20 Elisée mourut, et on l’enterra. Les bandes de Moab pénétraient dans le pays quand revenait l’année nouvelle.
Then Elisha died, and they buried him. And the robbers from Moab came into the land in the same year.
21 Comme on enterrait un homme, voici que l’on aperçut une de ces bandes, et l’on jeta l’homme dans le sépulcre d’Elisée. L’homme toucha les os d’Elisée, et il reprit vie, et se leva sur ses pieds.
But certain ones who were burying a man saw the robbers, and they cast the dead body into the sepulcher of Elisha. But when it had touched the bones of Elisha, the man revived, and he stood upon his feet.
22 Hazaël, roi de Syrie, avait opprimé Israël pendant toute la vie de Joachaz.
Now Hazael, the king of Syria, afflicted Israel during all the days of Jehoahaz.
23 Mais Yahweh leur fit miséricorde et eut compassion d’eux; il se tourna vers eux, à cause de son alliance avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob; il ne voulut pas les détruire, et il ne les a pas rejetés de sa face jusqu’à présent.
But the Lord took pity on them, and he returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And he was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them out completely, even to the present time.
24 Hazaël, roi de Syrie, mourut, et Benhadad, son fils, régna à sa place.
Then Hazael, the king of Syria, died. And Benhadad, his son, reigned in his place.
25 Joas, fils de Joachaz, reprit des mains de Benhadad, fils de Hazaël, les villes que Hazaël avait enlevées dans la guerre à Joachaz, son père. Joas le battit trois fois, et il recouvra les villes d’Israël.
Now Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, by a just war, took the cities from the hand of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, which he had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz, his father. Joash struck him three times, and he restored the cities to Israel.
