1 Rois 19
1 Et Achab raconta à Jézabel tout ce qu’Élie avait fait, et, en détail, 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 Et Jézabel envoya un messager à Élie, disant: Ainsi [me] fassent les dieux, et ainsi ils y ajoutent, si demain, à cette heure, je ne mets ton âme comme l’âme de l’un d’eux!
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 Et voyant cela, il se leva, et s’en alla pour sa vie, et vint à Beër-Shéba, qui appartient à Juda, et il y laissa son jeune homme.
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 Et il s’en alla, lui, dans le désert, le chemin d’un jour, et vint et s’assit sous un genêt; et il demanda la mort pour son âme, et dit: C’est assez! maintenant, Éternel, prends mon âme, 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 Et il se coucha, et dormit sous le genêt. Et voici, un ange le toucha, et lui dit: Lève-toi, 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 Et il regarda, et voici, à son chevet, un gâteau cuit sur les pierres chaudes, et une cruche d’eau; et il mangea et but, et 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 Et l’ange de l’Éternel revint une seconde fois, et le toucha, et dit: Lève-toi, mange, car le chemin 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 Et il se leva, et mangea et but; et il alla, avec la force de ces aliments, 40 jours et 40 nuits, jusqu’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 Et là, il entra dans la caverne, et y passa la nuit. Et voici, la parole de l’Éternel vint à lui et lui dit: Que fais-tu ici, Élie?
He went into a cave there and slept there that night. [The next morning, ] Yahweh said to him “Elijah, why are you here?”
10 Et il dit: J’ai été très jaloux pour l’Éternel, le Dieu des armées; car les fils d’Israël ont abandonné ton alliance, ils ont renversé tes autels et ils ont tué tes prophètes par l’épée, et je suis resté, moi seul, et ils cherchent ma vie pour me l’ôter.
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 Et il dit: Sors, et tiens-toi sur la montagne devant l’Éternel. Et voici, l’Éternel passa, et devant l’Éternel un grand vent impétueux déchirait les montagnes et brisait les rochers: l’Éternel n’était pas dans le vent. Et après le vent, un tremblement de terre: l’Éternel 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 Et après le tremblement de terre, du feu: l’Éternel n’était pas dans le feu. Et après le feu, une voix douce, subtile.
Then there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. Then there was a sound like someone whispering quietly.
13 Et il arriva, quand Élie l’entendit, qu’il enveloppa son visage dans son manteau, et sortit et se tint à l’entrée de la caverne. Et voici, une voix lui [parla], 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 Et il dit: J’ai été très jaloux pour l’Éternel, le Dieu des armées; car les fils d’Israël ont abandonné ton alliance, ils ont renversé tes autels et ils ont tué tes prophètes par l’épée, et je suis resté, moi seul, et ils cherchent ma vie pour me l’ôter.
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 Et l’Éternel lui dit: Va, retourne par ton chemin, vers le désert de Damas, et quand tu seras arrivé, tu oindras Hazaël pour qu’il soit roi sur la 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 et Jéhu, fils de Nimshi, tu l’oindras pour qu’il soit roi sur Israël, et tu oindras Élisée, fils de Shaphath, d’Abel-Mehola, pour qu’il soit 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 Et il arrivera que celui qui échappera à l’épée de Hazaël, Jéhu le fera mourir; et celui qui échappera à l’épée de Jéhu, Élisée le fera mourir.
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 je me suis réservé en Israël 7 000 [hommes], tous les genoux qui n’ont pas fléchi devant Baal, et toutes les bouches qui ne l’ont pas embrassé.
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 s’en alla de là, et trouva Élisée, fils de Shaphath; et il labourait avec douze paires [de bœufs] devant lui, et lui était avec la douzième. Et Élie passa vers lui et jeta son manteau sur lui.
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 Et il abandonna les bœufs, et courut après Élie, et dit: Que j’embrasse, je te prie, mon père et ma mère, et je m’en irai après toi. Et il lui dit: Va, retourne; 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 Et il s’en retourna d’auprès de lui, et prit la paire de bœufs, et en fit un sacrifice; et, avec le harnachement des bœufs, il fit cuire leur chair et la donna au peuple, et ils mangèrent; et il se leva et s’en alla après Élie; et il le servait.
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.
