1 Rois 21
1 Et il arriva, après ces choses, que Naboth, le Jizreélite, avait une vigne qui était à Jizreël, à côté du palais d’Achab, roi de Samarie.
King Ahab had a palace in Jezreel [city]. Near the palace was a vineyard owned by a man from that city whose name was Naboth.
2 Et Achab parla à Naboth, disant: Donne-moi ta vigne afin que j’en fasse un jardin potager, car elle est proche, à côté de ma maison, et je te donnerai à sa place une meilleure vigne que celle-là, ou, si cela est bon à tes yeux, je te donnerai l’argent que vaut celle-ci.
One day, Ahab [went to] Naboth and said to him, “Your vineyard is close to my palace. I would like to buy it, so that I can plant some vegetables there. In exchange, I will give you a better vineyard [somewhere else], or if you prefer, I will pay you for your vineyard.”
3 Et Naboth dit à Achab: Que l’Éternel me garde de te donner l’héritage de mes pères.
But Naboth replied, “That land belonged to my ancestors, [so I want to keep it]. I hope that Yahweh will never allow me to give that land to you!”
4 Et Achab s’en vint à sa maison, triste et irrité, à cause de la parole que Naboth, le Jizreélite, lui avait dite; car il avait dit: Je ne te donnerai pas l’héritage de mes pères. Et il s’étendit sur sa couche, et détourna sa face, et ne mangea pas du pain.
So Ahab became very sullen and angry because of what Naboth had said. He went home and lay down on his bed. He turned his face toward the wall, and he refused to eat anything.
5 Et Jézabel, sa femme, vint vers lui et lui dit: Pourquoi donc ton esprit est-il triste et ne manges-tu pas du pain?
His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so depressed? Why are you refusing to eat anything?”
6 Et il lui dit: Parce que j’ai parlé à Naboth, le Jizreélite, et lui ai dit: Donne-moi ta vigne pour de l’argent, ou, si cela te plaît, je te donnerai une vigne à la place. Et il a dit: Je ne te donnerai pas ma vigne.
Ahab replied, “I talked to Naboth, that man from Jezreel. I told him that [I wanted] his vineyard. [I said, ] ‘I will buy it from you, or I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he refused [to let me have it].”
7 Et Jézabel, sa femme, lui dit: Est-ce toi qui exerces maintenant la royauté sur Israël? Lève-toi, mange du pain, et que ton cœur soit gai; moi, je te donnerai la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite.
His wife replied, “You are [RHQ] the king of Israel, [so you can get whatever you want] Get up, and eat some food and do not worry [about what Naboth said]. I will get Naboth’s vineyard for you.”
8 Et elle écrivit des lettres au nom d’Achab, et les scella de son sceau, et envoya les lettres aux anciens et aux nobles qui étaient dans sa ville, qui habitaient avec Naboth.
Then Jezebel wrote some letters, and she signed Ahab’s name on them. She used his official seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the older leaders and other important men who lived in Naboth’s town.
9 Et elle écrivit dans les lettres, disant: Proclamez un jeûne et mettez Naboth en tête du peuple,
This is what she wrote in the letters: “Proclaim a day when all the people will [gather together and] (fast/abstain from eating food). Give to Naboth an important place to sit among them.
10 et mettez deux hommes, fils de Bélial, en face de lui, et qu’ils témoignent contre lui, disant: Tu as maudit Dieu et le roi. Et menez-le dehors et lapidez-le, et qu’il meure.
Then find two men who always cause trouble. Give them places to sit opposite/facing him. Tell these men to testify that they heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. Then take Naboth out of the city and kill him by throwing stones at him.”
11 Et les hommes de sa ville, les anciens et les nobles qui habitaient sa ville, firent selon ce que Jézabel leur avait demandé, selon ce qui était écrit dans les lettres qu’elle leur avait envoyées:
The leaders [received the letters and] did what Jezebel had written in the letters for them to do.
12 ils proclamèrent un jeûne et mirent Naboth en tête du peuple;
They declared a day on which the people would all (fast/abstain from food). And they gave Naboth a seat in a place where honored people sat, in front of the people.
13 et deux hommes, fils de Bélial, vinrent et s’assirent en face de lui; et les hommes de Bélial témoignèrent contre lui, contre Naboth, devant le peuple, disant: Naboth a maudit Dieu et le roi. Et ils le menèrent hors de la ville, et l’assommèrent de pierres, et il mourut.
Two men who always caused trouble sat opposite/facing Naboth. While everyone was listening, they stated that they had heard Naboth say things that criticized God and the king. So the people seized Naboth. They took him outside the city and killed him [by throwing] stones at him.
14 Et ils envoyèrent à Jézabel, disant: Naboth a été lapidé, et il est mort.
Then those leaders sent a message to Jezebel, saying “We have executed Naboth.”
15 Et il arriva que, lorsque Jézabel apprit que Naboth avait été lapidé et était mort, Jézabel dit à Achab: Lève-toi, prends possession de la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite, qu’il refusa de te donner pour de l’argent, car Naboth n’est pas vivant, mais il est mort.
When Jezebel found out that Naboth had been killed, she told Ahab, “Naboth is dead. Now you can go and take possession of the vineyard that he refused to sell to you.”
16 Et il arriva que, quand Achab apprit que Naboth était mort, Achab se leva pour descendre à la vigne de Naboth, le Jizreélite, pour en prendre possession.
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went to the vineyard to claim that he now owned it.
17 Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Élie, le Thishbite, disant:
Then Yahweh spoke to Elijah the prophet. He said,
18 Lève-toi, descends à la rencontre d’Achab, le roi d’Israël, qui est à Samarie: voici, il est dans la vigne de Naboth, où il est descendu pour en prendre possession.
“Go to Samaria and talk to Ahab, the king of Israel. He is in the vineyard of a man named Naboth. He has gone there to claim that he now owns it.
19 Et tu lui parleras, disant: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: As-tu tué, et aussi pris possession? Et tu lui parleras, disant: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Au lieu où les chiens ont léché le sang de Naboth, les chiens lécheront ton sang, à toi aussi.
Tell Ahab that this is what I, Yahweh, say to him: ‘You have murdered Naboth and taken his land.’ So I am telling you this: ‘In the same place where [Naboth died and] dogs came and licked up Naboth’s blood, [you will die and] the dogs will lick up your blood, too!’”
20 Et Achab dit à Élie: M’as-tu trouvé, mon ennemi? Et il dit: Je t’ai trouvé, parce que tu t’es vendu pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel.
So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, “You, my enemy, have found me!” [RHQ] Elijah answered, “Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong.
21 Voici, je vais faire venir du mal sur toi, et j’ôterai ta postérité, et je retrancherai d’Achab tous les mâles, l’homme lié et l’homme libre en Israël;
So this is what Yahweh says to you: ‘I will soon get rid of you. I will kill you, and I will also kill every male in your household, including those who are slaves and those who are not slaves.
22 et je ferai de ta maison comme de la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, et de la maison de Baësha, fils d’Akhija, à cause de la provocation par laquelle tu m’as provoqué et tu as fait pécher Israël.
Your family will all be killed, just like the family of King Jeroboam and like the family of King Baasha were killed. I will get rid of you because you have caused me to become very angry, and you have also led the Israeli people to sin.’
23 Et aussi à l’égard de Jézabel, l’Éternel parla, disant: Les chiens mangeront Jézabel à l’avant-mur de Jizreël.
Yahweh has also told me that [your wife] Jezebel [will be killed, and] dogs in Jezreel will eat her corpse.
24 Celui [de la maison] d’Achab qui mourra dans la ville, les chiens le mangeront, et celui qui mourra dans les champs, les oiseaux des cieux le mangeront.
The [dead bodies of the] members of your family who die in this city [will not be buried, they] will be eaten by dogs, and [the corpses of] those who die in the fields will be eaten by vultures.”
25 (Certainement il n’y eut point [de roi] comme Achab, qui se vendit pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, sa femme Jézabel le poussant.
There was no man no man like Ahab who always did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His wife Jezebel incited/urged him to do [many of] those things.
26 Et il agit très abominablement, en allant après les idoles, selon tout ce que faisaient les Amoréens que l’Éternel avait dépossédés devant les fils d’Israël.)
The most abominable/detestable thing that Ahab did was to worship idols, just like the Amor people-group had done. And that is why Yahweh took the Amor people’s land from them and gave it to the Israelis.
27 Et il arriva, quand Achab entendit ces paroles, qu’il déchira ses vêtements, et mit un sac sur sa chair, et jeûna; et il couchait avec le sac et marchait doucement.
After Elijah finished talking to Ahab, Ahab tore his clothes [to show that he was sorry for all the sins that he had committed]. He put on rough clothes that were made from sacks, and he refused to eat anything. He even wore those rough clothes made from sacks when he slept, to show that he was sorry.
28 Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Élie, le Thishbite, disant:
Then Yahweh said this to Elijah:
29 Vois-tu comment Achab s’est humilié devant moi? Parce qu’il s’est humilié devant moi, je ne ferai pas venir le mal en ses jours; [mais] dans les jours de son fils, je ferai venir le mal sur sa maison.
“I have seen [RHQ] that Ahab is now very sorry for all the evil things that he has done. So the things that I promised to do to his [family] will not happen while he is still alive. I will cause them to happen after his son becomes king. Then those things will happen to his family.” [MTY]
