2 Rois 4
1 Et une femme d’entre les femmes des fils des prophètes cria à Élisée, disant: Ton serviteur, mon mari, est mort; et tu sais que ton serviteur craignait l’Éternel; et le créancier est venu pour prendre mes deux enfants, afin qu’ils soient ses serviteurs.
One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”
2 Et Élisée lui dit: Que ferai-je pour toi? Dis-moi ce que tu as à la maison. Et elle dit: Ta servante n’a rien du tout dans la maison qu’ un pot d’huile.
Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”
3 Et il dit: Va, demande pour toi, du dehors, des vases à tous tes voisins, des vases vides (n’en demande pas peu);
Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.
4 et rentre, et ferme la porte sur toi et sur tes fils, et verse dans tous ces vases, et ôte ceux qui seront remplis.
Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”
5 Et elle s’en alla d’auprès de lui, et elle ferma la porte sur elle et sur ses fils: ceux-ci lui apportaient [les vases], et elle versait.
[So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.
6 Et il arriva que, quand les vases furent remplis, elle dit à son fils: Apporte-moi encore un vase. Et il lui dit: Il n’y a plus de vase. Et l’huile s’arrêta.
Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
7 Et elle s’en vint et le raconta à l’homme de Dieu, et il dit: Va, vends l’huile, et paie ta dette; et vous vivrez, toi et tes fils, de ce qui restera.
When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].
8 Et, un jour, il arriva qu’Élisée passa par Sunem; et il y avait là une femme riche, et elle le retint pour manger le pain. Et il se trouva que, chaque fois qu’il passait, il se retirait là pour manger le pain.
One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.
9 Et elle dit à son mari: Voici, je connais que c’est un saint homme de Dieu qui passe chez nous continuellement.
One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.
10 Faisons, je te prie, une petite chambre haute en maçonnerie, et mettons-y pour lui un lit, et une table, et un siège, et un chandelier; et il arrivera que, quand il viendra chez nous, il se retirera là.
I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].
11 Or, un jour, il arriva qu’il vint là, et qu’il se retira dans la chambre haute et y coucha.
One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.
12 Et il dit à Guéhazi, son jeune homme: Appelle cette Sunamite. Et il l’appela, et elle se tint devant lui.
He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],
13 Et il dit à Guéhazi: Dis-lui, je te prie: Voici, tu as montré pour nous tout cet empressement; qu’y a-t-il à faire pour toi? Faut-il parler pour toi au roi, ou au chef de l’armée? Et elle dit: J’habite au milieu de mon peuple.
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”
14 Et il dit: Qu’y a-t-il donc à faire pour elle? Et Guéhazi dit: Eh bien, elle n’a pas de fils, et son mari est vieux.
[Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”
15 Et [Élisée] dit: Appelle-la. Et il l’appela. Et elle se tint dans la porte.
Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,
16 Et il [lui] dit: À cette même époque, quand ton terme sera là, tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle dit: Non, mon seigneur, homme de Dieu, ne mens pas à ta servante!
Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”
17 Et la femme conçut, et enfanta un fils à cette même époque, quand son terme fut là, comme Élisée lui avait dit.
But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.
18 Et l’enfant grandit: et il arriva qu’un jour il sortit vers son père, vers les moissonneurs;
When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].
19 et il dit à son père: Ma tête! ma tête! Et [le père] dit au serviteur: Porte-le à sa mère.
[Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”
20 Et il l’emporta, et l’amena à sa mère; et il resta sur ses genoux jusqu’à midi, et mourut.
So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.
21 Et elle monta, et le coucha sur le lit de l’homme de Dieu; et elle ferma la porte sur lui, et sortit.
She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.
22 Et elle appela son mari, et dit: Envoie-moi, je te prie, un des jeunes hommes, et une des ânesses, et je courrai jusqu’à l’homme de Dieu; et je reviendrai.
She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].
23 Et il dit: Pourquoi vas-tu vers lui aujourd’hui? Ce n’est ni nouvelle lune ni sabbat. Et elle dit: Tout va bien.
Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”
24 Et elle fit seller l’ânesse, et dit à son jeune homme: Mène-la, et marche; ne m’arrête pas dans la course, à moins que je ne te le dise.
So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”
25 Et elle s’en alla, et vint vers l’homme de Dieu, sur la montagne du Carmel. Et il arriva que, quand l’homme de Dieu la vit de loin, il dit à Guéhazi, son jeune homme: Voici cette Sunamite!
As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!
26 Cours maintenant, je te prie, à sa rencontre, et dis-lui: Tout va-t-il bien? Ton mari va-t-il bien? L’enfant va-t-il bien? Et elle dit: Bien.
Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”
27 Et elle vint vers l’homme de Dieu sur la montagne, et elle le saisit par les pieds; et Guéhazi s’approcha pour la repousser; et l’homme de Dieu dit: Laisse-la, car son âme est dans l’amertume, et l’Éternel me l’a caché et ne me l’a pas déclaré.
But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”
28 Alors elle dit: Ai-je demandé un fils à mon seigneur? N’ai-je pas dit: Ne me trompe pas?
Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]
29 Et il dit à Guéhazi: Ceins tes reins, et prends mon bâton en ta main, et va-t’en: si tu trouves quelqu’un, ne le salue pas, et si quelqu’un te salue, ne lui réponds pas, et tu mettras mon bâton sur le visage du jeune garçon.
Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”
30 Et la mère du jeune garçon dit: L’Éternel est vivant, et ton âme est vivante, que je ne te laisserai point! Et il se leva, et s’en alla après elle.
But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].
31 Et Guéhazi les devança, et il mit le bâton sur le visage du jeune garçon, mais il n’y eut pas de voix, pas de signe d’attention. Et il s’en retourna à la rencontre d’Élisée, et lui rapporta, disant: Le jeune garçon ne s’est pas réveillé.
Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”
32 Et Élisée entra dans la maison, et voici, le jeune garçon était mort, couché sur son lit.
When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.
33 Et il entra, et ferma la porte sur eux deux, et supplia l’Éternel.
Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.
34 Et il monta, et se coucha sur l’enfant, et mit sa bouche sur sa bouche, et ses yeux sur ses yeux, et ses mains sur ses mains, et se courba sur lui; et la chair de l’enfant se réchauffa.
Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!
35 Et il se retirait et allait par la maison, tantôt ici, tantôt là; et il montait, et se courbait sur lui. Et le jeune garçon éternua par sept fois, et le jeune garçon ouvrit ses yeux.
Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
36 Et [Élisée] appela Guéhazi, et [lui] dit: Appelle cette Sunamite. Et il l’appela, et elle vint vers lui. Et il dit: Prends ton fils.
Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”
37 Et elle vint et tomba à ses pieds, et se prosterna en terre; et elle prit son fils et sortit.
She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
38 Et Élisée retourna à Guilgal. Or il y avait une famine dans le pays. Et les fils des prophètes étaient assis devant lui; et il dit à son jeune homme: Mets la grande marmite, et cuis un potage pour les fils des prophètes.
Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”
39 Et l’un [d’eux] sortit aux champs pour cueillir des herbes, et il trouva de la vigne sauvage et y cueillit des coloquintes sauvages, plein sa robe; et il rentra et les coupa en morceaux dans la marmite du potage, car on ne les connaissait pas.
One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.
40 Et on versa à manger aux hommes; et il arriva que, comme ils mangeaient du potage, on cria et dit: Homme de Dieu, la mort est dans la marmite! Et ils n’en pouvaient manger.
He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.
41 Et il dit: Apportez de la farine. Et il la jeta dans la marmite, et dit: Verses-en à ce peuple, et qu’ils mangent. Et il n’y avait rien de mauvais dans la marmite.
Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.
42 Et il vint de Baal-Shalisha un homme qui apporta à l’homme de Dieu du pain des premiers fruits, 20 pains d’orge et du grain en épi dans son sac. Et [Élisée] dit: Donne [cela] au peuple, et qu’ils mangent.
One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”
43 Et celui qui le servait, dit: Comment mettrai-je ceci devant 100 hommes? Et il dit: Donne-le au peuple, et qu’ils mangent; car ainsi dit l’Éternel: On mangera, et il y en aura de reste.
But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”
44 Et il le mit devant eux, et ils mangèrent, et ils en eurent de reste, selon la parole de l’Éternel.
After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.
