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1 Et Moab se rebella contre Israël, après la mort d’Achab.
And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Et Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute qui était à Samarie, et en fut malade. Et il envoya des messagers, et leur dit: Allez, consultez Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, [pour savoir] si je relèverai de cette maladie.
And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick. And he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.
3 Et l’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie, le Thishbite: Lève-toi, monte à la rencontre des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a point de Dieu en Israël que vous allez consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron?
But the agent of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
4 Et c’est pourquoi, ainsi dit l’Éternel: Tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras certainement. Et Élie partit.
Now therefore thus says Jehovah, Thou shall not come down from the bed where thou have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 Et les messagers revinrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that ye are returned?
6 Et ils lui dirent: Un homme est monté à notre rencontre, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron? C’est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté; car tu mourras certainement.
And they said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel that thou send to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore thou shall not come down from the bed where thou have gone up, but shall surely die.
7 Et il leur dit: Quelle manière d’homme était-ce, qui est monté à votre rencontre et vous a dit ces choses?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
8 Et ils lui dirent: Un homme vêtu de poil, et ceint sur ses reins d’une ceinture de cuir. Et il dit: C’est Élie, le Thishbite.
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Et il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquantaine et sa cinquantaine; et il monta vers lui. Et voici, il était assis au sommet d’une montagne. Et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi dit: Descends!
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spoke to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.
10 Et Élie répondit et dit au chef de cinquantaine: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te dévore, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu descendit des cieux, et le dévora, lui et sa cinquantaine.
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
11 Et [Achazia] envoya de nouveau vers lui un autre chef de cinquantaine, et sa cinquantaine. Et il prit la parole et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi dit le roi: Descends promptement!
And again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly.
12 Et Élie répondit et leur dit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux, et te dévore, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le dévora, lui et sa cinquantaine.
And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 Et [Achazia] envoya de nouveau un chef d’une troisième cinquantaine, et sa cinquantaine. Et ce troisième chef de cinquantaine monta, et vint et se mit sur ses genoux devant Élie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie, que ma vie et les vies de ces 50 hommes, tes serviteurs, soient précieuses à tes yeux.
And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
14 Voici, le feu est descendu des cieux et a dévoré les deux premiers chefs de cinquantaine et leurs cinquantaines; mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux.
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in thy sight.
15 Et l’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui; ne le crains pas. Et il se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
And the agent of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
16 Et il lui dit: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Puisque tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, est-ce parce qu’il n’y avait point de Dieu en Israël pour consulter sa parole?… c’est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté; car tu mourras certainement.
And he said to him, Thus says Jehovah, Inasmuch as thou have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore thou shall not come down from the bed where thou have gone up, but shall surely die.
17 Et il mourut, selon la parole de l’Éternel qu’Élie avait prononcée. Et Joram régna à sa place, en la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda; car il n’avait pas de fils.
So he died according to the word of Jehovah which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
18 Et le reste des actes d’Achazia, ce qu’il fit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois d’Israël?
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
