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1 Et Moab se rebella contre Israël, après la mort d’Achab.
Then 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 a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
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 angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baalzebub 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 the LORD, You shall not come down from that bed on which you are gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 Et les messagers revinrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why are you now turned back?
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 a man up to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore you shall not come down from that bed on which you are 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 which 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 an hairy man, and girt with a girdle 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 sat on the top of an hill. And he spoke to him, You 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, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your 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!
Again also he sent to him another captain of fifty with 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 you and your 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 he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and sought him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your 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 burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in your 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 angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not 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 the LORD, For as much as you have sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore you shall not come down off that bed on which you are 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 the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned 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?
