2 Rois 11

1 Athalie, mère d’Achazia, voyant son fils mort, se mit à exterminer toute la race royale.

When King Ahaziah’s mother Athaliah saw that her son had been killed, she commanded that all the members of Ahaziah’s family [who might become king] must be executed.

2 Mais Josabeth, fille du roi Joram et sœur d’Achazia, se saisit de Joas, fils d’Achazia, l’arracha furtivement d’entre les fils du roi, qui avaient été mis à mort, l’installa, lui et sa nourrice, dans la chambre des lits. On le déroba aux regards d’Athalie, et ainsi il échappa à la mort.

So Ahaziah’s sons were all about to be murdered. But Jehosheba, who was King Jehoram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s half-sister, took Ahaziah’s [very young] son Joash and hid him and (his nursemaid/the woman who took care of him) in a bedroom [in the temple]. So he was not killed.

3 Il resta avec elle dans le temple de l’Eternel, se tenant caché pendant six ans, tandis qu’Athalie régnait sur le pays.

He stayed with Jehosheba for six years. All during that time, he remained hidden in the temple, while Athaliah ruled [Judah].

4 La septième année, Joïada envoya convoquer les centeniers des Cariens et des gardes et les fit entrer près de lui dans le temple de l’Eternel. Il conclut un pacte avec eux et leur fit prêter serment dans la maison de l’Eternel; puis il leur montra le fils du roi.

But during the next year, Jehoiada the Supreme Priest summoned the officers who supervised the royal bodyguards and the palace guards. He told them to come to the temple. There he required them to solemnly promise that they would do what he told them to do. And he showed King Ahaziah’s son Joash to them.

5 Il leur donna les instructions suivantes: "Voici ce que vous ferez: un tiers d’entre vous, de ceux qui prennent la semaine, montera la garde à la maison du roi,

He gave them these instructions: “There are three groups of you guards. When one group finishes their work on the Sabbath day, [divide yourselves into] three smaller groups. One group must guard the palace.

6 un tiers à la porte de Sour et un tiers à la porte placée derrière les coureurs; vous exercerez votre surveillance sur la maison, du côté de l’entrée.

Another group must guard at the Sur Gate. The other group must guard at the gate behind the other groups.

7 Deux sections, composées de tous ceux qui quittent le service de la semaine, monteront la garde au temple de l’Eternel, à la disposition du roi.

The two groups that are not working on the Sabbath day must guard the temple [to protect little King Joash].

8 Vous ferez cercle autour du roi, les armes à la main, et quiconque voudra fendre les rangs sera mis à mort; vous accompagnerez le roi dans toutes ses démarches."

You must stand around the king wherever he goes, with your weapons in your hands. You must kill anyone who comes near you.”

9 Les centeniers exécutèrent fidèlement les ordres donnés par Joïada, le prêtre; ils prirent chacun leurs hommes, ceux qui commençaient et ceux qui avaient fini la semaine, et ils vinrent près de Joïada, le prêtre.

The officers [who supervised the guards] did what Jehoiada told them to do. Each one brought to Jehoiada the guards that he supervised—the guards who were just finishing their work and those who were about to start their work on the Sabbath day.

10 Le prêtre délivra aux centeniers les lances et les boucliers déposés par David dans le temple de l’Eternel.

The priest distributed to the commanders of the guards the spears and shields that had belonged to King David, that were kept/stored in the temple.

11 Les gardes, armes en main, rangés en partant du côté droit jusqu’au côté gauche du temple, devant l’autel et le sanctuaire, entouraient le roi.

Then he commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each one with his sword in his hand, all around the young king.

12 Joïada fit sortir le fils du roi et lui remit la couronne et le "témoignage"; on le proclama roi, on l’oignit, et, au milieu des applaudissements, on cria: "Vive le roi!"

Then he brought Joash out. He put the crown on his head and gave him a scroll on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey]. Then he poured some olive oil on Joash’s head and proclaimed that he was now the king. The people all clapped their hands and shouted, “We desire/hope that the king will live for many years!”

13 Athalie, entendant la voix des gardes et du peuple, accourut au milieu de la foule dans le temple de l’Eternel.

When Athaliah heard the noise that was being made by the guards and the other people, she ran to the temple, where the people were gathered.

14 Elle regarda et vit ce spectacle: le roi debout sur l’estrade selon l’usage, les chefs et les trompettes acclamant le roi, toute la foule manifestant sa joie en sonnant de la trompette. A cette vue, Athalie déchira ses vêtements et s’écria: "Trahison, trahison!"

She saw the new king standing there alongside one of the big pillars, which was the place at the temple where the kings usually stood. She saw that he was surrounded by the temple officers and men blowing trumpets, and that the people were shouting joyfully, and [some of] them were also blowing trumpets. She tore her clothes [to show her distress] and shouted, “You are traitors! You have tricked/deceived me!”

15 Joïada, le pontife, adressa aux centeniers qui commandaient les troupes l’ordre suivant: "Faites-la sortir des rangs, et qui la suivra, qu’on l’exécute avec le glaive!" Car le pontife avait recommandé qu’elle ne fût pas mise à mort dans la maison de l’Eternel.

Jehoiada [immediately] said, “Kill her, but do not kill her here at the temple of Yahweh! Take her away between two rows of guards. And kill anyone who tries to rescue her!”

16 On fit place devant elle, et elle prit le chemin de l’entrée des chevaux pour se rendre au palais royal; là, elle fut mise à mort.

[She tried to flee, but] the guards seized her and took her to the palace, to the place where horses enter the courtyard. They killed her there.

17 Joïada conclut un pacte entre l’Eternel, le roi et le peuple, celui-ci devenant le peuple de l’Eternel, et entre le roi et le peuple.

Then Jehoiada made a solemn agreement between the king and the people, that they would always (obey/be faithful to) Yahweh. He also made an agreement requiring the people to be loyal to Joash their king.

18 Toute la foule pénétra dans le temple de Baal et le saccagea; on brisa complètement ses autels et ses statues, on tua devant les autels Mâtan, prêtre de Baal. Le pontife plaça des surveillants dans la maison de l’Eternel.

Then all the people of Israel who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and the statues of Baal. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. Jehoiada stationed/put guards at the temple of Yahweh.

19 Sur son ordre, les centeniers, les Cariens, les gardes et les gens du peuple conduisirent le roi de la maison de l’Eternel, par le chemin de la porte des gardes, au palais royal; là, il s’assit sur le trône des rois.

Then he and the officers of the temple, the officers who supervised the royal bodyguards, and the king’s bodyguards brought the king from the temple to the palace. All the people [followed them]. Joash entered the palace at the Guard Gate and sat down on the throne, [which showed that he was the new king].

20 Tout le peuple se réjouit et la ville retrouva le calme. Quant à Athalie, on l’avait fait mourir par le glaive dans le palais royal.

All the people of Judah rejoiced. And because Athaliah had been killed, the city was quiet/calm.

21 Joas avait sept ans quand il devint roi.

Joash was seven years old when he became the king [of Judah].