2 Rois 25
1 Dans la neuvième année de son règne, le dixième mois, le roi Nabuchodonosor arriva de Babylone avec toute son armée contre Jérusalem; il campa autour de ses remparts, et il les enveloppa d'une muraille qu'il bâtit.
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, he and all his army against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: and raised works round about it.
2 Et la ville fut investie jusqu'au neuvième mois de la onzième année du règne de Sédécias.
And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,
3 La famine prévalait dans la cité, et il n'y avait pas de pains pour le peuple de la terre.
The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 Une brèche fut faite aux murailles, et à la nuit les hommes de guerre sortirent par le chemin de la porte qui est entre les remparts, la porte même du jardin du roi; cependant, les Chaldéens entouraient le reste de la ville. Alors, le roi prit la route de la plaine.
And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king’s garden, (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about, ) and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness.
5 Et l'armée des Chaldéens les poursuivit; Sédécias fut pris en Araboth-Jéricho, et toute sa troupe se dispersa tout alentour.
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all the warriors that were with him were scattered, and left him:
6 Les Chaldéens firent donc le roi captif; ils le menèrent au roi de Babylone à Reblatha, et Nabuchodonosor prononça contre lui son arrêt.
So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him.
7 Il égorgea tous ses fils sous ses yeux, qu'ensuite il arracha; puis, après l'avoir chargé de chaînes et d'entraves, il l'emmena à Babylone.
And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains, and brought him to Babylon.
8 Le septième jour du cinquième mois de la dix-neuvième année du règne de Nabuchodonosor, Nabuzardan son général en chef, celui qui se tenait devant lui, marcha sur Jérusalem.
In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.
9 Et il livra aux flammes le temple du Seigneur, le palais du roi et toutes les maisons de Jérusalem;
And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every house he burnt with fire.
10 Le général en chef [brûla tout].
And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 Et Nabuzardan enleva tout ce qui survivait du peuple demeuré dans la ville, et ceux qui étaient tombés dans les mains du roi de Babylone, et tout le reste de la multitude.
And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people.
12 Il ne laissa pour être vignerons et laboureurs que la plus infinie populace.
But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.
13 Et les Chaldéens brisèrent les colonnes d'airain, les bassins et la mer d'airain du temple; et ils emportèrent le métal à Babylone.
And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass which was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldees broke in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
14 Ils prirent aussi les chaudières, les fourchettes, les coupes, les encensoirs et les vases d'airain employés dans le temple.
They took away also the pots of brass, and the mazers, and the forks, and the cups, and the mortars, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
15 Le général en chef prit les portes, les coupes d'or et d'argent,
Moreover also the censers, and the bowls, such as were of gold in gold, and such as were of silver in silver, the general of the army took away.
16 Les deux colonnes, la mer et les bassins que Salomon avait placés dans le temple; on ne sut pas le poids de tous les ornements d'airain.
That is, two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made in the temple of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 Chaque colonne avait dix-huit coudées de haut; elle était surmontée d'un chapiteau d'airain, haut de trois coudées, avec un filet entouré de grenades; elles étaient toutes les deux pareilles.
One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning.
18 Le général en chef fit aussi captifs Saraïas le grand prêtre, Sophonie prêtre du second rang, et les trois gardiens des portes.
And the general of the army took Seraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and three doorkeepers.
19 On prit en outre: hors de la ville, un eunuque commandant les hommes de guerre; dans la ville, cinq de ceux qui voyaient la face du roi, et le scribe du chef de l'armée qui rangeait les troupes en bataille, et soixante hommes de la campagne alors à Jérusalem.
And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them that had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher the captain of the army who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city.
20 Nabuzardan conduisit les captifs au roi de Babylone, à Reblatha.
These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.
21 Et Nabuchodonosor les frappa, et les fit mettre à mort à Reblatha dans la terre d'Emath; puis, il emmena Juda loin de sa terre.
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.
22 Et à la tête du peuple qui resta sur le territoire de Juda, le roi mit Godolias, fils d'Achiman, fils de Saphan.
But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had left, he gave the government to Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan.
23 Et tous les chefs de l'armée, eux et leurs hommes, apprirent que le roi avait choisi Godolias; alors, Ismaël, fils de Nathanie; Jonas, fils de Careth; Saraïas, fils de Thanamath le Nephthalite, et Jézonias, fils de Machathi, l'allèrent trouver avec leurs hommes à Maspha,
And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor, they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Saraia the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite, and Jezonias the son of Maachathi, they and their men.
24 Et Godolias prêta serment à eux et à leurs hommes, disant: Ne craignez plus d'invasion des Chaldéens, demeurez en votre terre, servez le roi de Babylone, et tout ira bien pour vous.
And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying: Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 Et le septième mois, Ismaël, fils de Nathanie, de la race royale, et dix de ses hommes allèrent à Maspha; là, ils attaquèrent Godolias, et ils le tuèrent ainsi que les Chaldéens qui s'y trouvaient avec lui.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the seed royal came, and ten men with him: and smote Godolias so that he died: and also the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him in Maspha.
26 Et tout le peuple, du petit au grand, et les chefs de l'armée se levèrent, et ils s'en allèrent en Égypte, car ils craignaient les Chaldéens.
And all the people both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up went to Egypt, fearing the Chaldees.
27 En la trente-septième année de la captivité de Joachim, roi de Juda, le vingt-septième jour du douzième mois, Evilmerodach, roi de Babylone, dès la première année de son règne, releva la tête de Joachim, roi de Juda, et le fit sortir de prison.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda out of prison.
28 Et il lui parla avec douceur, et il lui donna un trône plus élevé que les trônes des autres rois qui l'entouraient à Babylone.
And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
29 Il lui ôta ses vêtements de prisonnier, et il le fit manger, en sa présence, tous les jours de sa vie.
And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life.
30 Et sa portion, portion perpétuelle, lui fut donnée de la maison du roi; il en fut ainsi tous les jours de sa vie.
And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, all the days of his life.
