2 Rois 9
1 Élisée, le prophète, appela l’un des fils des prophètes, et lui dit: Ceins tes reins, prends avec toi cette fiole d’huile, et va à Ramoth en Galaad.
And Elisaie the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this cruse of oil in your hand, and go to Remmoth Galaad.
2 Quand tu y seras arrivé, vois Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Nimschi. Tu iras le faire lever du milieu de ses frères, et tu le conduiras dans une chambre retirée.
And you shall enter there, and shall see there Ju the son of Josaphat son of Namessi, and shall go in and make him rise up from amongst his brethren, and shall bring him into a secret chamber.
3 Tu prendras la fiole d’huile, que tu répandras sur sa tête, et tu diras: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Je t’oins roi d’Israël! Puis tu ouvriras la porte, et tu t’enfuiras sans t’arrêter.
And you shall take the cruse of oil, and pour [it] on his head, and say you, Thus says the Lord, I have anointed you king over Israel: and you shall open the door, and flee, and not wait.
4 Le jeune homme, serviteur du prophète, partit pour Ramoth en Galaad.
And the young man the prophet went to Remmoth Galaad.
5 Quand il arriva, voici, les chefs de l’armée étaient assis. Il dit: Chef, j’ai un mot à te dire. Et Jéhu dit: Auquel de nous tous? Il répondit: A toi, chef.
And he went in, and, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have a message to you, O captain. And Ju said, To which of all us? And he said, To you, O captain.
6 Jéhu se leva et entra dans la maison, et le jeune homme répandit l’huile sur sa tête, en lui disant: Ainsi parle l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Je t’oins roi d’Israël, du peuple de l’Éternel.
And he arose, and went into the house: and he poured the oil upon his head, and said to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed you to be king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
7 Tu frapperas la maison d’Achab, ton maître, et je vengerai sur Jézabel le sang de mes serviteurs les prophètes et le sang de tous les serviteurs de l’Éternel.
And you shall utterly destroy the house of Achaab your master from before me, and shall avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezabel,
8 Toute la maison d’Achab périra; j’exterminerai quiconque appartient à Achab, celui qui est esclave et celui qui est libre en Israël,
and at the hand of the whole house of Achaab: and you shall utterly cut off from the house of Achaab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel.
9 et je rendrai la maison d’Achab semblable à la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, et à la maison de Baescha, fils d’Achija.
And I will make the house of Achaab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.
10 Les chiens mangeront Jézabel dans le champ de Jizreel, et il n’y aura personne pour l’enterrer. Puis le jeune homme ouvrit la porte, et s’enfuit.
And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
11 Lorsque Jéhu sortit pour rejoindre les serviteurs de son maître, on lui dit: Tout va-t-il bien? Pourquoi ce fou est-il venu vers toi? Jéhu leur répondit: Vous connaissez bien l’homme et ce qu’il peut dire.
And Ju went forth to the servants of his lord, and they said to him, [Is] all well? Why came this mad fellow in to you? And he said to them, You know the man, and his communication.
12 Mais ils répliquèrent: Mensonge! Réponds-nous donc! Et il dit: Il m’a parlé de telle et telle manière, disant: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Je t’oins roi d’Israël.
And they said, [It is] wrong: tell us now. And Ju said to them, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, —and he said, Thus says the Lord, I have anointed you to be king over Israel.
13 Aussitôt ils prirent chacun leurs vêtements, qu’ils mirent sous Jéhu au haut des degrés; ils sonnèrent de la trompette, et dirent: Jéhu est roi!
And when they heard it, they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said, Ju is king.
14 Ainsi Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Nimschi, forma une conspiration contre Joram. Or Joram et tout Israël défendaient Ramoth en Galaad contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie;
So Ju the son of Josaphat the son of Namessi conspired against Joram, and Joram was defending Remmoth Galaad, he and all Israel, because of Azael king of Syria.
15 mais le roi Joram s’en était retourné pour se faire guérir à Jizreel des blessures que les Syriens lui avaient faites, lorsqu’il se battait contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie. Jéhu dit: Si c’est votre volonté, personne ne s’échappera de la ville pour aller porter la nouvelle à Jizreel.
And king Joram had returned to be healed in Jezrael of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, in his war with Azael king of Syria. And Ju said, If your heart is with me, let there not go forth out of the city one fugitive to go and report to Jezrael.
16 Et Jéhu monta sur son char et partit pour Jizreel, car Joram y était alité, et Achazia, roi de Juda, était descendu pour le visiter.
And Ju rode and advanced, and came down to Jezrael; for Joram king of Israel was getting healed in Jezrael of the arrow-wounds wherewith the Syrians [had] wounded him in Rammath in the war with Azael king of Syria; for he [was] strong and a mighty man: and Ochozias king of Juda was come down to see Joram.
17 La sentinelle placée sur la tour de Jizreel vit venir la troupe de Jéhu, et dit: Je vois une troupe. Joram dit: Prends un cavalier, et envoie-le au-devant d’eux pour demander si c’est la paix.
And there went up a watchman upon the tower of Jezrael, and saw the dust [made by] Ju as he approached; and he said, I see dust. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Peace.
18 Le cavalier alla au-devant de Jéhu, et dit: Ainsi parle le roi: Est-ce la paix? Et Jéhu répondit: Que t’importe la paix? Passe derrière moi. La sentinelle en donna avis, et dit: Le messager est allé jusqu’à eux, et il ne revient pas.
And there went a horseman to meet them, and said, Thus says the king, Peace. And Ju said, What have you to do with peace? turn behind me. And the watchman reported, saying, The messenger came up to them, and has not returned.
19 Joram envoya un second cavalier, qui arriva vers eux et dit: Ainsi parle le roi: Est-ce la paix? Et Jéhu répondit: Que t’importe la paix? Passe derrière moi.
And he sent another horseman, and he came to him, and said, Thus says the king, Peace. And Ju said, What have you to do with peace? turn behind me.
20 La sentinelle en donna avis, et dit: Il est allé jusqu’à eux, et il ne revient pas. Et le train est comme celui de Jéhu, fils de Nimschi, car il conduit d’une manière insensée.
And the watchman reported, saying, He came up to them, and has not returned: and the driver drives Ju the son of Namessi, for it is with furious [haste].
21 Alors Joram dit: Attelle! Et on attela son char. Joram, roi d’Israël, et Achazia, roi de Juda, sortirent chacun dans son char pour aller au-devant de Jéhu, et ils le rencontrèrent dans le champ de Naboth de Jizreel.
And Joram said, Make ready. And one made ready the chariot: and Joram the king of Israel went forth, and Ochozias king of Juda, each in his chariot, and they went to meet Ju, and found him in the portion of Nabuthai the Jezraelite.
22 Dès que Joram vit Jéhu, il dit: Est-ce la paix, Jéhu? Jéhu répondit: Quoi, la paix! Tant que durent les prostitutions de Jézabel, ta mère, et la multitude de ses sortilèges!
And it came to pass when Joram saw Ju, that he said, [Is it] peace, Ju? And Ju said, How [can it be] peace? as yet [there are] the whoredoms of your mother Jezabel, and her abundant witchcrafts.
23 Joram tourna bride et s’enfuit, et il dit à Achazia: Trahison, Achazia!
And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ochozias, Treachery, Ochozias.
24 Mais Jéhu saisit son arc, et il frappa Joram entre les épaules: la flèche sortit par le cœur, et Joram s’affaissa dans son char.
And Ju bent his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.
25 Jéhu dit à son officier Bidkar: Prends-le, et jette-le dans le champ de Naboth de Jizreel; car souviens-t’en, lorsque moi et toi, nous étions ensemble à cheval derrière Achab, son père, l’Éternel prononça contre lui cette sentence:
And [Ju] said to Badecar his chief officer, Cast him into the portion of ground of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, for I and you remember, riding [as we were] on chariots after Achaab his father, that the Lord took up this burden against him, [saying],
26 J’ai vu hier le sang de Naboth et le sang de ses fils, dit l’Éternel, et je te rendrai la pareille dans ce champ même, dit l’Éternel! Prends-le donc, et jette-le dans le champ, selon la parole de l’Éternel.
Surely, I have seen yesterday the blood of Nabuthai, and the blood of his sons, says the Lord; and I will recompense him in this portion, says the Lord. Now then, I pray you, take him up and cast him into the portion, according to the word of the Lord.
27 Achazia, roi de Juda, ayant vu cela, s’enfuit par le chemin de la maison du jardin. Jéhu le poursuivit, et dit: Lui aussi, frappez-le sur le char! Et on le frappa à la montée de Gur, près de Jibleam. Il se réfugia à Meguiddo, et il y mourut.
And Ochozias king of Juda saw [it], and fled by the way of Baethgan. And Ju pursued after him, and said, [Slay] him also. And one struck him in the chariot at the going up of Gai, which is Jeblaam: and he fled to Mageddo, and died there.
28 Ses serviteurs le transportèrent sur un char à Jérusalem, et ils l’enterrèrent dans son sépulcre avec ses pères, dans la ville de David.
And his servants put him on a chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his sepulchre in the city of David.
29 Achazia était devenu roi de Juda la onzième année de Joram, fils d’Achab.
And in the eleventh year of Joram king of Israel, Ochozias began to reign over Juda.
30 Jéhu entra dans Jizreel. Jézabel, l’ayant appris, mit du fard à ses yeux, se para la tête, et regarda par la fenêtre.
And Ju came to Jezrael; and Jezabel heard [of it], and coloured her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked through the window.
31 Comme Jéhu franchissait la porte, elle dit: Est-ce la paix, nouveau Zimri, assassin de son maître?
And Ju entered into the city; and she said, Had Zambri, the murderer of his master, peace?
32 Il leva le visage vers la fenêtre, et dit: Qui est pour moi? Qui? Et deux ou trois eunuques le regardèrent en s’approchant de la fenêtre.
And he lifted up his face towards the window, and saw her, and said, Who are you? Come down with me. And two eunuchs looked down towards him.
33 Il dit: Jetez-la en bas! Ils la jetèrent, et il rejaillit de son sang sur la muraille et sur les chevaux. Jéhu la foula aux pieds;
And he said, Throw her [down]. And they threw her [down]; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and they trampled on her.
34 puis il entra, mangea et but, et il dit: Allez voir cette maudite, et enterrez-la, car elle est fille de roi.
And [Ju] went in and ate and drank, and said, Look now, after this cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.
35 Ils allèrent pour l’enterrer; mais ils ne trouvèrent d’elle que le crâne, les pieds et les paumes des mains.
And they went to bury her; but they found nothing of her but the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
36 Ils retournèrent l’annoncer à Jéhu, qui dit: C’est ce qu’avait déclaré l’Éternel par son serviteur Élie, le Thischbite, en disant: Les chiens mangeront la chair de Jézabel dans le champ de Jizreel;
And they returned and told him. And he said, [It is] the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Eliu the Thesbite, saying, In the portion of Jezrael shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezabel.
37 et le cadavre de Jézabel sera comme du fumier sur la face des champs, dans le champ de Jizreel, de sorte qu’on ne pourra dire: C’est Jézabel.
And the carcass of Jezabel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the portion of Jezrael, so that they shall not say, [This is] Jezabel.
