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1 Après la mort d'Achab, les Moabites se révoltèrent contre Israël.
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Or Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute, à Samarie, et il en fut malade; et il envoya des messagers, auxquels il dit: Allez, consultez Baal-Zébub, 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 Mais l'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie, le Thishbite: Lève-toi, monte au-devant des messagers du roi de Samarie, et dis-leur: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que vous alliez consulter Baal-Zébub, 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 C'est pourquoi, ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras. Et Élie s'en alla.
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 Puis les messagers retournèrent vers Achazia, qui 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 répondirent: Un homme est monté au-devant de nous, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron? C'est pourquoi, tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
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 Alors le roi leur dit: Comment est cet homme qui est monté au-devant de vous et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
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: C'est un homme vêtu de poil, et ayant autour de ses reins 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 Alors il envoya vers lui un capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec ses cinquante hommes, qui monta vers lui. Or voici, Élie se tenait sur le haut de la montagne. Et le capitaine lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit que tu descendes.
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 Mais Élie répondit, et dit au capitaine des cinquante hommes: Si je suis homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu descendit des cieux et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
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 lui envoya encore un autre capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec ses cinquante hommes, qui prit la parole et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi de descendre.
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 Mais Élie répondit et leur dit: Si je suis homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
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 encore le capitaine d'une troisième cinquantaine, avec ses cinquante hommes. Et ce troisième capitaine de cinquante hommes monta, vint, et fléchit les genoux devant Élie, et, le suppliant, il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie, que ma vie et la vie de ces cinquante hommes, tes serviteurs, soit précieuse 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 consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquantaine, avec leurs cinquante hommes; 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; n'aie point peur de lui. Il se leva donc, et descendit avec lui vers le roi; et il lui dit:
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 Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ékron, comme s'il n'y avait point de Dieu en Israël pour consulter sa parole, tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté; mais certainement tu mourras!
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 Achazia mourut donc, selon la parole de l'Éternel, qu'Élie avait prononcée; et Joram régna à sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda, parce qu'Achazia n'avait point 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 Le reste des actes d'Achazia n'est-il pas écrit au 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?
