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1 Et une femme d'entre les épouses des fils des prophètes jeta son cri à Elisée en disant: Ton serviteur, mon mari, est mort; et tu sais que ton serviteur était craignant l'Éternel; or le créancier s'est présenté pour prendre mes deux enfants et les avoir comme ses esclaves.
One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”
2 Et Elisée lui dit: Que faut-il que je fasse pour toi? Dis-moi ce que tu as au logis! Et elle lui dit: Ta servante n'a rien au logis sinon une fiole d'huile.
Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”
3 Et il dit: Va et emprunte pour toi au dehors des vases à tous tes voisins, des vases vides, et pas en petit nombre.
Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.
4 Puis, rentrée, ferme la porte sur toi et tes fils et verse dans tous ces vases, et mets de côté ce qui sera plein.
Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”
5 Alors elle le quitta; et elle ferma la porte sur elle et sur ses fils; ceux-ci lui tendaient les vases, et elle versait;
[So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.
6 et lorsque les vases furent pleins, elle dit à son fils: Tends-moi encore un vase! Et il lui dit: Il n'y a plus de vases. Alors l'huile s'arrêta.
Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
7 Et elle vint raconter à l'homme de Dieu, qui lui dit: Va, vends l'huile et paye ta dette, et toi et tes fils vivez du surplus.
When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].
8 Et il advint alors que Elisée passa à Sunem; et il y avait là une femme notable qui l'obligea à prendre son repas [chez elle]. Et toutes les fois qu'il passait, il entrait là pour prendre son repas.
One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.
9 Et elle dit à son mari: Vois-tu! eh bien! je sens que c'est un saint homme de Dieu qui passe chez nous constamment;
One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.
10 faisons-lui donc à l'étage une petite chambre en maçonnerie, et plaçons-y pour lui un lit et une table et un siège et un flambeau pour qu'il y loge quand il viendra chez nous.
I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].
11 Et il arriva alors qu'étant venu là il logea dans la chambre de l'étage et y coucha.
One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.
12 Et il dit à Gehazi, son valet: Appelle cette Sunamite. Et il l'appela et elle se présenta à lui.
He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],
13 Et il lui dit: Eh bien! dis-lui: Voici, tu t'es agitée pour nous de toute cette sollicitude: que puis-je faire pour toi? Y-a-t-il à parler pour toi au roi ou au général de l'armée? Et elle dit: Je reste au milieu de ma Tribu!
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”
14 Et il dit: Que puis-je donc faire pour elle? Et Gehazi dit: Mais! elle n'a pas de fils et son mari est vieux. Et il dit: Appelle-la.
[Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”
15 Et il l'appela, et elle se présenta à la porte.
Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as she stood in the doorway,
16 Et il dit: A cette époque l'année prochaine tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle dit: Oh! non! mon Seigneur! Homme de Dieu! Ne trompe pas ta servante!
Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”
17 Et cette femme devint enceinte et elle enfanta un fils à la même époque, l'année révolue, comme lui avait dit Elisée.
But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.
18 Et l'enfant ayant grandi, il arriva alors qu'il sortit pour joindre son père auprès des moissonneurs.
When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].
19 Là il dit à son père: Ma tête! Ma tête! Et celui-ci dit au valet: Porte-le à sa mère. Et il le porta et l'amena à sa mère.
[Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother!”
20 Et l'enfant resta sur ses genoux jusqu'à midi, puis il mourut.
So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.
21 Et elle monta et le déposa sur le lit de l'homme de Dieu, puis ferma sur lui et sortit.
She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.
22 Et s'adressant à son mari elle dit: Envoie-moi donc un des valets et une des ânesses, et je vais courir chez l'homme de Dieu, puis revenir.
She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].
23 Et il dit: Pourquoi vas-tu chez lui aujourd'hui? ce n'est ni lune nouvelle, ni sabbat. Et elle dit: Laisse-moi faire!
Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”
24 Et elle sella l'ânesse et dit à son valet: Mène et va sans m'arrêter dans la course, que je ne te le dise!
So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”
25 Et étant partie elle arriva chez l'homme de Dieu au mont Carmel. Et lorsque l'homme de Dieu la vit de loin, il dit à Gehazi, son valet: Voici cette Sunamite!
As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!
26 Maintenant cours donc à sa rencontre et lui dis: Tout va-t-il bien pour toi, bien pour ton mari, bien pour l'enfant? Et elle dit: Bien.
Run to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”
27 Et elle arriva chez l'homme de Dieu à la montagne, et elle embrassa ses pieds. Alors Gehazi s'approcha pour la repousser, mais l'homme de Dieu dit: Laisse-la faire! car elle a dans l'âme une amère douleur; et l'Éternel m'en a fait un secret et ne m'a point mis au fait.
But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”
28 Et elle dit: Est-ce que j'ai demandé un fils à mon Seigneur? N'ai-je pas dit: Ne me trompe pas?
Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]
29 Et il dit à Gehazi: Ceins tes reins et prends mon bâton dans ta main et pars! Si tu rencontres quelqu'un, ne le salue point, et si quelqu'un te salue, ne lui réponds point, et tu mettras mon bâton sur la figure de l'enfant.
Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”
30 Et la mère de l'enfant dit: Par la vie de l'Éternel et par ta propre vie, je ne te quitte pas! Alors il se leva et la suivit.
But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].
31 Or Gehazi les avait devancés et avait posé le bâton sur la figure de l'enfant; mais pas un son, pas un signe d'attention. Et il rebroussa à leur rencontre, et il l'informa et dit: L'enfant ne s'est pas réveillé.
Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”
32 Et lorsque Elisée entra dans la maison, voilà que l'enfant était mort, gisant sur son lit.
When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.
33 Alors il entra et ferma la porte sur eux deux, et il invoqua l'Éternel.
Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.
34 Et étant monté il se coucha sur l'enfant et appliqua sa bouche sur sa bouche, et ses yeux sur ses yeux et ses mains sur ses mains, et il s'étendit sur lui de manière à réchauffer le corps de l'enfant.
Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become warm!
35 Et il se releva, et marcha dans la maison une fois d'un côté, une fois de l'autre; puis étant remonté il s'étendit sur lui.
Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
36 Alors l'enfant éternua sept fois, et l'enfant ouvrit les yeux. Et il appela Gehazi et dit: Appelle cette Sunamite! Et il l'appela et elle vint à lui et il dit: Reprends ton fils!
Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”
37 Alors elle vint tomber à ses pieds et s'inclina jusqu'à terre et emmena son fils et s'en alla.
She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.
38 Cependant Elisée revint à Guilgal et la famine régnait dans le pays, et les fils des prophètes demeuraient devant lui. Et il dit à son valet: Mets en place la grande marmite et fais cuire un légume pour les fils des prophètes.
Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”
39 Alors l'un d'eux sortit dans les champs pour cueillir de la verdure, et il trouva une sorte de vigne sauvage et il y cueillit des concombres sauvages plein son habit; et étant rentré il les coupa en morceaux dans la marmite aux légumes, car on ne savait pas ce que c'était.
One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.
40 Et ils les en sortirent pour le repas des hommes; mais lorsqu'ils goûtèrent du légume, ils se récrièrent et dirent: La mort est dans la marmite, homme de Dieu! et ils ne pouvaient manger.
He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would not eat it.
41 Alors il dit: Mais! prenez donc de la farine! Et il en jeta dans la marmite et dit: Sers-en à ce monde! et ils en mangèrent. Et il n'y avait plus rien de nuisible dans la marmite.
Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.
42 Or il vint un homme de Baal-Salisa et il apportait à l'homme de Dieu du pain de prémices, vingt pains d'orge et des gruaux dans sa valise. Et il dit: Donnes-en à manger à ce monde!
One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”
43 Et son domestique dit: Comment pourrais-je en servir à cent personnes? Et il dit: Sers-leur-en pour qu'ils en mangent; car ainsi parle l'Éternel: On en mangera et on en laissera.
But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”
44 Alors il leur en servit et ils mangèrent, et en laissèrent selon la parole de l'Éternel.
After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.
