2 Kings 1
1 After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel.
Or après la mort d'Achab Moab se rebella contre Israël.
2 Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.
Et Achazia tomba par le treillis de sa chambre haute qui était à Samarie, et en fut malade; et il envoya des messagers, et leur dit: Allez consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron, [pour savoir] si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king of Samaria, say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you are going to get directions from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
Mais l'Ange de l'Eternel parla à Elie Tisbite, en disant: Lève-toi, monte au devant des messagers du Roi de Samarie, et leur dis: N'y [a-t-il] point de Dieu en Israël, que vous alliez consulter Bahal-zébub, dieu de Hékron?
4 Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.
C'est pourquoi ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras. Cela dit, Elie s'en alla.
5 And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
Et les messagers s'en retournèrent vers Achazia, et il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenus?
6 And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
Et ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté au-devant de nous, qui nous a dit: Allez, retournez vous-en vers le Roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: N'y a-t-il point de Dieu en Israël, que tu envoies consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron? A cause de cela tu ne descendras point du lit sur lequel tu es monté, mais certainement tu mourras.
7 And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
Et il leur dit: Comment était fait cet homme qui est monté au devant de vous, et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
8 And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Et ils lui répondirent: C'est un homme vêtu de poil, qui a une ceinture de cuir, ceinte sur ses reins; et il dit: C'est Elie Tisbite.
9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.
Alors il envoya vers lui un capitaine de cinquante hommes, avec sa cinquantaine, lequel monta vers lui. Or voilà, il se tenait au sommet d'une montagne, et [ce capitaine] lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le Roi a dit que tu aies à descendre.
10 And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.
Mais Elie répondit, et dit au capitaine de la cinquantaine: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux, et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine! Et le feu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
11 Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un autre capitaine de cinquante hommes avec sa cinquantaine, qui prit la parole, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le Roi: Hâte-toi de descendre.
12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.
Mais Elie répondit, et leur dit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende des cieux et te consume, toi et ta cinquantaine; et le feu de Dieu descendit des cieux, et le consuma, lui et sa cinquantaine.
13 Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.
Et [Achazia] envoya encore un capitaine d'une troisième cinquantaine avec sa cinquantaine, et ce troisième capitaine de cinquante hommes monta, et vint, et se courba sur ses genoux devant Elie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie que tu fasses cas de ma vie, et de la vie de ces cinquante hommes tes serviteurs.
14 For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.
Voilà, le feu est descendu des cieux, et a consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquante hommes, avec leurs cinquantaines; mais maintenant [je te prie], que tu fasses cas de ma vie.
15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.
Et l'Ange de l'Eternel dit à Elie: Descends avec lui, n'aie point peur de lui. Il se leva donc, et descendit avec lui vers le Roi,
16 And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, for this reason you will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
Et lui dit: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Bahal-zébub dieu de Hékron, 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.
17 So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of the rule of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; because he had no son.
Il mourut donc, selon la parole de l'Eternel, qu'Elie avait prononcée; et Joram commença à régner en sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, Roi de Juda, parce qu'Achazia n'avait point de fils.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
Le reste des faits d'Achazia, lesquels il fit, n'est-il pas écrit au Livre des Chroniques des Rois d'Israël?
