Chronicles II 36
1 And the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.
Le peuple du pays prit Joachaz, fils de Josias, et le fit roi à la place de son père, à Jérusalem.
2 Joachaz [was] twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharao Nechao bound him in Deblatha in the land of Aemath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem.
Joachaz avait vingt-trois ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem.
3 And the king brought him over to Egypt; and imposed a tribute on the land, a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Le roi d’Égypte le destitua à Jérusalem, et imposa au pays une contribution de cent talents d’argent et d’un talent d’or.
4 And Pharao Nechao made Eliakim the son of Josias king over Juda in the room of his father Josias, and changed his name [to] Joakim. And Pharao Nechao took his brother Joachaz and brought him into Egypt, and he died there: but [he] had given the silver and gold to Pharao. At that time the land began to be taxed to give the money at the command of Pharao; and every one as he could borrowed the silver and the gold of the people of the land, to give to Pharao Nechao.
Et il établit roi sur Juda et sur Jérusalem Eliacim, frère de Joachaz, et il changea son nom en celui de Joakim. Néchao prit son frère Joachaz et l’emmena en Égypte.
5 Joachim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Joakim avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem. Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh, son Dieu.
6 And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him with brazen fetters, and carried him away to Babylon.
Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, monta contre lui, et le lia avec une double chaîne d’airain, pour le conduire à Babylone.
7 And he carried away a part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple in Babylon.
Nabuchodonosor emporta à Babylone des ustensiles de la maison de Yahweh, et il les mit dans son temple à Babylone.
8 And the rest of the acts of Joakim, and all that he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And Joakim slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in Ganozae: and Jechonias his son reigned in his stead.
Le reste des actes de Joakim, les abominations qu’il commit, et ce qui se trouvait en lui, voici que cela est écrit dans le livre des rois de Juda et d’Israël. Joachin, son fils, régna à sa place.
9 Jechonias [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Joachin avait huit ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna trois mois et dix jours à Jérusalem. Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh.
10 And at the turn of the year, king Nabuchodonosor sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Sedekias his father's brother king over Juda and Jerusalem.
Au retour de l’année, le roi Nabuchodonosor le fit emmener à Babylone, avec les ustensiles précieux de la maison de Yahweh; et il établit roi sur Juda et sur Jérusalem Sédécias, frère de Joachin.
11 Sedekias [was] twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
Sédécias avait vingt et un ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem.
12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God: he was not ashamed before the prophet Jeremias, nor because of the word of the Lord;
Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh, son Dieu, et il ne s’humilia pas devant Jérémie, le prophète, qui lui parlait de la part de Yahweh.
13 in that he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor, which he adjured him by God [not to do]: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart, so as not to return to the Lord God of Israel.
Il se révolta même contre le roi Nabuchodonosor, qui l’avait fait jurer par Dieu; il raidit son cou et endurcit son cœur, pour ne pas revenir à Yahweh, le Dieu d’Israël.
14 And all the great men of Juda, and the priests, and the people of the land transgressed abundantly in the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which [was] in Jerusalem.
Tous les chefs des prêtres et le peuple multiplièrent aussi les transgressions, selon toutes les abominations des nations, et ils profanèrent la maison de Yahweh, qu’il avait sanctifiée à Jérusalem.
15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of his prophets; rising early and sending his messengers, for he spared his people, and his sanctuary.
Yahweh, le Dieu de leurs pères, leur avait envoyé des avertissements par l’organe de ses messagers, de bonne heure et à plusieurs reprises; car il avait compassion de son peuple et de sa propre demeure.
16 Nevertheless they sneered at his messengers, and set at nothing his words, and mocked his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose up against his people, till there was no remedy.
Mais ils se moquèrent des envoyés de Dieu, ils méprisèrent ses paroles et se raillèrent de ses prophètes, jusqu’à ce que la colère de Dieu s’élevât contre son peuple, et qu’il n’y eût plus de remède.
17 And he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and killed their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, and did not spare Sedekias, and had no mercy upon their virgins, and they led away their old men: he delivered all things into their hands.
Alors Yahweh fit monter contre eux le roi des Chaldéens, qui tua par l’épée leurs jeunes gens dans la maison de leur sanctuaire, et n’épargna ni le jeune homme, ni la vierge, ni le vieillard, ni l’homme aux cheveux blancs; Yahweh livra tout entre ses mains.
18 And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and all the treasures of the king and the great men; he brought all to Babylon.
Nabuchodonosor emporta à Babylone tous les ustensiles de la maison de Dieu, grands et petits, les trésors de la maison de Yahweh, et les trésors du roi et de ses chefs.
19 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt its palaces with fire, and [utterly destroyed] every beautiful vessel.
Ils brûlèrent la maison de Dieu, ils démolirent les murailles de Jérusalem, ils livrèrent au feu tous ses palais, et tous ses objets précieux furent livrés à la destruction.
20 And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until [the establishment of] the kingdom of the Medes.
Nabuchodonosor emmena captifs à Babylone ceux qui échappèrent à l’épée, et ils furent ses esclaves, à lui et à ses fils, jusqu’à la domination du royaume de Perse.
21 That the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, until the land should enjoy its sabbaths in resting [and] sabbath keeping all the days of its desolation, till the accomplishment of seventy years.
Ainsi s’accomplit la parole de Yahweh, qu’il avait dite par la bouche de Jérémie: Jusqu’à ce que le pays ait joui de ses sabbats; car il se reposa tout le temps de sa dévastation, — jusqu’à l’accomplissement de soixante-dix années.
22 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, after the fulfilment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and told him to make proclamation in writing throughout all his kingdom, saying,
La première année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, pour accomplir la parole de Yahweh, qu’il avait dite par la bouche de Jérémie, Yahweh excita l’esprit de Cyrus, roi de Perse, qui fit faire de vive voix et par écrit cette proclamation dans tout son royaume:
23 Thus says Cyrus king of the Persians to all the kingdoms of the earth, The Lord God of heaven has given me [power], and he has commanded me to build a house to him in Jerusalem, in Judea. Who [is there] of you of all his people? His God shall be with him, and let him go up.
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