2 Kings 23
1 And they reported to the king what she had said. And he sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him.
Sur l’ordre du roi, l’on convoqua auprès de lui tous les anciens de Juda et de Jérusalem.
2 And the king ascended to the temple of the Lord. And with him were all the men of Judah and all who were living in Jerusalem: the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from the small to the great. And in the hearing of everyone, he read all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the Lord.
Le roi monta au temple du Seigneur, accompagné de tous les Judéens et de tous les habitants de Jérusalem, prêtres, prophètes et tout! e peuple, petits et grands, et il leur donna lecture de toutes les paroles du livre de l’alliance, trouvé dans le temple du Seigneur.
3 And the king stood upon the step. And he struck a covenant before the Lord, so that they would walk after the Lord, and keep his precepts and testimonies and ceremonies, with all their heart and with all their soul, and so that they would carry out the words of this covenant, which had been written in that book. And the people agreed to the covenant.
Le roi se plaça sur l’estrade, et s’engagea par un pacte, devant l’Eternel, à marcher dans ses voies, à observer ses commandements, ses lois et ses statuts, de tout cœur et de toute âme, afin d’accomplir les paroles de cette alliance, inscrites dans ce livre. Tout le peuple adhéra au pacte.
4 And the king instructed Hilkiah, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, so that they would cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels which had been made for Baal, and for the sacred grove, and for the entire army of heaven. And he burned them outside of Jerusalem, in the steep valley of Kidron. And he carried their dust into Bethel.
Alors le roi ordonna à Hilkiyyahou, le grand pontife, aux pontifes suppléants et aux gardiens du seuil, d’enlever du temple de l’Eternel tous les objets destinés au culte de Baal, d’Achêra et de toute la milice du ciel; il les fit brûler hors de Jérusalem, dans la campagne du Cédron, et l’on en transporta la cendre à Béthel.
5 And he destroyed the soothsayers, whom the kings of Judah had appointed to sacrifice in the high places throughout the cities of Judah, and all around Jerusalem, along with those who were burning incense to Baal, and to the Sun, and to the Moon, and to the twelve signs, and to the entire army of heaven.
Il supprima les prêtres des idoles, institués par les rois de Juda, et qui offraient l’encens sur les hauts-lieux, dans les villes de Juda et dans les alentours de Jérusalem, ceux aussi qui encensaient Baal, le soleil, la lune, les constellations et toute la milice du ciel.
6 And he caused the sacred grove to be carried away from the house of the Lord, outside of Jerusalem, to the steep valley of Kidron. And he burned it there, and reduced it to dust. And he cast the dust over the graves of the common people.
Il fit transporter l’Achêra du temple de l’Eternel à l’extérieur de Jérusalem, dans la vallée du Cédron; on la brûla dans la vallée du Cédron et on la réduisit en menue poussière, qu’on dispersa sur les tombeaux des gens du peuple.
7 Also, he destroyed the small places of the effeminate, which were in the house of the Lord, for which the women were weaving something like little houses in the sacred grove.
Il démolit les salles des prostitués attenantes à la maison du Seigneur, où les femmes tissaient des pavillons pour Achêra.
8 And he gathered together all the priests from the cities of Judah. And he defiled the high places, where the priests were sacrificing, from Geba as far as Beersheba. And he tore down the altars of the gates at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the leader of the city, which was to the left of the gate of the city.
Il fit venir tous les prêtres des villes de Juda, déclara impurs les hauts-lieux où ces prêtres avaient offert l’encens depuis Ghéba jusqu’à Bersabée et fit abattre les hauts-lieux des portes, placés à l’entrée de la porte de Josué, gouverneur de la ville, qu’on avait sur sa gauche en arrivant à la porte de la ville.
9 Yet truly, the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem. For they would only eat from the unleavened bread in the midst of their brothers.
Toutefois, les pontifes des hauts-lieux ne devaient point monter sur l’autel du Seigneur, dans Jérusalem; ils mangeaient seulement les azymes au milieu de leurs frères.
10 Also, he defiled Topheth, which is in the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, so that no one would consecrate his son or his daughter, through fire, to Molech.
Il déclara impur le Tofèth qui se trouve dans la vallée de Ben-Hinnom, afin que personne n’y fit plus passer son fils ni sa fille par le feu, en l’honneur de Moloch.
11 Also, he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the Sun, at the entrance to the temple of the Lord, beside the hallway of Nathan-melech, the eunuch, who was in Pharurim. And he burned the chariots of the Sun with fire.
Il fit enlever les chevaux que les rois de Juda avaient consacrés au soleil, à l’entrée du temple, les relégua près de la cellule du fonctionnaire Nétân-Mélec, située dans l’annexe, et il livra aux flammes les chars du soleil.
12 Also, the altars which were upon the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the temple of the Lord, the king destroyed. And he hurried from there, and he scattered their ashes into the torrent Kidron.
Les autels bâtis par les rois de Juda sur la terrasse supérieure du palais d’Achaz, et ceux que Manassé avait élevés dans les deux parvis du temple du Seigneur, le roi les abattit, les fit broyer et en enlever la poussière pour la disperser dans la vallée du Cédron.
13 Also, the high places which were in Jerusalem, to the right side of the Mount of Offense, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built to Ashtoreth, the idol of the Sidonians, and to Chemosh, the offense of Moab, and to Milcom, the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.
Les hauts-lieux construits par Salomon, roi d’Israël, en face de Jérusalem, au sud du Mont de la Perdition, en l’honneur d’Astarté, idole des Sidoniens, de Khamoch, idole des Moabites, et de Milkom, idole des Ammonites, le roi les souilla;
14 And he crushed the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. And he filled their places with the bones of the dead.
il brisa aussi les stèles, abattit les Achéra, et en couvrit l’emplacement d’ossements humains.
15 Then too, the altar which was in Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, had made: both that altar and the high place he tore down, and burned, and reduced to dust. And then he also set fire to the sacred grove.
De plus, l’autel de Béthel, le haut-lieu qu’avait établi Jéroboam, fils de Nebat, le corrupteur d’Israël, autel et haut-lieu, il les détruisit; il brûla le haut-lieu qui fut réduit en cendres et livra aux flammes l’Achêra.
16 And in that place Josiah, turning, saw the sepulchers which were on the mount. And he sent and took the bones from the sepulchers. And he burned them upon the altar, and he defiled it in accord with the word of the Lord, which was spoken by the man of God, who had predicted these events.
Josias, regardant de côté et d’autre, remarqua les tombeaux qui couvraient la montagne; il ordonna de retirer les ossements des tombeaux, de les brûler sur l’autel pour le souiller, selon la prédiction divine de l’homme de Dieu qui avait annoncé ces événements.
17 And he said, “What is that monument that I see?” And the citizens of that city responded to him: “It is the sepulcher of the man of God, who came from Judah, and who predicted these events, which you have carried out concerning the altar of Bethel.”
Il demanda aussi: "Quel est ce monument que je vois là-bas?" Et les habitants lui répondirent: "C’Est le tombeau de l’homme de Dieu venu de Juda pour annoncer les faits que tu viens d’accomplir sur l’autel de Béthel.
18 And he said: “Permit him. Let no one move his bones.” And his bones have remained untouched, with the bones of the prophet who had arrived from Samaria.
Laissez-le reposer en paix, dit le roi; que personne ne déplace ses ossements." Et l’on respecta ses ossements ainsi que ceux du prophète venu de Samarie.
19 Then too, all the shrines of the high places, which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord, Josiah took away. And he acted toward them according to all the works that he had done in Bethel.
Les édifices des hauts-lieux, dans les villes de la Samarie, élevés par les rois d’Israël pour exciter la colère divine, Josias les fit également disparaître; il les traita, exactement comme il avait traité ceux de Béthel.
20 And all the priests of the high places, who were in that place, he killed upon the altars. And he burned the bones of the men upon them. And he returned to Jerusalem.
Il immola sur les autels tous les prêtres des hauts-lieux qui étaient présents, puis il y brûla des ossements humains. Enfin il retourna à Jérusalem.
21 And he instructed all the people, saying: “Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, according to what has been written in the book of this covenant.”
Le roi donna à tout le peuple l’ordre suivant: "Célébrez la Pâque en l’honneur de l’Eternel, votre Dieu, telle qu’elle est prescrite dans ce livre de l’alliance."
22 Now no similar Passover was kept, from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, and from all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah,
De fait, on n’avait point encore célébré une telle Pâque depuis l’époque des Juges qui avaient gouverné Israël, ni dans toute la période des rois d’Israël et des rois de Juda.
23 as this Passover, which was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah.
Ce ne fut que cette année, la dix-huitième du règne de Josias, que la Pâque fut ainsi célébrée en l’honneur de l’Eternel, à Jérusalem.
24 Then too, Josiah took away those who divined by spirits, and the soothsayers, and the images of the idols, and the defilements, and the abominations, which had been in the land of Judah and Jerusalem, so that he might establish the words of the law, which were written in the book, which Hilkiah, the priest, found in the temple of the Lord.
De plus, les évocations et les sortilèges, les dieux domestiques, les idoles, et toutes les abominations qui se voyaient dans la Judée et à Jérusalem, Josias les fit disparaître, afin de se conformer aux termes de la loi, consignés dans le livre que le pontife Hilkiyyahou avait trouvé dans la maison du Seigneur.
25 There was no king before him similar to him, who returned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, in accord with the entire law of Moses. And after him, there rose up no one similar to him.
Nul roi encore n’était, autant que lui, revenu à l’Eternel de tout son cœur, de toute son âme et de tout son pouvoir, selon la doctrine entière de Moïse, et nul, depuis, ne s’éleva son égal.
26 Yet truly, the Lord did not turn away from the wrath of his great fury, his fury which was enraged against Judah because of the provocations by which Manasseh had provoked him.
Néanmoins, l’Eternel ne revint point de la grande indignation qui s’était allumée en lui contre la Judée, à cause des nombreuses offenses de Manassé à son égard.
27 And so the Lord said: “And now I will remove Judah from my face, just as I removed Israel. And I will cast aside this city, Jerusalem, which I have chosen, and the house, about which I said: My name shall be there.”
Car l’Eternel dit: "Juda aussi, je l’écarterai de devant moi, comme j’ai écarté Israël; et je rejetterai cette ville que j’avais élue Jérusalem et cette maison dont j’avais dit: "Mon nom y résidera…"
28 Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and all that he did, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?
Pour le surplus des faits et gestes de Josias, ils sont consignés dans le livre des annales des rois de Juda.
29 During his days, Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates. And king Josiah went out to meet him. And when he had seen him, he was killed at Megiddo.
Sous son règne, Pharaon Nekho, roi d’Egypte, fit une expédition contre le roi d’Assyrie, vers l’Euphrate. Le roi Josias s’avança contre Nekho, qui le fit périr à Meghiddo dès qu’il l’eut aperçu.
30 And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo. And they took him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his own sepulcher. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah. And they anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
Ses serviteurs déposèrent son corps sur un char, le transportèrent de Meghiddo à Jérusalem, et l’inhumèrent dans son sépulcre. La population du pays choisit Joachaz, fils de Josias; on lui donna l’onction, et on le proclama roi à la place de son père.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.
Joachaz avait vingt-trois ans en montant sur le trône et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem; sa mère s’appelait Hamoutal, fille de Jérémie, de Libna.
32 And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
Il fit le mal aux yeux de l’Eternel, à l’exemple de ses aïeux.
33 And Pharaoh Neco bound him at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem. And he imposed a penalty on the land: one hundred talents of silver, and one talent of gold.
Pharaon Nekho le fit jeter dans les fers à Ribla, sur le territoire de Hamat, pour l’empêcher de régner à Jérusalem, et il imposa au pays un tribut de cent kikkar d’argent et d’un kikkar d’or.
34 And Pharaoh Neco appointed Eliakim, the son of Josiah, as king in place of Josiah his father. And he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Then he took Jehoahaz away, and he brought him into Egypt, and there he died.
Puis Pharaon Nekho mit Elyakim, fils de Josias, sur le trône de son père et changea son nom en celui de Joïakim. Quant à Joachaz, il l’emmena captif en Egypte, où il mourut.
35 Now Jehoiakim gave silver and gold to Pharaoh, when he had taxed the land, according to each one who would contribute by the command of Pharaoh. And he exacted both silver and gold from the people of the land, from each one according to his ability, so that he would give to Pharaoh Neco.
Joïakim remit à Pharaon l’or et l’argent, mais pour le lui donner suivant ses exigences, il dut taxer le pays et contraindre le peuple, chacun selon ses facultés, à fournir l’argent et l’or destinés à Pharaon Nekho.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah.
Joïakim avait vingt-cinq ans en montant sur le trône et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem; sa mère s’appelait Zebouda, fille de Pedaya, de Rouma.
37 And he did evil before the Lord, in accord with all that his fathers had done.
Il fit le mal aux yeux de l’Eternel, à l’exemple de ses aïeux.
