2 Kings 18
1 After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
Or la troisième année d'Hosée fils d'Ela Roi d'Israël, Ezéchias fils d'Achaz Roi de Juda commença à régner.
2 He was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah] and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
Il était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il commença à régner, et il régna vingt et neuf ans à Jérusalem; sa mère avait nom Abi, [et] était fille de Zacharie.
3 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
Il fit ce gui est droit devant l'Eternel comme avait fait David son père.
4 He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh on the tops of hills, and he broke into pieces the stone pillars [for worshiping the goddess Asherah]. He also broke into pieces the bronze [replica/statue of a] snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it.
Il ôta les hauts lieux, mit en pièces les statues, coupa les bocages, et il brisa le serpent d'airain que Moïse avait fait, parce que jusqu'à ce jour-là les enfants d'Israël lui faisaient des encensements; et il le nomma Néhustan.
5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped.] There was no king who ruled Judah before him or after him who was as [devoted to Yahweh as] he was.
Il mit son espérance en l'Eternel le Dieu d'Israël, et après lui il n'y eut point de [Roi] semblable à lui entre tous les Rois de Juda, comme il n'y en avait point eu entre ceux qui avaient été avant lui.
6 He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
Il s'attacha à l'Eternel, il ne s'en détourna point; et il garda les commandements que l'Eternel avait donnés à Moïse.
7 Yahweh always (helped/was with) him. He was successful in everything that he did. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to (pay taxes to him/do what the king of Assyria wanted him to do).
Et l'Eternel fut avec lui partout où il allait, [et] il prospérait; mais il se rebella contre le Roi des Assyriens, pour ne lui être point assujetti.
8 His army defeated [the soldiers of] Philistia as far [south] as Gaza [city] and the nearby villages. They conquered the entire area, from the smallest watchtower to the largest cities surrounded by walls.
Il frappa les Philistins jusqu'à Gaza, et ses confins, depuis les tours des gardes jusqu'aux villes fortes.
9 After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, and when King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost seven years, [the army of] King Shalmaneser of Assyria invaded Israel and surrounded Samaria [city].
Or il arriva en la quatrième année du Roi Ezéchias, qui était la septième du règne d'Hosée fils d'Ela Roi d'Israël, que Salmanéser Roi des Assyriens monta contre Samarie, et l'assiégea.
10 In the third year they captured the city. That was when Hezekiah has been ruling Judah for almost six years, and when Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost nine years.
Au bout de trois ans ils la prirent; [et ainsi] la sixième année du règne d'Ezéchias, qui était la neuvième d'Hosée Roi d'Israël, Samarie fut prise.
11 The king of Assyria commanded that the people of Israel be taken to Assyria. Some of them were taken to Halah [town], some were taken to a place near the Habor [River] in [the] Gozan [region], and some were taken to cities where the Mede people-group live.
Et le Roi des Assyriens transporta les Israëlites en Assyrie, et les fit mener à Chalach, et sur le Chabor, fleuve de Gozan, et dans les villes des Mèdes;
12 That happened because the Israelis did not obey Yahweh their God. They disobeyed the agreement that Yahweh had made with their ancestors, and all the laws that Moses, the man who served Yahweh [very well], had told them to obey. They would not obey those laws; they would not even listen to them.
Parce qu'ils n'avaient point obéi à la voix de l'Eternel leur Dieu, mais avaient transgressé son alliance, [et] tout ce que Moïse serviteur de l'Eternel avait commandé; ils n'y avaient point obéi, et ne l'avaient point fait.
13 After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost 14 years, [the army of] King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the cities in Judah that had walls around them. They [did not capture Jerusalem, but they] captured all the other cities.
r en la quatorzième année du Roi Ezéchias, Sanchérib Roi des Assyriens monta contre toutes les villes fortes de Juda, et les prit.
14 King Hezekiah sent a message to Sennacherib, while Sennacherib was in Lachish, saying “What I have done was wrong. Please [tell your soldiers to] stop attacking us. If you do that, I will pay you whatever you tell me to.” So the king of Assyria said that Hezekiah must pay to him (ten tons/9,000 kg.) of silver and (one ton/900 kg.) of gold.
Et Ezéchias Roi de Juda envoya dire au Roi des Assyriens à Lakis: J'ai fait une faute, retire-toi de moi, je payerai tout ce que tu m'imposeras; et le Roi des Assyriens imposa trois cents talents d'argent, et trente talents d'or à Ezéchias Roi de Juda.
15 So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
Et Ezéchias donna tout l'argent qui se trouva dans la maison de l'Eternel, et dans les trésors de la maison Royale.
16 Hezekiah’s men also stripped the gold from the doors of the temple and the gold that he himself had put on the doorposts, and he sent all that gold to the king of Assyria.
En ce temps-là Ezéchias mit en pièces les portes du Temple de l'Eternel, et les linteaux que lui-même avait couverts [de lames d'or], et il les donna au Roi des Assyriens.
17 But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
Puis le Roi des Assyriens envoya de Lakis, Tarta, Rab-saris, et Rab-saké, avec de grandes forces vers le Roi Ezéchias à Jérusalem; et ils montèrent et vinrent à Jérusalem. Or étant montés et venus ils se présentèrent auprès du conduit du haut étang, qui est au grand chemin du champ du foulon.
18 They sent a message requesting King Hezekiah to come to them, but the king sent three of his officials [to talk to them]. He sent Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who supervised the palace; Shebna, the official secretary; and Asaph’s son Joah, who communicated the king’s messages to the people.
Et ils appelèrent le Roi tout haut. Alors Eliakim fils de Hilkija maître d'hôtel, et Sebna le Secrétaire, et Joach fils d'Asaph, commis sur les Registres, sortirent vers eux.
19 One of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the king of Assyria, the great king, says: ‘What are you trusting in [to rescue you] [RHQ]?
Et Rab-saké leur dit: Dites maintenant à Ezéchias: Ainsi a dit le grand Roi, le Roi des Assyriens: Quelle est cette confiance sur laquelle tu t'appuies?
20 You say that you have weapons to fight us, and some country promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us, ] but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
Tu parles, mais ce ne sont que des paroles; le conseil et la force sont requis à la guerre. Mais en qui t'es-tu confié, pour te rebeller contre moi?
21 Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But that is like [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. But it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the king of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
Voici maintenant, tu t'es confié en l'Egypte, en ce roseau cassé, sur lequel si quelqu'un s'appuie, il lui entrera dans la main, et la percera; tel est Pharaon Roi d'Egypte à tous ceux qui se confient en lui.
22 But perhaps you will say to me, “No, we are (relying on/trusting in) Yahweh our God [to help us].” [I would reply, ] “Is he not the one whom you [insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship only in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?”’
Que si vous me dites: Nous nous confions en l'Eternel notre Dieu; n'[est]-ce pas celui dont Ezéchias a détruit les hauts lieux, et les autels, et a dit à Juda, et à Jérusalem: Vous vous prosternerez devant cet autel à Jérusalem?
23 So I suggest that you make a deal between you and my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you are able to find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
Or maintenant donne des otages au Roi des Assyriens mon Maître, et je te donnerai deux mille chevaux, si tu peux donner autant d'hommes pour monter dessus.
24 You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
Comment donc ferais-tu tourner visage au moindre Gouverneur d'entre les serviteurs de mon Maître? mais tu te confies en l'Egypte, à cause des chariots et des gens de cheval.
25 Furthermore, (do you think that we have come to destroy Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help?/do not think that we have come to Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help.) [RHQ] It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
Mais maintenant suis-je monté sans l'Eternel contre ce lieu-ci pour le détruire? l'Eternel m'a dit: Monte contre ce pays-là, et le détruis.
26 Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and be frightened].”
Alors Eliakim fils de Hilkija, et Sebna, et Joach dirent à Rab-saké: Nous te prions de parler en Langue Syriaque à tes serviteurs, car nous l'entendons; et ne nous parle point en Langue Judaïque, le peuple qui est sur la muraille l'écoutant.
27 But the official replied, “Do you think [RHQ] that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? [If you reject this message, ] the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
Et Rab-saké leur répondit: Mon Maître m'a-t-il envoyé vers ton Maître, ou vers toi, pour parler ce langage? [ne m'a-t-il pas envoyé] vers les hommes qui se tiennent sur la muraille; [pour leur dire] qu'ils mangeront leur propre fiente, et qu'ils boiront leur urine avec vous?
28 Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the king of Assyria. He says,
Rab-saké donc se tint debout, et s'écria à haute voix en Langue Judaïque, et parla, et dit: Ecoutez la parole du grand Roi, le Roi des Assyriens.
29 ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
Ainsi a dit le Roi: Qu'Ezéchias ne vous abuse point; car il ne vous pourra point délivrer de ma main.
30 Do not allow him to persuade you to rely on Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that the army of Assyria will never capture this city!’
Qu'Ezéchias ne vous fasse point confier en l'Eternel, en disant: L'Eternel indubitablement nous délivrera, et cette ville ne sera point livrée entre les mains du Roi des Assyriens.
31 “Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. If you do that, I will arrange for each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines, and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells.
N'écoutez point Ezéchias; car ainsi a dit le Roi des Assyriens: Faites composition avec moi, et sortez vers moi; et vous mangerez chacun de sa vigne, et chacun de son figuier, et vous boirez chacun de l'eau de sa citerne;
32 You will be able to do that until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and vineyards to [produce grapes for making] wine. It will be a land that has plenty of olive trees and honey. If you do what the king of Assyria commands, you will not die. You will continue to live. ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to persuade you to trust in Yahweh saying that he will rescue you!
Avant que je vienne, et que je vous emmène en un pays qui est comme votre pays, un pays de froment et de bon vin, un pays de pain et de vignes, un pays d'oliviers qui portent de l'huile, et [un pays] de miel; vous vivrez, et vous ne mourrez point; mais n'écoutez point Ezéchias, quand il vous voudra persuader, en disant: L'Eternel nous délivrera.
33 The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
Les dieux des nations ont-ils délivré chacun leur pays de la main du Roi des Assyriens?
34 Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities] unable to rescue their people from the king of Assyria [RHQ]? What happened to the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, [towns that we completely destroyed and their gods disappeared] [RHQ]? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
Où sont les dieux de Hamath, et d'Arpad; où sont les dieux de Sépharvajim, d'Henah, et de Hiwah? [et] même a-t-on délivré Samarie de ma main?
35 No, none of the gods of the countries [that my army attacked] rescued their people [RHQ] from me! So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
Qui sont ceux d'entre tous les dieux de ces pays-là qui aient délivré leur pays de ma main, pour dire que l'Eternel délivrera Jérusalem de ma main?
36 But the people [who were listening] stayed silent. No one said anything, because King Hezekiah had told them, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you, ] do not answer him.”
Et le peuple se tut, et on ne lui répondit pas un mot; car le Roi avait commandé disant: Vous ne lui répondrez point.
37 Then Eliakim the palace administrator and Shebna the court secretary and Joah the royal historian went back to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed], and they told him what the official from Assyria had said.
Après cela, Eliakim fils de Hilkija Maître d'hôtel, et Sebna le Secrétaire, et Joach fils d'Asaph, commis sur les Registres, s'en revinrent, les vêtements déchirés, vers Ezéchias, et ils lui rapportèrent les paroles de Rab-saké.
