2 Kings 1
1 After King Ahab died, [the country of] Moab rebelled against Israel.
Et il y eut rébellion de Moab contre Israël après la mort d'Achab.
2 One day, Ahaziah, [the new king of Israel, ] fell through the wooden slats/boards around the edge of the flat roof [of his palace] in Samaria. He was badly injured, so he summoned some messengers and told them, “Go to Ekron [city in Philistia], and ask their god Baalzebub whether I will (recover/become well).”
Or Achazia fit une chute par le treillis de son étage supérieur à Samarie, et en fut malade. Alors il expédia des messagers auxquels il dit: Allez consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ecron, pour savoir si je relèverai de cette maladie.
3 But an angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe [town], “The king of Samaria [is sending] some messengers [to Ekron]. Go and meet them and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, the god of those people, [whether you will recover]?
Mais l'ange de l'Éternel avait parlé à Élie de Thisbé: Lève-toi, va au-devant des messagers du roi de Samarie et dis-leur: Est-ce donc au défaut d'un Dieu en Israël que vous allez consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ecron?
4 Yahweh says [that you should tell King Ahaziah] that he will not recover from his being injured; he will surely die.’”
C'est pourquoi ainsi parle l'Éternel: Du lit où tu es monté, tu ne redescendras pas, car tu dois mourir. Et Élie partit.
5 [So Elijah went to meet] the messengers [and told that to them, and they] returned to the king [instead of going to Ekron]. The king asked them, “Why did you return [so soon]?”
Alors les messagers revinrent auprès du roi qui leur dit: Pourquoi donc revenez-vous?
6 They replied, “A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, “(Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you will recover].) [RHQ] [Go tell the king that] he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.”’”
Et ils lui dirent: Un homme s'est avancé à notre rencontre et nous a dit: Allez et retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi parle l'Éternel: Est-ce au défaut d'un Dieu en Israël que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ecron? C'est pourquoi du lit ou tu es monté, tu ne redescendras pas, car tu dois mourir.
7 The king said to them, “The man who came to meet you and told that to you, what did he look like?”
Et il leur dit: Quelle façon avait l'homme qui s'est avancé à votre rencontre et vous a tenu ce langage?
8 They replied, “He was a hairy man and he had a [wide] leather belt around his waist.” The king exclaimed, “That was Elijah!”
Et ils lui dirent: C'était un homme portant un manteau velu et ayant les reins entourés d'une ceinture de cuir. Et il dit: C'est Élie de Thisbé.
9 Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”
Alors il délégua vers lui un capitaine de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Et celui-ci monta vers lui; et voici, il était assis au sommet de la montagne; et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit: Descends!
10 But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; so, I command that fire come down from the sky and burn up you and your 50 soldiers!” Immediately, fire came down from the sky and completely burned up the officer and his 50 [soldiers].
Et Élie répondit et dit au capitaine de cinquante: Que si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu du ciel descendit et le consuma lui et ses cinquante hommes.
11 [When the king found out about that, ] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. They went [to where Elijah was], and the officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down immediately!”
Et derechef il lui délégua un autre capitaine de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Et celui-ci prenant la parole lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi de descendre!
12 But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; [to prove that, ] I command that fire come down from the sky and kill you and your soldiers!” Then a fire from God came down from the sky and killed the officer and his soldiers.
Et Élie répondit et leur dit: Que si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes. Et le feu de Dieu descendit du ciel et le consuma lui et ses cinquante hommes.
13 [When the king heard about that] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. [They went to where Elijah was], and the officer prostrated himself in front of Elijah, and said to him, “Prophet, I plead with you, be kind to me and my 50 soldiers, and (do not kill us/allow us to remain alive)!
Et il lui délégua encore un autre chef de cinquante, un troisième, avec ses cinquante hommes. Et le capitaine de cinquante, le troisième, monta et arriva, et fléchit les genoux devant Élie, et le suppliant il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, ah! que ma vie et la vie de tes serviteurs, ces cinquante hommes, puisse être précieuse à tes yeux!
14 [We know that] two times fire came down from the sky and killed officers and the 50 soldiers who were with them. So now, please be kind to me!”
Voilà que le feu est descendu du ciel, et a consumé les deux premiers capitaines de cinquante et leurs cinquante hommes; mais maintenant, puisse ma vie être précieuse à tes yeux!
15 Then the angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down [and go] with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with them to the king.
Et l'ange de l'Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui! sois sans crainte devant lui! Alors il se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
16 [When Elijah arrived, ] he said to the king, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You sent messengers to go to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you would recover]. You acted as though [RHQ] there is no God in Israel to consult. So you will not recover from being injured; instead, you are going to die!’”
Et il lui dit: Ainsi parle l'Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers consulter Baal-Zébub, dieu d'Ecron, (était-ce au défaut d'un Dieu en Israël?) pour requérir sa parole, pour cela, du lit où tu es monté, tu ne redescendras pas, car tu dois mourir.
17 So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s [younger] brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son [to become the king].
Et il mourut selon la menace de l'Éternel prononcée par Élie. Et Joram devint roi en sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda, car il n'avait point de fils.
18 [If you want to know about] all the other things that Ahaziah did, they are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Le reste des actes d'Achazia, ses entreprises, est d'ailleurs consigné dans le livre des annales des rois d'Israël.
