2 Chronicles 21

1 Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David; Jehoram, his son, became king in his place.

Josaphat s’endormit avec ses pères, et fut enseveli près de ses ancêtres dans la Cité de David. Son fils Joram lui succéda.

2 Jehoram had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.

Il avait des frères, fils de Josaphat: Azaria, Yehiêl, Zekhariahou, Azariahou, Mikhaël et Chefatiahou. Tous ceux-là étaient fils de Josaphat, roi d’Israël.

3 Their father had given them large gifts of silver, gold, and other precious things, and also fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram.

Leur père leur avait accordé d’importantes dotations en argent, en or, en objets de prix, en même temps qu’en places fortes dans Juda; mais la royauté, il l’avait conférée à Joram, en qualité d’aîné.

4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over his father's kingdom and had firmly established himself as king, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also various other leaders of Israel.

Joram, ayant pris possession du trône de son père et s’y sentant solidement assis, fit périr par le glaive tous ses frères et une partie des princes d’Israël.

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

Agé de trente-deux ans à son avènement, il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.

6 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab was doing, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife, and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

Il suivit la conduite des rois d’Israël, agissant comme la maison d’Achab; car il avait pour femme la fille d’Achab. Il fit donc ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Eternel.

7 However, Yahweh did not wish to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David; he had promised that he would always give life to him and his descendants.

Cependant le Seigneur ne voulut point détruire la maison de David, à cause de l’alliance qu’il avait conclue avec ce dernier et de la promesse qu’il lui avait faite de lui assurer à jamais un domaine, à lui et à ses descendants.

8 In Jehoram's days, Edom revolted from the control of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.

De son temps, Edom, faisant défection, se rendit indépendant de Juda et se donna un roi.

9 Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots. It was night when he rose up and fought against the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders.

Joram entra en campagne avec ses officiers et toute sa cavalerie. En pleine nuit, il se leva pour attaquer Edom qui le cernait, lui et les chefs de la cavalerie.

10 So Edom has been in rebellion from the control of Judah to this present day. Libnah also revolted at the same time from his control, because Jehoram had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.

Edom secoua ainsi la domination de Juda jusqu’à ce jour; à la même époque Libna se rendit également indépendante de lui, parce que Joram avait abandonné l’Eternel, Dieu de ses pères.

11 In addition, Jehoram had also built high places in the mountains of Judah and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to live like prostitutes, and he led Judah astray.

Il établit aussi des hauts lieux sur les montagnes de Juda, poussa les habitants de Jérusalem à la prostitution et dévoya Juda.

12 A letter from the prophet Elijah came to Jehoram. It said, “This is what Yahweh, the God of David, your ancestor, says: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

Alors lui parvint de la part du prophète Elie un écrit conçu en ces termes: "Ainsi parle l’Eternel, le Dieu de ton père David: "Puisque tu n’as pas suivi la conduite de ton père Josaphat et d’Asa, roi de Juda,

13 but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to act like a prostitute, as the house of Ahab did—and because you have also killed your brothers in your father's family, men who were better than yourself—

mais que tu as suivi la voie des rois d’Israël, poussant à l’idolâtrie Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem, tout comme la maison d’Achab a poussé à l’idolâtrie; puisque tu es allé jusqu’à faire périr tes frères, les membres de ta famille, qui valaient mieux que toi,

14 see, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions.

eh bien! l’Eternel va frapper d’une grande calamité ton peuple, tes fils, tes femmes et tout ce qui t’appartient.

15 You yourself will have much sickness because of a disease in your intestines, until your intestines fall out because of the sickness, day after day.”

Quant à toi, atteint d’une maladie d’entrailles, tu subiras des douleurs si intenses que tes entrailles sortiront après de longs jours."

16 Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who were near the Cushites.

L’Eternel excita contre Joram l’animosité des Philistins et des Arabes qui sont voisins des Ethiopiens.

17 They attacked Judah, invaded it, and carried away all the wealth that was found in the king's house. They also carried away his sons and his wives. No son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

Ils marchèrent contre Juda et y firent irruption; ils s’emparèrent de toutes les richesses qui se trouvaient dans le palais du roi, ainsi que de ses fils et de ses femmes; il ne lui resta d’autre fils que Joachaz, le plus jeune de tous.

18 After all this, Yahweh struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease.

Après tout cela, le Seigneur lui infligea une maladie d’entrailles de nature incurable.

19 It came about in due time, at the end of two years, that his intestines fell out because of his sickness, and that he died of severe disease. His people made no fire in his honor as they had done for his ancestors.

Les jours succédèrent aux jours, et juste au bout de deux années, ses entrailles s’échappèrent par l’effet de la maladie, et il mourut dans d’atroces douleurs. Son peuple ne brûla pas de bûcher en son honneur comme on l’avait fait pour ses ancêtres.

20 He had begun to reign when he was thirty-two years old; he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years, and when he departed no one mourned him. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the royal tombs.

Agé de trente-deux ans à son avènement, il avait régné huit ans à Jérusalem. Il s’en alla sans aucun prestige. On l’ensevelit dans la Cité de David, mais non dans les tombeaux des rois.