2 Chroniques 22
1 Et les habitants de Jérusalem proclamèrent roi à sa place Ochozias, son plus jeune fils, car l'armée de brigands qui était venue de l'Arabie et des bords de la mer, avait tué ses aînés; ainsi, Ochozias, fils de Joram, monta sur le trône de Juda.
And the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the army had put all the older sons to death. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, became king.
2 Il avait alors vingt ans, et il régna un an à Jérusalem; le nom de sa mère était Athalie; elle était issue d'Ambri.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
3 Et il marcha dans les voies de la maison d'Achab, parce que sa mère par ses conseils l'entraînait à pécher.
He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.
4 Et il fit le mal devant le Seigneur comme la maison d'Achab, car d'elle seule il prit conseil après la mort de son père, et il se perdit.
And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.
5 Marchant donc selon ses conseils, il se joignit à Joram, fils d'Achab, roi d'Israël, pour livrer bataille, à Ramoth-Galaad, au roi de Syrie Azaël, quand des archers atteignirent Joram.
Acting on their suggestion, he went with Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, to make war on Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead: and Joram was wounded by the bowmen.
6 Et Joram revint à Jezraël pour se guérir des blessures que les Syriens lui avaient faites en Ramoth-Galaad, lorsqu'il combattait Azaël, roi de Syrie. Et Ochozias, fils de Joram, roi de Juda, alla voir, en Jezraël, Joram, roi d'Israël, parce qu'il était malade.
And he went back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which they had given him at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, because he was ill.
7 Et une catastrophe venant de Dieu arriva à Ochozias lorsqu'il y fut; car, alors Joram sortit avec lui contre Jéhu, fils de Namesseï, l'oint du Seigneur, suscité contre la maison d'Achab.
Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab.
8 Et au moment où Jéhu tirait vengeance de la maison d'Achab, il trouva là les princes de Juda, et les frères d'Ochozias employés à le servir, et il les tua.
Now when Jehu was effecting the punishment of the family of Ahab, he came to the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, the servants of Ahaziah, and put them to death.
9 Ensuite, il ordonna de chercher Ochozias; on le prit en Samarie soignant ses blessures, on le conduisit à Jéhu qui le mit à mort, et on l'inhuma; car, dirent ces gens, il est issu de Josaphat qui de tout son cœur a cherché Dieu; il n'y avait plus personne de la maison d'Ochozias pour fortifier le pouvoir en son royaume.
And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria, ) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose heart was true to the Lord. So the family of Ahaziah had no power to keep the kingdom.
10 Et Athalie, mère d'Ochozias, voyant son fils mort, se leva et détruisit toute la race royale en Juda.
Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom of Judah put to death.
11 Mais Josabeth, fille du roi Joram, enleva Joas, fils d'Ochozias; elle le déroba du milieu des fils du roi que l'on massacrait; et elle le mit, avec sa nourrice, dans une alcôve des chambres à coucher. Puis, Josabeth, fille de Joram, sœur d'Ochozias, femme de Joad le prêtre, le cacha d'Athalie, qui ne le tua pas.
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him and the woman who took care of him in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, kept him safe from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death.
12 Il resta six ans avec Joad caché dans le temple de Dieu, pendant qu'Athalie régnait sur la terre.
And she kept him safe with her in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah was ruling the land.
