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1 Après la mort d'Achab, Moab se souleva contre Israël.
And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.
2 Et Ochozias tomba à travers le treillis de sa chambre haute, en Samarie; il en fut malade; et il fit partir des messagers auxquels il dit: Allez demander à Baal-Mouche, dieu d'Accaron, si je survivrai à cette maladie? Ils partirent, et ils le questionnèrent pour leur roi.
And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.
3 Or, un ange du Seigneur appelant Elie le Thesbite, dit: Lève-toi, va à la rencontre des messagers d'Ochozias, roi de Samarie, et lu leur diras: Est-ce qu'il n'y a point de Dieu en Israël, que vous allez interroger Baal-Mouche, dieu d'Accaron? Il n'en sera pas ainsi.
And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the Thesbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and you shall say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? but [it shall] not [be] so.
4 Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: La couche sur laquelle tu es monté, tu n'en descendras plus; car assurément tu mourras. Elie partit donc, et il leur dit ces paroles.
For thus says the Lord, The bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliu went, and said [so] to them.
5 Et les messagers retournèrent auprès de leur maître, qui leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenus?
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have you returned?
6 Ils répondirent: Un homme est venu à notre rencontre, il nous a dit: Retournez auprès du roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Est-ce qu'il n'y a point de Dieu en Israël, que tu vas consulter Baal-Mouche, le dieu d'Accaron? Il n'en sera point ainsi. La couche sur laquelle tu es montée, tu n'en descendras plus, car tu mourras.
And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
7 Ainsi, après leur retour, ils rapportèrent au roi les paroles d'Elie, et le roi leur dit: Comment est l'homme qui a été à votre rencontre, et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What [was] the manner of the man who went up to meet you, and spoke to you these words?
8 Ils reprirent: C'est un homme velu, qui est vêtu d'une peau de brebis. Et le roi s'écria: C'est Elie le Thesbite.
And they said to him, [He was] a hairy man, and girded with a leather girdle about his loins. And he said, This is Eliu the Thesbite.
9 Puis, il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquante hommes; le chef partit avec sa troupe, et il vit Elie assis sur la cime de la montagne, et il lui dit: Descends, homme de Dieu, le roi te demande.
And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called you, come down.
10 Or, Elle répondit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, le feu du ciel va tomber et dévorer toi et tes cinquante hommes. Aussitôt, le feu du ciel tomba et dévora le chef avec sa troupe.
And Eliu answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
11 Le roi lui envoya une seconde fois un chef et ses cinquante hommes. Et le chef dit à Elie: Homme de Dieu: Voici ce que dit le roi: Descends au plus vite.
And the king sent a second time to him another captain of fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.
12 Le prophète répondit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, le feu du ciel va tomber et dévorer toi et tes cinquante hommes. Aussitôt, le feu du ciel tomba, et dévora le chef avec sa troupe.
And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
13 Et le roi envoya encore un chef et ses cinquante hommes; et ce troisième chef partit, se mit à genoux devant Elie, le pria, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, que ma vie et celle de ces cinquante hommes, tes serviteurs, ne soient pas sans prix à tes yeux.
And the king sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your eyes.
14 Le feu du ciel est tombé et a dévoré déjà deux chefs de cinquante hommes; maintenant donc, que ma vie ne soit pas sans prix à tes yeux.
Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in your eyes.
15 Or, l'ange du Seigneur dit au prophète: Descends avec lui, ne crains rien d'eux. Et le prophète se leva, et il se rendit avec eux au-devant du roi.
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Eliu, and said, Go down with him, be not afraid of them. And Eliu rose up, and went down with him to the king.
16 Et il lui dit: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Pourquoi as-tu envoyé des messagers consulter Baal-Mouche, dieu d'Accaron? Ce ne sera point ainsi: la couche sur laquelle tu es monté, tu n'en descendras plus, car tu mourras.
And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why have you sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
17 Il mourut, en effet, selon la parole du Seigneur que le prophète lui avait dite.
So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliu has spoken.
18 Quant au reste de l'histoire d'Ochozias, n'est-il pas écrit au livre des faits et gestes des rois d'Israël?
And the rest of the acts of Ochozias which he did, behold, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
