2 Chroniques 15
1 Or Azaria, fils de Oded, reçut l'Esprit de Dieu.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Et il alla au-devant d'Asa et lui dit: Écoutez-moi, Asa, et vous tous de Juda et de Benjamin! L'Éternel a été avec vous, parce que vous ayez été avec Lui; et si vous Le cherchez, Il se laissera trouver par vous; mais si vous L'abandonnez, Il vous abandonnera.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Il y a eu pour Israël de longs jours sans vrai Dieu et sans Prêtre enseignant, et sans Loi;
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 mais comme dans la détresse ils revinrent à l'Éternel, Dieu d'Israël, et le cherchèrent, Il se laissa trouver par eux.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 Dans ces temps-là il n'y avait point de sûreté pour qui sortait et qui entrait, mais une grande perturbation affectait tous les habitants du pays.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Un peuple se heurtait contre un peuple et une ville contre une ville; car Dieu les inquiétait par toutes sortes de tribulations.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Mais vous, restez fermes et n'ayez pas les mains lâches; car il est un salaire pour vos œuvres.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 Et lorsque Asa entendit ces paroles et la prophétie de Oded, le prophète, il s'encouragea et extermina toutes les horreurs de tout le pays de Juda et de Benjamin, et des villes qu'il avait conquises dans la montagne d'Ephraïm, et il restaura l'autel de l'Éternel qui est devant le vestibule de l'Éternel.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 Et il assembla tout Juda et Benjamin et avec eux les étrangers d'Ephraïm et de Manassé et de Siméon; car une multitude de gens étaient passés chez lui d'Israël, lorsqu'ils virent que l'Éternel, son Dieu, était avec lui.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Et ils s'assemblèrent à Jérusalem au troisième mois, la quinzième année du règne d'Asa,
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 et dans cette journée ils sacrifièrent à l'Éternel, sur le butin qu'ils avaient remporté, sept cents taureaux et sept mille moutons,
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 et conclurent l'engagement de chercher l'Éternel, Dieu de leurs pères, de tout leur cœur et de toute leur âme;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 et quiconque ne chercherait pas l'Éternel, Dieu d'Israël, subirait la mort, petit et grand, homme et femme.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Et ils prêtèrent serment à l'Éternel d'une voix forte et par acclamation et au son des trompettes et des clairons:
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 et tout Juda se réjouit du serment, car ils l'avaient prêté de tout leur cœur, et c'était de leur plein gré qu'ils le cherchaient, et Il se laissa trouver par eux, et l'Éternel leur donna paix de toutes parts.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 Et même il destitua Maacha, mère du roi Asa, de sa qualité de reine, pour avoir fait une idole Astarté; et Asa mit son idole en pièces, et la broya et la brûla dans la vallée du Cédron.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Mais les tertres ne disparurent pas d'Israël, néanmoins le cœur d'Asa resta intact toute sa vie.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Et il introduisit ce que son père avait consacré et ce que lui-même avait consacré, dans le temple de Dieu, argent, or et meubles.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 Et il n'y eut pas guerre jusqu'à la trente-cinquième année du règne d'Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
