2 Rois 2
1 Et lorsque l'Éternel dans l'ouragan éleva Élie au ciel, Élie et Elisée partaient de Guilgal.
When Yahweh was about to take [the prophet] Elijah up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind), Elijah and [his fellow prophet] Elisha were traveling [south] from Gilgal [town].
2 Et Élie dit à Elisée: Reste donc ici, car l'Éternel m'envoie à Béthel. Et Elisée dit: Par la vie de l'Éternel et par la vie de ton âme, je ne te quitte pas! Ils descendirent donc à Béthel.
Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Bethel [town].” But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went down [together] to Bethel.
3 Alors les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Béthel, sortirent vers Elisée et lui dirent: Sais-tu qu'aujourd'hui l'Éternel enlève ton maître au-dessus de ta tête? Et il répondit: Je le sais aussi: silence!
A group of prophets came to Elisha [and Elijah before they entered the town], and they asked Elisha, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” Elisha answered, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
4 Et Élie lui dit: Elisée, reste donc ici, car l'Éternel m'envoie à Jéricho. Et il répondit: Par la vie de l'Éternel et par ta propre vie, je ne te quitte pas! Ils gagnèrent donc Jéricho.
Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha replied [again], “Just as certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they went [together] to Jericho [city].
5 Et les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho, abordèrent Elisée et lui dirent: Sais-tu qu'aujourd'hui l'Éternel enlève ton maître au-dessus de ta tête? Et il dit: Je le sais aussi: silence!
[As they neared] Jericho, a group of prophets who were from there came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master/boss [Elijah] away from you today?” He answered again, “Certainly I know that, but don’t talk about it!” [IDM]
6 Et Élie lui dit: Reste donc ici, car l'Éternel m'envoie au Jourdain. Et il répondit: Par la vie de l'Éternel et par ta propre vie! je ne te quitte pas! Ils s'acheminèrent donc les deux.
Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, because Yahweh has told [only] me to go to the Jordan [River].” But [again] Elisha replied, “As certainly as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not leave you!” So they continued walking together.
7 Or cinquante hommes d'entre les fils des prophètes étaient en route et de loin ils s'arrêtèrent en face, comme les deux étaient arrêtés au Jourdain.
Fifty men from a group of prophets [who were from Jericho] also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan [River].
8 Alors Élie prit son manteau et le roula et frappa les eaux et elles se partagèrent mi-partie ça, mi-partie là, et les deux passèrent sur terre sèche.
Then Elijah rolled up his cloak and struck the water with it. A path opened up for them through the river, and they walked across [as though they were] on dry ground.
9 Et quand ils eurent passé, Élie dit à Elisée: Demande ce que je puis faire pour toi avant d'être enlevé d'avec toi! Et Elisée dit: Ah! puissé-je avoir une double portion de ton esprit!
When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before (I am taken away/Yahweh takes me away)?” Elisha replied, “I want to receive twice as much of your power [as you have had, ] (OR enable me to very powerfully continue your ministry).”
10 Et il répondit: Tu demandes une chose difficile! Si tu peux me voir enlever d'avec toi, il te sera fait ainsi; sinon, cela n'aura pas lieu.
Elijah replied, “You have asked for something which is difficult [for me to cause to happen]. But, if you see me when (I am taken from you/Yahweh takes me from you), you will get what you are requesting. But if you do not see me, then you will not get it.”
11 Et comme ils allaient et parlaient en marchant, voici venir un char de feu et des chevaux de feu qui les séparèrent l'un de l'autre, et Élie s'éleva dans l'ouragan vers le ciel.
As they were walking and talking, suddenly a chariot that had fire [surrounding it], pulled by horses which also had fire [surrounding them], appeared. [The chariot driver] drove the chariot between Elijah and Elisha and separated them. Then Elijah was taken up to heaven in a (whirlwind/twisting wind).
12 Or Elisée le vit et s'écria: Mon père! mon père! Char d'Israël et ses cavaliers! puis il ne le vit plus. Alors il saisit ses habits et les déchira en deux morceaux
Elisha saw it. He cried out, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [have taken my master away]!” [They disappeared into the sky, ] and Elisha never saw Elijah again. Then Elisha tore his own robe into two pieces [to show that he was sad].
13 et il releva le manteau d'Élie qu'il avait laissé tomber, et rebroussa et se tint au bord du Jourdain.
Elijah’s cloak [had fallen off when he was taken away, so] Elisha picked it up and returned to the bank of the Jordan [River].
14 Et il prit le manteau d'Élie qu'il avait laissé tomber et frappa les eaux et dit: Où est l'Éternel, Dieu d'Élie? Lors aussi qu'il frappa les eaux, elles se partagèrent mi-partie ça, mi-partie là, et Elisée passa.
He [rolled up the cloak and] struck the water with it, and cried out, “Will Yahweh, the God who [enabled] Elijah [to perform miracles, enable me to do similar things]?” Then the water separated, and a path opened up for him, and Elisha went across.
15 Et il fut vu par les fils des prophètes qui étaient à Jéricho vis-à-vis et qui dirent: L'esprit d'Élie repose sur Elisée. Et ils vinrent au-devant de lui et ils s'inclinèrent devant lui jusqu'à terre.
When the group of prophets from Jericho saw what happened, they exclaimed, “Elisha now has the power that Elijah had!” [MTY] They walked over to him and bowed down in front of him.
16 Et ils lui dirent: Vois donc! il y a parmi tes serviteurs cinquante braves: qu'ils aillent donc à la recherche de ton maître. Pourvu que l'Esprit de l'Éternel ne l'ait pas enlevé et jeté sur l'une des montagnes ou dans l'une des vallées! Et il dit: N'envoyez pas!
[One of] them said, “Sir, if you permit us, 50 of our strongest men will go and search for your master [on the other side of the river]. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”
17 Et ils insistèrent auprès de lui jusqu'à le mettre dans l'embarras. Alors il dit: Envoyez! Ils envoyèrent donc les cinquante hommes qui cherchèrent trois jours, mais sans le trouver.
But they kept insisting. Finally he was tired of saying “No,” and he said, “Okay, send them.” So 50 men searched for three days, but they did not find Elijah.
18 Et ils revinrent auprès de lui, qui cependant restait à Jéricho; et il leur dit: Ne vous avais-je pas dit: N'allez pas?
They returned to Jericho, and Elisha was still there. He said to them, “I told you that you should not go, [because you would not find him]!” [RHQ]
19 Et les gens de la ville dirent à Elisée: Vois donc! cette ville est un bon séjour, comme mon seigneur le voit; mais l'eau est mauvaise; et il y a de fréquents avortements dans la contrée.
Then the leaders of [Jericho] city came to talk with Elisha. One of them said, “Our master, we have a problem. You can see that this is a very nice place [to live in]. But the water is bad, and as a result, crops will not grow on the land.”
20 Alors il dit: Procurez-moi un plat neuf et mettez-y du sel. Et ils le lui apportèrent.
Elisha said to them, “Put some salt in a new bowl and bring the bowl to me.” So they brought it to him.
21 Et il sortit et se rendit à la source des eaux, et il y jeta le sel et dit: Ainsi parle l'Éternel: J'assainis cette eau, et il n'en résultera plus ni mort, ni avortement.
Then he went out to the spring [from which the people in the town got water]. He threw the salt into the spring. Then he said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘I have made this water good/pure. No longer will anyone die, from having drunk this water, and now crops will be able to grow.’” [LIT]
22 Ainsi l'eau a été assainie jusqu'à présent selon la parole d'Elisée qu'Elisée avait prononcée.
And the water became pure, just as Elisha said it would be. Since that time it has always remained pure.
23 Et de là il monta à Béthel, et comme il montait la route, des petits garçons sortirent de la ville et l'assaillirent de pierres en lui disant: Monte, chauve! monte, chauve!
Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of young boys from Bethel [saw him and] started to make fun of him. They continued shouting, “Go away, you bald-headed man!”
24 Et il se retourna et les regarda et il les maudit au nom de l'Éternel. Alors deux ours sortirent de la forêt et déchirèrent quarante-deux de ces enfants.
Elisha turned around and looked/glared at them. He asked Yahweh to (curse them/do something bad to them). Immediately two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.
25 Et de là il se rendit au mont Carmel d'où il regagna Samarie.
Elisha left Bethel and went to Carmel Mountain, and after that he returned to Samaria [city].
