2 Kings 9
1 Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
Or le prophète Élisée appela un des enfants des prophètes, et lui dit: Ceins tes reins, prends ce petit vase d’huile en ta main et va à Ramoth-Galaad.
2 When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
Et lorsque tu seras arrivé là, tu verras Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Namsi; et, étant entré, tu le feras sortir du milieu de ses frères, et tu l’introduiras dans une chambre secrète.
3 and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
Et tenant le petit vase d’huile, tu la répandras sur sa tête, et tu diras: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Je t’ai oint roi sur Israël. Et tu ouvriras la porte, et tu t’enfuiras, et tu ne resteras pas là.
4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
Le jeune homme, serviteur du prophète, s’en alla donc à Ramoth-Galaad,
5 When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
Et il y entra: or, voilà que les princes de l’armée étaient assis; et il dit à Jéhu: J’ai un mot pour vous, ô prince. Et Jéhu demanda: Pour qui d’entre nous tous? Et celui-ci répondit: Pour vous, ô prince.
6 So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
Alors il se leva, et il entra dans sa chambre, et le jeune homme répandit l’huile sur sa tête, et dit: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur, Dieu d’Israël: Je t’ai oint roi sur le peuple du Seigneur, Israël,
7 You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
Et tu frapperas la maison d’Achab, ton seigneur, et je vengerai le sang de mes serviteurs, les prophètes, et le sang de tous les serviteurs du Seigneur, de la main de Jézabel.
8 You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
Et je perdrai toute la maison d’Achab, et je tuerai d’Achab, celui qui urine contre une muraille, celui qui est renfermé, et celui qui est le dernier dans Israël.
9 I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
Et je rendrai la maison d’Achab comme la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nabath, et comme la maison de Baasa, fils d’Ahia.
10 And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
Et Jézabel elle-même, les chiens la mangeront dans la campagne de Jezrahel, et il n’y aura personne qui l’ensevelisse. Et il ouvrit la porte et s’enfuit.
11 When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
Mais Jéhu sortit vers les serviteurs de son maître, qui lui demandèrent: Tout va-t-il bien? Pourquoi cet insensé est-il venu vers vous? Jéhu leur dit: Vous connaissez cet homme et ce qu’il a pu dire.
12 They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
Mais ceux-ci répondirent: C’est quelque chose de faux, mais au moins racontez-le nous. Jéhu leur dit: Il m’a dit ceci et cela, et il a ajouté: Voici ce que dit le Seigneur: Je t’ai oint roi sur Israël.
13 Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
C’est pourquoi ils se hâtèrent, et chacun prenant son manteau, ils le mirent sous les pieds de Jéhu, pour représenter un tribunal; puis ils sonnèrent de la trompette, et dirent: Jéhu est roi.
14 King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Namsi, conspira donc contre Joram: or Joram avait assiégé Ramoth-Galaad, lui et tout Israël, contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie;
Et il était revenu pour se guérir à Jezrahel d’une blessure, parce que les Syriens l’avaient blessé, lorsqu’il combattait contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie; et Jéhu dit: S’il vous plaît, que personne ne sorte, fuyant de la ville, afin qu’il n’aille et ne l’annonce à Jezrahel.
16 Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
Et il monta et partit pour Jezrahel; car Joram était là malade; et Ochozias, roi de Juda, était descendu pour visiter Joram.
17 A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
La sentinelle donc qui était sur la tour de Jezrahel, vit la troupe de Jéhu qui venait, et dit: J’aperçois une troupe, et Joram dit: Prends un chariot et envoie à leur rencontre, et que celui qui ira dise: Tout va-t-il bien?
18 So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
Celui donc qui était monté sur le char, alla à la rencontre de Jéhu, et dit: Voici ce que dit le roi: Tout est-il en paix? Et Jéhu répondit: Qu’importe à toi et à la paix? passe, et suis-moi. La sentinelle l’annonça aussi, disant: Le messager est allé vers eux, et il ne revient point.
19 So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
Joram envoya encore un second chariot avec des chevaux; et le messager alla vers eux, et dit: Voici ce que dit le roi: Est-ce la paix? Et Jéhu répondit: Qu’importe à toi et à la paix? Passe, et suis-moi.
20 Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
Or la sentinelle l’annonça, disant: Il est allé jusqu’à eux, et il ne revient point; mais la démarche de quelqu’un qui vient, est comme la démarche de Jéhu, fils de Namsi; car il marche avec précipitation.
21 Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
Et Joram dit: Attelle mon char. Et l’on attela son char, et Joram, roi d’Israël, sortit, et Ochozias, roi de Juda, chacun dans son char, et ils sortirent à la rencontre de Jéhu, et le trouvèrent dans le champ de Naboth, le Jezrahélite.
22 When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
Et lorsque Joram eut vu Jéhu, il dit: Est-ce la paix, Jéhu? Mais celui-ci répondit: Quelle est cette paix? Les fornications de Jézabel votre mère et ses enchantements nombreux subsistent encore.
23 Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
Or Joram tourna sa main, et, fuyant, il dit à Ochozias: C’est un piège, Ochozias.
24 But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
Mais Jéhu tendit son arc de sa main et frappa Joram entre les épaules; et la flèche sortit par son cœur, et aussitôt il tomba sur son char.
25 Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
Alors Jéhu dit à Badacer, chef de l’armée: Prends-le et jette-le dans le champ de Naboth, le Jezrahélite; car je me souviens, quand moi et toi, assis sur un char, nous suivions Achab, son père, que le Seigneur leva sur lui ce fardeau, disant:
26 ‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
Je jure, si pour le sang de Naboth et pour le sang de ses fils, que j’ai vu hier verser, dit le Seigneur, je ne te rends point la pareille dans ce champ, dit le Seigneur. Maintenant donc, prends-le, et jette-le dans le champ, selon la parole du Seigneur.
27 When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
Or Ochozias, roi de Juda, ayant vu cela, s’enfuit par le chemin de la maison du jardin, et Jéhu le poursuivit et dit: Même celui-là, frappez-le sur son char. Et ils le frappèrent à la montée de Gaver, qui est près de Jéblaam, et Ochozias s’enfuit à Mageddo et mourut là.
28 His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
Et ses serviteurs le placèrent sur son char, et le portèrent à Jérusalem, et l’ensevelirent dans le sépulcre avec ses pères dans la cité de David.
29 Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
La onzième année de Joram, fils d’Achab, Ochozias régna sur Juda,
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
Et Jéhu vint à Jezrahel. Or Jézabel, ayant appris son arrivée, peignit ses yeux avec du noir et orna sa tête, puis elle regarda par la fenêtre
31 While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
Jéhu qui entrait à la porte, et dit: Est-ce que la paix peut être avec Zambri qui a tué son maître?
32 Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
Et Jéhu leva sa face vers la fenêtre, et demanda: Qui est celle-là? Et deux ou trois eunuques se penchèrent vers lui.
33 Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
Et Jéhu leur dit: Précipitez-la en bas. Et ils la précipitèrent, et la muraille fut arrosée de son sang, et la corne des chevaux la foula.
34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
Et lorsque Jéhu fut entré pour boire et pour manger, il dit: Allez, et voyez cette maudite, et ensevelissez-la, parce qu’elle est fille de roi.
35 But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
Et lorsqu’ils furent allés pour l’ensevelir, ils ne trouvèrent que le crâne, les pieds et l’extrémité des mains.
36 When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
Et étant revenus, ils l’annoncèrent à Jéhu. Or Jéhu dit: C’est la parole du Seigneur, qu’il a prononcée par son serviteur Élie, le Tesbite, disant: Dans la campagne de Jezrahel, les chiens mangeront la chair de Jézabel,
37 Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
Et la chair de Jézabel sera comme un fumier sur la face de la terre, dans la campagne de Jezrahel; et tous ceux qui passeront diront: Est-ce là cette Jézabel?
