Premier livre des Rois 15

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La dix-huitième année du roi Jéroboam fils de Nabat, Abiyam devint roi de Juda.	1 Then, in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah.
2 Il régna trois ans à Jérusalem, sa mère était Maaka fille d’Absalom.	2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
3 Il imita tous les péchés que ses pères avaient commis avant lui, son cœur ne fut pas tout entier à Yahvé comme l’avait été le cœur de son ancêtre David.	3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him. Neither was his heart perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.
4 Mais Yahvé voulait garder une lampe à David à Jérusalem: son fils régna après lui à sa place et Jérusalem fut protégée.	4 But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem, so that he might raise up his son after him, and so that he might establish Jerusalem.
5 En effet, David avait fait ce qui est droit aux yeux de Yahvé, il ne s’était pas détourné de toute sa vie des commandements qu’il avait reçus, sauf dans l’affaire d’Urie le Hittite.	5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and he had not declined from all of the things that he had instructed to him, during all the days of his life, except the matter of Uriah, the Hittite.
6 NO TEXT	6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam during the entire time of his life.
7 Le reste des actes d’Abiyam, tout ce qu’il a fait, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois de Juda? Il y eut guerre entre Abiyam et Jéroboam.	7 And the rest of the words of Abijam, and all that he did, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? And there was fighting between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8 Quand Abiyam se coucha avec ses pères, on l’enterra dans la cité de David; Aza, son fils, régna à sa place.	8 And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa, his son, reigned in his place.
9 La vingtième année de Jéroboam roi d’Israël, Aza devint roi de Juda.	9 Then, in the twentieth year of Jeroboam, the king of Israel, Asa reigned as king of Judah.
10 Il régna 41 ans à Jérusalem; sa grand-mère était Maaka fille d’Absalom.	10 And he reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 Aza fit ce qui est juste aux yeux de Yahvé comme David son père,	11 And Asa did what was right before the sight of the Lord, just as his father David did.
12 il fit disparaître du pays les prostitués et il enleva toutes les idoles que ses pères avaient faites.	12 And he took away the effeminate from the land. And he purged all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made.
13 Il retira même à sa grand-mère Maaka la dignité de Grande Dame, car elle avait fait une idole honteuse en l’honneur d’Astarté; Aza abattit cette idole honteuse et la brûla dans la vallée du Cédron.	13 Moreover, he also removed his mother, Maacah, from being the leader in the sacrifices of Priapus, and in his sacred grove which she had consecrated. And he destroyed his grotto. And he shattered the very indecent idol, and he burned it at the torrent Kidron.
14 Les Hauts-Lieux ne disparurent pas: cela n’empêche que Aza se comporta bien vis-à-vis de Yahvé durant toute sa vie.	14 But the high places, he did not take away. Yet truly, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord during all his days.
15 Il déposa dans la Maison de Yahvé les objets que son père avait consacrés, tout comme ceux qu’il avait consacrés lui-même: de l’argent, de l’or et des vases.	15 And he brought the things that his father had sanctified and vowed back to the house of the Lord: the silver, and the gold, and the vessels.
16 Entre Aza et Bacha, roi d’Israël, ce fut la guerre durant toute leur vie.	16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, during all their days.
17 Bacha, roi d’Israël, marcha contre Juda et fortifia Rama pour barrer la route à Aza, roi de Juda.	17 And Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he built up Ramah, so that no one would be able to exit or enter from the side of Asa, the king of Judah.
18 Aza rassembla alors tout l’argent et tout l’or qui étaient restés dans les trésors de la Maison de Yahvé et dans les trésors du palais royal; il les confia à ses serviteurs en même temps qu’il les envoyait vers Ben-Hadad fils de Tabrimon, fils de Hézyon, qui était roi d’Aram à Damas. Ils lui portèrent ce message:	18 And so, Asa took all the silver and the gold which had remained in the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and he gave it into the hands of his servants. And he sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
19 “Qu’il y ait alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père. Je te fais remettre une belle somme d’argent et d’or, mais brise ton alliance avec Bacha, roi d’Israël, pour qu’il s’éloigne de moi.”	19 “There is a pact between me and you, and between my father and your father. For this reason, I have sent to you gifts of silver and of gold. And I ask you to go and break your pact with Baasha, the king of Israel, so that he may withdraw from me.”
20 Ben-Hadad écouta le roi Aza, il envoya ses chefs d’armée à l’assaut des villes d’Israël. Il frappa Iyon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maaka, toute la région du lac de Kinnéret et le pays de Nephtali tout entier.	20 Benhadad, acquiescing to king Asa, sent the leaders of his army against the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel, the house of Maacah, and all of Chinneroth, that is, all the land of Naphtali.
21 Voyant cela, Bacha arrêta les travaux de fortification de Rama et rentra à Tirsa.	21 And when Baasha had heard this, he ceased from fortifying Ramah, and he returned to Tirzah.
22 Le roi Aza convoqua alors tout Juda sans aucune exception: on enleva les pierres et le bois avec lesquels Bacha fortifiait Rama, et le roi Aza s’en servit pour fortifier Guéba de Benjamin et Mispa.	22 Then king Asa sent an announcement to all of Judah, saying, “Let no one be excused.” And they took away the stones from Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had fortified it. And from these things, king Asa built up Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
23 Le reste des actes d’Aza, ses exploits, tout ce qu’il a fait, les villes qu’il a construites, cela n’est-il pas écrit au livre des Chroniques des rois de Juda? À part cela, dans sa vieillesse il fut malade des pieds.	23 Now all the rest of the words of Asa, and his entire strength, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? Yet truly, in the time of his old age, he was afflicted in his feet.
24 Lorsque Aza se coucha avec ses pères, on l’enterra avec ses pères dans la cité de David son ancêtre, et son fils Josaphat régna à sa place.	24 And he slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David, his father. And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place.
25 Nadab, fils de Jéroboam, devint roi d’Israël dans la seconde année d’Aza roi de Juda; il régna deux ans sur Israël.	25 Yet truly, Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel, in the second year of Asa, the king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel for two years.
26 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahvé, il suivit les traces de son père et le péché dans lequel il avait entraîné Israël.	26 And he did what is evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the ways of his father and in his sins, by which he caused Israel to sin.
27 Bacha fils d’Ahiya, de la tribu d’Issacar, conspira contre lui et, pendant que Nadab avec tout Israël assiégeait la ville philistine de Guibéton, il l’assassina.	27 Then Baasha, the son of Ahijah, from the house of Issachar, set an ambush against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, which is a city of the Philistines. For indeed, Nadab and all of Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
28 Bacha le mit à mort en l’an trois du règne d’Aza de Juda et régna à sa place.	28 And so Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa, the king of Judah, and he reigned in his place.
29 Dès qu’il fut roi, il détruisit la maison de Jéroboam tout entière; il n’y épargna aucun être vivant, mais il les tua tous selon la parole que Yahvé avait dite par son serviteur Ahiya de Silo.	29 And when he had reigned, he struck down the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave behind even one soul from his offspring, until he had wiped him away, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite,
30 En effet, Jéroboam avait excité la colère de Yahvé, Dieu d’Israël, par les péchés qu’il avait commis et dans lesquels il avait entraîné Israël.	30 because of the sin of Jeroboam, which he had committed, and by which he had caused Israel to sin, and because of the offense by which he had provoked the Lord, the God of Israel.
31 Le reste des actes de Nadab, tout ce qu’il a fait, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?	31 But the rest of the words of Nadab, and all that he did, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
32 NO TEXT	32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, during all their days.
33 En l’an trois du règne d’Aza de Juda, Bacha, fils d’Ahiya, commença à régner sur Israël à Tirsa; il régna 24 ans.	33 In the third year of Asa, the king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, reigned over all of Israel, at Tirzah, for twenty-four years.
34 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahvé, il suivit les traces de Jéroboam et le péché dans lequel il avait entraîné Israël.	34 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the ways of Jeroboam, and in his sins, by which he caused Israel to sin.