Premier livre des Rois 19

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Achab apprit à Jézabel tout ce qu'Elie avait fait et comment il avait massacré tous les prophètes parl'épée.	1 Then Ahab reported to Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 Alors Jézabel envoya un messager à Elie avec ces paroles: "Que les dieux me fassent tel mal et yajoutent tel autre, si demain à cette heure je ne fais pas de ta vie comme de la vie de l'un d'entre eux!"	2 And so Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods to these things, and may they add these other things, if by this hour tomorrow I will not have made your life like the life of one of them.”
3 Il eut peur; il se leva et partit pour sauver sa vie. Il arriva à Bersabée qui est à Juda, et il laissa là sonserviteur.	3 Therefore, Elijah was afraid. And rising up, he went away to wherever his will would carry him. And he arrived in Beersheba of Judah. And he dismissed his servant there.
4 Pour lui, il marcha dans le désert un jour de chemin et il alla s'asseoir sous un genêt. Il souhaita demourir et dit: "C'en est assez maintenant, Yahvé! Prends ma vie, car je suis pas meilleur que mes pères."	4 And he continued on, into the desert, for one day’s journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: “It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers.”
5 Il se coucha et s'endormit. Mais voici qu'un ange le toucha et lui dit: "Lève-toi et mange."	5 And he stretched himself out, and he slept deeply in the shadow of the juniper tree. And behold, an Angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him, “Rise up and eat.”
6 Il regarda et voici qu'il y avait à son chevet une galette cuite sur les pierres chauffées et une gourded'eau. Il mangea et but, puis il se recoucha.	6 He looked, and behold, at his head was bread baked under ashes, and a container of water. Then he ate and drank, and again he slept deeply.
7 Mais l'ange de Yahvé revint une seconde fois, le toucha et dit: "Lève-toi et mange, autrement lechemin sera trop long pour toi."	7 And the Angel of the Lord returned a second time, and touched him, and said to him: “Rise up, eat. For a great journey again stands before you.”
8 Il se leva, mangea et but, puis soutenu par cette nourriture il marcha 40 jours et 40 nuits jusqu'à lamontagne de Dieu, l'Horeb.	8 And he when he had risen up, he ate and drank. And he walked by the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God, Horeb.
9 Là, il entra dans la grotte et il y resta pour la nuit. Voici que la parole de Yahvé lui fut adressée, luidisant: "Que fais-tu ici, Elie?"	9 And when he had arrived there, he stayed in a cave. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
10 Il répondit: "Je suis rempli d'un zèle jaloux pour Yahvé Sabaot, parce que les Israélites ontabandonné ton alliance, qu'ils ont abattu tes autels et tué tes prophètes par l'épée. Je suis resté moi seul et ilscherchent à m'enlever la vie."	10 And he responded: “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
11 Il lui fut dit: "Sors et tiens-toi dans la montagne devant Yahvé." Et voici que Yahvé passa. Il y eutun grand ouragan, si fort qu'il fendait les montagnes et brisait les rochers, en avant de Yahvé, mais Yahvé n'étaitpas dans l'ouragan; et après l'ouragan un tremblement de terre, mais Yahvé n'était pas dans le tremblement deterre;	11 And he said to him, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by. And there was a great and strong wind, tearing apart the mountains, and crushing the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind, there was an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake.
12 et après le tremblement de terre un feu, mais Yahvé n'était pas dans le feu; et après le feu, le bruitd'une brise légère.	12 And after the earthquake, there was a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the whisper of a gentle breeze.
13 Dès qu'Elie l'entendit, il se voila le visage avec son manteau, il sortit et se tint à l'entrée de lagrotte. Alors une voix lui parvint, qui dit: "Que fais-tu ici, Elie?"	13 And when Elijah had heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, and going out, he stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there was a voice to him, saying: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And he responded:
14 Il répondit: "Je suis rempli d'un zèle jaloux pour Yahvé Sabaot, parce que les Israélites ontabandonné ton alliance, qu'ils ont abattu tes autels et tué tes prophètes par l'épée. Je suis resté moi seul, et ilscherchent à m'enlever la vie."	14 “I have been very zealous on behalf of the Lord, the God of hosts. For the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant. They have torn down your altars. They have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone remain. And they are seeking my life, so that they may take it away.”
15 Yahvé lui dit: "Va, retourne par le même chemin, vers le désert de Damas. Tu iras oindre Hazaëlcomme roi d'Aram.	15 And the Lord said to him: “Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria.
16 Tu oindras Jéhu fils de Nimshi comme roi d'Israël, et tu oindras Elisée fils de Shaphat, d'Abel-Mehola, comme prophète à ta place.	16 And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. But Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who is from Abelmeholah, you shall anoint to be a prophet in your place.
17 Celui qui échappera à l'épée de Hazaël, Jéhu le fera mourir, et celui qui échappera à l'épée de Jéhu,Elisée le fera mourir.	17 And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha.
18 Mais j'épargnerai en Israël sept milliers, tous les genoux qui n'ont pas plié devant Baal et toutes lesbouches qui ne l'ont pas baisé."	18 And I will leave for myself seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bent before Baal, and every mouth that has not adored him, kissing hands.”
19 Il partit de là et il trouva Elisée fils de Shaphat, tandis qu'il labourait avec douze paires de boeufs,lui-même étant à la douzième. Elie passa près de lui et jeta sur lui son manteau.	19 Therefore, Elijah, setting out from there, found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing with twelve yoke of oxen. And he himself was one of those who were plowing with the twelve yoke of oxen. And when Elijah had gone to him, he cast his mantle over him.
20 Elisée abandonna ses boeufs, courut derrière Elie et dit: "Laisse-moi embrasser mon père et mamère, puis j'irai à ta suite." Elie lui répondit: "Va, retourne, que t'ai-je donc fait?"	20 And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, “I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him: “Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.”
21 Elisée le quitta, prit la paire de boeufs et l'immola. Il se servit du harnais des boeufs pour les fairecuire, et donna à ses gens, qui mangèrent. Puis il se leva et suivit Elie comme son serviteur.	21 Then, turning back from him, he took a pair of oxen, and he slew them. And he cooked the flesh with the plow of the oxen. And he gave it to the people, and they ate. And rising up, he went and followed Elijah, and he ministered to him.