Deuxième livre des Rois 9

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Le prophète Elisée appela l'un des frères prophètes et lui dit: "Ceins tes reins, prends avec toi cettefiole d'huile et va à Ramot de Galaad.	1 Now the prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him: “Gird your waist, and take this little bottle of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
2 Arrivé là, cherche à voir Jéhu fils de Yehoshaphat fils de Nimshi. L'ayant trouvé, fais qu'il se lèved'entre ses compagnons et conduis-le dans une chambre retirée.	2 And when you arrive in that place, you will see Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. And upon entering, you shall raise him up from the midst of his brothers, and you shall lead him into an inner room.
3 Tu prendras la fiole d'huile et tu la répandras sur sa tête en disant: Ainsi parle Yahvé. Je t'ai ointcomme roi d'Israël, puis ouvre la porte et sauve-toi sans tarder."	3 And taking the little bottle of oil, you shall pour it upon his head, and you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ And you shall open the door and flee. And you shall not remain in that place.”
4 Le jeune homme partit pour Ramot de Galaad.	4 Therefore, the young man, a servant of the prophet, went away to Ramoth Gilead.
5 Lorsqu'il arriva, les chefs de l'armée étaient assis ensemble; il dit: "J'ai un mot à te dire, chef." Jéhudemanda: "Auquel d'entre nous?" Il répondit: "A toi, chef."	5 And he entered that place, and behold, the leaders of the army were sitting there, and he said, “I have a word for you, O prince.” And Jehu said, “For which one among us all?” And he said, “For you, O prince.”
6 Alors Jéhu se leva et entra dans la maison. Le jeune homme lui versa l'huile sur la tête et lui dit:"Ainsi parle Yahvé, Dieu d'Israël. Je t'ai oint comme roi sur le peuple de Yahvé, sur Israël.	6 And he rose up and entered into the room. And he poured the oil on his head, and he said: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you as king over Israel, the people of the Lord.
7 Tu frapperas la famille d'Achab, ton maître, et je vengerai le sang de mes serviteurs les prophètes etde tous les serviteurs de Yahvé sur Jézabel	7 And you will shall strike down the house of Ahab, your lord. And I will avenge the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, from the hand of Jezebel.
8 et sur toute la famille d'Achab. J'exterminerai les mâles de la famille d'Achab, liés ou libres en Israël.	8 And I will destroy the entire house of Ahab. And I will cause to pass away from Ahab, whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is least in Israel.
9 Je traiterai la famille d'Achab comme celle de Jéroboam fils de Nebat et celle de Basha fils d'Ahiyya.	9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah.
10 Quant à Jézabel, les chiens la dévoreront dans le champ de Yizréel; personne ne l'enterrera." Puis ilouvrit la porte et s'enfuit.	10 Also, the dogs will consume Jezebel, in the field of Jezreel. Neither will there be anyone who may bury her.’ ” And then he opened the door, and he fled.
11 Jéhu sortit pour rejoindre les officiers de son maître. Ils lui demandèrent: "Tout va-t-il bien?Pourquoi ce fou est-il venu à toi?" Il répondit: "Vous connaissez l'homme et sa chanson!"	11 Then Jehu went out to the servants of his lord. And they said to him: “Is everything well? Why has this insane man come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man, and what he said.”
12 Mais ils dirent: "C'est faux! Explique-nous donc!" Il dit: "Il m'a parlé de telle et telle façon et a dit:Ainsi parle Yahvé: Je t'ai oint comme roi d'Israël."	12 But they responded, “That is false; instead, you should tell us.” And he said to them, “He said to me these certain things, and he said, ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ ”
13 Aussitôt, tous prirent leurs manteaux et les étendirent sous lui, à même les degrés; ils sonnèrent ducor et crièrent: "Jéhu est roi!"	13 And so they hurried away. And each one, taking his cloak, placed it under his feet, in the manner of a seat for judgment. And they sounded the trumpet, and they said: “Jehu reigns!”
14 Jéhu fils de Yehoshaphat fils de Nimshi forma une conspiration contre Joram. -- Joram, avec toutIsraël, gardait alors Ramot de Galaad contre une attaque de Hazaël, roi d'Aram.	14 Then Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had besieged Ramoth Gilead, he and all of Israel, against Hazael, the king of Syria.
15 Mais le roi Joram était revenu à Yizréel pour faire soigner les blessures que les Araméens luiavaient infligées dans les combats qu'il soutenait contre Hazaël, roi d'Aram. -- Jéhu dit: "Si c'est votre sentiment,que personne ne s'échappe de la ville et n'aille porter la nouvelle à Yizréel!"	15 And he had returned, so that he might be cured at Jezreel, because of his wounds. For the Syrians had struck him, while he was fighting against Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu said, “If it pleases you, let no one depart, fleeing from the city; otherwise he may go and give a report in Jezreel.”
16 Jéhu monta en char et partit pour Yizréel; Joram y était alité et Ochozias, roi de Juda, était descendule visiter.	16 And he climbed up and set out for Jezreel, because Joram was sick there, and Ahaziah, the king of Judah, had gone down to visit Joram.
17 Le guetteur, posté sur la tour de Yizréel, vit la troupe de Jéhu qui arrivait et annonça: "Je vois unetroupe." Joram ordonna: "Qu'on prenne un cavalier, qu'on l'envoie au-devant de ces gens et qu'il demande: Celava-t-il bien?"	17 And so the watchman, who was standing upon the tower of Jezreel, saw the crowd of Jehu arriving, and he said, “I see a crowd.” And Joram said: “Take a chariot, and send to meet them. And those who go should say, ‘Is everything well?’ ”
18 Le cavalier alla au-devant de Jéhu et demanda: "Ainsi parle le roi: Cela va-t-il bien" -- "Quet'importe si cela va bien? Répondit Jéhu. Passe derrière moi." Le guetteur annonça: "Le messager les a rejoints etne revient pas."	18 Therefore, he who had climbed into the chariot went away to meet him, and he said, “The king says this: ‘Is everything peaceful?’ ” And Jehu said: “What peace is there for you? Pass by and follow me.” Also the watchman gave a report, saying, “The messenger went to them, but he did not return.”
19 Le roi envoya un second cavalier; celui-ci les rejoignit et demanda: "Ainsi parle le roi: Cela va-t-ilbien" -- "Que t'importe si cela va bien? Répondit Jéhu. Passe derrière moi."	19 And then he sent a second chariot of horses. And he went to them, and he said, “The king says this: ‘Is there peace?’ ” And Jehu said: “What peace is there for you? Pass by and follow me.”
20 Le guetteur annonça: "Il les a rejoints et ne revient pas. La manière de conduire est celle de Jéhu filsde Nimshi: il conduit comme un fou!"	20 Then the watchman gave a report, saying: “He went all the way to them, but he did not return. But their advance is like the advance of Jehu, the son of Nimshi. For he advances precipitously.”
21 Joram dit: "Qu'on attelle!" et on attela son char. Joram, roi d'Israël, et Ochozias, roi de Juda,partirent, chacun sur son char, au-devant de Jéhu. Ils le rejoignirent dans le champ de Nabot de Yizréel.	21 And Joram said, “Yoke the chariot.” And they yoked his chariot. And Joram, the king of Israel, and Ahaziah, the king of Judah, departed, each in his chariot. And they went out to meet Jehu. And they met him in the field of Naboth, the Jezreelite.
22 Dès que Joram vit Jéhu, il demanda: "Cela va-t-il bien, Jéhu?" Celui-ci répondit: "Quelle question,tant que durent les prostitutions de ta mère Jézabel et ses nombreux sortilèges!"	22 And when Joram had seen Jehu, he said, “Is there peace, Jehu?” And he responded: “What is peace? For still the fornications of your mother, Jezebel, and her many poisons, are thriving.”
23 Joram tourna bride et s'enfuit, en disant à Ochozias: "Trahison, Ochozias!"	23 Then Joram turned his hand, and, fleeing, he said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
24 Jéhu avait bandé son arc, il atteignit Joram entre les épaules et la flèche traversa le coeur du roi, quis'affaissa sur son char.	24 But Jehu bent his bow with his hand, and he struck Joram between the shoulders. And the arrow went through his heart, and immediately he fell in his chariot.
25 Jéhu dit à Bidqar son écuyer: "Enlève-le et jette-le dans le champ de Nabot de Yizréel. Souviens-toi:lorsque moi et toi nous étions tous deux en char derrière son père Achab, Yahvé a prononcé contre lui cettesentence:	25 And Jehu said to Bidkar, his commander: “Take and cast him into the field of Naboth, the Jezreelite. For I remember, when you and I, sitting in a chariot, were following Ahab, this man’s father, that the Lord lifted this burden upon him, saying:
26 Je l'assure! J'ai vu hier le sang de Nabot et le sang de ses fils, oracle de Yahvé. Je te rendrai lapareille dans ce champ même, oracle de Yahvé. Enlève-le donc et jette-le dans le champ, selon la parole deYahvé."	26 ‘Certainly, I will repay you in this field, says the Lord, for the blood of Naboth, and for the blood of his sons, which I saw yesterday, says the Lord.’ Therefore, take him now, and cast him into the field, in accord with the word of the Lord.”
27 Quand Ochozias, roi de Juda, eut vu cela, il prit la fuite sur la route de Bet-ha-Gân, mais Jéhu lepoursuivit et ordonna: "Lui aussi, frappez-le!" On le blessa sur son char, à la montée de Gur, qui est près deYibleam, et il se réfugia à Megiddo où il mourut.	27 But Ahaziah, the king of Judah, seeing this, fled along the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and he said, “Strike this one also in his chariot.” And they struck him on the ascent to Gur, which is beside Ibleam. But he fled into Megiddo, and he died there.
28 Ses serviteurs le portèrent en char à Jérusalem et l'ensevelirent dans son tombeau, dans la Cité deDavid.	28 And his servants placed him upon his chariot, and they took him to Jerusalem. And they buried him in the sepulcher with his fathers, in the city of David.
29 C'était en la onzième année de Joram fils d'Achab qu'Ochozias était devenu roi de Juda.	29 In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah reigned over Judah.
30 Jéhu rentra à Yizréel et Jézabel l'apprit. Elle se farda les yeux, s'orna la tête, se mit à la fenêtre	30 And Jehu went into Jezreel. But Jezebel, hearing of his arrival, painted her eyes with cosmetics, and adorned her head. And she watched through a window,
31 et, lorsque Jéhu franchit la porte, elle dit: "Cela va-t-il bien, Zimri, assassin de son maître?"	31 as Jehu was entering through the gate. And she said, “Is it possible for there to be peace for Zimri, who killed his lord?”
32 Jéhu leva la tête vers la fenêtre et dit: "Qui est avec moi, qui?" Et deux ou trois eunuques sepenchèrent vers lui.	32 And Jehu lifted up his face to the window, and he said, “Who is this woman?” And two or three eunuchs bowed down before him.
33 Il dit: "Jetez-la en bas." Ils la jetèrent en bas, son sang éclaboussa le mur et les chevaux, et Jéhu luipassa sur le corps.	33 And he said to them, “Throw her down with force.” And they threw her forcefully, and the wall was splattered with her blood, and the hoofs of the horses trampled her.
34 Il entra, mangea et but, puis il ordonna: "Occupez-vous de cette maudite et donnez-lui la sépulture,car elle est fille de roi."	34 And when he had entered, so that he might eat and drink, he said: “Go, and see to that cursed woman, and bury her. For she is the daughter of a king.”
35 On alla pour l'ensevelir, mais on ne trouva d'elle que le crâne, les pieds et les mains.	35 But when they had gone, so that they might bury her, they found nothing but the skull, and the feet, and the ends of her hands.
36 On revint en informer Jéhu, qui dit: "C'est la parole de Yahvé, qu'il a prononcée par le ministère deson serviteur Elie le Tishbite: Dans le champ de Yizréel, les chiens dévoreront la chair de Jézabel,	36 And returning, they reported to him. And Jehu said: “It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke though his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying: ‘In the field of Jezreel, the dogs will consume the flesh of Jezebel.
37 le cadavre de Jézabel sera comme du fumier épandu dans la campagne, en sorte qu'on ne pourra pasdire: C'est Jézabel."	37 And the flesh of Jezebel will be like dung upon the face of the earth, in the field of Jezreel, so that those who pass by may say: Is this that same Jezebel?’ ”