Deuxième livre des Rois 4

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Une des femmes des frères prophètes fit appel à Élisée: “Ton serviteur, mon mari, est mort, dit-elle, et tu sais que ton serviteur craignait Yahvé. Or un homme à qui nous devions de l’argent est venu prendre mes deux fils pour en faire ses esclaves.”	1 Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”
2 Élisée lui dit: “Que puis-je faire pour toi? Dis-moi, qu’as-tu à la maison?” Elle répondit: “Ta servante n’a rien du tout à la maison, sauf une petite cruche d’huile.”	2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”
3 Il lui dit: “Va demander à tous tes voisins des cruches, des cruches vides, et pas seulement quelques-unes.	3 And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
4 Lorsque tu seras de retour, tu fermeras la porte sur toi et tes fils, tu verseras de ton huile dans toutes ces cruches, et à mesure qu’elles seront pleines, tu les mettras de côté.”	4 And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
5 Alors elle s’en alla, elle ferma la porte sur elle et sur ses fils; ils approchaient les cruches et elle les remplissait.	5 And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.
6 Lorsque les cruches furent remplies, elle dit à son fils: “Apportes-en encore une.” Mais il lui répondit: “Il n’y en a plus.” Et l’huile s’arrêta de couler.	6 And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.
7 Elle alla rapporter tout cela à l’homme de Dieu; il lui dit: “Va vendre l’huile et paie ta dette; ce qui restera te permettra de vivre avec tes fils.”	7 Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”
8 Un jour Élisée passait à Chounem. Il y avait là une femme aisée qui insista pour qu’il reste à manger, et dès lors, chaque fois qu’il passait par là, il s’arrêtait chez elle.	8 Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.
9 Elle dit à son mari: “J’ai appris que cet homme qui passe souvent chez nous est un saint homme de Dieu;	9 And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
10 nous allons construire sur la terrasse une petite chambre et nous y mettrons pour lui un lit, une table, une chaise et une lampe. Et lorsqu’il passera chez nous, il pourra s’y retirer.”	10 Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”
11 Ainsi, un jour qu’il était de passage, il se retira dans la chambre haute et s’étendit.	11 Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
12 Il dit à son serviteur Guéhazi: “Appelle cette bonne Chounamite! Lorsque tu l’auras appelée et qu’elle sera près de toi,	12 And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
13 tu lui diras: Tu te donnes beaucoup de mal pour nous, que pouvons-nous faire pour toi? Veux-tu que nous disions pour toi un mot au roi ou au chef de l’armée?” Mais elle répondit: “Je suis bien au milieu de mon clan.”	13 he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”
14 Élisée revint un jour sur le même sujet: “Alors, que peut-on faire pour elle?” Guéhazi répondit: “Elle n’a pas de fils et son mari est vieux.”	14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”
15 Élisée dit: “Appelle-la-moi!” Le serviteur l’appela et elle vint à l’entrée de la chambre.	15 And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
16 Élisée lui dit alors: “À cette même époque l’an prochain, tu caresseras un fils.” Elle répondit: “Non, mon seigneur, tu es un homme de Dieu; ne mens pas à ta servante!”	16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”
17 Or la femme conçut et, l’année suivante à la même époque, elle eut un fils comme Élisée l’avait annoncé.	17 And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
18 L’enfant grandit. Un jour qu’il était allé trouver son père auprès des moissonneurs,	18 And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
19 il dit à son père: “Ma tête! Ma tête!” Le père dit au serviteur: “Porte-le vite à sa mère!”	19 he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”
20 Le serviteur l’emporta et le donna à sa mère; l’enfant resta assis sur ses genoux, puis à midi il mourut.	20 But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.
21 Alors elle monta le coucher sur le lit de l’homme de Dieu, puis elle ferma la porte et sortit.	21 Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,
22 Elle appela son mari et lui dit: “Envoie-moi donc un des garçons avec une ânesse. Je vais courir chez l’homme de Dieu et ensuite je reviendrai.”	22 she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”
23 Il lui demanda: “Pourquoi veux-tu aller vers lui aujourd’hui? Ce n’est pas un jour de nouvelle lune ni un sabbat.” Elle lui répondit: “Ne t’inquiète pas.”	23 And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”
24 Elle sella donc l’ânesse et dit au serviteur: “Allons, conduis-moi et ne m’arrête pas en chemin sauf si je te le demande.”	24 And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”
25 Elle partit donc et se rendit vers l’homme de Dieu, sur le mont Carmel. Lorsque l’homme de Dieu l’aperçut de loin, il dit à Guéhazi, son serviteur: “Voici la Chounamite.	25 And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.
26 Cours donc à sa rencontre et demande-lui: Tout va-t-il bien? Ton mari se porte-t-il bien? Et l’enfant?” Elle répondit: “Oui, bien.”	26 So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’ ” And she answered, “It is well.”
27 Mais dès qu’elle fut arrivée auprès de l’homme de Dieu sur la montagne, elle lui étreignit les pieds. Guéhazi s’approcha pour la repousser, mais l’homme de Dieu lui dit: “Laisse-la! Son cœur est rempli de tristesse, Yahvé me l’a caché et ne m’a rien fait connaître.”	27 And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”
28 Alors elle dit: “Est-ce moi qui avais demandé un fils à mon seigneur? Je t’avais bien dit: Ne me mens pas!”	28 And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’ ”
29 Élisée dit à Guéhazi: “Mets ta ceinture, prends mon bâton et va! Si tu rencontres quelqu’un, ne t’arrête pas pour le saluer, et si quelqu’un te salue, ne lui réponds pas. Tu mettras mon bâton sur le visage de l’enfant.”	29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”
30 Mais la mère de l’enfant lui dit: “Par la vie de Yahvé et par ta propre vie, je ne te quitterai pas.” Alors il se leva et la suivit.	30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.
31 Guéhazi avait pris de l’avance; il posa le bâton sur le visage de l’enfant, mais il n’y eut ni voix ni réponse. Il revint donc vers Élisée et lui fit savoir: “L’enfant ne s’est pas réveillé.”	31 But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”
32 Élisée entra dans la maison; l’enfant était là, mort, couché sur son lit.	32 Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
33 Il entra et ferma la porte sur eux deux, puis il pria Yahvé.	33 And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
34 Il se coucha ensuite sur l’enfant, il mit sa bouche sur sa bouche, ses yeux sur ses yeux, ses mains sur ses mains; il resta là penché sur lui et la chair de l’enfant se réchauffa.	34 And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.
35 Puis il redescendit dans la maison et fit quelques pas de long en large, il remonta et se pencha de nouveau sur l’enfant. Il fit ainsi sept fois. Alors l’enfant remua et il ouvrit les yeux.	35 And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.
36 Élisée appela Guéhazi; il lui dit: “Fais venir cette Chounamite.” Il l’appela et elle monta vers lui; il lui dit: “Emporte ton fils.”	36 And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”
37 Elle tomba à ses pieds et se prosterna à terre, puis elle prit son fils et sortit.	37 She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
38 Élisée revint à Guilgal, il y avait la famine dans le pays. Comme les frères prophètes étaient assis devant lui, il dit à son serviteur: “Prépare le grand chaudron et fais cuire un potage pour les frères prophètes.”	38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”
39 L’un d’entre eux sortit dans la campagne pour ramasser des herbes, il trouva une sorte de vigne sauvage, il y cueillit des coloquintes et en remplit son vêtement. De retour, il les coupa en morceaux dans le pot où l’on préparait le potage, mais personne ne savait ce que c’était.	39 And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.
40 On en versa à tous ces hommes pour leur repas, mais dès qu’ils eurent goûté, ils se mirent à crier: “Homme de Dieu, la mort est dans le chaudron!” Et ils étaient incapables d’en manger.	40 Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.
41 Il leur dit: “Trouvez-moi de la farine.” Il la jeta dans le chaudron, puis il ajouta: “Verse du potage à ces hommes et qu’ils mangent.” Il n’y avait plus rien de mauvais dans le chaudron.	41 But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.
42 Un homme arriva de Baal-Chalicha; dans son sac il apportait du pain à l’homme de Dieu: 20 pains d’orge et de blé que l’on avait faits avec la farine de la nouvelle récolte. Élisée lui dit: “Donne à ces hommes pour qu’ils mangent.”	42 Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”
43 Mais son serviteur lui dit: “Je ne vais tout de même pas servir cela pour 100 personnes.” Il reprit: “Donne à ces gens et qu’ils mangent, car voici ce que dit Yahvé: On en mangera et il en restera.”	43 And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’ ”
44 Il les servit donc, ils en mangèrent et laissèrent des restes comme Yahvé l’avait dit.	44 And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.