2 Chronicles 28

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what is right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David did.	1 Achaz avait vingt ans à son avènement et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Il ne fit pas ce quiest agréable à Yahvé comme avait fait David son ancêtre.
2 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. Moreover, he also cast statues for the Baals.	2 Il imita la conduite des rois d'Israël et même il fit fondre des idoles pour les Baals,
3 It is he who burned incense in the Valley of the son of Hinnom. And he purified his sons by fire, in accord with the ritual of the nations that the Lord put to death at the advent of the sons of Israel.	3 il fit fumer des offrandes dans le val des fils de Hinnom et fit passer ses fils par le feu, selonles coutumes abominables des nations que Yahvé avait chassées devant les Israélites.
4 Also, he was sacrificing and burning incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.	4 Il offrit des sacrifices et de l'encens sur les hauts lieux, sur les collines et sous tout arbreverdoyant.
5 And so the Lord, his God, delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who struck him and took great plunder from his kingdom. And he carried it away to Damascus. Also, he was delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, and he struck him with great affliction.	5 Yahvé son Dieu le livra aux mains du roi des Araméens. Ceux-ci le battirent et lui enlevèrentde nombreux captifs qu'ils emmenèrent à Damas. Il fut livré aussi aux mains du roi d'Israël, qui lui infligea unelourde défaite.
6 And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed, on one day, one hundred twenty thousand, all of them men of war from Judah, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers.	6 Péqah, fils de Remalyahu, tua en un seul jour 120.000 hommes en Juda, tous vaillants, pouravoir abandonné Yahvé, le Dieu de leurs pères.
7 In the same time, Zichri, a powerful man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the son of the king, and Azrikam, the governor of his house, and also Elkanah, who was second to the king.	7 Zikri, héros éphraïmite, tua Maaséyahu, fils du roi, Azriqam, chef du palais, et Elqana, lelieutenant du roi.
8 And the sons of Israel seized, from their brothers, two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and immense plunder. And they took it away to Samaria.	8 Les Israélites firent à leurs frères 200.000 prisonniers, femmes, fils et filles; ils razzièrent deplus un important butin et emmenèrent le tout à Samarie.
9 At that time, there was a prophet of the Lord there, named Oded. And going out to meet the army arriving in Samaria, he said to them: “Behold, the Lord, the God of your fathers, having become angry against Judah, has delivered them into your hands. But you have killed them by atrocities, so that your cruelty has reached up to heaven.	9 Il y avait là un prophète de Yahvé nommé Oded. Il sortit au-devant des troupes qui arrivaientà Samarie et leur dit: "Voici que Yahvé, le Dieu de vos pères, a livré les Judéens entre vos mains parce qu'il étaitirrité contre eux, mais vous les avez massacrés avec une telle fureur que le ciel en est atteint.
10 Moreover, you wanted to subjugate the sons of Judah and Jerusalem as your men and women servants, which is a work that should never be done. And so you sinned in this matter against the Lord your God.	10 Et vous parlez maintenant de réduire les enfants de Juda et de Jérusalem à devenir vosserviteurs et vos servantes! Mais vous-mêmes, n'êtes-vous pas coupables envers Yahvé votre Dieu?
11 But listen to my counsel, and release the captives, whom you have brought from your brothers. For a great fury of the Lord is hanging over you.”	11 Ecoutez-moi maintenant, rendez les prisonniers faits à vos frères, car l'ardente colère deYahvé vous menace."
12 And so, some of the leaders of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah, the son of Johanan, Berechiah, the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah, the son of Shallum, and Amasa, the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who were arriving from the battle.	12 Certains des chefs éphraïmites, Azaryahu fils de Yehohanân, Bérékyahu fils deMeshillemot, Yehizqiyyahu fils de Shallum, Amasa fils de Hadlaï, s'élevèrent alors contre ceux qui revenaientde l'expédition.
13 And they said to them: “You shall not lead back captives to here, lest we sin against the Lord. Why are you willing to add to our sins, and to build upon our old offenses? For indeed, the sin is great, and the furious anger of the Lord is hanging over Israel.”	13 Ils leur dirent: "Vous ne ferez pas entrer ici ces prisonniers, car c'est de nous rendrecoupables envers Yahvé que vous parlez, c'est d'ajouter à nos péchés et à nos fautes, alors que notre culpabilitéest énorme et qu'une ardente colère menace Israël."
14 And the warriors released the spoils and all that they had seized, in the sight of the leaders and the entire multitude.	14 L'armée abandonna alors les prisonniers et le butin en présence des officiers et de toutel'assemblée.
15 And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives. All those who were naked, they clothed from the spoils. And when they had clothed them, and had given them shoes, and had refreshed them with food and drink, and had anointed them because of the hardship, and had cared for them, whoever was not able to walk and whoever was feeble in body, they set them upon beasts of burden, and they led them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers, and they themselves returned to Samaria.	15 Des hommes, qui avaient été nominativement désignés, se mirent à réconforter lesprisonniers. Prélevant sur le butin, ils habillèrent tous ceux qui étaient nus; ils les vêtirent, les chaussèrent, lesnourrirent, les désaltérèrent et les abritèrent. Puis il les reconduisirent, les éclopés montés sur des ânes, et lesamenèrent auprès de leurs frères à Jéricho, la ville des palmiers. Puis ils rentrèrent à Samarie.
16 In that time, king Ahaz sent to the king of the Assyrians, requesting assistance.	16 C'est alors que le roi Achaz envoya demander au roi d'Assyrie de lui porter secours.
17 And the Edomites arrived and struck down many of Judah, and they seized great plunder.	17 Les Edomites envahirent de nouveau Juda, le battirent et emmenèrent des prisonniers.
18 Also, the Philistines spread out among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Judah. And they seized Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and also Soco, and Timnah, and Gimzo, with their villages, and they lived in them.	18 Les Philistins se répandirent dans les villes du Bas-Pays et du Négeb de Juda. Ils prirentBet-Shémesh, Ayyalôn, Gedérot, Soko et ses dépendances, Timna et ses dépendances, Gimzo et sesdépendances, et s'y établirent.
19 For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz, the king of Judah, since he had stripped it of help, and had shown contempt for the Lord.	19 Yahvé abaissa en effet Juda à cause d'Achaz, roi d'Israël, qui laissait aller Juda et étaitinfidèle à Yahvé.
20 And he led against him Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him and laid waste to him, without resistance.	20 Téglat-Phalasar, roi d'Assyrie, l'attaqua et l'assiégea sans pouvoir l'emporter;
21 And so Ahaz, despoiling the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings and the leaders, gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it profited him nothing.	21 mais Achaz dut prélever une part des biens du Temple de Yahvé et des maisons royale etprincières, pour les envoyer au roi d'Assyrie, sans recevoir secours de lui.
22 Moreover, in the time of his anguish, he also added to his contempt against the Lord. King Ahaz himself, by himself,	22 Tandis qu'il était assiégé, il accrut son infidélité envers Yahvé, lui, le roi Achaz,
23 immolated victims to the gods of Damascus, those who had struck him. And he said: “The gods of the kings of Syria assist them, and so I will please them with victims, and they will help me.” But to the contrary, they had been the ruin of him and of all Israel.	23 en offrant des sacrifices aux dieux de Damas dont il était la victime: "Puisque les dieux desrois d'Aram leur prêtent main-forte, disait-il, je leur sacrifierai pour qu'ils m'aident." Mais ce furent eux quicausèrent sa chute, et celle de tout Israël.
24 And so, Ahaz, having despoiled and broken apart all the vessels of the house of God, closed up the doors of the temple of God, and made for himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.	24 Achaz rassembla le mobilier du Temple de Dieu, il le mit en pièces, ferma les portes duTemple de Yahvé et se fit des autels à tous les coins de rue de Jérusalem;
25 Also, he constructed altars in all the cities of Judah, in order to burn frankincense, and so he provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to wrath.	25 il institua des hauts lieux dans toutes les cités judéennes pour y encenser d'autres dieux, etprovoqua l'irritation de Yahvé, le Dieu de ses pères.
26 But the rest of his words, and all his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.	26 Le reste de son histoire et de toute sa politique, du début à la fin, est écrit dans le livre desRois de Juda et d'Israël.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the city of Jerusalem. And they did not allow him to be in the sepulchers of the kings of Israel. And his son, Hezekiah, reigned in his place.	27 Achaz se coucha avec ses pères, on l'enterra dans la Cité, à Jérusalem, sans le transporterdans les tombeaux des rois d'Israël. Son fils Ezéchias régna à sa place.