| 1 Josaphat se coucha avec ses pères et on l'enterra avec eux dans la Cité de David; son filsJoram régna à sa place. | 1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. |
| 2 Joram avait des frères, fils de Josaphat: Azarya, Yehiel, Zekaryahu, Azaryahu, Mikaël etShephatyahu; ce sont là tous les fils de Josaphat, roi d'Israël. | 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. |
| 3 Leur père leur avait fait de multiples dons en argent, en or, en joyaux et en villes fortifiées deJuda, mais il avait laissé la royauté à Joram, car c'était l'aîné. | 3 Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the first-born. |
| 4 Joram put s'établir à la tête du royaume de son père, puis, s'étant affermi, il fit passer au fil del'épée tous ses frères, plus quelques officiers d'Israël. | 4 When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he slew all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. |
| 5 Joram avait 32 ans à son avènement et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem. | 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. |
| 6 Il imita la conduite des rois d'Israël, comme avait fait la maison d'Achab, car il avait épouséune fille d'Achab; et il fit ce qui déplaît à Yahvé. | 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done; for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. |
| 7 Cependant Yahvé ne voulut pas détruire la maison de David à cause de l'alliance qu'il avaitconclue avec lui et selon la promesse qu'il lui avait faite de lui laisser toujours une lampe ainsi qu'à ses fils. | 7 Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant which he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons for ever. |
| 8 De son temps, Edom s'affranchit de la domination de Juda et se donna un roi. | 8 In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own. |
| 9 Joram passa la frontière, et avec lui ses officiers et tous ses chars. Il se leva de nuit, et forçala ligne des Edomites qui l'encerclaient, et les commandants de chars avec lui. | 9 Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and smote the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. |
| 10 Ainsi Edom s'affranchit de la domination de Juda, jusqu'à ce jour. C'est aussi l'époque oùLibna s'affranchit de sa domination. Il avait en effet abandonné Yahvé, le Dieu de ses pères. | 10 So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers. |
| 11 C'est aussi lui qui institua des hauts lieux sur les montagnes de Juda, qui fit se prostituer leshabitants de Jérusalem et s'égarer les Judéens. | 11 Moreover he made high places in the hill country of Judah, and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, and made Judah go astray. |
| 12 Un écrit du prophète Elie lui parvint alors, qui disait: "Ainsi parle Yahvé, le Dieu de tonpère David. Parce que tu n'as pas suivi la conduite de Josaphat ton père, ni celle d'Asa, roi de Juda, | 12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, |
| 13 mais parce que tu as suivi la conduite des rois d'Israël et que tu es cause de la prostitutiondes Judéens et des habitants de Jérusalem, comme l'a été la maison d'Achab, et parce que tu as en outre assassinétes frères, ta famille, qui étaient meilleurs que toi, | 13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, as the house of Ahab led Israel into unfaithfulness, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than yourself; |
| 14 Yahvé va frapper d'un grand désastre ton peuple et tes fils, tes femmes et tous tes biens. | 14 behold, the LORD will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, |
| 15 Toi-même tu seras frappé de graves maladies, d'un mal d'entrailles tel que par cette maladie,jour après jour, tu te videras de tes entrailles." | 15 and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.'" |
| 16 Yahvé excita contre Joram l'animosité des Philistins et des Arabes voisins des Kushites. | 16 And the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabs who are near the Ethiopians; |
| 17 Ils attaquèrent Juda, y pénétrèrent, et razzièrent tous les biens qui se trouvaient appartenir àla maison du roi, et même ses fils et ses femmes, et il ne lui resta plus d'autre fils qu'Ochozias, le plus petitd'entre eux. | 17 and they came up against Judah, and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son. |
| 18 Après tout cela, Yahvé le frappa d'une maladie d'entrailles incurable; | 18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. |
| 19 cela arriva jour après jour, et vers la fin de la deuxième année, il se vida de ses entrailles etmourut dans de cruelles souffrances. Le peuple ne lui fit pas de feux comme il en avait fait pour ses pères. | 19 In course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers. |
| 20 Il avait 32 ans à son avènement et régna huit ans à Jérusalem. Il s'en alla sans laisser deregrets et on l'enterra dans la Cité de David, mais non dans les sépultures royales. | 20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem; and he departed with no one's regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. |
