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Sabato, 11 maggio 2024 - San Fabio e compagni ( Letture di oggi)

Deuxième livre des Chroniques 16


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BIBLES DES PEUPLESCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Bacha, roi d’Israël, marcha contre Juda en la trente-sixième année du règne d’Aza, et il fortifia Rama pour couper la route à Aza roi de Juda.1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
2 Aza prit alors de l’argent et de l’or dans les trésors de la Maison de Yahvé et du palais royal et il l’envoya à Ben-Hadad, roi d’Aram, qui résidait à Damas, avec ce message:2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
3 “Qu’il y ait alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père. Regarde ce que je t’envoie d’argent et d’or! Casse ton alliance avec Bacha, roi d’Israël, pour qu’il s’en aille de chez moi.”3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
4 Ben-Hadad écouta le roi Aza: il envoya ses chefs de guerre contre les villes d’Israël. Ils frappèrent Iyon, Dan, Abel-Mayim et tous les entrepôts des villes de Nephtali.4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
5 Quand il apprit cela, Bacha arrêta les fortifications de Rama et ses travaux.5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
6 Le roi Aza fit alors appel à tous les Judéens et l’on emporta les pierres et le bois avec lesquels Bacha fortifiait Rama; on les prit pour fortifier Guéba et Mispa.6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
7 À ce moment-là, le voyant Hanani vint trouver Aza roi de Juda. Il lui dit: “Tu t’es appuyé sur le roi d’Aram au lieu de t’appuyer sur Yahvé ton Dieu, à cause de cela tu ne pourras plus soumettre l’armée du roi d’Aram.7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
8 Les Kouchites et les Libyens ne formaient-ils pas une grande armée avec des chars et des chevaux innombrables? Mais Yahvé les a livrés entre tes mains parce que tu t’étais appuyé sur lui.8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
9 Oui, les yeux de Yahvé observent toute la terre, il est la force de ceux qui s’attachent à lui de tout leur cœur. Mais toi, tu t’es conduit comme un insensé en tout cela: désormais, tu auras la guerre.”9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
10 Aza se mit en colère contre le voyant et le fit mettre en prison, enchaîné: il était furieux contre lui à cause de cette parole. Durant ce même temps, Aza maltraita une partie du peuple.10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
11 Les actes d’Aza, des premiers aux derniers, sont écrits dans les livres des rois de Juda et d’Israël.11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 En la trente-neuvième année de son règne, Aza eut les pieds malades et la maladie s’aggrava. Étant déjà bien malade, il ne consulta pas Yahvé mais les médecins.12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
13 Puis Aza se coucha avec ses pères, il mourut dans la quarante et unième année de son règne.13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 On l’enterra dans le tombeau qu’il s’était fait creuser dans la Cité de David. On le coucha sur un lit tout recouvert d’aromates et de parfums préparés à la manière des parfumeurs, et l’on fit en son honneur un feu magnifique.14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.