1 Chronicles 4
1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
Les fils de Juda: Pérez, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur et Shobal.
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Reaja, fils de Shobal, engendra Jahath; et Jahath engendra Ahumai et Lahad. Ce sont là les familles des Zorathites.
3 And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
Voici les fils du père d'Etam: Jezreel, Isma et Idbash. Le nom de leur sœur était Hazzelelponi.
4 And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Penuel était le père de Gedor et Ezer le père de Hushah. Ce sont les fils de Hur, premier-né d'Ephrata, père de Bethléhem.
5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Ashhur, père de Tekoa, avait deux femmes: Héla et Naara.
6 And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
Naara lui enfanta Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni et Haahashtari. Ce sont les fils de Naara.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.
Les fils d'Héla étaient Zereth, Jitsehar et Ethnan.
8 And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
Hakkoz engendra Anub, Zobéba et les familles d'Aharhel, fils de Harum.
9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
Jabez était plus honorable que ses frères. Sa mère lui donna le nom de Jabez, en disant: « Parce que je l'ai porté dans la douleur. »
10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
Jabez invoqua le Dieu d'Israël et dit: « Que tu me bénisses et que tu étendes mon territoire! Que ta main soit avec moi, et que tu me gardes du mal, afin que je ne fasse pas de mal! ». Dieu lui a accordé ce qu'il demandait.
11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
Chelub, frère de Shuhah, engendra Mehir, qui engendra Eshton.
12 And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
Eshton engendra Beth Rapha, Paseah, et Tehinnah, père de Ir Nahash. Ce sont là les hommes de Réca.
13 And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Fils de Kenaz: Othniel et Seraia. Fils d'Othniel: Hathath.
14 And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
Meonothaï engendra Ophra; et Seraja engendra Joab, père de Ge Harashim, car ils étaient artisans.
15 And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
Fils de Caleb, fils de Jephunné: Iru, Éla, et Naam. Le fils d'Elah: Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
Fils de Jehallelel: Ziph, Zipha, Tiria et Asarel.
17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
Fils d'Ezra: Jether, Mered, Epher et Jalon; la femme de Mered enfanta Miriam, Shammai et Ishbah, père d'Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.
Sa femme, la Juive, enfanta Jered, père de Gedor, Héber, père de Soco, et Jekuthiel, père de Zanoah. Ce sont les fils de Bithiah, fille de Pharaon, que Mered a prise.
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
Les fils de la femme de Hodia, sœur de Naham, sont les pères de Keila, le Garmite, et d'Eshtemoa, le Maacathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...
Fils de Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan et Tilon. Fils de Jishi: Zoheth et Ben Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;
Fils de Schéla, fils de Juda: Er, père de Leca, Laada, père de Maréscha, et les familles de la maison de ceux qui travaillent le lin fin, de la maison d'Ashbea;
22 And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.
Jokim, les hommes de Cozéba, Joas, Saraph, qui dominait dans Moab, et Jashubilehem. Ces annales sont anciennes.
23 These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.
Ce sont les potiers et les habitants de Netaïm et de Guédéra; ils habitaient là avec le roi pour son travail.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
Fils de Siméon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zérach, Saül.
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
Shallum, son fils, Mibsam, son fils, et Mishma, son fils.
26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
Fils de Mischma: Hammuel, son fils; Zaccur, son fils; Schimeï, son fils.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.
Shimei eut seize fils et six filles; mais ses frères n'eurent pas beaucoup d'enfants, et toute leur famille ne se multiplia pas comme les enfants de Juda.
28 And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,
Ils habitaient à Beer Schéba, à Molada, à Hazarshual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
à Bilha, à Ezem, à Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
à Bethuel, à Horma, à Tsiklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.
à Beth Marcaboth, à Hazar Susim, à Beth Biri et à Shaaraïm. Ce furent là leurs villes jusqu'au règne de David.
32 And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
Leurs villages étaient Etam, Aïn, Rimmon, Tochen et Ashan, soit cinq villes,
33 And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.
et tous les villages qui entouraient ces mêmes villes, jusqu'à Baal. Ce sont là leurs établissements, et ils ont conservé leur généalogie.
34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
Meshobab, Jamlech, Josué, fils d'Amatsia,
35 And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
Joël, Jéhu, fils de Joshibia, fils de Seraja, fils d'Asiel,
36 And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah,
Elioénaï, Jaakoba, Jeshohaja, Asaja, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaja,
37 And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
et Ziza, fils de Shiphi, fils d'Allon, fils de Jedaiah, fils de Shimri, fils de Shemaiah-
38 These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.
ces personnes mentionnées nommément étaient des princes dans leurs familles. Les maisons de leurs pères connurent un grand accroissement.
39 And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.
Ils allèrent jusqu'à l'entrée de Gedor, à l'est de la vallée, pour chercher des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
40 And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.
Ils trouvèrent de riches et bons pâturages, et le pays était vaste, tranquille et paisible, car ceux qui habitaient là auparavant descendaient de Cham.
41 And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.
Ceux dont on a écrit le nom vinrent au temps d'Ézéchias, roi de Juda, et ils frappèrent leurs tentes et les Meunim qui s'y trouvaient; ils les détruisirent entièrement jusqu'à ce jour, et ils habitèrent à leur place, car il y avait là des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
42 And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.
Une partie des fils de Siméon, cinq cents hommes, se rendirent à la montagne de Séir, avec pour chefs Pelatia, Nearia, Rephaja et Uzziel, fils de Jishi.
43 And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.
Ils frappèrent le reste des Amalécites qui s'étaient échappés, et ils y ont vécu jusqu'à ce jour.
