Judges 12
1 Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.
Les hommes d'Ephraïm crièrent, et ils passèrent au nord, et ils dirent à Jephté: Pourquoi donc es-tu allé combattre les fils d'Amnion, sans nous convoquer pour marcher avec toi? Nous mettrons le feu à ta maison, sur toi.
2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.
Et Jephté leur dit: Nous faisions une violente guerre aux fils d'Ammon, moi et mon peuple; je vous ai appelés, mais vous ne m'avez point délivré de leurs mains.
3 So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?
Ainsi, j'ai vu que vous ne me sauveriez pas; j'ai confié ma vie à mes mains; j'ai attaqué les fils d'Ammon, et le Seigneur me les a livré. Pourquoi donc aujourd'hui venez-vous me combattre?
4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
Jephté réunit ensuite tous les hommes de Galaad, et il livra bataille à Ephraïm; et les hommes de Galaad vainquirent ceux d'Ephraïm, qui avaient dit: Vous, gens de Galaad, vous êtes des fugitifs d'Ephraïm; vous demeurez au milieu d'Ephraïm et au milieu de Manassé.
5 And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;
Galaad s'empara avant Ephraïm des gués du Jourdain; et les fuyards d'Ephraïm dirent: Laissez-nous passer; or, à chacun, les hommes de Galaad disaient: N'es-tu pas d'Ephraïm? et il répondait: Non.
6 Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.
Et ils lui disaient: Prononce épi; et il le prononçait mal; alors, ils le saisissaient, et le tuaient près du gué du Jourdain. En ce jour-là, quarante-deux mille hommes d'Ephraïm tombèrent.
7 Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.
Ensuite, Jephté jugea Israël six ans, et il mourut, et il fut enseveli dans sa ville de Galaad.
8 And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.
Après lui, Abessan de Bethléem jugea Israël.
9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.
Il avait trente fils et trente filles; et il maria celles-ci hors de sa demeure, et il y amena du dehors trente filles pour ses fils; et il jugea Israël sept ans.
10 And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.
Abessan mourut, et il fut enseveli à Bethléem.
11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.
Après lui, Elon, le Zabulonien, jugea Israël dix ans.
12 And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
Il mourut, et il fut enseveli dans la ville d'Elon, en la terre de Zabulon.
13 And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.
Après lui, Abdon, fils d'Ellel, le Pharathonien, jugea Israël.
14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.
Il avait quarante fils et trente petits-fils qui montaient sur soixante- dix poulains.
15 And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.
Abdon, fils d'Ellel, mourut, et il fut enseveli à Pharathon en la terre d'Ephraïm, sur la montagne d'Amalec.
