Judges 1
1 After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel consulted the Lord, saying, “Who will ascend before us, against the Canaanite, and who will be the commander of the war?”
Après la mort de Josué, les enfants d'Israël consultèrent Yahweh, en disant: " Qui de nous montera le premier contre les Chananéens pour les combattre? "
2 And the Lord said: “Judah shall ascend. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.”
Yahweh répondit: " Juda montera; voici que j'ai livré le pays entre ses mains. "
3 And Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Go up with me to my lot, and fight against the Canaanite, so that I also may go forth with you to your lot.” And Simeon went with him.
Et Juda dit à Siméon, son frère: " Monte avec moi dans le pays que le sort m'a assigné, et nous combattrons les Chananéens; j'irai aussi avec toi dans le pays que le sort t'a assigné. " Et Siméon alla avec lui.
4 And Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanite, as well as the Perizzite, into their hands. And they struck down ten thousand of the men at Bezek.
Juda monta, et Yahweh livra entre leurs mains les Chananéens et les Phérézéens; ils battirent dix mille hommes à Bézec.
5 And they found Adonibezek at Bezek, and they fought against him, and they struck down the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
Ayant trouvé à Bézec Adoni-Bésec, ils l'attaquèrent et ils battirent les Chananéens et les Phérézéens.
6 Then Adonibezek fled. And they pursued him and captured him, and they cut off the ends of his hands and feet.
Adoni-Bésec prit la fuite, mais ils le poursuivirent et, l'ayant saisi, ils lui coupèrent les pouces des mains et des pieds.
7 And Adonibezek said: “Seventy kings, with the ends of their hands and feet amputated, have been gathering the remnants of food under my table. Just as I have done, so has God repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Adoni-Bésec dit: " Soixante-dix rois, ayant les pouces des pieds et des mains coupés, ramassaient les miettes sous ma table; ce que j'ai fait, Dieu me le rend. " On l'emmena à Jérusalem, et il y mourut.
8 Then the sons of Judah, besieging Jerusalem, seized it. And they struck it with edge of the sword, delivering the entire city to be burned.
Les fils de Juda attaquèrent Jérusalem et, l'ayant prise, ils la frappèrent du tranchant de l'épée et mirent le feu à la ville.
9 And afterward, descending, they fought against the Canaanites who were living in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.
Ensuite les fils de Juda descendirent pour combattre les Chananéens qui habitaient la montagne, le Négéb et la Séphéla.
10 And Judah, going forth against the Canaanites who were living at Hebron, (the name of which from antiquity was Kiriath-Arba) struck down Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
Juda marcha contre les Chananéens qui habitaient à Hébron, appelée autrefois Cariath-Arbé, et il battit Sésaï, Ahiman et Tholmaï.
11 And continuing on from there, he went to the inhabitants of Debir, the old name of which was Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.
Il marcha de là contre les habitants de Dabir, qui s'appelait autrefois Cariath-Sépher.
12 And Caleb said, “Whoever will strike Kiriath-Sepher, and will lay waste to it, I will give to him my daughter Achsah as wife.”
Caleb dit: " A celui qui frappera Cariath-Sépher et qui la prendra, je donnerai pour femme ma fille Axa. "
13 And when Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb, had seized it, he gave his daughter Achsah to him in marriage.
Othoniel, fils de Cénez, frère cadet de Caleb, s'en empara, et Caleb lui donna sa fille Axa pour femme.
14 And as she was traveling on a journey, her husband admonished her, so that she would request a field from her father. And since she had sighed while sitting on her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What is it?”
Lorsqu'elle alla chez Othoniel, elle l'excita à demander à son père un champ. Elle descendit de son âne, et Caleb lui dit: " Qu'as-tu? "
15 But she responded: “Give a blessing to me. For you have given me a dry land. Also give a watered land.” Therefore, Caleb gave to her the upper watered land and the lower watered land.
Elle lui répondit: " Fais-moi une faveur, car tu m'as établie dans un pays desséché; donne-moi des sources d'eau. " Et Caleb lui donna les sources supérieures et les sources inférieures.
16 Now the sons of the Kenite, the relative of Moses, ascended from the City of Palms, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of his lot, which is toward the south of Arad. And they lived with him.
Les fils du Cinéen, beau-frère de Moïse, montèrent de la ville des palmiers, avec les fils de Juda, dans le désert de Juda, au midi d'Arad, et ils vinrent s'établir avec le peuple.
17 Then Judah went out with his brother Simeon, and together they struck the Canaanites who were living at Zephath, and they put them to death. And the name of the city was called Hormah, that is, Anathema.
Juda se mit en marche avec Siméon, son frère, et ils battirent les Chananéens qui habitaient Séphaath; ils dévouèrent la ville par anathème, et on l'appela Horma.
18 And Judah seized Gaza, with its parts, and Ashkelon as well as Ekron, with their borders.
Juda s'empara aussi de Gaza et de son territoire, d'Ascalon et de son territoire, d'Accaron et de son territoire.
19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he possessed the mountains. But he was not able to wipe out the inhabitants of the valley. For they abounded with chariots armed with scythes.
Yahweh fut avec Juda; et Juda prit possession de la montagne, mais il ne put chasser les habitants de la plaine, parce qu'ils avaient des chars de fer.
20 And just as Moses had said, they gave Hebron to Caleb, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Anak.
On donna Hébron à Caleb, comme l'avait dit Moïse, et il en chassa les trois fils d'Enac.
21 But the sons of Benjamin did not wipe out the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And the Jebusite has lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem, even to the present day.
Les fils de Benjamin ne chassèrent point les Jébuséens qui habitaient Jérusalem, et les Jébuséens ont habité à Jérusalem avec les fils de Benjamin, jusqu'à ce jour.
22 The house of Joseph also ascended against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
La maison de Joseph, elle aussi, monta contre Béthel, et Yahweh fut avec eux.
23 For when they were besieging the city, which was previously called Luz,
La maison de Joseph fit faire une reconnaissance à Béthel, ville dont le nom était autrefois Luz.
24 they saw a man departing from the city, and they said to him, “Reveal to us the entrance to the city, and we will act with mercy toward you.”
Les gardes, ayant aperçu un homme qui sortait de la ville, ils lui dirent: " Montre-nous par où on peut entrer dans la ville, et nous te ferons grâce. "
25 And when he had revealed it to them, they struck the city with the edge of the sword. But that man, and all his relatives, they released.
Il leur montra par où ils pourraient entrer dans la ville, et ils frappèrent la ville du tranchant de l'épée, mais ils laissèrent aller cet homme avec toute sa famille.
26 And having been sent away, he went out to the land of the Hittites, and he built a city there, and he called it Luz. And so it is called, even to the present day.
Cet homme se rendit dans le pays des Héthéens; il bâtit une ville et la nomma Luz, et c'est son nom jusqu'à ce jour.
27 Likewise, Manasseh did not destroy Bethshean and Taanach, with their villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and Ibleam and Megiddo, with their villages. And the Canaanite began to live with them.
Manassé ne chassa pas les habitants de Bethsan et des villes de sa dépendance, ni ceux de Thanac et des villes de sa dépendance, ni les habitants de Dor et des villes de sa dépendance, ni les habitants de Jéblaam et des villes de sa dépendance, ni les habitants de Mageddo et des villes de sa dépendance; et les Chananéens s'enhardirent à rester dans ce pays.
28 Then, after Israel had grown strong, he made them tributaries, but he was not willing to destroy them.
Lorsqu'Israël fut devenu assez fort, il assujettit les Chananéens à un tribut, et ne les chassa point.
29 And now Ephraim did not put to death the Canaanite, who was living at Gezer; instead, he lived with him.
Ephraïm ne chassa point les Chananéens qui habitaient à Gaser, et les Chananéens habitèrent au milieu d'Ephraïm, à Gaser.
30 Zebulun did not wipe out the inhabitants of Kitron and of Nahalal. Instead, the Canaanite lived in their midst and became their tributary.
Zabulon ne chassa point les habitants de Cétron, ni les habitants de Naalol; et les Chananéens habitèrent au milieu de Zabulon, mais ils furent soumis à un tribut.
31 Likewise, Asher did not destroy the inhabitants of Acco and Sidon, Ahlab and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob.
Aser ne chassa point les habitants d'Accho, ni les habitants de Sidon, ni ceux d'Ahalab, d'Achazib, d'Helba, d'Aphec et de Rohob;
32 And he lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of that land, for he did not put them to death.
et les fils d'Aser demeurèrent au milieu des Chananéens, habitants du pays, car ils ne les chassèrent point.
33 Naphtali also did not wipe out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Bethanath. And he lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land. And the Beth-shemeshites and Bethanathites were tributaries to him.
Nephthali ne chassa point les habitants de Beth-Samès, ni les habitants de Beth-Anath, et il demeura au milieu des Chananéens, habitants du pays; mais les habitants de Beth-Samès et de Beth-Anath furent soumis à un tribut en sa faveur.
34 And the Amorite hemmed in the sons of Dan on the mountain, and did not give them a place, so that they might descend to the flatlands.
Les Amorrhéens refoulèrent dans la montagne les fils de Dan, et ne les laissèrent pas descendre dans la plaine.
35 And he lived on the mountain at Har-heres, which is translated as ‘resembling brick,’ and at Aijalon and Sha-alabbin. But the hand of the house of Joseph was very heavy, and he became a tributary to him.
Les Amorrhéens s'enhardirent à rester à Har-Harés, à Ajalon et à Salebim; mais la main de la maison de Joseph s'appesantit sur eux, et ils furent soumis à un tribut.
36 Now the border of the Amorite was from the Ascent of the Scorpion, to the Rock and the higher places.
Le territoire des Amorrhéens s'étendait de la montée d'Acrabbim, de Séla, et au-dessus.
