Joshua 21
1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Alors vinrent les princes des familles de Lévi vers Eléazar, le prêtre, vers Josué, fils de Nun, et vers les chefs des familles de chaque tribu des enfants d’Israël.
2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
Et ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans la terre de Chanaan, et dirent: Le Seigneur a ordonné par l’entremise de Moïse, qu’on nous donnât des villes pour habiter, et leur faubourgs pour nourrir les bêtes.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
Et les enfants d’Israël donnèrent de leurs possessions, selon l’ordre du Seigneur, les villes et leurs faubourgs.
4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Et le sort assigna à la famille de Caath, pour les enfants d’Aaron, le prêtre, treize villes des tribus de Juda, de Siméon et de Benjamin;
5 And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
Et aux autres enfants de Caath, c’est-à-dire aux Lévites qui restaient, dix villes des tribus d’Ephraïm, de Dan, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Mais pour les enfants de Gerson, le sort décida qu’ils recevraient des villes au nombre de treize, des tribus d’Issachar, d’Aser, de Nephthali et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Et pour les enfants de Mérari, selon leur parenté, douze villes des tribus de Ruben, de Gad et de Zabulon.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent aux Lévites ces villes et leurs faubourgs, comme avait ordonné le Seigneur par l’entremise de Moïse, les distribuant à chacun par le sort.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
Josué donna les villes des tribus des enfants de Juda et de Siméon, dont voici les noms:
10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
Aux enfants d’Aaron d’entre les familles de Caath de la race lévitique (car le premier sort sortit pour eux),
11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
Cariatharbé du père d’Enac, qui est appelée Hébron, sur la montagne du Juda, et ses faubourgs tout autour.
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Pour ses champs et ses villages, il les avait donnés à Caleb, fils de Jéphoné, pour les posséder.
13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
Il donna donc aux enfants d’Aaron, le prêtre, Hébron, ville de refuge, et ses faubourgs, ainsi que Lobna avec ses faubourgs;
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Jéther, Estémo,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Holon, Dabir,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
Aïn, Jeta et Bethsamès, avec leurs faubourgs: neuf villes des deux tribus, comme il a été dit.
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
De la tribu des enfants de Benjamin: Gabaon, Gabaé,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
Et Anathoth et Almon avec leurs faubourgs: quatre villes.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Toutes ces villes des enfants d’Aaron, le prêtre, forment ensemble le nombre de treize avec leurs faubourgs.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
Quant aux autres enfants de Caath de la race lévitique, selon leurs familles, voici la possession qui leur fût donnée:
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
De la tribu d’Ephraïm, les villes de refuge, Sichem avec ses faubourgs, sur la montagne d’Ephraïm, Gazer,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
Et Cibsaïm et Beth-horon avec leurs faubourgs: quatre villes;
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Dan, Elthéco, Gabathon,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
Et Aïalon et Gethremmon, avec leurs faubourgs: quatre villes;
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
Mais de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Thanach et Gethremmon, avec leurs faubourgs: deux villes.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
En tout dix villes et leurs faubourgs furent donnés aux enfants de Caath, d’un rang inférieur.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
Il donna aussi de la demi-tribu de Manassé, aux enfants de Gerson, de la race lévitique, les villes de refuge, Gaulon en Basan, et Bosra, avec leurs faubourgs: deux villes;
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
De la tribu d’Issachar, Césion, Dabéreth,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
Et Jaramoth et Engannim, avec leurs faubourgs: quatre villes;
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
De la tribu d’Aser, Masal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
Et Helcath et Rohob, avec leurs faubourgs: quatre villes;
32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
Et aussi de la tribu de Nephthali, les villes de refuge, Cédés en Galilée, Hammoth-Dor et Carthan, avec leurs faubourgs: trois villes;
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
En tout, aux familles de Gerson, treize villes avec leurs faubourgs.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
Mais aux enfants de Mérari, lévites d’un rang inférieur, et selon leurs familles, furent données de la tribu de Zabulon, Jecnan, Cartha,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
Et Damna et Naalol: quatre villes avec leurs faubourgs;
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
De la tribu de Ruben, au-delà du Jourdain, contre Jéricho, les villes de refuge, Bosor dans le désert, Misor, Jaser, Jethson, et Méphaath: quatre villes avec leurs faubourgs;
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
De la tribu de Gad, les villes de refuge, Ramoth en Galaad, Manaïm, Hésébon et Jazer: quatre villes avec leurs faubourgs;
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
40 [These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
En tout, aux enfants de Mérari, selon leurs familles et leur parenté, douze villes.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
Ainsi, toutes les villes des Lévites au milieu de la possession des enfants d’Israël furent au nombre de quarante-huit,
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
Avec leurs faubourgs, chacune ayant été distribuée selon les familles.
43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
Le Seigneur Dieu donna ainsi à Israël toute la terre qu’il avait juré de livrer à leurs pères; et ils la possédèrent et ils y habitèrent.
44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
Et il leur donna la paix avec toutes les nations d’alentour; et nul de leurs ennemis n’osa leur résister; mais tous furent soumis à leur domination.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
Pas même une seule parole de tout ce que Dieu avait promis de leur donner, ne fut vaine; mais toutes furent exactement accomplies.
