Joshua 21

1 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Les chefs de famille des Lévites s’approchèrent du sacrificateur Éléazar, de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d’Israël.

2 and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'

Ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et dirent: L’Éternel a ordonné par Moïse qu’on nous donnât des villes pour habitation, et leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.

3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.

Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent alors aux Lévites, sur leur héritage, les villes suivantes et leurs banlieues, d’après l’ordre de l’Éternel.

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were 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.

On tira le sort pour les familles des Kehathites; et les Lévites, fils du sacrificateur Aaron, eurent par le sort treize villes de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu de Siméon et de la tribu de Benjamin;

5 And the rest of the children of Kohath 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.

les autres fils de Kehath eurent par le sort dix villes des familles de la tribu d’Éphraïm, de la tribu 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.

Les fils de Guerschon eurent par le sort treize villes des familles de la tribu d’Issacar, de la tribu d’Aser, de la tribu de Nephthali et de la demi-tribu de Manassé en Basan.

7 The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Les fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, eurent douze villes de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad et de la tribu de Zabulon.

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, par le sort, ces villes et leurs banlieues, comme l’Éternel l’avait ordonné par Moïse.

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 are here mentioned by name.

Ils donnèrent de la tribu des fils de Juda et de la tribu des fils de Siméon les villes qui vont être nominativement désignées,

10 And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

et qui furent pour les fils d’Aaron d’entre les familles des Kehathites et des fils de Lévi, car le sort les avait indiqués les premiers.

11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

Ils leur donnèrent Kirjath-Arba, qui est Hébron, dans la montagne de Juda, et la banlieue qui l’entoure: Arba était le père d’Anak.

12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

Le territoire de la ville et ses villages furent accordés à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa possession.

13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

Ils donnèrent donc aux fils du sacrificateur Aaron la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Hébron et sa banlieue, Libna et sa banlieue,

14 and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

Jatthir et sa banlieue, Eschthemoa et sa banlieue,

15 and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

Holon et sa banlieue, Debir et sa banlieue,

16 and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.

Aïn et sa banlieue, Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Schémesch et sa banlieue, neuf villes de ces deux tribus;

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;

et de la tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue, Guéba et sa banlieue,

18 Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

Total des villes des sacrificateurs, fils d’Aaron: treize villes, et leurs banlieues.

20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Les Lévites appartenant aux familles des autres fils de Kehath eurent par le sort des villes de la tribu d’Éphraïm.

21 And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

On leur donna la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d’Éphraïm, Guézer et sa banlieue,

22 and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.

Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;

de la tribu de Dan, Eltheké et sa banlieue, Guibbethon et sa banlieue,

24 Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.

Ajalon et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Thaanac et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, deux villes.

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.

Total des villes: dix, et leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres fils de Kehath.

27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

On donna aux fils de Guerschon, d’entre les familles des Lévites: de la demi-tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Golan en Basan et sa banlieue, et Beeschthra et sa banlieue, deux villes;

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

de la tribu d’Issacar, Kischjon et sa banlieue, Dabrath et sa banlieue,

29 Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.

Jarmuth et sa banlieue, et En-Gannim et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;

de la tribu d’Aser, Mischeal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,

31 Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

Helkath et sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.

et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Kédesch en Galilée et sa banlieue, Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, trois villes.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

Total des villes des Guerschonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes et leurs banlieues.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;

On donna au reste des Lévites, qui appartenaient aux familles des fils de Merari: de la tribu de Zabulon, Jokneam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,

35 Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.

Dimna et sa banlieue, et Nahalal et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;

de la tribu de Ruben, Betser et sa banlieue, Jahtsa et sa banlieue,

37 Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.

Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Méphaath et sa banlieue, quatre villes;

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;

et de la tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue, Mahanaïm et sa banlieue,

39 Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.

Hesbon et sa banlieue, et Jaezer et sa banlieue, en tout quatre villes.

40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Total des villes qui échurent par le sort aux fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, formant le reste des familles des Lévites: douze villes.

41 All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

Total des villes des Lévites au milieu des propriétés des enfants d’Israël: quarante-huit villes, et leurs banlieues.

42 even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

Chacune de ces villes avait sa banlieue qui l’entourait; il en était de même pour toutes ces villes.

43 So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

C’est ainsi que l’Éternel donna à Israël tout le pays qu’il avait juré de donner à leurs pères; ils en prirent possession et s’y établirent.

44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

L’Éternel leur accorda du repos tout alentour, comme il l’avait juré à leurs pères; aucun de leurs ennemis ne put leur résister, et l’Éternel les livra tous entre leurs mains.

45 There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

De toutes les bonnes paroles que l’Éternel avait dites à la maison d’Israël, aucune ne resta sans effet: toutes s’accomplirent.