Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Les chefs de famille des Lévites s’approchèrent du prêtre Eléazar, de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d’Israël;
2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en disant: « Yahweh a ordonné par Moïse qu’on nous donnât des villes pour notre habitation, et leurs banlieues pour notre bétail. »
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of Yhwh, these cities and their suburbs.
Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur héritage, selon l’ordre de Yahweh, les villes suivantes et leurs banlieues.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Le sort fut tiré d’abord pour les familles des Caathites; et les fils du prêtre Aaron, d’entre les Lévites, obtinrent 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 Caath obtinrent par le sort dix villes des familles de la tribu d’Ephraïm, 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 Gerson obtinrent par le sort treize villes des familles de la tribu d’Issachar, de la tribu d’Aser, de la tribu de Nephthali et de la demi-tribu de Manassé en Basan.
7 The children of Merari by 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 Mérari, selon leurs familles, obtinrent 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 their suburbs, as Yhwh commanded by the hand of Moses.
Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent par le sort aux Lévites, ces villes et leurs banlieues, comme Yahweh 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 suivantes désignées par leurs noms;
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
ce fut pour les fils d’Aaron, d’entre les familles des Caathites, d’entre les fils de Lévi, car le sort fut d’abord tiré pour eux.
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Ils leurs donnèrent, dans la montagne de Juda, la ville d’Arbé, père d’Enac, laquelle est Hébron, et sa banlieue tout autour.
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Mais la campagne de cette ville et ses villages, ils les donnèrent en possession à Caleb, fils de Jéphoné.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
Ils donnèrent aux fils du prêtre Aaron la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Hébron et sa banlieue, ainsi que Lebna avec sa banlieue,
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Jéther et sa banlieue, Estémo et sa banlieue,
15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Holon et sa banlieue, Dabir et sa banlieue,
16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Aïn et sa banlieue, Jéta et sa banlieue, Bethsamès et sa banlieue: neuf villes de ces deux tribus.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
De la tribu de Benjamin: Gabaon et sa banlieue, Gabaa et sa banlieue,
18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Anathoth et sa banlieue, Almon et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Total des villes des prêtres, fils d’Aaron: treize villes et leurs banlieues.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Quant aux familles des fils de Caath, Lévites, aux autres fils de Caath, les villes qui leur échurent par le sort furent de la tribu d’Ephraïm.
21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
Les enfants d’Israël leur donnèrent la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d’Ephraïm, ainsi que Gazer et sa banlieue,
22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.
Cibsaïm et sa banlieue, Beth-Horon et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
De la tribu de Dan: Elthéco et sa banlieue, Gabathon et sa banlieue,
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Ajalon et sa banlieue, Geth-Remmon et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
De la demi-tribu de Manassé: Thanach et sa banlieue, et Geth-Remmon et sa banlieue: deux villes.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Total: dix villes avec leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres fils de Caath.
27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.
Aux fils de Gerson, d’entre les familles des Lévites, ils donnèrent, de la demi-tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Gaulon, en Basan, et sa banlieue, ainsi que Bosra et sa banlieue: deux villes.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
De la tribu d’Issachar: Césion et sa banlieue, Dabéreth et sa banlieue,
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En–gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Jaramoth et sa banlieue, En-Gannim et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
De la tribu d’Aser: Masal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
Helcath et sa banlieue, Rohob et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
De la tribu de Nephthali: la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Cédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, ainsi que Hamoth-Dor et sa banlieue, Carthan et sa banlieue: trois villes.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Total des villes des Gersonites, 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 her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
Aux familles des fils de Mérari, au reste des Lévites, ils donnèrent, de la tribu de Zabulon: Jecnam et sa banlieue, Cartha et sa banlieue,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Damna et sa banlieue, Naalol et sa banlieue: quatre villes.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Et de la tribu de Gad: la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue, ainsi que Manaïm et sa banlieue,
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Hésebon et sa banlieue, Jaser et sa banlieue: en tout quatre villes.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
Total des villes assignées par le sort aux fils de Mérari, selon leurs familles, formant le reste des familles des Lévites: douze villes.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Total des villes des Lévites au milieu des possessions des enfants d’Israël: quarante-huit villes et leurs banlieues.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Chacune de ces villes avait sa banlieue tout autour; il en était ainsi pour toutes ces villes.
43 And Yhwh gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
C’est ainsi que Yahweh 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 Yhwh gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Yhwh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Yahweh leur accorda du repos tout autour d’eux, comme il l’avait juré à leurs pères; aucun de leurs ennemis ne put leur résister, et Yahweh les livra tous entre leurs mains.
45 There failed not ought of any good thing which Yhwh had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
De toutes les bonnes paroles que Yahweh avait dites à la maison d’Israël, aucune ne resta sans effet; toutes s’accomplirent.
