Judges 3
1 And these [are] the nations which he left Yahweh to put to [the] test by them Israel all [those] who not they had known all [the] wars of Canaan.
Or, voici les peuples que l’Eternel avait épargnés pour éprouver par eux les Israélites, tous ceux qui n’avaient point connu les guerres précédentes de Canaan;
2 Only so as to know [the] generations of [the] people of Israel to teach them war only which before not they had known them.
surtout pour l’instruction des nouvelles générations d’Israël, afin de les aguerrir aux combats qu’elles ne connaissaient pas encore:
3 [the] five - [the] rulers of [the] Philistines And all the Canaanite[s] and the Sidonian[s] and the Hivite[s] [who] dwelt of [the] mount of Lebanon from [the] mountain of Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
les cinq principautés des Philistins, tous les Cananéens, Sidoniens et Hévéens qui habitaient le mont Liban, depuis la montagne de Baal-Hermon jusqu’à Hamath.
4 And they were to put to [the] test by them Israel to know ¿ will they obey [the] commandments of Yahweh which he had commanded ancestors their by [the] hand of Moses.
Ceux-là devaient servir à éprouver Israël, à constater s’ils obéiraient aux commandements de l’Eternel, qu’il avait imposés à leurs pères par l’entremise de Moïse.
5 And [the] people of Israel they dwelt in [the] midst of the Canaanite[s] the Hittite[s] and the Amorite[s] and the Perizzite[s] and the Hivite[s] and the Jebusite[s].
Les enfants d’Israël demeurèrent donc au milieu des Cananéens, des Héthéens, des Amorréens, des Phérézéens, des Hévéens et des Jébuséens.
6 And they took daughters their for themselves to wives and daughters their they gave to sons their and they served gods their.
Ils prirent leurs filles pour femmes, donnèrent leurs propres filles aux fils de ces peuplades et adoptèrent leur culte.
7 And they did [the] people of Israel the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh and they forgot Yahweh God their and they served the Baals and the Asherah poles.
Les enfants d’Israël firent ainsi ce qui déplaît à l’Eternel, ils oublièrent l’Eternel, leur Dieu, ils servirent les Bealim et les Achéroth.
8 And it burned [the] anger of Yahweh on Israel and he sold them in [the] hand of Cushan-Rishathaim [the] king of Aram Naharaim and they served [the] people of Israel Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
Et l’Eternel s’indigna contre Israël, et il les livra au pouvoir de Couchân-Richatayîm, roi de Mésopotamie, dont les Israélites furent tributaires huit ans.
9 And they cried out [the] people of Israel to Yahweh and he raised up Yahweh a deliverer for [the] people of Israel and he delivered them Othniel [the] son of Kenaz [the] brother of Caleb young more than him.
Les enfants d’Israël ayant imploré le Seigneur, il leur suscita un sauveur qui les secourut dans la personne d’Othoniel, fils de Kenaz, frère puîné de Caleb.
10 And it was on him [the] spirit of Yahweh and he judged Israel and he went out to war and he gave Yahweh in hand his Cushan-Rishathaim [the] king of Aram and it prevailed hand his over Cushan-Rishathaim.
Animé de l’esprit divin, il prit le gouvernement d’Israël, entra en campagne, et l’Eternel mit en son pouvoir Couchân-Richatayîm, roi d’Aram, de sorte qu’il triompha de Couchân-Richatayîm.
11 And it was at peace the land forty year[s] and he died Othniel [the] son of Kenaz.
Et le pays fut en paix pendant quarante ans. Et Othoniel, fils de Kenaz, mourut.
12 And they repeated [the] people of Israel to do the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh and he strengthened Yahweh Eglon [the] king of Moab over Israel on for they did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh.
Les Israélites recommencèrent à mécontenter l’Eternel, et l’Eternel enhardit Eglôn, roi de Moab, contre Israël, parce qu’ils agissaient mal aux yeux du Seigneur.
13 And he gathered to himself [the] people of Ammon and Amalek and he went and he attacked Israel and they took possession of [the] city of the palm trees.
Il appela à lui les Ammonites et Amalec, attaqua et défit Israël, et ils s’emparèrent de la ville des Palmiers.
14 And they served [the] people of Israel Eglon [the] king of Moab eight-teen year[s].
Et les enfants d’Israël servirent Eglôn, roi de Moab, dix-huit ans.
15 And they cried out [the] people of Israel to Yahweh and he raised up Yahweh for them a deliverer Ehud [the] son of Gera [the] Ben-jaminite a man impeded [the] hand of right his and they sent [the] people of Israel by hand his tribute to Eglon [the] king of Moab.
Alors ils implorèrent l’Eternel, et il leur suscita un libérateur, Ahod, fils de Ghêra, Benjamite, lequel était gaucher. Les enfants d’Israël envoyèrent, par son entremise, un présent à Eglôn, roi de Moab.
16 And he made for himself Ehud a sword and [belonged] to it two lips [was] a cubit length its and he girded it from under to garments his on [the] thigh of right his.
Or, Ahod s’était fait faire une épée à deux tranchants, d’un gômed de long, et l’avait attachée sous ses vêtements, à la cuisse droite.
17 And he brought near the tribute to Eglon [the] king of Moab and Eglon [was] a man fat very.
Il remit le présent à Eglôn, roi de Moab, qui était un homme très gros.
18 And it was just when he had finished to bring near the tribute and he sent away the people [who] bore the tribute.
La remise du présent opérée, il renvoya les gens qui l’avaient porté.
19 And he he returned from the idols which [were] with Gilgal and he said a word of secrecy [belongs] to me to you O king and he said hush! and they went out from with him all those [who] stood with him.
Puis il revint de la carrière située près de Ghilgal, en disant: "Roi! j’ai une mission secrète pour toi." "Silence!" dit le roi; et tous les assistants se retirèrent.
20 And Ehud - he came to him and he [was] sitting in [the] roof chamber of the coolness which [belonged] to him to only him and he said Ehud a word of God [belongs] to me to you and he rose from on the throne.
Alors Ahod s’approcha du roi, qui était assis à l’écart dans son pavillon d’été, et il lui dit: "C’Est une mission de Dieu que j’ai pour toi!" Et le roi se leva de son siège.
21 And he stretched out Ehud [the] hand of left his and he took the sword from on [the] thigh of right his and he thrust it in belly his.
Ahod, avançant la main gauche, saisit l’épée de dessus sa cuisse droite et la lui plongea dans le ventre.
22 And it went also the hilt after the blade and it closed up the fat behind the blade that not he drew out the sword from belly his and he went out the hole towards.
La poignée suivit la lame, autour de laquelle se referma la graisse, car il ne retira point du corps son épée, qui ressortit par derrière.
23 And he went out Ehud the porch towards and he closed [the] doors of the roof chamber behind him and he locked [them].
Puis Ahod se dirigea vers l’antichambre, après avoir tiré sur lui et fermé à clef les portes du pavillon.
24 And he he went forth and servants his they came and they saw and there! [the] doors of the roof chamber [were] locked and they said surely [is] covering he feet his in [the] chamber of the coolness.
Ahod sorti, les serviteurs entrèrent, et, voyant les portes du pavillon fermées à clef, ils se dirent: "Sans doute il soulage un besoin dans la chambre d’été."
25 And they writhed until were ashamed and there! not he [was] opening [the] doors of the roof chamber and they took the key and they opened [them] and there! master their [was] lying [the] ground towards dead.
Ils attendirent jusqu’à perdre patience, et comme on n’ouvrait pas les portes du pavillon, ils prirent la clef et ouvrirent, et voici que leur maître gisait à terre, mort.
26 And Ehud he escaped until delayed they and he he passed by the idols and he escaped Seirah towards.
Pendant qu’ils s’étaient ainsi attardés, Ahod avait pris la fuite et, dépassant la carrière, il s’était réfugié à Seïra.
27 And it was when came he and he gave a blast on the ram's horn in [the] hill country of Ephraim and they went down with him [the] people of Israel from the hill country and he [was] before them.
Quand il fut arrivé, il sonna du cor sur la montagne d’Ephraïm; et les enfants d’Israël descendirent avec lui de la montagne, lui marchant à leur tête.
28 And he said to them pursue after me for he has given Yahweh enemies your Moab in hand your and they went down after him and they captured [the] fords of the Jordan to Moab and not they permitted anyone to pass over.
Et il leur dit: "Suivez-moi! car l’Eternel livre en vos mains vos ennemis, les Moabites." Et ils descendirent à sa suite, occupèrent les gués du Jourdain conduisant en Moab, et ne laissèrent passer personne.
29 And they struck down Moab at the time that about ten thousand man every stout [person] and every man of strength and not he escaped anyone.
Ils tuèrent de Moab, en ce temps-là, environ dix mille hommes, tous gens robustes, tous vaillants, si bien que pas un n’échappa.
30 And it was subdued Moab on the day that under [the] hand of Israel and it was at peace the land eighty year[s].
Ce jour-là Moab plia sous la puissance d’Israël, et le pays eut quatre-vingts ans de tranquillité.
31 And after him he was Shamgar [the] son of Anath and he struck down [the] Philistines six hundred man with [the] goad of cattle and he delivered also he Israel.
Après Ahod vint Samgar, fils d’Anat, qui défit les Philistins, au nombre de six cents hommes, avec des aiguillons à bœufs. Lui aussi fut un libérateur d’Israël.
