1 Chronicles 4
1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Fils de Juda: Pharès, Hesron, Charmi, Hur et Sobal. —
2 Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
Raïa, fils de Sobal, engendra Jahath; Jahath engendra Achamaï et Lahad. Ce sont les familles des Saréens.
3 The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
Voici les descendants du père d’Etam: Jezrahel, Jéséma et Jédébos; le nom de leur sœur était Asalelphuni.
Phanuel fut le père de Gédor, et Ezer celui de Hosa. Ce sont là les fils de Hur, premier-né d’Ephrata, père de Bethléem.
5 [Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
Assur, père de Thécué, eut deux femmes: Halaa et Naara.
6 The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
Naara lui enfanta Oozam, Hépher, Thémani et Ahasthari: ce sont là les fils de Naara. —
7 The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
Fils de Halaa: Séreth, Isaar et Ethnan.
8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
Cos engendra Anob et Soboba, et les familles d’Aharéhel, fils d’Arum.
9 [There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
Jabès était plus honoré que ses frères; sa mère lui donna le nom de Jabès, en disant: « C’est parce que je l’ai enfanté avec douleur. »
10 [One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
Jabès invoqua le Dieu d’Israël en disant: « Si vous me bénissez et que vous étendiez mes limites, si votre main est avec moi et si vous me préservez du malheur, en sorte que je ne sois pas dans l’affliction!... » Et Dieu lui accorda ce qu’il avait demandé.
11 [Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
Kélub, frère de Sua, engendra Mahir, qui fut père d’Esthon.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
Esthon engendra la maison de Rapha, Phessé et Tehinna, père de la ville de Naas. Ce sont là les hommes de Récha.
13 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
Fils de Cénez: Othoniel et Saraïa. — Fils d’Othoniel: Hathath et Maonathi;
Maonathi engendra Ophra — Saraïa engendra Joab, père de ceux qui habitaient la vallée de Charaschim, car ils étaient ouvriers. —
Fils de Caleb, fils de Jéphoné: Hir, Ela et Maham. — Fils d’Ela: Cénez.
16 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
Fils de Jaléléel: Ziph, Zipha, Thiria et Asraël.
17 [Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
Fils d’Esra: Jéther, Méred, Epher et Jalon. La femme de Méred, l’Egyptienne, enfanta Mariam, Sammaï et Jesba, père d’Esthamo.
Son autre femme, la Juive, enfanta Jared, père de Gédor, Héber, père de Socho, et Icuthiel, père de Zanoé. Ceux-là sont les fils de Béthia, fille de Pharaon, que Méred avait prise pour femme.
19 Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
Fils de la femme d’Odaïa, sœur de Naham: le père de Céïla, le Garmien, et le père d’Esthamo, le Machathien.
20 [Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
Fils de Simon: Amnon, Rinna, Ben-Hanan et Thilon. Fils de Jési: Zoheth et Ben-Zoheth.
21 One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
Fils de Séla, fils de Juda: Her, père de Lécha, Laada, père de Marésa, et les familles de la maison où l’on travaille le byssus, de la maison d’Aschbéa,
22 Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
et Jokim, et les hommes de Cozéba, et Joas, et Saraph, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Jaschubi-Léchem. Ces choses sont anciennes.
23 They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
C’étaient les potiers et les habitants de Nétaïm et de Gédéra; ils demeuraient là, près du roi, travaillant pour lui.
24 Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Fils de Siméon: Namuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saül.
25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
Sellum, son fils; Madsam, son fils; Masma, son Fils. —
26 Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
Fils de Masma: Hamuel, son fils; Zachur, son fils; Séméï, son fils. —
27 Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
Séméï eut seize fils et six filles; ses frères n’eurent pas beaucoup de fils, et toutes leurs familles ne se multiplièrent pas autant que les fils de Juda.
28 The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
Ils habitaient à Bersabée, à Molada, à Hasar-Suhal,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
à Bala, à Asom, à Tholad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
à Bathuel, à Horma, à Sicéleg,
31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
à Beth-Marchaboth, à Hasar-Susim, à Beth-Béraï et à Saarim: ce furent là leurs villes jusqu’au règne de David,
32 They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
et leurs villages. Ils avaient encore: Etam, Aën, Remmon, Thochen et Asan, cinq villes,
33 There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
et tous leurs villages, qui étaient aux environs de ces villes, jusqu’à Baal. Voilà leurs habitations, et leurs registres généalogiques.
34 The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
Mosobab, Jemlech, Josa, fils d’Amasias,
Joël, Jéhu, fils de Josabias, fils de Saraïas, fils d’Asiel,
Elioénaï, Jacoba, Isuhaïa, Asaïa, Adiel, Ismiel, Banaïa,
Ziza, fils de Séphéï, fils d’Allon, fils d’Idaïa, fils de Semri, fils de Samaïa.
Ces hommes désignés par leurs noms étaient princes dans leurs familles. Leurs maisons patriarcales ayant pris un grand accroissement,
39 They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
ils allèrent vers l’entrée de Gador, jusqu’à l’orient de la vallée, afin de chercher des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
40 They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
Ils trouvèrent des pâturages gras et bons, et un territoire spacieux, tranquille et paisible; ceux qui y habitaient auparavant provenaient de Cham.
41 But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
Ces hommes, inscrits par leurs noms, arrivèrent du temps d’Ezéchias, roi de Juda; ils détruisirent leurs tentes, ainsi que les Maonites qui se trouvaient là et, les ayant dévoués à l’anathème jusqu’à ce jour, ils s’établirent à leur place, car il y avait là des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
42 Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
Des fils de Siméon allèrent aussi à la montagne de Séïr, au nombre de cinq cents hommes; Phaltias, Naarias, Raphaïas et Oziel, fils de Jési, étaient à leur tête.
43 They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
Ils battirent le reste des Amalécites qui avaient échappé, et ils s’établirent là jusqu’à ce jour.
