1 Chronicles 4
1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Descendants de Juda: Héçron, Karmi, Hour et Chobal.
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.
Reaïa, fils de Chobal, engendra Yahat; celui-ci, Ahoumaï et Lahad. Telles étaient les familles des Çoratiens.
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.
Ceux-ci fondèrent Etham, Jezreël, Yichma et Yidbach; leur sœur s’appelait Hacelélponi.
Penouêl fut le père de Ghedor, Ezer, de Houcha. Tels furent les descendants de Hour, le premier-né d’Ephrata, le père de Bethléem.
5 [Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
Achhour, père de Tekoa, eut deux femmes: Hélea et Naara.
6 The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
Naara lui enfanta Ahouzzam, Héfer, Tèmeni et l’Ahachtarien. Tels furent les fils de Naara.
7 The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
Ceux de Hélea furent: Céreth, Çohar et Etnân.
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.
Koç engendra Anoub, Haçobêba, et les familles d’Aharhêl, fils de Haroum…
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.”
Yabêç était le plus considéré de ses frères. C’Était sa mère qui lui avait donné le nom de Yabêç, en disant: "Certes, j’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.
Yabêç adressa au Dieu d’Israël cette supplique: "Si tu daignes me bénir, accroître mon territoire, et que ta main soit avec moi, que tu me gardes du mal pour m’éviter la douleur…" 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.
Keloub, frère de Chouha, engendra Mehir, qui fut le père d’Echtôn.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
Echtôn engendra Beth-Rafa, Passéêah et Tehinna, le père de la ville de Nahach. C’Étaient là les gens de Rêkha.
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).
Kenaz eut pour fils Othoniel et Seraïa. Les fils d’Othoniel furent Hatath…
Meonotaï engendra Ofra, et Seraïa Joab, le père de la "Vallée des Artisans", car c’étaient des artisans.
Les fils de Caleb, fils de Yefounné, furent: Irou, Ela et Naam; les fils d’Ela… et Kenaz.
16 [Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
Les fils de Yehallèlêl: Zif, Zifa, Tiria et Assarêl.
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.
Le s fils d’Ezra: Yeter, Méred, Efer et Yalôn. Et elle conçut et enfanta Miriam, Chammaï et Yichbah, père d’Echtemoa.
Sa femme, la Judéenne, enfanta Yéred, père de Ghedor, Héber, père de Sokho, Yekoutiël, père de Zanoah. Ceux-là, furent les enfants de Bitia, fille de Pharaon, qu’avait épousée Méred.
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.
Les fils de la femme de Hodia, sœur de Naham, furent le "père" de Keïla, le Garmien, et d’Echtemoa, le Maakhatien.
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.
Les fils de Chimôn furent Amnôn et Rinna, Ben-Hanân et Tilôn; les fils de Yichi: Zohêth et Ben-Zohéth.
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,
Les fils de Chêla, fils de Juda, furent Er, "père" de Lêkha, Lada, "père" de Marêcha, et les familles de la maison du travail de byssus, de la maison d’Achbêa;
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.
en outre, Yokim, les gens de Kozêba, Yoach et Saraf, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Yachoubi-Léhem. Ce sont là choses 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 des plantations et des parcs. Ils y demeuraient pour être plus près du roi en vue de son service.
24 Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Les fils de Siméon furent: Nemouêl, Yamîn, Yarib, Zérah, Chaoul.
25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
Celui-ci eut pour fils Challoum, celui-ci Mibsam, celui-ci Michma.
26 Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
Les descendants de Michma furent Hammouêl, qui eut pour fils Zakkour, celui-ci Chimeï.
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.
Chimeï eut seize fils et six filles, tandis que ses frères n’eurent pas beaucoup d’enfants; toutes leurs familles n’atteignirent pas le nombre des descendants de Juda.
28 The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
Ils habitèrent Bersabée, Molada, Haçar-Choual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
Bilha, Ecem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Betouêl, Horma, Ciklag,
31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
Beth-Marcabot, Haçar-Soussim, Beth-Bireï et Chaaraïm. Telles furent leurs villes jusqu’à l’avènement de David.
32 They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
Ils eurent pour dépendances Etam, Ayîn, Rimmôn, Tokhén et Achàn, soit 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 toutes les campagnes, aux environs de ces villes, jusqu’à Baal. Telles furent leurs résidences et leur filiation par familles.
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.
Quand à Mechobab, Yamlêkh, Yocha, fils d’Amacia,
Joël, Yêhou, fils de Yochibia, fils de Seraïa, fils d’Assiël,
Elyoênaï, Yaakoba, Yechohaïa, Assaïa, Adiêl, Yessimiêl, Benaïa,
et Ziza, fils de Chifeï, fils d’Allôn, fils de Yedaïa, fils de Chimri, fils de Chemaïa,
ceux-là, qui sont désignés nominativement, et qui étaient princes dans leurs familles, leurs lignées paternelles débordèrent beaucoup
39 They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
et allèrent jusqu’à l’entrée de Ghedor, à l’est de la vallée, afin d’y 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 y trouvèrent des pâturages gras et bons et un pays vaste, tranquille et pacifique, car ceux qui y habitaient auparavant étaient des descendants 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.
Ceux donc qui ont été désignés par leurs noms vinrent à l’époque d’Ezéchias, roi de Juda; ils détruisirent leurs tentes et les habitations qui s’y trouvaient et ils les vouèrent à l’interdit, ce qui se voit encore aujourd’hui; puis ils s’y établirent à leur place, car ils avaient 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].
D’Entre eux, c’est-à-dire des descendants de Siméon, cinq cents hommes allèrent se fixer sur la montagne de Séïr. Ils avaient à leur tête Pelatia, Nearia, Refaïa et Ouzziël, fils de Yicheï.
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 exterminèrent le reste des survivants d’Amalec, et ils habitent là encore aujourd’hui.
