Ezra 10
1 While I was kneeling down in front of the temple and praying and crying, I was confessing [the sins that the Israeli people had committed]. Many people, men and women and children, gathered around me and also cried very much.
Tandis qu’Ezra priait et se confessait en pleurant et en demeurant prosterné devant le temple de Dieu, une très grande foule d’Israélites, hommes, femmes et enfants, s’était rassemblée autour de lui; car le peuple lui aussi répandait des larmes abondantes.
2 Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel from the clan of Elam, said this to me: “We have disobeyed God. [Some of] us have married women who are not Israelis. But we can still confidently expect [Yahweh to be merciful to] us Israeli people.
Chekhania, fils de Yehiël, des enfants d’Elam, prit la parole et dit à Ezra: "Nous, nous avons commis une infidélité envers notre Dieu en épousant des femmes étrangères, appartenant aux populations de ce pays; mais il est encore de l’espoir pour Israël en cette occurrence.
3 We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make an agreement with our God, saying that we will divorce our wives who are not Israelis, and we will send them away with their children.
Oui, dès maintenant, contractons avec notre Dieu l’engagement de renvoyer toutes ces femmes et les enfants nés d’elles, conformément au conseil de mon seigneur et de ceux qui sont zélés pour le commandement de notre Dieu. Que tout se passe selon la loi.
4 (It is your responsibility to/Because you are our leader, you must) [tell us what to do]. So get up, and be courageous, and do [what is necessary]. We will (support you/tell people to do what you say).”
Lève-toi, car à toi incombe la chose; quant à nous, nous serons avec toi: prends courage et agis!"
5 So I stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, and all [the other] Israeli people solemnly declare that they would do what Shecaniah said that they should do. So they all solemnly promised to do that.
Ezra se mit debout et fit jurer aux chefs des prêtres, des Lévites, et à tout Israël d’en agir de la sorte, et ils jurèrent.
6 Then I went away from the front of the temple and went to the room where Jehohanan lived. I stayed there that night, but I did not eat or drink anything. I was still sad because some of the Israelis who had returned [from Babylonia] had not faithfully obeyed [God’s laws].
Puis Ezra se retira d’auprès du temple de Dieu et se rendit dans la salle de Johanan, fils d’Elyachib; il s’y rendit sans prendre de nourriture ni boire de l’eau, tant il était en deuil à cause de l’infidélité des anciens exilés.
7 Then we sent a message to all [the people in] Jerusalem and [in other towns in] Judah, saying that all those who had returned [from Babylonia] should come to Jerusalem immediately.
On publia dans Juda et à Jérusalem un avis enjoignant à tous les anciens exilés de se réunir à Jérusalem,
8 We said that if any of them did not arrive within three days, the leaders of the people would order that all the property of those people would be taken from them, and that they would no longer be considered to belong to the Israeli people; [they would be considered to be foreigners].
sous peine pour tous ceux qui ne viendraient pas dans le délai de trois jours, conformément à la décision des chefs et des anciens, de voir tous leurs biens frappés d’interdit et d’être exclus eux-mêmes de la communauté des exilés.
9 So within three days, on December 19, all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. They were there, sitting in the courtyard in front of the temple. They were trembling because it was raining hard and because they were worried [that they would be punished for what they had done].
Au bout des trois jours, tous les hommes de Juda et de Benjamin étaient réunis à Jérusalem. C’Était dans le neuvième mois, le vingtième jour du mois; tout le peuple prit place sur la voie publique devant le temple de Dieu, tremblant en raison de la circonstance et à cause des pluies.
10 Then I stood up and said to them, “[Some of] you men have committed a very bad sin. You have married women who are not Israelis. By doing that, you have made us Israeli people more guilty [than we were before].
Le prêtre Ezra se leva et leur dit: "Vous avez mal agi en installant chez vous des femmes étrangères, de manière à augmenter le crime d’Israël.
11 So now you must confess to Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped/belonged to], the sin which you have committed, and you must do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of other nations and from the women from those nations whom you have married.”
Mais maintenant confessez-vous à l’Eternel, le Dieu de vos pères, et faites sa volonté: séparez-vous des populations du pays et des femmes étrangères."
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Toute l’assemblée répondit et dit à haute voix: "C’Est bien; il est de notre devoir d’agir comme tu le dis!
13 But then [one of] them said, “But we are a very large group, and it is raining hard. Also, there are many of us who have committed this bad sin. This is something that we cannot (take care of/handle) in one or two days, and we cannot stand here in this rain.
Pourtant le peuple est nombreux, et c’est la saison des pluies: nous n’avons pas la force de nous tenir dans la rue. De plus, le travail n’est pas l’affaire d’un jour ou de deux, car nous avons beaucoup fauté en cette occurrence.
14 So allow our leaders to decide for all of us what we should do. Tell everyone who has married a woman who is not Israeli to come at a time that you decide. They should come with the elders and judges from each city. If we do that, our God will stop being angry with us [because of what we have done].”
Que nos chefs se substituent donc à l’assemblée plénière, et tous ceux qui, dans nos villes respectives, ont pris chez eux des femmes étrangères, viendront à des époques déterminées, accompagnés des anciens et des magistrats de chacune des villes, afin de détourner de nous la colère de notre Dieu, provoquée par cette affaire."
15 Jonathan the son of Asahel, Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah, Meshullam, and Shabbethai, a descendant of Levi, were the only ones who objected to this.
Il n’y eut que Jonathan, fils d’Assahel, et Yahzeya, fils de Tikva, pour s’opposer à cet avis, appuyés par Mechoullam et Chabbetaï le Lévite.
16 All the others who had returned from Babylonia said that they would do it. So I chose leaders of each of the clans, and I wrote down their names. On December 29, these men came and sat down to investigate the matter.
Les anciens exilés l’adoptèrent cependant; on fit choix d’Ezra, le prêtre, et d’un certain nombre d’hommes, chefs des différentes familles, tous désignés par leur nom. Ils commencèrent à siéger le premier jour du dixième mois; pour examiner l’affaire.
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
Ils achevèrent de régler la situation de tous les hommes qui avaient pris chez eux des femmes étrangères, à la date du premier jour du premier mois.
18 This is a list of the names of the priests who had married non-Israeli women, and the clans to which they belonged. From the clan of Jeshua and his brothers, who were sons of Jehozadak, there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Il s’en trouva, parmi les enfants des prêtres, qui avaient épousé des femmes étrangères, parmi les enfants de Yêchoua, fils de Joçadak, et ses frères: Maassèya, Eliézer, Yarib et Ghedalia.
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
Ils s’engagèrent solennellement à renvoyer leurs femmes et à offrir un bélier en expiation pour leur faute.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Parmi les enfants d’Immêr: Hanâni et Zebadia;
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
parmi les enfants de Harim: Maassèya, Elia, Chemaïa, Yehiël et Ouzia;
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
parmi les enfants de Pachhour: Elyoènaï, Maassèya, Ismaël, Nethanêl, Yozabad et Elassa;
23 The [other] descendants of Levi [who had married non-Israeli women] were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (whose other name was Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
parmi les Lévites: Yozabad, Séméi, Kèlaïa ou Kelita, Petahia, Juda et Eliézer;
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
parmi les chanteurs: Elyachib; parmi les portiers: Challoum, Télem et Ouri;
25 This is a list of the names of the other Israelis who had married foreign wives: From the clan of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
parmi les Israélites: parmi les enfants de Paroch: Ramia, Yzzia, Malkia, Miyamin, Eléazar, Malkia et Benaïa;
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
parmi les enfants d’Elam: Matania, Zacharie, Yehiêl, Abdi, Yerêmot et Elia;
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
parmi les enfants de Zattou: Elyoènai, Elyachib, Matania, Yerêmot, Zabad et Aziza;
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
parmi les enfants de Bêbai: Johanan, Hanania, Zabbaï et Atlaï;
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
parmi les enfants de Béni: Mechoullam, Mallouc, Adaïa, Yachoub, Cheàl et Ramot;
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
parmi les enfants de Pahat-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaïa, Maassèya, Matania, Beçalel, Binnoui et Manassé;
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
parmi les enfants de Harim: Eliézer, Yichia, Malkia, Chemaïa, Simon;
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benjamin, Mallouc, Chemaria;
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
parmi les enfants de Hachoum: Mattenaï, Mattata, Zabad, Elifélet, Yerèmaï, Manassé, Séméi;
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
parmi les enfants de Bâni: Maadaï, Amram et Ouêl;
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaïa, Dédia, Kelouhou;
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vania, Merêmot, Elyachib;
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mattania, Mattenaï et Yaasav;
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Bâni, Binnoui, Séméi;
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Chélémia, Nathan et Adaïa;
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Makhnadbaï, Châchaï, Chârai;
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azarêl, Chélémia, Chemaria;
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Challoum, Amaria, Joseph;
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
parmi les enfants de Nebo: Yeïêl, Mattitia, Zabad, Zebina, Yaddaï, Joël, Benaïa.
44 Each of those men had married a woman who was not an Israeli. [But immediately] they divorced those women and sent them and their children away.
Tous ceux-là avaient épousé des femmes étrangères; et parmi elles il y avait des femmes dont ils avaient des enfants.
