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.
Ainsi donc Esdras priant, implorant, pleurant, et étendu devant le temple de Dieu, une très grande assemblée d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants d’Israël se réunit auprès de lui, et le peuple pleura d’un grand pleur.
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.
Alors Séchénias, fils de Jéhiel, d’entre les enfants d’Elam, répondit à Esdras: Nous avons prévariqué contre notre Dieu, et nous avons pris des femmes étrangères des peuples de la terre; et maintenant, si on a du repentir de cela en Israël,
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.
Faisons alliance avec le Seigneur notre Dieu, en sorte que nous rejetions toutes les femmes, et ceux qui sont nés d’elles, suivant la volonté du Seigneur et de ceux qui craignent le précepte du Seigneur notre Dieu: qu’il soit fait 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, c’est à toi d’ordonner, et nous, nous serons avec toi; sois fort 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.
Esdras donc se leva, et adjura les princes des prêtres et des Lévites, et tout Israël, afin qu’ils fissent selon cette parole, 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].
Et Esdras se leva devant la maison de Dieu, et s’en alla à la chambre de Johanan, fils d’Eliasib, et il y entra: il ne mangea point de pain et ne but point d’eau; car il pleurai t la transgression de ceux qui étaient venus de la captivité.
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.
Alors fut envoyée une voix en Juda et à Jérusalem, pour que tous les fils de la transmigration se rassemblassent 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].
Et pour que quiconque ne serait point venu dans trois jours, suivant le conseil des princes et des anciens, tout son bien lui fût ôté, et qu’il fût lui-même rejeté de l’assemblée de la transmigration.
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].
Tous les hommes de Juda et de Benjamin s’assemblèrent donc à Jérusalem dans les trois jours; c’était le neuvième mois, au vingtième jour du mois, et tout le peuple se tint sur la place de la maison de Dieu, tremblant à cause de leurs péchés et 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].
Alors Esdras le prêtre se leva, et leur dit: Vous avez transgressé, et vous avez pris des femmes étrangères, pour ajouter au péché 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.”
Or maintenant rendez gloire au Seigneur Dieu de vos pères, et faites ce qui lui plaît: séparez-vous des peuples de la terre 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.”
Et toute la multitude répondit, et dit avec une voix forte: Qu’il soit fait selon la parole que vous nous avez dite.
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.
Cependant, parce que le peuple est nombreux, que c’est un temps de pluie, que nous ne pouvons rester dehors, et que l’ouvrage n’est pas d’un jour ni de deux (car nous avons grandement péché en cette chose),
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 des princes soient établis dans toute la multitude, et que tous ceux qui dans nos villes ont pris des femmes étrangères, viennent en des temps marqués, et avec eux des anciens de chaque ville et les juges aussi, jusqu’à ce que soit détournée de nous la colère de notre Dieu provoquée à cause de ce péché.
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.
Ainsi Jonathan, fils d’Azahel, et Jaasia, fils de Thécué, furent présentés pour cela, et Mésollam et Sébéthaï, Lévites, les aidèrent.
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.
Et les fils de la transmigration firent ainsi. Et Esdras, le prêtre, et les hommes princes des familles, s’en allèrent dans les maisons de leurs pères, et tous selon leurs noms, et ils s’établirent au premier jour du dixième mois pour s’informer de la chose.
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
Or ils n’achevèrent de dénombrer les hommes qui avaient pris des femmes étrangères, qu’au 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.
Et il se trouva d’entre les fils des prêtres qui avaient pris des femmes étrangères: d’entre les fils de Josué, les fils de Josédec, et ses frères, Maasia, Eliézer, Jarib et Godolia.
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
Ils donnèrent leurs mains pour chasser leurs femmes, et pour offrir pour leur péché un bélier d’entre leurs brebis.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Et d’entre les fils d’Emmer, Hanani et Zébédia;
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Et d’entre les fils de Harim, Maasia, Elia, Séméia, Jéhiel et Ozias;
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Et d’entre les fils de Pheshur, Elioénaï, Maasia, Ismaël, Nathanaël, Jozabed et Elasa;
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.
Et d’entre les fils des Lévites, Jozabed, et Séméi, Célaïa (c’est le même que Calita), Phataïa, Juda et Eliézer;
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Et d’entre les chantres, Eliasib; et d’entre les portiers, Sellum, Télem et Uri;
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.
Et d’Israël: d’entre les fils de Pharos, Réméia, Jézia, Melchia, Miamin, Eliézer, Melchia et Banéa;
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Et d’entre les fils d’Elam, Mathania, Zacharias, Jéhiel, Abdi, Jérimoth et Élia;
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Et d’entre les fils de Zéthua, Elioénaï, Eliasib, Mathania, Jérimuth, Zabad et Aziza;
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Et d’entre les fils de Bébaï, Johanan, Hanania, Zabbaï, Athalaï;
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Et d’entre les fils de Bani, Mosollam, Melluch, Adaïa, Jasub, Saal et Ramoth;
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Et d’entre les fils de Phahath-Moab, Edna, Chalal, Banaïas, Maasias, Mathanias, Béséléel, Bennuï, et Manassé;
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Et d’entre les fils de Hérem, Eliézer, Josué, Melchias, Séméias, Siméon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benjamin, Maloch, Samarias;
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Et d’entre les fils d’Hasom, Mathanaï, Mathatha, Zabad, Eliphéleth, Jermaï, Manassé, Séméi;
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
D’entre les fils de Bani, Maaddi, Amram, Vel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Banéas, Badaïas, Chéliaü,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vania, Marimuth, Eliasib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mathanias, Mathanaï, Jasi,
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Et Bani, Bennuï, Séméi,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Et Salmias, Nathan, Adaïas,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Et Mechnedebaï, Sisaï, Saraï,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Ezrel, Sélémiaü, Séméria,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Sellum, Amaria, Joseph;
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
D’entre les fils de Nébo, Jéhiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, Joël et Banaïa.
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-ci avaient pris des femmes étrangères, et il y eut de ces femmes qui avaient enfanté des fils.
