Joshua 21
1 While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
Les chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent du prêtre Éléazar, de Josué, fils de Noun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d'Israël.
Ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en disant: « L'Éternel a ordonné par Moïse de nous donner des villes pour y habiter, avec leurs pâturages pour notre bétail. »
3 So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
Les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur héritage, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ces villes et leurs pâturages.
4 [First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Le sort sortit pour les familles des Kehathites. Les fils du prêtre Aaron, qui faisaient partie des Lévites, eurent par tirage au sort treize villes de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu des Siméonites et de la tribu de Benjamin.
5 To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
Les autres fils de Kehath eurent dix villes par le sort, appartenant aux familles de la tribu d'Ephraïm, de la tribu de Dan et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
6 The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
Les fils de Guershon eurent treize villes par le sort, des familles de la tribu d'Issacar, de la tribu d'Aser, de la tribu de Nephtali et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en Basan.
7 The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Les fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, eurent douze villes de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad et de la tribu de Zabulon.
8 So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
Les enfants d'Israël donnèrent ces villes et leurs pâturages par tirage au sort aux Lévites, comme l'Yahvé l'avait ordonné par Moïse.
9 These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
Ils donnèrent de la tribu des fils de Juda et de la tribu des fils de Siméon les villes mentionnées par leur nom.
10 First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
Elles étaient destinées aux fils d'Aaron, des familles des Kehathites, qui étaient des fils de Lévi, car c'était le premier lot.
11 They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
Ils leur donnèrent Kiriath Arba, du nom du père d'Anak (appelée aussi Hébron), dans la montagne de Juda, avec les pâturages qui l'entourent.
12 But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
Mais ils donnèrent les champs de la ville et de ses villages à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa possession.
13 They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
Aux fils du sacrificateur Aaron, ils donnèrent Hébron et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge du meurtrier, Libna et ses pâturages,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Jattir et ses pâturages, Eshtemoa et ses pâturages,
15 Holon, Debir,
Holon et ses pâturages, Debir et ses pâturages,
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
Ain et ses pâturages, Juttah et ses pâturages, Beth Shemesh et ses pâturages: neuf villes de ces deux tribus.
17 The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
Pour la tribu de Benjamin: Gabeon et ses pâturages, Guéba et ses pâturages,
18 Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
Anathoth et ses pâturages, et Almon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
19 Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
Toutes les villes des fils d'Aaron, les sacrificateurs, étaient au nombre de treize, avec leurs pâturages.
20 The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
Les familles des fils de Kehath, les Lévites, le reste des fils de Kehath, eurent les villes de leur lot sur la tribu d'Éphraïm.
21 Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
On leur donna Sichem et ses pâturages, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm, ville de refuge pour l'homme meurtrier, Guézer et ses pâturages,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
Kibzaïm et ses pâturages, et Beth Horon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
23 They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
De la tribu de Dan, Elteke et ses pâturages, Gibbethon et ses pâturages,
24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
Aijalon et ses pâturages, Gath Rimmon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
25 They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
De la demi-tribu de Manassé, Taanac et ses pâturages, et Gath Rimmon et ses pâturages: deux villes.
26 Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
Toutes les villes des familles du reste des fils de Kehath furent au nombre de dix, avec leurs pâturages.
27 They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
On donna aux fils de Guerschon, des familles de Lévites, de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Golan en Basan et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, et Be Eshterah et ses pâturages: deux villes.
28 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
De la tribu d'Issacar: Kishion et ses pâturages, Daberath et ses pâturages,
29 Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
Jarmuth et ses pâturages, En Gannim et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
30 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
Pour la tribu d'Aser, Mishal et ses pâturages, Abdon et ses pâturages,
31 Helkath, and Rehob.
Helkath et ses pâturages, et Rehob et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
32 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
De la tribu de Nephtali, Kedesh en Galilée et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Hammothdor et ses pâturages, et Kartan et ses pâturages: trois villes.
33 So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
Toutes les villes des Guershonites, selon leurs familles, étaient au nombre de treize, avec leurs pâturages.
34 The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
Pour les familles des fils de Merari, le reste des Lévites, de la tribu de Zabulon: Jokneam et ses pâturages, Karta et ses pâturages,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.
Dimnah et ses pâturages, et Nahalal et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
36 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
Pour la tribu de Ruben: Betser et ses pâturages, Jahaz et ses pâturages,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
Kedemoth et ses pâturages, et Mephaath et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
38 From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
De la tribu de Gad, Ramoth en Galaad et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge du meurtrier, Mahanaïm et ses pâturages,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer.
Hesbon et ses pâturages, Jazer et ses pâturages: quatre villes en tout.
40 Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
Telles furent les villes des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, le reste des familles des Lévites. Leur lot était de douze villes.
41 So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
Toutes les villes des Lévites parmi les possessions des enfants d'Israël étaient au nombre de quarante-huit, avec leurs pâturages.
42 and each city had surrounding pastureland.
Chacune de ces villes était entourée de ses pâturages. Il en était ainsi pour toutes ces villes.
43 In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
Yahvé donna à Israël tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères. Ils le possédèrent et l'habitèrent.
44 Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
Yahvé leur donna du repos tout autour, selon tout ce qu'il avait juré à leurs pères. Pas un homme de tous leurs ennemis ne se tint devant eux. L'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.
45 Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
Rien ne manqua de ce que Yahvé avait dit de bon à la maison d'Israël. Tout s'accomplit.
