Joshua 7
1 Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
Mais les Israélites se rendirent coupables d’une violation de l’anathème: Akhan, fils de Carmi, fils de Zabdi, fils de Zérah, de la tribu de Juda, s’appropria quelque chose des objets interdits, ce qui attira la colère divine sur les enfants d’Israël.
2 Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
Josué envoya, de Jéricho, des hommes vers Aï, ville voisine de Beth-Avên, à l’orient de Béthel, en leur disant: "Allez explorer cette région." Et ces hommes allèrent explorer Aï.
3 When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
Revenus auprès de Josué, ils lui dirent: "Il ne faut pas que le peuple entier y monte; deux ou trois mille hommes suffisent pour triompher d’Aï. Ne fatigue pas tout le peuple à cette expédition, car ils sont peu nombreux."
4 So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
Environ trois mille hommes du peuple y furent donc envoyés; mais ils lâchèrent pied devant les habitants d’Aï.
5 They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
Ceux-ci leur tuèrent trente-six hommes, les poursuivirent depuis la porte de la ville jusqu’à Chebarim, et les défirent sur le versant de la colline. Alors, le coeur du peuple défaillit et se fondit en eau.
6 Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
Josué déchira ses vêtements, se jeta face contre terre devant l’arche de l’Eternel et resta ainsi jusqu’au soir, ainsi que les anciens d’Israël, et ils répandirent de la poussière sur leurs têtes.
7 Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
Et Josué dit: "Ah! Seigneur, Elohim! Pourquoi as-tu fait traverser le Jourdain à ce peuple, pour nous livrer au pouvoir des Amorréens, pour nous faire périr? Que ne sommes-nous, de préférence, restés sur l’autre bord du Jourdain!
8 Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
De grâce, Seigneur, que dirai-je, après qu’Israël a tourné le dos à ses ennemis?
9 The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
Ils l’apprendront, les Cananéens et les autres habitants du pays, et ils vont se jeter sur nous, et effacer notre nom de la terre… Ne feras-tu rien pour ton nom glorieux à toi?"
10 But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
L’Eternel dit à Josué: "Relève-toi! Pourquoi rester ainsi couché sur ta face?
11 You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
Israël a péché! II a violé le pacte que je lui avais imposé! Oui, on a pris de ce qui était anathème, on l’a volé, on l’a dissimulé, on l’a enfoui parmi ses bagages!
12 That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
Eh bien! Les Israélites ne pourront plus tenir devant leurs ennemis, désormais ils leur tourneront le dos, ils sont sous le poids de l’anathème! Non, je ne serai plus avec vous, si vous ne faites disparaître du milieu de vous l’objet de l’anathème!
13 “Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
Va, sanctifie le peuple en lui disant: Sanctifiez-vous pour demain, car ainsi a parlé l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël: L’Anathème est dans ton sein, Israël! Tu ne pourras pas résister à tes ennemis, tant que tu ne l’auras pas extirpé de ton sein!
14 ‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
Vous vous avancerez donc, demain matin, par tribus; et alors, la tribu que l’Eternel aura désignée s’avancera par familles, et la famille que l’Eternel aura désignée s’avancera par groupes, et le groupe désigné s’avancera par individus.
15 Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
Et l’individu désigné comme ayant violé l’anathème sera livré au feu, lui et tout ce qui lui appartient, pour avoir transgressé l’alliance du Seigneur et commis un acte déshonorant, en Israël!"
16 Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
Dès le lendemain matin, Josué fit avancer Israël par tribus, et c’est la tribu de Juda qui se trouva prise.
17 Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
Puis il fit approcher les familles de Juda, et le sort frappa la famille de Zérah; puis il fit passer cette famille par groupes d’individus, et Zabdi fut pris.
18 Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
Et quand on eut fait défiler les siens, homme à homme, le sort désigna Akhan, fils de Carmi, fils de Zabdi, fils de Zérah, de la tribu de Juda.
19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
Josué dit à Akhan: "Mon fils, reconnais la gloire de l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, et rends-lui hommage; déclare-moi, je te prie, ce que tu as fait, ne me cache rien."
20 Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
Akhan répondit à Josué: "C’Est vrai, j’ai péché envers l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, et voici ce que j’ai fait.
21 Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
Avisant, parmi le butin, un beau manteau de Sennaar, deux cents sicles d’argent, un lingot d’or du poids de cinquante sicles, j’en ai eu envie et m’en suis emparé; ces objets sont enfouis en terre dans ma tente, l’argent par dessous."
22 So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
Et Josué dépêcha des envoyés, qui coururent à la tente; le larcin y était caché, et l’argent par dessous.
23 The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
Ils emportèrent le tout de la tente, le présentèrent à Josué et à tous les enfants d’Israël, et on le versa devant Dieu.
24 Then Joshua and the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
Alors Josué fit saisir Akhan, le descendant de Zérah, ainsi que l’argent, le manteau et le lingot d’or, ainsi que ses fils et ses filles, ses boeufs, ses ânes, son menu bétail, sa tente et tous ses biens, et, suivi de tout Israël, il les conduisit dans la vallée d’Akhor.
25 Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
Et Josué lui dit: "Le malheur dont tu nous as affligés, Dieu te le rend aujourd’hui." Et tout Israël le tua à coups de pierre. On les livra au feu, on les lapida,
26 They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
et on éleva par-dessus un grand monceau de pierres, qui subsiste encore, et le courroux de l’Eternel s’apaisa. C’Est à cette occasion que l’endroit fut appelé la Vallée d’Akhor, nom qu’il a gardé jusqu’aujourd’hui.
