Judges 3
1 At that time there were still many people-groups in Canaan. Yahweh left them there to test the Israeli people. But many of the Israelis in Canaan were ones who had not fought in any of the wars in Canaan. So Yahweh also left those people-groups in Canaan so that the descendants of those who had not fought in any of the wars might learn how to fight.
Voici les nations que l'Éternel laissa pour mettre Israël à l'épreuve par elles, tous ceux qui n'avaient pas connu toutes les guerres de Canaan,
afin que les générations des enfants d'Israël le sachent, pour leur apprendre la guerre, du moins à ceux qui ne l'avaient pas connue auparavant:
3 [This is a list of] the people-groups that Yahweh left there: The Philistines and their five leaders, the people living in the area near Sidon [city], the descendants of Canaan, and the descendants of Hiv who were living in the mountains of Lebanon between Baal-Hermon Mountain and Lebo-Hamath.
les cinq princes des Philistins, tous les Cananéens, les Sidoniens et les Héviens qui habitaient la montagne du Liban, depuis la montagne de Baal Hermon jusqu'à l'entrée de Hamath.
4 Yahweh left these people-groups there to test the Israelis, to see if they would obey his commands which he had told Moses to give them.
On les laissa pour éprouver Israël par eux, afin de savoir s'ils écouteraient les commandements de l'Éternel, qu'il avait prescrits à leurs pères par Moïse.
5 The Israelis lived among the Canaan people-group, the Hiv people-group, the Amor people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group.
Les enfants d'Israël habitaient parmi les Cananéens, les Hittites, les Amorites, les Perizzites, les Hivvites et les Jébusites.
6 [Moses had told the people not to associate with any of those people]. But the Israelis took daughters of people from those people-groups [to be their own wives], and gave their own daughters to men of those groups, to marry them. And [as a result] they started to worship the gods of those people-groups.
Ils prirent leurs filles pour femmes, donnèrent leurs propres filles à leurs fils et servirent leurs dieux.
7 The Israelis did things that Yahweh said were very evil. They forgot about Yahweh, their God, and they started to worship [the idols that represented] the god Baal and the goddess Asherah.
Les enfants d'Israël firent ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, ils oublièrent l'Éternel, leur Dieu, et servirent les Baals et les Ashéroths.
8 Yahweh became very angry with the Israelis. So he allowed king Cushan from Mesopotamia to conquer them and rule them for eight years.
La colère de l'Éternel s'enflamma contre Israël, et il les vendit entre les mains de Cushan Rishathaim, roi de Mésopotamie; les enfants d'Israël furent au service de Cushan Rishathaim pendant huit ans.
9 But when they pleaded to Yahweh [to help them], he gave them a leader to rescue them. He was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz.
Lorsque les enfants d'Israël crièrent à l'Éternel, l'Éternel suscita aux enfants d'Israël un sauveur qui les sauva, Othniel, fils de Kenaz, frère cadet de Caleb.
10 Yahweh’s Spirit came upon him, and he became their leader. He [led an army that] fought against [the army of] Cushan, and defeated them.
L'Esprit de Yahvé descendit sur lui, et il jugea Israël. Il partit en guerre, et Yahvé livra entre ses mains Cushan Rishathaim, roi de Mésopotamie. Sa main l'emporta sur Cushan Rishathaim.
11 After that, there was peace in the land for 40 years, until Othniel died.
Le pays fut en repos pendant quarante ans, puis Othniel, fils de Kenaz, mourut.
12 After that, the Israelis again did things that Yahweh said were very evil. As a result, he allowed the army of King Eglon, who ruled [the] Moab [area], to defeat the Israelis.
Les enfants d'Israël firent encore ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel, et l'Éternel fortifia Églon, roi de Moab, contre Israël, parce qu'ils avaient fait ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel.
13 Eglon persuaded the leaders of the Ammon and Amalek people-groups to join their armies with his army to attack Israel. They captured [Jericho, which was called] ‘The City of Palm Trees’.
Il rassembla à lui les fils d'Ammon et d'Amalek, et il alla frapper Israël, et ils possédèrent la ville des palmiers.
14 Then King Eglon ruled the Israelis for eighteen years.
Les enfants d'Israël servirent Églon, roi de Moab, pendant dix-huit ans.
15 But then the Israelis again pleaded to Yahweh [to help them]. So he gave them another leader to rescue them. He was Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera, from the descendants of Benjamin. The Israelis sent him to King Eglon to give him their yearly protection money.
Mais lorsque les enfants d'Israël crièrent à Yahvé, Yahvé leur suscita un sauveur: Ehud, fils de Gera, le Benjamite, un gaucher. Les enfants d'Israël envoyèrent par lui un tribut à Eglon, roi de Moab.
16 Ehud had with him a double-edged dagger, about a foot and a half long. He strapped it to his right thigh, under his clothes.
Ehud se fabriqua une épée à deux tranchants, longue d'une coudée, qu'il porta sous ses vêtements, sur sa cuisse droite.
17 He gave the money to King Eglon, who was a very fat man.
Il offrit le tribut à Églon, roi de Moab. Or Églon était un homme très gras.
18 Then Ehud started to go back home with the men who had carried the money.
Quand Ehud eut fini d'offrir le tribut, il renvoya les gens qui portaient le tribut.
19 When they arrived at the stone carvings near Gilgal, [he told the other men to go on, but] he himself turned around and went back [to the king of Moab. When he arrived at the palace], he said to the king, “Your majesty, I have a secret message for you.” So the king told all his servants to be quiet, and sent them out of the room.
Mais lui-même s'éloigna des idoles de pierre qui se trouvaient près de Gilgal et dit: « J'ai un message secret pour toi, ô roi. » Le roi dit: « Tais-toi! » Tous ceux qui se tenaient près de lui le quittèrent.
20 Then, as Eglon was sitting alone in the upstairs room of his summer palace, Ehud came close to him and said, “I have a message for you from God.” As the king got up from his chair,
Ehud vint le trouver, et il était assis seul dans la chambre haute et fraîche. Ehud dit: « J'ai un message de Dieu pour toi. » Il se leva de son siège.
21 Ehud reached with his left hand and pulled the dagger from his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.
Ehud étendit sa main gauche, prit l'épée de sa cuisse droite et se la planta dans le corps.
22 He thrust it in so far that the handle went into the king’s belly, and the blade came out the king’s back. Ehud did not pull the dagger out. [He left it there, with] the handle buried in the king’s fat.
La poignée entra aussi après la lame; et la graisse se referma sur la lame, car il n'avait pas retiré l'épée de son corps; et elle sortit par derrière.
23 Then Ehud left the room. He went out to the porch. He shut the doors to the room and locked them.
Ehud sortit sur le portique, ferma sur lui les portes de la chambre haute et les verrouilla.
24 After he had gone, King Eglon’s servants came back, but they saw that the doors of the room were locked. They said, “The king must be defecating in the inner room.”
Après qu'il fut parti, ses serviteurs vinrent et virent que les portes de la chambre haute étaient fermées. Ils dirent: « Il est sûrement en train de se couvrir les pieds dans la chambre haute. »
25 So they waited, but when the king did not open the doors of the room, after a while they were worried. They got a key and unlocked the doors. And they saw that their king was lying on the floor, dead.
Ils attendirent jusqu'à ce qu'ils aient honte; et voici qu'il n'ouvrait pas les portes de la chambre haute. Ils prirent donc la clé et les ouvrirent, et voici que leur seigneur était tombé mort sur le sol.
26 Meanwhile, Ehud escaped. He passed by the stone carvings and arrived at Seirah, in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived.
Ehud s'échappa pendant qu'ils attendaient, passa au-delà des idoles de pierre et se sauva à Seirah.
27 There he blew a trumpet [to signal that the people should join him to fight the people of Moab]. So the Israelis went with him from the hills. They went down [toward the Jordan river], with Ehud leading them.
Lorsqu'il fut arrivé, il sonna de la trompette dans la montagne d'Ephraïm; les enfants d'Israël descendirent avec lui de la montagne, et il les conduisit.
28 He said to the men, “Yahweh is going to allow us to defeat your enemies, the people of Moab. So follow me!” So they followed him down to the river, and they stationed some of their men at the place where people can walk across the river, in order that they could [kill any people from Moab who tried to] cross the river [to escape].
Il leur dit: « Suivez-moi, car Yahvé a livré entre vos mains les Moabites, vos ennemis. » Ils le suivirent et prirent les gués du Jourdain contre les Moabites, et ne permirent à aucun homme de passer.
29 At that time, the Israelis killed about 10,000 people from Moab. They were all strong and capable men, but not one of them escaped.
Ils frappèrent en ce temps-là environ dix mille hommes de Moab, tous les hommes forts et tous les hommes valeureux. Aucun homme n'échappa.
30 On that day, the Israelis conquered the people of Moab. Then there was peace in their land for 80 years.
Moab fut donc soumis en ce jour sous la main d'Israël. Et le pays fut en repos pendant quatre-vingts ans.
31 After Ehud [died], Shamgar became their leader. He rescued the Israelis [from the Philistines. In one battle] he killed 600 Philistines with an (ox goad/sharp wooden pole).
Après lui, Shamgar, fils d'Anath, frappa six cents hommes des Philistins avec un aiguillon à bœuf. Il sauva aussi Israël.
