Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
Après la mort de Josué, les enfants d’Israël consultèrent le Seigneur en disant: "Qui de nous doit marcher le premier contre le Cananéen pour l’attaquer?"
2 Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
Le Seigneur répondit: "C’Est Juda qui doit marcher; je livre le pays en son pouvoir."
3 The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.
Alors Juda dit à Siméon, son frère: "Aide-moi à faire la guerre au Cananéen dans mon territoire et à mon tour je ferai campagne avec toi dans le tien." Et Siméon se joignit à lui.
4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].
Juda se mit en marche, et le Seigneur livra le Cananéen et le Phérézéen en son pouvoir; ils les défirent à Bézek, au nombre de dix mille hommes.
5 During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
Ils trouvèrent Adoni-Bézek à Bézek, l’attaquèrent, et achevèrent de battre le Cananéen et le Phérézéen.
6 but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
Adoni-Bézek ayant pris la fuite, ils le poursuivirent, le prirent et lui coupèrent les pouces et les orteils.
7 Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Et Adoni-Bézek dit: "Soixante-dix rois, ayant les pouces et les orteils coupés, ont ramassé les miettes sous ma table; ce que j’ai fait, Dieu me le rend!" On le conduisit à Jérusalem, et il y mourut.
8 The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.
Les enfants de Juda attaquèrent Jérusalem, s’en emparèrent, passèrent la population au fil de l’épée, et livrèrent la ville aux flammes.
9 Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].
Après quoi, les enfants de Juda descendirent attaquer les Cananéens qui habitaient la montagne, ceux du Midi et de la plaine.
10 The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Puis Juda marcha contre les Cananéens qui habitaient Hébron Hébron portait autrefois le nom de Cité d’Arba et ils battirent Chêchaï, Ahimân et Talmaï.
11 Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
De là on se dirigea vers les habitants de Debir, laquelle s’appelait autrefois Kiryat-Sêfer.
12 [Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”
Et Caleb dit: "Celui qui triomphera de Kiryat-Sêfer et la prendra, je lui donnerai ma fille Akhsa pour épouse."
13 Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.
Elle fut prise par Othoniel, fils de Kenaz, frère puîné de Caleb, et celui-ci lui donna pour femme sa fille Akhsa.
14 When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”
En se rendant près de son époux, elle l’incita à demander le domaine à son père; puis elle-même descendit de l’âne, et Caleb lui ayant demandé: "Que veux-tu?"
15 She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.
Elle lui répondit: "Fais-moi un présent, car tu m’as reléguée dans un pays aride; donne-moi donc des sources d’eau! Et Caleb lui donna les sources du pays haut et celles du pays bas.
16 The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].
Les descendants de Kéni, beau-père de Moïse, montèrent avec ceux de Juda de la ville des Palmiers au désert de Juda, qui est au midi d’Arad; et ils s’y établirent parmi le peuple.
17 The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].
Juda se mit encore en campagne avec Siméon, son frère, et ils battirent le Cananéen habitant Cefat; ils vouèrent la ville à l’anathème, et elle reçut le nom de Horma.
18 The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
Puis Juda prit Gaza avec son territoire, Ascalon avec le sien, Ekron avec le sien.
19 Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.
Le Seigneur fut avec Juda, de sorte qu’il put conquérir la montagne; mais il ne put déposséder les habitants de la vallée, qui avaient des chariots armés de fer.
20 Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.
Caleb eut pour apanage Hébron, comme l’avait dit Moïse, et il en expulsa les trois fils d’Anak.
21 But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
Pour les Jébuséens, habitants de Jérusalem, les enfants de Benjamin ne les dépossédèrent point, et ils sont restés à Jérusalem, avec les enfants de Benjamin, jusqu’à ce jour.
22 The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
De leur côté, les descendants de Joseph marchèrent sur Béthel, et le Seigneur fut avec eux.
23 They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
Ils firent explorer les abords de Béthel, ville qui autrefois avait nom Louz.
24 The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”
Or, les soldats de garde, voyant un homme qui sortait de la ville, lui dirent: "Montre-nous par où l’on peut entrer dans la ville, et nous te traiterons avec faveur."
25 So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.
Il leur indiqua le moyen de pénétrer dans la ville, et ils passèrent les habitants au fil de l’épée, mais laissèrent partir l’homme avec toute sa famille.
26 That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.
Celui-ci se retira au pays des Héthéens; il bâtit une ville qu’il nomma Louz, et ce nom lui est resté jusqu’aujourd’hui.
27 There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.
Pour Manassé, il ne déposséda point les gens de Beth-Cheân et de ses dépendances, ceux de Taanakh et de ses dépendances, ni les habitants de Dor et de ses dépendances, ni ceux de Yibleâm avec les siennes, ni ceux de Meghiddo avec les siennes, le Cananéen persistant à demeurer dans ce pays.
28 Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.
Devenu plus puissant, Israël soumit le Cananéen à un tribut, mais il ne l’expulsa point.
29 [The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.
Ephraïm non plus n’expulsa le Cananéen établi à Ghézer, de sorte que le Cananéen demeura côte à côte avec lui à Ghézer.
30 [The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.
Zabulon n’expulsa point les habitants de Kitrôn ni ceux de Nahalol; ces Cananéens demeurèrent avec lui, mais payèrent tribut.
31 [The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.
Aser n’expulsa point les habitants d’Acco ni ceux de Sidon, d’Ahlab, d’Akhzib, de Helba, d’Afik et de Rehob.
32 So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
Les Asérites demeurèrent donc au milieu des Cananéens qui occupaient ce pays, ne les ayant point dépossédés.
33 [The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.
Nephtali n’expulsa pas les habitants de Beth-Chémech, ni ceux de Beth-Anat, et il demeura au milieu des Cananéens qui habitaient ce pays; mais les habitants de Beth-Chémech et de Beth-Anat leur payèrent tribut.
34 The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.
Les Amorréens refoulèrent les enfants de Dan sur la montagne, en ne les laissant pas descendre dans la vallée.
35 The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.
Ces Amorréens voulurent rester à Har-Hérès, à Ayyalôn et à Chaalbîm; mais, dominés par la puissance supérieure de la maison de Joseph, ils devinrent tributaires.
36 The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
Le territoire des Amorréens commençait à la montée d’Akrabbîm, à partir de Séla et au-dessus.
