Numbers 36
1 Then the leaders of the ancestors' families of the clan of Gilead son of Machir (who was Manasseh's son), who were from the clans of the descendants of Joseph, came and spoke before Moses and before the leaders who were the heads of the ancestor's families of the people of Israel.
Or, les princes des familles de Galaad, fils de Machir, fils de Manassé, de la race des fils de Joseph, s’approchèrent, parlèrent à Moïse devant les princes d’Israël et dirent:
2 They said, “Yahweh commanded you, our master, to give a share of land by lot to the people of Israel. You were commanded by Yahweh to give the share of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
C’est à toi qui es notre seigneur, que le Seigneur a ordonné de partager par le sort la terre aux enfants d’Israël, et de donner aux filles de Salphaad, notre frère, la possession due à leur père.
3 But if his daughters marry men in another tribe of the people of Israel, then their share of land will be removed from our ancestor's share. It will be added to the share of the tribes that they join. In that case, it will be removed from the assigned share of our inheritance.
Si des hommes d’une autre tribu les prennent pour femmes, leur possession les suivra, et transférée à une autre tribu, elle sera retranchée de notre héritage:
4 In that case, when the year of Jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their share will be joined to the share of the tribe that they have joined. In this way, their share will be taken away from the share of our ancestors' tribe.”
Et ainsi il arrivera que, lorsque le jubilé, c’est-à-dire la cinquantième année de la rémission, sera venu, la distribution des sorts sera confondue, et que la possession des uns passera aux autres.
5 So Moses gave a command to the people of Israel, at Yahweh's word. He said, “What the tribe of Joseph's descendants says is right.
Moïse répondit aux enfants d’Israël, et, le Seigneur ordonnant, il dit: C’est sagement que la tribu des enfants de Joseph a parié:
6 This is what Yahweh commands concerning Zelophehad's daughters. He says, 'Let them be married to whom they think best, but they must marry only within the family of their father's tribe.'
Et voici la loi sur les filles de Salphaad, promulguée par le Seigneur: Qu’elles épousent ceux qu’elles voudront, mais seulement des hommes de leur tribu;
7 No share of the people of Israel must change from one tribe to another. Each one of the people of Israel must continue with the share of his ancestor's tribe.
Afin que la possession des enfants d’Israël ne se mêle point d’une tribu en une autre. Car tous les hommes prendront des femmes de leur tribu et de leur parenté,
8 Every woman of the people of Israel who owns a share in her tribe must marry someone from the clans belonging to her father's tribe. This is so that everyone of the people of Israel may own an inheritance from his ancestors.
Et toutes les femmes prendront des maris de la même tribu, afin que l’héritage demeure constamment dans les familles,
9 No share may change hands from one tribe to another. Everyone of the tribes of the people of Israel must keep his own inheritance.”
Et que les tribus ne se mêlent point entre elles, mais qu’elles demeurent ainsi
10 So Zelophehad's daughters did as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Qu’elles ont été séparées par le Seigneur. Or, les filles de Salphaad firent comme il leur avait été commandé:
11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married descendants of Manasseh.
Et Maala, Thersa, Hégla, Melcha et Noa épousèrent les fils de leur oncle paternel,
12 They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph. In this way, their inheritances remained in the tribe to which their father's clan belonged.
De la famille de Manassé, qui fut fils de Joseph; et la possession qui leur avait été assignée, demeura dans la tribu et la famille de leur père.
13 These are the commands and the decrees that Yahweh gave by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Tels sont les commandements et les ordonnances que commanda le Seigneur par l’entremise de Moïse aux enfants d’Israël, dans les plaines de Moab, sur le Jourdain, contre Jéricho.
