Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Et les Chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent du Prêtre Eléazar et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des Chefs de famille des Tribus des enfants d'Israël,
2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common lands for our cattle.
et leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en ces termes: L'Éternel a ordonné par l'organe de Moïse qu'on nous donne des villes pour nous loger, avec leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common lands.
Alors les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur propriété, d'après l'ordre de l'Éternel, ces villes et leurs banlieues.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Et le sort fut tiré pour les familles des Kahathites. Et les fils du Prêtre Aaron d'entre les Lévites obtinrent par le sort, de la Tribu de Juda et de la Tribu de Siméon et de la Tribu de Benjamin, treize villes.
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
Et les fils de Kahath restants obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Ephraïm et de la Tribu de Dan et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, dix villes.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Et les fils de Gerson obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Issaschar et de la Tribu d'Asser et de la Tribu de Nephthali et de la [seconde] moitié de la Tribu de Manassé en Basan, treize villes.
7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Les fils de Merari, en raison de leurs familles, obtinrent de la Tribu de Ruben et de la Tribu de Gad et de la Tribu de Zabulon, douze villes.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their common lands, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Ainsi les enfants d'Israël donnèrent par le sort aux Lévites ces villes-là et leurs banlieues, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné par l'organe de Moïse.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
Et de la Tribu des fils de Juda, et de la Tribu des fils de Siméon ils donnèrent ces villes qui vont être indiquées nominativement.
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Aux fils d'Aaron, familles des Kahathites, enfants de Lévi (car ils eurent le premier lot)
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its common lands around it.
ils donnèrent la ville d'Arba (celui-ci est le père des Anakites), c'est-à-dire, Hébron dans la montagne de Juda et sa banlieue d'alentour.
12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Quant à la campagne de la ville et à ses villages, ils les donnèrent à Caleb, fils de Jéphuné, en propriété.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its common lands,
Et aux fils du Prêtre Aaron ils donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Hébron et sa banlieue, et Libna et sa banlieue
14 And Jattir with its common lands, and Eshtemoa with its common lands,
et Jatkthir et sa banlieue, et Esthmoa et sa banlieue,
15 And Holon with its common lands, and Debir with its common lands,
et Holon et sa banlieue, et Débir et sa banlieue,
16 And Ain with its common lands, and Juttah with its common lands, and Bethshemesh with its common lands; nine cities out of those two tribes.
et Aïn et sa banlieue, et Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Semès et sa banlieue: neuf villes de ces deux Tribus;
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common lands, Geba with its common lands,
et de la Tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue,
18 Anathoth with its common lands, and Almon with its common lands; four cities.
et Geba et sa banlieue: et Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common lands.
Total des villes des Prêtres, fils d'Aaron: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Et quant aux familles des fils de Kahath, Lévites restants des fils de Kahath, les villes de leur lot étaient de la Tribu d'Ephraïm.
21 For they gave them Shechem with its common lands in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its common lands,
Et ils leur donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Sichem et sa banlieue dans la montagne d'Ephraïm, et Gézer et sa banlieue,
22 And Kibzaim with its common lands, and Bethhoron with its common lands; four cities.
et Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common lands, Gibbethon with its common lands,
et de la Tribu de Dan, Elthékê et sa banlieue, Gibthon et sa banlieue,
24 Aijalon with its common lands, Gathrimmon with its common lands; four cities.
Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common lands, and Gathrimmon with its common lands; two cities.
et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, Thaënach et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: deux villes;
26 All the cities were ten with their common lands for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
total, dix villes avec leurs banlieues pour les familles des fils de Kahath restants.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its common lands; two cities.
Et aux fils de Gerson, des familles des Lévites, de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Golan en Basan et sa banlieue, et Béesthra et sa banlieue: deux villes;
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its common lands, Dabareh with its common lands,
et de la Tribu d'Issaschar, Kisjon et sa banlieue,
29 Jarmuth with its common lands, Engannim with its common lands; four cities.
Dabrath et sa banlieue, Jarmuth et sa banlieue, Ein-Gannim et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common lands, Abdon with its common lands,
et de la Tribu d'Asser, Miseal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,
31 Helkath with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands; four cities.
Helkath et sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its common lands, and Kartan with its common lands; three cities.
et de la Tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, et Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue: trois villes.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common lands.
Total des villes des Gersonites, en raison de leurs familles: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common lands, and Kartah with its common lands,
Et aux familles des fils de Merari, Lévites restants, de la Tribu de Zabulon, Jockneam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,
35 Dimnah with its common lands, Nahalal with its common lands; four cities.
Dimna et sa banlieue, Nahalal et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common lands, and Jahazah with its common lands,
et de la Tribu de Ruben, Betser, et sa banlieue, et Jahtsah et sa banlieue,
37 Kedemoth with its common lands, and Mephaath with its common lands; four cities.
Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Mephaath et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its common lands,
et de la Tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue,
39 Heshbon with its common lands, Jazer with its common lands; four cities in all.
et Mahanaïm et sa banlieue, Hesbon et sa banlieue, Jaëzer et sa banlieue; total des villes: quatre.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
Total des villes des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, du reste des familles des Lévites, lot qui leur échut: douze villes.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their common lands.
Total des villes des Lévites enclavées dans la propriété des enfants d'Israël, quarante-huit villes avec leurs banlieues.
42 These cities were every one with their common lands surrounding them: thus were all these cities.
Et ces villes avaient chacune sa banlieue qui l'entourait; ainsi en était-il de toutes ces villes-là.
43 And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.
C'est ainsi que l'Éternel donna aux Israélites tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères, et ils en prirent possession et s'y établirent.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on all sides, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Et l'Éternel leur donna repos de tous les côtés conformément à la totalité du serment qu'il avait fait à leurs pères. Et aucun de leurs ennemis ne tint devant eux; l'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.
45 There failed nothing of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Et de toutes les excellentes promesses que l'Éternel avait faites à la maison d'Israël, aucune ne tomba, tout s'accomplit.
