Josué 21
1 Les chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent du prêtre Éléazar, de Josué, fils de Noun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d'Israël.
While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
2 Ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en disant: « L'Éternel a ordonné par Moïse de nous donner des villes pour y habiter, avec leurs pâturages pour notre bétail. »
3 Les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur héritage, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ces villes et leurs pâturages.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Le sort sortit pour les familles des Kehathites. Les fils du prêtre Aaron, qui faisaient partie des Lévites, eurent par tirage au sort treize villes de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu des Siméonites et de la tribu de Benjamin.
[First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Les autres fils de Kehath eurent dix villes par le sort, appartenant aux familles de la tribu d'Ephraïm, de la tribu de Dan et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
6 Les fils de Guershon eurent treize villes par le sort, des familles de la tribu d'Issacar, de la tribu d'Aser, de la tribu de Nephtali et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en Basan.
The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
7 Les fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, eurent douze villes de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad et de la tribu de Zabulon.
The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 Les enfants d'Israël donnèrent ces villes et leurs pâturages par tirage au sort aux Lévites, comme l'Yahvé l'avait ordonné par Moïse.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Ils donnèrent de la tribu des fils de Juda et de la tribu des fils de Siméon les villes mentionnées par leur nom.
These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
10 Elles étaient destinées aux fils d'Aaron, des familles des Kehathites, qui étaient des fils de Lévi, car c'était le premier lot.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Ils leur donnèrent Kiriath Arba, du nom du père d'Anak (appelée aussi Hébron), dans la montagne de Juda, avec les pâturages qui l'entourent.
They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
12 Mais ils donnèrent les champs de la ville et de ses villages à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa possession.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Aux fils du sacrificateur Aaron, ils donnèrent Hébron et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge du meurtrier, Libna et ses pâturages,
They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
14 Jattir et ses pâturages, Eshtemoa et ses pâturages,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon et ses pâturages, Debir et ses pâturages,
Holon, Debir,
16 Ain et ses pâturages, Juttah et ses pâturages, Beth Shemesh et ses pâturages: neuf villes de ces deux tribus.
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17 Pour la tribu de Benjamin: Gabeon et ses pâturages, Guéba et ses pâturages,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth et ses pâturages, et Almon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Toutes les villes des fils d'Aaron, les sacrificateurs, étaient au nombre de treize, avec leurs pâturages.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Les familles des fils de Kehath, les Lévites, le reste des fils de Kehath, eurent les villes de leur lot sur la tribu d'Éphraïm.
The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
21 On leur donna Sichem et ses pâturages, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm, ville de refuge pour l'homme meurtrier, Guézer et ses pâturages,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 Kibzaïm et ses pâturages, et Beth Horon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 De la tribu de Dan, Elteke et ses pâturages, Gibbethon et ses pâturages,
They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon et ses pâturages, Gath Rimmon et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 De la demi-tribu de Manassé, Taanac et ses pâturages, et Gath Rimmon et ses pâturages: deux villes.
They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
26 Toutes les villes des familles du reste des fils de Kehath furent au nombre de dix, avec leurs pâturages.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 On donna aux fils de Guerschon, des familles de Lévites, de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Golan en Basan et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, et Be Eshterah et ses pâturages: deux villes.
They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
28 De la tribu d'Issacar: Kishion et ses pâturages, Daberath et ses pâturages,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth et ses pâturages, En Gannim et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 Pour la tribu d'Aser, Mishal et ses pâturages, Abdon et ses pâturages,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath et ses pâturages, et Rehob et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 De la tribu de Nephtali, Kedesh en Galilée et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Hammothdor et ses pâturages, et Kartan et ses pâturages: trois villes.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
33 Toutes les villes des Guershonites, selon leurs familles, étaient au nombre de treize, avec leurs pâturages.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Pour les familles des fils de Merari, le reste des Lévites, de la tribu de Zabulon: Jokneam et ses pâturages, Karta et ses pâturages,
The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah et ses pâturages, et Nahalal et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 Pour la tribu de Ruben: Betser et ses pâturages, Jahaz et ses pâturages,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth et ses pâturages, et Mephaath et ses pâturages: quatre villes.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 De la tribu de Gad, Ramoth en Galaad et ses pâturages, la ville de refuge du meurtrier, Mahanaïm et ses pâturages,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
39 Hesbon et ses pâturages, Jazer et ses pâturages: quatre villes en tout.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Telles furent les villes des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, le reste des familles des Lévites. Leur lot était de douze villes.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Toutes les villes des Lévites parmi les possessions des enfants d'Israël étaient au nombre de quarante-huit, avec leurs pâturages.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Chacune de ces villes était entourée de ses pâturages. Il en était ainsi pour toutes ces villes.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Yahvé donna à Israël tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères. Ils le possédèrent et l'habitèrent.
In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
44 Yahvé leur donna du repos tout autour, selon tout ce qu'il avait juré à leurs pères. Pas un homme de tous leurs ennemis ne se tint devant eux. L'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.
Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
45 Rien ne manqua de ce que Yahvé avait dit de bon à la maison d'Israël. Tout s'accomplit.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
