1 Chroniques 9
1 Et tous ceux d’Israël furent enregistrés par généalogies; et voici, ils sont inscrits dans le livre des rois d’Israël. Et Juda fut transporté à Babylone à cause de ses péchés.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Et les premiers habitants qui étaient dans leurs possessions, dans leurs villes, étaient Israël, les sacrificateurs, les lévites, et les Nethiniens.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Et à Jérusalem habitèrent des fils de Juda, et des fils de Benjamin, et des fils d’Éphraïm et de Manassé:
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Uthaï, fils d’Ammihud, fils d’Omri, fils d’Imri, fils de Bani, des fils de Pérets, fils de Juda.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Et des Shilonites: Asçaïa, le premier-né, et ses fils.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Et des fils de Zérakh: Jehuel, et ses frères, 690.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Et des fils de Benjamin: Sallu, fils de Meshullam, fils d’Hodavia, fils d’Hassenua;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 et Jibneïa, fils de Jerokham; et Éla, fils d’Uzzi, fils de Micri; et Meshullam, fils de Shephatia, fils de Rehuel, fils de Jibnija;
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 et leurs frères, selon leurs générations, 956. Tous ces hommes-là étaient chefs des pères de leurs maisons de pères.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Et des sacrificateurs: Jedahia, et Joïarib, et Jakin;
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 et Azaria, fils de Hilkija, fils de Meshullam, fils de Tsadok, fils de Meraïoth, fils d’Akhitub, prince de la maison de Dieu;
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 et Adaïa, fils de Jerokham, fils de Pashkhur, fils de Malkija; et Mahçaï, fils d’Adiel, fils de Jakhzéra, fils de Meshullam, fils de Meshillémith, fils d’Immer;
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 et leurs frères, chefs de leurs maisons de pères, 1 760 hommes forts et vaillants, pour l’œuvre du service de la maison de Dieu.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Et des lévites: Shemahia, fils de Hashub, fils d’Azrikam, fils de Hashabia, des fils de Merari;
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 et Bakbakkar, Héresh, et Galal; et Matthania, fils de Michée, fils de Zicri, fils d’Asaph;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 et Abdias, fils de Shemahia, fils de Galal, fils de Jeduthun; et Bérékia, fils d’Asa, fils d’Elkana, qui habitait dans les villages des Netophathites.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Et les portiers: Shallum, et Akkub, et Talmon, et Akhiman, et leurs frères; Shallum était le chef.
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Et [ils sont] jusqu’à maintenant à la porte du roi, au levant; ils étaient les portiers des camps des fils de Lévi.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Et Shallum, fils de Koré, fils d’Ébiasaph, fils de Coré, et ses frères, les Corites, de la maison de son père, étaient [préposés] sur l’œuvre du service, gardant les seuils de la tente: et leurs pères avaient été [préposés] sur le camp de l’Éternel, gardant l’entrée;
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 et Phinées, fils d’Éléazar, fut autrefois prince sur eux: l’Éternel était avec lui.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Zacharie, fils de Meshélémia, était portier à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Tous ceux-là, choisis pour portiers des seuils, étaient 212; ils furent enregistrés par généalogies dans leurs villages; David et Samuel, le voyant, les avaient établis dans leur charge.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Et eux, et leurs fils, étaient [établis] aux portes de la maison de l’Éternel, de la maison de la tente, pour y faire la garde.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Les portiers étaient vers les quatre vents, à l’orient, à l’occident, au nord, et au midi.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Et leurs frères, dans leurs villages, devaient venir de sept jours en sept jours, d’un terme à l’autre, auprès d’eux;
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 car, dans leur charge, ces quatre furent les principaux portiers: ils étaient Lévites; et ils étaient [préposés] sur les chambres et sur les trésors de la maison de Dieu,
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 et ils se tenaient la nuit autour de la maison de Dieu, car la garde leur en appartenait, et ils en avaient la clé, [pour ouvrir] chaque matin.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Il y en avait aussi quelques-uns d’entre eux [qui étaient préposés] sur les ustensiles du service; car ils les rentraient en les comptant, et ils les sortaient en les comptant.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Et il y en avait qui étaient préposés sur les vases, et sur tous les ustensiles du lieu saint, et sur la fleur de farine, et sur le vin, et sur l’huile, et sur l’encens, et sur les aromates.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Et c’étaient des fils des sacrificateurs qui composaient les parfums avec les aromates.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Et Matthithia, d’entre les Lévites, premier-né de Shallum, le Corite, avait la charge de l’ouvrage des [gâteaux] cuits sur la plaque;
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 et des fils des Kehathites, d’entre leurs frères, [étaient chargés] des pains à placer en rangées, pour les apprêter chaque sabbat.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Et ce sont là les chantres, chefs des pères des Lévites, qui étaient dans les chambres, étant exempts d’autres fonctions, parce que, jour et nuit, ils étaient à l’œuvre.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Ce sont les chefs des pères des Lévites, selon leurs générations, des chefs; ceux-là habitèrent à Jérusalem.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Et à Gabaon habita le père de Gabaon, Jehiel; et le nom de sa femme était Maaca.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Et son fils premier-né: Abdon; et Tsur, et Kis, et Baal, et Ner, et Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 et Guedor, et Akhio, et Zacharie, et Mikloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Et Mikloth engendra Shimeam. Et eux aussi habitèrent à côté de leurs frères à Jérusalem, avec leurs frères.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 – Et Ner engendra Kis; et Kis engendra Saül; et Saül engendra Jonathan, et Malki-Shua, et Abinadab, et Eshbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 – Et le fils de Jonathan fut Merib-Baal; et Merib-Baal engendra Michée.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Et les fils de Michée: Pithon, et Mélec, et Thakhréa.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 – Et Achaz engendra Jahra; et Jahra engendra Alémeth, et Azmaveth, et Zimri. Et Zimri engendra Motsa;
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 et Motsa engendra Binha: et Rephaïa, son fils; Elhasça, son fils; Atsel, son fils.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Et Atsel eut six fils, et ce sont ici leurs noms: Azrikam, Bocru, et Ismaël, et Shearia, et Abdias, et Hanan; ce furent là les fils d’Atsel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
