Josué 21
1 Et les chefs des pères des Lévites s’approchèrent d’Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs des pères des tribus des fils 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 et leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, disant: L’Éternel a commandé par Moïse qu’on nous donne des villes pour y habiter, et leurs banlieues pour nos bêtes.
3 Et les fils d’Israël donnèrent de leur héritage aux Lévites, selon le commandement de l’Éternel, ces villes-ci, avec leurs banlieues:
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Et le lot échut aux familles des Kehathites. Et il y eut, par le sort, pour les fils d’Aaron, le sacrificateur, d’entre les Lévites, 13 villes de la tribu de Juda, et 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 et pour les autres fils de Kehath, dix villes des familles de la tribu d’Éphraïm, et de la tribu de Dan, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, par le sort;
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 et pour les fils de Guershon, 13 villes des familles de la tribu d’Issacar, et de la tribu d’Aser, et de la tribu de Nephthali, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en Basan, par le sort;
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 [et] pour les fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, douze villes de la tribu de Ruben, et 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 Et les fils d’Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, par le sort, ces villes-là et leurs banlieues, comme l’Éternel l’avait commandé 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 Et ils donnèrent, de la tribu des fils de Juda et de la tribu des fils de Siméon, ces villes-ci, qu’on nomma par leurs noms,
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 et qui furent pour les fils d’Aaron, des familles des Kehathites, d’entre les fils de Lévi; car le premier lot fut pour eux.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 On leur donna: Kiriath-Arba ([Arba était] père d’Anak), c’est Hébron, dans la montagne de Juda, et sa banlieue autour d’elle.
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 la campagne de la ville et ses hameaux, ils les donnèrent à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa possession.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Et ils donnèrent aux fils d’Aaron, le sacrificateur, la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Hébron et sa banlieue; et Libna et sa banlieue,
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 et Jatthir et sa banlieue, et Eshtemoa et sa banlieue,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 et Holon et sa banlieue, et Debir et sa banlieue,
Holon, Debir,
16 et Aïn et sa banlieue, et Jutta et sa banlieue, [et] Beth-Shémesh et sa banlieue, neuf villes de ces deux tribus-là;
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 et de la tribu de Benjamin: Gabaon et sa banlieue, Guéba et sa banlieue,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, 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, sacrificateurs: 13 villes et leurs banlieues.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Et pour les familles des fils de Kehath, les autres Lévites d’entre les fils de Kehath, les villes de leur lot furent de 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 Ils leur donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d’Éphraïm; et Guézer et sa banlieue,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 et Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 et de la tribu de Dan: Eltheké et sa banlieue, Guibbethon et sa banlieue,
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 Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 et de la demi-tribu de Manassé: Thaanac et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, 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 En tout dix villes et leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres fils de Kehath.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Et pour les fils de Guershon, d’entre les familles des Lévites, il y eut, de la demi-tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Golan, en Basan, et sa banlieue; et Beeshtra et sa banlieue, 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 et de la tribu d’Issacar: Kishion et sa banlieue, Dabrath et sa banlieue,
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 sa banlieue, En-Gannim et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 et de la tribu d’Aser: Misheal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,
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 sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Kédesh, en Galilée, et sa banlieue; et Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, 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: 13 villes et leurs banlieues.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Et pour les familles des fils de Merari, les autres Lévites, [on donna], de la tribu de Zabulon: Jokneam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,
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 Dimna et sa banlieue, Nahalal et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 et de la tribu de Ruben: Bétser et sa banlieue, et Jahtsa et sa banlieue,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Méphaath et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 et de la tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Ramoth, en Galaad, et sa banlieue; et Mahanaïm et sa banlieue,
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 sa banlieue, Jahzer et sa banlieue: en tout, quatre villes.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Toutes ces villes étaient aux fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, – le reste des familles des Lévites; leur lot fut de douze villes.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Toutes les villes des Lévites, au milieu de la possession des fils d’Israël: 48 villes et leurs banlieues.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Chacune de ces villes avait sa banlieue autour d’elle; il en était ainsi pour toutes ces villes.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Et l’Éternel donna à Israël tout le pays qu’il avait juré de donner à leurs pères; et ils le possédèrent, et y 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 Et l’Éternel leur donna du repos à l’entour, selon tout ce qu’il avait juré à leurs pères; et, de tous leurs ennemis, pas un homme ne 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 Il ne tomba pas un mot de toutes les bonnes paroles que l’Éternel avait dites à la maison d’Israël: tout arriva.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
