Josué 10
1 Adoni-Cédek, roi de Jérusalem, ayant appris que Josué avait pris et détruit Aï, qu’il avait fait subir à cette ville et à son roi le même sort qu’à Jéricho et au sien, que les habitants de Gabaon avaient fait leur paix avec les Israélites et vivaient au milieu d’eux,
Later, Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua’s army had captured Ai [town] and had destroyed everything in the town. He heard that they had done to the people of Ai and to their king the same thing that they had done to the people of Jericho and their king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon [city] had made a peace treaty with the Israeli people, and that the people of Gibeon were now living near the Israelis and being protected by them.
2 fut saisi de terreur; car Gabaon était une grande ville, une vraie ville royale, plus considérable que celle d’Aï, et tous ses hommes étaient des braves.
Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And [even though] Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, [they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them].
3 Adoni-Cédek, roi de Jérusalem, envoya donc dire à Hohâm, roi d’Hébron, à Pirâm, roi de Yarmouth, à Yaphya, roi de Lakhich, et à Debir, roi d’Eglôn:
So King Adonizedek sent a message to Hosham the king of Hebron [city], to Piram the king of Jarmuth [city], to Jarmuth the king of Lachish [city], and to Debir the king of Eglon [city].
4 "Venez à moi et prêtez-moi main-forte, pour que nous attaquions Gabaon, parce qu’elle a fait sa paix avec Josué et les Israélites."
In the message he said, “Please come up with your armies and help me to attack Gibeon, because the people of Gibeon have made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis.”
5 Les cinq rois amorréens: le roi de Jérusalem, celui d’Hébron, celui de Yarmouth, celui de Lakhich et celui d’Eglôn, unissant leurs forces, marchèrent alors avec toutes leurs armées contre Gabaon et en firent le siège.
So those five kings who ruled all the groups who were descendants of Amor—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Debir—came up with all of their soldiers and surrounded the city. Then they prepared to attack it.
6 Les gens de Gabaon firent dire à Josué, au camp de Ghilgal: "N’Abandonne pas tes serviteurs! Hâte-toi de venir à notre secours et de nous soutenir, car tous les rois amorréens habitant la montagne se sont coalisés contre nous!"
So the people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua while he was in the camp at Gilgal. They said, “We are your servants. So do not forsake us. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because the kings of all of the groups descended from Amor and their armies have joined their forces and have come from the hilly area to attack us!”
7 Josué monta de Ghilgal avec tous ses gens de guerre, avec les plus braves combattants.
So Joshua and all his army, including the soldiers who were his best fighting men, marched up from Gilgal.
8 Et Dieu dit à Josué: "Ne les crains point, je les livre en ton pouvoir; pas un d’entre eux ne tiendra devant toi."
Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of those armies! I will enable your army to defeat them [IDM]. None of them will be able to (resist/fight and defeat) your army.”
9 Josué les attaqua à l’improviste, après avoir marché toute la nuit depuis Ghilgal;
Joshua’s army marched all night and arrived very early in the morning.
10 et l’Eternel les fit plier en désordre devant Israël, qui leur infligea, près de Gabaon, une terrible défaite, puis les poursuivit sur la montée de Béthorôn et les mena battant jusqu’à Azêka et Makkéda.
They attacked their enemies before anyone knew that they had come. Yahweh caused their enemies to (become very confused/start running in all directions) when they saw the Israeli army. As a result, the Israeli army defeated them very severely at Gibeon [and killed many of them]. The rest of them fled along the road that goes up to Beth-Horon. But the Israeli army pursued them and killed them all along the road that goes to Azekah and Makkedah towns.
11 Tandis qu’ils fuyaient devant Israël, comme ils se trouvaient sur la pente de Béthorôn, l’Eternel fit tomber sur eux, jusqu’à Azêka, d’énormes grêlons qui les tuèrent; et il en périt un plus grand nombre par ces grêlons que par l’épée des enfants d’Israël.
As they fled in front of the Israeli army, Yahweh threw down huge hailstones from the sky. As a result, more of them died from hailstones falling on them than died as a result of the Israeli army killing them with swords.
12 C’Est alors, en ce jour où l’Eternel mit l’Amorréen à la merci des Israélites, que Josué fit appel au Seigneur et dit en présence d’Israël: "Soleil, arrête-toi sur Gabaon! Lune, fais halte dans la vallée d’Ayyalôn!"
On the day that Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat the groups who were descendants of Amor, Joshua said to Yahweh while the Israeli people were listening, “Yahweh, cause the sun to stand still over Gibeon, and cause the moon to not move when it is over Aijalon Valley.”
13 Et le soleil s’arrêta et la lune fit halte, jusqu’à ce que le peuple se fût vengé de ses ennemis, ainsi qu’il est écrit 'dans le Livre de Yachâr. Et le soleil, immobile au milieu du ciel, différa son coucher de près d’un jour entier.
And that is what happened. The sun stood still, and the moon did not move, until the Israeli army defeated their enemies. That is what has been written in the book that Jashar wrote. The sun stopped while it was in the middle of the sky, and did not (set/go down) for about a whole day.
14 Pareille journée ne s’est vue ni avant ni depuis lors, où l’Eternel ait obéi à la voix d’un mortel. C’Est que Dieu combattait pour Israël!
On that day Yahweh did a great miracle that someone asked him to do. There was never a day like that previously, and there has never been a day like that since. Yahweh was certainly fighting for the Israeli people!
15 Josué rentra ensuite, avec tout Israël, au camp de Ghilgal.
After Joshua’s army defeated their enemies, they all returned to their camp at Gilgal.
16 Cependant les cinq rois s’étaient enfuis, et s’étaient cachés dans une caverne à Makkéda.
While the enemy soldiers were fleeing from Joshua’s army, their five kings also fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah [town].
17 On l’annonça à Josué, en disant: "Les cinq rois ont été surpris, cachés dans une caverne à Makkéda."
Then someone told Joshua, “We found those five kings, hiding in a cave at Makkedah!”
18 Et Josué dit: "Roulez de grosses pierres à l’entrée de la caverne, et postez-y des hommes pour les garder.
When Joshua heard that, he said, “Roll some very large rocks to the entrance of the cave so that the kings cannot escape, and leave some soldiers there to guard it.
19 Et vous autres, ne perdez pas de temps, poursuivez, harcelez vos ennemis, empêchez-les de se replier dans leurs villes, car l’Eternel, votre Dieu, les a mis en votre pouvoir."
But do not stay there! Pursue our enemies! Attack them from behind! Do not allow them to escape to their cities, because Yahweh, our God, will enable you to defeat/kill them. [IDM]”
20 Lorsque Josué et les Israélites eurent achevé de leur infliger une défaite complète, de sorte qu’il n’en resta plus, à part quelques survivants qui se jetèrent dans les villes fortes,
So Joshua’s army did what he told them to do. They killed almost all of the enemy soldiers, but a few of them were able to reach their cities and be safe inside the walls of the cities.
21 tout le peuple s’en retourna tranquillement au camp de Josué, près de Makkéda: personne n’osa souffler mot contre un seul des enfants d’Israël.
Then Joshua’s army returned to Joshua, who was still in their camp at Makkedah. No one in the land dared to criticize [MTY] the Israelis.
22 Josué dit alors: "Dégagez l’ouverture de la caverne, faites-en sortir ces cinq rois pour me les amener."
Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings!”
23 En conséquence, on lui amena ces cinq rois tirés hors de la caverne, le roi de Jérusalem, le roi d’Hébron, le roi de Yarmouth, le roi de Lakhich, le roi d’Eglôn.
So the soldiers brought those five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 Quand on les eut amenés devant Josué, il appela tous les Israélites et dit aux chefs des hommes de guerre qui l’avaient accompagné: "Approchez! Posez vos pieds sur le cou de ces rois!" Ils s’avancèrent et mirent le pied sur leur cou.
When they brought those kings to Joshua [and forced them to lie on the ground], he summoned all the Israeli soldiers, and then he said to the army commanders, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings!” So the commanders did that.
25 Josué reprit: "Soyez désormais sans crainte ni faiblesse, soyez courageux et résolus, car ainsi fera l’Eternel à tous les ennemis que vous aurez à combattre."
Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid of any of our enemies! Never be discouraged! Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you will fight!”
26 Et Josué les fit mettre à mort et pendre à cinq potences, où ils restèrent attachés jusqu’au soir.
Then Joshua killed each of the five kings with his sword, and told his soldiers to hang the bodies of the five kings on trees. So they did that, and they left the bodies hanging on the trees until sunset.
27 Au coucher du soleil, sur l’ordre de Josué, on les détacha des potences, on les jeta dans la caverne où ils s’étaient cachés, et l’on plaça à l’entrée de grosses pierres, qui aujourd’hui même y sont encore.
At sunset, Joshua told them to take the bodies down from the trees and throw them into the cave where they had been hiding. So the soldiers did that, and then they put those large rocks at the entrance of the cave again. Those rocks are still there.
28 Ce même jour, Josué avait pris Makkéda, l’avait passée par les armes et avait voué à la mort son roi, ainsi que tous les habitants, sans épargner personne; et il procéda pour le roi de Makkéda comme il avait fait pour celui de Jéricho.
That is how Joshua’s army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
29 De Makkéda, Josué, avec tout Israël, marcha sur Libna, à qui il offrit la bataille;
That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went [southwest] from Makkedah to Libnah [city] and attacked it.
30 et le Seigneur la livra aussi, elle et son roi, aux mains d’Israël, qui en passa tous les habitants au fil de l’épée, sans en épargner un seul, et qui fit à son roi ce qu’il avait fait au roi de Jéricho.
Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not (spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive). They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
31 De Libna, Josué et tout Israël s’avancèrent vers Lakhich, campèrent près de cette ville et l’attaquèrent.
Then Joshua and his army went [south] from Libnah to Lachish [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
32 Le Seigneur livra Lakhich au pouvoir d’Israël, qui s’en empara le second jour et passa toute la population au fil de l’épée, de la même façon qu’il avait traité Libna.
On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer [MTY] the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone [DOU] in the city.
33 A cette époque, Horam, roi de Ghézer, avait marché au secours de Lakhich: Josué le défit, lui et son armée, point qu’il n’en survécut pas un.
King Horam from Gezer [city and his army] came to help [the soldiers of] Lachish, but Joshua’s [army] defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.
34 De Lakhich, Josué, avec tout Israël, se dirigea vers Eglôn; ils campèrent sous ses murs et l’attaquèrent.
Then Joshua and his army went [west] from Lachish to Eglon [city]. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
35 Ils la prirent ce jour même, la passèrent au fil de l’épée, exterminèrent le même jour toute la population, de la même façon qu’on avait traité Lakhich.
On that day, they captured the city and killed [MTY] everyone in it [DOU], just like they had done at Lachish.
36 Puis, Josué et tout Israël montèrent d’Eglôn à Hébron, attaquèrent cette ville,
Then Joshua and his army went [west from Eglon] up [into the hills] to Hebron [city]. They attacked the city
37 la prirent, la passèrent au fil de l’épée, ainsi que son roi, toutes ses bourgades, toute sa population, sans laisser aucun survivant, la traitant en tout comme Eglôn: ville et habitants, on condamna tout.
and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else, just like they had done at Eglon. They did not allow anyone to remain alive.
38 Josué alors rebroussa chemin, avec tout Israël, dans la direction de Debir, attaqua cette ville,
Then Joshua and his army turned [south] and went to Debir [city] and attacked it.
39 la prit ainsi que son roi et toutes ses bourgades: on passa tout au fil de l’épée, on extermina toute la population sans laisser un seul survivant; comme on avait traité Hébron, comme on avait traité Libna et son roi, on traita Debir et le sien.
They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone [DOU]; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.
40 Josué battit ainsi toute cette région, la montagne, le Midi, la vallée et les versants, et tous leurs rois, ne faisant point de quartier, proscrivant toute âme vivante, comme l’avait ordonné l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël.
That is how Joshua [and his army] conquered the entire southern part of Canaan. They defeated the kings [who ruled] the hilly area, the dry southern area, the [western] foothills, and the [eastern] slopes. They killed everyone [DOU] in those areas; they did not allow anyone to remain alive.
41 Josué soumit tout, depuis Kadêch-Barnéa jusqu’à Gaza et tout le district de Gochén jusqu’à Gabaon.
Joshua’s soldiers captured all the cities from Kadesh-Barnea [city] in the far south to Gaza [city] near the coast, including all the Goshen area, and north to Gibeon [city].
42 Et tous ces rois et leur territoire, Josué s’en empara dans une seule campagne, parce que l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, combattait pour Israël.
At that one time, Joshua’s army conquered all the kings and captured all the territory that they [ruled]. They were able to do that because Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], was fighting for them.
43 Alors Josué s’en retourna, avec tout Israël, au camp de Ghilgal.
Then Joshua and his army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
