Josué 21
1 Les chefs de familles des Lévites se présentèrent devant le pontife Eléazar, Josué, fils de Noun, et les chefs de familles des tribus 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 à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et leur parlèrent ainsi: "L’Eternel a ordonné, par l’organe de Moïse, qu’on nous donnât des villes pour y habiter, ainsi que leurs banlieues pour notre bétail."
3 Et les enfants d’Israël, se conformant à l’ordre du Seigneur, donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leurs parts de possession, les villes suivantes avec leurs ban-lieues.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 On tira au sort pour les familles des Kehathites; et d’abord, les Lévites, descendants du pontife Aaron, obtinrent, par la voie du sort, dans les tribus de Juda, de Siméon et de Benjamin, treize villes.
[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 Le surplus des enfants de Kehath reçut au sort, dans les familles de la tribu d’Ephraïm, dans la tribu de Dan et dans la demi-tribu de Manassé, dix villes.
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 enfants de Gerson reçurent au sort, dans les familles de la tribu d’Issachar, dans celles d’Aser et de Nephtali, et dans la demi-tribu de Manassé en Basan, treize villes.
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 enfants de Merari, selon leurs familles, eurent de la tribu de Ruben, de celles de Gad et de Zabulon, douze villes.
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 avec leurs banlieues aux Lévites par la voie du sort, comme l’Eternel l’avait prescrit par l’organe de 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 De la tribu de Juda et de celle de Siméon, l’on donna les villes suivantes, ainsi désignées nominativement,
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 pour appartenir aux descendants d’Aaron, d’entre les familles Kehathites, de la tribu de Lévi, à qui échut le premier lot.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 On leur donna donc la Cité d’Arba (père d’Anok), appelée aussi Hébron, dans la montagne de Juda, avec la banlieue d’alentour.
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 Les champs et les bourgades dépendant de la ville, on les avait donnés comme propriété à Caleb, fils de Yefounné.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Mais aux descendants du pontife Aaron l’on donna la ville même de Hébron avec sa banlieue comme ville de refuge pour le meurtrier; plus, Libna avec 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 Yattir avec sa banlieue, Echtemoa avec la sienne,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holôn avec sa banlieue, Debir avec la sienne,
Holon, Debir,
16 Ayin avec sa banlieue, Youtta avec sa banlieue et Beth-Chémech avec la sienne: neuf villes, remises par les deux tribus en question.
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, Ghéba et la sienne,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anatot et sa banlieue, Almôn et la sienne: quatre villes.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Total des villes données aux prêtres descendants d’Aaron: treize villes, avec leurs banlieues.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Quant aux familles lévitiques descendant de Kehath, formant le surplus des Kehathites, elles eurent au sort les villes suivantes de la tribu d’Ephraïm:
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 la ville de refuge destinée au meurtrier, Sichem avec sa banlieue, dans la montagne d’Ephraïm; Ghézer, avec sa banlieue;
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 Kibçaïm avec la sienne, Béthorôn avec la sienne: quatre villes.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 Puis, de la tribu de Dan: Elteké et sa banlieue, Ghibetôn 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 Ayyalôn et la sienne, Gath-Rimmôn et la sienne: quatre villes.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 Et de la demi-tribu de Manassé: Taanakh et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmôn avec la sienne: 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 avec leurs banlieues, pour le surplus des familles des Kehathites.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Les familles lévitiques descendant de Gerson reçurent: de la demi-tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge Golân, dans le Basan, avec sa banlieue, et Beéchtera avec la sienne: 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’lssachar: Kichyôn avec sa banlieue, Daberath avec la sienne,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 Yarmout avec sa banlieue, En-Gannim avec la sienne: quatre villes.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 De la tribu d’Aser: Micheal et sa banlieue, Abdôn et la sienne,
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, Rehob et la sienne: quatre villes.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 Et de la tribu de Nephtali: la ville de refuge Kédech, en Galilée, avec sa banlieue; Hamot-Dor avec sa banlieue, Kartân avec la sienne: 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 Total des villes des Gersonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes, avec leurs banlieues.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Enfin, les familles descendant de Merari, formant le surplus des Lévites, reçurent de la tribu de Zabulon: Yokneam et sa banlieue, Karta 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 avec la sienne: quatre villes.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 Et de la tribu de Gad: la ville de refuge Ramoth, en Galaad, avec sa banlieue, Mahanaïm, avec la sienne;
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Hesbon, avec sa banlieue; Yazer, avec la sienne: en tout quatre villes.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
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,
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Telles sont les villes échues aux familles des Merarites, formant le surplus des familles lévitiques; leur lot comportait donc douze villes.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Toutes les villes appartenant aux Lévites parmi les possessions des Israélites se montaient ainsi à quarante-huit villes, indépendamment de leurs banlieues.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Chacune de ces villes comprenait la banlieue qui lui sert de zone: règle uniforme pour toutes les villes en question.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 Ainsi l’Eternel donna aux Israélites tout le pays qu’il avait promis par serment à leurs ancêtres; ils en prirent possession et s’y établirent.
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 II les fit jouir d’une sécurité entière, comme il l’avait juré à leurs ancêtres; de tous leurs ennemis, pas un n’avait tenu devant eux: tous, Dieu les avait mis en leur pouvoir.
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 Aucune ne fit défaut de toutes les faveurs que l’Eternel avait promises à la maison d’Israël: toutes s’accomplirent.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
