1 Chroniques 4
1 Fils de Juda: Pérets, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur et Schobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaja, fils de Schobal, engendra Jachath; Jachath engendra Achumaï et Lahad. Ce sont les familles des Tsoreathiens.
Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
3 Voici les descendants du père d’Étham: Jizreel, Jischma et Jidbasch; le nom de leur sœur était Hatselelponi.
The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
4 Penuel était père de Guedor, et Ézer père de Huscha. Ce sont là les fils de Hur, premier-né d’Éphrata, père de Bethléhem.
5 Aschchur, père de Tekoa, eut deux femmes, Hélea et Naara.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Naara lui enfanta Achuzzam, Hépher, Thémeni et Achaschthari: ce sont là les fils de Naara.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Fils de Hélea: Tséreth, Tsochar et Éthnan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Kots engendra Anub et Hatsobéba, et les familles d’Acharchel, fils d’Harum.
and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9 Jaebets était plus considéré que ses frères; sa mère lui donna le nom de Jaebets, en disant: C’est parce que je l’ai enfanté avec douleur.
[There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
10 Jaebets invoqua le Dieu d’Israël, en disant: Si tu me bénis et que tu étendes mes limites, si ta main est avec moi, et si tu me préserves du malheur, en sorte que je ne sois pas dans la souffrance!… Et Dieu accorda ce qu’il avait demandé.
[One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
11 Kelub, frère de Schucha, engendra Mechir, qui fut père d’Eschthon.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Eschthon engendra la maison de Rapha, Paséach, et Thechinna, père de la ville de Nachasch. Ce sont là les hommes de Réca.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Fils de Kenaz: Othniel et Seraja. Fils d’Othniel: Hathath.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
14 Meonothaï engendra Ophra. Seraja engendra Joab, père de la vallée des ouvriers; car ils étaient ouvriers.
15 Fils de Caleb, fils de Jephunné: Iru, Éla et Naam, et les fils d’Éla, et Kenaz.
16 Fils de Jehalléleel: Ziph, Zipha, Thirja et Asareel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Fils d’Esdras: Jéther, Méred, Épher et Jalon. La femme de Méred enfanta Miriam, Schammaï, et Jischbach, père d’Eschthemoa.
[Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
18 Sa femme, la Juive, enfanta Jéred, père de Guedor, Héber, père de Soco, et Jekuthiel, père de Zanoach. Ceux-là sont les fils de Bithja, fille de Pharaon, que Méred prit pour femme.
19 Fils de la femme d’Hodija, sœur de Nacham: le père de Kehila, le Garmien, et Eschthemoa, le Maacathien.
Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
20 Fils de Simon: Amnon, Rinna, Ben-Hanan et Thilon. Fils de Jischeï: Zocheth et Ben-Zocheth.
[Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 Fils de Schéla, fils de Juda: Er, père de Léca, Laeda, père de Maréscha, et les familles de la maison où l’on travaille le byssus, de la maison d’Aschbéa,
One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
22 et Jokim, et les hommes de Cozéba, et Joas et Saraph, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Jaschubi-Léchem. Ces choses sont anciennes.
Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
23 C’étaient les potiers et les habitants des plantations et des parcs; ils demeuraient là près du roi et travaillaient pour lui.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Fils de Siméon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zérach, Saül.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Fils de Saül: Schallum. Mibsam, son fils; Mischma, son fils.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Fils de Mischma: Hammuel, son fils. Zaccur, son fils; Schimeï, son fils.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Schimeï eut seize fils et six filles. Ses frères n’eurent pas beaucoup de fils. Et toutes leurs familles ne se multiplièrent pas autant que les fils de Juda.
Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
28 Ils habitaient à Beer-Schéba, à Molada, à Hatsar-Schual,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 à Bilha, à Étsem, à Tholad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 à Bethuel, à Horma, à Tsiklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 à Beth-Marcaboth, à Hatsar-Susim, à Beth-Bireï et à Schaaraïm. Ce furent là leurs villes jusqu’au règne de David, et leurs villages.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Ils avaient encore Étham, Aïn, Rimmon, Thoken et Aschan, cinq villes;
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 et tous les villages aux environs de ces villes, jusqu’à Baal. Voilà leurs habitations et leur généalogie.
There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
34 Meschobab; Jamlec; Joscha, fils d’Amatsia;
The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
35 Joël; Jéhu, fils de Joschibia, fils de Seraja, fils d’Asiel;
36 Éljoénaï; Jaakoba; Jeschochaja; Asaja; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaja;
37 Ziza, fils de Schipheï, fils d’Allon, fils de Jedaja, fils de Schimri, fils de Schemaeja.
38 Ceux-là, désignés par leurs noms, étaient princes dans leurs familles, et leurs maisons paternelles prirent un grand accroissement.
39 Ils allèrent du côté de Guedor jusqu’à l’orient de la vallée, afin de chercher des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Ils trouvèrent de gras et bons pâturages, et un pays vaste, tranquille et paisible, car ceux qui l’habitaient auparavant descendaient de Cham.
They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
41 Ces hommes, inscrits par leurs noms, arrivèrent du temps d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda; ils attaquèrent leurs tentes et les Maonites qui se trouvaient là, ils les dévouèrent par interdit jusqu’à ce jour, et ils s’établirent à leur place, car il y avait là des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
42 Il y eut aussi des fils de Siméon qui allèrent à la montagne de Séir, au nombre de cinq cents hommes. Ils avaient à leur tête Pelathia, Nearia, Rephaja et Uziel, fils de Jischeï.
Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
43 Ils battirent le reste des réchappés d’Amalek, et ils s’établirent là jusqu’à ce jour.
They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
