Josué 21

1 Et les Chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent du Prêtre Eléazar et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des Chefs de famille des Tribus des enfants d'Israël,

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 et leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en ces termes: L'Éternel a ordonné par l'organe de Moïse qu'on nous donne des villes pour nous loger, avec leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.

And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our cattle.

3 Alors les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur propriété, d'après l'ordre de l'Éternel, ces villes et leurs banlieues.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

4 Et le sort fut tiré pour les familles des Kahathites. Et les fils du Prêtre Aaron d'entre les Lévites obtinrent par le sort, de la Tribu de Juda et de la Tribu de Siméon et de la Tribu de Benjamin, treize villes.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [who were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 Et les fils de Kahath restants obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Ephraïm et de la Tribu de Dan et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, dix villes.

And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

6 Et les fils de Gerson obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Issaschar et de la Tribu d'Asser et de la Tribu de Nephthali et de la [seconde] moitié de la Tribu de Manassé en Basan, treize villes.

And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

7 Les fils de Merari, en raison de leurs familles, obtinrent de la Tribu de Ruben et de la Tribu de Gad et de la Tribu de Zabulon, douze villes.

The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 Ainsi les enfants d'Israël donnèrent par le sort aux Lévites ces villes-là et leurs banlieues, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné par l'organe de Moïse.

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 Et de la Tribu des fils de Juda, et de la Tribu des fils de Siméon ils donnèrent ces villes qui vont être indiquées nominativement.

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,

10 Aux fils d'Aaron, familles des Kahathites, enfants de Lévi (car ils eurent le premier lot)

Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

11 ils donnèrent la ville d'Arba (celui-ci est le père des Anakites), c'est-à-dire, Hébron dans la montagne de Juda et sa banlieue d'alentour.

And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak (which [city is] Hebron) in the hill -[country] of Judah, with its suburbs round it.

12 Quant à la campagne de la ville et à ses villages, ils les donnèrent à Caleb, fils de Jéphuné, en propriété.

But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 Et aux fils du Prêtre Aaron ils donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Hébron et sa banlieue, et Libna et sa banlieue

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

14 et Jatkthir et sa banlieue, et Esthmoa et sa banlieue,

And Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

15 et Holon et sa banlieue, et Débir et sa banlieue,

And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

16 et Aïn et sa banlieue, et Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Semès et sa banlieue: neuf villes de ces deux Tribus;

And Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 et de la Tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

18 et Geba et sa banlieue: et Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

19 Total des villes des Prêtres, fils d'Aaron: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 Et quant aux familles des fils de Kahath, Lévites restants des fils de Kahath, les villes de leur lot étaient de la Tribu d'Ephraïm.

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 Et ils leur donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Sichem et sa banlieue dans la montagne d'Ephraïm, et Gézer et sa banlieue,

For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 et Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

23 et de la Tribu de Dan, Elthékê et sa banlieue, Gibthon et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

Ajalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

25 et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, Thaënach et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: deux villes;

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

26 total, dix villes avec leurs banlieues pour les familles des fils de Kahath restants.

All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

27 Et aux fils de Gerson, des familles des Lévites, de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Golan en Basan et sa banlieue, et Béesthra et sa banlieue: deux villes;

And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half-tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh-terah with its suburbs; two cities.

28 et de la Tribu d'Issaschar, Kisjon et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,

29 Dabrath et sa banlieue, Jarmuth et sa banlieue, Ein-Gannim et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

30 et de la Tribu d'Asser, Miseal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

31 Helkath et sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

32 et de la Tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, et Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue: trois villes.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

33 Total des villes des Gersonites, en raison de leurs familles: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.

All the cities of the Gershonites, according to their families, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 Et aux familles des fils de Merari, Lévites restants, de la Tribu de Zabulon, Jockneam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,

And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,

35 Dimna et sa banlieue, Nahalal et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

36 et de la Tribu de Ruben, Betser, et sa banlieue, et Jahtsah et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs,

37 Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Mephaath et sa banlieue: quatre villes;

Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

38 et de la Tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 et Mahanaïm et sa banlieue, Hesbon et sa banlieue, Jaëzer et sa banlieue; total des villes: quatre.

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

40 Total des villes des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, du reste des familles des Lévites, lot qui leur échut: douze villes.

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.

41 Total des villes des Lévites enclavées dans la propriété des enfants d'Israël, quarante-huit villes avec leurs banlieues.

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Et ces villes avaient chacune sa banlieue qui l'entourait; ainsi en était-il de toutes ces villes-là.

These cities were every one with their suburbs around them. Thus [were] all these cities.

43 C'est ainsi que l'Éternel donna aux Israélites tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères, et ils en prirent possession et s'y établirent.

And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

44 Et l'Éternel leur donna repos de tous les côtés conformément à la totalité du serment qu'il avait fait à leurs pères. Et aucun de leurs ennemis ne tint devant eux; l'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.

And the LORD gave them rest on all sides, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Et de toutes les excellentes promesses que l'Éternel avait faites à la maison d'Israël, aucune ne tomba, tout s'accomplit.

There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.