1 Chroniques 9
1 Tout Israël fut donc dénombré, et leur nombre total écrit dans le Livre des rois d’Israël et de Juda; et ils furent transportés à Babylone à cause de leur péché.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Or ceux qui habitèrent les premiers dans leurs possessions et dans leurs villes furent Israël, les prêtres, les Lévites et les Nathinéens.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Il demeura à Jérusalem des enfants de Juda et des enfants de Benjamin, et même des enfants d’Ephraïm et de Manassé:
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Othéi, fils d’Ammiud, fils d’Amri, fils d’Omraï, fils de Bonni, l’un des fils de Pharès, fils de Juda;
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Et de Siloni: Asaïa, le premier-né, et ses autres fils;
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Mais des fils de Zara: Jéhuel et leurs frères, au nombre de six cent quatre-vingt-dix;
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Et des fils de Benjamin: Salo, fils de Mosollam, fils d’Oduïa, fils d’Asana;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 Et Jobania, fils de Jéroham, et Ela, fils d’Ozi. fils de Mochori; et Mosollam, fils de Saphatias, fils de Rahuel, fils de Jébanias,
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 Et leurs frères, selon leurs familles, au nombre de neuf cent cinquante-six. Tous ceux-là furent princes de familles, dans les maisons de leurs pères.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Mais d’entre les prêtres, il y eut Jédaïa, Joïarib et Jachin;
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 Azarias aussi, fils d’Helcias, fils de Mosollam, fils de Sadoc, fils de Maraïoth, fils d’Achitob, pontife de la maison de Dieu.
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 De plus, Adaïas, fils de Jéroham, fils de Phassur, fils de Melchias; et Maasaï, fils d’Adiel, fils de Jezra, fils de Mosollam, fils de Mosollamith. fils d’Emmer;
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 Ainsi que leurs frères, princes dans leurs familles, au nombre de mille sept cent soixante, d’une très grande force pour faire l’ouvrage du ministère dans la maison de Dieu.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Et d’entre les Lévites, il y eut Séméia, fils d’Hassub, fils d’Ezricam, fils d’Hasébia, l’un des fils de Mérari;
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 Bacbachar aussi, charpentier, Galal, et Mathania, fils de Micha, fils de Zéchri, fils d’Asaph;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 Et Obdia, fils de Séméias, fils de Galal, fils d’Idithun; et Barachia, fils d’Asa, fils d’Elcana, qui habita dans les villages de Nétophati.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Quant aux portiers, c’étaient Sellum, Accub, Telmon et Ahimam; et leur frère Sellum était leur chef.
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 Jusqu’à ce temps-là, à la porte du roi, vers l’orient, des fils de Lévi faisaient la garde tour à tour.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Or Sellum, fils de Coré, fils d’Abiasaph, fils de Coré, avec ses frères et la maison de son père, c’est-à-dire les Corites préposés aux ouvrages du ministère, étaient les gardiens des vestibules du tabernacle; et leurs familles gardaient tour à tour l’entrée du camp du Seigneur.
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 Or Phinéès, fils d’Eléazar, était leur chef devant le Seigneur.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Et Zacharie, fils de Mosollamia, était portier à la porte du tabernacle de témoignage.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Tous ceux-là, choisis pour portiers aux différentes portes, étaient au nombre de deux cent douze, enregistrés dans leurs propres villages: David et Samuel, le Voyant, les établirent à cause de leur fidélité,
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Tant eux que leurs fils, pour veiller à leur tour aux portes de la maison du Seigneur et du tabernacle.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Les portiers étaient vers les quatre vents, c’est-à-dire à l’orient, à l’occident, à l’aquilon et au midi.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Et leurs frères demeuraient dans leurs bourgades, et ils venaient en leurs sabbats depuis un temps jusqu’à un temps.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 C’est à ces quatre Lévites que fut confié le nombre entier des portiers; et ils veillaient sur les chambres et sur les trésors de la maison du Seigneur.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 Ils demeuraient même autour du temple du Seigneur, pendant leur garde, afin que, lorsque le temps était venu, ils ouvrissent eux-mêmes les portes le matin.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 À leur classe appartenaient aussi ceux qui étaient chargés des vases servant au culte; car c’était en certain nombre qu’étaient apportés les vases et qu’ils étaient remportés.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Parmi eux encore se trouvaient ceux qui, ayant la garde des ustensiles du sanctuaire, prenaient soin de la fleur de farine, du vin, de l’huile, de l’encens et des aromates.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Mais les fils des prêtres composaient les parfums à oindre avec les aromates.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Et Mathathias le Lévite, le premier-né de Sellum, le Corite, était préposé pour ce qu’on faisait frire dans la poêle.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Or c’est parmi les enfants de Caath, leurs frères, que se trouvaient ceux qui étaient chargés des pains de proposition, afin d’en préparer toujours de nouveaux à chaque sabbat.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Ce sont là les chefs des chantres parmi les familles des Lévites, qui demeuraient dans les chambres du temple, afin que, jour et nuit, sans interruption, ils remplissent leur ministère.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Les chefs des Lévites, princes dans leurs familles, demeurèrent à Jérusalem.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Mais c’est à Gabaon que s’établirent Jéhiel, dont le nom de la femme était Maacha;
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 Son fils premier-né, Abdon, elles autres, Sur, Cis, Baal, Ner et Nadab,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 Gédor, Ahio, Zacharie et Macelloth.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Or Macelloth engendra Samaan; ceux-là habitèrent vis-à-vis de leurs frères, à Jérusalem, avec leurs frères.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Mais Ner engendra Cis, et Cis engendra Saül, et Saül engendra Jonathan, et Melchisua, et Abinadab, et Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Et le fils de Jonathan fut Méribbaal; et Méribbaal engendra Micha.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Or les fils de Micha furent Phithon, Mélech, Tharaa et Ahaz.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Et Ahaz engendra Jara, et Jara engendra Alamath, Azmoth et Zamri; mais Zamri engendra Mosa.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Pour Mosa, il engendra Banaa, dont le fils Raphaïa engendra Elasa, de qui est né Asel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Or Asel eut six fils de ces noms: Ezricam, Bocru, Ismaël, Saria, Obdia, Hanan; ce sont là les fils d’Asel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
