1 Chronicles 4
1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
Descendants de Juda: Héçron, Karmi, Hour et Chobal.
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
Reaïa, fils de Chobal, engendra Yahat; celui-ci, Ahoumaï et Lahad. Telles étaient les familles des Çoratiens.
3 And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
Ceux-ci fondèrent Etham, Jezreël, Yichma et Yidbach; leur sœur s’appelait Hacelélponi.
4 And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
Penouêl fut le père de Ghedor, Ezer, de Houcha. Tels furent les descendants de Hour, le premier-né d’Ephrata, le père de Bethléem.
5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Achhour, père de Tekoa, eut deux femmes: Hélea et Naara.
6 And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
Naara lui enfanta Ahouzzam, Héfer, Tèmeni et l’Ahachtarien. Tels furent les fils de Naara.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.
Ceux de Hélea furent: Céreth, Çohar et Etnân.
8 And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
Koç engendra Anoub, Haçobêba, et les familles d’Aharhêl, fils de Haroum…
9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
Yabêç était le plus considéré de ses frères. C’Était sa mère qui lui avait donné le nom de Yabêç, en disant: "Certes, j’ai enfanté avec douleur."
10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
Yabêç adressa au Dieu d’Israël cette supplique: "Si tu daignes me bénir, accroître mon territoire, et que ta main soit avec moi, que tu me gardes du mal pour m’éviter la douleur…" Et Dieu lui accorda ce qu’il avait demandé.
11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
Keloub, frère de Chouha, engendra Mehir, qui fut le père d’Echtôn.
12 And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
Echtôn engendra Beth-Rafa, Passéêah et Tehinna, le père de la ville de Nahach. C’Étaient là les gens de Rêkha.
13 And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
Kenaz eut pour fils Othoniel et Seraïa. Les fils d’Othoniel furent Hatath…
14 And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.
Meonotaï engendra Ofra, et Seraïa Joab, le père de la "Vallée des Artisans", car c’étaient des artisans.
15 And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz.
Les fils de Caleb, fils de Yefounné, furent: Irou, Ela et Naam; les fils d’Ela… et Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
Les fils de Yehallèlêl: Zif, Zifa, Tiria et Assarêl.
17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
Le s fils d’Ezra: Yeter, Méred, Efer et Yalôn. Et elle conçut et enfanta Miriam, Chammaï et Yichbah, père d’Echtemoa.
18 And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.
Sa femme, la Judéenne, enfanta Yéred, père de Ghedor, Héber, père de Sokho, Yekoutiël, père de Zanoah. Ceux-là, furent les enfants de Bitia, fille de Pharaon, qu’avait épousée Méred.
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
Les fils de la femme de Hodia, sœur de Naham, furent le "père" de Keïla, le Garmien, et d’Echtemoa, le Maakhatien.
20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...
Les fils de Chimôn furent Amnôn et Rinna, Ben-Hanân et Tilôn; les fils de Yichi: Zohêth et Ben-Zohéth.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;
Les fils de Chêla, fils de Juda, furent Er, "père" de Lêkha, Lada, "père" de Marêcha, et les familles de la maison du travail de byssus, de la maison d’Achbêa;
22 And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.
en outre, Yokim, les gens de Kozêba, Yoach et Saraf, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Yachoubi-Léhem. Ce sont là choses anciennes.
23 These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.
C’Étaient les potiers et les habitants des plantations et des parcs. Ils y demeuraient pour être plus près du roi en vue de son service.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
Les fils de Siméon furent: Nemouêl, Yamîn, Yarib, Zérah, Chaoul.
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
Celui-ci eut pour fils Challoum, celui-ci Mibsam, celui-ci Michma.
26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
Les descendants de Michma furent Hammouêl, qui eut pour fils Zakkour, celui-ci Chimeï.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.
Chimeï eut seize fils et six filles, tandis que ses frères n’eurent pas beaucoup d’enfants; toutes leurs familles n’atteignirent pas le nombre des descendants de Juda.
28 And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,
Ils habitèrent Bersabée, Molada, Haçar-Choual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
Bilha, Ecem, Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
Betouêl, Horma, Ciklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.
Beth-Marcabot, Haçar-Soussim, Beth-Bireï et Chaaraïm. Telles furent leurs villes jusqu’à l’avènement de David.
32 And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;
Ils eurent pour dépendances Etam, Ayîn, Rimmôn, Tokhén et Achàn, soit cinq villes,
33 And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.
et toutes les campagnes, aux environs de ces villes, jusqu’à Baal. Telles furent leurs résidences et leur filiation par familles.
34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
Quand à Mechobab, Yamlêkh, Yocha, fils d’Amacia,
35 And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
Joël, Yêhou, fils de Yochibia, fils de Seraïa, fils d’Assiël,
36 And Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah,
Elyoênaï, Yaakoba, Yechohaïa, Assaïa, Adiêl, Yessimiêl, Benaïa,
37 And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
et Ziza, fils de Chifeï, fils d’Allôn, fils de Yedaïa, fils de Chimri, fils de Chemaïa,
38 These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.
ceux-là, qui sont désignés nominativement, et qui étaient princes dans leurs familles, leurs lignées paternelles débordèrent beaucoup
39 And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.
et allèrent jusqu’à l’entrée de Ghedor, à l’est de la vallée, afin d’y chercher des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
40 And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.
Ils y trouvèrent des pâturages gras et bons et un pays vaste, tranquille et pacifique, car ceux qui y habitaient auparavant étaient des descendants de Cham.
41 And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.
Ceux donc qui ont été désignés par leurs noms vinrent à l’époque d’Ezéchias, roi de Juda; ils détruisirent leurs tentes et les habitations qui s’y trouvaient et ils les vouèrent à l’interdit, ce qui se voit encore aujourd’hui; puis ils s’y établirent à leur place, car ils avaient là des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
42 And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.
D’Entre eux, c’est-à-dire des descendants de Siméon, cinq cents hommes allèrent se fixer sur la montagne de Séïr. Ils avaient à leur tête Pelatia, Nearia, Refaïa et Ouzziël, fils de Yicheï.
43 And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.
Ils exterminèrent le reste des survivants d’Amalec, et ils habitent là encore aujourd’hui.
