Judges 12

1 Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.

Et les hommes d’Éphraïm se rassemblèrent, et ils passèrent vers le nord, et dirent à Jephthé: Pourquoi as-tu passé pour combattre contre les fils d’Ammon, et ne nous as-tu pas appelés pour aller avec toi? Nous brûlerons au feu ta maison sur toi.

2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

Et Jephthé leur dit: Nous avons eu de grands débats, moi et mon peuple, avec les fils d’Ammon; et je vous ai appelés, et vous ne m’avez pas sauvé de leur main.

3 So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?

Et quand j’ai vu que vous ne me sauviez pas, j’ai mis ma vie dans ma main, et j’ai passé vers les fils d’Ammon; et l’Éternel les a livrés en ma main. Et pourquoi êtes-vous montés contre moi en ce jour-ci, pour me faire la guerre?

4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

Et Jephthé rassembla tous les hommes de Galaad et fit la guerre à Éphraïm; et les hommes de Galaad frappèrent Éphraïm, parce qu’ils avaient dit: Vous, Galaad, vous êtes des fugitifs d’Éphraïm, au milieu d’Éphraïm, au milieu de Manassé.

5 And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;

Et Galaad enleva à Éphraïm les gués du Jourdain; et il arriva que, lorsqu’un des fuyards d’Éphraïm disait: Je veux passer, les hommes de Galaad lui disaient: Es-tu Éphraïmite? et il disait: Non.

6 Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.

Alors ils lui disaient: Dis donc Shibboleth. Mais il disait Sibboleth, car il ne pouvait pas bien prononcer. Alors ils le saisissaient et l’égorgeaient aux gués du Jourdain. Et il tomba en ce temps-là 42 000 [hommes] d’Éphraïm.

7 Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

Et Jephthé jugea Israël six ans. Et Jephthé, le Galaadite, mourut, et il fut enterré dans une des villes de Galaad.

8 And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.

Et après lui, Ibtsan de Bethléhem jugea Israël.

9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

Et il eut 30 fils, et 30 filles qu’il envoya au-dehors, et il fit venir du dehors 30 filles pour ses fils. Et il jugea Israël sept ans.

10 And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.

Et Ibtsan mourut, et il fut enterré à Bethléhem.

11 And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.

Et après lui, Élon, le Zabulonite, jugea Israël; et il jugea Israël dix ans.

12 And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Et Élon, le Zabulonite, mourut, et il fut enterré à Ajalon, dans le pays de Zabulon.

13 And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.

Et après lui, Abdon, fils d’Hillel, le Pirhathonite, jugea Israël.

14 He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

Et il eut 40 fils et 30 petits-fils, qui montaient sur 70 ânons. Et il jugea Israël huit ans.

15 And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.

Et Abdon, fils d’Hillel, le Pirhathonite, mourut; et il fut enterré à Pirhathon, dans le pays d’Éphraïm, sur la montagne de l’Amalékite.