Néhémie 12
1 Voici les prêtres et les lévites qui revinrent avec Zorobabel, fils de Salathiel, et avec Josué: Saraïas, Jérémie, Esdras,
[Many] priests and [other] descendants of Levi returned (from Babylonia/to Jerusalem) with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. They included Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amarias, Melluch, Hattus,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Sechénias, Réhum, Mérimuth,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Addo, Genthon, Abias,
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Miamin, Maadias, Belga,
Mijamin, Moadiah, Bilgah,
6 Seméïas, Joïarib, Idaïas,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sellum, Amoc, Helcias, Idaïas. Ce furent là les chefs des prêtres et de leurs frères au temps de Josué.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. All those men were leaders of the priests during the time that Jeshua [was the Supreme Priest].
8 Lévites: Josué, Bennui, Cedmiel, Sarébias, Juda, Mathanias, qui était préposé, avec ses frères, au chant des louanges;
[Some of the other] descendants of Levi who returned were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah. They were in charge of singing songs to thank [God].
9 Becbécias et Hanni, leurs frères, formaient dans le service le chœur opposé.
Bakbukiah, Unni, and other descendants of Levi formed a choir that stood opposite the other group [and sang in reply to them].
10 Josué engendra Joakim, Joakim engendra Eliasib, Eliasib engendra Joïada,
Jeshua [who was the Supreme Priest] was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 Joïada engendra Jonathan, et Jonathan engendra Jeddoa.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Voici quels étaient, au temps de Joakim, les prêtres, chefs de famille: pour Saraïas, Maraïas; pour Jérémie, Ananie;
When Joiakim was the Supreme Priest, these were the leaders of the clans of priests: Meraiah, from [the clan of] Seraiah; Hananiah, from [the clan of] Jeremiah;
13 pour Esdras, Mosollam; pour Amarias, Johanan;
Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ezra; Jehohanan, from [the clan of] Amariah;
14 pour Milicho, Jonathan; pour Sébénias, Joseph;
Jonathan, from [the clan of] Malluch; Joseph, from [the clan of] Shecaniah;
15 pour Haram, Edna; pour Maraïoth, Helci;
Adna, from [the clan of] Harim; Helkai, from [the clan of] Meremoth/Maraioth;
16 pour Addo, Zacharie; pour Genthon, Mosollam;
Zechariah, from [the clan of] Iddo; Meshullam, from [the clan of] Ginnethon;
17 pour Abias, Zéchri; pour Miamin et Moadias, Phelti;
Zicri, from [the clan of] Abijah. There was also a leader from [the clan of] Miniamin; Piltai, from [the clan of] Moadiah;
18 pour Belga, Sammua; pour Séméias, Jonathan;
Shammua, from [the clan of] Bilgah; Jehonathan, from [the clan of] Shemaiah;
19 pour Joïarib, Mathanaï; pour Jodaïas, Azzi;
Mattenai, from [the clan of] Joiarib; Uzzi, from [the clan of] Jedaiah;
20 pour Sellaï, Célaï; pour Amoc, Héber;
Kallai, from [the clan of] Sallu/Sallai; Eber, from [the clan of] Amok;
21 pour Helcias, Hasébias; pour Idaïas, Nathanaël.
Hashabiah, from [the clan of] Hilkiah; and Nethanel, from [the clan of] Jedaiah.
22 Au temps d'Eliasib, de Joiada, de Johanan et de Jeddoa, les lévites, chefs de famille, et les prêtres furent inscrits, sous le règne de Darius, le Perse.
During the years that Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua [were Supreme Priests], they (wrote/kept a list of) the names of the clans who were descendants of Levi. When Darius was the king of Persia, they stopped writing that list.
23 Les fils de Lévi, chefs de famille, furent inscrits dans le livre des Chroniques, jusqu'au temps de Johanan, fils d'Eliasib.
They wrote the names of the leaders of the clans who were descendants of Levi in the Book of Events [in Israel], but they stopped writing those names when Eliashib’s grandson Johanan [was the Supreme Priest].
24 Chefs des lévites: Hasébias, Sérébias et Josué, fils de Cedmiel, chargés, avec leurs frères en face d'eux, de célébrer et de louer Dieu, selon l'ordre de David, homme de Dieu, un groupe alternant avec l'autre groupe.
These are the leaders of the clans [who are] descendants of Levi: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel and others who were divided into two groups. The two groups faced each other, one group replying to the other, during the time that they praised and thanked God. They did that just as King David, the man who served God well, had instructed.
25 Mathanias, Becbécias, Abdias, Mosollam, Telmon et Accub, portiers, faisaient la garde au seuil des portes.
These singers included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. The men who guarded the storerooms close to the gates [of the temple] were Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
26 Ils vivaient au temps de Joakim, fils de Josué, fils de Josédec, et au temps de Néhémie, le gouverneur, et d'Esdras, le prêtre et le scribe.
They did that work during the time that Joiakim, who was the son of Jeshua and the grandson of Jehozadak, [was the Supreme Priest, ] and I was the governor, and Ezra was the priest who knew the Jewish laws very well.
27 Lors de la dédicace des murailles de Jérusalem, on convoqua les lévites de tous les lieux qu'ils habitaient, pour les faire venir à Jérusalem, afin de célébrer la dédicace avec joie, avec des louanges et des chants, au son des cymbales, des cithares et des harpes.
When we dedicated the wall around Jerusalem, we summoned the descendants of Levi [who help the priests] from the nearby places where they [were living]. We asked them to [join with us to] celebrate when we dedicated the wall. We wanted them to sing songs to thank [Yahweh] and make music by playing cymbals and harps and other stringed instruments.
28 Les fils des chantres se rassemblèrent de la campagne environnant Jérusalem, des villages des Nétophatiens,
We summoned the descendants of Levi who habitually sang together. They came to Jerusalem from nearby areas [where they had settled], and from places around Netophah [town southeast of Jerusalem],
29 de Beth-Galgal et du territoire de Géba et d'Azmaveth; car les chantres s'étaient bâti des villages aux alentours de Jérusalem.
and from three places [northeast of Jerusalem]—Beth Gilgal [city] and the areas around Geba and Azmaveth. Those singers had built villages to live in near Jerusalem.
30 Les prêtres et les lévites, après s'être purifiés, purifièrent le peuple, les portes et la muraille.
[When they came to Jerusalem], the priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who help the priests] performed rituals to cause themselves to be acceptable to God, and then they performed similar rituals to purify the [other] people, the gates, and the wall.
31 Je fis monter sur la muraille les princes de Juda, et je formai deux grands chœurs de procession. Le premier chœur se mit en marche vers le côté droit, sur la muraille, vers la porte du Fumier.
Then I gathered together the leaders of Judah on top of the wall, and I appointed them to lead two large groups to march around the city [on top of the wall], thanking God. [As they faced the city, ] one group walked to the right toward the Dung Gate.
32 Derrière eux marchaient Osaïas et la moitié des princes de Juda,
Behind their leaders marched Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah.
33 Azarias, Esdras, Mosollam,
Behind them marched a group of priests who were blowing trumpets. They were Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. Next came Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph.
34 Juda, Benjamin, Séméïas et Jérémie;
35 des fils de prêtres avec des trompettes, Zacharie, fils de Jonathan, fils de Séméïas, fils de Mathanias, fils de Michée, fils de Zéchur, fils d'Asaph,
36 et ses frères, Séméïas, Azaréel, Malalaï, Galalaï, Maaï, Nathanaël, Juda et Hanani, avec les instruments de musique de David, homme de Dieu. Esdras, le scribe, était devant eux.
Behind them marched other members of Zechariah’s clan: Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They all were playing the same kinds of musical instruments that King David had played [many years previously]. Ezra, the man who knew the Jewish laws very well, marched in front of this group.
37 A la porte de la Source, ils montèrent vis-à-vis d'eux les degrés de la cité de David, par la montée de la muraille, au-dessus de la maison de David, jusqu'à la porte de l'Eau, vers l'orient.
When they reached the Fountain Gate, they went up the steps to David’s City, past his palace, and then to the wall at the Water Gate, on the east side [of the city].
38 Le second chœur se mit en marche du côté opposé; j'étais derrière lui, avec l'autre moitié du peuple, sur la muraille. D'au-dessus de la tour des Fourneaux, on alla jusqu'à la muraille large;
The other group of those who were thanking [Yahweh] marched to the left on top of the wall. I followed them with half of the people. [We marched] past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall.
39 puis, d'au dessus de la porte d'Ephraïm, de la Vieille porte, de la porte des Poissons, de la tour de Hananéel et de la tour de Méa, jusqu'à la porte des Brebis; et l'on s'arrêta à la porte de la Prison.
[From there we marched] past Ephraim Gate, Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred Soldiers, to the Sheep Gate. We finished marching near the gate into the temple.
40 Les deux chœurs s'arrêtèrent dans la maison de Dieu, ainsi que moi et la moitié des magistrats qui étaient avec moi,
Both the groups reached the temple while they were thanking God. They stood in their places there. The leaders who were with me [also stood with me in our places].
41 et les prêtres Eliacim, Maasias, Miamin, Michée, Elioénaï, Zacharie, Ananie, avec des trompettes,
My group included these priests who were [all blowing] trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah,
42 et Maasias, Séméïas, Eléazar, Azzi, Johanan, Melchias, Elam et Ezer. Et les chantres se firent entendre, avec Jezraïas, leur chef.
[another] Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers, whose leader was Jezrahiah, sang loudly.
43 Ils offrirent ce jour-là de grands sacrifices et se livrèrent aux réjouissances, car Dieu leur avait donné un grand sujet de joie. Les femmes et les enfants se réjouirent aussi, et les cris de joie de Jérusalem furent entendus au loin.
[After we went outside the temple, ] we offered many sacrifices. We men all rejoiced because God had caused us to be very happy. The women and the children also rejoiced. People far away could hear the noise that we made there in Jerusalem.
44 En ce temps-là, on établit des hommes préposés aux chambres qui servaient de magasins pour les offrandes prélevées, les prémices et les dîmes, et on les chargea d'y recueillir, du territoire des villes, les portions assignées par la loi aux prêtres et aux lévites; car Juda se réjouissait de voir à leur poste les prêtres et les lévites,
On that day, men were appointed {they appointed men} to be in charge of the storerooms where they kept the money that people contributed [for the temple]. They also kept there [the other things that the people contributed—] the tithes and the first part of the grain and fruit that was harvested each year. Those men collected those things from the fields/farms near the cities, and [took them to Jerusalem and] gave them to the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi, as [Moses had said in his] laws that they should do. All the Israeli people were happy about the work that the priests and the descendants of Levi did,
45 observant le service de leur Dieu, et le service des purifications; et de même, les chantres et les portiers, selon l'ordonnance de David et de Salomon, son fils.
because they performed the rituals to purify things, and the other rituals that God had commanded. The musicians in the temple also did their work as King David and his son Solomon had declared that they should do.
46 Car autrefois, dans les jours de David et d'Asaph, le chef des chantres, il y avait des chants de louange et d'actions de grâces en l'honneur de Dieu.
Ever since the time that David had been the king and Asaph had been his chief musician, the musicians had led the people while they sang songs to praise and thank God.
47 Tout Israël, dans les jours de Zorobabel et de Néhémie, donnait jour par jour les portions des chantres et des portiers; on donnait aux lévites les saintes offrandes, et les lévites en donnaient leur part aux fils d'Aaron.
During the years that Zerubbabel and I governed the Israeli people, they all contributed the food that the singers and temple gatekeepers needed each day. They gave (a tithe/10%) of their crops to the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests], and those descendants of Levi gave (a tithe/10%) of that to [the priests, who were] descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest].
