1 Chroniques 4
1 Les enfants de Juda furent Pharez, Hetsron, Carmi, Hur, et Sobal.
The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Et Reaja fils de Sobal engendra Jahath, et Jahath engendra Ahumaï, et Ladad. Ce sont là les familles des Tsorhathiens.
Shobal’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people-group.
3 Et ceux-ci sont du père de Hétham, Jizréhel, Jisma, et Jidbas, et le nom de leur sœur était Hatselelponi.
The oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah was Hur. Hur was the one who started/founded Bethlehem [town]. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
4 Et Penuël père de Guédor, et Hézer père de Husa; ce sont là les enfants de Hur, premier-né d'Ephrat père de Bethléhem.
5 Et Ashur, père de Tékoah, eut deux femmes, Héléa, et Nahara.
[Hezron’s son] Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah.
6 Et Nahara lui enfanta Ahuzam, Hepher, Témeni, et Hahastari: ce [sont] là les enfants de Nahara.
The sons of Asshur and his wife Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
7 Et les enfants de Héléa furent Tséreth, Jetsohar, et Etnan.
The sons of [Ashhur and his wife] Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 Et Kots engendra Hanub, et Tsobeba, et les familles d'Ahathel, fils de Harum;
and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9 Entre lesquelles il y eut Jahbets plus distingué que ses frères; et sa mère lui avait donné le nom de Jahbets, parce que, dit-elle, je l'ai enfanté avec travail.
[There was another descendant of Judah whose name was] Jabez. [He] was more respected than his brothers were. His mother named him Jabez [which means ‘pain’] because she said, “I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.”
10 Or Jahbets invoqua le Dieu d'Israël, en disant: Ô! Si tu me bénissais abondamment, et que tu étendisses mes limites, et que ta main fût avec moi, et que tu me garantisses tellement du mal, que je fusse sans douleur. Et Dieu lui accorda ce qu'il avait demandé.
[One day] he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelis [worshiped], saying, “Please greatly bless me and (enlarge my land/give me a lot of land/property). Remain [IDM] with me, and do not allow anyone to harm me. If you do that for me, I will not have any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested him to do.
11 Et Kélub frère de Suha engendra Méhir, qui [fut] père d'Eston.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Shuhah. His [younger] brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12 Et Eston engendra Beth-rapha, Paséah, et Téhinna, père d'Hirnahas; ce sont là les gens de Réca.
Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash [town], but their families lived in Recah [town].
13 Et les enfants de Kénaz furent, Hothniel et Séraja. Et les enfants de Hothniel, Hathath.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were (craftsmen/men who were experts in making things).
14 Et Méhonothaï engendra Hophra; et Séraja engendra Joab père de la vallée des ouvriers; car ils étaient ouvriers.
15 Et les enfants de Caleb, fils de Jéphunné, furent, Hiru, Ela, et Naham. Et les enfants d'Ela, Kénaz.
16 Et les enfants de Jehallelel furent, Ziph, Zipha, Tiria, et Asarel.
[Another descendant of Judah was] Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Et les enfants d'Esdras furent, Jéther, Méred, Hépher, et Jalon; et [la femme de Méred] enfanta Marie, Sammaï, et Jisbah père d'Estemoah.
[Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah.] Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Ezrah also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Gedor, Heber was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Soco, and Jekuthiel was the father of (OR, founded the town of) Zanoah.
18 Et sa femme Jéhudija enfanta Jéred père de Guédor, et Héber père de Soco, et Jékuthiel père de Zanoah. Mais ceux-là [sont] les enfants de Bithia fille de Pharaon, que Méred prit [pour femme].
19 Et les enfants de la femme de Hodija, sœur de Naham, furent le père de Kéhila Garmien, et Estemoah Mahacatien.
Hodiah’s wife, who was Naham’s sister, bore two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah, the ancestor of the Gar people-group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa, the ancestor of the Maacath people-group.
20 Et les enfants de Simmon [furent], Amnon, Rinna, Ben-hanan, et Tilon. Et les enfants de Jishi furent, Zoheth, et Ben-zoheth.
[Another descendant of Judah was Shimon]. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. [Another descendant of Judah was] Ishi. His descendants were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 Les enfants de Séla fils de Juda, [furent], Hel père de Léca, et Lahda père de Marésa, et les familles de la maison de l'ouvrage du fin lin, qui sont de la maison d'Absbéath.
One of Judah’s sons was Shelah. Shelah’s sons were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of those who made things from linen at Beth-Ashbea,
22 Et Jokim, et les gens de Cozeba, et Joas, et Saraph, qui dominèrent sur Moab, et Jasubiléhem; mais ce sont là des choses anciennes).
Jokim, and the men of Cozeba [town], and Joash and Saraph, two men who married women from [the] Moab [region] and later lived in Bethlehem (OR, and ruled in Jashubi-Lehem). All their names and a record of what they did are written in very old scrolls.
23 Ils furent potiers de terre, et gens qui se tenaient dans les vergers et dans les parcs, [et] qui habitaient là chez le Roi pour son ouvrage.
They made pottery for the king; some of them lived in Netaim [town] and some of them lived in Gederah [town].
24 Les enfants de Siméon furent, Némuël, Jamin, Jarib, Zérah, et Saül.
Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Sallum son fils, Mibsam son fils, et Mismah son fils.
Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26 Et les enfants de Mismah furent Hamuël son fils, Zacur son fils, et Simhi son fils.
Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27 Et Simhi eut seize fils et six filles; mais ses frères n'eurent pas beaucoup d'enfants, et toute leur famille ne put être aussi nombreuse que celle des enfants de Juda.
Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of [his younger brother] Judah.
28 Et ils habitèrent à Béer-sebah, à Molada, à Hatsar-stuhal,
The descendants of Simeon lived in [these cities and towns]: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual,
29 A Bilha, à Hetsem, à Tholad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 A Betuël, à Horma, à Tsiklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 A Beth-marcaboth, à Hatsarsusim, à Beth-birei, et à Saharajim. Ce furent là leurs villes jusqu'au temps que David fut Roi.
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king.
32 Et leurs bourgades furent, Hétam, Hajin, Rimmon, Token, et Hassan, cinq villes;
They also lived in villages near those towns: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.
33 Et tous leurs villages, qui étaient autour de ces villes-là, jusqu'à Bahal. Ce sont là leurs habitations, et leur généalogie.
There were other villages where they lived, as far [southwest] as Baalath [town]. Those were the places where they lived, and their names, according to the family records.
34 Or Mésobab, Jamlec, Josa fils d'Amatsia;
The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi and the grandson of Allon, who was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was the son of Shemaiah. Those families became very large/numerous.
35 Joël, Jéhu fils de Josibia, fils de Séraja, fils de Hasiel;
36 Eliohenaï, Jahakoba, Jésahaja, Hasaïa, Hadiël, Jésimiël, Bénéja.
37 Et Ziza, fils de Siphehi, fils d'Allon, fils de Jedaja, fils de Simri, fils de Semahja;
38 Etaient ceux qui avaient été nommés pour être les principaux dans leurs familles, lorsque les maisons de leurs pères multiplièrent beaucoup.
39 Et ils partirent pour entrer dans Guédor, jusqu'à l'Orient de la vallée, cherchant des pâturages pour leurs troupeaux.
They went outside of Gedor [town] on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep.
40 Et ils trouvèrent des pâturages gras et bons, et un pays spacieux, paisible, et fertile; car ceux qui avaient habité là auparavant étaient descendus de Cam.
They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of [Noah’s son] Ham had lived there.
41 Ceux-ci donc qui ont été décrits par leurs noms, vinrent du temps d'Ezéchias Roi de Juda, et abattirent leurs tentes, et les habitations qui y furent trouvées, et les détruisirent à la façon de l'interdit, jusqu'à ce jour, et y habitèrent à leur place, car il y avait là des pâturages pour leurs brebis.
But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, the leaders of the tribe of Simeon came to Gedor and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep.
42 Et cinq cents hommes d'entr'eux, [c'est-à-dire], des enfants de Siméon, s'en allèrent en la montagne de Séhir, et ils avaient pour leurs chefs Pelatia, Néharia, Rephaia, et Huziël, enfants de Jishi;
Ishi’s four sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel led 500 other descendants of Simeon [and attacked the people who were living] in the hilly area of the Edom [region].
43 Et ils frappèrent le reste des réchappés des Hamalécites, et ils ont habité là jusqu'à aujourd'hui.
They killed the few descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in [the] Edom [region].
