Josué 21
1 Et les Chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent du Prêtre Eléazar et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des Chefs de famille des Tribus des enfants d'Israël,
Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
2 et leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, en ces termes: L'Éternel a ordonné par l'organe de Moïse qu'on nous donne des villes pour nous loger, avec leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.
They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”
3 Alors les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leur propriété, d'après l'ordre de l'Éternel, ces villes et leurs banlieues.
The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.
4 Et le sort fut tiré pour les familles des Kahathites. Et les fils du Prêtre Aaron d'entre les Lévites obtinrent par le sort, de la Tribu de Juda et de la Tribu de Siméon et de la Tribu de Benjamin, treize villes.
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
5 Et les fils de Kahath restants obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Ephraïm et de la Tribu de Dan et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, dix villes.
The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 Et les fils de Gerson obtinrent par le sort, des familles de la Tribu d'Issaschar et de la Tribu d'Asser et de la Tribu de Nephthali et de la [seconde] moitié de la Tribu de Manassé en Basan, treize villes.
The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 Les fils de Merari, en raison de leurs familles, obtinrent de la Tribu de Ruben et de la Tribu de Gad et de la Tribu de Zabulon, douze villes.
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
8 Ainsi les enfants d'Israël donnèrent par le sort aux Lévites ces villes-là et leurs banlieues, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné par l'organe de Moïse.
The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
9 Et de la Tribu des fils de Juda, et de la Tribu des fils de Siméon ils donnèrent ces villes qui vont être indiquées nominativement.
They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
10 Aux fils d'Aaron, familles des Kahathites, enfants de Lévi (car ils eurent le premier lot)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
11 ils donnèrent la ville d'Arba (celui-ci est le père des Anakites), c'est-à-dire, Hébron dans la montagne de Juda et sa banlieue d'alentour.
They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.
12 Quant à la campagne de la ville et à ses villages, ils les donnèrent à Caleb, fils de Jéphuné, en propriété.
But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Et aux fils du Prêtre Aaron ils donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Hébron et sa banlieue, et Libna et sa banlieue
To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
14 et Jatkthir et sa banlieue, et Esthmoa et sa banlieue,
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
15 et Holon et sa banlieue, et Débir et sa banlieue,
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
16 et Aïn et sa banlieue, et Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Semès et sa banlieue: neuf villes de ces deux Tribus;
Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 et de la Tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
18 et Geba et sa banlieue: et Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.
Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
19 Total des villes des Prêtres, fils d'Aaron: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
20 Et quant aux familles des fils de Kahath, Lévites restants des fils de Kahath, les villes de leur lot étaient de la Tribu d'Ephraïm.
The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Et ils leur donnèrent la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Sichem et sa banlieue dans la montagne d'Ephraïm, et Gézer et sa banlieue,
They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
22 et Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
23 et de la Tribu de Dan, Elthékê et sa banlieue, Gibthon et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
24 Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.
25 et de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, Thaënach et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue: deux villes;
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
26 total, dix villes avec leurs banlieues pour les familles des fils de Kahath restants.
All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
27 Et aux fils de Gerson, des familles des Lévites, de la demi-Tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Golan en Basan et sa banlieue, et Béesthra et sa banlieue: deux villes;
They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
28 et de la Tribu d'Issaschar, Kisjon et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
29 Dabrath et sa banlieue, Jarmuth et sa banlieue, Ein-Gannim et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.
30 et de la Tribu d'Asser, Miseal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
31 Helkath et sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.
32 et de la Tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, et Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue: trois villes.
Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.
33 Total des villes des Gersonites, en raison de leurs familles: treize villes avec leurs banlieues.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
34 Et aux familles des fils de Merari, Lévites restants, de la Tribu de Zabulon, Jockneam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,
To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
35 Dimna et sa banlieue, Nahalal et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.
36 et de la Tribu de Ruben, Betser, et sa banlieue, et Jahtsah et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
37 Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Mephaath et sa banlieue: quatre villes;
Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
38 et de la Tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour l'homicide, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue,
Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
39 et Mahanaïm et sa banlieue, Hesbon et sa banlieue, Jaëzer et sa banlieue; total des villes: quatre.
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
40 Total des villes des fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, du reste des familles des Lévites, lot qui leur échut: douze villes.
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
41 Total des villes des Lévites enclavées dans la propriété des enfants d'Israël, quarante-huit villes avec leurs banlieues.
All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
42 Et ces villes avaient chacune sa banlieue qui l'entourait; ainsi en était-il de toutes ces villes-là.
Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
43 C'est ainsi que l'Éternel donna aux Israélites tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères, et ils en prirent possession et s'y établirent.
So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
44 Et l'Éternel leur donna repos de tous les côtés conformément à la totalité du serment qu'il avait fait à leurs pères. Et aucun de leurs ennemis ne tint devant eux; l'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.
Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Et de toutes les excellentes promesses que l'Éternel avait faites à la maison d'Israël, aucune ne tomba, tout s'accomplit.
Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
