Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israeli people asked Yahweh, “Which [of our tribes] should attack the Canaan people-group first?”
Or il arriva qu'après la mort de Josué les enfants d'Israël consultèrent l'Eternel, en disant: Qui de nous montera le premier contre les Cananéens pour leur faire la guerre?
2 Yahweh replied, “I will enable the tribe of Judah to defeat [IDM] the Canaan people-group.”
Et l'Eternel répondit: Juda montera; voici, j'ai livré le pays entre ses mains.
3 The men of Judah went to their fellow Israelis, [the men] from the tribe of Simeon, and said to them, “Come and help us to fight the Canaan people-group [in order that we can take from them] the land [that Yahweh] allotted to us. If you do that, we will go with you [and help you] conquer the people in the land [that Yahweh promised to give to] you.” So the men from the tribe of Simeon went with the men of the tribe of Judah.
Et Juda dit à Siméon son frère: Monte avec moi en mon partage, et nous ferons la guerre aux Cananéens; et j'irai aussi avec toi en ton partage. Ainsi Siméon alla avec lui.
4 When the men of those two tribes attacked, Yahweh enabled them to defeat 10,000 men of the Canaan people-group and the Periz people-group [DOU] at Bezek [city].
Juda donc monta, et l'Eternel livra les Cananéens et les Phérésiens entre leurs mains; et ils battirent en Bézec dix mille hommes.
5 During the battle they found Adoni-Bezek, the leader of the city,
Or ayant trouvé Adoni-bézec en Bézec, ils combattirent contre lui, et frappèrent les Cananéens et les Phérésiens.
6 but he [tried to] run away. The Israelis pursued him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
Et Adoni-bézec s'enfuit, mais ils le poursuivirent; et l'ayant pris, ils lui coupèrent les pouces de ses mains et de ses pieds.
7 Adoni-Bezek said, “[My army captured] 70 kings. We cut off their thumbs and big toes. After that, [we forced] those kings to eat scraps that fell from our table. Now God has (paid me back for/done to me like) [what we did to them].” Then the men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Alors Adoni-bézec dit: Soixante et dix Rois, dont les pouces des mains et des pieds avaient été coupés, ont recueilli [du pain] sous ma table; comme j'ai fait, Dieu m'a ainsi rendu; et ayant été amené à Jérusalem, il y mourut.
8 The army of Judah fought against the men of Jerusalem, and they captured the city. With their swords they killed [the people who lived there] and they burned [the houses in] the city.
Or les enfants de Juda avaient fait la guerre contre Jérusalem, et l'avaient prise, et ils avaient fait passer [ses habitants] au tranchant de l'épée, et mis la ville en feu.
9 Later, the men of Judah went down to fight the Canaan people-group who lived in the hilly area, in the desert to the south, and in the foothills [to the west].
Puis les enfants de Juda étaient descendus pour faire la guerre aux Cananéens, qui habitaient dans les montagnes, et au Midi, et dans la plaine.
10 The men of Judah also went to fight against the Canaan people-group who lived in Hebron [city], which at that time was named Kiriath-Arba. They defeated [the armies of kings] Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Juda donc s'en était allé contre les Cananéens qui habitaient à Hébron; or le nom d'Hébron était auparavant Kirjath-Arbah; et il avait frappé Sesaï, Ahiman et Talmaï.
11 Then they left that area and went to fight against the people living in Debir [city], which was previously named Kiriath-Sepher.
Et de là il était allé contre les habitants de Débir, le nom de laquelle était auparavant Kirjath-sépher.
12 [Before they attacked the city], Caleb said to them, “If one of you attacks and captures Kiriath-Sepher, I will allow him to marry my daughter.”
Et Caleb avait dit: Qui frappera Kirjath-sépher et la prendra, je lui donnerai ma fille Hacsa pour femme.
13 Othniel, who was the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him, to become his wife.
Et Hothniël, fils de Kénas, frère puîné de Caleb, la prit; et [Caleb] lui donna sa fille Hacsa pour femme.
14 When Acsah married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give him a field. [But she decided to ask him herself. She rode to Caleb’s house on her donkey], and when she got off the donkey, Caleb [could see that something was troubling her. So he] asked her, “What do you want?”
Et il arriva que comme elle s'en allait, elle l'incita à demander à son père un champ; puis elle descendit impétueusement de dessus son âne; et Caleb lui dit: Qu'as-tu?
15 She replied, “I want you to do a favor for me. You have given me some land in the southern desert, [but it is very dry there]. So please also give me some [land that has] springs of water.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring, and some land on lower ground that also had a spring.
Et elle lui répondit: Donne-moi un présent; puisque tu m'as donné une terre sèche, donne-moi aussi des sources d'eaux. Et Caleb lui donna les fontaines [du quartier] de dessus, et les fontaines [du quartier] de dessous.
16 The people of the Ken people-group who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law left Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’. They went with some of the men of Judah to live with them in the southern desert area, near Arad [city].
Or les enfants du Kénien, beau-père de Moïse, étaient montés de la ville des palmes avec les enfants de Juda, au désert de Juda, qui est au Midi de Harad; parce qu'ils avaient marché et demeuré avec le peuple.
17 The men of Judah and their fellow Israelis from the tribe of Simeon defeated the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Zephath [city]. They completely destroyed the city and gave it a new name, Hormah, [which means ‘complete destruction’].
Puis Juda s'en alla avec Siméon son frère, et ils frappèrent les Cananéens qui habitaient à Tsephath, et la détruisirent à la façon de l'interdit, c'est pourquoi on appela la ville du nom de Horma.
18 The men of Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron [cities] and all the land that is near those cities.
Juda prit aussi Gaza avec ses confins; Askelon avec ses confins; et Hékron avec ses confins.
19 Yahweh helped the men of Judah to capture the hilly area, but they could not force the people who were living in the plains to leave, because [those people had better weapons—] had iron chariots.
Et l'Eternel fut avec Juda, et ils dépossédèrent [les habitants] de la montagne: mais ils ne dépossédèrent point les habitants de la vallée, parce qu'ils avaient des chariots de fer.
20 Hebron [city] was given to Caleb because Moses had promised him that he could have that city. And Caleb forced the three clans descended from Anak to leave that area.
Et on donna, selon que Moïse l'avait dit, Hébron à Caleb; qui en déposséda les trois fils de Hanak.
21 But the people of the tribe of Benjamin could not force the people of the Jebus people-group to leave Jerusalem. So, since that time the people of the Jebus people-group have lived in Jerusalem with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
Quant aux enfants de Benjamin, ils ne dépossédèrent point le Jébusien qui habitait à Jérusalem; c'est pourquoi le Jébusien a habité avec les enfants de Benjamin à Jérusalem jusqu'à ce jour.
22 The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to fight against [the men of] Bethel [city], and Yahweh helped them.
Ceux aussi de la maison de Joseph montèrent contre Bethel, et l'Eternel fut avec eux.
23 They sent some spies to [find out everything that they could find out about] Bethel, which was previously called Luz.
Et ceux de la maison de Joseph firent reconnaître Bethel, dont le nom était auparavant, Luz.
24 The spies saw a man who was coming out of the city. They said to him, “If you show us a way to get into the city, we will be kind to you [and we will not kill you].”
Et les espions virent un homme qui sortait de la ville, auquel ils dirent: Nous te prions de nous montrer un endroit par où l'on puisse entrer dans la ville, et nous te ferons grâce.
25 So the man showed them a way to enter the city. The men of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh entered the city and killed all the people with their swords, but they did not kill the man [who showed them how to get into the city], and they did not kill his family.
Il leur montra donc un endroit par où l'on pouvait entrer dans la ville, et ils la firent passer au tranchant de l'épée; mais ils laissèrent aller cet homme-là, et toute sa famille.
26 That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.
Puis cet homme s'en étant allé au pays des Héthiens, y bâtit une ville, et l'appela Luz, qui est son nom jusqu'à ce jour.
27 There were people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Beth-Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo [cities] and in the surrounding villages. [The men of] the tribe of Manasseh did not force those people to leave those towns, because the people of the Canaan people-group were determined to stay there.
Manassé aussi ne déposséda point [les habitants] de Beth-séan, ni des villes de son ressort, ni [les habitants] de Tahanac, ni des villes de son ressort; ni les habitants de Dor, ni des villes de son ressort; ni les habitants de Jibléham, ni des villes de son ressort, ni les habitants de Meguiddo, ni des villes de son ressort; et les Cananéens osèrent encore habiter en ce pays-là.
28 Later, the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), and they forced the people of the Canaan people-group to work for them [as their slaves], but they did not force all the people of the Canaan people-group to leave their land.
Il est vrai qu'il arriva que quand Israël fut devenu plus fort, il rendît les Cananéens tributaires; mais il ne les déposséda pas entièrement.
29 [The men of] the tribe of Ephraim did not force the people of the Canaan people-group to leave Gezer [city]. So the people of the Canaan people-group continued to live with the people of the tribe of Ephraim.
Ephraïm aussi ne déposséda point les Cananéens qui habitaient à Guézer; mais les Cananéens habitèrent avec lui à Guézer.
30 [The men of] the tribe of Zebulun did nor compel the people of the Canaan people-group who were living in Kitron and Nahalol [cities] to leave. They stayed there and lived among the people of the tribe of Zebulun, but the people of Zebulun forced them to work for them as their slaves.
Zabulon ne déposséda point les habitants de Kitron, ni les habitants de Nahalol; mais les Cananéens habitèrent avec lui, et lui furent tributaires.
31 [The men of] the tribe of Asher did not force the people of the Canaan people-group who lived in Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob [cities] to leave.
Aser ne déposséda point les habitants de Hacco, ni les habitants de Sidon, ni d'Ahlab, ni d'Aczib, ni d'Helba, ni d'Aphik, ni de Rehob.
32 So the people of the tribe of Asher lived among them.
Mais ceux d'Aser habitèrent parmi les Cananéens habitants du pays; car ils ne les dépossédèrent point.
33 [The men of] the tribe of Naphtali did not compel the people who lived in Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath [cities] to leave, so the people in those two cities continued to live there, but the people of the Canaan people-group were forced to work as the slaves of the people of the tribe of Naphtali.
Nephthali ne déposséda point les habitants de Beth-sémes, ni les habitants de Beth-hanath, mais il habita parmi les Cananéens habitants du pays; et les habitants de Beth-sémes, et de Beth-hanath lui furent tributaires.
34 The people of the Amor people-group forced the people of the tribe of Dan to live in the hills. They did not allow them to come down [and live] on the plain.
Et les Amorrhéens tinrent les enfants de Dan fort resserrés dans la montagne, et ils ne souffraient point qu'ils descendissent dans la vallée.
35 The people of the Amor people-group were determined to stay in Heres Mountain and in Aijalon and Shaalbim [cities]. But when the Israelis became (stronger/more numerous), they forced the people of the Amor people-group to work as their slaves.
Et ces Amorrhéens-là osèrent encore habiter à Har-Hérés, à Ajalon, et à Sahalbim; mais la main de la maison de Joseph étant devenue plus forte, ils furent rendus tributaires.
36 The land where the Amor people-group lived extended from Scorpion Pass [toward the west] beyond Sela [town], up into the hilly area.
Or la contrée des Amorrhéens [était] depuis la montée de Hakrabbim, depuis la roche, et au-dessus.
