Joshua 21
1 Then the tribal leaders of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the leaders of the families of their ancestors within the people of Israel.
Les chefs de familles des Lévites se présentèrent devant le pontife Eléazar, Josué, fils de Noun, et les chefs de familles des tribus d’Israël,
2 They said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to live in, with the pasturelands for our livestock.”
à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et leur parlèrent ainsi: "L’Eternel a ordonné, par l’organe de Moïse, qu’on nous donnât des villes pour y habiter, ainsi que leurs banlieues pour notre bétail."
3 So by the command of Yahweh, the people of Israel gave out of their inheritance the following cities, including their pasturelands, to the Levites.
Et les enfants d’Israël, se conformant à l’ordre du Seigneur, donnèrent aux Lévites, sur leurs parts de possession, les villes suivantes avec leurs ban-lieues.
4 The casting of lots for the clans of the Kohathites gave this result: The priests—the descendants of Aaron who were from the Levites—received thirteen cities given from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of the Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.
On tira au sort pour les familles des Kehathites; et d’abord, les Lévites, descendants du pontife Aaron, obtinrent, par la voie du sort, dans les tribus de Juda, de Siméon et de Benjamin, treize villes.
5 The rest of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh.
Le surplus des enfants de Kehath reçut au sort, dans les familles de la tribu d’Ephraïm, dans la tribu de Dan et dans la demi-tribu de Manassé, dix villes.
6 Then the people descended from Gershon were given, by the casting of lots, thirteen cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Les enfants de Gerson reçurent au sort, dans les familles de la tribu d’Issachar, dans celles d’Aser et de Nephtali, et dans la demi-tribu de Manassé en Basan, treize villes.
7 The people who were descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Les enfants de Merari, selon leurs familles, eurent de la tribu de Ruben, de celles de Gad et de Zabulon, douze villes.
8 So the people of Israel gave, by casting lots, these cities (including their pasturelands) to the Levites, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.
Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent ces villes avec leurs banlieues aux Lévites par la voie du sort, comme l’Eternel l’avait prescrit par l’organe de Moïse.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they assigned land to the following cities, here listed by name.
De la tribu de Juda et de celle de Siméon, l’on donna les villes suivantes, ainsi désignées nominativement,
10 These cities were given to the descendants of Aaron, who were among the clans of the Kohathites, who in turn were from the tribe of Levi. For the first casting of lots had fallen to them.
pour appartenir aux descendants d’Aaron, d’entre les familles Kehathites, de la tribu de Lévi, à qui échut le premier lot.
11 The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba had been the father of Anak), the same place as Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasturelands around it.
On leur donna donc la Cité d’Arba (père d’Anok), appelée aussi Hébron, dans la montagne de Juda, avec la banlieue d’alentour.
12 But the fields of the city, including their villages, were already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession.
Les champs et les bourgades dépendant de la ville, on les avait donnés comme propriété à Caleb, fils de Yefounné.
13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasturelands—which was a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Libnah with its pasturelands,
Mais aux descendants du pontife Aaron l’on donna la ville même de Hébron avec sa banlieue comme ville de refuge pour le meurtrier; plus, Libna avec sa banlieue,
14 Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.
Yattir avec sa banlieue, Echtemoa avec la sienne,
15 They also gave Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
Holôn avec sa banlieue, Debir avec la sienne,
16 Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands. There were nine cities that were given from these two tribes.
Ayin avec sa banlieue, Youtta avec sa banlieue et Beth-Chémech avec la sienne: neuf villes, remises par les deux tribus en question.
17 From the tribe of Benjamin were given Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,
Et de la tribu de Benjamin: Gabaon et sa banlieue, Ghéba et la sienne,
18 Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its suburbs—four cities.
Anatot et sa banlieue, Almôn et la sienne: quatre villes.
19 The cities given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen cities in all, including their pasturelands.
Total des villes données aux prêtres descendants d’Aaron: treize villes, avec leurs banlieues.
20 As for the rest of Kohathites who belong to the Kohathite clans of the Levites—they had cities given to them from the tribe of Ephraim by the casting of lots.
Quant aux familles lévitiques descendant de Kehath, formant le surplus des Kehathites, elles eurent au sort les villes suivantes de la tribu d’Ephraïm:
21 To them were given Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim—a city of refuge for any who killed a person unintentionally—Gezer with its pasturelands,
on leur donna la ville de refuge destinée au meurtrier, Sichem avec sa banlieue, dans la montagne d’Ephraïm; Ghézer, avec sa banlieue;
22 Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth Horon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.
Kibçaïm avec la sienne, Béthorôn avec la sienne: quatre villes.
23 From the tribe of Dan, the clan of Kohath was given Eltekeh with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,
Puis, de la tribu de Dan: Elteké et sa banlieue, Ghibetôn et sa banlieue.
24 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.
Ayyalôn et la sienne, Gath-Rimmôn et la sienne: quatre villes.
25 From the half tribe of Manasseh, the clan of Kohath was given Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.
Et de la demi-tribu de Manassé: Taanakh et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmôn avec la sienne: deux villes.
26 There were ten cities in all for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites, including their pasturelands.
En tout, dix villes avec leurs banlieues, pour le surplus des familles des Kehathites.
27 From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of Gershon, these were other Levite clans, and they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally, along with Be Eshterah with its pasturelands—two cities in all.
Les familles lévitiques descendant de Gerson reçurent: de la demi-tribu de Manassé, la ville de refuge Golân, dans le Basan, avec sa banlieue, et Beéchtera avec la sienne: deux villes.
28 To the clans of Gershon they also gave Kishion from the tribe of Issachar, along with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
De la tribu d’lssachar: Kichyôn avec sa banlieue, Daberath avec la sienne,
29 Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En Gannim with its pasturelands—four cities.
Yarmout avec sa banlieue, En-Gannim avec la sienne: quatre villes.
30 From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
De la tribu d’Aser: Micheal et sa banlieue, Abdôn et la sienne,
31 Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities in all.
Helkath et sa banlieue, Rehob et la sienne: quatre villes.
32 From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave the clans of Gershon Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally; Hammoth Dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities in all.
Et de la tribu de Nephtali: la ville de refuge Kédech, en Galilée, avec sa banlieue; Hamot-Dor avec sa banlieue, Kartân avec la sienne: trois villes.
33 There were thirteen cities in all, out of the clans of Gershon, including their pasturelands.
Total des villes des Gersonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes, avec leurs banlieues.
34 To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,
Enfin, les familles descendant de Merari, formant le surplus des Lévites, reçurent de la tribu de Zabulon: Yokneam et sa banlieue, Karta et sa banlieue;
35 Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities in all.
Dimna et sa banlieue, Nahalal avec la sienne: quatre villes.
36 To the clans of Merari were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,
Et de la tribu de Gad: la ville de refuge Ramoth, en Galaad, avec sa banlieue, Mahanaïm, avec la sienne;
37 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities.
Hesbon, avec sa banlieue; Yazer, avec la sienne: en tout quatre villes.
38 Out of the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
39 The clans of Merari were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. These were four cities in all.
40 All these were the cities of the several clans of Merari, who were from the tribe of Levi—twelve cities in all were given to them by the casting of lots.
Telles sont les villes échues aux familles des Merarites, formant le surplus des familles lévitiques; leur lot comportait donc douze villes.
41 The cities of the Levites taken from the middle of the land possessed by the people of Israel were forty-eight cities, including their pasturelands.
Toutes les villes appartenant aux Lévites parmi les possessions des Israélites se montaient ainsi à quarante-huit villes, indépendamment de leurs banlieues.
42 These cities each had its surrounding pasturelands. It was this way with all these cities.
Chacune de ces villes comprenait la banlieue qui lui sert de zone: règle uniforme pour toutes les villes en question.
43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their ancestors. The Israelites took possession of it and settled there.
Ainsi l’Eternel donna aux Israélites tout le pays qu’il avait promis par serment à leurs ancêtres; ils en prirent possession et s’y établirent.
44 Then Yahweh gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies could defeat them. Yahweh gave all their enemies into their hand.
II les fit jouir d’une sécurité entière, comme il l’avait juré à leurs ancêtres; de tous leurs ennemis, pas un n’avait tenu devant eux: tous, Dieu les avait mis en leur pouvoir.
45 Not one thing among all the good promises that Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel failed to come true. All of them came to be.
Aucune ne fit défaut de toutes les faveurs que l’Eternel avait promises à la maison d’Israël: toutes s’accomplirent.
