1 T he sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Fils de Lévi: Guerschom, Kehath et Merari.

2 T he sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Fils de Kehath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uziel.

3 T he children of Amram were Aaron, Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Fils d'Amram: Aaron et Moïse; et Marie. Fils d'Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Éléazar et Ithamar.

4 E leazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

Éléazar engendra Phinées; Phinées engendra Abischua;

5 A bishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

Abischua engendra Bukki; Bukki engendra Uzzi;

6 U zzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

Uzzi engendra Zerachja; Zerachja engendra Merajoth;

7 M eraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

Merajoth engendra Amaria; Amaria engendra Achithub;

8 A hitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

Achithub engendra Tsadok; Tsadok engendra Achimaats;

9 A himaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

Achimaats engendra Azaria; Azaria engendra Jochanan;

10 J ohanan was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as the religious leader in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.)

Jochanan engendra Azaria, qui exerça le sacerdoce dans la maison que Salomon bâtit à Jérusalem;

11 A zariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

Azaria engendra Amaria; Amaria engendra Achithub;

12 A hitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.

Achithub engendra Tsadok; Tsadok engendra Schallum;

13 S hallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

Schallum engendra Hilkija; Hilkija engendra Azaria;

14 A zariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

et Azaria engendra Seraja; Seraja engendra Jehotsadak,

15 J ehozadak was taken away when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem away to a strange land by Nebuchadnezzar.

Jehotsadak s'en alla quand l'Éternel emmena en captivité Juda et Jérusalem par Nebucadnetsar.

16 T he sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

Fils de Lévi: Guerschom, Kehath et Merari.

17 T he names of the sons of Gershom were Libni and Shimei.

Voici les noms des fils de Guerschom: Libni et Schimeï.

18 T he sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Fils de Kehath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uziel.

19 T he sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

Fils de Merari: Machli et Muschi. -Ce sont là les familles de Lévi, selon leurs pères.

20 O f Gershom there were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

De Guerschom: Libni, son fils; Jachath, son fils; Zimma, son fils;

21 J oah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

Joach, son fils; Iddo, son fils; Zérach, son fils; Jeathraï, son fils.

22 T he sons of Kohath were Amminadab, Korah his son, Assir his son,

Fils de Kehath: Amminadab, son fils; Koré, son fils; Assir, son fils;

23 E lkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

Elkana, son fils; Ebjasaph, son fils; Assir, son fils;

24 T ahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Saul his son.

Thachath, son fils; Uriel, son fils; Ozias, son fils; Saül, son fils.

25 T he sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth,

Fils d'Elkana: Amasaï et Achimoth;

26 E lkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

Elkana, son fils; Elkana Tsophaï, son fils; Nachath, son fils;

27 E liab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

Éliab, son fils; Jerocham, son fils; Elkana, son fils;

28 T he sons of Samuel were Joel the first-born, and Abijah the second.

et les fils de Samuel, le premier-né Vaschni et Abija.

29 T he sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

Fils de Merari: Machli; Libni, son fils; Schimeï, son fils; Uzza, son fils;

30 S himea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. Singers in the House of the Lord

Schimea, son fils; Hagguija, son fils; Asaja, son fils.

31 D avid chose these men to lead the singing in the house of the Lord, after the special box with the Law of the Lord rested there.

Voici ceux que David établit pour la direction du chant dans la maison de l'Éternel, depuis que l'arche eut un lieu de repos:

32 T hey led the singing in front of the meeting tent until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they took their places for their work at the right times.

ils remplirent les fonctions de chantres devant le tabernacle, devant la tente d'assignation, jusqu'à ce que Salomon eût bâti la maison de l'Éternel à Jérusalem, et ils faisaient leur service d'après la règle qui leur était prescrite.

33 T hese are the men who served, and their sons. From the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,

Voici ceux qui officiaient avec leurs fils. -D'entre les fils des Kehathites: Héman, le chantre, fils de Joël, fils de Samuel,

34 s on of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

fils d'Elkana, fils de Jerocham, fils d'Éliel, fils de Thoach,

35 s on of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

fils de Tsuph, fils d'Elkana, fils de Machath, fils d'Amasaï,

36 s on of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

fils d'Elkana, fils de Joël, fils d'Azaria, fils de Sophonie,

37 s on of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

fils de Thachath, fils d'Assir, fils d'Ebjasaph, fils de Koré,

38 s on of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

fils de Jitsehar, fils de Kehath, fils de Lévi, fils d'Israël. -

39 H eman’s brother Asaph stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

Son frère Asaph, qui se tenait à sa droite, Asaph, fils de Bérékia, fils de Schimea,

40 s on of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,

fils de Micaël, fils de Baaséja, fils de Malkija,

41 s on of Ethni, son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah,

fils d'Ethni, fils de Zérach, fils d'Adaja,

42 s on of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

fils d'Éthan, fils de Zimma, fils de Schimeï,

43 s on of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

fils de Jachath, fils de Guerschom, fils de Lévi. -

44 O n the left hand were their brothers the sons of Merari. There was Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

Fils de Merari, leurs frères, à la gauche; Éthan, fils de Kischi, fils d'Abdi, fils de Malluc,

45 s on of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah,

fils de Haschabia, fils d'Amatsia, fils de Hilkija,

46 s on of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,

fils d'Amtsi, fils de Bani, fils de Schémer,

47 s on of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

fils de Machli, fils de Muschi, fils de Merari, fils de Lévi.

48 T heir brothers the Levites were chosen for all the work of the house of God. The Family of Aaron

Leurs frères, les Lévites, étaient chargés de tout le service du tabernacle, de la maison de Dieu.

49 B ut Aaron and his sons gave the gifts on the altar of burnt gifts and on the altar of special perfume. They did all the work of the most holy place, to pay for the sins of Israel. They did all that Moses the servant of God had told them to do.

Aaron et ses fils offraient les sacrifices sur l'autel des holocaustes et l'encens sur l'autel des parfums, ils remplissaient toutes les fonctions dans le lieu très saint, et faisaient l'expiation pour Israël, selon tout ce qu'avait ordonné Moïse, serviteur de Dieu.

50 T he sons of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

Voici les fils d'Aaron: Éléazar, son fils; Phinées, son fils: Abischua, son fils;

51 B ukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

Bukki, son fils; Uzzi, son fils; Zerachja, son fils;

52 M eraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

Merajoth, son fils; Amaria, son fils; Achithub, son fils;

53 Z adok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Tsadok, son fils; Achimaats, son fils.

54 T hese are the places where they lived in their lands. The sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites were first to choose where to live.

Voici leurs habitations, selon leurs enclos, dans les limites qui leur furent assignées. Aux fils d'Aaron de la famille des Kehathites, indiqués les premiers par le sort,

55 T hey were given Hebron in the land of Judah, and the fields around it.

on donna Hébron, dans le pays de Juda, et la banlieue qui l'entoure;

56 B ut the fields of the city and its towns were given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

mais le territoire de la ville et ses villages furent accordés à Caleb, fils de Jephunné.

57 T he sons of Aaron were given cities where people go to be safe. These cities were Hebron, Libnah with its fields, Jatir, Eshtemoa with its fields,

Aux fils d'Aaron on donna la ville de refuge Hébron, Libna et sa banlieue, Jatthir, Eschthemoa et sa banlieue,

58 H ilen with its fields, Debir with its fields,

Hilen et sa banlieue, Debir et sa banlieue,

59 A shan with its fields, and Beth-shemesh with its fields.

Aschan et sa banlieue, Beth Schémesch et sa banlieue;

60 F rom the family of Benjamin they were given Geba with its fields, Allemeth with its fields, and Anathoth with its fields. There were thirteen cities in all, by their families.

et de la tribu de Benjamin, Guéba et sa banlieue, Allémeth et sa banlieue, Anathoth et sa banlieue. Total de leurs villes: treize villes, d'après leurs familles.

61 T en cities were given, by drawing names, to the rest of the sons of Kohath. These cities were given from the families of the half-family group of Manasseh.

Les autres fils de Kehath eurent par le sort dix villes des familles de la tribu d'Éphraïm, de la tribu de Dan et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.

62 T hirteen cities were given to the sons of Gershom, by their families. These cities were given from the families of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh.

Les fils de Guerschom, d'après leurs familles, eurent treize villes de la tribu d'Issacar, de la tribu d'Aser, de la tribu de Nephthali et de la tribu de Manassé en Basan.

63 T welve cities were given, by drawing names, to the sons of Merari, by their families. These cities were given from the families of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Les fils de Merari, d'après leurs familles, eurent par le sort douze villes de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad et de la tribu de Zabulon.

64 S o the people of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their fields.

Les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites les villes et leurs banlieues.

65 B y drawing names, they gave them these cities which are written here, from the families of the sons of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.

Ils donnèrent par le sort, de la tribu des fils de Juda, de la tribu des fils de Siméon et de la tribu des fils de Benjamin, ces villes qu'ils désignèrent nominativement.

66 S ome of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their land from the family of Ephraim.

Et pour les autres familles des fils de Kehath les villes de leur territoire furent de la tribu d'Éphraïm.

67 T hey were given cities where anyone could go to be safe. These cities were Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its fields, Gezer with its fields,

Ils leur donnèrent la ville de refuge Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm, Guézer et sa banlieue,

68 J okmeam with its fields, Beth-horon with its fields,

Jokmeam et sa banlieue, Beth Horon et sa banlieue,

69 A ijalon with its fields, and Gath-rimmon with its fields.

Ajalon et sa banlieue, et Gath Rimmon et sa banlieue;

70 F rom the half-family group of Manasseh they were given Aner with its fields and Bileam with its fields. They were for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Aner et sa banlieue, et Bileam et sa banlieue, pour la famille des autres fils de Kehath.

71 C ities were given to the sons of Gershom from the half-family group of Manasseh. These cities were Golan in Bashan with its fields and Ashtaroth with its fields.

On donna aux fils de Guerschom: de la famille de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Golan en Basan et sa banlieue, et Aschtaroth et sa banlieue;

72 F rom the family of Issachar they were given Kedesh with its fields, Daberath with its fields,

de la tribu d'Issacar, Kédesch et sa banlieue, Dobrath et sa banlieue,

73 R amoth with its fields, and Anem with its fields.

Ramoth et sa banlieue, et Anem et sa banlieue;

74 F rom the family of Asher they were given Mashal with its fields, Abdon with its fields,

de la tribu d'Aser, Maschal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,

75 H ukok with its fields, and Rehob with its fields.

Hukok et sa banlieue, et Rehob et sa banlieue;

76 F rom the family of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee with its fields, Hammon with its fields, and Kiriathaim with its fields.

et de la tribu de Nephthali, Kédesch en Galilée et sa banlieue, Hammon et sa banlieue, et Kirjathaïm et sa banlieue.

77 T he rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari were given cities from the family of Zebulun. These cities were Rimmono with its fields and Tabor with its fields.

On donna au reste des Lévites, aux fils de Merari: de la tribu de Zabulon, Rimmono et sa banlieue, et Thabor et sa banlieue;

78 O n the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given cities from the family of Reuben. These cities were Bezer in the desert with its fields, Jahzah with its fields,

et de l'autre côté du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho, à l'orient du Jourdain: de la tribu de Ruben, Betser au désert et sa banlieue, Jahtsa et sa banlieue,

79 K edemoth with its fields, and Mephaath with its fields.

Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Méphaath et sa banlieue;

80 F rom the family of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its fields, Mahanaim with its fields,

et de la tribu de Gad, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue, Mahanaïm et sa banlieue,

81 H eshbon with its fields, and Jazer with its fields.

Hesbon et sa banlieue, et Jaezar et sa banlieue.