Judith 5

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1 When Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian army, heard that the people of Israel had prepared for war and had closed the passes in the hills and fortified all the high hilltops and set up barricades in the plains,	1 cf2Alors Tobie répondit à son père, et lui dit : Mon père, je ferai tout ce que vous m'avez ordonné.
2 he was very angry. So he called together all the princes of Moab and the commanders of Ammon and all the governors of the coastland,	2 Mais je ne sais comment je retirerai cet argent. Cet homme ne me connaît pas, et je ne le connais pas non plus ; quelle preuve lui donnerai-je ? Je n'ai même jamais connu le chemin par où l'on va là-bas.
3 and said to them, "Tell me, you Canaanites, what people is this that lives in the hill country? What cities do they inhabit? How large is their army, and in what does their power or strength consist? Who rules over them as king, leading their army?	3 Alors son père lui répondit, et lui dit : J'ai son obligation (seing) entre les mains, et aussitôt que tu la lui auras montrée, il te rendra l'argent.
4 And why have they alone, of all who live in the west, refused to come out and meet me?"	4 Mais va maintenant, et cherche quelque homme fidèle qui aille avec toi moyennant un salaire, afin que tu reçoives cet argent pendant que je vis encore.
5 Then Achior, the leader of all the Ammonites, said to him, "Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of your servant, and I will tell you the truth about this people that dwells in the nearby mountain district. No falsehood shall come from your servant's mouth.	5 Alors Tobie, étant sorti, trouva un beau jeune homme (magnifique) debout, ceint et comme prêt à marcher.
6 This people is descended from the Chaldeans.	6 Et ignorant que c'était un ange de Dieu, il le salua, et dit : D'où viens-tu (es-tu), bon jeune homme ?
7 At one time they lived in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers who were in Chaldea.	7 Il répondit : D'avec les fils d'Israël. Tobie lui dit : Connais-tu le chemin qui conduit au pays des Mèdes ?
8 For they had left the ways of their ancestors, and they worshiped the God of heaven, the God they had come to know; hence they drove them out from the presence of their gods; and they fled to Mesopotamia, and lived there for a long time.	8 Et il lui répondit : Je le connais ; j'ai souvent parcouru tous ces chemins, et j'ai demeuré chez Gabélus notre frère, qui demeure à Ragès, ville des Mèdes, qui est située dans la montagne d'Ecbatane.
9 Then their God commanded them to leave the place where they were living and go to the land of Canaan. There they settled, and prospered, with much gold and silver and very many cattle.	9 Tobie lui dit : Attends-moi, je te prie, jusqu'à ce que j'aie annoncé ces choses à mon père.
10 When a famine spread over Canaan they went down to Egypt and lived there as long as they had food; and there they became a great multitude-- so great that they could not be counted.	10 Alors Tobie, étant rentré, raconta tout cela à son père ; sur quoi le père, saisi d'admiration, demanda que ce jeune homme entrât auprès de lui.
11 So the king of Egypt became hostile to them; he took advantage of them and set them to making bricks, and humbled them and made slaves of them.	11 Etant donc entré, il salua Tobie, et dit : Que la joie soit toujours avec vous.
12 Then they cried out to their God, and he afflicted the whole land of Egypt with incurable plagues; and so the Egyptians drove them out of their sight.	12 Tobie répondit : Quelle joie puis-je avoir, moi qui suis dans les ténèbres, et qui ne vois pas la lumière du ciel ?
13 Then God dried up the Red Sea before them,	13 Le jeune homme lui dit : Ayez bon courage, le temps approche où Dieu doit vous guérir.
14 and he led them by the way of Sinai and Kadesh-barnea, and drove out all the people of the wilderness.	14 Alors Tobie lui dit : Pourras-tu conduire mon fils chez Gabélus à Ragès, ville des Mèdes ? Et quand tu seras de retour, je te donnerai ce qui te sera dû.
15 So they lived in the land of the Amorites, and by their might destroyed all the inhabitants of Heshbon; and crossing over the Jordan they took possession of all the hill country.	15 L'ange lui dit : Je le conduirai, et le ramènerai auprès de vous.
16 And they drove out before them the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Jebusites and the Shechemites and all the Gergesites, and lived there a long time.	16 Tobie lui répondit : Indique-moi, je te prie, de quelle famille tu es, ou de quelle tribu.
17 As long as they did not sin against their God they prospered, for the God who hates iniquity is with them.	17 L'ange Raphaël lui dit : Cherchez-vous la famille (race) du mercenaire qui doit conduire votre fils, ou le mercenaire lui-même ?
18 But when they departed from the way which he had appointed for them, they were utterly defeated in many battles and were led away captive to a foreign country; the temple of their God was razed to the ground, and their cities were captured by their enemies.	18 Mais, de peur que je ne vous donne de l'inquiétude, je suis Azarias, fils du grand Ananias.
19 But now they have returned to their God, and have come back from the places to which they were scattered, and have occupied Jerusalem, where their sanctuary is, and have settled in the hill country, because it was uninhabited.	19 Et Tobie répondit : Tu es d'une race illustre. Mais je te prie de ne pas te fâcher, si j'ai désiré connaître ta race.
20 Now therefore, my master and lord, if there is any unwitting error in this people and they sin against their God and we find out their offense, then we will go up and defeat them.	20 L'ange lui dit : (Oui) Je conduirai votre fils en bonne santé, et le ramènerai de même.
21 But if there is no transgression in their nation, then let my lord pass them by; for their Lord will defend them, and their God will protect them, and we shall be put to shame before the whole world."	21 Tobie lui répondit : Faites bon voyage ; que Dieu soit dans votre chemin, et que son ange vous accompagne.
22 When Achior had finished saying this, all the men standing around the tent began to complain; Holofernes' officers and all the men from the seacoast and from Moab insisted that he must be put to death.	22 Alors, ayant préparé tout ce qu'ils devaient porter dans le voyage, Tobie dit adieu à son père et à sa mère, et ils se mirent en chemin tous deux ensemble.
23 "For," they said, "we will not be afraid of the Israelites; they are a people with no strength or power for making war.	23 Et lorsqu'ils furent partis, sa mère commença à pleurer et à dire : Tu nous as ôté le bâton de notre vieillesse, et tu l'as éloigné de nous.
24 Therefore let us go up, Lord Holofernes, and they will be devoured by your vast army."	24 Plût à Dieu que cet argent, pour lequel tu l'as envoyé, n'eût jamais existé !
	25 Car notre pauvreté nous suffisait, et nous pouvions regarder comme une grande richesse de voir notre fils.
	26 Et Tobie lui dit : Ne pleure pas ; notre fils arrivera sain et sauf, et il reviendra sain et sauf, et tes yeux le verront.
	27 Car je crois que le (qu'un) bon ange de Dieu l'accompagne, et qu'il dispose bien tout ce qui le concerne, et qu'ainsi il reviendra vers nous avec joie.
	28 A cette parole, sa mère cessa de pleurer, et elle se tut.
	29 afin que toutes les nations sachent que Nabuchodonosor est le dieu de la terre, et qu'il n'y en a point d'autre que lui.