Deuteronomy 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	JERUSALEM
1 “And setting out from there, we arrived at the wilderness which leads to the Red Sea, just as the Lord had spoken to me. And we encompassed Mount Seir for a long time.	1 Puis nous avons fait demi-tour et nous sommes partis au désert, en direction de la mer deSuph, comme Yahvé me l'avait ordonné. Pendant de longs jours nous avons tourné autour de la montagne deSéïr.
2 And the Lord said to me:	2 Yahvé me dit alors:
3 ‘You have encompassed this mountain for long enough. Go forth, toward the north.	3 "Vous avez assez tourné autour de la montagne: prenez la direction du nord.
4 And instruct the people, saying: You shall cross through the borders of your brothers, the sons of Esau, who live at Seir, and they will fear you.	4 Et donne cet ordre au peuple: Vous allez passer par le territoire de vos frères, les fils d'Esaü,qui habitent Séïr. Ils vous craignent et vous serez bien gardés.
5 Therefore, take care diligently, lest you be moved against them. For I will not give to you from their land even as much as the step that one foot can tread upon, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.	5 N'allez pas les provoquer, car je ne vous donnerai rien de leur pays, pas même la longueurd'un pied: c'est à Esaü que j'ai donné la montagne de Séïr pour domaine.
6 You shall buy food from them for money, and you shall eat. You shall draw water for money, and you shall drink.	6 La nourriture que vous mangerez, achetez-la-leur à prix d'argent; achetez-leur à prix d'argentl'eau que vous boirez.
7 The Lord your God has blessed you in every work of your hands. The Lord your God, dwelling with you, knows your journey, how you crossed through this great wilderness over forty years, and how you have been lacking in nothing.’	7 Car Yahvé ton Dieu t'a béni en toutes tes actions; il a veillé sur ta marche à travers ce granddésert. Voici 40 ans que Yahvé ton Dieu est avec toi sans que tu manques de rien."
8 And when we had passed through our brothers, the sons of Esau, who were living at Seir by the way of the plain from Elath and from Eziongeber, we arrived at the way which leads to the desert of Moab.	8 Nous avons donc passé au-delà de nos frères, les fils d'Esaü qui habitent en Séïr, par la routede la Araba, d'Elat et d'Eçyôn-Gébèr; puis, changeant de direction, nous prîmes la route du désert de Moab.
9 And the Lord said to me: ‘You should not fight against the Moabites, nor should you go to battle against them. For I will not give to you anything from their land, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’	9 Yahvé me dit alors: "N'attaque pas Moab, ne le provoque pas au combat; car je ne te donnerairien de son territoire: c'est aux fils de Lot que j'ai donné Ar pour domaine.
10 The Emim were the first of its inhabitants, a people great and strong, and of such great height, like the race of the Anakim.	10 (Auparavant y demeuraient les Emim, nation grande, nombreuse et de haute stature commeles Anaqim.
11 They were considered to be like giants, and they were like the sons of the Anakim. And, indeed, the Moabites call them: the Emim.	11 On les considérait comme des Rephaïm, tout comme les Anaqim, mais les Moabites lesappellent Emim.
12 The Horites also formerly lived at Seir. When these had been driven out and destroyed, the sons of Esau lived there, just as Israel did in the land of his possession, which the Lord gave to him.	12 De même en Séïr demeuraient auparavant les Horites, que les fils d'Esaü dépossédèrent etexterminèrent pour s'établir à leur place, ainsi que l'a fait Israël pour sa terre, l'héritage reçu de Yahvé.)
13 Then, rising up so as to cross over the torrent Zered, we arrived at the place.	13 Debout maintenant! et passez le torrent de Zéred." Nous passâmes donc le torrent de Zéred.
14 Then, from the time that we advanced from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the torrent Zered, there were thirty-eight years, until the entire generation of the men who were fit for war had been consumed out of the camp, just as the Lord had sworn.	14 De Cadès-Barné au passage du torrent de Zéred notre errance avait duré 38 ans; ainsi avaitété éliminée toute la génération des hommes en âge de porter les armes, comme Yahvé le leur avait juré.
15 For his hand was against them, so that they would pass away from the midst of the camp.	15 La main de Yahvé avait été contre eux pour les éliminer entièrement du camp.
16 Then, after all the fighting men had fallen,	16 Lorsque la mort eut fait disparaître du milieu du peuple, jusqu'au dernier, les hommes en âgede porter les armes,
17 the Lord spoke to me, saying:	17 Yahvé m'adressa ces paroles:
18 ‘Today, you shall cross the borders of Moab, at the city named Ar.	18 "Tu es en train de traverser Ar, le pays de Moab,
19 And when you have arrived in the vicinity of the sons of Ammon, be careful that you do not fight against them, nor should you be moved to battle. For I will not give to you from the land of the sons of Ammon, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.’	19 et tu vas te trouver devant les fils d'Ammon. Ne les attaque pas, ne les provoque pas; car jene te donnerai rien du pays des fils d'Ammon: c'est aux fils de Lot que je l'ai donné pour domaine.
20 It was reputed to be a land of giants. And giants lived there in times past, those whom the Ammonites call the Zamzummim.	20 (On le considérait aussi comme un pays de Rephaïm: des Rephaïm y habitaient auparavant,les Ammonites les appellent Zamzummim,
21 They are a people, great and numerous, and of lofty stature, like the Anakim, whom the Lord wiped away before their face. And he caused them to live there in place of them,	21 peuple grand, nombreux et de haute stature comme les Anaqim. Yahvé les extermina devantles Ammonites, qui les dépossédèrent et s'établirent à leur place,
22 just as he had done for the sons of Esau, who live at Seir, wiping out the Horites and delivering their land to them, which they possess even to the present time.	22 comme il avait fait pour les fils d'Esaü, habitant en Séïr, en exterminant devant eux lesHorites, qu'ils dépossédèrent pour s'établir à leur place jusqu'à ce jour.
23 Likewise the Hevites, who were living in small villages as far as Gaza, were expelled by the Cappadocians, who went forth from Cappadocia, and they wiped them out and lived in their place.	23 Ainsi encore des Avvites, qui habitaient des camps jusqu'à Gaza: les Kaphtorim, venus deKaphtor, les exterminèrent et s'établirent à leur place.)
24 ‘Rise up and cross the torrent Arnon! Behold, I have delivered Sihon, the king of Heshbon, the Amorite, into your hand, and so, begin to possess his land and to engage in battle against him.	24 Debout! levez le camp, et passez le torrent de l'Arnon. Vois, je livre en ton pouvoir Sihôn,roi de Heshbôn, l'Amorite, ainsi que son pays. Commence la conquête; provoque-le au combat.
25 Today I will begin to send the terror and dread of you among the peoples who are living under all of heaven, so that, when they hear your name, they may be afraid, and may tremble in the manner of a woman giving birth, and may be gripped by anguish.’	25 A partir d'aujourd'hui, je répands la terreur et la crainte de toi parmi les peuples qui sont soustous les cieux: quiconque entendra le bruit de ton approche sera saisi de trouble et frémira d'angoisse."
26 Therefore, I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon, the king of Heshbon, with peaceful words, saying:	26 Du désert de Qedémot, j'envoyai des messagers porter à Sihôn, roi de Heshbôn, ces parolesde paix:
27 ‘We will cross through your land. We will advance by the public way. We will not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.	27 "J'ai l'intention de traverser ton pays; j'irai mon chemin sans m'écarter ni à droite ni à gauche.
28 Sell us food for a price, so that we may eat. Provide us with water for money, and so we will drink. We only ask that you allow us to pass through,	28 Je mangerai la nourriture que tu m'auras vendue à prix d'argent, et je boirai l'eau que tum'auras laissée à prix d'argent. Je veux seulement passer à pied,
29 just as the sons of Esau have done, who live at Seir, and the Moabites, who abide in Ar, until we arrive at the Jordan, and we cross to the land which the Lord our God will give to us.’	29 comme me l'ont accordé les fils d'Esaü qui habitent en Séïr et les Moabites qui habitent enAr, jusqu'à ce que je passe le Jourdain pour aller au pays que Yahvé notre Dieu nous donne."
30 And Sihon, the king of Heshbon, was not willing to grant passage to us. For the Lord your God had hardened his spirit, and had fastened his heart, so that he would be delivered into your hands, just as you now see.	30 Mais Sihôn, roi de Heshbôn, ne consentit pas à nous laisser passer chez lui; car Yahvé tonDieu avait figé son esprit et endurci son coeur, afin de le livrer en ton pouvoir, comme il l'est encore aujourd'hui.
31 And the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land to you. Begin to possess it.’	31 Yahvé me dit: "Vois! j'ai commencé à te livrer Sihôn et son pays; commence la conquête ent'emparant de son pays."
32 And Sihon went out to meet us with all his people, to battle at Jahaz.	32 Sihôn marcha à notre rencontre avec tout son peuple, à Yahaç, pour nous combattre.
33 And the Lord our God delivered him to us. And we struck him down, with his sons and all his people.	33 Yahvé notre Dieu nous le livra et nous le battîmes, lui, ses fils et tout son peuple.
34 And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them,	34 Nous avons pris toutes ses villes, et nous avons dévoué par anathème toutes ces villesd'hommes mariés, les femmes et les enfants, sans rien laisser échapper,
35 except the cattle, which went to the share of those who plundered them. And we seized the spoils of the cities,	35 sauf le bétail, qui fut notre butin, avec les dépouilles des villes prises.
36 from Aroer, which is above the bank of the torrent Arnon, a town which is situated in a valley, all the way to Gilead. There was not a village or city which escaped from our hands. The Lord our God delivered everything to us,	36 Depuis Aroër qui est sur le bord de la vallée de l'Arnon, et la ville qui est dans la vallée,jusqu'à Galaad, il n'y eut pas pour nous de ville inaccessible; Yahvé notre Dieu nous les livra toutes.
37 except the land of the sons of Ammon, which we did not approach, and all that is adjacent to the torrent Jabbok, and the cities in the mountains, and all the places which the Lord our God prohibited to us.”	37 Toutefois du pays des Ammonites tu n'approchas point, ni de la région du torrent du Yabboqni des villes de la montagne, ni de tout ce qu'avait interdit Yahvé notre Dieu.3, 1 Nous prîmes alors le chemin duBashân et nous y montâmes. Og, roi du Bashân, marcha à notre rencontre, lui et tout son peuple, pour nouscombattre à Edréï.