Numbers 27
English Standard Version
The Daughters of Zelophehad
27 Then drew near the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 “Our father (B)died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord (C)in the company of Korah, but (D)died for his own sin. And he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? (E)Give to us a possession among our father's brothers.”
5 Moses (F)brought their case before the Lord. 6 And the Lord said to Moses, 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad (G)are right. (H)You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. 8 And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. 9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest (I)kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel (J)a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
Joshua to Succeed Moses
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up into (K)this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. 13 When you have seen it, you also (L)shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, 14 (M)because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing (N)to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are (O)the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) 15 Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, 16 “Let the Lord, (P)the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17 who (Q)shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (R)as sheep that have no shepherd.” 18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take (S)Joshua the son of Nun, a man (T)in whom is the Spirit, and (U)lay your hand on him. 19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall (V)commission him in their sight. 20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, (W)that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him (X)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.” 22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, 23 and he laid his hands on him and (Y)commissioned him as the Lord directed through Moses.
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Les problèmes d’héritage
27 Tselophhad, un descendant de Joseph par Manassé, Makir, Galaad et Hépher, avait eu cinq filles : Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka et Tirtsa. Elles vinrent 2 se présenter devant Moïse, devant le prêtre Eléazar, devant les princes et toute la communauté à l’entrée de la tente de la Rencontre. Elles déclarèrent : 3 Notre père est mort dans le désert, mais il ne faisait pas partie du groupe des partisans de Qoré qui se sont ligués contre l’Eternel. Il est décédé pour ses propres fautes sans laisser de fils. 4 Faut-il que le nom de notre père disparaisse de sa famille parce qu’il n’a pas laissé de fils ? Donne-nous aussi une propriété comme aux frères de notre père.
5 Moïse porta leur affaire devant l’Eternel.
6 L’Eternel lui dit : 7 Les filles de Tselophhad ont raison. Tu leur donneras une propriété en patrimoine comme aux frères de leur père et tu leur transmettras le patrimoine foncier de leur père[a]. 8 De plus, tu déclareras aux Israélites : Si un homme meurt sans laisser de fils, vous transmettrez son héritage à sa fille. 9 S’il n’a pas de fille, vous donnerez son héritage à ses frères. 10 S’il n’a pas de frère, l’héritage reviendra à ses oncles paternels 11 ou, à défaut, à son plus proche parent dans sa famille. Ce dernier en deviendra le propriétaire. Ce sera pour les Israélites un article de loi conforme aux ordres que je te donne.
Josué, successeur de Moïse
12 L’Eternel dit à Moïse : Gravis cette montagne de la chaîne des Abarim[b] et contemple le pays que je vais donner aux Israélites[c]. 13 Tu le regarderas, puis tu iras rejoindre tes ancêtres décédés comme ton frère Aaron, 14 car vous avez désobéi à mon ordre dans le désert de Tsîn lorsque la communauté me cherchait querelle. Vous n’avez pas honoré ma sainteté devant le peuple, en faisant jaillir de l’eau. Il s’agit de l’épisode des eaux de Meriba qui eut lieu à Qadesh, dans le désert de Tsîn[d].
15 Moïse lui répondit : 16 Que l’Eternel, qui dispose du souffle de vie de toute créature, désigne un homme pour chef de la communauté, 17 quelqu’un qui marche au combat à leur tête, et qui conduise leurs mouvements militaires, afin que la communauté de l’Eternel ne soit pas comme un troupeau sans berger.
18 L’Eternel dit à Moïse : Prends avec toi Josué[e], fils de Noun, un homme en qui réside l’Esprit, et pose ta main sur lui. 19 Tu le placeras devant le prêtre Eléazar et devant toute la communauté, et tu l’investiras de ses fonctions devant tous. 20 Tu lui transmettras une part de ton autorité afin que toute la communauté des Israélites lui obéisse. 21 Il se tiendra devant le prêtre Eléazar, et celui-ci me consultera pour lui par l’ourim[f]. C’est d’après ce qu’il dira que Josué et toute la communauté des Israélites opéreront leurs mouvements militaires.
22 Moïse fit ce que l’Eternel lui avait ordonné : il fit venir Josué et le plaça devant le prêtre Eléazar et devant toute la communauté. 23 Il posa ses mains sur lui et l’établit dans sa charge, comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné par l’intermédiaire de Moïse[g].
Footnotes
- 27.7 Voir 36.2.
- 27.12 Qui domine la rive orientale du Jourdain et de la mer Morte. Les principaux sommets sont les monts Pisga (21.20), Peor (23.28) et Nébo (33.47 ; Dt 32.49) d’où l’on domine tout le pays d’Israël. C’est sur cette montagne que Dieu a conduit Moïse (voir Dt 32.49 ; 34.1).
- 27.12 Pour les v. 12-13, voir Dt 3.23-27 ; 32.48-52.
- 27.14 Voir 20.1-13.
- 27.18 Voir Ex 24.13.
- 27.21 Voir Ex 28.30.
- 27.23 Voir Dt 34.9.
Numbers 27
King James Version
27 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
5 And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.
9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.
10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.
11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,
16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
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