Numbers 36
Common English Bible
Inheritance of Zelophehad’s daughters
36 The leaders of the households of the clans of Gilead, Machir’s son and Manasseh’s grandson, of Joseph’s clans, approached and spoke before Moses and the chiefs, who were the leaders of the Israelite households. 2 They said, “The Lord commanded my master to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites. But my master was also commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. 3 If they are married to someone from another Israelite tribe, their inheritance will be taken away from our household and given to another tribe into which they marry. Then it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance. 4 At the Israelite Jubilee, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they married. Then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.”
5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites according to the Lord’s word: “The tribe of Joseph’s descendants are correct in what they’re saying. 6 This is the word that the Lord commands to Zelophehad’s daughters: They may marry whomever seems best to them, but they may only marry into one of the clans of their ancestral tribe, 7 so that the inheritance of the Israelites doesn’t transfer from one tribe to another. The Israelites will each retain the tribal inheritance of his ancestral tribe. 8 Every daughter who inherits land from an Israelite tribe must marry into one of the clans of her father’s tribe. In this way each Israelite will own the land of his ancestors. 9 An inheritance of land may not be transferred from one tribe to another, for the Israelite tribes will each retain its own inheritance.”
10 Zelophehad’s daughters did as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, Zelophehad’s daughters, married their cousins. 12 They married into the clan of Manasseh, Joseph’s son. Their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s clan.
Conclusion
13 These are the commandments and the case laws that the Lord commanded the Israelites through Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Numeri 36
La Nuova Diodati
36 Or i capi-famiglia dei figli di Galaad, figlio di Makiel, figlio di Manasse, delle famiglie dei figli di Giuseppe, si fecero avanti a parlare davanti a Mosè e davanti ai principi, i capi-famiglia dei figli d'Israele,
2 e dissero: «L'Eterno ha ordinato al mio signore di dare il paese in eredità per sorte ai figli d'Israele; e il mio signore ha pure ricevuto l'ordine dall'Eterno di dare l'eredità di nostro fratello Tselofehad alle sue figlie.
3 Se esse si maritano a uno dei figli delle altre tribú dei figli d'Israele, la loro eredità sarà sottratta dall'eredità dei nostri padri e aggiunta all'eredità della tribú nella quale esse entreranno a far parte; così sarà sottratta dall'eredità che ci è toccata in sorte.
4 Quando poi verrà il giubileo dei figli d'Israele, la loro eredità sarà aggiunta all'eredità della tribú a cui ora appartengono; così la loro eredità sarà sottratta dalla eredità della tribú dei nostri padri».
5 Allora Mosè comandò ai figli d'Israele secondo la parola ricevuta dall'Eterno, dicendo: «La tribú dei figli di Giuseppe dice bene.
6 Questo è ciò che l'Eterno comanda riguardo alle figlie di Tselofehad dicendo: "Esse possono maritarsi a chi par loro bene, purché si maritino in una famiglia della tribú dei loro padri".
7 Così l'eredità dei figli d'Israele non passerà da una tribú all'altra, perché ciascuno dei figli d'Israele rimarrà attaccato all'eredità della tribú dei suoi padri.
8 E ogni fanciulla che possiede un'eredità in una delle tribú dei figli d'Israele, si mariterà ad uno ce appartenga a una famiglia della tribú di suo padre; così ognuno dei figli d'Israele rimarrà in possesso dell'eredità dei suoi padri.
9 In questo modo nessuna eredità passerà da una tribú all'altra, ma ognuna delle tribú dei figli d'Israele rimarrà legata alla propria eredità».
10 Le figlie di Tselofehad fecero ciò che l'Eterno aveva comandato a Mosè.
11 Mahlah, Thirtsah, Hoglah, Milkah e Noah, figlie di Tselofehad, si maritarono con i figli dei loro zii;
12 si maritarono nelle famiglie dei figli di Manasse, figlio di Giuseppe, e la loro eredità rimase nella tribú della famiglia di loro padre.
13 Tali sono i comandamenti e i decreti che l'Eterno diede ai figli d'Israele per mezzo di Mosè nelle pianure di Moab presso il Giordano, sulla sponda opposta a Gerico.
Numbers 36
King James Version
36 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
2 And they said, The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
4 And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.
6 This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
10 Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their fathers brothers' sons:
12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
13 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Nombres 36
La Bible du Semeur
La loi sur le patrimoine foncier des familles
36 Les chefs des groupes familiaux des descendants de Galaad, fils de Makir, et petit-fils de Manassé, de la lignée des descendants de Joseph, se présentèrent devant Moïse et devant les chefs des groupes familiaux des Israélites, 2 pour leur dire : L’Eternel a ordonné à mon seigneur d’attribuer la possession du pays aux Israélites en le partageant par tirage au sort. De plus, mon seigneur a reçu de l’Eternel l’ordre de donner le patrimoine foncier de Tselophhad, notre parent, à ses filles[a]. 3 Or, si elles épousent l’un des membres d’une autre tribu d’Israël, leur patrimoine sera retranché de l’héritage de nos ancêtres pour être ajouté à celui de la tribu à laquelle elles appartiendront par leur mariage, de sorte que notre part de patrimoine foncier sera diminuée d’autant. 4 Quand viendra l’année du jubilé[b] pour les Israélites, la part de ces femmes s’ajoutera à celle de la tribu dans laquelle elles seront entrées et, par conséquent, le patrimoine de notre tribu en sera diminué d’autant.
5 Moïse ordonna aux Israélites de la part de l’Eternel : Les gens de la tribu des descendants de Joseph ont raison. 6 Voici ce que l’Eternel ordonne au sujet des filles de Tselophhad : Elles peuvent épouser qui elles voudront, à condition que ce soit un membre d’une famille de la tribu de leurs ancêtres. 7 Ainsi, le patrimoine foncier des Israélites ne passera pas d’une tribu à l’autre et chaque Israélite restera attaché au patrimoine foncier de la tribu de ses ancêtres. 8 Si dans l’une des tribus des Israélites, une fille hérite d’un patrimoine foncier, elle devra épouser un homme d’une famille de la tribu de son père, afin que chaque Israélite conserve intact le patrimoine foncier de ses ancêtres. 9 Aucun patrimoine ne pourra être transféré d’une tribu à une autre, chaque tribu des Israélites restera attachée à son patrimoine foncier.
10 Les filles de Tselophhad firent ce que l’Eternel avait ordonné à Moïse : 11 Mahla, Tirtsa, Hogla, Milka et Noa épousèrent des fils de leurs oncles paternels, 12 donc des hommes appartenant aux familles issues de Manassé, fils de Joseph, de sorte que leur patrimoine foncier resta dans la tribu à laquelle appartenait leur famille paternelle.
13 Tels sont les commandements et les lois que l’Eternel donna aux Israélites par l’intermédiaire de Moïse dans les steppes de Moab, sur la rive du Jourdain, à la hauteur de Jéricho.
Footnotes
- 36.2 Voir Nb 27.1-11.
- 36.4 Voir Lv 25.8-54.
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