And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's
brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house
of his mother's father, saying,
ABIMELECH, LE FILS DE JERUBBAAL, EST ALLÉ À SICHEM. L'idolâtrie
qui s'était furtivement insinuée en Israël pendant les derni... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is
better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are
threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over
you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
QUE VAUT-IL MIEUX POUR VOUS ... QUE TOUS... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HIS MOTHER'S BRETHREN SPAKE OF HIM IN THE EARS OF ALL THE MEN OF
SHECHEM ALL THESE WORDS: AND THEIR HEARTS INCLINED TO FOLLOW
ABIMELECH; FOR THEY SAID, HE IS OUR BROTHER._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the
house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons,
which followed him.
LA MAISON DE BAAL-BERITH - soit le temple, soit le lieu où cette
idole était adorée-Baal-berith, 'dieu de l'alliance', par invocation
la lig... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren
the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one
stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was
left; for he hid himself.
IL EST ALLÉ À ... OPHRAH ET A TUÉ SES FRÈRES ... SUR UNE PIERRE.
C'e... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of
Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar
that was in Shechem.
TOUS LES HOMMES DE SICHEM ... ET TOUTE LA MAISON DE MILLO - i: e. un
monticule ou un rempart; de sorte que le sens est, tous les hommes de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of
mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them,
Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
IL EST ALLÉ SE TENIR AU SOMMET DU MONT GERIZIM ET A ÉLEVÉ LA VOIX.
L'endroit qu'il a choisi ét... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they
said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
LES ARBRES ONT AVANCÉ - littéralement, "continuaient".... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT THE OLIVE TREE SAID UNTO THEM, SHOULD I LEAVE MY FATNESS,
WHEREWITH BY ME THEY HONOUR GOD AND MAN, AND GO TO BE PROMOTED OVER
THE TREES?_
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth
God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
DU VIN, QUI RÉJOUIT DIEU ET L'HOMME. Pas certainement de la même
manière. On pourrait dire que Dieu en a été «acclamé» lorsque
les sacrifices ont été acceptés, comme on dit qu'I... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over
us.
RONCE [Rhamnus paliurus, Linnaeus] - nerprun du sud... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE BRAMBLE SAID UNTO THE TREES, IF IN TRUTH YE ANOINT ME KING
OVER YOU, THEN COME AND PUT YOUR TRUST IN MY SHADOW: AND IF NOT, LET
FIRE COME OUT OF THE BRAMBLE, AND DEVOUR THE CEDARS OF LEBANON._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for
fear of Abimelech his brother.
JOTHAM S'EST ENFUI ET S'EST ENFUI. La morale de la parabole qu'il
avait prononcée était la suivante: des hommes insensés et méchants
usurpent hardiment des lieux de pouvoir et de la responsabilit... [ Continuer la lecture ]
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
QUAND ABIMELECH AVAIT RÉGNÉ TROIS ANS. Son règne ne s'est
probablement pas étendu au début au-delà de Sichem; mais par des
empiétements furtifs et progressifs, il soumit à lui quelques-unes
des villes voisines. Personne ne pouvait «régner» en I... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of
Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
PUIS DIEU A ENVOYÉ UN MAUVAIS ESPRIT ENTRE ABIMÉLEC ET LES HOMMES
DE SICHEM - i: e., au cours de la Providence, jalousie, méfiance,
désaffection secrète et étouffé la... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THAT THE CRUELTY DONE TO THE THREESCORE AND TEN SONS OF JERUBBAAL
MIGHT COME, AND THEIR BLOOD BE LAID UPON ABIMELECH THEIR BROTHER,
WHICH SLEW THEM; AND UPON THE MEN OF SHECHEM, WHICH AIDED HIM IN THE
KILLING OF HIS BRETHREN._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to
Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
GAAL ... EST VENU AVEC SES FRÈRES ... ET LES HOMMES DE SICHEM ONT
MIS LEUR CONFIANCE EN LUI. Une insurrection des Cananéens originels,
dirigée par cet homme, enfin éclat... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and
trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their
god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
ILS SONT ALLÉS DANS LES CHAMPS, ONT RASSEMBLÉ LEURS VIGNES ... ET
SONT ENTRÉS DANS LA MAISON DE LEUR DIEU, ET... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND GAAL THE SON OF EBED SAID, WHO IS ABIMELECH, AND WHO IS SHECHEM,
THAT WE SHOULD SERVE HIM? IS NOT HE THE SON OF JERUBBAAL? AND ZEBUL
HIS OFFICER? SERVE THE MEN OF HAMOR THE FATHER OF SHECHEM: FOR WHY
SHOULD WE SERVE HIM?_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove
Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come
out.
QUE DIEU QUE CE PEUPLE SOIT SOUS MA MAIN! Il semble avoir été une
personne vantardise, impudente et lâche, totalement inapte à diriger
une crise révolution... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN ZEBUL THE RULER OF THE CITY HEARD THE WORDS OF GAAL THE SON
OF EBED, HIS ANGER WAS KINDLED._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered
into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
ILS SONT ENTRÉS DANS UNE CALE ... - littéralement, dans la tour de
la maison du dieu Berith, qui était suffisamment spacieuse pour
accueillir plus de mille personnes. Chez les païen... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT WAS TOLD ABIMELECH, THAT ALL THE MEN OF THE TOWER OF SHECHEM
WERE GATHERED TOGETHER._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and
followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire
upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also,
about a thousand men and women.
TOUS LES GENS ... ONT SUIVI ABIMELECH ... ET ONT MIS LE FEU SUR EU... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took
it.
PUIS EST ALLÉ ABIMELECH À THEBEZ, ET A CAMPÉ CONTRE ... IL -
maintenant Tobas, non loin de Shechem.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all
the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and
gat them up to the top of the tower.
TOUS LES HOMMES ET TOUTES LES FEMMES ... LES MONTAIENT JUSQU'AU
SOMMET DE LA TOUR. Les forts cananéens étaient généralemen... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ABIMELECH CAME UNTO THE TOWER, AND FOUGHT AGAINST IT, AND WENT
HARD UNTO THE DOOR OF THE TOWER TO BURN IT WITH FIRE._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's
head, and all to brake his skull.
UNE CERTAINE FEMME A JETÉ UNE ... MEULE SUR LA TÊTE D'ABIMELECH, ET
TOUT POUR LUI CASSER LE CRÂNE. Le sort de Pyrrhus a été similaire.
Les Argiens ne l'ont pas reçu; il est tombé devant le mur, une... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN HE CALLED HASTILY UNTO THE YOUNG MAN HIS ARMOURBEARER, AND SAID
UNTO HIM, DRAW THY SWORD, AND SLAY ME, THAT MEN SAY NOT OF ME, A WOMAN
SLEW HIM. AND HIS YOUNG MAN THRUST HIM THROUGH, AND HE DIED._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his
father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
AINSI, DIEU A RENDU LA MÉCHANCETÉ D'ABIMELECH ... La manière dont
la Némésis a été distribuée à cet usurpateur fratricide et sans
principes offre un exemple frappant d'administration part... [ Continuer la lecture ]