Livre de la Genèse 25

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1 Abraham prit encore une femme du nom de Kétoura.	1 In truth, Abraham took another wife, named Keturah.
2 Elle lui donna des fils: Zimran, Yokchan, Médan, Madian, Yichbak et Chouah.	2 And she bore to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Yokchan engendra Chéba et Dédan; les fils de Dédan furent les Achourites, les Létouchites et les Léoumites.	3 Likewise, Jokshan conceived Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 Les fils de Madian sont Éfa, Éfer, Hanok, Abida, Eldaa. Tous ceux-là sont fils de Kétoura.	4 And truly, from Midian was born Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
5 Abraham légua tous ses biens à Isaac.	5 And Abraham gave everything that he possessed to Isaac.
6 Quant aux fils de ses concubines, Abraham leur fit des cadeaux et les envoya de son vivant loin de son fils Isaac, à l’est, vers les pays d’Orient.	6 But to the sons of the concubines he gave generous gifts, and he separated them from his son Isaac, while he still lived, toward the eastern region.
7 La vie d’Abraham fut de 175 ans en tout.	7 Now the days of Abraham’s life were one hundred and seventy-five years.
8 Abraham s’éteignit alors et mourut dans une heureuse vieillesse. Il était très âgé et rassasié de jours quand il fut réuni à ses pères.	8 And declining, he died in a good old age, and at an advanced stage of life, and full of days. And he was gathered to his people.
9 Ses fils Isaac et Ismaël l’enterrèrent dans la grotte de Makpéla, dans le champ d’Éfron, fils de Sokar le Hittite, qui fait face à Mambré.	9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron, of the son of Zohar the Hittite, across from the region of Mamre,
10 C’est le champ qu’avait acheté Abraham aux fils de Heth. Là furent donc enterrés Abraham et sa femme Sara.	10 which he had bought from the sons of Heth. There he was buried, with his wife Sarah.
11 Après la mort d’Abraham, Dieu bénit Isaac son fils, lequel demeura non loin du puits de Lahaï-Roï.	11 And after his passing, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near the well named ‘of the One who lives and who sees.’
12 Voici la descendance d’Ismaël, le fils que l’Égyptienne Agar, servante de Sara, avait donné à Abraham.	12 These are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to him.
13 Voici les noms des fils d’Ismaël, chacun avec sa descendance. Le premier-né d’Ismaël est Nébayot, puis viennent Kédar, Adbéel, Mibsam,	13 And these are the names of his sons according to their language and generations. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14 Michma, Douma, Massa,	14 likewise Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadad, Téma, Yétour, Nafich et Kedma.	15 Hadad, and Tema, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ce sont là les fils d’Ismaël, tels sont leurs noms et ceux de leurs villages et de leurs campements: tous les douze, chefs de leurs propres clans.	16 These are the sons of Ishmael. And these are their names throughout their fortresses and towns: the twelve princes of their tribes.
17 La durée de la vie d’Ismaël fut de 137 ans, puis il s’éteignit et mourut, et il fut réuni à ses pères.	17 And the years of the life of Ishmael that passed were one hundred and thirty-seven. And declining, he died and was placed with his people.
18 Ses descendants demeurèrent dans la région qui s’étend de Havila jusqu’à Chour, à l’orient de l’Égypte en direction d’Achour; son clan se développa au milieu de ses frères.	18 Now he had lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which overlooks Egypt as it approaches the Assyrians. He passed away in the sight of all his brothers.
19 Voici l’histoire d’Isaac fils d’Abraham: Abraham engendra Isaac,	19 Likewise, these are the generations of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham conceived Isaac,
20 lequel avait 40 ans lorsqu’il épousa Rébecca. Elle était fille de Bétuel, l’Araméen de Paddân-Aram, et sœur de l’Araméen Laban.	20 who, when he was forty years old, took Rebekah, the sister of Laban, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Mesopotamia, as a wife.
21 Isaac pria Yahvé pour sa femme qui était stérile. Yahvé l’exauça et Rébecca devint enceinte.	21 And Isaac beseeched the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And he heard him, and he gave conception to Rebekah.
22 Comme les jumeaux se heurtaient dans son sein, elle dit: “S’il en est ainsi, pourquoi vivre?” Elle s’en alla donc consulter Yahvé.	22 But the little ones struggled in her womb. So she said, “If it was to be so with me, what need was there to conceive?” And she went to consult the Lord.
23 Yahvé lui répondit: “Deux nations sont dans ton ventre et deux peuples s’opposeront dès la sortie de tes entrailles. Un des peuples sera plus fort que l’autre, et l’aîné servira le plus jeune.”	23 And responding, he said, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be divided out of your womb, and one people will overcome the other people, and the elder will serve the younger.”
24 Lorsque arriva le jour de la naissance, il y avait bien deux jumeaux dans son ventre.	24 Now the time had arrived to give birth, and behold, twins were discovered in her womb.
25 Le premier sortit. Comme il était roux et poilu comme un manteau, on lui donna le nom d’Ésaü.	25 He who departed first was red, and entirely hairy like a pelt; and his name was called Esau. At once the other departed and he held his brother’s foot in his hand; and because of this he was called Jacob.
26 Son frère sortit ensuite; sa main tenait le talon d’Ésaü, aussi lui donna-t-on le nom de Jacob (c’est-à-dire: “le talon”). Isaac avait 60 ans à leur naissance.	26 Isaac was sixty years old when the little ones were born to him.
27 Les garçons grandirent. Ésaü devint un très bon chasseur, un homme des champs. Quant à Jacob, c’était un homme tranquille qui aimait rester sous la tente.	27 And as adults, Esau became a knowledgeable hunter and a man of agriculture, but Jacob, a simple man, dwelt in tents.
28 Isaac aimait Ésaü car le gibier était à son goût, mais Rébecca préférait Jacob.	28 Isaac was fond of Esau, because he was fed from his hunting; and Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Un jour que Jacob préparait un potage, Ésaü revint épuisé de la campagne.	29 Then Jacob boiled a small meal. Esau, when he had arrived weary from the field,
30 Ésaü dit à Jacob: “Laisse-moi avaler cette soupe rouge, car je suis épuisé.” C’est pour cela qu’on l’a appelé Édom, ce qui veut dire: Rouge.	30 said to him, “Give me this red stew, for I am very tired.” For this reason, his name was called Edom.
31 Jacob lui répondit: “Vends-moi donc tout de suite tes droits de premier-né.”	31 Jacob said to him, “Sell me your right of the firstborn.”
32 “Tu vois que je suis presque mort, lui dit Ésaü, à quoi me servirait mon droit de premier-né?”	32 He answered, “Lo, I am dying, what will the right of the firstborn provide for me?”
33 Jacob lui dit: “Jure-le-moi tout de suite!” Ésaü jura et vendit à Jacob ses droits de premier-né.	33 Jacob said, “So then, swear to me.” Esau swore to him, and he sold his right of the firstborn.
34 Alors Jacob donna à Ésaü du pain et son potage de lentilles. Ésaü mangea et il but, puis il se leva et partit. C’est ainsi qu’Ésaü méprisa son droit d’aînesse.	34 And so, taking bread and the food of lentils, he ate, and he drank, and he went away, giving little weight to having sold the right of the firstborn.