Livre de la Genèse 27

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Isaac était devenu vieux et ses yeux avaient faibli jusqu'à ne plus voir. Il appela son fils aîné Esaü:"Mon fils!" lui dit-il, et celui-ci répondit: "Oui!"	1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”
2 Il reprit: "Tu vois, je suis vieux et je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort.	2 His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.
3 Maintenant, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, sors dans la campagne et tue-moi du gibier.	3 Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,
4 Apprête-moi un régal comme j'aime et apporte-le moi, que je mange, afin que mon âme te bénisseavant que je meure" --	4 make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”
5 Or Rébecca écoutait pendant qu'Isaac parlait à son fils Esaü.-- Esaü alla donc dans la campagnechasser du gibier pour sonpère.	5 And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,
6 Rébecca dit à son fils Jacob: "Je viens d'entendre ton père dire à ton frère Esaü:	6 she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,
7 Apporte-moi du gibier et apprête-moi un régal, je mangerai et je te bénirai devant Yahvé avant demourir.	7 ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’
8 Maintenant, fils, écoute-moi et fais comme je t'ordonne.	8 Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,
	9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.
10 Tu le présenteras à ton père et il mangera, afin qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir."	10 Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”
11 Jacob dit à sa mère Rébecca: "Vois: mon frère Esaü est velu, et moi j'ai la peau bien lisse.	11 He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
12 Peut-être mon père va-t-il me tâter, il verra que je me suis moqué de lui et j'attirerai sur moi lamalédiction au lieu de la bénédiction."	12 If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”
13 Mais sa mère lui répondit: "Je prends sur moi ta malédiction, mon fils! Ecoute-moi seulement etva me chercher les chevreaux."	13 And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”
14 Il alla les chercher et les apporta à sa mère qui apprêta un régal comme son père aimait.	14 He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.
15 Rébecca prit les plus beaux habits d'Esaü, son fils aîné, qu'elle avait à la maison, et en revêtitJacob, son fils cadet.	15 And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.
16 Avec la peau des chevreaux elle lui couvrit les bras et la partie lisse du cou.	16 And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.
17 Puis elle mit le régal et le pain qu'elle avait apprêtés entre les mains de son fils Jacob.	17 And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.
18 Il alla auprès de son père et dit: "Mon père!" celui-ci répondit: "Oui! Qui es-tu, mon fils?"	18 When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”
19 Jacob dit à son père: "Je suis Esaü, ton premier-né, j'ai fait ce que tu m'as commandé. Lève-toi, jete prie, assieds-toi et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse."	19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
20 Isaac dit à Jacob: "Comme tu as trouvé vite, mon fils" -- "C'est, répondit-il, que Yahvé ton Dieum'a été propice."	20 And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”
21 Isaac dit à Jacob: "Approche-toi donc, que je te tâte, mon fils, pour savoir si, oui ou non, tu esmon fils Esaü."	21 And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”
22 Jacob s'approcha de son père Isaac, qui le tâta et dit: "La voix est celle de Jacob, mais les brassont ceux d'Esaü!"	22 He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: “The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau.”
23 Il ne le reconnut pas car ses bras étaient velus comme ceux d'Esaü son frère, et il le bénit.	23 And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,
24 Il dit: "Tu es bien mon fils Esaü?" Et l'autre répondit:"Oui."	24 he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
25 Isaac reprit: "Sers-moi et que je mange de la chasse de mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse." Ille servit et il mangea, il lui présenta du vin et il but.	25 Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,
26 Son père Isaac lui dit: "Approche-toi et embrasse-moi, mon fils!"	26 he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”
27 Il s'approcha et embrassa son père, qui respira l'odeur de ses vêtements. Il le bénit ainsi: "Oui,l'odeur de mon fils est comme l'odeur d'un champ fertile que Yahvé a béni.	27 He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.
28 Que Dieu te donne la rosée du ciel et les gras terroirs, froment et vin en abondance!	28 May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
29 Que les peuples te servent, que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois un maître pour tesfrères, que se prosternent devant toi les fils de ta mère! Maudit soit qui te maudira, Béni soit qui te bénira!"	29 And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”
30 Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob et Jacob sortait tout juste de chez son père Isaac lorsque sonfrère Esaü rentra de la chasse.	30 Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
31 Lui aussi apprêta un régal et l'apporta à son père. Il lui dit: "Que mon père se lève et mange de lachasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse!"	31 And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
32 Son père Isaac lui demanda: "Qui es-tu" -- "Je suis, répondit-il, ton fils premier-né, Esaü."	32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”
33 Alors Isaac fut secoué d'un très grand frisson et dit: "Que lest donc celui-là qui a chassé du gibieret me l'a apporté? De confiance j'ai mangé avant que tu ne viennes et je l'ai béni, et il restera béni!"	33 Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”
34 Lorsque Esaü entendit les paroles de son père, il cria avec beaucoup de force et d'amertume et dità son père: "Bénis-moi aussi, mon père!"	34 Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”
35 Mais celui-ci répondit: "Ton frère est venu par ruse et a pris ta bénédiction."	35 And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”
36 Esaü reprit: "Est-ce parce qu'il s'appelle Jacob qu'il m'a supplanté ces deux fois? Il avait pris mondroit d'aînesse et voilà maintenant qu'il a pris ma bénédiction! Mais, ajouta-t-il, ne m'as-tu pas réservé unebénédiction?"	36 But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”
37 Isaac, prenant la parole, répondit à Esaü: "Je l'ai établi ton maître, je lui ai donné tous ses frèrescomme serviteurs, je l'ai pourvu de froment et de vin. Que pourrais-je faire pour toi, mon fils?"	37 Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”
38 Esaü dit à son père: "Est-ce donc ta seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi aussi, mon père!"Isaac resta silencieux et Esaü se mit à pleurer.	38 And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,
39 Alors son père Isaac prit la parole et dit: "Loin des gras terroirs sera ta demeure, loin de la roséequi tombe du ciel.	39 Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
40 Tu vivras de ton épée, tu serviras ton frère. Mais, quand tu t'affranchiras, tu secoueras son joug dedessus ton cou."	40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”
41 Esaü prit Jacob en haine à cause de la bénédiction que son père avait donnée à celui-ci et il se diten lui-même: "Proche est le temps où l'on fera le deuil de mon père. Alors je tuerai mon frère Jacob."	41 Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42 Lorsqu'on rapporta à Rébecca les paroles d'Esaü, son fils aîné, elle fit appeler Jacob, son filscadet, et lui dit: "Ton frère Esaü veut se venger de toi en te tuant.	42 These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.
43 Maintenant, mon fils, écoute-moi: pars, enfuis-toi chez mon frère Laban à Harân.	43 Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.
44 Tu habiteras avec lui quelques temps, jusqu'à ce que se détourne la fureur de ton frère,	44 And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,
45 jusqu'à ce que la colère de ton frère se détourne de toi et qu'il oublie ce que tu lui as fait; alors jet'enverrai chercher là-bas. Pourquoi vous perdrais-je tous les deux en un seul jour?"	45 and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”
46 Rébecca dit à Isaac: "Je suis dégoûtée de la vie à cause des filles de Hèt. Si Jacob épouse une desfilles de Hèt comme celles-là, une des filles du pays, que m'importe la vie?"	46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”