Genesis 12
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
L’Éternel avait dit à Abram: "Éloigne-toi de ton pays, de ton lieu natal et de la maison paternelle, et va au pays que je t’indiquerai.
2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
Je te ferai devenir une grande nation; je te bénirai, je rendrai ton nom glorieux, et tu seras un type de bénédiction.
3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Je bénirai ceux qui te béniront, et qui t’outragera je le maudirai; et par toi seront heureuses toutes les races de la terre."
4 So Abram went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went away from Haran.
Abram partit comme le lui avait dit l’Éternel, et Loth alla avec lui. Abram était âgé de soixante-quinze ans lorsqu’il sortit de Harân.
5 And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.
"Abram prit Saraï son épouse, Loth fils de son frère, et tous les biens et les gens qu’ils avaient acquis à Harân. Ils partirent pour se rendre dans le pays de Canaan, et ils arrivèrent dans ce pays.
6 And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.
Abram s’avança dans le pays jusqu’au territoire de Sichem, jusqu’à la plaine de Môré; le Cananéen habitait dès lors ce pays.
7 And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.
L’Éternel apparut à Abram et dit: "C’Est à ta postérité que je destine ce pays." Il bâtit en ce lieu un autel au Dieu qui lui était apparu.
8 And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.
Il se transporta de là vers la montagne à l’est de Béthel et y dressa sa tente, ayant Béthel à l’occident et Aï à l’orient; il y érigea un autel au Seigneur, et il proclama le nom de l’Éternel.
9 And he went on, journeying still to the South.
Abram partit ensuite, se dirigeant constamment vers le midi.
10 And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
Or, il y eut une famine dans le pays. Abram descendit en Égypte pour y séjourner, la famine étant excessive dans le pays.
11 Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
Quand il fut sur le point d’arriver en Égypte, il dit à Saraï son épouse: "Certes, je sais que tu es une femme au gracieux visage.
12 And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.
Il arrivera que, lorsque les Égyptiens te verront, ils diront: ‘C’Est sa femme’; et ils me tueront, et ils te conserveront la vie.
13 Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.
Dis, je te prie, que tu es ma soeur; et je serai heureux par toi, car j’aurai, grâce à toi, la vie sauve."
14 And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.
En effet, lorsqu’Abram fut arrivé en Égypte, les Égyptiens remarquèrent que cette femme était extrêmement belle;
15 And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's house.
puis les officiers de Pharaon la virent et la vantèrent à Pharaon et cette femme fut enlevée pour le palais de Pharaon.
16 And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
Quant à Abram, il fut bien traité pour l’amour d’elle; il eut du menu et du gros bétail, des ânes, des esclaves mâles et femelles, des ânesses et des chameaux.
17 And the Lord sent great troubles on Pharaoh's house because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Mais l’Éternel affligea de plaies terribles Pharaon et sa maison, à cause de Saraï, l’épouse d’Abram.
18 Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?
Pharaon manda Abram, et dit: "Qu’as-tu fait là à mon égard? Pourquoi ne m’as-tu pas déclaré qu’elle est ta femme?
19 Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go on your way.
"Pourquoi as-tu dit: ‘Elle est ma sœur’, de sorte que je l’ai prise pour moi comme épouse? Or maintenant, voici ta femme, reprends-la et retire-toi!"
20 And Pharaoh gave orders to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and all he had.
Pharaon lui donna une escorte, qui le reconduisit avec sa femme et toute sa suite.
