Genesis 22
1 Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
Il arriva, après ces faits, que Dieu éprouva Abraham. II lui dit: "Abraham!" II répondit: "Me voici."
2 And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge.
II reprit "Prends ton fils, ton fils unique, celui que tu aimes, Isaac; achemine-toi vers la terre de Moria et là offre-le en holocauste sur une montagne que je te désignerai."
3 And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
Abraham se leva de bonne heure, sangla son âne, emmena ses deux serviteurs et Isaac, son fils et ayant fendu le bois du sacrifice, il se mit en chemin pour le lieu que lui avait indiqué le Seigneur.
4 And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.
Le troisième jour, Abraham, levant les yeux, aperçut l’endroit dans le lointain.
5 Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you.
Abraham dit à ses serviteurs: "Tenez-vous ici avec l’âne; moi et le jeune homme nous irons jusque là-bas, nous nous prosternerons et nous reviendrons vers vous."
6 And Abraham put the wood for the burned offering on his son's back, and he himself took the fire and the knife in his hand, and the two of them went on together.
Abraham prit le bois du sacrifice, le chargea sur Isaac son fils, prit en main le feu et le couteau et ils allèrent tous deux ensemble.
7 Then Isaac said to Abraham, My father; and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, We have wood and fire here, but where is the lamb for the burned offering?
Isaac, s’adressant à Abraham son père, dit "Mon père!" Il répondit: "Me voici mon fils." II reprit: "Voici le feu et le bois, mais où est l’agneau de l’holocauste?"
8 And Abraham said, God himself will give the lamb for the burned offering: so they went on together.
Abraham répondit: "Dieu choisira lui-même l’agneau de l’holocauste mon fils!" Et ils allèrent tous deux ensemble.
9 And they came to the place of which God had given him knowledge; and there Abraham made the altar and put the wood in place on it, and having made tight the bands round Isaac his son, he put him on the wood on the altar.
Ils arrivèrent à l’endroit que Dieu lui avait indiqué. Abraham y construisit un autel, disposa le bois, lia Isaac son fils et le plaça sur l’autel, par-dessus le bois.
10 And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.
Abraham étendit la main et saisit le couteau pour immoler son fils.
11 But the voice of the angel of the Lord came from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Mais un envoyé du Seigneur l’appela du haut du ciel, en disant: "Abraham! Abraham!"
12 And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.
II répondit: "Me voici." II reprit: "Ne porte pas la main sur ce jeune homme, ne lui fais aucun mal! car, désormais, j’ai constaté que tu honores Dieu, toi qui ne m’as pas refusé ton fils, ton fils unique!"
13 And lifting up his eyes, Abraham saw a sheep fixed by its horns in the brushwood: and Abraham took the sheep and made a burned offering of it in place of his son.
Abraham, levant les yeux, remarqua qu’un bélier, derrière lui, s’était embarrassé les cornes dans un buisson. Abraham alla prendre ce bélier et l’offrit en holocauste à la place de son fils.
14 And Abraham gave that place the name Yahweh-yireh: as it is said to this day, In the mountain the Lord is seen.
Abraham dénomma cet endroit: Adonaï-Yiré; d’où l’on dit aujourd’hui: "Sur le mont d’Adônaï-Yéraé."
15 And the voice of the angel of the Lord came to Abraham a second time from heaven,
L’Envoyé de l’Éternel appela une seconde fois Abraham du haut du ciel,
16 Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,
et dit: "Je jure par moi-même, a dit l’Éternel, que parce que tu as agi ainsi, parce que tu n’as point épargné ton enfant, ton fils unique,
17 That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
je te comblerai de mes faveurs; je multiplierai ta race comme les étoiles du ciel et comme le sable du rivage de la mer et ta postérité conquerra les portes de ses ennemis.
18 And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
Et toutes les nations de la terre s’estimeront heureuses par ta postérité, en récompense de ce que tu as obéi à ma voix."
19 Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.
Abraham retourna vers ses serviteurs; ils se remirent en route ensemble pour Beer Shava, où Abraham continua d’habiter.
20 After these things, Abraham had news that Milcah, the wife of his brother Nahor, had given birth to children;
Après cet événement, Abraham reçut les nouvelles suivantes: "Milka, elle aussi, a donné des enfants à Nahor ton frère:
21 Uz the oldest, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel, the father of Aram,
Ouç, son premier-né; Bouz, son frère; Kemouel, père d’Aram;
22 And Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.
Késed, Hazo, Pildach, Yidlaf et Bathuel,
23 Bethuel was the father of Rebekah: these eight were the children of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.
lequel Bathuel a engendré Rébecca." Milka avait donné ces huit fils à Nahor, frère d’Abraham.
24 And his servant Reumah gave birth to Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
Sa concubine, nommée Reouma, avait eu aussi des enfants: Tébah, Gaham, Tahach et Maaka.
