Genesis 27
1 Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.
II arriva, comme Isaac était devenu vieux, que sa vue s’obscurcit. Un jour, il appela Ésaü, son fils aîné et lui dit: "Mon fils!" II répondit: "Me voici."
2 And he said, See now, I am old, and my death may take place at any time:
Isaac reprit "Vois, je suis devenu vieux, je ne connais point l’heure de ma mort.
3 So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me;
Et maintenant, je te prie, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc; va aux champs et prends du gibier pour moi.
4 And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.
Fais m’en un ragoût comme je l’aime, sers-le moi et que j’en mange afin que mon cœur te bénisse avant ma mort.
5 Now Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.
Or Rébecca entendit ce qu’Isaac disait à Ésaü son fils. Ésaü alla aux champs pour chasser du gibier et le rapporter.
6 And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother Esau in my hearing,
Cependant Rébecca dit à Jacob, son fils: "Ecoute; j’ai entendu ton père parler ainsi à Ésaü, ton frère:
7 Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal, so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my death.
‘Apporte-moi du gibier et apprête moi un ragoût que je mangerai et je te bénirai devant le Seigneur avant de mourir.’
8 Now, my son, do what I say.
Et maintenant, mon fils, sois docile à ma voix, sur ce que je vais t’ordonner:
9 Go to the flock and get me two fat young goats; and I will make of them a meal to your father's taste:
va au menu bétail et prends moi deux beaux chevreaux et j’en ferai pour ton père un ragoût tel qu’il l’aime.
10 And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give you his blessing before his death.
Tu le présenteras à ton père et il mangera; de sorte qu’il te bénira avant de mourir."
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, But Esau my brother is covered with hair, while I am smooth:
Jacob dit à Rébecca sa mère: "Mais Ésaü, mon frère, est un homme velu et moi je ne le suis pas.
12 If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing.
Si par hasard mon père me tâte, je serai à ses yeux comme un trompeur, et, au lieu de bénédiction, c’est une malédiction que j’aurai attirée sur moi!"
13 And his mother said, Let the curse be on me, my son: only do as I say, and go and get them for me.
Sa mère lui répondit: "Je prends sur moi ta malédiction, mon fils. Obéis seulement à ma voix et va me chercher ce que j’ai dit."
14 So he went and got them and took them to his mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste.
Il alla le chercher et l’apporta à sa mère. Celle ci en fit un mets selon le goût de son père.
15 And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:
Puis Rébecca prit les plus beaux vêtements d’Ésaü, son fils aîné, lesquels étaient sous sa main dans la maison et elle en revêtit Jacob, son plus jeune fils;
16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:
de la peau des chevreaux, elle enveloppa ses mains et la surface lisse de son cou,
17 And she gave into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made ready.
et posa le mets avec le pain, qu’elle avait apprêtés, dans la main de Jacob, son fils.
18 And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son?
Celui-ci entra chez son père, disant: "Mon père!" II répondit: "Me voici; qui es tu, mon fils?"
19 And Jacob said, I am Esau, your oldest son; I have done as you said: come now, be seated and take of my meat, so that you may give me a blessing.
Jacob dit à son père: "Je suis Ésaü, ton premier né; j’ai fait ainsi que tu m’as dit. Viens donc, assieds toi et mange de ma chasse afin que ton cœur me bénisse."
20 And Isaac said, How is it that you have got it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord your God made it come my way.
Isaac dit à son fils: "Qu’est ceci? tu as été prompt à faire capture mon fils!" Il répondit: "C’Est que l’Éternel ton Dieu m’a donné bonne chance."
21 And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not.
Isaac dit à Jacob "Approche que je te tâte, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es mon fils Ésaü ou non."
22 And Jacob went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Jacob s’approcha d’Isaac, son père, qui le tâta et dit: "Cette voix, c’est la voix de Jacob; mais ces mains sont les mains d’Ésaü."
23 And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing.
II ne le reconnut point, parce que ses mains étaient velues comme celles d’Ésaü son frère. Et il le bénit.
24 And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.
Il dit encore: "Tu es bien mon fils Ésaü?" II répondit: "Je le suis."
25 And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink.
II reprit: "Donne, que je mange de la chasse de mon fils afin que mon cœur te bénisse!" II le servit et il mangea; lui présenta du vin et il but.
26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss.
Isaac son père lui dit: "Approche, je te prie et embrasse moi, mon fils."
27 And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:
II s’approcha et l’embrassa. Isaac aspira l’odeur de ses vêtements; il le bénit et dit: "Voyez! le parfum de mon fils est comme le parfum d’une terre favorisée du Seigneur!
28 May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure:
Puisse-t-il t’enrichir, le Seigneur, de la rosée des cieux et des sucs de la terre, d’une abondance de moissons et de vendanges!
29 Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.
Que des peuples t’obéissent! Que des nations tombent à tes pieds! Sois le chef de tes frères et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Malédiction à qui te maudira et qui te bénira soit béni!"
30 And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field.
Or, comme Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob, il arriva que Jacob sortait précisément de devant Isaac son père, lorsque son frère Ésaü revint de la chasse.
31 And he made ready a meal, good to the taste, and took it to his father, and said to him, Let my father get up and take of his son's meat, so that you may give me a blessing.
II apprêta, lui aussi, un ragoût et le présenta à son père en lui disant: "Que mon père se dispose à manger de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton cœur me bénisse.
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your oldest son, Esau.
lsaac, son père, lui demanda: "Qui es-tu?" II répondit: "Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Ésaü."
33 And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be?
Isaac fut saisi d’une frayeur extrême et il dit: "Quel est donc cet autre, qui avait pris du gibier et me l’avait apporté? J’Ai mangé de tout avant ton arrivée et je l’ai béni. Eh bien! Il restera béni!"
34 And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father!
Ésaü, entendant les paroles de son père, poussa des cris bruyants et douloureux et il dit à son père "Moi aussi bénis-moi, mon père!"
35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.
II répondit: "Ton frère a usé de ruse et il a enlevé ta bénédiction."
36 And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?
Ésaü dit alors: "Est ce parce qu’on l’a nommé Jacob qu’il m’a supplanté deux fois déjà? II m’a enlevé mon droit d’aînesse et voici que maintenant il m’enlève ma bénédiction!" Et il ajouta: "N’As tu pas réservé une bénédiction pour moi?"
37 And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?
Isaac répondit en ces termes à Ésaü: "Certes! je l’ai institué ton supérieur, j’ai fait de tous ses frères ses serviteurs, je lai gratifié de la moisson et de la vendange: pour toi, dès lors, que puis je faire, mon fils?"
38 And Esau said to his father, Is that the only blessing you have, my father? give a blessing to me, even me! And Esau was overcome with weeping.
Ésaü dit à son père: "Ne possèdes tu qu’une seule bénédiction, mon père? Mon père, bénis moi aussi!" Et Esaü éclata en pleurs.
39 Then Isaac his father made answer and said to him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of heaven on high will your living-place be:
Pour réponse, Isaac son père lui dit: "Eh bien! une grasse contrée sera ton domaine et les cieux t’enverront leur rosée.
40 By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.
Mais tu ne vivras qu’à la pointe de ton épée; tu seras tributaire de ton frère. Pourtant, après avoir plié sous le joug, ton cou s’en affranchira."
41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
Ésaü prit Jacob en haine à cause de la bénédiction que son père lui avait donnée. Et Ésaü se dit en lui même: "Le temps du deuil de mon père approche; je ferai périr Jacob mon frère."
42 Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death.
Et Rébecca fut informée des desseins d’Ésaü son fils aîné. Elle fit appeler Jacob, son plus jeune fils et lui dit "Écoute, Ésaü ton frère veut se venger de toi en te faisant mourir.
43 So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban;
Et maintenant, mon fils, obéis à ma voix: pars, va te réfugier auprès de Laban, mon frère, à Haràn.
44 And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away;
Tu resteras chez lui quelque temps, jusqu’à ce que s’apaise la fureur de ton frère.
45 Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?
Lorsque l’animosité de ton frère ne te menacera plus et qu’il aura oublié ce que tu lui as fait, je t’enverrai ramener de là bas: pourquoi m’exposer à vous perdre tous deux à la fois?"
46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?
Rébecca dit à Isaac: "La vie m’est à charge, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob choisit une épouse parmi les filles de Heth, telle que celles-ci, parmi les filles de cette contrée, que m’importe la vie?"
