Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].
Isaac était devenu vieux, et ses yeux s'étaient obscurcis au point de ne plus voir. Il appela Esaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: " Mon fils! " Celui-ci lui–répondit: " Me voici. "
2 And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
Isaac dit: " Voici donc, je suis vieux; je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort.
3 Now then take the weapons, both thy quiver and thy bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
Maintenant donc, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, va dans la campagne et tue-moi du gibier.
4 and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.
Fais-m'en un bon plat, selon mon goût, et apporte-le-moi, que je le mange, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure. "
5 And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
— Rebecca entendait pendant qu'Isaac parlait à Esaü, son fils. — Et Esaü s'en alla dans la campagne pour tuer du gibier et l'apporter.
6 And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,
Alors Rebecca parla ainsi à Jacob, son fils: " Voici, j'ai entendu ton père qui parlait ainsi à ton frère Esaü:
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.
Apporte-moi du gibier et fais-m'en un bon plat, afin que je le mange et que je te bénisse devant Yahweh avant de mourir.
8 Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command thee.
Maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je vais te commander.
9 And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes.
Va au troupeau et prends-moi deux beaux chevreaux; j'en ferai pour ton père un bon plat, selon son goût,
10 And thou shalt bring them in to thy father, and he shall eat, that thy father may bless thee before he dies.
et tu le porteras à ton père, et il en mangera, afin qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir. "
11 And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
Jacob répondit à Rebecca, sa mère: " Voici, Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et moi j'ai la peau lisse.
12 Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
Peut-être que mon père me touchera, et je passerai à ses yeux pour m'être joué de lui, et j'attirerai sur moi une malédiction au lieu d'une bénédiction. "
13 And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, son; only hearken to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
Sa mère lui dit: " Je prends sur moi ta malédiction, mon fils. Ecoute seulement ma voix et va me prendre les chevreaux. "
14 So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
Jacob alla les prendre et les apporta à sa mère, qui en fit un bon plat, selon le goût de son père.
15 And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
Et Rebecca prit les habits d'Esaü, son fils aîné, les plus beaux, qu'elle avait dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son fils cadet.
16 And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
Puis elle lui couvrit les mains de la peau des chevreaux, ainsi que la partie lisse du cou.
17 And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le bon plat et le pain qu'elle avait préparés.
18 And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who art thou, son?
Il vint vers son père et dit: " Mon père! " — " Me voici, dit Isaac; qui es-tu, mon fils? "
19 And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Jacob répondit à son père: « Je suis Esaü, ton premier-né; j'ai fait ce que tu m'as dit. Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse. »
20 And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
Isaac dit à son fils: " Comment as-tu trouvé si vite, mon fils? " Jacob, répondit: " C'est que Yahweh, ton Dieu, l'a fait venir devant moi. "
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not.
Et Isaac dit à Jacob: " Approche donc, que je te touche, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es bien mon fils Esaü, ou non. "
22 And Jacob drew nigh to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.
Jacob s'étant approché d'Isaac, son père, celui-ci le toucha et dit: " La voix est la voix de Jacob, mais les mains sont les mains d'Esaü. "
23 And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
Il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues, comme les mains d'Esaü, son frère, et il le bénit.
24 and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
Il dit: " C'est bien toi qui es mon fils Esaü? " — " C'est moi ", répondit Jacob.
25 And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of thy venison, son, that my soul may bless thee; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Et Isaac dit: " Sers-moi, que je mange du gibier de mon fils et que mon âme te bénisse. " Jacob le servit, et il mangea; il lui présenta aussi du vin, et il but.
26 And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.
Alors Isaac, son père, lui dit: " Approche-toi donc et baise-moi, mon fils. "
27 And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
Jacob s'approcha et le baisa; et Isaac sentit l'odeur de ses vêtements, et il le bénit en disant: " Voici, l'odeur de mon fils est comme l'odeur d'un champ qu'a béni Yahweh. "
28 And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
Que Dieu te donne de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, et abondance de froment et de vin!
29 And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.
Que des peuples te servent, et que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Maudit soit qui te maudira, et béni soit qui te bénira!
30 And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob, et Jacob venait de quitter Isaac, son père, lorsqu'Esaü, son frère, revint de la chasse.
31 And he also had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Il prépara, lui aussi, un bon plat, et l'apporta à son père; et il dit à son père: " Que mon père se lève et mange de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse. "
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy first-born son Esau.
Isaac, son père, lui dit: " Qui es-tu? " Il répondit: " Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Esaü. "
33 And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
Isaac fut saisi d'une terreur extrême, et il dit: " Qui est donc celui qui a chassé du gibier et m'en a apporté? J'ai mangé de tout avant que tu vinsses, et je l'ai béni; et il sera béni en effet. "
34 And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.
Lorsqu'Esaü eut entendu les paroles de son père, il jeta un grand cri, une plainte très amère, et il dit à son père: " Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père. "
35 And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.
Isaac dit: " Ton frère est venu avec ruse, et il a pris ta bénédiction. "
36 And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for lo! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast thou not left a blessing for me, father?
Esaü dit: " Est-ce parce qu'on l'appelle Jacob qu'il m'a supplanté deux fois? Il a pris mon droit d'aînesse, et voilà maintenant qu'il a pris ma bénédiction! " Il ajouta: " N'as-tu pas réservé pour moi une bénédiction? "
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for thee, son?
Isaac répondit et dit à Esaü: " Voici, je l'ai établi ton maître et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, et je l'ai pourvu de froment et de vin; et pour toi donc, que puis-je faire, mon fils?
38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
Esaü dit à son père: " N'as-tu que cette seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! " Et Esaü éleva la voix et pleura.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
Isaac, son père, lui répondit: " Privée de la graisse de la terre sera ta demeure, privée de la rosée qui descend du ciel.
40 And thou shalt live by thy sword, and shalt serve thy brother; and there shall be [a time] when thou shalt break and loosen his yoke from off thy neck.
Tu vivras de ton épée, et tu seras asservi à ton frère; mais il arrivera que, en secouant son joug, tu le briseras de dessus ton cou. "
41 And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.
Esaü conçut de la haine contre Jacob à cause de la bénédiction que son père lui avait donnée, et Esaü dit en son cœur: " Les jours où je ferai le deuil de mon père approchent; alors je tuerai Jacob, mon frère. "
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau thy brother threatens thee to kill thee.
On rapporta à Rebecca les paroles d'Esaü, son fils aîné. Elle fit appeler Jacob, son fils cadet, et lui dit: " Voici qu'Esaü, ton frère, veut se venger de toi en te tuant.
43 Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
Maintenant donc, mon fils, écoute ma voix: lève-toi, fuis vers Laban, mon frère, à Haran;
44 And dwell with him certain days, until thy brother's anger
et tu resteras quelque temps auprès de lui, jusqu'à ce que la fureur de ton frère soit apaisée,
45 and rage depart from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; and I will send and fetch thee thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
jusqu'à ce que la colère de ton frère se soit détournée de toi, et qu'il ait oublié ce que tu lui as fait; alors je t'enverrai chercher de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour? "
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?
Rebecca dit à Isaac: " Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme, comme celles-là, parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles de ce pays, à quoi me sert la vie? "
