Genesis 16
1 And Sara the wife of Abram bore him no children; and she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Agar.
Saraï, épouse d’Abram, ne lui avait pas donné d’enfant. Elle avait une esclave égyptienne nommée Agar.
2 And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sara.
Saraï dit à Abram: "Hélas! l’Éternel m’a refusé l’enfantement; approche-toi donc de mon esclave: peut-être, par elle, aurai-je un enfant." Abram obéit à la voix de Saraï.
3 So Sara the wife of Abram having taken Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Chanaan, gave her to Abram her husband as a wife to him.
Saraï, épouse d’Abram, prit Agar l’Egyptienne, son esclave, il y avait dix ans qu’Abram demeurait au pays de Canaan; et elle la donna à son époux Abram pour qu’elle lui servît de femme.
4 And he went in to Agar, and she conceived, and saw that she was with child, and her mistress was dishonoured before her.
Il s’approcha d’Agar, et elle conçut. Quand elle vit qu’elle avait conçu, sa maîtresse devint l’objet de son dédain.
5 And Sara said to Abram, I am injured by you; I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when I saw that she was with child, I was dishonoured before her. The Lord judge between me and you.
Saraï dit à Abram: "Mon injure est la tienne. Moi-même, j’ai placé mon esclave dans tes bras; or, elle a vu qu’elle avait conçu, et je suis devenue méprisable à ses yeux. L’Éternel prononcera entre moi et toi."
6 And Abram said to Sara, Behold your handmaid is in your hands, use her as it may seem good to you. And Sara afflicted her, and she fled from her face.
Abram dit à Sarai: "Voici, ton esclave est dans ta main, fais-lui ce que bon te semble." Sarai l’humilia, et elle s’enfuit de devant elle.
7 And an angel of the Lord found her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Sur.
Un envoyé du Seigneur la trouva près d’une source d’eau, dans le désert, près de la source sur le chemin de Chour.
8 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence come you, and wither go you? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara.
Il dit: "Agar, esclave de Saraï, d’où viens tu, et où veux-tu aller?" Elle répondit: "Je fuis de devant Saraï, ma maîtresse."
9 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.
L’Envoyé du Seigneur lui dit: "Retourne chez ta maîtresse, et humilie-toi sous sa main."
10 And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will surely multiply your seed, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.
L’Envoyé du Seigneur ajouta: "Je rendrai ta race très nombreuse, tellement qu’elle ne pourra être comptée."
11 And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ismael, for the Lord has listened to your humiliation.
L’Envoyé du Seigneur lui dit encore: "Te voici enceinte, et près d’enfanter un fils; tu énonceras son nom Ismaël, parce que Dieu a entendu ton affliction.
12 He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Celui-ci sera un onagre parmi les hommes: sa main sera contre tous, et la main de tous contre lui; mais il se maintiendra à la face de tous ses frères."
13 And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, You are God who see me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.
Et elle proclama ainsi le nom de l’Éternel qui lui avait parlé: "Tu es un Dieu visible!
14 Therefore she called the well, The well of him whom I have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad.
C’Est pourquoi on appela cette source "la source du Vivant-qui-me-voit"; elle se trouve entre Cadès et Béred.
15 And Agar bore a son to Abram; and Abram called the name of his son which Agar bore to him, Ismael.
Agar enfanta un fils à Abram; et Abram nomma son fils, qu’avait enfanté Agar, Ismaël.
16 And Abram was eighty-six years old, when Agar bore Ismael to Abram.
Abram était âgé de quatre-vingt-six-ans, lorsque Agar lui enfanta Ismaël.
