Genesis 22
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Après que ces choses se furent passées, Dieu éprouva Abraham, et lui dit: Abraham, Abraham. Et lui répondit: Me voici.
2 And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
Dieu lui dit: Prends ton fils unique, que tu chéris, Isaac, et va dans la terre de vision, et là tu l’offriras en holocauste sur une des montagnes que je te montrerai.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Abraham s’étant donc levé de nuit, prépara son âne, amenant avec lui deux jeunes hommes et Isaac son fils; et lorsqu’il eut coupé du bois pour un holocauste, il s’en alla vers le lieu que Dieu lui avait prescrit.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.
Mais le troisième jour, les yeux levés, il vit le lieu de loin.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide all of you here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
Et il dit à ses serviteurs: Attendez ici avec l’âne, moi et mon fils nous hâtant d’aller jusque-là, après que nous aurons adoré, nous reviendrons à vous.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
Il prit aussi le bois de l’holocauste, et le mit sur son fils Isaac, mais lui-même portait en ses mains le feu et le glaive. Comme ils s’avançaient tous deux ensemble,
7 And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Isaac dit à son père: Mon père. Et celui-ci répondit: Que veux-tu, mon fils? Voici, dit-il, le feu et le bois; où est la victime de l’holocauste?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Et Abraham répondit: Dieu, mon fils, se pourvoira lui-même de la victime de l’holocauste. Ils s’avançaient donc ensemble.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Et ils arrivèrent au lieu que Dieu lui avait indiqué. Abraham y bâtit un autel, et déposa le bois dessus; et, lorsqu’il eut lié Isaac son fils, il le mit sur l’autel, au-dessus du tas de bois.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Alors il étendit la main, et il saisit le glaive pour immoler son fils.
11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Et voilà que l’ange du Seigneur cria du ciel, disant: Abraham, Abraham. Lequel répondit: Me voici.
12 And he said, Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do you any thing unto him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.
Et l’ange dit: N’étends pas ta main sur l’enfant, et ne lui fais rien; je sais maintenant que tu crains Dieu, puisque tu n’as pas épargné ton fils unique à cause de moi.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the position of his son.
Abraham leva les yeux et vit derrière lui un bélier embarrassé par les cornes dans un buisson; le prenant, il l’offrit en holocauste à la place de son fils.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Et il appela ce lieu du nom de: Le Seigneur voit. D’où l’on dit encore aujourd’hui: Sur la montagne le Seigneur verra.
15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
Mais l’ange du Seigneur appela Abraham une seconde fois du ciel, disant:
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, says the LORD, for because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:
Par moi-même j’ai juré, dit le Seigneur: parce que tu as fait cela, et que tu n’as pas épargné ton fils unique à cause de moi,
17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Je te bénirai, et je multiplierai ta postérité comme les étoiles du ciel, et comme le sable qui est sur le rivage de la mer; ta postérité possédera les portes de ses ennemis,
18 And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
Et seront bénies en ta postérité toutes les nations de la terre, parce que tu as obéi à ma voix.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
Et Abraham retourna vers ses serviteurs, et ils s’en allèrent ensemble à Bersabée, et il y habita.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she has also born children unto your brother Nahor;
Ces choses s’étant ainsi passées, on annonça à Abraham que Melcha aussi avait enfanté des fils à Nachor son frère:
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Hus, le premier-né, Buz, son frère, et Camuel, père des Syriens,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Cazed, Azau et aussi Pheldas et Jedlaph,
23 And Bethuel brings forth Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Et Bathuel, dont naquit Rébecca; ce sont là les huit fils que Melcha enfanta à Nachor, frère d’Abraham.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Sa femme du second rang, du nom de Roma, enfanta Tabée, Gaham, Tahas et Maacha.
