Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob lifted up his feet and went unto the land of the children of the east.
Puis Jacob se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux.
2 And he looked, and behold there was a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the mouth of the well was great.
Et il regarda; et voici, il vit un puits dans les champs, et là même trois troupeaux de brebis couchés auprès; car on y abreuvait les troupeaux. Et la pierre qui couvrait l'ouverture du puits était grande.
3 And there all the flocks were wont to assemble; and they rolled then the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep; and they put the stone again upon the mouth of the well in its place.
Tous les troupeaux se rassemblaient là; alors on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; ensuite on remettait la pierre à sa place, sur l'ouverture du puits.
4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Charan are we.
Et Jacob dit aux bergers: Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Et ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Charan.
5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nachor? And they said, We know him.
Et il leur dit: Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? Et ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons.
6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
Il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent: Il se porte bien; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau.
7 And he said, Lo, the day is yet long, it is not time that the cattle should be driven home; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
Et il dit: Voici, il est encore grand jour; il n'est pas temps de rassembler le bétail; abreuvez les brebis, et allez les paître.
8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, then do they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; and we water the sheep.
Ils répondirent: Nous ne pouvons pas, jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés; alors on roule la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et nous abreuvons les troupeaux.
9 And while he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she was a shepherdess.
Comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère.
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
Et dès que Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Et Jacob baisa Rachel; et, élevant la voix, il pleura.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était parent de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père.
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
Et aussitôt que Laban entendit parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et il raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois de temps.
15 And Laban then said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldst thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.
16 And Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Or, Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune Rachel.
17 And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of handsome form and handsome appearance.
Mais Léa avait les yeux délicats, et Rachel était belle de taille, et belle de visage.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Et Jacob aimait Rachel; et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.
19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.
Et Laban répondit: Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; demeure avec moi.
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years; and they seemed unto him but a few days, through the love he had to her.
Jacob servit donc sept ans pour Rachel; et ils ne lui semblèrent que quelques jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme; car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
Alors Laban rassembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Et le soir il prit Léa, sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint vers elle.
24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his maid for a handmaid.
Et Laban donna sa servante Zilpa pour servante à Léa, sa fille.
25 And it came to pass that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did I not serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
Et le matin, voici, c'était Léa; et Jacob dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'est-ce pas pour Rachel que j'ai servi chez toi? Et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé?
26 And Laban said, It is not done so in our place, to give in marriage the younger before the first-born.
Laban répondit: On ne fait pas ainsi dans ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée.
27 Fulfill the week of this, and we will give thee this one also, for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre, pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of the first; and he gave him Rachel his daughter for a wife.
Et Jacob fit ainsi, il acheva la semaine de celle-ci; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his hand-maid to be her maid.
Et Laban donna sa servante Bilha pour servante à Rachel, sa fille.
30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah; and he served with him yet seven other years.
Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima Rachel plus que Léa, et il servit chez Laban encore sept autres années.
31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Et l'Éternel, voyant que Léa était haïe, la rendit féconde; mais Rachel était stérile.
32 And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely, the Lord hath looked upon my affliction, because now my husband will love me.
Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, qu'elle appela Ruben (voyez un fils! ). Car elle dit: L'Éternel a regardé mon affliction; maintenant mon mari m'aimera.
33 And she conceived again and bore a son; and she said, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.
Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: L'Éternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, et il m'a encore donné celui-ci; et elle l'appela Siméon (exaucement).
34 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi.
Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Pour cette fois, mon mari s'attachera à moi; car je lui ai enfanté trois fils; c'est pourquoi on l'appela Lévi (attachement).
35 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, This time will I praise the Lord; therefore she called his name Judah: and she left off bearing.
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Éternel; c'est pourquoi elle l'appela Juda (louange). Et elle cessa d'avoir des enfants.
