Genesis 12
1 Now God had said to Abram, "Go out from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
L’Éternel avait dit à Abram: "Éloigne-toi de ton pays, de ton lieu natal et de la maison paternelle, et va au pays que je t’indiquerai.
2 And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
Je te ferai devenir une grande nation; je te bénirai, je rendrai ton nom glorieux, et tu seras un type de bénédiction.
3 And I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and through you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
Je bénirai ceux qui te béniront, et qui t’outragera je le maudirai; et par toi seront heureuses toutes les races de la terre."
4 So Abram left, as God had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Abram partit comme le lui avait dit l’Éternel, et Loth alla avec lui. Abram était âgé de soixante-quinze ans lorsqu’il sortit de Harân.
5 Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they left to go to the land of Canaan. And they came to the land of Canaan,
"Abram prit Saraï son épouse, Loth fils de son frère, et tous les biens et les gens qu’ils avaient acquis à Harân. Ils partirent pour se rendre dans le pays de Canaan, et ils arrivèrent dans ce pays.
6 and Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Abram s’avança dans le pays jusqu’au territoire de Sichem, jusqu’à la plaine de Môré; le Cananéen habitait dès lors ce pays.
7 Then God appeared to Abram and said to him, "I will give this land to your offspring." He built an altar there to God, who appeared to him.
L’Éternel apparut à Abram et dit: "C’Est à ta postérité que je destine ce pays." Il bâtit en ce lieu un autel au Dieu qui lui était apparu.
8 He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar and called on the name of God.
Il se transporta de là vers la montagne à l’est de Béthel et y dressa sa tente, ayant Béthel à l’occident et Aï à l’orient; il y érigea un autel au Seigneur, et il proclama le nom de l’Éternel.
9 And Abram traveled on, continuing toward the Negev.
Abram partit ensuite, se dirigeant constamment vers le midi.
10 There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine was severe in the land.
Or, il y eut une famine dans le pays. Abram descendit en Égypte pour y séjourner, la famine étant excessive dans le pays.
11 It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.
Quand il fut sur le point d’arriver en Égypte, il dit à Saraï son épouse: "Certes, je sais que tu es une femme au gracieux visage.
12 It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' And they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Il arrivera que, lorsque les Égyptiens te verront, ils diront: ‘C’Est sa femme’; et ils me tueront, et ils te conserveront la vie.
13 Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you."
Dis, je te prie, que tu es ma soeur; et je serai heureux par toi, car j’aurai, grâce à toi, la vie sauve."
14 It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
En effet, lorsqu’Abram fut arrivé en Égypte, les Égyptiens remarquèrent que cette femme était extrêmement belle;
15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into the household of Pharaoh.
puis les officiers de Pharaon la virent et la vantèrent à Pharaon et cette femme fut enlevée pour le palais de Pharaon.
16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake, and he acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Quant à Abram, il fut bien traité pour l’amour d’elle; il eut du menu et du gros bétail, des ânes, des esclaves mâles et femelles, des ânesses et des chameaux.
17 But God plagued Pharaoh and his house with great and grievous plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Mais l’Éternel affligea de plaies terribles Pharaon et sa maison, à cause de Saraï, l’épouse d’Abram.
18 Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Pharaon manda Abram, et dit: "Qu’as-tu fait là à mon égard? Pourquoi ne m’as-tu pas déclaré qu’elle est ta femme?
19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, look, your wife is before you. Take, and go."
"Pourquoi as-tu dit: ‘Elle est ma sœur’, de sorte que je l’ai prise pour moi comme épouse? Or maintenant, voici ta femme, reprends-la et retire-toi!"
20 Pharaoh commanded men concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
Pharaon lui donna une escorte, qui le reconduisit avec sa femme et toute sa suite.
