Genesis 21
1 Adonai visited Sarah [Princess] as he had said, and Adonai did to Sarah [Princess] as he had spoken.
Or le Seigneur visita Sara, comme il l’avait promis, et il accomplit ce qu’il avait dit.
2 Sarah [Princess] conceived, and bore Abraham [Father of a multitude] a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Elle conçut et enfanta un fils dans sa vieillesse, au temps que Dieu lui avait prédit.
3 Abraham [Father of a multitude] called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah [Princess] bore to him, Isaac [Laughter].
Abraham appela son fils que lui engendra Sara, du nom d’Isaac.
4 Abraham [Father of a multitude] circumcised his son, Isaac [Laughter], when he was eight days old, as God had enjoined him.
Et il le circoncit le huitième jour, comme Dieu lui avait ordonné,
5 Abraham [Father of a multitude] was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac [Laughter], was born to him.
Ayant alors cent ans: car c’est à cet âge de son père que naquit Isaac.
6 Sarah [Princess] said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who sh'ma ·hears obeys· will laugh with me.”
Et Sara dit: Dieu m’a donné sujet de rire: quiconque l’apprendra, rira avec moi.
7 She said, “Who would have said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], that Sarah [Princess] would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Elle dit encore: Qui aurait cru qu’Abraham entendrait dire que Sara allaiterait un fils qu’elle lui a enfanté lorsqu’il était déjà vieux?
8 The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham [Father of a multitude] made a great feast on the day that Isaac [Laughter] was weaned.
Cependant l’enfant grandit, et il fut sevré; et Abraham fit un grand festin au jour de son sevrage.
9 Sarah [Princess] saw the son of Hagar [Flight] the Egyptian [person from Abode of slavery], whom she had borne to Abraham [Father of a multitude], metzahek ·lewd and irreverent jokes·.
Mais Sara ayant vu le fils d’Agar l’Egyptienne se raillant d’Isaac son fils, elle dit à Abraham:
10 Therefore she said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], “Divorce and cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac [Laughter].”
Chasse cette servante et son fils; car le fils de la servante ne sera pas héritier avec mon fils Isaac.
11 The thing was very grievous in Abraham [Father of a multitude]’s sight on account of his son.
C’est avec peine qu’Abraham accueillit cette parole à cause de son fils.
12 God said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all that Sarah [Princess] says to you, sh'ma ·hear obey· her voice. For your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac [Laughter].
Dieu lui dit: Qu’elle ne te paraisse pas dure, cette parole sur l’enfant et sur la servante: quelque chose que te dise Sara, écoute sa voix; parce que c’est en Isaac que sera ta postérité.
13 I will also make a nation of the son of the servant, because he is your child.”
Mais le fils même de la servante, je le ferai père d’une grande nation, parce qu’il est né de toi.
14 Abraham [Father of a multitude] rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar [Flight], putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath].
Abraham se leva donc le matin, et prenant du pain et une outre pleine d’eau, il les mit sur l’épaule d’Agar, lui donna l’enfant et la renvoya. Celle-ci s’en étant allée, errait dans le désert de Bersabée.
15 The water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
Et quand l’eau de l’outre fut consommée, elle porta l’enfant sous un des arbres qui étaient là.
16 She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of the child.” She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
Et elle s’en alla et s’assit vis-à-vis, aussi loin qu’un arc peut lancer son trait; car elle dit: Je ne verrai pas mourir mon fils. Et assise en face, elle éleva sa voix et pleura.
17 God sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of the boy. Ha mal'ak Elohim [The Angel of God] called to Hagar [Flight] out of the sky, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar [Flight]? Don’t be afraid. For God has sh'ma ·hear obey· the voice of the boy where he is.
Or Dieu entendit la voix de l’enfant: l’ange de Dieu appela Agar du ciel, disant: Que fais-tu, Agar? ne crains point, car Dieu a entendu la voix de l’enfant du lieu dans lequel il est.
18 Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”
Lève-toi, prends l’enfant et le tiens par la main; car je le ferai père d’une grande nation.
19 God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.
Alors Dieu lui ouvrit les yeux: et voyant un puits d’eau, elle alla et remplit l’outre, et donna à boire à l’enfant.
20 God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
Et Dieu fut avec lui: il grandit, demeura dans le désert, et devint un jeune homme habile à tirer de l’arc.
21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
Il habita dans le désert de Pharan, et sa mère prit pour lui une femme de la terre d’Égypte.
22 At that time, Abimelech [My father king] and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham [Father of a multitude], saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
En ce même temps Abimélech et Pichol, chef de son armée, dirent à Abraham: Dieu est avec toi en tout ce que tu fais.
23 Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the chesed ·loving-kindness· that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”
Jure donc par Dieu que tu ne feras pas de mal, ni à moi, ni à mes enfants, ni à ma race; mais que selon la miséricorde que j’ai exercée envers toi, tu l’exerceras envers moi et envers la terre dans laquelle tu as demeuré comme étranger.
24 Abraham [Father of a multitude] said, “I will swear.”
Et Abraham dit: Je le jure.
25 Abraham [Father of a multitude] complained to Abimelech [My father king] because of a water well, which Abimelech [My father king]’s servants had violently taken away.
Mais il se plaignit à Abimélech, à cause du puits d’eau que ses serviteurs lui avaient ôté avec violence.
26 Abimelech [My father king] said, “I don’t know who has done this thing. You didn’t tell me, and I didn’t sh'ma ·heard obeyed· of it until today.”
Abimélech repartit: Je n’ai pas su qui a fait cela; mais toi-même, tu ne m’en as pas averti; et moi je n’en ai pas ouï parler, si ce n’est aujourd’hui.
27 Abraham [Father of a multitude] took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech [My father king]. Those two made a covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·.
Abraham prit donc des brebis et des bœufs, et les donna à Abimélech, et ils firent tous deux alliance.
28 Abraham [Father of a multitude] set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Et Abraham mit sept jeunes brebis de son troupeau à part.
29 Abimelech [My father king] said to Abraham [Father of a multitude], “What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?”
Et Abimélech lui demanda: Que signifient ces jeunes brebis que tu as mises à part?
30 He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”
Mais Abraham: Ces sept jeunes brebis, dit-il, tu les recevras de ma main, afin qu’elles me soient en témoignage que c’est moi qui ai creusé ce puits.
31 Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], because they both swore there.
C’est pourquoi ce lieu fut appelé Bersabée, parce que là l’un et l’autre jura.
32 So they made a covenant at Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath]. Abimelech [My father king] rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines [To roll in dust (As an insult)].
C’est ainsi qu’ils firent alliance, pour le puits du serment.
33 Abraham [Father of a multitude] planted a tamarisk tree in Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and called there on the name of Adonai, the El 'Olam [God Everlasting].
Abimélech se leva ensuite, et Pichol, chef de son armée, et ils retournèrent dans le pays des Philistins. Mais Abraham planta un bois à Bersabée, et il invoqua là le nom du Seigneur Dieu éternel.
34 Abraham [Father of a multitude] lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines [To roll in dust (As an insult)] many days.
Et il demeura comme étranger dans la terre des Philistins, durant de longs jours.
