Genesis 37
1 So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
Jacob s'établit dans le pays où son père avait séjourné dans le pays de Chanaan.
2 These, are the generations of Jacob—Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, —so then Joseph brought in the talk about them—something bad, unto their father.
Voici l'histoire de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept ans, faisait paître les brebis avec ses frères; comme il était encore jeune, il se trouvait avec les fils de Bala et avec les fils de Zelpha, femmes de son père; et Joseph rapporta à leur père de mauvais bruits qui couraient sur leur compte.
3 Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
Or Israël aimait Joseph plus que tous ses autres fils, parce que c'était un fils de sa vieillesse; et il lui fit une robe longue.
4 So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,
Ses frères, voyant que leur père l'aimait plus qu'eux tous, le prirent en haine, et ils ne pouvaient plus lui parler amicalement.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
Joseph eut un songe, et il le raconta à ses frères, qui le haïrent encore davantage.
6 And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Il leur dit: " Ecoutez, je vous prie, le songe que j'ai eu:
7 Lo! then, we, were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, when lo my sheaf rose up, yea and took its stand, —and lo! round about came your sheaves, and bowed themselves down to my sheaf.
Nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs; et voici, ma gerbe s'est levée et s'est tenue debout, et vos gerbes l'ont entourée et se sont prosternées devant elle. "
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.
Ses frères lui dirent: " Est-ce que tu régneras sur nous? est-ce que tu nous domineras? " Et ils le haïrent encore davantage pour ses songes et pour ses paroles.
9 Then dreamed he, yet another, dream, and related it to his brethren, and said: —Lo! I have dreamed a dream, yet again, Lo! then, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars, were bowing themselves down to me.
Il eut encore un autre songe, qu'il raconta à ses frères. Il dit: " J'ai eu encore un songe: le soleil, la lune et onze étoiles se prosternaient devant moi. "
10 So he related it unto his father, and unto his brethren, —and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? Shall we, indeed come in, I, and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow ourselves down to thee to the earth?
Il le raconta à son père et à ses frères, et son père le réprimanda, en disant: " Que signifie ce songe que tu as eu? Faudra-t-il que nous venions, moi, ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner à terre devant toi? "
11 Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
Et ses frères furent jaloux de lui, mais son père conservait la chose dans son cœur.
12 Now his brethren went their way, —to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Les frères de Joseph allèrent paître les troupeaux de leur père à Sichem.
13 So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
Et Israël dit à Joseph: " Tes frères ne paissent-ils pas le troupeau à Sichem? Viens, que je t'envoie vers eux. " Il répondit: " Me voici. "
14 So he said to him—Go, I pray thee, look after the welfare of thy brethren, and the welfare of the flock, and bring me back word. And he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came in towards Shechem.
Et Israël lui dit: " Va donc, et vois si tes frères vont bien et si le troupeau est en bon état, et tu m'en apporteras des nouvelles. " Et il l'envoya de la vallée d'Hébron, et Joseph alla à Sichem.
15 And a man found him, and lo! he was wandering about in the field, so the man asked him saying—What seekest thou?
Un homme, l'ayant rencontré errant dans la campagne, le questionna, en disant: " Que cherches-tu? "
16 And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
Il répondit: " Je cherche mes frères; indique-moi, je te prie, où ils font paître leur troupeau. "
17 And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.
Et l'homme dit: " Ils sont partis d'ici; car je les ai entendus dire: Allons à Dothaïn. " Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva à Dothaïn.
18 And they saw him afar off, —and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
Ils l'aperçurent de loin et, avant qu'il fût près d'eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.
19 And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
Ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: " Voici l'homme aux songes; c'est bien lui qui arrive.
20 Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, —And let us see what will become of his dreams.
Venez donc, tuons-le et jetons-le dans une des citernes, et nous dirons qu'une bête féroce l'a dévoré; nous verrons ce qui en sera de ses songes! "
21 And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand, and said Let us not smite him, so as to take his life!
Ruben entendit et il le délivra de leurs mains. Il dit: " Ne le frappons pas à mort. "
22 And Reuben said unto them Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.
Ruben leur dit: " Ne versez pas le sang; jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est dans le désert, et ne portez pas la main sur lui. " — Son dessein était de le délivrer de leurs mains, pour le faire retourner vers son père. —
23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come in unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph of his tunic, the long tunic which was upon him,
Lorsque Joseph arriva auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa robe, de la robe longue qu'il portait;
24 and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
et, l'ayant pris, ils le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide: il n'y avait pas d'eau.
25 And when they had sat down to eat bread, they lifted up their eyes and looked, and lo! a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming in from Gilead, —and, their camels, were bearing tragacanth gum, and balsam and cistus-gum, they were going their way, to take them down to Egypt.
Puis ils s'assirent pour manger. Levant les yeux, ils virent, et voici qu'une caravane d'Ismaélites venait de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d'astragale, de baume et de ladanum, qu'ils transportaient en Egypte.
26 So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Alors Juda dit à ses frères: " Que gagnerons-nous à tuer notre frère et à cacher son sang?
27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
Allons le vendre aux Ismaélites et ne portons pas la main sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. " Ses frères l'écoutèrent
28 And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver, —and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
et, quand les marchands madianites passèrent, ils tirèrent Joseph et le firent remonter de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt pièces d'argent aux Ismaélites, qui l'emmenèrent en Egypte.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
Ruben revint à la citerne, et voici que Joseph n'était plus dans la citerne.
30 and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
Il déchira ses vêtements et, étant retourné vers ses frères, il dit: " L'enfant n'y est plus, et moi, où irai-je? "
31 And they took Joseph’s tunic, —and slaughtered a buck of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood;
Ils prirent alors la robe de Joseph et, ayant tué un bouc, ils plongèrent la robe dans le sang.
32 and sent the long tunic and brought it in unto their father, and said This, have we found! Examine, we pray thee, whether it is the tunic of thy son, or not!
Et ils envoyèrent à leur père la longue robe, en lui faisant dire: " Voilà ce que nous avons trouvé; reconnais si c'est la robe de ton fils, ou non. "
33 So he examined it, and said—The tunic of my son! A cruel beast hath devoured him, —torn in pieces—torn in pieces, is Joseph!
Jacob la reconnut et dit: " C'est la robe de mon fils! Une bête féroce l'a dévoré! Joseph a été mis en pièces! "
34 And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, —and mourned over his son many days.
Et il déchira ses vêtements, mit un sac sur ses reins et fit le deuil de son fils pendant longtemps.
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said—Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il refusa d'être consolé; il disait: " Je descendrai dans le deuil vers mon fils au séjour des morts. " Et son père le pleura. (Sheol h7585)
36 Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
Les Madianites le vendirent en Egypte à Putiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
