Genesis 37
1 So Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, —in the land of Canaan.
Or, Jacob demeura au pays où son père avait séjourné, au pays de Canaan.
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 des descendants de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept ans, paissait les troupeaux avec ses frères; et il était jeune berger auprès des fils de Bilha, et auprès des fils de Zilpa, femmes de son père. Et Joseph rapporta à leur père leurs mauvais discours.
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, car c'était le fils de sa vieillesse; et il lui fit une robe de diverses couleurs.
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,
Mais ses frères, voyant que leur père l'aimait plus que tous ses frères, le haïssaient, et ne pouvaient lui parler sans aigreur.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
Et Joseph eut un songe, et le fit connaître à ses frères, et ils le haïrent encore plus.
6 And he said unto them, Hear ye I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Il leur dit donc: Écoutez, je vous prie, ce 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.
Voici, nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs. Et voici, ma gerbe se leva et se tint debout. Et voici, vos gerbes l'environnèrent et se prosternèrent devant ma gerbe.
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.
Alors ses frères lui dirent: Régnerais-tu donc sur nous? ou nous gouvernerais-tu? Et ils le haïrent encore plus 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 et le raconta à ses frères, et il dit: Voici, j'ai eu encore un songe. Et voici, le soleil, et 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?
Et il le raconta à son père, et à ses frères; mais son père le reprit, et lui dit: Que veut dire ce songe que tu as eu? Faudra-t-il que nous venions, moi et ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner en 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 retint ces choses.
12 Now his brethren went their way, —to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Or, ses frères 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 les troupeaux à Sichem? Viens, que je t'envoie vers eux. Et il lui 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 il lui dit: Va donc; vois comment vont tes frères et comment vont les troupeaux, et rapporte-m'en des nouvelles. Il l'envoya ainsi de la vallée d'Hébron, et il vint 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?
Et un homme le trouva errant par les champs; et cet homme l'interrogea, et lui dit: Que cherches-tu?
16 And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, —do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.
Et il répondit: Je cherche mes frères; enseigne-moi, je te prie, où ils paissent.
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 donc 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.
Et ils le virent de loin. Et avant qu'il fût près d'eux, ils complotèrent contre lui de le mettre à mort.
19 And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
Et ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: Voici ce songeur qui vient.
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.
Maintenant donc, venez, tuons-le, et le jetons dans quelque fosse, et nous dirons qu'une bête féroce l'a dévoré; et nous verrons ce que deviendront 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!
Mais Ruben entendit cela, et le délivra de leurs mains, et dit: Ne lui ôtons point la vie.
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.
Puis Ruben leur dit: Ne répandez point le sang; jetez-le dans cette fosse, qui est au désert, et ne mettez point la main sur lui. C'était pour le délivrer de leurs mains, pour le rendre à 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,
Et dès que Joseph fut arrivé auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa robe, de la robe de diverses couleurs qui était sur lui.
24 and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
Et ils le saisirent, et le jetèrent dans la fosse. Or la fosse était vide; il n'y avait point 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.
Ensuite ils s'assirent pour manger le pain. Et, levant les yeux, ils regardèrent, et voici une caravane d'Ismaélites qui venait de Galaad; et leurs chameaux, chargés d'aromates, de baume, et de myrrhe, allaient les porter en Égypte.
26 So Judah said unto his brethren, —What profit that we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Et Juda dit à ses frères: A quoi nous servira de tuer notre frère et de 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.
Venez, et vendons-le aux Ismaélites, et que notre main ne soit point sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et ses frères lui obéirent.
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 comme les marchands Madianites passaient, ils tirèrent et firent remonter Joseph de la fosse; et ils vendirent Joseph pour vingt pièces d'argent aux Ismaélites, qui l'emmenèrent en Égypte.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo Joseph was not in the pit, so he rent his clothes;
Et Ruben retourna à la fosse, et voici, Joseph n'était plus dans la fosse. Alors il déchira ses vêtements;
30 and returned unto his brethren, and said, —The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
Et il retourna vers ses frères, et dit: L'enfant n'y est plus; et moi, 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;
Et ils prirent la robe de Joseph, tuèrent un bouc, et trempèrent 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!
Ensuite ils envoyèrent et firent parvenir à leur père la robe de diverses couleurs, en lui faisant dire: Nous avons trouvé ceci; 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!
Et il la reconnut, et dit: C'est la robe de mon fils; une bête féroce l'a dévoré; certainement 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 Jacob déchira ses vêtements, et mit un sac sur ses reins, et mena deuil sur 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)
Et tous ses fils, et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il refusa d'être consolé, et il dit: Je descendrai en deuil vers mon fils au Sépulcre! C'est ainsi que son père le pleura. (Sheol h7585)
36 Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt, —to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
Et les Madianites le vendirent en Égypte à Potiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
