Genesis 25
1 [Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
Et Abraham prit encore une femme, nommée Ketura;
2 She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
et elle lui enfanta Zimran, et Jokshan, et Medan, et Madian, et Jishbak, et Shuakh.
3 Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
– Et Jokshan engendra Sheba et Dedan. Et les fils de Dedan furent Ashurim, et Letushim, et Leümmim.
4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
– Et les fils de Madian: Épha, et Épher, et Hénoc, et Abida, et Eldaa. – Tous ceux-là furent fils de Ketura.
5 Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
Et Abraham donna tout ce qui lui appartenait à Isaac.
6 But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
Et aux fils des concubines qu’eut Abraham, Abraham fit des dons; et, tandis qu’il était encore en vie, il les renvoya d’auprès d’Isaac, son fils, vers l’orient, au pays d’orient.
7 Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
Et ce sont ici les jours des années de la vie d’Abraham, qu’il vécut: 175 ans.
8 He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
Et Abraham expira et mourut dans une bonne vieillesse, âgé et rassasié [de jours]; et il fut recueilli vers ses peuples.
9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
Et Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, l’enterrèrent dans la caverne de Macpéla, dans le champ d’Éphron, fils de Tsokhar, le Héthien, qui est en face de Mamré,
10 Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
le champ qu’Abraham avait acheté des fils de Heth. Là fut enterré Abraham, ainsi que Sara, sa femme.
11 After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
Et il arriva, après la mort d’Abraham, que Dieu bénit Isaac, son fils. Et Isaac habitait près du puits de Lakhaï-roï.
12 (These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
Et ce sont ici les générations d’Ismaël, fils d’Abraham, qu’Agar, l’Égyptienne, servante de Sara, avait enfanté à Abraham;
13 These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
et voici les noms des fils d’Ismaël, par leurs noms, selon leurs générations: Le premier-né d’Ismaël, Nebaïoth; et Kédar, et Adbeël, et Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
et Mishma, et Duma, et Massa,
15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Hadar, et Théma, Jetur, Naphish et Kedma.
16 The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
Ce sont là les fils d’Ismaël, et ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages et leurs campements: douze princes de leurs tribus.
17 Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
Et ce sont ici les années de la vie d’Ismaël: 137 ans; et il expira et mourut, et fut recueilli vers ses peuples.
18 His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
Et ils habitèrent depuis Havila jusqu’à Shur, qui est en face de l’Égypte, quand tu viens vers l’Assyrie. Il s’établit à la vue de tous ses frères.
19 (This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Et ce sont ici les générations d’Isaac, fils d’Abraham: Abraham engendra Isaac.
20 and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
Et Isaac était âgé de 40 ans lorsqu’il prit pour femme Rebecca, fille de Bethuel l’Araméen de Paddan-Aram, sœur de Laban l’Araméen.
21 Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Et Isaac pria instamment l’Éternel au sujet de sa femme, car elle était stérile; et l’Éternel se rendit à ses prières, et Rebecca sa femme conçut.
22 She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
Et les enfants s’entre-poussaient dans son sein; et elle dit: S’il en est ainsi, pourquoi suis-je là? Et elle alla consulter l’Éternel.
23 Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
Et l’Éternel lui dit: Deux nations sont dans ton ventre, et deux peuples se sépareront en sortant de tes entrailles; et un peuple sera plus fort que l’autre peuple, et le plus grand sera asservi au plus petit.
24 When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
Et les jours où elle devait enfanter s’accomplirent, et voici, il y avait des jumeaux dans son ventre.
25 The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
Et le premier sortit, roux, tout entier comme un manteau de poil; et ils appelèrent son nom Ésaü.
26 Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
Et ensuite sortit son frère, et sa main tenait le talon d’Ésaü; et on appela son nom Jacob. Et Isaac était âgé de 60 ans quand ils naquirent.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
Et les enfants grandirent: et Ésaü était un homme habile à la chasse, un homme des champs; et Jacob était un homme simple, qui habitait les tentes.
28 Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
Et Isaac aimait Ésaü, car le gibier était sa viande; mais Rebecca aimait Jacob.
29 One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
Et Jacob cuisait un potage; et Ésaü arriva des champs, et il était las.
30 He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
Et Ésaü dit à Jacob: Laisse-moi, je te prie, avaler du roux, de ce roux-là; car je suis las. C’est pourquoi on appela son nom Édom.
31 Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
Et Jacob dit: Vends-moi aujourd’hui ton droit d’aînesse.
32 Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
Et Ésaü dit: Voici, je m’en vais mourir; et de quoi me sert le droit d’aînesse?
33 Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
Et Jacob dit: Jure-moi aujourd’hui. Et il lui jura, et vendit son droit d’aînesse à Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
Et Jacob donna à Ésaü du pain et du potage de lentilles; et il mangea et but, et se leva, et s’en alla: et Ésaü méprisa son droit d’aînesse.
