Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Jacob reprit sa marche et s'en alla au pays des fils de l'Orient.
2 There he [was surprised to] see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top of the well.
Il regarda, et voici, il y avait un puits dans la campagne, et voici, il y avait à côté trois troupeaux de brebis qui étaient couchés, car c'était à ce puits qu'on abreuvait les troupeaux, et la pierre qui était sur l'ouverture du puits était grande.
3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.
Là se réunissaient tous les troupeaux; on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, on faisait boire les troupeaux, et l'on remettait la pierre à sa place sur l'ouverture du puits.
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
Jacob dit aux bergers: " Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? " ils répondirent: " Nous sommes de Haran. "
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
Il leur dit: " Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? " Ils répondirent: " Nous le connaissons. "
6 Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
Il leur dit: " Est-il en bonne santé? " Ils répondirent: " Il est en bonne santé, et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec les brebis. "
7 Jacob said, “Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to (graze/eat grass) in the pastures!”
Il dit: " Voici, il est encore grand jour, et ce n'est pas le moment de rassembler les troupeaux; abreuvez les brebis et retournez les faire paître. "
8 They replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
Ils répondirent: " Nous ne le pouvons pas jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés et qu'on roule la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits; alors nous abreuverons les brebis. "
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
Il s'entretenait encore avec eux, lorsque Rachel arriva avec les brebis de son père; car elle était bergère.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, [Jacob was so excited that] he went over and [by himself] rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.
Dès que Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
Et Jacob baisa Rachel, et il éleva la voix et pleura.
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.
Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était frère de son père, qu'il était fils de Rebecca; et elle courut l'annoncer à son père.
13 As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek]. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.
Quand Laban eut entendu parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, et l'ayant pris dans ses bras, il lui donna des baisers et l'amena dans sa maison. Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses,
14 Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
et Laban lui dit: " Oui, tu es mes os et ma chair. " Et Jacob demeura avec lui un mois entier.
15 Laban said to him “(You should not work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine!/Why should you work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine?) [RHQ] Tell me how much you want me to pay you.”
Alors Laban dit à Jacob: " Est-ce que, parce que tu es mon frère, tu me serviras pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire. "
16 Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
Or Laban avait deux filles; l'aînée se nommait Lia, et la cadette Rachel.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Lia avait les yeux malades; mais Rachel était belle de taille et belle de visage.
18 Jacob (was in love with/wanted very much to be married to) Rachel, and he said, “I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.”
Comme Jacob aimait Rachel, il dit: " Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta fille cadette. "
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
Et Laban dit: " Mieux vaut te la donner que la donner à un autre; reste avec moi. "
20 So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
Et Jacob servit pour Rachel sept années, et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.
21 After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her. [EUP]”
Jacob dit à Laban: " Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et j'irai vers elle. "
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Laban réunit tous les gens du lieu et fit un festin;
23 But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex [EUP] with her.
et le soir, prenant Lia, sa fille, il l'amena à Jacob, qui alla vers elle.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Et Laban donna sa servante Zelpha pour servante à Lia, sa fille.
25 The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban [and told him] very angrily, “(What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me?) [RHQ] I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?”
Le matin venu, voilà que c'était Lia. Et Jacob dit à Laban: " Que m'as-tu fait? N'est-ce pas pour Rachel que j'ai servi chez toi? Pourquoi m'as-tu trompé? "
26 Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.
Laban répondit: " Ce n'est point l'usage dans notre pays de donner la cadette avant l'aînée.
27 After we finish this week of celebration, we will let you marry the younger one also. But in return, you must pay for Rachel by working for me for another seven years.”
Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi pendant sept autres années. "
28 So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
Jacob fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine de Lia; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Et Laban donna sa servante Bala pour servante à Rachel, sa fille.
30 Jacob had sex [EUP] with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Jacob alla aussi vers Rachel et il l'aima aussi plus que Lia; il servit encore chez Laban sept autres années.
31 When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah [very much], he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.
Yahweh vit que Lia était haïe, et il la rendit féconde, tandis que Rachel était stérile.
32 Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son]!’ She said, “Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.”
Lia conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit: " Yahweh a regardé mon affliction; maintenant mon mari m'aimera. "
33 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.” So she named him Simeon, [which means ‘someone who hears’].
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: " Yahweh a entendu que j'étais haïe, et il m'a encore donné celui-là ". Et elle le nomma Siméon.
34 Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.” So she named him Levi, [which means ‘hold close’].
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: " Cette fois mon mari s'attachera à moi car je lui ai enfanté trois fils. " C'est pourquoi on le nomma Lévi.
35 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “(This time/Now) I will praise Yahweh.” So she called his name Judah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’]. After that, she did not give birth to any more children [for several years].
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: " Cette fois je louerai Yahweh. " C'est pourquoi elle le nomma Juda. Et elle cessa d'avoir des enfants.
