Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Jacob se remit en chemin et alla vers la terre des enfants 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.
II vit un puits dans les champs et là, trois troupeaux de menu bétail étaient couchés à l’entour, car ce puits servait à abreuver les troupeaux. Or la pierre, sur la margelle du puits, était grosse.
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.
Quand tous les troupeaux y étaient réunis, on faisait glisser la pierre de dessus la margelle du puits et l’on abreuvait le bétail, puis on replaçait la pierre sur la margelle 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 leur dit: "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.”
II leur dit: "Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nahor?" 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 paix?" Et ils répondirent: "En paix; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec son troupeau."
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!”
"Mais," reprit-il, "le jour est encore long, il n’est pas l’heure de faire rentrer le bétail: abreuvez les brebis et les menez 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 dirent: "Nous ne saurions, jusqu’à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés: on déplacera alors la pierre qui couvre l’orifice du puits et nous ferons boire 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.
Comme il s’entretenait avec eux, Rachel vint avec le troupeau 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.
Lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère et les brebis de ce dernier, il s’avança, fit glisser la pierre de dessus la margelle du puits et fit boire 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 embrassa Rachel et il éleva la voix en pleurant.
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.
Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu’il était parent de son père, qu’il était le fils de Rébecca. 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.
Aussitôt que Laban eut appris l’arrivée de Jacob, le fils de sa sœur, il courut au devant de lui, il l’embrassa, le couvrit de baisers et l’emmena dans sa demeure. Jacob raconta à Laban tous ces événements.
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,
Laban lui dit: "Tu n’es rien moins que mon corps et ma chair!" Et il demeura avec lui un mois durant.
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: "Quoi! parce que tu es mon parent, tu me servirais gratuitement? Déclare moi quel doit être 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: le nom de l’aînée était Léa, celui de la cadette Rachel.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Léa avait les yeux faibles; 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.”
Jacob avait conçu de l’amour pour Rachel. II dit: "Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille."
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
Laban répondit: "J’Aime mieux te la donner que de la donner à un autre époux: demeure 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.
Jacob servit, pour obtenir Rachel, sept années et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, tant 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 je veux m’unir à elle."
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Laban réunit tous les habitants du lieu et donna 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.
Mais, le soir venu, il prit Léa sa fille et la lui amena et Jacob s’unit à elle.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Laban avait aussi donné Zilpa, son esclave, à Léa, sa fille, comme esclave.
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?”
Or, le matin, il se trouva que c’était Léa; et il dit à Laban: "Que m’as-tu fait là! N’Est ce pas pour Rachel que j’ai servi chez toi? Et 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 pas l’usage, dans notre pays, de marier 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 également celle là en échange du 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.
Ainsi fit Jacob, il acheva la semaine de la première; puis Laban lui accorda Rachel, sa fille, pour épouse.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Laban donna, à Rachel sa fille, Bilha, son esclave, pour qu’elle devint la sienne.
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 s’unit pareillement à Rachel et persista à aimer Rachel plus que Léa; et 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.
Le Seigneur considéra que Léa était dédaignée et il rendit son sein fécond, tandis que Rachel fut 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.”
Léa conçut et enfanta un fils. Elle le nomma Ruben "parce que, dit elle, le Seigneur a vu mon humiliation, de sorte qu’à présent mon époux 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 de nouveau et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: "Parce que le Seigneur a entendu que j’étais dédaignée, il m’a accordé aussi celui là." Et elle l’appela 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 de nouveau et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: "Ah! désormais mon époux me sera attaché, puisque je lui ai donné trois fils." C’Est pourquoi on l’appela 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 mit au monde un fils et elle dit: "Pour le coup, je rends grâce à l’Éternel!" C’Est pourquoi elle le nomma Juda. Alors elle cessa d’enfanter.
