Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Puis Jacob se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux.
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.
Et il regarda; et voici, il vit un puits dans les champs, et là même trois troupeaux de brebis couchés auprès; car on y abreuvait les troupeaux. Et la pierre qui couvrait 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.
Tous les troupeaux se rassemblaient là; alors on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; ensuite 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.”
Et Jacob dit aux bergers: Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Et ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Charan.
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
Et il leur dit: Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? Et 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: Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent: Il se porte bien; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec le 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!”
Et il dit: Voici, il est encore grand jour; il n'est pas temps de rassembler le bétail; abreuvez les brebis, et allez les 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 pouvons pas, jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés; alors on roule la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et nous abreuvons les troupeaux.
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 parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva 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.
Et dès que Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau 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, élevant la voix, il 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.
Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était parent de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter 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.
Et aussitôt que Laban entendit parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et il 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: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois de temps.
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.”
Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, me serviras-tu 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, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune Rachel.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Mais Léa avait les yeux délicats, et 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.”
Et Jacob aimait Rachel; et il 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!”
Et Laban répondit: Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; 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 donc sept ans pour Rachel; et ils ne lui semblèrent que 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]”
Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme; car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle.
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Alors Laban rassembla 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 il prit Léa, sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint 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 Zilpa pour servante à Léa, 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?”
Et le matin, voici, c'était Léa; et Jacob dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? 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: On ne fait pas ainsi dans ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune 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 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.
Et Jacob fit ainsi, il acheva la semaine de celle-ci; 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 Bilha 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.
Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima Rachel plus que Léa, et il servit chez Laban encore 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.
Et l'Éternel, voyant que Léa était haïe, la rendit féconde; mais 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.”
Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, qu'elle appela Ruben (voyez un fils! ). Car elle dit: L'Éternel 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 dit: L'Éternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, et il m'a encore donné celui-ci; et elle l'appela Siméon (exaucement).
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 dit: Pour cette fois, mon mari s'attachera à moi; car je lui ai enfanté trois fils; c'est pourquoi on l'appela Lévi (attachement).
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 dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Éternel; c'est pourquoi elle l'appela Juda (louange). Et elle cessa d'avoir des enfants.
