Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Et levant les pieds, Jacob s'en alla au pays 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.
Et il regarda, et voici, c'était une fontaine dans la campagne, et voici, là à côté reposaient trois troupeaux de brebis; car c'est à cette fontaine qu'on abreuvait les troupeaux, et grande était la pierre qui en fermait l'ouverture.
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.
Et tous les troupeaux y étaient ramassés, puis les bergers écartaient la pierre de l'ouverture de la fontaine, et abreuvaient leurs troupeaux, et ramenaient la pierre sur l'ouverture de la fontaine à sa place.
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
Alors Jacob leur dit: 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!”
Et il leur dit: Tout va-t-il bien pour lui? Et ils répondirent: Bien; et voici venir Rachel, sa fille, 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!”
Et il dit: Voici, il est encore grand jour; et il n'est pas temps de réunir les troupeaux; abreuvez les brebis, puis allez, faites-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.”
Et ils répondirent: Nous ne le pouvons pas que tous les troupeaux ne soient ramassés; c'est alors qu'on écarte la pierre de l'ouverture de la fontaine, et nous abreuvons 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 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 lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, et écarta la pierre de l'ouverture de la fontaine, 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 embrassa Rachel, et éleva sa 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.
Et Jacob découvrit à Rachel qu'il était parent de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rebecca; et elle courut en donner avis 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 lorsque Laban ouït parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il accourut au devant de lui, et l'étreignit et l'embrassa, et l'amena dans sa maison; et il raconta à Laban tous ces détails.
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,
Alors Laban lui dit: Oui, tu es ma chair et mes os! Et il demeura chez 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.”
Alors Laban dit à Jacob: Mais n'es-tu pas mon parent, et me servirais-tu gratuitement? Dis-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, l'aînée s'appelait Léa et la cadette, Rachel;
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
et Léa avait les yeux délicats, mais Rachel était belle de taille et belle de figure.
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 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: J'aime mieux te la donner que de la donner à un autre homme: 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 sept années pour Rachel, et elles lui semblèrent 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]”
Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, afin que j'habite avec 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 la lui amena, et il s'approcha d'elle.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Et Laban donna à Léa, sa fille, pour servante, Zilpa sa servante.
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, voilà que c'était Léa! Et il dit à Laban: Pourquoi en as-tu agi ainsi avec moi? N'est-ce pas pour, Rachel que je t'ai servi? 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.
Et Laban dit: Ce n'est pas la pratique de ce lieu de placer 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.”
Passe la semaine [de noces] de celle-ci, puis nous te donnerons aussi l'autre pour le service que tu feras chez moi sept nouvelles années encore.
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 ainsi fit Jacob, qui accomplit la semaine de Léa; puis il lui donna sa fille Rachel pour femme.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Et Laban donna pour servante à Rachel, sa fille, Bilha, sa servante.
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.
Et il habita aussi avec Rachel et il aima aussi Rachel plus que Léa; et il le servit sept nouvelles années encore.
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 n'était pas aimée, 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.”
Et Léa devint enceinte, et enfanta un fils, et elle l'appela du nom de Ruben (voyez un fils); car elle dit: L'Éternel a vu ma misère; et 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’].
Et elle devint encore enceinte et enfanta un fils et dit: L'Éternel a ouï que je ne suis pas aimée, et Il m'a accordé aussi celui-ci. Et elle l'appela du nom de 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’].
Et elle devint encore enceinte, 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 du nom de 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].
Et elle devint encore enceinte et enfanta un fils et dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Éternel; c'est pourquoi elle l'appela du nom de Juda (louange de Dieu). Et elle cessa d'enfanter.
