Genesis 3
1 The snake was more cunning than all the other wild animals that Yahweh God had made. [One day Satan gave to] the snake [the ability to talk to the woman]. The snake said to her, “Did God really say to you, ‘Do not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the park/garden’?”
Le serpent était le plus rusé de tous les animaux des champs que Yahweh Dieu ait faits. Il dit à la femme: « Est-ce que Dieu aurait dit: « Vous ne mangerez pas de tout arbre du jardin? »
2 The woman replied, “[What God said was], ‘Do not eat the fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the park/garden or touch it. If you do that, you will die. But you can eat fruit from any of the other trees.’”
La femme répondit au serpent: « Nous mangeons du fruit des arbres du jardin.
Mais du fruit de l’arbre qui est au milieu du jardin, Dieu a dit: Vous n’en mangerez pas et vous n’y toucherez point, de peur que vous ne mouriez. »
4 The snake said to the woman, “No, you will certainly not die. God said that
Le serpent dit à la femme: « Non, vous ne mourrez point;
5 [only] because he knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, [you will understand new things. It will be as though] your eyes are opened [MET], and you will know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do], just as God does.”
mais Dieu sait que, le jour où vous en mangerez, vos yeux s’ouvriront et vous serez comme Dieu, connaissant le bien et le mal. »
6 The woman saw that the fruit on that tree was good to eat, and it was very beautiful, and she desired it because [she thought] it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he ate it.
La femme vit que le fruit de l’arbre était bon à manger, agréable à la vue et désirable pour acquérir l’intelligence; elle prit de son fruit et en mangea; elle en donna aussi à son mari qui était avec elle, et il en mangea.
7 Immediately [it was as though] their eyes were opened, and they realized that they were naked, so they were ashamed. So they [picked] some fig leaves and fastened them together to make clothes for themselves.
Leurs yeux à tous deux s’ouvrirent et ils connurent qu’ils étaient nus; et, ayant cousu des feuilles de figuier, ils s’en firent des ceintures.
8 [Late that afternoon], when a cool breeze was blowing, they heard the sound/footsteps of Yahweh as he was walking in the park/garden. So the man and his wife hid themselves among the bushes in the park/garden, [so that Yahweh God would not see them].
Alors ils entendirent la voix de Yahweh Dieu passant dans le jardin à la brise du jour, et l’homme et sa femme se cachèrent de devant Yahweh Dieu au milieu des arbres du jardin.
9 But Yahweh God called to the man, saying to him, “Why are you [trying to hide from me]?”
Mais Yahweh Dieu appela l’homme et lui dit: « Où es-tu? »
10 The man replied, “I heard the sound of your [footsteps/walking] in the garden, and I was naked, so I was afraid and I hid myself.”
Il répondit: « J’ai entendu ta voix, dans le jardin, et j’ai eu peur, car je suis nu; et je me suis caché. »
11 God said, “How did you find out you were naked [RHQ]? It must be because you ate some of the fruit [from the tree] that I told you, ‘Do not eat its fruit.’” [RHQ]
Et Yahweh Dieu dit: « Qui t’a appris que tu es nu? Est-ce que tu as mangé de l’arbre dont je t’avais défendu de manger? »
12 The man said, “You gave me this woman to be with me. She is the one who gave me some of the fruit from that tree, and so I ate it.”
L’homme répondit: « La femme que vous avez mise avec moi m’a donné du fruit de l’arbre, et j’en ai mangé. »
13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “Why did you do such a thing?” The woman replied, “I ate some of the fruit because the snake deceived me.”
Yahweh Dieu dit à la femme: « Pourquoi as-tu fait cela? » La femme répondit: « Le serpent m’a trompée, et j’en ai mangé. »
14 Then Yahweh God said to the snake, “Because you did this, of all the livestock and the wild animals, I will curse/punish you alone. As a result, you [and all other snakes] will scurry across the ground on your bellies, and so what you eat will have dirt [on it] as long as you live.
Yahweh Dieu dit au serpent: « Parce que tu as fait cela, tu es maudit entre tous les animaux domestiques et toutes les bêtes des champs; tu marcheras sur ton ventre, et tu mangeras la poussière tous les jours de ta vie.
15 And I will cause you and the woman to act in a hostile way toward each other, and I will cause your brood and her descendants to act hostilely toward each other. You will strike at the heel [of one descendant] of hers, but he will strike your head.”
Et je mettrai une inimitié entre toi et la femme, entre ta postérité et sa postérité; celle-ci te meurtrira à la tête, et tu la meurtriras au talon. »
16 Then Yahweh said to the woman, “You will have great pain when you give birth to children; you will suffer great pain as your children are being born [DOU]. You will greatly desire your husband [to show affection for you], but he will rule over you.”
A la femme il dit: « je multiplierai tes souffrances, et spécialement celles de ta grossesse; tu enfanteras des fils dans la douleur; ton désir se portera vers ton mari, et il dominera sur toi. »
17 Then Yahweh said to the man, “You heeded what your wife said, and you ate some of the fruit [of the tree] concerning which I commanded you saying, ‘Do not eat it.’ So I will make it difficult [to grow things in] the ground because of what you did. You will have to work hard as long as you live to produce things from the ground to eat.
Il dit à l’homme: « Parce que tu as écouté la voix de ta femme, et que tu as mangé de l’arbre au sujet duquel je t’avais donné cet ordre: Tu n’en mangeras pas, le sol est maudit à cause de toi. C’est par un travail pénible que tu en tireras ta nourriture, tous les jours de ta vie;
18 Thornbushes and thistle plants and other weeds will grow [and prevent what you have planted from growing]. And for food, you will have to eat things that just grow in your fields.
il te produira des épines et des chardons, et tu mangeras l’herbe des champs.
19 [All your life] you will sweat as you work hard to produce food to eat. Then you will die [EUP], and your [body will be buried] in the ground. [I made] you from soil, so when you [die and are buried your body will decay] and become soil again.”
C’est à la sueur de ton visage que tu mangeras du pain, jusqu’à ce que tu retournes à la terre, parce que c’est d’elle que tu as été pris; car tu es poussière et tu retourneras en poussière. »
20 [The man, whose name was] Adam, named his wife Eve, [which means ‘living’], because she became the ancestor of all living people.
Adam donna à sa femme le nom d’Eve, parce qu’elle a été la mère de tous les vivants.
21 Then Yahweh God [killed some animals and] made clothes from their skins for Adam and his wife.
Yahweh Dieu fit à Adam et à sa femme des tuniques de peau et les en revêtit.
22 Then Yahweh said, “Look! Those two have become like us because they know what is good [to do] and what is evil [to do]. So now, it will not be good if they reach out and pick and eat [some of the fruit from] the tree [which enables people who eat it] to live [forever]!”
Et Yahweh Dieu dit: « Voici que l’homme est devenu comme l’un de nous, pour la connaissance du bien et du mal. Maintenant, qu’il n’avance pas sa main, qu’il ne prenne pas aussi de l’arbre de vie, pour en manger et vivre éternellement. »
23 So Yahweh God expelled the man and his wife from the garden of Eden. Yahweh God had created Adam from the ground, but now he forced him to till that ground [so that he could grow food to eat].
Et Yahweh Dieu le fit sortir du jardin d’Eden, pour qu’il cultivât la terre d’où il avait été pris.
24 After Yahweh expelled them, on the east side of the garden he placed (cherubim/creatures with wings) and [an angel holding] a flaming sword which flashed back and forth. He did that in order to block the entrance to the garden, so that people could not go back to the tree that enables people [who eat its fruit] to live [forever].
Et il chassa l’homme, et il mit à l’orient du jardin d’Eden les Chérubins et la flamme de l’épée tournoyante, pour garder le chemin de l’arbre de vie.
