Genesis 30
1 Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
Rachel, voyant qu’elle ne donnait pas d’enfants à Jacob, conçut de l’envie contre sa sœur et elle dit à Jacob." Rends moi mère, autrement j’en mourrai!"
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
Jacob se fâcha contre Rachel et dit: "Suis je à la place de Dieu, qui t’a refusé la fécondité?"
3 Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
Elle dit alors: "Voici ma servante Bilha, approche toi d’elle; elle enfantera dans mes bras, et, par elle, moi aussi je serai mère."
4 So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
Elle lui donna Bilha, son esclave, comme épouse et Jacob s’approcha d’elle.
5 She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
Bilha conçut et enfanta un fils à Jacob.
6 Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
Rachel dit alors: "Le Seigneur m’a jugée et il a écouté ma voix aussi en me donnant un fils." C’Est pourquoi elle le nomma Dan.
7 Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Bilha, l’esclave de Rachel, conçut de nouveau et enfanta un second fils à Jacob.
8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
Et Rachel dit: "C’Est une lutte de Dieu que j’ai entreprise contre ma sœur et pourtant je triomphe!" Et elle le nomma Nephtali.
9 When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
Léa, voyant qu’elle avait discontinué d’enfanter, prit Zilpa, son esclave et la donna à Jacob comme épouse.
10 Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
Zilpa, esclave de Léa, donna à Jacob un fils.
11 Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
Et Léa dit: "Une bande m’arrive!"
12 Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Zilpa, esclave de Léa, donna un second fils à Jacob.
13 Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
Et Léa dit: "II est né pour mon bonheur! Oui, les filles m’ont nommée bienheureuse." Et elle l’appela Aser.
14 When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
Or, Ruben étant allé aux champs à l’époque de la récolte du froment, y trouva des mandragores et les apporta à Léa sa mère. Rachel dit à Léa; "Donne-moi, je te prie, des mandragores de ton fils."
15 But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
Elle lui répondit: "N’Est ce pas assez que tu te sois emparée de mon époux, sans prendre encore les mandragores de mon fils?" Rachel reprit: "Eh bien! Il reposera cette nuit avec toi en échange des mandragores de ton fils."
16 When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
Jacob revenant des champs, le soir, Léa sortit à sa rencontre et dit: "C’Est à mes côtés que tu viendras, car je t’ai retenu pour les mandragores de mon fils." Et il reposa près d’elle cette nuit là.
17 God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
Le Seigneur exauça Léa: elle conçut et enfanta à Jacob un cinquième fils.
18 Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
Et Léa dit "Le Seigneur m’a récompensée d’avoir donné mon esclave à mon époux." Et elle lui donna le nom d’Issachar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
Léa conçut de nouveau et donna un sixième fils à Jacob.
20 Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
Et Léa dit: "Le Seigneur m’a accordée, moi, comme un don précieux; désormais mon époux fera de moi sa compagne, car je lui ai enfanté six fils." Et elle appela celui ci Zabulon.
21 Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
Plus tard elle enfanta une fille et elle la nomma Dina.
22 Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
Le Seigneur se souvint de Rachel: il l’exauça et donna la fécondité à son sein.
23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
Elle conçut et enfanta un fils; et elle dit: "Dieu a effacé ma honte."
24 She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
Elle énonça son nom Joseph, en disant "Dieu veuille me donner encore un second fils!"
25 After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
Or, après que Rachel eut donné le jour à Joseph, Jacob dit à Laban: "Laisse moi partir, que je retourne chez moi, dans mon pays.
26 You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
Donne moi mes femmes et mes enfants, ces femmes pour lesquelles je t’ai servi et que je m’en aille: car tu sais toi même avec quel zèle je t’ai servi."
27 But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
Laban lui répondit: "Ah! Si je trouvais grâce à tes yeux! J’Avais bien auguré; l’Éternel m’a béni à cause de toi."
28 Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
II continua: "Dicte moi ton salaire, je le donnerai."
29 Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
Il lui répondit: "Tu sais comment je t’ai servi et ce qu’est devenu ton bétail entre mes mains.
30 You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
Oui, de faible qu’il était avant moi, il s’est accru considérablement et l’Éternel t’a béni grâce à moi. Et maintenant, quand travaillerai-je à mon tour pour ma famille?"
31 Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
II répondit: "Que te donnerai-je?" Jacob répliqua: "Tu ne me donneras rien; mais si tu m’accordes la chose que voici, je recommencerai à conduire ton menu bétail, à le surveiller.
32 Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
Je passerai en revue tout ton bétail aujourd’hui pour en écarter tous les agneaux pointillés et mouchetés et tous les agneaux bruns, parmi les brebis et les chevreaux mouchetés et pointillés, parmi les chèvres: ce sera mon salaire.
33 In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
Mon droit parlera pour moi au jour à venir, où tu viendras vérifier mon salaire par tes yeux tout ce qui ne sera pas pointillé ou moucheté parmi les chèvres, brun parmi les brebis, je l’aurai volé."
34 Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
Laban répondit: "Bien; qu’il en soit comme tu as dit."
35 But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
Il mit à part, ce jour même, les boucs rayés ou mouchetés, toutes les chèvres pointillées ou mouchetées, tout ce qui était mêlé de blanc et toutes les brebis brunes et il les remit entre les mains de ses fils.
36 Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
Il mit une distance de trois journées entre lui et Jacob; et Jacob conduisit paître le reste du troupeau de Laban.
37 Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
Or, Jacob se pourvut de rameaux verts de peuplier, d’amandier et de platane; il y pratiqua des entailles blanches en mettant à découvert la blancheur des rameaux.
38 Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
Il fixa les rameaux, ainsi écorcés, dans les rigoles, dans les auges où le menu bétail venait boire en face du menu bétail et entrait en chaleur en venant ainsi boire.
39 The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
Les brebis s’échauffèrent devant les rameaux et produisirent des agneaux rayés, pointillés, mouchetés.
40 Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
Ces agneaux, Jacob les tenait à distance et il tournait la face du bétail de Laban, du coté des tachetés et des bruns; plus tard il les réunit en troupeau pour lui seul et ne les mêla point au bétail de Laban.
41 In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
Or, chaque fois que les brebis se livraient avec ardeur à l’accouplement, Jacob exposait les rameaux à leurs regards, dans les rigoles, pour qu’elles conçussent devant ces rameaux,
42 But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
mais quand elles s’y livraient languissamment, il ne le faisait point: de sorte que les agneaux débiles furent pour Laban, les vigoureux pour Jacob.
43 As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
Cet homme s’enrichit prodigieusement; il acquit du menu bétail en quantité, des esclaves mâles et femelles, des chameaux et des ânes.
