Genesis 33
1 [Then Jacob joined the rest of his family]. [Later that day] Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and there were 400 men with him. [Jacob was worried because of that], so he separated the children. He put Leah’s children with Leah, Rachel’s children with Rachel, and the two female slaves’ children with their mothers.
Jacob leva les yeux et regarda, et voici, Esaü venait, ayant avec lui quatre cents hommes. Ayant distribué les enfants par groupes auprès de Lia, auprès de Rachel et auprès des deux servantes,
2 He put the two female slaves and their children in front. He put Leah and her children next. He put Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
il plaça en tête les servantes avec leurs enfants, puis Lia avec ses enfants, et enfin Rachel avec Joseph.
3 He himself went ahead of them all, and as he continued to approach his older brother, he prostrated himself with his face on the ground seven times.
Lui-même passa devant eux, et il se courba vers la terre sept fois, jusqu’à ce qu’il fût proche de son frère Esaü.
4 But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
Esaü courut à sa rencontre, l’embrassa, se jeta à son cou et le baisa; et ils pleurèrent.
5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, “Who are these people who are with you?” Jacob replied, “These are the wives and children that God has graciously/kindly given to me.”
Puis, levant les yeux, Esaü vit les femmes et les enfants, et il dit: « Qui sont ceux que tu as là? » Jacob répondit: « Ce sont les enfants que Dieu a accordés à ton serviteur. »
6 Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
Les servantes s’approchèrent, elles et leurs enfants, et se prosternèrent.
7 Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
Lia et ses enfants s’approchèrent aussi, et ils se prosternèrent; ensuite s’approchèrent Joseph et Rachel, et ils se prosternèrent.
8 Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
Et Esaü dit: « Que veux-tu faire avec tout ce camp que j’ai rencontré? » Et Jacob dit: « C’est pour trouver grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur. »
9 But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
Esaü dit: « Je suis dans l’abondance, mon frère; garde ce qui est à toi. »
10 But Jacob said, “No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing your smiling face assures me [that you have forgiven me]. It is like seeing the face of God!
Et Jacob dit: « Non, je te prie, si j’ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, accepte mon présent de ma main; car c’est pour cela que j’ai vu ta face comme on voit la face de Dieu, et tu m’as accueilli favorablement.
11 Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!” Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally he accepted them.
Accepte donc mon offrande qui t’a été amenée, car Dieu m’a accordé sa faveur et je ne manque de rien. » Il le pressa si bien qu’Esaü accepta.
12 Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
Esaü dit: « Partons, mettons-nous en route; je marcherai devant toi. »
13 Jacob [had no intention to go with Esau], but he said, “You know, sir, that the children are weak, and that I must take care of the female sheep and cows that are (sucking their mother’s milk/nursing their young). If I force them to walk fast for a long distance in just one day, the animals will all die.
Jacob répondit: « Mon seigneur sait que les enfants sont délicats, et que je suis chargé de brebis et de vaches qui allaitent; si on les pressait un seul jour, tout le troupeau périrait.
14 You go ahead of me. I will lead the animals slowly, but I will walk as fast as the children and animals can walk. I will catch up with you in Seir, [in the land where the descendants of Edom live].”
Que mon seigneur prenne les devants sur son serviteur, et moi, je suivrai doucement, au pas du troupeau qui marche devant moi, et au pas des enfants, jusqu’à ce que j’arrive chez mon seigneur, à Séir. »
15 Esau said, “Then allow me to leave with you some of the men who came with me, [to protect you].” But Jacob replied, “(Why do that?/There is no need to do that!) [RHQ] The only thing that I want is for you to act friendly toward me.”
Esaü dit: « Permets du moins que je laisse auprès de toi une partie des gens qui sont avec moi. » Jacob répondit: « Pourquoi cela? Que je trouve grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur. »
16 So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
Et Esaü reprit ce jour-là le chemin de Séir.
17 But [instead of going to Seir], Jacob and his family went to [a place called] Succoth. There he built a house for himself and his family, and built shelters for his livestock. That is the reason they named the place Succoth, [which means ‘shelters’].
Jacob partit pour Socoth et il se construisit une maison. Il fit aussi des cabanes pour ses troupeaux; c’est pourquoi on a appelé ce lieu Socoth.
18 [Some time later, ] Jacob and his family left Paddan-Aram [in Mesopotamia], and they traveled safely to the Canaan region. There they set up their tents in a field near Shechem city.
A son retour de Paddan-Aram, Jacob arriva heureusement à la ville de Sichem, au pays de Canaan, et il campa devant la ville.
19 One of the leaders of the people in that area was named Hamor. Hamor had several sons. Jacob paid the sons of Hamor 100 pieces of silver for the piece of ground on which they set up their tents.
Il acheta des fils de Hémor, père de Sichem, pour cent késitas, la pièce de terre où il avait dressé sa tente;
20 He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
il éleva là un autel, et l’appela El-Elohé-Israël.
