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.
Bientôt Jacob ayant levé les yeux, vit son frère Esaü arriver avec quatre cents hommes, et Jacob rangea séparément les enfants, autour de Lia, de Rachel et 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 mit en avant les deux servantes et leurs fils, puis par derrière Lia et 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 s'avança devant eux tous, et se prosterna sept fois jusqu'à terre avant d'arriver à 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.
Celui-ci accourut à sa rencontre, l'embrassa, lui jeta ses bras autour du cou, et le baisa, et ils pleurèrent tous les deux.
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.”
Or, Esaü ayant levé les yeux, vit les femmes et les enfants, et il dit: Quoi! sont-ils à toi? Jacob répondit: Ce sont les enfants dont Dieu, dans sa miséricorde, a gratifié ton serviteur.
6 Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
Les servantes et leurs enfants s'approchèrent aussi, et ils se prosternèrent.
7 Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
Et Lia s'approcha avec ses enfants, et ils se prosternèrent; Rachel enfin s'approcha avec Joseph, 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.”
Or, Esaü dit: Quoi! les troupeaux que j'ai rencontrés sont-ils aussi à toi? Jacob répondit: Je les ai envoyés pour que ton serviteur trouve grâce devant toi, seigneur.
9 But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
Et son frère dit: J'ai de grandes possessions, frère, garde tes biens pour 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!
Si j'ai trouvé grâce devant toi, reprit Jacob, accepte mes présents, car j'ai vu ta face comme on verrait la face de Dieu; tu me feras ce plaisir:
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.
Prends donc les présents que je t'ai apportés, parce que le Seigneur dans sa miséricorde m'en a gratifié, et que tout cela est à moi. Et il usa de contrainte, et son frère accepta.
12 Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
Or, Esaü dit: Partons, et marchons droit devant nous.
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 lui répondit: Mon seigneur sait que les enfants sont délicats, que des brebis et des vaches pleines m'accompagnent; si donc je les presse un seul jour, tout mon bétail mourra.
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 précède son serviteur, et de mon côté je me hâterai en chemin, selon les forces de ce qui marche devant moi, et selon le pas des enfants, jusqu'à ce que j'aie rejoint mon seigneur en 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.”
Et son frère reprit: Je laisserai avec toi une partie des gens qui m'accompagnent. Il répondit: Pourquoi cela? il me suffit d'avoir trouvé grâce devant toi, seigneur.
16 So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
Et ce jour-là même Esaü reprit, pour retourner à Séir, le chemin par lequel il était venu.
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’].
De son côté Jacob s'en alla dresser ses tentes; il éleva là pour lui des tentes, et pour ses troupeaux des abris; c'est pourquoi il nomma ce lieu les Tabernacles.
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.
De là, Jacob passa à Salem, ville des Sécimes qui est en la terre de Chanaan, où il était rentré en revenant de la Mésopotamie Syrienne, et il campa en face de 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 d'Emmor, père de Sichem, au prix de cent agneaux, la portion du champ où il avait dressé ses tentes.
20 He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
Il y éleva un autel, et il invoqua le Dieu d'Israël.
