Genesis 43
1 The famine in Canaan got worse.
Cependant, la famine pesait sur le pays.
2 Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, “Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!”
Lors donc qu’on eut consommé tout le blé qu’ils avaient apporté d’Égypte, leur père leur dit: "Allez de nouveau nous acheter un peu de nourriture."
3 But Judah said to him, “The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me [SYN] again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.’
Juda lui parla ainsi: "Cet homme nous a formellement avertis en disant: ‘Vous ne paraîtrez point devant moi, si votre frère ne vous accompagne.’
4 So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.
Si tu consens à laisser partir notre frère avec nous, nous irons acheter pour toi des vivres.
5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.’”
Mais si tu n’en fais rien, nous ne saurions y aller, puisque cet homme nous a dit: ‘Vous ne paraîtrez devant moi qu’accompagnés de votre frère.’
6 Jacob asked, “Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?”
Israël reprit: "Pourquoi m’avez vous rendu ce mauvais office, d’apprendre à cet homme que vous avez encore un frère?
7 One of them replied, “The man asked about us and about our family. He said, ‘Is your father still living? Do you have another brother?’ We had to answer his questions. (We could not know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’/How could we know that he would say, ‘The next time that you come down here, bring your brother with you!’)” [RHQ]
Ils répondirent: "Cet homme nous a questionnés en détail sur nous et sur notre famille, disant: ‘Votre père vit il encore? Avez vous encore un frère?’ Et nous lui avons répondu selon ces questions. Pouvions nous prévoir qu’il dirait: ‘Faites venir votre frère?’"
8 Then Judah said to his father Jacob, “Send the boy with me, and we will go immediately, in order that we and you and our children may get grain and not die from hunger.
Juda dit à Israël, son père: "Laisse aller le jeune homme avec moi, que nous puissions nous disposer au départ; et nous vivrons au lieu de mourir, nous et toi et nos familles.
9 I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that (I am to blame/it was my fault [that he did not return to you)].
C’Est moi qui réponds de lui, c’est à moi que tu le redemanderas: si je ne te le ramène et ne le remets en ta présence, je me déclare coupable à jamais envers toi.
10 If we had not (wasted so much time/waited so long), by now we could have gone there and returned two times!”
Certes, sans nos délais, nous serions, à présent, déjà revenus deux fois!"
11 Then their father Jacob said to them, “If there is no other way, do this: Put in your sacks some of the best things that are grown in this land, and take them down to the man as a gift. Take some balm/perfume and honey and spices and myrrh/ointment, some pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Israël, leur père, leur dit: "Puisqu’il en est ainsi, eh bien! Faites ceci: mettez dans vos bagages des meilleures productions du pays et apportez les en hommage à cet homme: un peu de baume, un peu de miel, des aromates et du lotus, des pistaches et des amandes.
12 Take twice as much money as you took the previous time, because you must return the silver that someone put in the tops of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake that it was put in your sacks.
Munissez vous d’une somme d’argent double: l’argent qui a été remis à l’entrée de vos sacs, restituez le de votre main, c’est peut être une méprise.
13 Take your younger brother and go back to that man.
Et prenez votre frère et disposez-vous à retourner vers cet homme.
14 I will pray that God Almighty will cause that man to act mercifully toward you, so that he will let your other brother, as well as Benjamin, come back here with you. But as for me, if my sons are taken from me, then I will not have my sons!”
Que le Dieu tout puissant vous fasse trouver compassion auprès de cet homme, afin qu’il vous rende votre autre frère et Benjamin. Pour moi, j’ai pleuré mes fils, je vais les pleurer encore."
15 So the men took the gifts that Jacob said that they should take, and twice the amount of money that the grain would cost, and they also took Benjamin. They went down quickly to Egypt, and they stood in front of Joseph.
Ces hommes se chargèrent du présent, se munirent d’une somme double et emmenèrent Benjamin. Ils se mirent en route, arrivèrent en Égypte et parurent devant Joseph.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man who (was in charge of/supervised) things in his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare a meal, because I want them to eat with me at noon.” [And he told him in what order they were to be seated].
Joseph, apercevant parmi eux Benjamin, dit à l’intendant de sa maison: "Fais entrer ces hommes chez moi; qu’on tue des animaux et qu’on les accommode, car ces hommes dîneront avec moi."
17 The man did as Joseph said. And he took them to Joseph’s house.
L’Homme exécuta l’ordre de Joseph et il introduisit les voyageurs dans la maison de Joseph.
18 But they were afraid because he was taking them to Joseph’s house. They were thinking, “He is taking us here because of the silver that was put in our sacks the first time that we came here. While we are eating, he will have his servants attack us and seize us and cause us to become his slaves, and also take our donkeys.”
Mais ces hommes s’alarmèrent en se voyant introduits dans la maison de Joseph et ils dirent: "C’Est à cause de l’argent remis la première fois dans nos sacs, qu’on nous a conduits ici, pour nous accabler et se jeter sur nous, pour nous rendre esclaves, pour s’emparer de nos ânes."
19 They went with the man who was in charge of things in Joseph’s house. When they arrived at the entrance of the house,
Ils abordèrent l’homme qui gouvernait la maison de Joseph et lui parlèrent au seuil de la maison,
20 one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
disant: "De grâce, seigneur! Nous étions venus une première fois pour acheter des provisions;
21 But at the place where we stopped for the night as we were returning home, we opened our sacks. We were astonished to see that in the top of each of our sacks was the exact amount of silver that we had paid for the grain! So we have brought it back with us.
et il est advenu, quand nous sommes arrivés dans l’hôtellerie et que nous avons ouvert nos sacs, voici que l’argent de chacun était à l’entrée de son sac, notre même poids d’argent nous le rapportons dans nos mains.
22 We have also brought more silver with us to buy more grain. We do not know who put the silver in our sacks.”
Et nous avons apporté par de vers nous une autre somme pour acheter des vivres. Nous ne savons qui a replacé notre argent dans nos sacs."
23 The man replied, [“Relax]! Do not worry about it! I received the silver that you brought. Your God, the God your father worships, must have put it in your sacks.” And then he brought Simeon to them from the prison.
II répondit: "Soyez tranquilles, ne craignez rien. Votre Dieu, le Dieu de votre père, vous a fait trouver un trésor dans vos sacs; votre argent m’était parvenu." Et il leur amena Siméon.
24 Then he took them into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and gave them food for the donkeys.
L’Intendant fit entrer ces hommes dans la demeure de Joseph; on apporta de l’eau et ils lavèrent leur pieds et l’on donna du fourrage à leurs ânes.
25 He told them that they were going to eat with Joseph at noon. So the men prepared their gifts to give to Joseph when he arrived.
Ils apprêtèrent le présent, Joseph devant venir à midi; car ils avaient appris que c’était là qu’on ferait le repas.
26 When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts that they had brought into the house. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Joseph étant rentré à la maison, ils lui apportèrent, dans l’intérieur, le présent dont ils s’étaient munis et s’inclinèrent devant lui jusqu’à terre.
27 He asked them if they were (well/in good health), and then he asked, “How is the health of your old father, the one that you told me about? Is he still living?”
Il s’informa de leur bien être, puis il dit: "Comment se porte votre père, ce vieillard dont vous avez parlé? Vit-il encore?"
28 One of them replied, “Yes, our father, [who is willing to be] your servant, is still alive, and he is well.” Then again they bowed down in front of him.
Ilsrépondirent: "Ton serviteur, notre père, vit encore et se porte bien." Et ils s’inclinèrent et se prosternèrent.
29 Then he saw his [younger] brother Benjamin, his own mother’s other son. He asked them, “Is this your youngest brother, the one whom you told me about?” After they said “Yes,” he said to Benjamin, “Young man, I pray that God will act kindly toward you.”
En levant les yeux, Joseph aperçut Benjamin, son frère, le fils de sa mère et il dit: "Est ce là votre jeune frère, dont vous m’avez parlé?" Et il ajouta: "Dieu te soit favorable, mon fils!"
30 Joseph quickly left the room. He realized that he was about to cry because he (was full of emotion about his younger brother/loved his younger brother so much). He went into his private room and cried there.
Joseph se hâta de sortir, car sa tendresse pour son frère s’était émue et il avait besoin de pleurer; il entra dans son cabinet et il y pleura.
31 Then, after he washed the tears from his face, he came out, and controlling his emotions, he said to the servants, “Serve the food!”
II se lava le visage et ressortit; puis, se faisant violence, il dit: "Servez le repas."
32 The people of Egypt considered that it was disgraceful for them to eat with Hebrews, so the servants served food to Joseph by himself, and served the other people of Egypt who ate with him by themselves, and they served Joseph’s older brothers and younger brother by themselves.
II fut servi à part et eux à part et à part aussi les égyptiens ses convives; car les égyptiens ne peuvent manger en commun avec les hébreux, cela étant une abomination en Égypte.
33 His brothers were astonished to see that their seats were arranged according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest!
Ils se mirent à table devant lui, le plus âgé selon son âge, le plus jeune selon le sien; ces hommes se regardaient l’un l’autre avec étonnement.
34 And when their portions of food were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s portion! So they ate food and drank wine with Joseph and became very cheerful.
Joseph leur fit porter des présents de sa table; la part de Benjamin était cinq fois supérieure à celles des autres. Ils burent et s’enivrèrent ensemble.
