Genesis 46
1 So Jacob left [Canaan], taking with him all his family and possessions. When they arrived at Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the one whom his father Isaac worshiped.
Israël partit avec tout ce qu'il avait, arriva à Beer Schéba, et offrit des sacrifices au Dieu de son père Isaac.
2 That night, God called to Jacob in a vision, saying, “Jacob! Jacob!” He replied, “I am here!”
Dieu parla à Israël dans les visions de la nuit, et dit: « Jacob, Jacob! » Il a dit: « Je suis là. »
3 God said, “I am God, the one your father worshiped. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, because I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation there.
Il dit: « Je suis Dieu, le Dieu de ton père. Ne crains pas de descendre en Égypte, car c'est là que je ferai de toi une grande nation.
4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and later I will bring [your descendants] back to Canaan again. And Joseph will be with you [MTY] when you die.” [IDM]
Je descendrai avec toi en Égypte. Et je te ferai remonter. La main de Joseph fermera tes yeux. »
5 Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took their father, their wives, and their children, in the carts that the king had sent for them to travel in.
Jacob se leva de Beer Schéba, et les fils d'Israël portèrent Jacob, leur père, leurs petits enfants et leurs femmes, dans les chariots que Pharaon avait envoyés pour le transporter.
6 So Jacob and all his family went to Egypt. They took with them the livestock and all the other possessions that they had acquired in Canaan.
Ils prirent leur bétail et leurs biens, qu'ils avaient acquis au pays de Canaan, et ils entrèrent en Égypte: Jacob, et toute sa descendance avec lui,
7 Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
ses fils, et les fils de ses fils avec lui, ses filles, et les filles de ses fils, et il amena toute sa descendance avec lui en Égypte.
8 (Here is/I will now give you) a list of the names of the members of Jacob’s family who went with him to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son; Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; Simeon and his sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaan people-group woman; Levi and his sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; Judah and his sons, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (his other sons, Er, and Onan, had died in Canaan); Perez and his two sons Hezron and Hamul; Issachar and his sons Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron; Zebulon and his sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel; (Those were the sons of Jacob and Leah, and their daughter Dinah, who were born in Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia: There were 33 of them, altogether.) They had Gad and his sons Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; Asher and his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and their sister Serah; Beriah’s sons Heber and Malkiel; (Those were the children and grandchildren of Jacob and Zilpah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah: There were 16 of them, altogether.) Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel; (Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph’s two sons. [They did not go down to Egypt] because they were already in Egypt. They were sons of Asenath, the daughter of On, who was the priest in the temple in On [city].) Benjamin and his sons Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard; (Those were the sons and grandsons of Rachel and Jacob: There were 14 people altogether.) Dan and his son Hushim; Naphtali and his sons Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. (Those were the sons and grandsons of Jacob and Bilhah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel: There were seven people altogether.)
Voici les noms des enfants d'Israël qui vinrent en Égypte, de Jacob et de ses fils: Ruben, premier-né de Jacob.
Fils de Ruben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron et Carmi.
Fils de Siméon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar et Shaoul, fils d'une Cananéenne.
Fils de Lévi: Gershon, Kehath et Merari.
Fils de Juda: Er, Onan, Shéla, Pérez et Zérach; mais Er et Onan moururent au pays de Canaan. Les fils de Pérez furent Hetsron et Hamul.
Fils d'Issacar: Tola, Puvah, Iob et Shimron.
Fils de Zabulon: Sered, Elon et Jahleel.
Ce sont là les fils de Léa, qu'elle enfanta à Jacob à Paddan Aram, avec sa fille Dina. Le total des âmes de ses fils et de ses filles était de trente-trois.
Fils de Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi et Areli.
Fils d'Asher: Imna, Ishva, Ishvi, Beriah, et Serah, leur sœur. Fils de Beria: Héber et Malkiel.
Voici les fils de Zilpa, que Laban donna à Léa, sa fille, et qu'elle enfanta à Jacob: seize âmes.
Fils de Rachel, femme de Jacob: Joseph et Benjamin.
A Joseph naquirent, au pays d'Égypte, Manassé et Éphraïm, qu'Asenath, fille de Potiphéra, prêtre d'On, lui enfanta.
Fils de Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim et Ard.
Voici les fils de Rachel, qui naquirent à Jacob: tous avaient quatorze âmes.
Fils de Dan: Huschim.
Fils de Nephtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer et Shillem.
Voici les fils de Bilha, que Laban donna à Rachel, sa fille, et qu'elle enfanta à Jacob: tous ceux-là étaient sept.
26 Altogether there were 66 people who were Jacob’s descendants who went to Egypt with him. That number does not include his sons’ wives.
Toutes les âmes qui vinrent avec Jacob en Égypte, qui étaient sa descendance directe, en plus des femmes des fils de Jacob, toutes les âmes étaient soixante-six.
27 Including Jacob and Joseph and Joseph’s two sons who were born in Egypt, there were 70 members of Jacob’s family when they were all there in Egypt.
Les fils de Joseph, qui lui étaient nés en Égypte, étaient au nombre de deux. Toutes les âmes de la maison de Jacob, qui vinrent en Égypte, étaient au nombre de soixante-dix.
28 Jacob sent Judah to go ahead of the rest of them to talk with Joseph and ask for directions on how to travel to Goshen. Then [Judah returned to the rest of his family and] they all traveled to the Goshen region. When they arrived there,
Jacob envoya Juda devant lui à Joseph, pour lui montrer le chemin de Gosen, et ils arrivèrent dans le pays de Gosen.
29 Joseph got his chariot ready and went to Goshen to meet his father. When Joseph arrived, he threw his arms around his father’s neck and cried a long time.
Joseph prépara son char, et monta à la rencontre d'Israël, son père, en Gosen. Il se présenta à lui, se jeta à son cou, et pleura longtemps sur son cou.
30 Jacob said to Joseph, “I have seen you and I know that you are still alive! So now I am ready to die.”
Israël dit à Joseph: « Maintenant, laisse-moi mourir, puisque j'ai vu ton visage et que tu vis encore. »
31 Then Joseph said to his [older] brothers [and younger brother] and to the rest of his father’s family, “I will go to the king and say to him, ‘My [older] brothers [and younger brother] and my father and the rest of his family, who were living in Canaan land, have all come to me.
Joseph dit à ses frères et à la maison de son père: « Je vais monter et parler à Pharaon, et je lui dirai: « Mes frères et la maison de mon père, qui étaient au pays de Canaan, sont venus vers moi.
32 The men are all shepherds. They take care of their livestock, and they have brought with them their sheep and goats and cattle, and everything else that they own.’
Ces hommes sont des bergers, car ils ont gardé du bétail, et ils ont amené leurs troupeaux, leurs bêtes, et tout ce qu'ils ont.
33 When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
Lorsque Pharaon vous convoquera et dira: « Quelle est votre profession?
34 answer him by saying, ‘From the time when we were young, we have taken care of livestock, just as our ancestors did.’ If you tell him that, he will let you live in the Goshen region.” Joseph told them to say that because the people of Egypt despised all shepherds.
vous répondrez: « Tes serviteurs ont gardé le bétail depuis notre jeunesse jusqu'à ce jour, nous et nos pères, et vous pourrez habiter dans le pays de Gosen, car tout berger est en abomination aux Égyptiens ».
