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 qui lui appartenait. Arrivé à Bersabée, il 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!”
Et Dieu parla à Israël dans une vision de nuit, et il dit: « Jacob! Jacob! » Israël répondit: « Me voici. »
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.
Et Dieu dit: « Je suis le Dieu fort, le Dieu de ton père. Ne crains pas de descendre en Égypte, car là je te ferai devenir 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]
Moi-même je descendrai avec toi en Égypte, et moi-même aussi je t’en ferai sûrement remonter; et Joseph posera sa main sur 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 levant, quitta Bersabée; et les fils d’Israël mirent Jacob, leur père, ainsi que leurs femmes et leurs enfants, sur 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 aussi leurs troupeaux et leurs biens qu’ils avaient acquis dans le pays de Canaan. Et Jacob se rendit en Égypte avec toute sa famille.
7 Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
Il emmena avec lui en Égypte ses fils et les fils de ses fils, ses filles et les filles de ses fils, et toute sa famille.
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 fils d’Israël qui vinrent en Égypte: Jacob et ses fils. — Premier-né de Jacob, Ruben. —
Fils de Ruben: Hénoch, Phallu, Hesron et Charmi. —
Fils de Siméon: Jamuel, Jamin, Ahod, Jachin et Sohar, et Saul, fils de la Chananéenne. —
Fils de Lévi: Gerson, Caat et Mérari. —
Fils de Juda: Her, Onan, Séla, Pharès et Zara; mais Her et Onan étaient morts au pays de Canaan. Les fils de Pharès furent Hesron et Hamul. —
Fils d’Issachar: Thola, Phua, Job et Semron. —
Fils de Zabulon: Sared, Elon et Jahélel —
Ce sont là les fils que Lia enfanta à Jacob à Paddan-Aram, avec sa fille Dina. Ses fils et ses filles étaient en tout trente-trois personnes.
Fils de Gad: Séphion, Haggi, Suni, Esebon, Heri, Arodi et Aréli. —
Fils d’Aser: Jamné, Jésua, Jessui et Béria, et Sara, leur sœur. Les fils de Béria furent Héber et Melchiel. —
Ce sont là les fils de Zelpha, que Laban avait donnée à Lia, sa fille; et elle les enfanta à Jacob: en tout seize personnes.
Fils de Rachel, femme de Jacob: Joseph et Benjamin.
Il naquit à Joseph, au pays d’Égypte, des fils que lui enfanta Aseneth, fille de Putiphar, prêtre d’On, savoir Manassé et Ephraïm. —
Fils de Benjamin: Béla, Bochor, Asbel, Géra, Naaman, Echi, Ros, Mophim, Ophim et Ared. —
Ce sont là les fils de Rachel, qui naquirent à Jacob: en tout quatorze personnes.
Fils de Dan: Husim. —
Fils de Nephtali: Jasiel, Guni, Jéser et Salem. —
Ce sont là les fils de Bala, que Laban avait donnée à Rachel, sa fille; et elle les enfanta à Jacob: en tout sept personnes.
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 personnes qui vinrent avec Jacob en Égypte, issues de lui, sans compter les femmes des fils de Jacob, étaient au nombre de soixante-six en tout.
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 deux. — Le total des personnes de la famille de Jacob qui vinrent en Égypte était 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 avait envoyé Juda devant lui vers Joseph pour préparer son arrivée en Gessen. Lorsque Jacob et les siens furent entrés en Gessen,
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 fit atteler son char et y monta, pour aller en Gessen, à la rencontre d’Israël, son père. Il se montra à lui et, s’étant jeté à son cou, il 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: « Je puis mourir maintenant, 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 famille de son père: « Je vais avertir Pharaon et je lui dirai: Mes frères et la famille 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 font paître des brebis, car ce sont des propriétaires de troupeaux; ils ont amené leurs brebis et leurs bœufs, et tout ce qui leur appartient.
33 When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
Et quand Pharaon vous appellera et dira: Quelle est votre occupation?
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: Nous, tes serviteurs, sommes des propriétaires de troupeaux depuis notre jeunesse jusqu’à présent comme l’étaient nos pères. De cette manière vous habiterez dans le pays de Gessen, car tous les bergers sont en abomination aux Egyptiens. »
