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 et arriva à Beer Shava, où il immola des victimes au Dieu de son père Isaac.
2 That night, God called to Jacob in a vision, saying, “Jacob! Jacob!” He replied, “I am here!”
Le Seigneur parla à Israël dans les visions de la nuit, disant: "Jacob! Jacob!" II 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.
Il poursuivit: "Je suis le Seigneur, Dieu de ton père: n’hésite point à descendre en Égypte car je t’y 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; moi-même aussi je t’en ferai remonter; et c’est Joseph qui te fermera les 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 repartit de Beer Shava. Les fils d’Israël firent monter leur père, leurs enfants et leurs femmes dans les voitures envoyées par Pharaon pour l’amener.
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 leurs troupeaux et les biens qu’ils avaient acquis dans le pays de Canaan et vinrent en Égypte, Jacob et avec lui toute sa famille:
7 Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
ses fils et ses petits-fils, ses filles et ses petites-filles et toute sa descendance l’accompagnèrent 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.)
Suivent les noms des enfants d’Israël venus en Égypte: Jacob et ses fils; l’aîné de Jacob, Ruben
et les fils de Ruben: Hénoc, Pallou, Heçrèn, Karmi;
et les fils de Siméon: Yemouël, Yamin, Ohad, Yakhin, Çohar; puis Chaoul, fils de la Cananéenne.
Les fils de Lévi: Gerson, Kehàth, Merari.
Les fils de Juda: Ér, Onân, Chêla, Péreç et Zérah. Ér et Onân moururent dans le pays de Canaan. Les fils de Péreç furent Heçrôn et Hamoul.
Les fils d’Issachar: Tôlà, Pouvva, Yôb et Chimron.
Les fils de Zabulon: Séred, Élôn et Yahleêl.
Ceux-là sont les fils de Lia, qui les enfanta à Jacob sur le territoire araméen, puis Dina sa fille: total de ses fils et de ses filles, trente trois.
Les fils de Gad: Cifyôn, Hagghi, Chouni, Eçbôn, Éri, Arodi, Aréli.
Les enfants d’Aser: Yimna, Yichva, Yichvi, Berïa et Sérah leur sœur; et les fils de Berïa: Héber et Malkïél.
Ceux-là sont les enfants de Zilpa, que Laban avait donnée à Léa sa fille; c’est elle qui les enfanta à Jacob, seize personnes.
Les fils de Rachel, épouse de Jacob: Joseph et Benjamin.
Il naquit à Joseph, dans le pays d’Égypte; Asenath, fille de Pôti-Féra, prêtre d’On, les lui enfanta: Manassé et Éphraïm.
Et les fils de Benjamin: Béla, Béker, Achbêl, Ghêra, Naamân, Éhi, Rôch, Mouppim, Houppim et Ard’.
Ceux-là sont les fils de Rachel, qui naquirent à Jacob; en tout, quatorze.
Fils de Dan: Houchim.
Fils de Nephtali: Yahceél, Gouni, Yécer et Chillem.
Ceux-là sont les fils de Bilha, que Laban avait donnée à Rachel sa fille; c’est elle qui 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 de la famille de Jacob et issues de lui, qui vinrent en Égypte, outre les épouses des fils de Jacob, furent en tout soixante-six personnes.
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.
Puis, les fils de Joseph, qui lui naquirent en Égypte, deux personnes: total des individus de la maison de Jacob qui se trouvèrent réunis en Égypte, 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 en avant, vers Joseph, pour qu’il lui préparât l’entrée de Gessen. Lorsqu’ils y furent arrivés,
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 alla au-devant d’Israël, son père, à Gessen. A sa vue, il se précipita à son cou et pleura longtemps dans ses bras.
30 Jacob said to Joseph, “I have seen you and I know that you are still alive! So now I am ready to die.”
Et Israël dit à Joseph: "Je puis mourir à présent, puisque j’ai vu ta face, puisque 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, à la famille de son père"Je vais remonter pour en faire part à Pharaon; je lui dirai ‘Mes frères et toute la famille de mon père, qui habitent le pays de Canaan, sont venus auprès de 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 pasteurs de troupeaux, parce qu’ils possèdent du bétail; or leur menu et leur gros bétail et tout ce qu’ils possèdent, ils l’ont amené.’
33 When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
Maintenant, lorsque Pharaon vous mandera et dira: ‘Quelles sont vos occupations?’
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 se sont adonnés au bétail depuis leur jeunesse jusqu’à présent et nous et nos pères.’ C’Est afin que vous demeuriez dans la province de Gessen, car les Égyptiens ont en horreur tout pasteur de menu bétail."
