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 étant parti avec tout ce qu'il possédait, arriva au puits du Serment, et il offrit un sacrifice 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, pendant la nuit, parla, en une vision, à Israël, disant: Jacob, Jacob; celui-ci répondit: Qu'y a-t-il?
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.
Le Seigneur lui dit: Je suis le Dieu de tes pères, ne crains pas de descendre en Égypte, je t'y ferai chef d'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 ne cesserai de te grandir jusqu'à ta mort, et Joseph 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 se leva du puits du Serment, et les fils d'Israël firent monter leur père, avec ses femmes et ses richesses, sur les chars que Joseph avait envoyés pour les 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.
Et ayant pris tout ce qui leur appartenait, tout le bétail qu'ils avaient acquis dans la terre de Chanaan, ils entrèrent en Égypte: Jacob, et, avec lui, toute sa race,
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, ses filles et les filles de ses filles; car il avait conduit en Égypte toute sa race.
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.)
Or, voici les noms des fils d'Israël entrés en Égypte avec Jacob leur père. Jacob et ses fils: premier-né de Jacob, Ruben.
Fils de Ruben: Enoch et Phallos, Asron et Charmi.
Fils de Siméon: Jémuël, Jamin, Aod, Achin, Saar et Saül, nés de Chananitis.
Fils de Lévi: Gerson, Caath et Méravi.
Fils de Juda: Her, Onan, Séla, Pharès et Zara; Onan et Her étaient morts en la terre de Chanaan; et de Pharès naquirent Esron et Jémuël.
Fils d'Issachar: Thola, Phua, Asum et Sambran.
Fils de Zabulon: Sered, Allon et Achœl.
Ceux-là sont nés de Lia, qui les enfanta à Jacob en la Mésopotamie syrienne, outre Dina leur fille; total des âmes, fils et filles: trente- trois.
Fils de Gad: Saphon, Aggis, Sannis, Thasoban, Aëdis, Aroëdis et Areëlis.
Fils d'Aser: Jemnia, Jessua, Jéhul, Baria et Sara, leur sœur; fils de Baria: Chobor et Melchil.
Ceux-là sont nés de Zelpha, que Laban donna à Lia, sa fille; et elle enfanta ses fils à Jacob: onze âmes.
Fils de Rachel, femme de Jacob: Joseph et Benjamin.
Fils de Joseph en la terre d'Égypte, nés d'Aseneth, fille de Pétéphrès, prêtre d'Héliopolis: Manassé et Éphraïm; fils de Manassé, né de sa femme syrienne: Machir, et Machir engendra Galaad. Fils d'Éphraïm, frère de Manassé: Sutalani et Taam; fils de Sutalani: Edom.
Fils de Benjamin: Bala, Bochor et Asbel; fils de Bala: Géra, Noénian, Anchis, Rhos et Mamphini; Géra engendra Arad.
Ceux-là sont nés de Rachel, qui enfanta ses fils à Jacob; total: dix- huit âmes.
Fils de Dan: Asom.
Fils de Nephthali: Asiel, Goni, Issaar, Sollem.
Ceux-là sont nés de Balla, que Laban donna à Rachel, sa fille, qui les enfanta à Jacob; total des âmes: 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.
Et toutes les âmes issues de Jacob entrèrent avec lui en Égypte, au nombre de soixante-six, outre les femmes des fils de Jacob.
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, nés de lui en la terre d'Égypte, étaient au nombre de neuf. Il y avait donc, de la maison de Jacob, soixante-quinze âmes en Égypte.
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 devant lui Juda à la rencontre de Joseph, vers la ville des héros, en la terre de Rhamessès.
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.
De son côté, Joseph, ayant attelé son char, alla vers la ville des héros, à la rencontre de son père, et dès qu'il eut vu son père, il lui sauta au cou en versant d'abondantes larmes.
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 maintenant 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: Je vais rapporter toutes choses au Pharaon, et lui dire: Mes frères et la maison de mon père, qui étaient en la terre de Chanaan, sont venus près 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.’
Ce sont des pasteurs: ils étaient nourrisseurs de bétail, et ils ont amené leurs troupeaux, leurs bœufs et tout ce qu'ils possèdent.
33 When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
Lors donc que le Pharaon vous appellera et vous dira: Quel est votre labeur?
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.
Dites: Tes serviteurs sont pâtres; nous l'avons toujours été depuis notre enfance jusqu'à ce jour, nous et nos pères. Après cela, vous habiterez la terre de Gessen, car les Égyptiens ont en abomination tous les pasteurs de troupeaux.
