Genesis 22
1 It came about after these things that God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” Abraham said, “Here I am.”
Après cela, Dieu mit Abraham à l’épreuve et lui dit: « Abraham! » Il répondit: « Me voici. »
2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains there, which I will tell you about.”
Et Dieu dit: « Prends ton fils, ton unique, celui que tu aimes, Isaac, et va-t’en au pays de Moria, et là offre-le en holocauste sur l’une des montagnes que je t’indiquerai. »
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, along with Isaac his son. He cut the wood for the burnt offering, then set out on his journey to the place that God had told him about.
Abraham se leva de bon matin et, ayant sellé son âne, il prit avec lui deux de ses serviteurs et son fils Isaac; il fendit le bois de l’holocauste et partit pour aller au lieu que Dieu lui avait dit.
4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place afar off.
Le troisième jour, Abraham, levant les yeux, aperçut le lieu de loin;
5 Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there. We will worship and come again to you.”
et Abraham dit à ses serviteurs: « Restez ici avec l’âne; moi et l’enfant, nous voulons aller jusque-là et adorer, puis nous reviendrons vers vous. »
6 Then Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on Isaac his son. He took in his own hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.
Et Abraham prit le bois de l’holocauste, et le mit sur Isaac, son fils, lui-même portait dans sa main le feu et le couteau, et ils s’en allèrent tous deux ensemble.
7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father,” and he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “See, here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
Isaac parla à Abraham, son père, et dit: « Mon père! » Il répondit: « Me voici, mon fils. » Et Isaac dit: « Voici le feu et le bois; mais où est l’agneau pour l’holocauste? »
8 Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So they went on, both of them together.
Abraham répondit: « Dieu verra à trouver l’agneau pour l’holocauste, mon fils. » Et ils allaient tous deux ensemble.
9 When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood on it. Then he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Lorsqu’ils furent arrivés au lieu que Dieu lui avait désigné, Abraham y éleva l’autel et arrangea le bois; puis il lia Isaac, son fils, et le mit sur l’autel, au-dessus du bois.
10 Abraham reached out with his hand and took up the knife to kill his son.
Et Abraham étendit la main et prit le couteau pour égorger son fils.
11 Then the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” and he said, “Here I am.”
Alors l’ange de Yahweh lui cria du ciel et dit: « Abraham! Abraham! » Il répondit: « Me voici. »
12 He said, “Do not lay your hand upon the lad, nor do anything to harm him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing that you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
Et l’ange dit: « Ne porte pas la main sur l’enfant et ne lui fais rien; car je sais maintenant que tu crains Dieu et que tu ne m’as pas refusé ton fils, ton unique. »
13 Abraham looked up and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the bushes by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Abraham, ayant levé les yeux, vit derrière lui un bélier pris dans un buisson par les cornes; et Abraham alla prendre le bélier et l’offrit en holocauste à la place de son fils.
14 So Abraham called that place, “Yahweh will provide,” and it is said to this day, “On the mountain of Yahweh it will be provided.”
Et Abraham nomma ce lieu: « Yahweh-Yiréh », d’où l’on dit aujourd’hui: « Sur la montagne de Yahweh, il sera vu. »
15 The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven
L’ange de Yahweh appela du ciel Abraham une seconde fois, en disant:
16 and said—this is Yahweh's declaration—by myself I have sworn that because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
« Je l’ai juré par moi-même, dit Yahweh: parce que tu as fait cela, et que tu ne m’as pas refusé ton fils, ton unique,
17 I will surely bless you and I will greatly multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants will possess the gate of their enemies.
je te bénirai; je multiplierai ta postérité comme les étoiles du ciel et comme le sable qui est au bord de la mer, et ta postérité possédera la porte de ses ennemis.
18 Through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
En ta postérité seront bénies toutes les nations de la terre, parce que tu as obéi à ma voix. »
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they departed and went together to Beersheba, and he lived at Beersheba.
Abraham retourna vers ses serviteurs et, s’étant levés, ils s’en allèrent ensemble à Bersabée. Et Abraham habita à Bersabée.
20 It came about after these things that Abraham was told, “Milkah has borne children, as well, to your brother Nahor.”
Après ces événements, on apporta à Abraham cette nouvelle: « Voici, Melcha a aussi enfanté des fils à Nachor, ton frère:
21 They were Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
Hus, son premier-né, Buz, son frère, Camuel, père d’Aram,
22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Cased, Azau, Pheldas, Jedlaph et Bathuel. »
23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These were the eight children that Milkah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Bathuel fut père de Rébecca. Ce sont là les huit fils que Melcha enfanta à Nachor, frère d’Abraham.
24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Sa concubine, nommée Roma, eut aussi des enfants: Tabée, Gaham, Taas et Maacha.
