Genèse 25
1 Abraham prit une autre femme, qui s'appelait Ketura.
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Elle lui enfanta Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak et Shuah.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan engendra Saba et Dedan. Les fils de Dedan furent Asshurim, Letushim et Leummim.
Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
4 Les fils de Madian furent: Épha, Épher, Hanoch, Abida et Eldaa. Tous ceux-là étaient les enfants de Ketura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham donna tout ce qu'il avait à Isaac,
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 mais Abraham fit des dons aux fils de ses concubines. Tant qu'il vivait encore, il les envoya loin de son fils Isaac, vers l'orient, dans le pays d'Orient.
But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
7 Voici les jours des années de la vie d'Abraham, qu'il a vécues: cent soixante-quinze ans.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Abraham rendit l'esprit, et mourut dans un âge avancé, un vieillard rassasié d'années, et il fut recueilli auprès de son peuple.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, l'enterrèrent dans la caverne de Macpéla, dans le champ d'Éphron, fils de Zohar, le Hittite, qui est près de Mamré,
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
10 champ qu'Abraham avait acheté des fils de Heth. Abraham y fut enterré avec Sara, sa femme.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Après la mort d'Abraham, Dieu bénit Isaac, son fils. Isaac habitait près de Beer Lahai Roi.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Or voici l'histoire des générations d'Ismaël, fils d'Abraham, qu'Agar l'Égyptienne, servante de Sara, enfanta à Abraham.
(These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
13 Voici les noms des fils d'Ismaël, selon leurs noms, d'après l'ordre de leur naissance: le premier-né d'Ismaël, Nebaioth, puis Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish et Kedemah.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ce sont là les fils d`Ismaël, et ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages et selon leurs campements: douze princes, selon leurs nations.
The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
17 Voici les années de la vie d'Ismaël: cent trente-sept ans. Il rendit l'esprit et mourut, et il fut recueilli auprès de son peuple.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Ils habitèrent depuis Havila jusqu'à Shur, qui est en face de l'Égypte, en allant vers l'Assyrie. Il habitait en face de tous ses parents.
His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
19 Voici l'histoire des générations d'Isaac, fils d'Abraham. Abraham devint le père d'Isaac.
(This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 Isaac avait quarante ans quand il prit pour femme Rebecca, fille de Bethuel, l'Araméen de Paddan Aram, sœur de Laban l'Araméen.
and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
21 Isaac implora Yahvé pour sa femme, car elle était stérile. Il implora Yahvé, et Rebecca, sa femme, devint enceinte.
Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 Les enfants luttaient ensemble dans son sein. Elle dit: « Si c'est ainsi, pourquoi est-ce que je vis? » Elle alla consulter l'Éternel.
She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
23 L'Éternel lui répondit, « Deux nations sont dans ton sein. Deux peuples seront séparés de votre corps. L'un des peuples sera plus fort que les autres. L'aîné servira le cadet. »
Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
24 Lorsque les jours où elle devait accoucher furent accomplis, voici qu'il y avait des jumeaux dans son sein.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Le premier sortit tout rouge, comme un vêtement de poil. On lui donna le nom d'Ésaü.
The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
26 Après cela, son frère sortit, et sa main saisit le talon d'Ésaü. On l'appela Jacob. Isaac avait soixante ans lorsqu'elle les mit au monde.
Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
27 Les garçons grandirent. Ésaü était un chasseur habile, un homme des champs. Jacob était un homme tranquille, qui vivait sous la tente.
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
28 Isaac aimait Ésaü, car il mangeait son gibier. Rébecca aimait Jacob.
Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
29 Jacob faisait bouillir un ragoût. Ésaü revint des champs, et il était affamé.
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Ésaü dit à Jacob: « Donne-moi un peu de ce ragoût rouge, car je suis affamé. » C'est pourquoi on l'appela Edom.
He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
31 Jacob a dit: « Vends-moi d'abord ton droit d'aînesse. »
Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
32 Ésaü dit: « Voici, je vais mourir. A quoi me servira le droit d'aînesse? »
Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
33 Jacob a dit: « Jure-le-moi d'abord. » Il lui a juré. Il a vendu son droit d'aînesse à Jacob.
Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Jacob donna à Ésaü du pain et du ragoût de lentilles. Il mangea et but, se leva et s'en alla. Ésaü méprisa donc son droit d'aînesse.
Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
