Genèse 29
1 Jacob partit, et il arriva au pays des fils de l'Orient.
And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
2 Il regarda et vit un puits dans un champ, et il vit trois troupeaux de moutons couchés près de ce puits. Car c'est de ce puits qu'on abreuvait les troupeaux. La pierre sur l'embouchure du puits était grande.
And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
3 Là, tous les troupeaux étaient rassemblés. Ils roulèrent la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, abreuvèrent les brebis, et remirent la pierre à sa place sur l'ouverture du puits.
And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
4 Jacob leur dit: « Mes parents, d'où venez-vous? » Ils ont dit: « Nous sommes de Haran. »
And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
5 Il leur dit: « Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? » Ils ont dit: « On le connaît. »
And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
6 Il leur dit: « Est-ce qu'il se porte bien? » Ils ont dit: « C'est bien. Regarde, Rachel, sa fille, vient avec les brebis. »
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
7 Il dit: « Voici, c'est encore le milieu du jour, ce n'est pas le moment de rassembler le bétail. Abreuve les brebis, et va les nourrir. »
And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
8 Ils dirent: « Nous ne pouvons pas, jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés, et qu'ils roulent la pierre de la bouche du puits. Alors nous abreuverons les brebis. »
And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
9 Comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec les brebis de son père, car elle les gardait.
While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
10 Lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, roula la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère.
And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
11 Jacob embrassa Rachel, éleva la voix et pleura.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
12 Jacob dit à Rachel qu'il était parent de son père, et qu'il était le fils de Rebecca. Elle courut le dire à son père.
And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
13 Lorsque Laban apprit la nouvelle de Jacob, le fils de sa sœur, il courut à la rencontre de Jacob, l'embrassa, le baisa et le fit venir dans sa maison. Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.
And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
14 Laban lui dit: « Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair. » Jacob resta un mois avec lui.
And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
15 Laban dit à Jacob: « Puisque tu es mon parent, dois-tu me servir pour rien? Dis-moi, quel sera ton salaire? »
And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
16 Laban avait deux filles. Le nom de l'aînée était Léa, et le nom de la cadette était Rachel.
Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17 Léa avait les yeux faibles, mais Rachel était belle de forme et séduisante.
And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
18 Jacob aimait Rachel. Il dit: « Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille. »
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
19 Laban dit: « Il vaut mieux que je te la donne, que je la donne à un autre homme. Reste avec moi. »
And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
20 Jacob a servi sept ans pour Rachel. Elles ne lui ont paru que quelques jours, à cause de l'amour qu'il lui portait.
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
21 Jacob dit à Laban: « Donne-moi ma femme, car mes jours sont accomplis, et je pourrai aller vers elle. »
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
22 Laban rassembla tous les hommes du lieu, et fit un festin.
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
23 Le soir, il prit Léa, sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob. Il entra chez elle.
And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
24 Laban donna pour servante à Léa, sa fille, Zilpa, sa servante.
And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
25 Le matin, voici que c'était Léa. Elle dit à Laban: « Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'ai-je pas servi avec toi pour Rachel? Pourquoi donc m'as-tu trompé? »
And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
26 Laban répondit: « Cela ne se fait pas chez nous, de donner le plus jeune avant le premier-né.
And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
27 Accomplis la semaine de celui-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre pour le service que tu feras chez moi pendant sept autres années. »
Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labor, which you labor with me, yet seven other years.
28 Jacob fit ainsi, et accomplit sa semaine. Il lui donna pour femme sa fille Rachel.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
29 Laban donna Bilha, sa servante, à sa fille Rachel, pour qu'elle la serve.
And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
30 Il alla aussi vers Rachel, qu'il aima plus que Léa, et il resta sept ans de plus à son service.
And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
31 Yahvé vit que Léa était haïe, et il lui ouvrit les entrailles, mais Rachel était stérile.
And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 Léa devint enceinte, et enfanta un fils, qu'elle appela Ruben. Car elle disait: « Parce que Yahvé a regardé mon affliction, maintenant mon mari m'aimera. »
And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
33 Elle conçut de nouveau et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: « Parce que Yahvé a entendu que je suis haïe, il m'a aussi donné ce fils. » Elle lui donna le nom de Siméon.
And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
34 Elle conçut de nouveau, et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: « Cette fois, mon mari s'attachera à moi, car je lui ai enfanté trois fils. » C'est pourquoi on lui donna le nom de Lévi.
And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
35 Elle conçut de nouveau, et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: « Cette fois, je louerai Yahvé. » Elle lui donna donc le nom de Juda. Puis elle cessa d'enfanter.
And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
