Genèse 30
1 Lorsque Rachel vit qu'elle ne portait pas d'enfants à Jacob, elle envia sa sœur. Elle dit à Jacob: « Donne-moi des enfants, sinon je vais mourir. »
Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
2 La colère de Jacob s'enflamma contre Rachel, et il dit: « Suis-je à la place de Dieu, qui t'a refusé le fruit de tes entrailles? »
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
3 Elle dit: « Voici ma servante Bilha. Va vers elle, afin qu'elle enfante sur mes genoux, et que je puisse aussi avoir des enfants par elle. »
Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
4 Elle lui donna pour femme Bilha, sa servante, et Jacob entra chez elle.
So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
5 Bilha devint enceinte, et donna un fils à Jacob.
She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6 Rachel dit: « Dieu m'a jugée, il a aussi entendu ma voix, et il m'a donné un fils. » Et elle lui donna le nom de Dan.
Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
7 Bilha, servante de Rachel, devint encore enceinte, et enfanta un second fils à Jacob.
Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
8 Rachel dit: « J'ai lutté avec ma sœur avec force combats, et j'ai vaincu. » Elle lui donna le nom de Nephthali.
Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
9 Lorsque Léa vit qu'elle avait fini d'enfanter, elle prit Zilpa, sa servante, et la donna pour femme à Jacob.
When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
10 Zilpa, servante de Léa, enfanta un fils à Jacob.
Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
11 Léa dit: « Quelle chance! » Elle lui donna le nom de Gad.
Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
12 Zilpa, servante de Léa, enfanta un second fils à Jacob.
Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
13 Léa dit: « Je suis heureuse, car les filles me diront heureuse. » Elle lui donna le nom d'Asher.
Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
14 Ruben partit les jours de la moisson du blé, trouva des mandragores dans les champs et les apporta à Léa, sa mère. Rachel dit à Léa: « Donne-moi des mandragores de ton fils. »
When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
15 Léa lui dit: « Est-ce une petite affaire que tu aies pris mon mari? Veux-tu aussi enlever les mandragores de mon fils? » Rachel a dit: « Il couchera donc avec toi cette nuit pour les mandragores de ton fils. »
But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
16 Jacob revint des champs le soir, et Léa sortit à sa rencontre et dit: « Il faut que tu entres chez moi, car je t'ai sûrement engagé avec les mandragores de mon fils. » Il coucha avec elle cette nuit-là.
When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
17 Dieu écouta Léa; elle conçut, et enfanta à Jacob un cinquième fils.
God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18 Léa dit: « Dieu m'a donné mon salaire, parce que j'ai donné mon serviteur à mon mari. » Elle lui donna le nom d'Issachar.
Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
19 Léa conçut de nouveau, et enfanta un sixième fils à Jacob.
Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
20 Léa dit: « Dieu m'a donné une bonne dot. Maintenant, mon mari vivra avec moi, car je lui ai donné six fils ». Elle lui donna le nom de Zabulon.
Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
21 Ensuite, elle enfanta une fille, qu'elle appela Dina.
Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
22 Dieu se souvint de Rachel, il l'écouta, et il lui ouvrit les entrailles.
Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 Elle conçut, enfanta un fils, et dit: « Dieu a ôté mon opprobre. »
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
24 Elle lui donna le nom de Joseph, en disant: « Que Yahvé me donne un autre fils! »
She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
25 Lorsque Rachel eut enfanté Joseph, Jacob dit à Laban: « Renvoie-moi, afin que j'aille dans mon lieu et dans mon pays.
After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
26 Donne-moi mes femmes et mes enfants pour lesquels je t'ai servi, et laisse-moi partir; car tu connais le service que je t'ai rendu. »
You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
27 Laban lui dit: « Si maintenant j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, reste ici, car je devine que Yahvé m'a béni à cause de toi. »
But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
28 Il répondit: « Fixe-moi ton salaire, et je le donnerai. »
Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
29 Jacob lui dit: « Tu sais comment je t'ai servi, et comment ton bétail s'est comporté avec moi.
Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
30 Car le peu que tu avais avant mon arrivée s'est transformé en une multitude. Yahvé vous a bénis partout où je me suis rendu. Quand donc pourvoirai-je aussi à ma propre maison? »
You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
31 Laban dit: « Qu'est-ce que je te donnerai? » Jacob dit: « Tu ne me donneras rien. Si tu fais cette chose pour moi, je ferai encore paître ton troupeau et je le garderai.
Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
32 Je passerai aujourd'hui par tout ton troupeau et j'enlèverai tout ce qui est moucheté et tacheté, tout ce qui est noir parmi les moutons, et ce qui est moucheté et tacheté parmi les chèvres. Ce sera mon salaire.
Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
33 Ainsi, ma justice répondra pour moi dans l'avenir, lorsque vous viendrez au sujet de mon salaire qui est devant vous. Tout ce qui n'est pas moucheté et tacheté parmi les chèvres, et noir parmi les brebis, qui pourrait être avec moi, sera considéré comme volé. »
In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
34 Laban dit: « Voici, qu'il en soit fait selon ta parole. »
Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
35 Ce jour-là, il enleva les chèvres mâles rayées et tachetées, toutes les chèvres femelles mouchetées et tachetées, toutes celles qui avaient du blanc, et toutes celles qui étaient noires parmi les moutons, et il les remit entre les mains de ses fils.
But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
36 Il mit trois jours de voyage entre lui et Jacob, et Jacob fit paître le reste des troupeaux de Laban.
Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37 Jacob prit pour lui des tiges de peuplier, d'amandier et de platane frais, il y pela des stries blanches et fit apparaître le blanc qui était dans les tiges.
Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
38 Il plaça les baguettes qu'il avait épluchées en face des troupeaux, dans les abreuvoirs où les troupeaux venaient boire. Elles devinrent enceintes quand elles vinrent boire.
Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
39 Les brebis conçurent devant les verges, et les brebis produisirent des animaux rayés, tachetés et mouchetés.
The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
40 Jacob sépara les agneaux et plaça les faces des troupeaux vers les rayés et tous les noirs du troupeau de Laban. Il mit ses propres troupeaux à part, et ne les mit pas dans le troupeau de Laban.
Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
41 Chaque fois que le plus fort du troupeau concevait, Jacob plaçait les baguettes devant les yeux du troupeau dans les abreuvoirs, afin qu'il conçoive parmi les baguettes;
In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
42 mais quand le troupeau était faible, il ne les mettait pas dedans. Les plus faibles étaient à Laban, et les plus fortes à Jacob.
But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
43 Cet homme devint très riche, et il eut de grands troupeaux, des servantes et des serviteurs, des chameaux et des ânes.
As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
