Genèse 27
1 Isaac était devenu vieux, et ses yeux s’étaient obscurcis au point de ne plus voir. Il appela Ésaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: « Mon fils! » Celui-ci lui–répondit: « Me voici. »
When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
2 Isaac dit: « Voici donc, je suis vieux; je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort.
and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
3 Maintenant donc, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, va dans la campagne et tue-moi du gibier.
Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
4 Fais-m’en un bon plat, selon mon goût, et apporte-le-moi, que je le mange, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure. »
Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
5 — Rebecca entendait pendant qu’Isaac parlait à Ésaü, son fils. — Et Ésaü s’en alla dans la campagne pour tuer du gibier et l’apporter.
Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
6 Alors Rebecca parla ainsi à Jacob, son fils: « Voici, j’ai entendu ton père qui parlait ainsi à ton frère Esaü:
Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
7 Apporte-moi du gibier et fais-m’en un bon plat, afin que je le mange et que je te bénisse devant Yahweh avant de mourir.
‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
8 Maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je vais te commander.
So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
9 Va au troupeau et prends-moi deux beaux chevreaux; j’en ferai pour ton père un bon plat, selon son goût,
Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
10 et tu le porteras à ton père, et il en mangera, afin qu’il te bénisse avant de mourir. »
Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
11 Jacob répondit à Rebecca, sa mère: « Voici, Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et moi j’ai la peau lisse.
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
12 Peut-être que mon père me touchera, et je passerai à ses yeux pour m’être joué de lui, et j’attirerai sur moi une malédiction au lieu d’une bénédiction. »
What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
13 Sa mère lui dit: « Je prends sur moi ta malédiction, mon fils. Écoute seulement ma voix et va me prendre les chevreaux. »
His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
14 Jacob alla les prendre et les apporta à sa mère, qui en fit un bon plat, selon le goût de son père.
So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
15 Et Rebecca prit les habits d’Esaü, son fils aîné, les plus beaux, qu’elle avait dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son fils cadet.
Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
16 Puis elle lui couvrit les mains de la peau des chevreaux, ainsi que la partie lisse du cou.
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
17 Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le bon plat et le pain qu’elle avait préparés.
Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
18 Il vint vers son père et dit: « Mon père! » — « Me voici, dit Isaac; qui es-tu, mon fils? »
Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
19 Jacob répondit à son père: « Je suis Esaü, ton premier-né; j’ai fait ce que tu m’as dit. Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse. »
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
20 Isaac dit à son fils: « Comment as-tu trouvé si vite, mon fils? » Jacob, répondit: « C’est que Yahweh, ton Dieu, l’a fait venir devant moi. »
But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
21 Et Isaac dit à Jacob: « Approche donc, que je te touche, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es bien mon fils Esaü, ou non. »
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
22 Jacob s’étant approché d’Isaac, son père, celui-ci le toucha et dit: « La voix est la voix de Jacob, mais les mains sont les mains d’Esaü. »
So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
23 Il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues, comme les mains d’Esaü, son frère, et il le bénit.
Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24 Il dit: « C’est bien toi qui es mon fils Esaü? » — « C’est moi », répondit Jacob.
But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
25 Et Isaac dit: « Sers-moi, que je mange du gibier de mon fils et que mon âme te bénisse. » Jacob le servit, et il mangea; il lui présenta aussi du vin, et il but.
Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
26 Alors Isaac, son père, lui dit: « Approche-toi donc et baise-moi, mon fils. »
Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
27 Jacob s’approcha et le baisa; et Isaac sentit l’odeur de ses vêtements, et il le bénit en disant: « Voici, l’odeur de mon fils est comme l’odeur d’un champ qu’a béni Yahweh. »
So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
28 Que Dieu te donne de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, et abondance de froment et de vin!
I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
29 Que des peuples te servent, et que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Maudit soit qui te maudira, et béni soit qui te bénira!
I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
30 Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob, et Jacob venait de quitter Isaac, son père, lorsqu’Esaü, son frère, revint de la chasse.
After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
31 Il prépara, lui aussi, un bon plat, et l’apporta à son père; et il dit à son père: « Que mon père se lève et mange de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse. »
Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
32 Isaac, son père, lui dit: « Qui es-tu? » Il répondit: « Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Esaü. »
His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
33 Isaac fut saisi d’une terreur extrême, et il dit: « Qui est donc celui qui a chassé du gibier et m’en a apporté? J’ai mangé de tout avant que tu vinsses, et je l’ai béni; et il sera béni en effet. »
Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
34 Lorsqu’Esaü eut entendu les paroles de son père, il jeta un grand cri, une plainte très amère, et il dit à son père: « Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père. »
When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
35 Isaac dit: « Ton frère est venu avec ruse, et il a pris ta bénédiction. »
But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
36 Esaü dit: « Est-ce parce qu’on l’appelle Jacob qu’il m’a supplanté deux fois? Il a pris mon droit d’aînesse, et voilà maintenant qu’il a pris ma bénédiction! » Il ajouta: « N’as-tu pas réservé pour moi une bénédiction? »
Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
37 Isaac répondit et dit à Esaü: « Voici, je l’ai établi ton maître et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, et je l’ai pourvu de froment et de vin; et pour toi donc, que puis-je faire, mon fils? »
Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
38 Esaü dit à son père: « N’as-tu que cette seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! » Et Esaü éleva la voix et pleura.
Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
39 Isaac, son père, lui répondit: Privée de la graisse de la terre sera ta demeure, privée de la rosée qui descend du ciel.
His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
40 Tu vivras de ton épée, et tu seras asservi à ton frère; mais il arrivera que, en secouant son joug, tu le briseras de dessus ton cou.
You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
41 Esaü conçut de la haine contre Jacob à cause de la bénédiction que son père lui avait donnée, et Esaü dit en son cœur: « Les jours où je ferai le deuil de mon père approchent; alors je tuerai Jacob, mon frère. »
So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
42 On rapporta à Rebecca les paroles d’Esaü, son fils aîné. Elle fit appeler Jacob, son fils cadet, et lui dit: « Voici qu’Esaü, ton frère, veut se venger de toi en te tuant.
But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
43 Maintenant donc, mon fils, écoute ma voix: lève-toi, fuis vers Laban, mon frère, à Haran;
So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
44 et tu resteras quelque temps auprès de lui, jusqu’à ce que la fureur de ton frère soit apaisée,
Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
45 jusqu’à ce que la colère de ton frère se soit détournée de toi, et qu’il ait oublié ce que tu lui as fait; alors je t’enverrai chercher de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour? »
When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
46 Rebecca dit à Isaac: « Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme, comme celles-là, parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles de ce pays, à quoi me sert la vie? »
Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
