Genèse 37
1 Jacob s'établit dans le pays où son père avait séjourné dans le pays de Chanaan.
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojourning, in the land of Canaan.
2 Voici l'histoire de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept ans, faisait paître les brebis avec ses frères; comme il était encore jeune, il se trouvait avec les fils de Bala et avec les fils de Zelpha, femmes de son père; et Joseph rapporta à leur père de mauvais bruits qui couraient sur leur compte.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and he was as a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought evil reports of them unto his father.
3 Or Israël aimait Joseph plus que tous ses autres fils, parce que c'était un fils de sa vieillesse; et il lui fit une robe longue.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colors.
4 Ses frères, voyant que leur père l'aimait plus qu'eux tous, le prirent en haine, et ils ne pouvaient plus lui parler amicalement.
And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
5 Joseph eut un songe, et il le raconta à ses frères, qui le haïrent encore davantage.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers: and they hated him yet the more.
6 Il leur dit: " Ecoutez, je vous prie, le songe que j'ai eu:
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.
7 Nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs; et voici, ma gerbe s'est levée et s'est tenue debout, et vos gerbes l'ont entourée et se sont prosternées devant elle. "
And, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also remained standing upright; and, behold, your sheaves placed themselves round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
8 Ses frères lui dirent: " Est-ce que tu régneras sur nous? est-ce que tu nous domineras? " Et ils le haïrent encore davantage pour ses songes et pour ses paroles.
And his brothers said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
9 Il eut encore un autre songe, qu'il raconta à ses frères. Il dit: " J'ai eu encore un songe: le soleil, la lune et onze étoiles se prosternaient devant moi. "
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers; and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 Il le raconta à son père et à ses frères, et son père le réprimanda, en disant: " Que signifie ce songe que tu as eu? Faudra-t-il que nous venions, moi, ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner à terre devant toi? "
And he told it to his father, and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother, and thy brothers, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth.
11 Et ses frères furent jaloux de lui, mais son père conservait la chose dans son cœur.
And his brothers envied him; but his father noted the matter [in his mind].
12 Les frères de Joseph allèrent paître les troupeaux de leur père à Sichem.
And his brothers went to feed their father's flocks in Shechem.
13 Et Israël dit à Joseph: " Tes frères ne paissent-ils pas le troupeau à Sichem? Viens, que je t'envoie vers eux. " Il répondit: " Me voici. "
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brothers feed [the flocks] in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
14 Et Israël lui dit: " Va donc, et vois si tes frères vont bien et si le troupeau est en bon état, et tu m'en apporteras des nouvelles. " Et il l'envoya de la vallée d'Hébron, et Joseph alla à Sichem.
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 Un homme, l'ayant rencontré errant dans la campagne, le questionna, en disant: " Que cherches-tu? "
And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering astray in the field; and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 Il répondit: " Je cherche mes frères; indique-moi, je te prie, où ils font paître leur troupeau. "
And he said, I seek my brothers; tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flocks?
17 Et l'homme dit: " Ils sont partis d'ici; car je les ai entendus dire: Allons à Dothaïn. " Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva à Dothaïn.
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18 Ils l'aperçurent de loin et, avant qu'il fût près d'eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
19 Ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: " Voici l'homme aux songes; c'est bien lui qui arrive.
And they said one to another, Behold, here comes this man of dreams.
20 Venez donc, tuons-le et jetons-le dans une des citernes, et nous dirons qu'une bête féroce l'a dévoré; nous verrons ce qui en sera de ses songes! "
And now, come and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 Ruben entendit et il le délivra de leurs mains. Il dit: " Ne le frappons pas à mort. "
And when Reuben heard it, he delivered him out of their hand; and he said, Let us not put him to death.
22 Ruben leur dit: " Ne versez pas le sang; jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est dans le désert, et ne portez pas la main sur lui. " — Son dessein était de le délivrer de leurs mains, pour le faire retourner vers son père. —
And Reuben said unto them, Do not shed blood; but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay hand upon him; —in order that he might deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back again to his father.
23 Lorsque Joseph arriva auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa robe, de la robe longue qu'il portait;
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brothers, that they stript Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
24 et, l'ayant pris, ils le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide: il n'y avait pas d'eau.
And they took him, and cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Puis ils s'assirent pour manger. Levant les yeux, ils virent, et voici qu'une caravane d'Ismaélites venait de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d'astragale, de baume et de ladanum, qu'ils transportaient en Egypte.
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead; and their camels were bearing spicery, and balm, and lotus, going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 Alors Juda dit à ses frères: " Que gagnerons-nous à tuer notre frère et à cacher son sang?
And Judah said unto his brothers, What profit will it be if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Allons le vendre aux Ismaélites et ne portons pas la main sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. " Ses frères l'écoutèrent
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let our hand not be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers hearkened to him.
28 et, quand les marchands madianites passèrent, ils tirèrent Joseph et le firent remonter de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt pièces d'argent aux Ismaélites, qui l'emmenèrent en Egypte.
And when the Midianitish men, merchants, passed by, they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 Ruben revint à la citerne, et voici que Joseph n'était plus dans la citerne.
And when Reuben returned unto the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes.
30 Il déchira ses vêtements et, étant retourné vers ses frères, il dit: " L'enfant n'y est plus, et moi, où irai-je? "
And he returned unto his brothers, and said, The child is not there; and I, whither shall I go?
31 Ils prirent alors la robe de Joseph et, ayant tué un bouc, ils plongèrent la robe dans le sang.
And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
32 Et ils envoyèrent à leur père la longue robe, en lui faisant dire: " Voilà ce que nous avons trouvé; reconnais si c'est la robe de ton fils, ou non. "
And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: acknowledge, we pray thee, whether it be thy son's coat or not.
33 Jacob la reconnut et dit: " C'est la robe de mon fils! Une bête féroce l'a dévoré! Joseph a été mis en pièces! "
And he recognized it, and said, it is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is surely torn in pieces.
34 Et il déchira ses vêtements, mit un sac sur ses reins et fit le deuil de son fils pendant longtemps.
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35 Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il refusa d'être consolé; il disait: " Je descendrai dans le deuil vers mon fils au séjour des morts. " Et son père le pleura. (Sheol h7585)
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I must go down unto my son, mourning, into the grave; thus his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
36 Les Madianites le vendirent en Egypte à Putiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guards.
