Genèse 25
1 Abraham prit une nouvelle épouse, nommée Ketoura.
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 EIIe lui enfanta Zimrân, Yokchân, Medân, Midyân, Yichbak et Chouah.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Yokchân engendra Cheba et Dedân; et les fils de Dedân furent les Achourim, les Letouchim et les Leoummim.
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 enfants de Midyân: Efa, Efer, Hanoc, Abida et Eldaa. Tous ceux-là furent les enfants de Ketoura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham donna tout ce qu’il possédait à Isaac.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Quant aux fils des concubines qu’avait eues Abraham, il leur fit des présents; et tandis qu’il vivait encore, il les relégua loin d’Isaac, son fils, vers l’orient, dans le pays de Kédem.
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 Le nombre des années que vécut Abraham fut de cent soixante-quinze ans.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Abraham défaillit et mourut, dans une heureuse vieillesse, âgé et satisfait; et il rejoignit ses pères.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Il fut inhumé par Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, dans le caveau de Makpéla, dans le domaine d’Efrôn, fils de Çohar, Héthéen, qui est en face de Mambré;
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 ce domaine qu’Abraham avait acquis des enfants de Heth. Là furent ensevelis Abraham et Sara son épouse.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Après la mort d’Abraham, le Seigneur bénit Isaac, son fils. Isaac s’établit prés de la source du Vivant-qui-me-voit.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Suivent les générations d’Ismaël, fils d’Abraham, que l’Égyptienne Agar, esclave de Sara, avait enfanté 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, désignés selon leur ordre de naissance: le premier-né d’Ismaël, Nebaïoth; puis Kédar, Adbeél, 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 Michma, Douma, Massa;
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tèma, Yetour, Nafich et Kédma
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Tels sont les fils d’Ismaël et tels sont leurs noms, chacun dans sa bourgade et dans son domaine; douze chefs de peuplades distinctes.
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 Le nombre des années de la vie d’Ismaël fut de cent trente-sept ans. Il défaillit et mourut et rejoignit ses pères.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Ces peuplades habitaient depuis Havila jusqu’à Chour, en face de l’Égypte, jusque vers Achour. Il s’étendit ainsi à la face de tous ses frères.
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 Ceci est l’histoire d’Isaac, fils d’Abraham: Abraham engendra 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 lorsqu’il prit pour épouse Rébecca, fille de Bathuel, l’Araméen, du territoire d’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 l’Éternel au sujet de sa femme parce qu’elle était stérile; l’Éternel accueillit sa prière et Rébecca, 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 Comme les enfants s’entre poussaient dans son sein, elle dit"Si cela est ainsi, à quoi suis-je destinée!" Et elle alla consulter le Seigneur.
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 Le Seigneur lui dit: "Deux nations sont dans ton sein et deux peuples sortiront de tes entrailles; un peuple sera plus puissant que l’autre et l’aîné obéira au plus jeune."
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 L’Époque de sa délivrance arrivée, il se trouva qu’elle portait des jumeaux.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Le premier qui sortit était roux et tout son corps pareil à une pelisse; 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 Ensuite naquit son frère tenant de la main le talon d’Ésaü et on le nomma Jacob. Isaac avait soixante ans lors de leur naissance.
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 enfants ayant grandi, Ésaü devint un habile chasseur, un homme des champs, tandis que Jacob, homme inoffensif, vécut 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 lsaac préférait Ésaü parce qu’il mettait du gibier dans sa bouche; mais Rébecca préférait 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 Un jour Jacob faisait cuire un potage quand Ésaü revint des champs, fatigué.
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Ésaü dit à Jacob: "Laisse-moi avaler, je te prie, de ce rouge, de ce mets rouge, car je suis fatigué." C’Est à ce propos qu’on le nomma Édom.
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 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 répondit: "Certes! Je marche à la mort; à quoi me sert donc 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 dit: "Jure le moi dès à présent." Et il lui fit serment et il vendit 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 servit à Ésaü du pain et un plat de lentilles; il mangea et but, se leva et ressortit. C’Est ainsi qu’Ésaü dédaigna le 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.
