Genèse 29
1 Jacob se remit en chemin et alla vers la terre des enfants de l’Orient.
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east.
2 II vit un puits dans les champs et là, trois troupeaux de menu bétail étaient couchés à l’entour, car ce puits servait à abreuver les troupeaux. Or la pierre, sur la margelle du puits, était grosse.
He looked and saw a well in the field, and look, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.
3 Quand tous les troupeaux y étaient réunis, on faisait glisser la pierre de dessus la margelle du puits et l’on abreuvait le bétail, puis on replaçait la pierre sur la margelle du puits.
Now all the flocks would be gathered there, and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, and water the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.
4 Jacob leur dit: "Mes frères, d’où êtes vous?" Ils répondirent: "Nous sommes de Haran."
Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
5 II leur dit: "Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nahor?" Ils répondirent: "Nous le connaissons."
He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."
6 Il leur dit: "Est-il en paix?" Et ils répondirent: "En paix; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec son troupeau."
He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
7 "Mais," reprit-il, "le jour est encore long, il n’est pas l’heure de faire rentrer le bétail: abreuvez les brebis et les menez paître."
He said, "Look, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."
8 Ils dirent: "Nous ne saurions, jusqu’à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés: on déplacera alors la pierre qui couvre l’orifice du puits et nous ferons boire les brebis."
They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
9 Comme il s’entretenait avec eux, Rachel vint avec le troupeau de son père car elle était bergère.
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
10 Lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère et les brebis de ce dernier, il s’avança, fit glisser la pierre de dessus la margelle du puits et fit boire les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère.
It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went over and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11 Et Jacob embrassa Rachel et il éleva la voix en pleurant.
Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept loudly.
12 Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu’il était parent de son père, qu’il était le fils de Rébecca. Elle courut l’annoncer à son père.
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
13 Aussitôt que Laban eut appris l’arrivée de Jacob, le fils de sa sœur, il courut au devant de lui, il l’embrassa, le couvrit de baisers et l’emmena dans sa demeure. Jacob raconta à Laban tous ces événements.
It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
14 Laban lui dit: "Tu n’es rien moins que mon corps et ma chair!" Et il demeura avec lui un mois durant.
Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.
15 Alors Laban dit à Jacob: "Quoi! parce que tu es mon parent, tu me servirais gratuitement? Déclare moi quel doit être ton salaire."
Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be?"
16 Or, Laban avait deux filles: le nom de l’aînée était Léa, celui de la cadette Rachel.
Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Léa avait les yeux faibles; Rachel était belle de taille et belle de visage.
Leah looked rather plain, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.
18 Jacob avait conçu de l’amour pour Rachel. II dit: "Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille."
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
19 Laban répondit: "J’Aime mieux te la donner que de la donner à un autre époux: demeure avec moi."
Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
20 Jacob servit, pour obtenir Rachel, sept années et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, tant il l’aimait.
Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him because of his love for her.
21 Jacob dit à Laban: "Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli et je veux m’unir à elle."
Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is completed, so that I may sleep with her."
22 Laban réunit tous les habitants du lieu et donna un festin.
Laban gathered together all the people of the place, and gave a feast.
23 Mais, le soir venu, il prit Léa sa fille et la lui amena et Jacob s’unit à elle.
It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he slept wit her.
24 Laban avait aussi donné Zilpa, son esclave, à Léa, sa fille, comme esclave.
Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to his daughter Leah as a servant.
25 Or, le matin, il se trouva que c’était Léa; et il dit à Laban: "Que m’as-tu fait là! N’Est ce pas pour Rachel que j’ai servi chez toi? Et pourquoi m’as-tu trompé?"
It happened in the morning that, look, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not work for you to have Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"
26 Laban répondit: "Ce n’est pas l’usage, dans notre pays, de marier la cadette avant l’aînée.
Laban said, "It is not our custom here to give the younger before the firstborn.
27 Achève la semaine de celle ci et nous te donnerons également celle là en échange du service que tu feras encore chez moi pendant sept autres années."
Finish the week of this one, and I will give you the other also in exchange for the work which you are to serve with me for another seven years."
28 Ainsi fit Jacob, il acheva la semaine de la première; puis Laban lui accorda Rachel, sa fille, pour épouse.
Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
29 Laban donna, à Rachel sa fille, Bilha, son esclave, pour qu’elle devint la sienne.
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his female servant, to be her servant.
30 Jacob s’unit pareillement à Rachel et persista à aimer Rachel plus que Léa; et il servit encore chez Laban sept autres années.
So he slept with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked with him another seven years.
31 Le Seigneur considéra que Léa était dédaignée et il rendit son sein fécond, tandis que Rachel fut stérile.
The LORD saw that Leah was unloved, so he made her fertile, but Rachel was barren.
32 Léa conçut et enfanta un fils. Elle le nomma Ruben "parce que, dit elle, le Seigneur a vu mon humiliation, de sorte qu’à présent mon époux m’aimera."
Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because God has looked at my affliction, and given me a son. For now my husband will love me."
33 Elle conçut de nouveau et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: "Parce que le Seigneur a entendu que j’étais dédaignée, il m’a accordé aussi celui là." Et elle l’appela Siméon.
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because God has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also." So she named him Simeon.
34 Elle conçut de nouveau et enfanta un fils. Elle dit: "Ah! désormais mon époux me sera attaché, puisque je lui ai donné trois fils." C’Est pourquoi on l’appela Lévi.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, since I have given him three sons." Therefore he was named Levi.
35 Elle conçut encore et mit au monde un fils et elle dit: "Pour le coup, je rends grâce à l’Éternel!" C’Est pourquoi elle le nomma Juda. Alors elle cessa d’enfanter.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise God." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
