Genèse 27
1 Or, il arriva qu'Isaac ayant vieilli, ses yeux s'affaiblirent, et il appela son fils aîné Esaü, disant: Mon fils; et celui-ci répondit: Me voici.
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
2 Voilà que j'ai vieilli, dit Isaac, et j'ignore le jour de ma fin.
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Maintenant donc, prends ton équipement, ton carquois et ton arc, sors dans la plaine, chasse pour moi du gibier.
Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
4 Prépare-moi le mets que j'aime, et apporte-le-moi, afin que je mange et que mon âme te bénisse avant de mourir.
And make me savoury food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless you before I die.
5 Or, Rébécca entendit Isaac, comme il parlait à son fils Esaü; et pendant que celui-ci allait dans la plaine chasser du gibier pour son père,
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 Rébécca dit à son fils puîné Jacob: J'ai entendu ton père, comme il parlait à ton frère Esaü, disant:
And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speak unto Esau your brother, saying,
7 Apporte-moi du gibier, et prépare-moi un mets, afin qu'après avoir mangé je te bénisse devant le Seigneur avant de mourir.
Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death.
8 Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis-moi et fais ce que je vais te prescrire.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
9 Va aux menus troupeaux, apporte-m'en deux beaux chevreaux tendres, je préparerai pour ton père le mets qu'il aime.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury food for your father, such as he loves:
10 Et tu le lui porteras, afin qu'il mange et qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir.
And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.
11 Jacob dit à sa mère: Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et j'ai l'a peau unie.
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
12 Je crains que mon père ne vienne à me toucher; il lui semblera que je le méprise, et j'attirerai sur moi sa malédiction au lieu de sa bénédiction.
My father possibly will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13 Sa mère lui dit: Je prends sur moi cette malédiction-là, mon enfant; obéis seulement à mes ordres, pars et apporte-moi ce que j'ai demandé.
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be your curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14 Il partit donc, et il apporta les deux chevreaux à sa mère, et celle-ci prépara le mets qu'aimait son père.
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.
15 Ensuite, Rebecea ayant pris la belle robe d'Esaü son fils aîné, qu'elle- même gardait en la maison, elle en revêtit Jacob, son plus jeune fils.
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
16 Elle entoura de la peau des chevreaux ses avant-bras et les parties nues de son cou;
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17 Elle remit dans les mains de son fils Jacob les pains et le mets qu'elle avait préparé.
And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 Puis, il les porta à son père, et il dit: Père; celui-ci répondit: Me voici; qui es-tu, enfant?
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who are you, my son?
19 Jacob reprit: Je suis Esaü ton premier-né; j'ai fait ce que tu m'as dit: lève-toi donc, mets-toi sur ton séant, mange de mon gibier, et que ton âme me bénisse.
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau your first born; I have done according as you bade me: arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.
20 Isaac dit à son fils: Comment donc en as-tu trouvé si vite, ô enfant? Et il répondit: C'est le Seigneur ton Dieu qui l'a procuré et amené devant moi.
And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD your God brought it to me.
21 Isaac dit à Jacob: 'Viens près de moi, que je te touche, enfant, pour connaître si tu es ou non mon fils Esaü.
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not.
22 Jacob s'approcha d'Isaac son père; et celui-ci le toucha et il dit: D'une part la voix de Jacob, d'autre part les mains d'Esaü!
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 Et il ne reconnut pas Jacob, car les mains de Jacob étaient velues comme les mains d'Esaü, son frère; et il le bénit.
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
24 Et il dit: Tu es mon fils Esaü? et Jacob dit: je le suis.
And he said, Are you my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 Sers-moi, dit Isaac, et je mangerai de ton gibier, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Son fils le servit aussitôt, et il mangea; il lui apporta du vin, et il but.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
26 Et Isaac dit: Approche, enfant, et embrasse-moi.
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 Et s'étant approché, il l'embrassa; son père sentit le parfum de ses vêtements, et il le bénit en disant: Voilà que le parfum de mon fils est comme le parfum d'un champ couvert de fleurs que le Seigneur a béni.
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed:
28 Que le Seigneur te fasse part de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, qu'il te donne abondance de pain et de vin.
Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Que les nations te soient soumises, et que les princes se prosternent devant toi; sois le seigneur de ton frère, et que les fils de ton père se prosternent à tes pieds, maudit soit celui qui te maudira, béni celui qui te bénira.
Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be every one that curses you, and blessed be he that blesses you.
30 Or, ceci arriva: comme Isaac cessait de bénir Jacob son fils, au moment même où celui-ci s'éloignait de la face d'Isaac son père, Esaü son frère revint de la chasse.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 Il prépara pareillement le mets, le porta à son père, et lui dit: Père, lève-toi, et mange du gibier de ton fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
And he also had made savoury food, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.
32 Isaac lui dit alors: Qui es-tu? Je suis, répondit-il, ton fils premier- né, Esaü.
And Isaac his father said unto him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn Esau.
33 Isaac fut saisi d'une très grande stupeur et il dit: Qui donc est celui qui, ayant chassé, m'a apporté de son gibier, et m'a fait manger avant que tu sois revenu? Je l'ai béni, et il sera béni.
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
34 Or, Esaü, ayant ouï ces paroles, jeta un grand cri plein d'amertume, et il dit: Bénis-moi donc aussi, père.
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35 Isaac répondit: Ton frère est venu, employant la ruse, et a pris ta bénédiction.
And he said, Your brother came with subtlety, and has taken away your blessing.
36 Sur quoi Esaü s'écria: C'est justement qu'il a reçu le nom de Jacob, car il m'a supplanté encore cette fois. Il m'avait d'abord pris mon droit d'aînesse, et maintenant il vient de prendre ma bénédiction. Et s'adressant à Isaac, il ajouta: Père, n'as-tu point réservé une bénédiction pour moi?
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
37 Isaac lui répondit: Je l'ai fait ton seigneur, j'ai fait ses serviteurs tous ses frères, je l'ai affermi par le pain et le vin, que puis-je encore pour toi, enfant?
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto you, my son?
38 Et Esaü dit à son père: N'as-tu qu'une seule bénédiction, père? Bénis- moi donc aussi, père. Et Isaac étant troublé, Esaü jeta un grand cri et pleura.
And Esau said unto his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 Isaac reprit: C'est la graisse de la terre qui sera ton partage avec la rosée du ciel.
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, your dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 Tu vivras de ton glaive, et tu seras soumis à ton frère, jusqu'à ce que tu ôtes et délies son joug de ton cou,
And by your sword shall you live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.
41 Or, Esaü était profondément irrité contre Jacob à cause de la bénédiction que lui avait donnée son père; et Esaü dit en sa pensée: Viennent les jours du deuil de mon père, et je tuerai mon frère Jacob.
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
42 Ces paroles d'Esaü furent rapportées à Rébécca; elle envola chercher Jacob, son plus jeune fils, et elle lui dit: Ton frère Esaü menace de te tuer.
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, your brother Esau, as concerning you, does comfort himself, purposing to kill you.
43 Maintenant donc, enfant, sois docile à ma voix; lève-toi, et fuis rapidement en Mésopotamie, chez Laban mon frère, à Haran,
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran;
44 Et demeure avec lui quelque temps, jusqu'à ce que se détournent (de toi) la haine
And tarry with him a few days, until your brother's fury turn away;
45 Et la colère de ton frère, qu'il oublie ce que tu lui as fait, et que j'envoie quelqu'un te rappeler; pars, de peur qu'en un seul jour je cesse d'être mère en vous perdant tous les deux.
Until your brother's anger turn away from you, and he forget that which you have done to him: then I will send, and fetch you from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
46 Rébécca dit aussi à Isaac: La vie m'est devenue amère à cause des filles des Hettéens; si Jacob prend femme parmi les filles de cette race, à quoi me sert la vie?
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
