Genèse 29
1 Puis, s'étant remis en marche, Jacob s'en alla en la terre d'Orient chez Laban, fils de Bathuel le Syrien, frère de Rébécca, mère de Jacob et d'Esaü.
Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
2 Il aperçut un puits, dans la plaine et trois troupeaux de brebis, arrêtés près du puits, car c'était là que l'on abreuvait les troupeaux, et il y avait une grande pierre sur l'ouverture du puits.
And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
3 Lorsque tous les troupeaux étaient rassemblés, les pâtres faisaient rouler la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et ils donnaient à boire au bétail, puis, ils remettaient la pierre à sa place, au-dessus du puits.
And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
4 Et Jacob dit: Frères, d'où êtes-vous? Nous sommes, répondirent-ils, d'Haran.
Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
5 Il ajouta: Connaissez-vous Laban, petit-fils de Nachor? et ils dirent: Nous le connaissons.
And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
6 Et il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? et ils répondirent il se porte bien; voilà Rachel sa fille, qui vient avec ses brebis.
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
7 Le jour est encore grand, dit Jacob, et ce n'est point l'heure où l'on rassemble les troupeaux; faites donc boire vos brebis et ramenez-les au pâturage.
Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
8 Ils repartirent: Nous ne le pourrons avant la réunion de tous les pâtres; à eux tous, ils détourneront la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et nous ferons boire notre bétail.
And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
9 Comme il leur parlait encore, Rachel, fille de Laban, les rejoignit avec les brebis de son père, car elle menait paître les brebis de son père.
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
10 Et lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, s'étant approché, il détourna la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et fit boire les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère;
Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
11 Et Jacob donna un baiser à Rachel, et, élevant la voix, il pleura.
And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
12 Il apprit à Rachel qu'il était neveu de son père, et fils de Rébécca; aussitôt s'étant mise à courir, elle raconta tout à son père.
And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
13 À peine Laban eut-il entendu le nom de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, qu'il courut à sa rencontre, et l'ayant serré dans ses bras, il le baisa; puis il le conduisit en sa demeure, et Jacob raconta à Laban toutes choses.
And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
14 Laban lui dit: Tu es de mes os et de ma chair. Et Jacob resta avec lui tous les jours d'une lune.
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
15 Laban dit ensuite à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, tu ne dois pas me servir gratuitement; dis-moi donc quelle récompense tu veux.
Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
16 Or, Laban avait deux filles: I'aînée se nommait Lia, et la plus jeune Rachel.
Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Lia avait les yeux faibles, Rachel était belle de visage et pleine de grâces.
And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
18 Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.
And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
19 Mieux vaut, lui dit Laban, la donner à toi qu'à un autre homme; demeure donc avec nous.
And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
20 Jacob servit donc sept années pour Rachel, et les ans furent devant lui comme de courtes journées, à cause de la tendresse qu'il avait pour elle.
And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
21 Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme afin que j'habite avec elle, car les jours sont accomplis.
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
22 Lahan réunit tous les hommes du lieu, et il célébra les noces.
And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
23 Mais, le soir venu, il prit sa fille Lia et l'introduisit auprès de Jacob, qui s'approcha d'elle.
And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
24 Or, Laban donna à sa fille Lia, pour servante, Zelpha, qui lui appartenait.
And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
25 Lorsque le matin parut, Jacob reconnut Lia, et il dit à Laban: Pourquoi m'as-tu fait cela; n'est-ce pas pour Rachel que je t'ai servi? Pourquoi m'as- tu trompé?
And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
26 Laban répondit: Il n'est point d'usage en notre pays de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée.
And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
27 Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et je le donnerai encore l'autre pour prix des travaux que tu feras ensuite pour moi pendant sept autres années.
Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
28 Jacob fit ainsi: il acheva la semaine de Lia, et Laban lui donna pour femme sa fille Rachel.
And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
29 Laban donna à sa fille, pour servante, Balla qui lui appartenait.
And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
30 Et Jacob s'approcha de Rachel; il la chérit plus que Lia, et il servit pour elle sept autres années.
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
31 Mais le Seigneur ayant vu que Lia était haïe, lui ouvrit les entrailles, tandis que Rachel resta stérile.
Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
32 Et Lia ayant conçu, enfanta à Jacob un fils qu'elle appela Ruben, disant: Le Seigneur a vu mon humiliation, et il m'a donné un fils; maintenant donc mon époux m'aimera,
And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
33 Elle conçut derechef, et elle enfanta un second fils, et elle dit: Le Seigneur a entendu que je suis haïe, et il m'a donné encore celui-ci; elle l'appela Siméon.
Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
34 Elle conçut une troisième fois, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Désormais mon époux sera avec moi, car je lui ai donné trois fils; à cause de cela elle l'appela Lévi.
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
35 Et ayant encore conçu, elle enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Maintenant encore en ceci je louerai le Seigneur; c'est pourquoi elle donna à l'enfant le nom de Juda; puis elle cessa d'enfanter.
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
