Genèse 27
1 Isaac devenait vieux, et ses yeux s’étaient affaiblis au point qu’il ne voyait plus. Alors il appela Ésaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: Mon fils! Et il lui répondit: Me voici!
And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].
2 Isaac dit: Voici donc, je suis vieux, je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort.
And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
3 Maintenant donc, je te prie, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, va dans les champs, et chasse-moi du gibier.
Now then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
4 Fais-moi un mets comme j’aime, et apporte-le-moi à manger, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure.
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you, before I die.
5 Rebecca écouta ce qu’Isaac disait à Ésaü, son fils. Et Ésaü s’en alla dans les champs, pour chasser du gibier et pour le rapporter.
And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
6 Puis Rebecca dit à Jacob, son fils: Voici, j’ai entendu ton père qui parlait ainsi à Ésaü, ton frère:
And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
7 Apporte-moi du gibier et fais-moi un mets que je mangerai; et je te bénirai devant l’Éternel avant ma mort.
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.
8 Maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix à l’égard de ce que je te commande.
Now then, my son, listen to me, as I command you.
9 Va me prendre au troupeau deux bons chevreaux; j’en ferai pour ton père un mets comme il aime;
And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for your father, as he likes.
10 et tu le porteras à manger à ton père, afin qu’il te bénisse avant sa mort.
And you shall bring them in to your father, and he shall eat, that your father may bless you before he dies.
11 Jacob répondit à sa mère: Voici, Ésaü, mon frère, est velu, et je n’ai point de poil.
And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
12 Peut-être mon père me touchera-t-il, et je passerai à ses yeux pour un menteur, et je ferai venir sur moi la malédiction, et non la bénédiction.
Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
13 Sa mère lui dit: Que cette malédiction, mon fils, retombe sur moi! Écoute seulement ma voix, et va me les prendre.
And his mother said to him, On me be your curse, son; only listen to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
14 Jacob alla les prendre, et les apporta à sa mère, qui fit un mets comme son père aimait.
So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
15 Ensuite, Rebecca prit les vêtements d’Ésaü, son fils aîné, les plus beaux qui se trouvaient à la maison, et elle les fit mettre à Jacob, son fils cadet.
And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
16 Elle couvrit ses mains de la peau des chevreaux, et son cou qui était sans poil.
And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
17 Et elle plaça dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets et le pain qu’elle avait préparés.
And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
18 Il vint vers son père, et dit: Mon père! Et Isaac dit: Me voici! Qui es-tu, mon fils?
And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, son?
19 Jacob répondit à son père: Je suis Ésaü, ton fils aîné; j’ai fait ce que tu m’as dit. Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi, et mange de mon gibier, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau your firstborn, have done as you told me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.
20 Isaac dit à son fils: Eh quoi! Tu en as déjà trouvé, mon fils! Et Jacob répondit: C’est que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, l’a fait venir devant moi.
And Isaac said to his son, What is this which you have quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord your God presented before me.
21 Isaac dit à Jacob: Approche donc, et que je te touche, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es mon fils Ésaü, ou non.
And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel you, son, if you are my son Esau or not.
22 Jacob s’approcha d’Isaac, son père, qui le toucha, et dit: La voix est la voix de Jacob, mais les mains sont les mains d’Ésaü.
And Jacob drew near to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.
23 Il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues, comme les mains d’Ésaü, son frère; et il le bénit.
And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
24 Il dit: C’est toi qui es mon fils Ésaü? Et Jacob répondit: C’est moi.
and he said, Are you my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
25 Isaac dit: Sers-moi, et que je mange du gibier de mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Jacob le servit, et il mangea; il lui apporta aussi du vin, et il but.
And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of your venison, son, that my soul may bless you; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 Alors Isaac, son père, lui dit: Approche donc, et baise-moi, mon fils.
And Isaac his father said to him, Draw near to me, and kiss me, son.
27 Jacob s’approcha, et le baisa. Isaac sentit l’odeur de ses vêtements; puis il le bénit, et dit: Voici, l’odeur de mon fils est comme l’odeur d’un champ que l’Éternel a béni.
And he drew near and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
28 Que Dieu te donne de la rosée du ciel Et de la graisse de la terre, Du blé et du vin en abondance!
And may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
29 Que des peuples te soient soumis, Et que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, Et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Maudit soit quiconque te maudira, Et béni soit quiconque te bénira.
And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be you lord of your brother, and the sons of your father shall do you reverence; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.
30 Isaac avait fini de bénir Jacob, et Jacob avait à peine quitté son père Isaac, qu’Ésaü, son frère, revint de la chasse.
And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 Il fit aussi un mets, qu’il porta à son père; et il dit à son père: Que mon père se lève et mange du gibier de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse!
And he also had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.
32 Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis ton fils aîné, Ésaü.
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your firstborn son Esau.
33 Isaac fut saisi d’une grande, d’une violente émotion, et il dit: Qui est donc celui qui a chassé du gibier, et me l’a apporté? J’ai mangé de tout avant que tu vinsses, et je l’ai béni. Aussi sera-t-il béni.
And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before you came, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
34 Lorsque Ésaü entendit les paroles de son père, il poussa de forts cris, pleins d’amertume, et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi aussi, mon père!
And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray you, me also, father.
35 Isaac dit: Ton frère est venu avec ruse, et il a enlevé ta bénédiction.
And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and taken your blessing.
36 Ésaü dit: Est-ce parce qu’on l’a appelé du nom de Jacob qu’il m’a supplanté deux fois? Il a enlevé mon droit d’aînesse, et voici maintenant qu’il vient d’enlever ma bénédiction. Et il dit: N’as-tu point réservé de bénédiction pour moi?
And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for behold! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast you not left a blessing for me, father?
37 Isaac répondit, et dit à Ésaü: Voici, je l’ai établi ton maître, et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, je l’ai pourvu de blé et de vin: que puis-je donc faire pour toi, mon fils?
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him your lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for you, son?
38 Ésaü dit à son père: N’as-tu que cette seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi aussi, mon père! Et Ésaü éleva la voix, et pleura.
And Esau said to his father, Hast you [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray you, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
39 Isaac, son père, répondit, et lui dit: Voici! Ta demeure sera privée de la graisse de la terre Et de la rosée du ciel, d’en haut.
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
40 Tu vivras de ton épée, Et tu seras asservi à ton frère; Mais en errant librement çà et là, Tu briseras son joug de dessus ton cou.
And you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be [a time] when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your neck.
41 Ésaü conçut de la haine contre Jacob, à cause de la bénédiction dont son père l’avait béni; et Ésaü disait en son cœur: Les jours du deuil de mon père vont approcher, et je tuerai Jacob, mon frère.
And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw near, that I may kill my brother Jacob.
42 On rapporta à Rebecca les paroles d’Ésaü, son fils aîné. Elle fit alors appeler Jacob, son fils cadet, et elle lui dit: Voici, Ésaü, ton frère, veut tirer vengeance de toi, en te tuant.
And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau your brother threatens you to kill you.
43 Maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix! Lève-toi, fuis chez Laban, mon frère, à Charan;
Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
44 et reste auprès de lui quelque temps, jusqu’à ce que la fureur de ton frère s’apaise,
And dwell with him certain days, until your brother's anger
45 jusqu’à ce que la colère de ton frère se détourne de toi, et qu’il oublie ce que tu lui as fait. Alors je te ferai revenir. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour?
and rage depart from you, and he forget what you have done to him; and I will send and fetch you thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
46 Rebecca dit à Isaac: Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme, comme celles-ci, parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles du pays, à quoi me sert la vie?
And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, therefore should I live?
