Genèse 29
1 Jacob se mit en marche, et s’en alla au pays des fils de l’Orient.
And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
2 Il regarda. Et voici, il y avait un puits dans les champs; et voici, il y avait à côté trois troupeaux de brebis qui se reposaient, car c’était à ce puits qu’on abreuvait les troupeaux. Et la pierre sur l’ouverture du puits était grande.
And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
3 Tous les troupeaux se rassemblaient là; on roulait la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits, on abreuvait les troupeaux, et l’on remettait la pierre à sa place sur l’ouverture du puits.
And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
4 Jacob dit aux bergers: Mes frères, d’où êtes-vous? Ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Charan.
And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
5 Il leur dit: Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? Ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons.
And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
6 Il leur dit: Est-il en bonne santé? Ils répondirent: Il est en bonne santé; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau.
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
7 Il dit: Voici, il est encore grand jour, et il n’est pas temps de rassembler les troupeaux; abreuvez les brebis, puis allez, et faites-les paître.
And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart and feed them.
8 Ils répondirent: Nous ne le pouvons pas, jusqu’à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés; c’est alors qu’on roule la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits, et qu’on abreuve les brebis.
And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
9 Comme il leur parlait encore, survint Rachel avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère.
While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
10 Lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s’approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère.
And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
11 Et Jacob baisa Rachel, il éleva la voix et pleura.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
12 Jacob apprit à Rachel qu’il était parent de son père, qu’il était fils de Rebecca. Et elle courut l’annoncer à son père.
And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
13 Dès que Laban eut entendu parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, il l’embrassa et le baisa, et il le fit venir dans sa maison. Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.
And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
14 Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair. Jacob demeura un mois chez Laban.
And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
15 Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon parent, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.
And Laban said to Jacob, Surely thou shalt not serve me for nothing, because thou art my brother; tell me what thy reward is to be.
16 Or, Laban avait deux filles: l’aînée s’appelait Léa, et la cadette Rachel.
Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17 Léa avait les yeux délicats; mais Rachel était belle de taille et belle de figure.
And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
18 Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta fille cadette.
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for thy younger daughter Rachel.
19 Et Laban dit: J’aime mieux te la donner que de la donner à un autre homme. Reste chez moi!
And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
20 Ainsi Jacob servit sept années pour Rachel: et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, parce qu’il l’aimait.
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
21 Ensuite Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli: et j’irai vers elle.
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
22 Laban réunit tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
23 Le soir, il prit Léa, sa fille, et l’amena vers Jacob, qui s’approcha d’elle.
And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
24 Et Laban donna pour servante à Léa, sa fille, Zilpa, sa servante.
And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
25 Le lendemain matin, voilà que c’était Léa. Alors Jacob dit à Laban: Qu’est-ce que tu m’as fait? N’est-ce pas pour Rachel que j’ai servi chez toi? Pourquoi m’as-tu trompé?
And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that thou hast done to me? did I not serve thee for Rachel? and wherefore hast thou deceived me?
26 Laban dit: Ce n’est point la coutume dans ce lieu de donner la cadette avant l’aînée.
And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
27 Achève la semaine avec celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l’autre pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi pendant sept nouvelles années.
Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to thee her also in return for thy labour, which thou labourest with me, yet seven other years.
28 Jacob fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine avec Léa; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
29 Et Laban donna pour servante à Rachel, sa fille, Bilha, sa servante.
And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
30 Jacob alla aussi vers Rachel, qu’il aimait plus que Léa; et il servit encore chez Laban pendant sept nouvelles années.
And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
31 L’Éternel vit que Léa n’était pas aimée; et il la rendit féconde, tandis que Rachel était stérile.
And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 Léa devint enceinte, et enfanta un fils, à qui elle donna le nom de Ruben; car elle dit: L’Éternel a vu mon humiliation, et maintenant mon mari m’aimera.
And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
33 Elle devint encore enceinte, et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: L’Éternel a entendu que je n’étais pas aimée, et il m’a aussi accordé celui-ci. Et elle lui donna le nom de Siméon.
And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
34 Elle devint encore enceinte, et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Pour cette fois, mon mari s’attachera à moi; car je lui ai enfanté trois fils. C’est pourquoi on lui donna le nom de Lévi.
And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
35 Elle devint encore enceinte, et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Cette fois, je louerai l’Éternel. C’est pourquoi elle lui donna le nom de Juda. Et elle cessa d’enfanter.
And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
