Genèse 29
1 Jacob se mit en marche, et s’en alla au pays des fils de l’Orient.
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
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.
He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw 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 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.
There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place.
4 Jacob dit aux bergers: Mes frères, d’où êtes-vous? Ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Charan.
Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
5 Il leur dit: Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? Ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons.
He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We 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.
He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming 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.
He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go 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.
They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 Comme il leur parlait encore, survint Rachel 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 kept them.
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.
When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
11 Et Jacob baisa Rachel, il éleva la voix et pleura.
Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his 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.
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.
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.
When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
14 Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair. Jacob demeura un mois chez Laban.
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.
15 Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon parent, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
16 Or, Laban avait deux filles: l’aînée s’appelait Léa, et la cadette Rachel.
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Léa avait les yeux délicats; mais Rachel était belle de taille et belle de figure.
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
18 Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta fille cadette.
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
19 Et Laban dit: J’aime mieux te la donner que de la donner à un autre homme. Reste chez 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 Ainsi Jacob servit sept années pour Rachel: et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, parce qu’il l’aimait.
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
21 Ensuite Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli: et j’irai vers elle.
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.
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23 Le soir, il prit Léa, sa fille, et l’amena vers Jacob, qui s’approcha d’elle.
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
24 Et Laban donna pour servante à Léa, sa fille, Zilpa, sa servante.
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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?
In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
26 Laban dit: Ce n’est point la coutume dans ce lieu de donner la cadette avant l’aînée.
Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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 the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”
28 Jacob fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine avec Léa; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
29 Et Laban donna pour servante à Rachel, sa fille, Bilha, sa servante.
Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.
30 Jacob alla aussi vers Rachel, qu’il aimait plus que Léa; et il servit encore chez Laban pendant sept nouvelles années.
He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.
31 L’Éternel vit que Léa n’était pas aimée; et il la rendit féconde, tandis que Rachel était stérile.
The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and 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.
Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked at my affliction; for now 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.
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him 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.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called 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.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
