Genèse 27
1 Et il arriva que quand Isaac fut devenu vieux, et que ses yeux furent si ternis qu'il ne pouvait plus voir, il appela Esaü son fils aîné, et lui dit: Mon fils! Lequel lui répondit: Me voici.
When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
2 Et il lui dit: Voici maintenant je suis devenu vieux, et je ne sais point le jour de ma mort.
and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
3 Maintenant donc, je te prie, prends tes armes, ton carquois, et ton arc, et t'en va aux champs, et prends-moi de la venaison.
Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
4 Et m'apprête des viandes d'appétit comme je les aime, et apporte-les-moi, afin que je mange, et que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure.
Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
5 Or Rébecca écoutait pendant qu'Isaac parlait à Esaü son fils. Esaü donc s'en alla aux champs pour prendre de la venaison, et l'apporter.
Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
6 Et Rébecca parla à Jacob son fils, et lui dit: Voici, j'ai ouï parler ton père à Esaü ton frère, disant:
Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
7 Apporte-moi de la venaison, et m'apprête des viandes d'appétit, afin que j'en mange; et je te bénirai devant l'Eternel, avant que de mourir.
‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
8 Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis à ma parole, et fais ce que je te vais commander.
So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
9 Va maintenant à la bergerie, et prends-moi là deux bons chevreaux d'entre les chèvres, et j'en apprêterai des viandes d'appétit pour ton père, comme il les aime.
Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
10 Et tu les porteras à ton père, afin qu'il les mange, et qu'il te bénisse, avant sa mort.
Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
11 Et Jacob répondit à Rébecca sa mère: Voici, Esaü mon frère est un homme velu, et je suis un homme sans poil.
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
12 Peut-être que mon père me tâtera, et il me regardera comme un homme qui l'a voulu tromper, et j'attirerai sur moi sa malédiction, et non pas sa bénédiction.
What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
13 Et sa mère lui dit: Mon fils, que la malédiction que tu [crains soit] sur moi! Obéis seulement à ma parole, et me va prendre [ce que je t'ai dit].
His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
14 Il s'en alla donc, et le prit, et il l'apporta à sa mère; et sa mère en apprêta des viandes d'appétit, comme son père les aimait.
So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
15 Puis Rébecca prit les plus précieux habits d'Esaü son fils aîné, qu'elle avait dans la maison, et elle en vêtit Jacob son plus jeune fils.
Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
16 Et elle couvrit ses mains et son cou, qui étaient sans poil, des peaux des chevreaux.
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
17 Puis elle mit entre les mains de son fils Jacob ces viandes d'appétit, et le pain qu'elle avait apprêté.
Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
18 Il vint donc vers son père, et lui dit: Mon père! Il répondit: Me voici; qui es-tu, mon fils?
Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
19 Et Jacob dit à son père: Je suis Esaü, ton fils aîné; j'ai fait ce que tu m'avais commandé; lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi, et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
20 Et Isaac dit à son fils: Qu'est ceci que tu en aies si-tôt trouvé, mon fils? Et il dit: L'Eternel ton Dieu l'a fait rencontrer devant moi.
But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
21 Et Isaac dit à Jacob: Mon fils, approche-toi, je te prie, et je te tâterai, [afin que je sache] si tu es toi-même mon fils Esaü, ou non.
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
22 Jacob donc s'approcha de son père Isaac, qui le tâta, et dit: Cette voix est la voix de Jacob; mais ces mains sont les mains d'Esaü.
So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
23 Et il le méconnut; car ses mains étaient velues comme les mains de son frère Esaü; et il le bénit.
Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24 Il dit donc: Es-tu toi-même mon fils Esaü? Il répondit: Je le suis.
But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
25 Il lui dit aussi: Approche-moi [donc la viande], et que je mange de la chasse de mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Et il l'approcha, et [Isaac] mangea; il lui apporta aussi du vin, et il but.
Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
26 Puis Isaac son père lui dit: Approche-toi, je te prie, et me baise, mon fils.
Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
27 Et il s'approcha, et le baisa. Et [Isaac] sentit l'odeur de ses habits, et le bénit, en disant: Voici l'odeur de mon fils, comme l'odeur d'un champ que l'Eternel a béni.
So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
28 Que Dieu te donne de la rosée des cieux, et de la graisse de la terre, et abondance de froment, et de moût!
I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
29 Que les peuples te servent, et que les nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Quiconque te maudira, soit maudit; et quiconque te bénira, soit béni.
I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
30 Or il arriva qu'aussitôt qu'Isaac eut achevé de bénir Jacob, Jacob étant à peine sorti de devant son père Isaac, son frère Esaü revint de la chasse;
After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
31 Qui apprêta aussi des viandes d'appétit, et les apporta à son père, et lui dit: Que mon père se lève, et qu'il mange de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
32 Et Isaac son père lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis ton fils, ton fils aîné, Esaü.
His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
33 Et Isaac fut saisi d'une fort grande émotion, et dit: Qui est, [et] où est celui qui a pris de la chasse, et m'en a apporté? J'ai mangé de tout, avant que tu vinsses, et je l'ai béni; et aussi il sera béni!
Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
34 Si-tôt qu'Esaü eut entendu les paroles de son père, il jeta un cri fort grand, et amer; et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi aussi, bénis-moi, mon père!
When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
35 Mais il dit: Ton frère est venu avec artifice, et a emporté ta bénédiction.
But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
36 Et [Esaü] dit: N'est-ce pas avec raison qu'on a appelé son nom, Jacob? car il m'a déjà supplanté deux fois; il m'a enlevé mon droit d'aînesse, et voici, maintenant il a emporté ma bénédiction. Puis il dit: Ne m'as-tu point réservé de bénédiction?
Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
37 Et Isaac répondit à Esaü, en disant: Voici, je l'ai établi ton Seigneur, et lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, et je l'ai fourni de froment et de moût; et que ferai-je maintenant pour toi, mon fils?
Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
38 Et Esaü dit à son père: N'as-tu qu'une bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi aussi, bénis-moi, mon père! Et Esaü, élevant sa voix, pleura.
Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
39 Et Isaac son père répondit, et dit: Voici, ton habitation sera en la graisse de la terre, et en la rosée des cieux d'en haut.
His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
40 Et tu vivras par ton épée, et tu seras asservi à ton frère; mais il arrivera qu'étant devenu maître, tu briseras son joug de dessus ton cou.
You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
41 Et Esaü eut en haine Jacob, à cause de la bénédiction dont son père l'avait béni, et il dit en son cœur: Les jours du deuil de mon père approchent, et alors je tuerai Jacob mon frère.
So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
42 Et on rapporta à Rébecca les discours d'Esaü, son fils aîné; et elle envoya appeler Jacob son second fils, et lui dit: Voici, Esaü ton frère se console dans [l'espérance] qu'il a de te tuer.
But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
43 Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis à ma parole; lève-toi, et t'enfuis à Caran, vers Laban, mon frère.
So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
44 Et demeure avec lui quelque temps, jusqu'à ce que la fureur de ton frère soit passée;
Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
45 Et que sa colère soit détournée de toi, et qu'il ait oublié les choses que tu lui as faites. J'enverrai ensuite pour te tirer de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour?
When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
46 Et Rébecca dit à Isaac: La vie m'est devenue ennuyeuse, à cause de ces Héthiennes. Si Jacob prend pour femme quelqu'une de ces Héthiennes, comme sont les filles de ce pays, à quoi me sert la vie?
Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
