Genèse 25
1 Or, Abraham prit une autre femme, nommée Kétura,
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Qui lui enfanta Zimran, Jokshan, Médan, Madian, Jishbak, et Shuach.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Et Jokshan engendra Sheba et Dedan. Et les enfants de Dedan furent: les Asshurim, les Letushim et les Leümmim.
Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
4 Et les fils de Madian furent: Epha, Epher, Hanoc, Abida, Eldaa. Tous ceux-là sont enfants de Kétura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Et Abraham donna tout ce qui lui appartenait à Isaac.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Mais il fit des présents aux fils de ses concubines, et les envoya, durant sa vie, loin de son fils Isaac, vers le Levant, au pays d'Orient.
But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
7 Et tout le temps qu'Abraham vécut fut de cent soixante et quinze ans.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Puis Abraham expira et mourut dans une belle vieillesse, âgé et rassasié de jours; et il fut recueilli vers ses peuples.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Et Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, l'enterrèrent dans la caverne de Macpéla, dans le champ d'Ephron, fils de Tsohar, le Héthien, qui est en face de Mamré;
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
10 Le champ qu'Abraham avait acheté des enfants de Heth. C'est là que fut enterré Abraham, avec Sara sa femme.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Or, après la mort d'Abraham, Dieu bénit Isaac son fils. Et Isaac habita près du puits du Vivant-qui-me-voit.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Et voici les descendants d'Ismaël, fils d'Abraham, qu'Agar, l'Égyptienne, servante de Sara, avait enfanté à Abraham.
(These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
13 Et voici les noms des fils d'Ismaël, leurs noms selon leur ordre de naissance: le premier-né d'Ismaël, Nebajoth; puis Kédar, Abdéel, Mibsam,
These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Duma, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadar, Théma, Jéthur, Naphish et Kedma.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ce sont là les fils d'Ismaël, et ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages, et selon leurs bourgs: ce furent les douze princes de leurs peuples.
The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
17 Et le temps de la vie d'Ismaël fut de cent trente-sept ans. Puis il expira et mourut, et fut recueilli vers ses peuples.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Et ses enfants habitèrent depuis Havila jusqu'à Shur, qui est en face de l'Égypte, quand on va vers l'Assyrie. Il s'établit en face de tous ses frères.
His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
19 Et voici les descendants d'Isaac, fils d'Abraham: Abraham engendra Isaac.
(This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 Et Isaac était âgé de quarante ans quand il épousa Rébecca, fille de Béthuël, l'Araméen, de Paddan-Aram, sœur de Laban, l'Araméen.
and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
21 Et Isaac pria instamment l'Éternel pour sa femme, car elle était stérile. Et l'Éternel fut fléchi par ses prières; et Rébecca sa femme conçut.
Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 Mais les enfants se heurtaient dans son sein, et elle dit: S'il en est ainsi, pourquoi suis-je? Et elle alla consulter l'Éternel.
She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
23 Et l'Éternel lui dit: Deux nations sont dans ton ventre, et deux peuples se sépareront au sortir de tes entrailles. Un de ces peuples sera plus fort que l'autre; et le plus grand servira le plus petit.
Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
24 Et le temps où elle devait accoucher arriva, et voici, il y avait deux jumeaux dans son ventre.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Celui qui sortit le premier était roux, tout velu comme un manteau de poil; et ils l'appelèrent Ésaü (velu).
The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
26 Et après cela sortit son frère, et sa main tenait le talon d'Ésaü; et on l'appela Jacob (supplanteur). Et Isaac était âgé de soixante ans quand ils naquirent.
Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
27 Et les enfants grandirent, et Ésaü devint un habile chasseur, un homme des champs; mais Jacob était un homme paisible, se tenant dans les tentes.
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
28 Et Isaac aimait Ésaü; car la venaison était de son goût; mais Rébecca aimait Jacob.
Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
29 Or, comme Jacob cuisait du potage, Ésaü vint des champs, et il était las.
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Et Ésaü dit à Jacob: Donne-moi donc à manger de ce roux, de ce roux-là; car je suis très fatigué. C'est pour cela qu'on l'appela Édom (roux).
He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
31 Mais Jacob dit: Vends-moi d'abord ton droit d'aînesse.
Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
32 Et Ésaü dit: Voici, je m'en vais mourir; à quoi me sert le droit d'aînesse?
Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
33 Et Jacob dit: Jure-moi d'abord. Et il lui jura; ainsi il vendit son droit d'aînesse à Jacob.
Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Et Jacob donna à Ésaü du pain et du potage de lentilles; et il mangea, et but; puis il se leva et s'en alla. Ainsi Ésaü méprisa le droit d'aînesse.
Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
