Genèse 29
1 Puis Jacob se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux.
And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
2 Et il regarda; et voici, il vit un puits dans les champs, et là même trois troupeaux de brebis couchés auprès; car on y abreuvait les troupeaux. Et la pierre qui couvrait l'ouverture du puits était grande.
and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
3 Tous les troupeaux se rassemblaient là; alors on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; ensuite on remettait la pierre à sa place, sur l'ouverture du puits.
(When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
4 Et Jacob dit aux bergers: Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Et ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Charan.
And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
5 Et il leur dit: Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? Et ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons.
And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
6 Il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent: Il se porte bien; et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau.
And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
7 Et il dit: Voici, il est encore grand jour; il n'est pas temps de rassembler le bétail; abreuvez les brebis, et allez les paître.
And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
8 Ils répondirent: Nous ne pouvons pas, jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés; alors on roule la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et nous abreuvons les troupeaux.
And they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
9 Comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère.
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
10 Et dès que 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 comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
11 Et Jacob baisa Rachel; et, élevant la voix, il pleura.
And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
12 Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était parent de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père.
and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to her father.
13 Et aussitôt que Laban entendit parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et il raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.
And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to Laban all these things,
14 Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois de temps.
and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
15 Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.
And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
16 Or, Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune Rachel.
And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
17 Mais Léa avait les yeux délicats, et Rachel était belle de taille, et belle de visage.
and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
18 Et Jacob aimait Rachel; et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.
And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
19 Et Laban répondit: Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; demeure avec moi.
and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
20 Jacob servit donc sept ans pour Rachel; et ils ne lui semblèrent que quelques jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.
and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
21 Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme; car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle.
And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
22 Alors Laban rassembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.
and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
23 Et le soir il prit Léa, sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint vers elle.
And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
24 Et Laban donna sa servante Zilpa pour servante à Léa, sa fille.
and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
25 Et le matin, voici, c'était Léa; et Jacob dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'est-ce pas pour Rachel que j'ai servi chez toi? Et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé?
And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?”
26 Laban répondit: On ne fait pas ainsi dans ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée.
And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
27 Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre, pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années.
fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you serve with me yet seven other years.”
28 Et Jacob fit ainsi, il acheva la semaine de celle-ci; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
29 Et Laban donna sa servante Bilha pour servante à Rachel, sa fille.
and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
30 Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima Rachel plus que Léa, et il servit chez Laban encore sept autres années.
And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
31 Et l'Éternel, voyant que Léa était haïe, la rendit féconde; mais Rachel était stérile.
And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
32 Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, qu'elle appela Ruben (voyez un fils! ). Car elle dit: L'Éternel a regardé mon affliction; maintenant mon mari m'aimera.
and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband love me.”
33 Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: L'Éternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, et il m'a encore donné celui-ci; et elle l'appela Siméon (exaucement).
And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls his name Simeon.
34 Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Pour cette fois, mon mari s'attachera à moi; car je lui ai enfanté trois fils; c'est pourquoi on l'appela Lévi (attachement).
And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name Levi.
35 Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Éternel; c'est pourquoi elle l'appela Juda (louange). Et elle cessa d'avoir des enfants.
And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from bearing.
