Genèse 27
1 Et Isaac devenu vieux et ayant les yeux faibles à ne plus voir, appela son fils aîné et lui dit: Mon fils! Et il lui répondit: Me voici!
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.
2 Et Isaac dit: Me voici donc vieux, et j'ignore le jour de ma mort.
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Prends donc à présent ton attirail de chasse, ton carquois et ton arc, et va dans les champs à la chasse d'un gibier pour moi;
Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
4 et fais-m'en un mets appétissant comme j'aime, et apporte-le-moi, afin que j'en mange pour que mon âme te bénisse avant ma mort.
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless you before I die.
5 Or Rebecca avait écouté l'entretien d'Isaac avec Esaü, son fils. Et Esaü s'en alla dans les champs pour chasser un gibier et le rapporter.
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 Mais Rebecca parla à Jacob, son fils, en ces termes: J'ai ouï ton père parler à Esaü, ton frère, et lui dire:
And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
7 Apporte-moi un gibier et fais-m'en un mets appétissant, et j'en mangerai, et je te bénirai devant l'Éternel avant de mourir.
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death.
8 Dès lors, mon fils, sois docile à ma voix pour ce que je vais te prescrire.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
9 Va-t'en au bercail, et m'y choisis deux bons chevreaux, et j'en ferai un mets appétissant pour ton père comme il aime.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from there two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for your father, such as he loves:
10 Et tu le serviras à ton père, pour qu'il en mange, pour qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir.
And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.
11 Et Jacob dit à Rebecca, sa mère: Voici, Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et j'ai le corps lisse:
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
12 peut-être mon père voudra-t-il me palper, et alors j'aurais à ses yeux l'air de le jouer et j'attirerais sur moi une malédiction et non une bénédiction.
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
13 Et sa mère lui dit: Je me charge de la malédiction que tu recevrais, mon fils! Sois seulement docile à ma voix, et va me les chercher?…
And his mother said to him, On me be your curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14 Alors il alla les chercher, et il les apporta à sa mère qui en fit un mets appétissant, comme aimait son père.
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
15 Et Rebecca prit les habits d'Esaü, son fils aîné, ses habits de prix qu'elle avait chez elle dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son fils cadet,
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her oldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:
16 et avec les peaux des chevreaux elle recouvrit ses mains, et la partie lisse de son col.
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck:
17 Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets appétissant et le pain qu'elle avait préparés.
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 Alors il entra chez son père et dit: Mon père! Et il répondit: Me voici! qui es-tu, mon fils?
And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who are you, my son?
19 Et Jacob dit à son père: Je suis Esaü, ton premier-né, j'ai fait ce que tu m'as dit. Lève-toi donc, mets-toi sur ton séant et mange de mon gibier afin que ton âme me bénisse.
And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your first born; I have done according as you bade me: arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.
20 Et Isaac dit à son fils: Comme tu as promptement trouvé, mon fils! Et celui-ci dit: L'Éternel, ton Dieu, l'a fait venir au-devant de moi.
And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD your God brought it to me.
21 Et Isaac dit à Jacob: Approche donc, mon fils, pour que je sente au toucher si c'est toi qui es mon fils Esaü, ou non.
And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not.
22 Et Jacob s'approcha d'Isaac, qui le palpa, puis dit: La voix est la voix de Jacob, et les mains sont les mains d'Esaü.
And Jacob went near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 Et il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient, comme les mains d'Esaü, velues; et il le bénit.
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24 Et il dit: C'est toi présent qui es mon fils Esaü? Et Jacob répondit: Je le suis.
And he said, Are you my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 Et [Isaac] dit: Sers-moi et je mangerai de ton gibier, mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Et Jacob le servit, et il mangea; et il lui présenta du vin se et il but.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
26 Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Approche donc, et embrasse-moi, mon fils!
And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 Et il s'approcha et l'embrassa. Alors il sentit l'odeur de ses habits et il le bénit et dit: Voyez! le parfum de mon fils est le parfum d'un champ que l'Éternel a béni.
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed:
28 Que Dieu te donne de la rosée des cieux et les lieux les plus gras de la terre, et abondance de blé et de moût!
Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Que des peuples te soient asservis et que des nations te rendent leur hommage! Aie la suprématie sur tes frères et que les fils de ta mère s'inclinent devant toi. Maudits soient ceux qui te maudiront, et bénis soient ceux qui te béniront!
Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you: cursed be every one that curses you, and blessed be he that blesses you.
30 Et lorsque Isaac eut terminé la bénédiction de Jacob, et comme Jacob ne faisait que sortir de la présence d'Isaac, son père, Esaü, son frère, arriva de la chasse.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 Et il apprêta aussi un mets appétissant, et il le servit à son père et lui dit: Que mon père se lève et mange du gibier de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse!
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that your soul may bless me.
32 Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il répondit: Je suis ton fils premier-né, Esaü.
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn Esau.
33 Alors la consternation d'Isaac fut grande, il fut profondément consterné et dit: Qui était-ce donc qui a chassé du gibier et me l'a apporté? et j'ai mangé de tout avant que tu vinsses, et je l'ai béni, et béni il sera.
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yes, and he shall be blessed.
34 A l'ouïe des paroles de son père, Esaü se récria grandement et avec amertume et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père.
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35 Et il dit: Ton frère est venu par surprise et a enlevé la bénédiction qui était à toi.
And he said, Your brother came with subtlety, and has taken away your blessing.
36 Et il dit: Ne l'a-t-on pas appelé du nom de Jacob (supplanteur)? Et voici deux fois qu'il me supplante: il m'a enlevé mon droit d'aînesse, et voilà que maintenant il m'enlève ma bénédiction! Et il dit: Ne m'as-tu point réservé de bénédiction?
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
37 Et Isaac répondit et dit à Esaü: Voici, je lui ai donné la suprématie sur toi et j'ai constitué tous ses frères ses serviteurs, et je l'ai pourvu de blé et de moût: que pourrais-je donc faire pour toi, mon fils?
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now to you, my son?
38 Et Esaü dit à son père: Est-ce là ton unique bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! Et Esaü éleva sa voix et pleura.
And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 Alors Isaac, son père, répondit et lui dit: Vois! des fertiles terrains seront ton séjour, et d'en haut tu auras de la rosée des cieux!
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 Et tu vivras de ton épée, et à ton frère tu seras asservi; mais il arrivera que, mobile comme tu l'es, brisant son joug tu le secoueras de ton col.
And by your sword shall you live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.
41 Et Esaü devint hostile à Jacob ensuite de la bénédiction dont son père l'avait béni. Et Esaü dit en son cœur: Les jours du deuil de mon père approchent, alors je tuerai Jacob, mon frère.
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
42 Et l'on rapporta à Rebecca les propos d'Esaü, son fils aîné; et elle envoya chercher Jacob, son fils cadet, et lui dit: Voici, Esaü, ton frère, va tirer vengeance de toi en te tuant.
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau, as touching you, does comfort himself, purposing to kill you.
43 Dès lors, mon fils, sois docile à ma voix: lève-toi et t'enfuis chez Laban, mon frère, à Charan,
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran;
44 et reste auprès de lui quelque temps
And tarry with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turn away;
45 jusqu'à ce que l'animosité de ton frère se calme, que la colère de ton frère cesse à ton égard et qu'il oublie ce que tu lui as fait: alors je te ferai rechercher. Pourquoi vous perdrais-je les deux en un jour?
Until your brother’s anger turn away from you, and he forget that which you have done to him: then I will send, and fetch you from there: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
46 Et Rebecca dit à Isaac: Je suis dégoûtée de la vie à cause des filles de Heth; si Jacob prend parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles du pays, une femme pareille à celles-là, que sera pour moi la vie?
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
