Genèse 25
1 Or Abraham prit une autre femme du nom de Cétura,
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Laquelle lui enfanta Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc et Sué.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Et Jecsan engendra Saba et Dadan. Les fils de Dadan furent Assurim, Latusim et Loomim.
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 Mais de Madian naquirent Epha, Opher, Hénoch, Abida et Eldaa. Tous ceux-ci sont les fils de Cétura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham donna tout ce qu’il possédait à Isaac.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Mais aux fils de ses autres femmes, il fit des présents, les sépara d’Isaac, son fils, et les envoya, pendant que lui vivait encore, vers la région orientale.
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 Or les jours de la vie d’Abraham furent de cent soixante-quinze ans.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Et manquant de forces, il mourut dans une heureuse vieillesse, étant d’un âge fort avancé, et plein de jours; et il fut réuni à son peuple.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Et Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, l’ensevelirent dans la caverne double, qui est située dans le champ d’Ephron, fils de Séor l’Héthéen, vis-à-vis de Mambré,
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 Et qu’il avait acheté des fils de Heth: c’est là qu’il fut enseveli, lui, et Sara sa femme.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Et, après sa mort, Dieu bénit Isaac son fils qui habitait près du puits du nom de puits Du vivant et voyant.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Voici les générations d’Ismaël, fils d’Abraham, que lui enfanta Agar l’Egyptienne, servante de Sara:
(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 de ses fils selon leurs noms et leurs générations. Le premier né d’Ismaël fut Nabaïoth, ensuite Cédar, Abdéel, Mabsam,
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 Masma, Duma, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Adar, Théma, Séthur, Naphis et Cedma.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ce sont là les fils d’Ismaël; ce sont aussi les noms de leurs châteaux et de leurs villes; ils ont été douze princes de leurs tribus.
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 Or la vie d’Ismaël fut de cent trente-sept ans; et manquant de forces, il mourut, et fut réuni à son peuple.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Il habita depuis Hévila jusqu’à Sur, qui regarde l’Égypte, quand on entre en Assyrie: c’est en présence de tous ses frères qu’il mourut.
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 Voici aussi les générations 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 Lequel, lorsqu’il était âgé de quarante ans, prit pour femme Rébecca, fille de Bathuel, Syrien de Mésopotamie, et sœur de Laban.
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 Or Isaac implora le Seigneur pour sa femme, parce qu’elle était stérile: et le Seigneur l’exauça, et accorda la conception à Rébecca.
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 ses enfants s’entrechoquaient dans son sein; elle dit: S’il devait en être ainsi pour moi, qu’était-il besoin de concevoir? Et elle alla, pour consulter le Seigneur,
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 Qui répondant, dit: Deux nations sont dans ton sein, et deux peuples sortis de ton ventre se diviseront; un peuple surpassera l’autre peuple, et l’aîné servira le plus jeune.
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 Déjà le temps d’enfanter était venu, et voilà que deux jumeaux se trouvèrent dans son sein.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Celui qui le premier sortit, était roux, tout hérissé de poils comme une peau; et il fut appelé du nom d’Esaü. Aussitôt l’autre sortant, tenait de sa main le pied de son frère: et c’est pour cela qu’elle l’appela Jacob.
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 Isaac était sexagénaire, quand ces enfants lui 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 Ceux-ci devenus grands, Esaü se rendit habile à chasser, et fut un homme des champs; Jacob, au contraire, homme simple, habitait sous 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 Isaac aimait Esaü, parce qu’il se nourrissait de sa chasse; et Rébecca chérissait 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 Jacob fit cuire un mets; Esaü étant venu vers lui des champs très fatigué,
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Dit: Donne-moi de ce mets roux; car je suis extrêmement fatigué. C’est pour ce motif qu’il fut appelé du nom d’Edom.
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 Jacob lui dit: Vends-moi 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 Esaü répondit: Voici que je meurs; à quoi me servira mon 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 Jacob repartit: Jure-le moi donc. Esaü le lui jura, et il vendit son droit d’aînesse.
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 C’est ainsi qu’ayant pris du pain et le plat de lentilles, il mangea et but, et s’en alla, estimant peu d’avoir vendu son 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.
