Genèse 27
1 Or Isaac devint vieux et ses yeux s’obscurcirent, et il ne pouvait plus voir: il appela Esaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: Mon fils. Celui-ci répondit: Me voici.
And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].
2 Et son père: Tu vois, lui dit-il, que je suis devenu vieux et que j’ignore le jour de ma mort.
And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
3 Prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, et sors dehors; et quand à la chasse tu auras pris quelque chose,
Now then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
4 Fais-m’en un mets comme tu sais que je les veux, et apporte-le-moi, afin que je le mange, et que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure.
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you, before I die.
5 Lorsque Rébecca eut entendu cela, et qu’Esaü fut allé dans les champs pour remplir les ordres de son père,
And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
6 Elle dit à son fils Jacob: J’ai ouï ton père parlant à Esaü ton frère, et lui disant:
And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
7 Apporte-moi de ta chasse et fais un mets, afin que je mange, et que je te bénisse devant le Seigneur avant que je meure.
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.
8 Maintenant donc, mon fils, acquiesce à mon conseil,
Now then, my son, listen to me, as I command you.
9 Et courant au troupeau, apporte-moi deux des meilleurs chevreaux, afin que j’en fasse à ton père un de ces mets qu’il mange avec plaisir;
And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for your father, as he likes.
10 Et que, quand tu l’auras présenté, et qu’il en aura mangé, il te bénisse avant qu’il meure.
And you shall bring them in to your father, and he shall eat, that your father may bless you before he dies.
11 Celui-ci lui répondit: Vous savez qu’Esaü mon frère est un homme velu, et moi, je ne le suis pas:
And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
12 Si mon père me touche et me reconnaît, je crains qu’il ne pense que j’ai voulu me jouer de lui, et que je n’attire sur moi une malédiction au lieu d’une bénédiction.
Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
13 Alors sa mère: Sur moi soit, lui dit-elle, cette malédiction, ô mon fils: seulement écoute ma voix; va, et apporte ce que j’ai dit.
And his mother said to him, On me be your curse, son; only listen to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
14 Il alla, l’apporta et le donna à sa mère. Celle-ci prépara un mets, comme elle savait que son père les voulait.
So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
15 Puis elle le revêtit des plus précieux vêtements d’Esaü qu’elle avait auprès d’elle dans la maison;
And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
16 Et elle lui mit la peau des chevreaux autour des mains, et lui en couvrit la partie nue du cou.
And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
17 Elle lui donna ensuite le mets, et lui remit les pains qu’elle avait fait cuire.
And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
18 Les ayant apportés, il dit à Isaac: Mon père. Et celui-ci répondit: J’entends. Qui es-tu, mon fils?
And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, son?
19 Et Jacob reprit: Je suis votre premier-né Esaü: j’ai fait comme vous m’avez commandé; levez-vous, asseyez-vous et mangez de ma chasse, afin que votre âme me bénisse.
And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau your firstborn, have done as you told me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.
20 Et de nouveau Isaac à son fils: Comment, dit-il, as-tu pu en trouver si tôt, mon fils? Il répondit: La volonté de Dieu a été que ce que je cherchais, est venu soudain au-devant de moi.
And Isaac said to his son, What is this which you have quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord your God presented before me.
21 Isaac dit encore: Approche d’ici, que je te touche, mon fils, et que je reconnaisse si tu es mon fils Esaü, ou non.
And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel you, son, if you are my son Esau or not.
22 Celui-ci s’approcha de son père. Or, l’ayant touché, Isaac dit: La voix est certainement la voix de Jacob; mais les mains sont les mains d’Esaü.
And Jacob drew near to his father Isaac, 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 point, parce que ses mains velues reproduisaient celles de son aîné. C’est pourquoi, le bénissant,
And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
24 Il dit: Toi, tu es mon fils Esaü? Il répondit: Je le suis.
and he said, Are you my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
25 Alors Isaac: Apporte-moi, dit-il, le mets de ta chasse, ô mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Lorsqu’il eut mangé le mets présenté, Jacob lui présenta aussi du vin; l’ayant bu,
And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of your venison, son, that my soul may bless you; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 Il lui dit: Approche-toi de moi, et donne-moi un baiser, mon fils.
And Isaac his father said to him, Draw near to me, and kiss me, son.
27 Il s’approcha, et il le baisa. Et dès qu’Isaac sentit la bonne odeur de ses vêtements, le bénissant, il dit: Voici que l’odeur qui s’exhale de mon fils est comme l’odeur d’un champ plein qu’a béni le Seigneur.
And he drew near and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
28 Que Dieu te donne, de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, une abondance de blé et de vin.
And may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
29 Et que les peuples te servent, et que les tribus se prosternent devant toi: sois le seigneur de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se courbent devant toi: que celui qui te maudira, soit lui-même maudit; et que celui qui te bénira, soit rempli de bénédictions.
And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be you lord of your brother, and the sons of your father shall do you reverence; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.
30 À peine Isaac avait achevé ces mots, et à peine Jacob était sorti dehors, qu’Esaü arriva,
And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 Et présenta à son père le mets qu’il avait apprêté de sa chasse, disant: Levez-vous, mon père, et mangez de la chasse de votre fils, afin que votre âme me bénisse.
And he also had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.
32 Et Isaac lui demanda: Qui es-tu donc? Il répondit: Je suis votre fils premier-né Esaü.
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your firstborn son Esau.
33 Et Isaac fut frappé d’une grande stupeur; et surpris au delà de ce que l’on peut croire, il dit: Qui est donc celui qui m’a déjà apporté ce qu’il avait pris à la chasse, et que j’ai mangé, avant que tu vinsses? Je l’ai béni, et il sera béni.
And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before you came, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
34 Esaü, les paroles de son père entendues, poussa un grand cri de fureur, et consterné, il dit: Bénissez-moi aussi, mon père.
And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray you, me also, father.
35 Il répondit: Ton propre frère est venu frauduleusement, et il t’a enlevé ta bénédiction.
And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and taken your blessing.
36 Mais Esaü repartit: C’est justement qu’il a été appelé du nom de Jacob; car il m’a supplanté déjà une autre fois: il m’a enlevé auparavant mon droit d’aînesse, et maintenant il m’a surpris encore ma bénédiction. Et de nouveau: N’avez-vous pas, dit-il a son père, réservé aussi pour moi une bénédiction?
And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for behold! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast you not left a blessing for me, father?
37 Isaac répondit: Je l’ai établi ton seigneur, j’ai soumis tous ses frères à sa domination, et je l’ai enrichi de blé et de vin; mais pour toi, mon fils, après cela, que puis-je faire?
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him your lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for you, son?
38 Alors Esaü: Est-ce, lui dit-il, une seule bénédiction que vous avez, mon père? Je vous conjure de me bénir aussi. Et comme il pleurait en jetant de grands cris,
And Esau said to his father, Hast you [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray you, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
39 Isaac ému lui dit: C’est dans la graisse de la terre et dans la rosée du ciel d’en haut,
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
40 Que sera ta bénédiction. Tu vivras sur ton glaive, mais tu serviras ton frère; et le temps viendra où tu secoueras et délieras son joug de ton cou.
And you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be [a time] when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your neck.
41 Esaü haïssait donc toujours Jacob, pour la bénédiction dont l’avait béni son père; et il dit en son cœur: Viendront les jours du deuil de mon père, et je tuerai Jacob mon frère.
And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw near, that I may kill my brother Jacob.
42 Cela fut rapporté à Rébecca, qui envoyant et appelant Jacob son fils, lui dit: Voilà qu’Esaü ton frère menace de te tuer.
And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau your brother threatens you to kill you.
43 Maintenant donc, mon fils, écoute ma voix, lève-toi et fuis chez Laban mon frère, à Haran:
Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
44 Tu demeureras avec lui quelques jours, jusqu’à ce que s’apaise la fureur de ton frère,
And dwell with him certain days, until your brother's anger
45 Que cesse son indignation, et qu’il oublie ce que tu as fait contre lui; après cela j’enverrai, et je te ramènerai de là ici: pourquoi serais-je privée de mes deux fils en un seul jour?
and rage depart from you, and he forget what you have done to him; and I will send and fetch you thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
46 Rébecca dit encore à Isaac: Je suis lasse de ma vie, à cause des filles de Heth: si Jacob prend une femme originaire de ce pays, je ne veux plus vivre.
And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, therefore should I live?
