Genèse 46
1 Israël donc partit avec tout ce qu’il avait, vint au Puits du Serment; et là, des victimes immolées au Dieu de son père Isaac,
So Jacob left [Canaan], taking with him all his family and possessions. When they arrived at Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the one whom his father Isaac worshiped.
2 Il l’entendit dans une vision de la nuit, l’appelant et lui disant: Jacob, Jacob. Il lui répondit: Me voici.
That night, God called to Jacob in a vision, saying, “Jacob! Jacob!” He replied, “I am here!”
3 Dieu lui dit: Je suis le Dieu très fort de ton père; ne crains point, descends en Égypte, parce que je te ferai père d’une grande nation en ce pays.
God said, “I am God, the one your father worshiped. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, because I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation there.
4 Moi-même je descendrai là avec toi, et moi-même je t’en ramènerai, lorsque tu en reviendras: et Joseph posera ses mains sur tes yeux.
I will go down to Egypt with you, and later I will bring [your descendants] back to Canaan again. And Joseph will be with you [MTY] when you die.” [IDM]
5 Jacob donc se leva du Puits du Serment, et ses fils le portèrent avec leurs petits enfants et leurs femmes sur les chars que Pharaon avait envoyés pour transporter le vieillard.
Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took their father, their wives, and their children, in the carts that the king had sent for them to travel in.
6 Et tout ce qu’il possédait dans la terre de Chanaan: il arriva donc en Égypte avec toute sa lignée,
So Jacob and all his family went to Egypt. They took with them the livestock and all the other possessions that they had acquired in Canaan.
7 Ses fils, ses petits-fils, ses filles et toute sa race ensemble.
Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
8 Or voici les noms des fils d’Israël, qui entrèrent en Égypte, lorsqu’il vint avec ses enfants. Le premier-né était Ruben.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the names of the members of Jacob’s family who went with him to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son; Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; Simeon and his sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaan people-group woman; Levi and his sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; Judah and his sons, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (his other sons, Er, and Onan, had died in Canaan); Perez and his two sons Hezron and Hamul; Issachar and his sons Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron; Zebulon and his sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel; (Those were the sons of Jacob and Leah, and their daughter Dinah, who were born in Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia: There were 33 of them, altogether.) They had Gad and his sons Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; Asher and his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and their sister Serah; Beriah’s sons Heber and Malkiel; (Those were the children and grandchildren of Jacob and Zilpah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah: There were 16 of them, altogether.) Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel; (Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph’s two sons. [They did not go down to Egypt] because they were already in Egypt. They were sons of Asenath, the daughter of On, who was the priest in the temple in On [city].) Benjamin and his sons Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard; (Those were the sons and grandsons of Rachel and Jacob: There were 14 people altogether.) Dan and his son Hushim; Naphtali and his sons Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. (Those were the sons and grandsons of Jacob and Bilhah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel: There were seven people altogether.)
9 Les fils de Ruben: Hénoch, Phallu, Hesron et Charmi.
10 Les fils de Siméon: Jamuel, Jamin, Ahod, Jachin, Sohar et Saül fils d’une Chananéenne.
11 Les fils de Lévi: Gerson, Caath et Mérari.
12 Les fils de Juda: Her, Onan, Séla, Pharès et Zara; mais Her et Onan moururent dans le pays de Chanaan. Et naquirent à Pharès, les fils Hesron et Hamul.
13 Les fils d’Issachar: Thola, Phua, Job et Semron.
14 Les fils de Zabulon: Sared, Elon et Jahélel.
15 Ce sont là les fils de Lia qu’elle enfanta en Mésopotamie de Syrie, avec Dina sa fille; toutes les âmes de ses fils et de ses filles furent trente-trois.
16 Les fils de Gad: Séphion, Haggi, Suni, Esébon, Héri, Arodi et Aréli.
17 Les fils d’Aser: Jamné, Jésua, Jessui et Béria, et aussi Sara leur sœur. Les fils de Béria: Héber et Melchiel.
18 Ce sont là les fils de Zelpha que donna Laban à Lia sa fille, et qui les enfanta à Jacob: seize âmes.
19 Les fils de Rachel femme de Jacob: Joseph et Benjamin.
20 Et il naquit à Joseph dans la terre d’Égypte des fils que lui enfanta Aseneth, fille de Putiphar, prêtre d’Héliopolis: Manassé et Ephraïm.
21 Les fils de Benjamin: Béla, Béchor, Asbel, Géra, Naaman, Echi, Ros, Mophim, Ophim, et Ared.
22 Ce sont là les fils de Rachel qu’elle engendra à Jacob: en tout quatorze âmes.
23 Les fils de Dan: Husim.
24 Les fils de Nephtali: Jasiel, Guni, Jéser et Sallem.
25 Ce sont là les fils de Bala que donna Laban à Rachel sa fille, et qu’elle enfanta à Jacob en tout sept âmes.
26 Toutes les âmes qui entrèrent avec Jacob en Égypte, et qui étaient issues de lui, sans les femmes de ses fils, furent soixante-six;
Altogether there were 66 people who were Jacob’s descendants who went to Egypt with him. That number does not include his sons’ wives.
27 Mais les fils de Joseph qui lui naquirent dans la terre d’Égypte, deux âmes. Toutes les âmes de la maison de Jacob qui entrèrent en Égypte, furent soixante-dix.
Including Jacob and Joseph and Joseph’s two sons who were born in Egypt, there were 70 members of Jacob’s family when they were all there in Egypt.
28 Or Jacob envoya Juda devant lui vers Joseph, afin qu’on l’avertît, et qu’il vînt à sa rencontre dans la terre de Gessen.
Jacob sent Judah to go ahead of the rest of them to talk with Joseph and ask for directions on how to travel to Goshen. Then [Judah returned to the rest of his family and] they all traveled to the Goshen region. When they arrived there,
29 Lorsqu’il y fut arrivé, Joseph, son char attelé, monta au même lieu à la rencontre de son père; et le voyant, il se jeta à son cou, et, au milieu des embrassements, il pleura.
Joseph got his chariot ready and went to Goshen to meet his father. When Joseph arrived, he threw his arms around his father’s neck and cried a long time.
30 Et le père dit à Joseph: Maintenant je mourrai joyeux, puisque j’ai vu ta face, et que je te laisse vivant après moi.
Jacob said to Joseph, “I have seen you and I know that you are still alive! So now I am ready to die.”
31 Mais Joseph dit à ses frères et à toute la maison de son père: Je monterai et je porterai la nouvelle à Pharaon, et je lui dirai: Mes frères et la maison de mon père qui étaient dans la terre de Chanaan, sont venus vers moi.
Then Joseph said to his [older] brothers [and younger brother] and to the rest of his father’s family, “I will go to the king and say to him, ‘My [older] brothers [and younger brother] and my father and the rest of his family, who were living in Canaan land, have all come to me.
32 Ce sont des hommes pasteurs de brebis, et ils ont soin d’élever des troupeaux; leur menu et leur gros bétail et tout ce qu’ils pouvaient avoir, ils l’ont amené avec eux.
The men are all shepherds. They take care of their livestock, and they have brought with them their sheep and goats and cattle, and everything else that they own.’
33 Lors donc qu’il vous appellera et demandera: Quelle est votre occupation?
When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
34 Vous répondrez: Nous vos serviteurs, nous sommes des hommes pasteurs depuis notre enfance jusqu’à présent, et nous et nos pères. Or vous direz cela, afin que vous puissiez demeurer dans la terre de Gessen; car les Égyptiens détestent tous les pasteurs de brebis.
answer him by saying, ‘From the time when we were young, we have taken care of livestock, just as our ancestors did.’ If you tell him that, he will let you live in the Goshen region.” Joseph told them to say that because the people of Egypt despised all shepherds.
