Genesis 26
1 Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
II y eut une famine dans le pays, outre la première famine qui avait sévi du temps d’Abraham. Isaac alla chez Abimélec, roi des Philistins, à Gherar.
2 And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:
Le Seigneur lui apparut et dit: "Ne descends pas en Egypte; fixe ta demeure dans le pays que je te désignerai.
3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;
Arrête-toi dans ce pays ci, je serai avec toi et je te bénirai; car à toi et à ta postérité je donnerai toutes ces provinces, accomplissant ainsi le serment que j’ai fait à ton père Abraham.
4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
Je multiplierai ta race comme les astres du ciel; je lui donnerai toutes ces provinces et en ta race s’estimeront bénies toutes les nations du monde:
5 Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.
En récompense de ce qu’Abraham a écouté ma voix et suivi mon observance, exécutant mes préceptes, mes lois et mes doctrines."
6 So Isaac went on living in Gerar;
Et Isaac demeura à Gherar.
7 And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
Les habitants du lieu s’enquérant au sujet de sa femme, il dit: "Elle est ma sœur" car il n’osait dire ma femme: "les gens du lieu pourraient me tuer à cause de Rébecca, car elle est d’une grande beauté."
8 And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.
Or, il y demeurait depuis longtemps lorsque Abimélec, roi des Philistins, regardant par la fenêtre, vit Isaac caresser Rébecca sa femme.
9 And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.
Abimélec manda Isaac et dit: "Assurément, c’est ta femme; comment donc as tu pu dire: Elle est ma sœur!" Isaac lui répondit: "Parce que je me disais: Je pourrais périr à cause d’elle."
10 Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
Abimélec dit: "Que nous as tu fait là! Peu s’en est fallu que l’un de nous n’eut commencé commerce avec ta femme et tu nous aurais rendu coupables."
11 And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.
Abimélec fit une injonction à tout le peuple, en disant: "Quiconque touchera à cet homme ou à sa femme sera puni de mort."
12 Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.
Isaac sema dans ce pays-là et recueillit, cette même année, au centuple: tant le Seigneur le bénissait.
13 And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;
Cet homme devint grand; puis sa grandeur alla croissant et enfin il fut très grand.
14 For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
Il avait des possessions en menu bétail, des possessions en gros bétail, des cultures considérables et les Philistins le jalousèrent.
15 Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.
Tous les puits qu’avaient creusés les serviteurs de son père, du temps de son père Abraham, les Philistins les comblèrent en les remplissant de terre.
16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are stronger than we are.
Abimélec dit à Isaac: "Cesse d’habiter avec nous car tu es trop puissant pour nous."
17 So Isaac went away from there, and put up his tents in the valley of Gerar, making his living-place there.
Isaac se retira de ce lieu, fit halte dans la vallée de Gherar et s’y établit.
18 And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.
Isaac se remit à creuser les puits qu’on avait creusés du temps d’Abraham son père et que les Philistins avaient comblés après la mort d’Abraham. II leur imposa les mêmes noms que leur avait imposés son père.
19 Now Isaac's servants made holes in the valley, and came to a spring of flowing water.
Les serviteurs d’Isaac, en creusant dans la vallée, y découvrirent une source d’eau vive.
20 But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.
Les pâtres de Gherar cherchèrent querelle à ceux d’Isaac, en disant: "L’Eau est à nous!" II appela ce puits Esek parce qu’on le lui avait contesté.
21 Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.
lls creusèrent un nouveau puits sur lequel on se querella encore. II lui donna le nom de Sitna.
22 Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.
Il délogea de là et creusa un autre puits, qu’on ne lui disputa point; il le nomma Rehoboth, disant: "Pour le coup, le Seigneur nous a élargis et nous prospérerons dans la contrée."
23 And from there he went on to Beer-sheba.
II monta de là à Beer Shava.
24 That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.
L’Éternel se révéla à lui cette même nuit, en disant: "Je suis le Dieu d’Abraham ton père; sois sans crainte, car je suis avec toi, je te bénirai et je multiplierai ta race, pour l’amour d’Abraham mon serviteur."
25 Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.
II érigea en ce lieu un autel et proclama le nom de l’Éternel. II y dressa sa tente et ses serviteurs y creusèrent un puits.
26 And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army.
Or, Abimélec alla chez lui, de Gherar, avec Ahouzzath son confident et Pikol son général d’armée.
27 And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you?
Isaac leur dit: "Pourquoi êtes vous venus à moi, alors que vous me haïssez et que vous m’avez éconduit de chez vous?"
28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;
Ils répondirent: "Nous avons bien vu que le Seigneur était avec toi et nous avons dit: ‘Oh! qu’il y ait un engagement réciproque entre nous et toi!’ Nous voudrions conclure ce pacte avec toi,
29 That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.
que tu t’abstiendras de nous nuire, de même que nous ne t’avons pas touché, que nous en avons toujours bien usé avec toi et que nous t’avons renvoyé en paix. Maintenant, sois béni de Dieu!"
30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.
II leur prépara un festin, ils mangèrent et burent.
31 And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.
Le lendemain de bon matin ils se prêtèrent serment l’un à l’autre; Isaac les reconduisit et ils le quittèrent amicalement.
32 And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.
Or ce même jour, les serviteurs d’Isaac virent lui donner des nouvelles du puits qu’ils avaient creusé; ils lui dirent: "Nous avons trouvé de l’eau."
33 And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.
Il le nomma Chiba; de là cette ville s’est nommée Beer Shava, nom qu’elle porte encore.
34 And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Ésaü, âgé de quarante ans, prit pour femmes Judith, fille de Beéri le Héthéen et Bâsemath, fille d’Élôn le Héthéen.
35 And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.
Elles furent une amère affliction pour Isaac et pour Rébecca.
