Genesis 27
1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”
Isaac était devenu vieux, et ses yeux s'étaient obscurcis au point de ne plus voir. Il appela Esaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: " Mon fils! " Celui-ci lui–répondit: " Me voici. "
2 His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.
Isaac dit: " Voici donc, je suis vieux; je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort.
3 Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,
Maintenant donc, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, va dans la campagne et tue-moi du gibier.
4 make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”
Fais-m'en un bon plat, selon mon goût, et apporte-le-moi, que je le mange, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure. "
5 And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,
— Rebecca entendait pendant qu'Isaac parlait à Esaü, son fils. — Et Esaü s'en alla dans la campagne pour tuer du gibier et l'apporter.
6 she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,
Alors Rebecca parla ainsi à Jacob, son fils: " Voici, j'ai entendu ton père qui parlait ainsi à ton frère Esaü:
7 ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’
Apporte-moi du gibier et fais-m'en un bon plat, afin que je le mange et que je te bénisse devant Yahweh avant de mourir.
8 Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,
Maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je vais te commander.
9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.
Va au troupeau et prends-moi deux beaux chevreaux; j'en ferai pour ton père un bon plat, selon son goût,
10 Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”
et tu le porteras à ton père, et il en mangera, afin qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir. "
11 He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
Jacob répondit à Rebecca, sa mère: " Voici, Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et moi j'ai la peau lisse.
12 If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”
Peut-être que mon père me touchera, et je passerai à ses yeux pour m'être joué de lui, et j'attirerai sur moi une malédiction au lieu d'une bénédiction. "
13 And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”
Sa mère lui dit: " Je prends sur moi ta malédiction, mon fils. Ecoute seulement ma voix et va me prendre les chevreaux. "
14 He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.
Jacob alla les prendre et les apporta à sa mère, qui en fit un bon plat, selon le goût de son père.
15 And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.
Et Rebecca prit les habits d'Esaü, son fils aîné, les plus beaux, qu'elle avait dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son fils cadet.
16 And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.
Puis elle lui couvrit les mains de la peau des chevreaux, ainsi que la partie lisse du cou.
17 And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.
Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le bon plat et le pain qu'elle avait préparés.
18 When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”
Il vint vers son père et dit: " Mon père! " — " Me voici, dit Isaac; qui es-tu, mon fils? "
19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
Jacob répondit à son père: « Je suis Esaü, ton premier-né; j'ai fait ce que tu m'as dit. Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi et mange de ma chasse, afin que ton âme me bénisse. »
20 And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”
Isaac dit à son fils: " Comment as-tu trouvé si vite, mon fils? " Jacob, répondit: " C'est que Yahweh, ton Dieu, l'a fait venir devant moi. "
21 And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”
Et Isaac dit à Jacob: " Approche donc, que je te touche, mon fils, pour savoir si tu es bien mon fils Esaü, ou non. "
22 He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: “The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau.”
Jacob s'étant approché d'Isaac, son père, celui-ci le toucha et dit: " La voix est la voix de Jacob, mais les mains sont les mains d'Esaü. "
23 And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,
Il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues, comme les mains d'Esaü, son frère, et il le bénit.
24 he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
Il dit: " C'est bien toi qui es mon fils Esaü? " — " C'est moi ", répondit Jacob.
25 Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,
Et Isaac dit: " Sers-moi, que je mange du gibier de mon fils et que mon âme te bénisse. " Jacob le servit, et il mangea; il lui présenta aussi du vin, et il but.
26 he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”
Alors Isaac, son père, lui dit: " Approche-toi donc et baise-moi, mon fils. "
27 He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.
Jacob s'approcha et le baisa; et Isaac sentit l'odeur de ses vêtements, et il le bénit en disant: " Voici, l'odeur de mon fils est comme l'odeur d'un champ qu'a béni Yahweh. "
28 May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
Que Dieu te donne de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, et abondance de froment et de vin!
29 And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”
Que des peuples te servent, et que des nations se prosternent devant toi! Sois le maître de tes frères, et que les fils de ta mère se prosternent devant toi! Maudit soit qui te maudira, et béni soit qui te bénira!
30 Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob, et Jacob venait de quitter Isaac, son père, lorsqu'Esaü, son frère, revint de la chasse.
31 And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
Il prépara, lui aussi, un bon plat, et l'apporta à son père; et il dit à son père: " Que mon père se lève et mange de la chasse de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse. "
32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”
Isaac, son père, lui dit: " Qui es-tu? " Il répondit: " Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Esaü. "
33 Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”
Isaac fut saisi d'une terreur extrême, et il dit: " Qui est donc celui qui a chassé du gibier et m'en a apporté? J'ai mangé de tout avant que tu vinsses, et je l'ai béni; et il sera béni en effet. "
34 Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”
Lorsqu'Esaü eut entendu les paroles de son père, il jeta un grand cri, une plainte très amère, et il dit à son père: " Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père. "
35 And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”
Isaac dit: " Ton frère est venu avec ruse, et il a pris ta bénédiction. "
36 But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”
Esaü dit: " Est-ce parce qu'on l'appelle Jacob qu'il m'a supplanté deux fois? Il a pris mon droit d'aînesse, et voilà maintenant qu'il a pris ma bénédiction! " Il ajouta: " N'as-tu pas réservé pour moi une bénédiction? "
37 Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”
Isaac répondit et dit à Esaü: " Voici, je l'ai établi ton maître et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, et je l'ai pourvu de froment et de vin; et pour toi donc, que puis-je faire, mon fils?
38 And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,
Esaü dit à son père: " N'as-tu que cette seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! " Et Esaü éleva la voix et pleura.
39 Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
Isaac, son père, lui répondit: " Privée de la graisse de la terre sera ta demeure, privée de la rosée qui descend du ciel.
40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”
Tu vivras de ton épée, et tu seras asservi à ton frère; mais il arrivera que, en secouant son joug, tu le briseras de dessus ton cou. "
41 Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Esaü conçut de la haine contre Jacob à cause de la bénédiction que son père lui avait donnée, et Esaü dit en son cœur: " Les jours où je ferai le deuil de mon père approchent; alors je tuerai Jacob, mon frère. "
42 These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.
On rapporta à Rebecca les paroles d'Esaü, son fils aîné. Elle fit appeler Jacob, son fils cadet, et lui dit: " Voici qu'Esaü, ton frère, veut se venger de toi en te tuant.
43 Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.
Maintenant donc, mon fils, écoute ma voix: lève-toi, fuis vers Laban, mon frère, à Haran;
44 And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,
et tu resteras quelque temps auprès de lui, jusqu'à ce que la fureur de ton frère soit apaisée,
45 and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”
jusqu'à ce que la colère de ton frère se soit détournée de toi, et qu'il ait oublié ce que tu lui as fait; alors je t'enverrai chercher de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un même jour? "
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”
Rebecca dit à Isaac: " Je suis dégoûtée de la vie, à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme, comme celles-là, parmi les filles de Heth, parmi les filles de ce pays, à quoi me sert la vie? "
