Genesis 33
1 Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau arriving, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the sons of Leah and Rachel, and of both the handmaids.
Jacob leva les yeux et regarda, et voici, Esaü venait, ayant avec lui quatre cents hommes. Ayant distribué les enfants par groupes auprès de Lia, auprès de Rachel et auprès des deux servantes,
2 And he placed the two handmaids and their children at the beginning. Truly, Leah and her sons were in the second place. Then Rachel and Joseph were last.
il plaça en tête les servantes avec leurs enfants, puis Lia avec ses enfants, et enfin Rachel avec Joseph.
3 And advancing, he reverenced prostrate on the ground seven times, until his brother approached.
Lui-même passa devant eux, et il se courba vers la terre sept fois, jusqu'à ce qu'il fût proche de son frère Esaü.
4 And so Esau ran to meet his brother, and he embraced him. And drawing him by his neck and kissing him, he wept.
Esaü courut à sa rencontre, l'embrassa, se jeta à son cou et le baisa; et ils pleurèrent.
5 And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their little ones, and he said: “What do these want for themselves?” and “Are they related to you?” He responded, “These are the little ones that God has given as a gift to me, your servant.”
Puis, levant les yeux, Esaü vit les femmes et les enfants, et il dit: " Qui sont ceux que tu as là? " Jacob répondit: " Ce sont les enfants que Dieu a accordés à ton serviteur. "
6 Then the handmaids and their sons approached and bowed down.
Les servantes s'approchèrent, elles et leurs enfants, et se prosternèrent.
7 Likewise Leah, with her sons, came near. And when they had reverenced similarly, last of all, Joseph and Rachel reverenced.
Lia et ses enfants s'approchèrent aussi, et ils se prosternèrent; ensuite s'approchèrent Joseph et Rachel, et ils se prosternèrent.
8 And Esau said, “What are these companies that I have been meeting?” He responded, “So may I find favor before my lord.”
Et Esaü dit: " Que veux-tu faire avec tout ce camp que j'ai rencontré? " Et Jacob dit: " C'est pour trouver grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur. "
9 But he said, “I have plenty, my brother; let these be for yourself.”
Esaü dit: " Je suis dans l'abondance, mon frère; garde ce qui est à toi. "
10 And Jacob said: “I beg you, let it not be so. But if I have found favor in your eyes, receive a small present from my hands. For I have looked upon your face as I would look upon the countenance of God. Be gracious to me,
Et Jacob dit: " Non, je te prie, si j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, accepte mon présent de ma main; car c'est pour cela que j'ai vu ta face comme on voit la face de Dieu, et tu m'as accueilli favorablement.
11 and take the blessing which I have brought to you, and which God, who bestows all things, has given as a gift to me.” Accepting it reluctantly, at the insistence of his brother,
Accepte donc mon offrande qui t'a été amenée, car Dieu m'a accordé sa faveur et je ne manque de rien. " Il le pressa si bien qu'Esaü accepta.
12 he said, “Let us go on together, and I will accompany you on your journey.”
Esaü dit: " Partons, mettons-nous en route; je marcherai devant toi. "
13 And Jacob said: “My lord, you know that I have with me tender little ones, and sheep, and cows with young. If I cause these to labor too much in walking, all the flocks will die in one day.
Jacob répondit: " Mon seigneur sait que les enfants sont délicats, et que je suis chargé de brebis et de vaches qui allaitent; si on les pressait un seul jour, tout le troupeau périrait.
14 May it please my lord to go before his servant. And I will follow gradually in his steps, as much as I see my little ones to be able, until I arrive to my lord in Seir.”
Que mon seigneur prenne les devants sur son serviteur, et moi, je suivrai doucement, au pas du troupeau qui marche devant moi, et au pas des enfants, jusqu'à ce que j'arrive chez mon seigneur, à Séir. "
15 Esau responded, “I beg you, that at least some of the people who are with me may remain to accompany you on the way.” But he said, “There is no need. I have need of one thing only: to find favor in your sight, my lord.”
Esaü dit: " Permets du moins que je laisse auprès de toi une partie des gens qui sont avec moi. " Jacob répondit: " Pourquoi cela? Que je trouve grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur. "
16 And so Esau returned that day, by the way that he had arrived, to Seir.
Et Esaü reprit ce jour-là le chemin de Séir.
17 And Jacob went to Succoth, where, having built a house and pitched tents, he called the name of that place Succoth, that is, ‘Tents.’
Jacob partit pour Socoth et il se construisit une maison. Il fit aussi des cabanes pour ses troupeaux; c'est pourquoi on a appelé ce lieu Socoth.
18 And he crossed over to Salem, a city of the Shechemites, which is in the land of Canaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria. And he lived near the town.
A son retour de Paddan-Aram, Jacob arriva heureusement à la ville de Sichem, au pays de Chanaan, et il campa devant la ville.
19 And he bought the part of the field in which he had pitched his tents from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred lambs.
Il acheta des fils de Hémor, père de Sichem, pour cent késitas, la pièce de terre où il avait dressé sa tente;
20 And erecting an altar there, he invoked upon it the most strong God of Israel.
il éleva là un autel, et l'appela El-Elohé-Israël.
