Genesis 27
1 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].
Et il arriva, lorsque Isaac fut vieux et que ses yeux furent affaiblis de manière à ne plus voir, qu’il appela Ésaü, son fils aîné, et lui dit: Mon fils! Et il lui dit: Me voici.
2 And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
Et il dit: Tu vois que je suis vieux; je ne sais pas le jour de ma mort.
3 Now then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
Et maintenant, je te prie, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, et sors dans les champs, et prends-moi du gibier;
4 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.
et apprête-moi un mets savoureux comme j’aime, et apporte-le-moi, et j’en mangerai, afin que mon âme te bénisse avant que je meure.
5 And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
Et Rebecca entendait Isaac pendant qu’il parlait à Ésaü, son fils. Et Ésaü s’en alla aux champs pour prendre du gibier, pour l’apporter.
6 And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
Et Rebecca parla à Jacob, son fils, disant: Voici, j’ai entendu ton père qui parlait à Ésaü, ton frère, disant:
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.
Apporte-moi du gibier, et apprête-moi un mets savoureux, afin que j’en mange, et que je te bénisse devant l’Éternel avant ma mort.
8 Now then, my son, listen to me, as I command you.
Et maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je te commanderai.
9 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.
Va, je te prie, au troupeau, et prends-moi là deux bons chevreaux; et j’en apprêterai un mets savoureux pour ton père, comme il aime;
10 And you shall bring them in to your father, and he shall eat, that your father may bless you before he dies.
et tu le porteras à ton père, et il mangera, afin qu’il te bénisse avant sa mort.
11 And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
Et Jacob dit à Rebecca, sa mère: Voici, Ésaü, mon frère, est un homme velu, et moi je suis un homme sans poil.
12 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.
Peut-être que mon père me tâtera, et je passerai à ses yeux pour un trompeur, et je ferai venir sur moi la malédiction, et non pas la bénédiction.
13 And his mother said to him, On me be your curse, son; only listen to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
Et sa mère lui dit: Que ta malédiction soit sur moi, mon fils! Seulement, écoute ma voix, et va, prends-les-moi.
14 So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
Et il alla et les prit, et les apporta à sa mère; et sa mère apprêta un mets savoureux comme son père aimait.
15 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.
Et Rebecca prit les vêtements d’Ésaü, son fils aîné, les habits précieux qu’elle avait avec elle dans la maison, et elle en revêtit Jacob, son plus jeune fils;
16 And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
et avec les peaux des chevreaux elle recouvrit ses mains, et le nu de son cou.
17 And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets savoureux et le pain qu’elle avait préparés.
18 And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, son?
Et il vint vers son père, et dit: Mon père! Et il dit: Me voici; qui es-tu, mon fils?
19 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.
Et Jacob dit à son père: Je suis Ésaü, ton premier-né; j’ai fait comme tu m’as dit: Lève-toi, je te prie, assieds-toi, et mange de mon gibier, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
20 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.
Et Isaac dit à son fils: Comment en as-tu trouvé si tôt, mon fils? Et il dit: Parce que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, me l’a fait rencontrer devant moi.
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel you, son, if you are my son Esau or not.
Et Isaac dit à Jacob: Approche, je te prie, et je te tâterai, mon fils, [pour savoir] si tu es véritablement mon fils Ésaü, ou non.
22 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.
Et Jacob s’approcha d’Isaac, son père; et il le tâta, et dit: La voix est la voix de Jacob; mais les mains sont les mains d’Ésaü.
23 And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
Et il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues comme les mains d’Ésaü, son frère; et il le bénit;
24 and he said, Are you my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
et il dit: Es-tu vraiment mon fils Ésaü? Et il dit: Je le suis.
25 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.
Et il dit: Sers-moi, et que je mange du gibier de mon fils, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Et il le servit, et il mangea; et il lui apporta du vin, et il but.
26 And Isaac his father said to him, Draw near to me, and kiss me, son.
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Approche-toi, je te prie, et embrasse-moi, mon fils.
27 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.
Et il s’approcha, et l’embrassa. Et il sentit l’odeur de ses vêtements, et il le bénit, et dit: Regarde, – l’odeur de mon fils est comme l’odeur d’un champ que l’Éternel a béni.
28 And may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
Que Dieu te donne de la rosée des cieux et de la graisse de la terre, et une abondance de froment et de moût!
29 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.
Que des peuples te servent, et que des peuplades 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 maudit, et béni, qui te bénit!
30 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.
Et comme Isaac avait achevé de bénir Jacob, et que Jacob était à peine sorti de devant Isaac, son père, il arriva qu’Ésaü, son frère, revint de sa chasse.
31 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.
Et lui aussi apprêta un mets savoureux, et l’apporta à son père; et il dit à son père: Que mon père se lève, et qu’il mange du gibier de son fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your firstborn son Esau.
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Ésaü.
33 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.
Alors Isaac fut saisi d’un tremblement très grand, et il dit: Qui donc est celui qui a pris du gibier, et m’en a apporté? Et j’ai mangé de tout avant que tu viennes, et je l’ai béni: aussi il sera béni.
34 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.
Lorsque Ésaü entendit les paroles de son père, il jeta un cri très grand et amer; et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père!
35 And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and taken your blessing.
Et il dit: Ton frère est venu avec ruse et a pris ta bénédiction.
36 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?
Et il dit: N’est-ce pas qu’on a appelé son nom Jacob? et il m’a supplanté ces deux fois: il a pris mon droit d’aînesse; et voici, maintenant il a pris ma bénédiction! Et il dit: Ne m’as-tu pas réservé une bénédiction?
37 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?
Et Isaac répondit et dit à Ésaü: Voici, je l’ai établi ton maître, et je lui ai donné tous ses frères pour serviteurs, et je l’ai sustenté avec du froment et du moût; que ferai-je donc pour toi, mon fils?
38 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.
Et Ésaü dit à son père: N’as-tu que cette seule bénédiction, mon père? Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! Et Ésaü éleva sa voix et pleura.
39 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.
Et Isaac, son père, répondit et lui dit: Voici, ton habitation sera en la graisse de la terre et en la rosée des cieux d’en haut.
40 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.
Et tu vivras de ton épée, et tu serviras ton frère; et il arrivera que, lorsque tu seras devenu nomade, tu briseras son joug de dessus ton cou.
41 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.
Et Ésaü eut Jacob en haine, à cause de la bénédiction dont son père l’avait béni; et Ésaü dit en son cœur: Les jours du deuil de mon père approchent, et je tuerai Jacob, mon frère.
42 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.
Et on rapporta à Rebecca les paroles d’Ésaü, son fils aîné; et elle envoya, et appela Jacob, son plus jeune fils, et lui dit: Voici, Ésaü, ton frère, se console à ton sujet dans l’espoir de te tuer.
43 Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
Et maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix: Lève-toi, fuis chez Laban, mon frère, à Charan;
44 And dwell with him certain days, until your brother's anger
et tu demeureras avec lui quelques jours, jusqu’à ce que la fureur de ton frère se détourne,
45 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.
jusqu’à ce que la colère de ton frère se détourne de toi et qu’il oublie ce que tu lui as fait, et que j’envoie et que je te tire de là. Pourquoi serais-je privée de vous deux en un jour?
46 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?
Et Rebecca dit à Isaac: J’ai la vie en aversion à cause des filles de Heth. Si Jacob prend une femme d’entre les filles de Heth, comme celles-ci, d’entre les filles du pays, à quoi bon pour moi de vivre?
