Genesis 27
1 When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
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 said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
Et il dit: Tu vois que je suis vieux; je ne sais pas le jour de ma mort.
3 Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
Et maintenant, je te prie, prends tes armes, ton carquois et ton arc, et sors dans les champs, et prends-moi du gibier;
4 Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing 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 Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
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 Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
Et Rebecca parla à Jacob, son fils, disant: Voici, j’ai entendu ton père qui parlait à Ésaü, ton frère, disant:
7 ‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
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 So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
Et maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je te commanderai.
9 Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
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 Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
et tu le porteras à ton père, et il mangera, afin qu’il te bénisse avant sa mort.
11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
Et Jacob dit à Rebecca, sa mère: Voici, Ésaü, mon frère, est un homme velu, et moi je suis un homme sans poil.
12 What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, 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 His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for 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 Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
Et il alla et les prit, et les apporta à sa mère; et sa mère apprêta un mets savoureux comme son père aimait.
15 Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
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 She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
et avec les peaux des chevreaux elle recouvrit ses mains, et le nu de son cou.
17 Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets savoureux et le pain qu’elle avait préparés.
18 Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
Et il vint vers son père, et dit: Mon père! Et il dit: Me voici; qui es-tu, mon fils?
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then 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 But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
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 Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
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 So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, 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 Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
Et il ne le reconnut pas, parce que ses mains étaient velues comme les mains d’Ésaü, son frère; et il le bénit;
24 But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
et il dit: Es-tu vraiment mon fils Ésaü? Et il dit: Je le suis.
25 Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
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 Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Approche-toi, je te prie, et embrasse-moi, mon fils.
27 So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh 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 I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for 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 I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless 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 After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from 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 Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
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 His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Ésaü.
33 Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
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 When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
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 But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
Et il dit: Ton frère est venu avec ruse et a pris ta bénédiction.
36 Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
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 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
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 Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
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 His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
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 You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
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 So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill 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 But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
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 So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
Et maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix: Lève-toi, fuis chez Laban, mon frère, à Charan;
44 Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
et tu demeureras avec lui quelques jours, jusqu’à ce que la fureur de ton frère se détourne,
45 When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
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 Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
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?
