Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojourning, in the land of Canaan.
Jacob s'établit dans le pays où son père avait séjourné dans le pays de Chanaan.
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and Joseph brought the evil report of them to their father.
Voici l'histoire de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept ans, faisait paître les brebis avec ses frères; comme il était encore jeune, il se trouvait avec les fils de Bala et avec les fils de Zelpha, femmes de son père; et Joseph rapporta à leur père de mauvais bruits qui couraient sur leur compte.
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.
Or Israël aimait Joseph plus que tous ses autres fils, parce que c'était un fils de sa vieillesse; et il lui fit une robe longue.
4 And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers. And they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
Ses frères, voyant que leur père l'aimait plus qu'eux tous, le prirent en haine, et ils ne pouvaient plus lui parler amicalement.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him yet the more.
Joseph eut un songe, et il le raconta à ses frères, qui le haïrent encore davantage.
6 And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.
Il leur dit: " Ecoutez, je vous prie, le songe que j'ai eu:
7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright. And, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs; et voici, ma gerbe s'est levée et s'est tenue debout, et vos gerbes l'ont entourée et se sont prosternées devant elle. "
8 And his brothers said to him, Shall thou indeed reign over us? Or shall thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
Ses frères lui dirent: " Est-ce que tu régneras sur nous? est-ce que tu nous domineras? " Et ils le haïrent encore davantage pour ses songes et pour ses paroles.
9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers. And said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream again. And, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Il eut encore un autre songe, qu'il raconta à ses frères. Il dit: " J'ai eu encore un songe: le soleil, la lune et onze étoiles se prosternaient devant moi. "
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brothers. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that thou have dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Il le raconta à son père et à ses frères, et son père le réprimanda, en disant: " Que signifie ce songe que tu as eu? Faudra-t-il que nous venions, moi, ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner à terre devant toi? "
11 And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Et ses frères furent jaloux de lui, mais son père conservait la chose dans son cœur.
12 And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Les frères de Joseph allèrent paître les troupeaux de leur père à Sichem.
13 And Israel said to Joseph, Are not thy brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee to them. And he said to him, Here I am.
Et Israël dit à Joseph: " Tes frères ne paissent-ils pas le troupeau à Sichem? Viens, que je t'envoie vers eux. " Il répondit: " Me voici. "
14 And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brothers, and well with the flock, and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Et Israël lui dit: " Va donc, et vois si tes frères vont bien et si le troupeau est en bon état, et tu m'en apporteras des nouvelles. " Et il l'envoya de la vallée d'Hébron, et Joseph alla à Sichem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What do thou seek?
Un homme, l'ayant rencontré errant dans la campagne, le questionna, en disant: " Que cherches-tu? "
16 And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.
Il répondit: " Je cherche mes frères; indique-moi, je te prie, où ils font paître leur troupeau. "
17 And the man said, They are departed from here, for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
Et l'homme dit: " Ils sont partis d'ici; car je les ai entendus dire: Allons à Dothaïn. " Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva à Dothaïn.
18 And they saw him afar off. And before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Ils l'aperçurent de loin et, avant qu'il fût près d'eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.
Ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: " Voici l'homme aux songes; c'est bien lui qui arrive.
20 Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits. And we will say, An evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Venez donc, tuons-le et jetons-le dans une des citernes, et nous dirons qu'une bête féroce l'a dévoré; nous verrons ce qui en sera de ses songes! "
21 And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Ruben entendit et il le délivra de leurs mains. Il dit: " Ne le frappons pas à mort. "
22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood. Cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him, that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
Ruben leur dit: " Ne versez pas le sang; jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est dans le désert, et ne portez pas la main sur lui. " — Son dessein était de le délivrer de leurs mains, pour le faire retourner vers son père. —
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him,
Lorsque Joseph arriva auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa robe, de la robe longue qu'il portait;
24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
et, l'ayant pris, ils le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide: il n'y avait pas d'eau.
25 And they sat down to eat bread. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Puis ils s'assirent pour manger. Levant les yeux, ils virent, et voici qu'une caravane d'Ismaélites venait de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d'astragale, de baume et de ladanum, qu'ils transportaient en Egypte.
26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Alors Juda dit à ses frères: " Que gagnerons-nous à tuer notre frère et à cacher son sang?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers hearkened to him.
Allons le vendre aux Ismaélites et ne portons pas la main sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. " Ses frères l'écoutèrent
28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen, and they drew and lifted Joseph up out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
et, quand les marchands madianites passèrent, ils tirèrent Joseph et le firent remonter de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt pièces d'argent aux Ismaélites, qui l'emmenèrent en Egypte.
29 And Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes,
Ruben revint à la citerne, et voici que Joseph n'était plus dans la citerne.
30 and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
Il déchira ses vêtements et, étant retourné vers ses frères, il dit: " L'enfant n'y est plus, et moi, où irai-je? "
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
Ils prirent alors la robe de Joseph et, ayant tué un bouc, ils plongèrent la robe dans le sang.
32 And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, We have found this. Know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.
Et ils envoyèrent à leur père la longue robe, en lui faisant dire: " Voilà ce que nous avons trouvé; reconnais si c'est la robe de ton fils, ou non. "
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat. An evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
Jacob la reconnut et dit: " C'est la robe de mon fils! Une bête féroce l'a dévoré! Joseph a été mis en pièces! "
34 And Jacob tore his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Et il déchira ses vêtements, mit un sac sur ses reins et fit le deuil de son fils pendant longtemps.
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. (Sheol h7585)
Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il refusa d'être consolé; il disait: " Je descendrai dans le deuil vers mon fils au séjour des morts. " Et son père le pleura. (Sheol h7585)
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
Les Madianites le vendirent en Egypte à Putiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
