Genesis 37
1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojourning, in the land of Canaan.
Et Jacob habita dans le pays où son père avait séjourné, dans le pays de Canaan.
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.
Ce sont ici les générations de Jacob: Joseph, âgé de 17 ans, paissait le menu bétail avec ses frères, et, [encore] jeune garçon, il était avec les fils de Bilha et les fils de Zilpa, femmes de son père; et Joseph rapporta à leur père leur mauvaise renommée.
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.
Et Israël aimait Joseph plus que tous ses fils, parce qu’il était pour lui le fils de sa vieillesse, et il lui fit une tunique bigarrée.
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.
Et ses frères virent que leur père l’aimait plus que tous ses frères; et ils le haïssaient, et ne pouvaient lui parler paisiblement.
5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him yet the more.
Et Joseph songea un songe, et le raconta à ses frères, et ils le haïrent encore davantage.
6 And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.
Et il leur dit: Écoutez, je vous prie, ce songe que j’ai songé:
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.
Voici, nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs; et voici, ma gerbe se leva, et elle se tint debout; et voici, vos gerbes l’entourèrent, et se prosternèrent devant ma gerbe.
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.
Et ses frères lui dirent: Est-ce que tu dois donc régner sur nous? Domineras-tu sur nous? Et ils le haïrent encore davantage, à cause de ses songes et de 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.
Et il songea encore un autre songe, et le raconta à ses frères. Et il dit: Voici, j’ai encore songé un songe; et voici, le soleil, et 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?
Et il le conta à son père et à ses frères. Et son père le reprit, et lui dit: Qu’est-ce que ce songe que tu as songé? Est-ce que moi, et ta mère, et tes frères, nous viendrons nous prosterner en 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 gardait cette parole.
12 And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Et ses frères allèrent paître le menu bétail 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, et je t’enverrai vers eux. Et il lui dit: 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 il lui dit: Va, je te prie; vois si tes frères se portent bien, et si le bétail est en bon état, et rapporte-m’en des nouvelles. Et il l’envoya de la vallée de Hébron; et il vint 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?
Et un homme le trouva, et voici, il errait dans les champs. Et l’homme lui demanda, disant: Que cherches-tu?
16 And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.
Et il dit: Je cherche mes frères; indique-moi, je te prie, où ils paissent [le 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 j’ai entendu qu’ils disaient: Allons à Dothan. Et Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva en Dothan.
18 And they saw him afar off. And before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Et ils le virent de loin; et avant qu’il soit proche d’eux, ils complotèrent contre lui pour le faire mourir.
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes.
Et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Le voici, il vient, ce maître songeur!
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.
Et maintenant, venez, tuons-le, et jetons-le dans une des citernes, et nous dirons: Une mauvaise bête l’a dévoré; et nous verrons ce que deviendront ses songes.
21 And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Et Ruben entendit [cela], et le délivra de leurs mains; et 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.
Et Ruben leur dit: Ne versez pas le sang. Jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est dans le désert, et ne mettez pas la main sur lui. [C’était] afin 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,
Et il arriva, lorsque Joseph fut venu auprès de ses frères, qu’ils dépouillèrent Joseph de sa tunique, de la tunique bigarrée qui était sur lui;
24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
et ils le prirent et le jetèrent dans la citerne; or la citerne était vide: il n’y avait point d’eau dedans.
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.
Et ils s’assirent pour manger le pain; et ils levèrent les yeux et regardèrent, et voici, une caravane d’Ismaélites venait de Galaad; et leurs chameaux portaient des épices, du baume, et de la myrrhe, qu’ils allaient porter en Égypte.
26 And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Et Juda dit à ses frères: Quel profit aurons-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.
Venez, vendons-le aux Ismaélites; et que notre main ne soit pas sur lui; car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et 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 les hommes madianites, des marchands, passèrent. Et ils tirèrent Joseph de la citerne et le firent remonter; et ils vendirent Joseph pour 20 pièces d’argent aux Ismaélites; et ceux-ci emmenèrent Joseph en Égypte.
29 And Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes,
Et Ruben retourna à la citerne; et voici, Joseph n’était pas dans la citerne; et il déchira ses vêtements,
30 and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
et retourna vers ses frères, et dit: L’enfant n’y est pas, et moi, où irai-je?
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
Et ils prirent la tunique de Joseph, et tuèrent un bouc, et plongèrent la tunique 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 la tunique bigarrée, et la firent parvenir à leur père, et dirent: Nous avons trouvé ceci; reconnais si c’est la tunique 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.
Et il la reconnut, et dit: C’est la tunique de mon fils; une mauvaise bête l’a dévoré: Joseph a certainement été déchiré!
34 And Jacob tore his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Et Jacob déchira ses vêtements, et mit un sac sur ses reins, et mena deuil sur son fils plusieurs jours.
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)
Et tous ses fils se levèrent, et toutes ses filles, pour le consoler; mais il refusa de se consoler, et dit: Certainement je descendrai, menant deuil, vers mon fils, au shéol. 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.
Et les Madianites le vendirent en Égypte à Potiphar, officier du Pharaon, chef des gardes.
