Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
Jacob donc se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux.
2 And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
Et il regarda, et voici un puits dans un champ, et là-même trois troupeaux de brebis couchées près du puits (car on y abreuvait les troupeaux, ) et il y avait une grosse pierre sur l'ouverture du puits.
3 And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
Et quand tous les troupeaux étaient là assemblés, on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; et ensuite on remettait la pierre en son lieu, sur l'ouverture du puits.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
Et Jacob leur dit: Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Caran.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
Et il leur dit: Ne connaissez-vous point Laban fils de Nacor? Et ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons.
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
Il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent: Il se porte bien; et voilà Rachel sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau.
7 Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
Et il dit: Voilà, il est encore grand jour, il n'est pas temps de retirer les troupeaux; abreuvez les troupeaux, et ramenez-les paître.
8 And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
Ils répondirent: Nous ne le pouvons point jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient assemblés, et qu'on ait oté la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, afin d'abreuver les troupeaux.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Et comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère.
10 Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
Et il arriva que quand Jacob eut vu Rachel fille de Laban frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban frère de sa mère, il s'approcha et roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Et Jacob baisa Rachel, et élevant sa voix, il pleura.
12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était frére de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père.
13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
Et il arriva qu'aussitôt que Laban eut appris des nouvelles de Jacob fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et [Jacob] récita à Laban tout ce [qui lui était arrivé].
14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois entier.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
Après quoi Laban dit à Jacob: Me serviras-tu pour rien, parce que tu es mon frère? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire?
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Or Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune, Rachel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
Mais Léa avait les yeux tendres, et Rachel était de belle taille, et belle à voir.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
Et Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
Et Laban répondit: Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; demeure avec moi.
20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
Jacob donc servit sept ans pour Rachel, qui lui semblèrent comme peu de jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
Laban donc assembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Mais quand le soir fut venu, il prit Léa sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint vers elle.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
Et Laban donna Zilpa sa servante à Léa, sa fille, [pour] servante.
25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
Mais le matin étant venu, voici, [c'était] Léa. Et il dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'ai-je pas servi chez toi pour Rachel? et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
Laban répondit: On ne fait pas ainsi en ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée.
27 Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre, pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Jacob donc fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine de Léa; et Laban lui donna aussi pour femme Rachel sa fille.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Et Laban donna Bilha sa servante à Rachel sa fille, pour servante.
30 Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima plus Rachel que Léa; et il servit encore chez lui sept autres années.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Et l'Eternel voyant que Léa était haïe, ouvrit sa matrice; mais Rachel était stérile.
32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit: [C'est] parce que l'Eternel a regardé mon affliction; c'est pourquoi aussi maintenant mon mari m'aimera.
33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Parce que l'Eternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, il m'a aussi donné celui-ci; et elle le nomma Siméon.
34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Maintenant mon mari s'attachera à moi: car je lui ai enfanté trois fils: C'est pourquoi on appela son nom Lévi.
35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Eternel; c'est pourquoi elle appela son nom Juda; et elle ne continua plus d'avoir des enfants.
