Genesis 29
1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
Jacob reprit sa marche et s’en alla au pays des fils de l’Orient.
2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
Il regarda, et voici, il y avait un puits dans la campagne, et voici, il y avait à côté trois troupeaux de brebis qui étaient couchés, car c’était à ce puits qu’on abreuvait les troupeaux, et la pierre qui était sur l’ouverture du puits était grande.
3 And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
Là se réunissaient tous les troupeaux; on roulait la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits, on faisait boire les troupeaux, et l’on remettait la pierre à sa place sur l’ouverture du puits.
4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
Jacob dit aux bergers: « Mes frères, d’où êtes-vous? » ils répondirent: « Nous sommes de Haran. »
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
Il leur dit: « Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor? » Ils répondirent: « Nous le connaissons. »
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
Il leur dit: « Est-il en bonne santé? » Ils répondirent: « Il est en bonne santé, et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec les brebis. »
7 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
Il dit: « Voici, il est encore grand jour, et ce n’est pas le moment de rassembler les troupeaux; abreuvez les brebis et retournez les faire paître. »
8 And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
Ils répondirent: « Nous ne le pouvons pas jusqu’à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés et qu’on roule la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits; alors nous abreuverons les brebis. »
9 While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
Il s’entretenait encore avec eux, lorsque Rachel arriva avec les brebis de son père; car elle était bergère.
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
Dès que Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s’approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l’ouverture du puits, et abreuva les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
Et Jacob baisa Rachel, et il éleva la voix et pleura.
12 And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
Jacob apprit à Rachel qu’il était frère de son père, qu’il était fils de Rebecca; et elle courut l’annoncer à son père.
13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
Quand Laban eut entendu parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, et l’ayant pris dans ses bras, il lui donna des baisers et l’amena dans sa maison. Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses,
14 And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
et Laban lui dit: « Oui, tu es mes os et ma chair. » Et Jacob demeura avec lui un mois entier.
15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
Alors Laban dit à Jacob: « Est-ce que, parce que tu es mon frère, tu me serviras pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire. »
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
Or Laban avait deux filles; l’aînée se nommait Lia, et la cadette Rachel.
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Lia avait les yeux malades; mais Rachel était belle de taille et belle de visage.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
Comme Jacob aimait Rachel, il dit: « Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta fille cadette. »
19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
Et Laban dit: « Mieux vaut te la donner que la donner à un autre; reste avec moi. »
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
Et Jacob servit pour Rachel sept années, et elles furent à ses yeux comme quelques jours, parce qu’il l’aimait.
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
Jacob dit à Laban: « Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et j’irai vers elle. »
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
Laban réunit tous les gens du lieu et fit un festin;
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
et le soir, prenant Lia, sa fille, il l’amena à Jacob, qui alla vers elle.
24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
Et Laban donna sa servante Zelpha pour servante à Lia, sa fille.
25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
Le matin venu, voilà que c’était Lia. Et Jacob dit à Laban: « Que m’as-tu fait? N’est-ce pas pour Rachel que j’ai servi chez toi? Pourquoi m’as-tu trompé? »
26 And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
Laban répondit: « Ce n’est pas l’usage dans notre pays de donner la cadette avant l’aînée.
27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labour, which you labour with me, yet seven other years.
Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l’autre pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi pendant sept autres années. »
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
Jacob fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine de Lia; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
Et Laban donna sa servante Bala pour servante à Rachel, sa fille.
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
Jacob alla aussi vers Rachel et il l’aima aussi plus que Lia; il servit encore chez Laban sept autres années.
31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Yahweh vit que Lia était haïe, et il la rendit féconde, tandis que Rachel était stérile.
32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
Lia conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit: « Yahweh a regardé mon affliction; maintenant mon mari m’aimera. »
33 And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: « Yahweh a entendu que j’étais haïe, et il m’a encore donné celui-là ». Et elle le nomma Siméon.
34 And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: « Cette fois mon mari s’attachera à moi car je lui ai enfanté trois fils. » C’est pourquoi on le nomma Lévi.
35 And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit: « Cette fois je louerai Yahweh. » C’est pourquoi elle le nomma Juda. Et elle cessa d’avoir des enfants.
