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.
Puis, s'étant remis en marche, Jacob s'en alla en la terre d'Orient chez Laban, fils de Bathuel le Syrien, frère de Rébécca, mère de Jacob et d'Esaü.
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 aperçut un puits, dans la plaine et trois troupeaux de brebis, arrêtés près du puits, car c'était là que l'on abreuvait les troupeaux, et il y avait une grande pierre sur l'ouverture du puits.
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.
Lorsque tous les troupeaux étaient rassemblés, les pâtres faisaient rouler la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et ils donnaient à boire au bétail, puis, ils remettaient la pierre à sa place, au-dessus du puits.
4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
Et Jacob dit: Frères, d'où êtes-vous? Nous sommes, répondirent-ils, d'Haran.
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
Il ajouta: Connaissez-vous Laban, petit-fils de Nachor? et ils dirent: 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.
Et il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? et ils répondirent il se porte bien; voilà Rachel sa fille, qui vient avec ses 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.
Le jour est encore grand, dit Jacob, et ce n'est point l'heure où l'on rassemble les troupeaux; faites donc boire vos brebis et ramenez-les au pâturage.
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 repartirent: Nous ne le pourrons avant la réunion de tous les pâtres; à eux tous, ils détourneront la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et nous ferons boire notre bétail.
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.
Comme il leur parlait encore, Rachel, fille de Laban, les rejoignit avec les brebis de son père, car elle menait paître les brebis de son père.
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.
Et lorsque Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, s'étant approché, il détourna la pierre de l'ouverture du puits, et fit boire les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère;
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
Et Jacob donna un baiser à Rachel, et, élevant la voix, il 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.
Il apprit à Rachel qu'il était neveu de son père, et fils de Rébécca; aussitôt s'étant mise à courir, elle raconta tout 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.
À peine Laban eut-il entendu le nom de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, qu'il courut à sa rencontre, et l'ayant serré dans ses bras, il le baisa; puis il le conduisit en sa demeure, et Jacob raconta à Laban toutes choses.
14 And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
Laban lui dit: Tu es de mes os et de ma chair. Et Jacob resta avec lui tous les jours d'une lune.
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.
Laban dit ensuite à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, tu ne dois pas me servir gratuitement; dis-moi donc quelle récompense tu veux.
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: I'aînée se nommait Lia, et la plus jeune Rachel.
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Lia avait les yeux faibles, Rachel était belle de visage et pleine de grâces.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.
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.
Mieux vaut, lui dit Laban, la donner à toi qu'à un autre homme; demeure donc avec nous.
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
Jacob servit donc sept années pour Rachel, et les ans furent devant lui comme de courtes journées, à cause de la tendresse qu'il avait pour elle.
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme afin que j'habite avec elle, car les jours sont accomplis.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
Lahan réunit tous les hommes du lieu, et il célébra les noces.
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
Mais, le soir venu, il prit sa fille Lia et l'introduisit auprès de Jacob, qui s'approcha d'elle.
24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
Or, Laban donna à sa fille Lia, pour servante, Zelpha, qui lui appartenait.
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?
Lorsque le matin parut, Jacob reconnut Lia, et il dit à Laban: Pourquoi m'as-tu fait cela; n'est-ce pas pour Rachel que je t'ai servi? 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: Il n'est point d'usage en notre pays de donner la plus jeune 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 je le donnerai encore l'autre pour prix des travaux que tu feras ensuite pour 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: il acheva la semaine de Lia, et Laban lui donna pour femme sa fille Rachel.
29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
Laban donna à sa fille, pour servante, Balla qui lui appartenait.
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
Et Jacob s'approcha de Rachel; il la chérit plus que Lia, et il servit pour elle sept autres années.
31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Mais le Seigneur ayant vu que Lia était haïe, lui ouvrit les entrailles, tandis que Rachel resta 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.
Et Lia ayant conçu, enfanta à Jacob un fils qu'elle appela Ruben, disant: Le Seigneur a vu mon humiliation, et il m'a donné un fils; maintenant donc mon époux 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 derechef, et elle enfanta un second fils, et elle dit: Le Seigneur a entendu que je suis haïe, et il m'a donné encore celui-ci; elle l'appela 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 une troisième fois, et elle enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Désormais mon époux sera avec moi, car je lui ai donné trois fils; à cause de cela elle l'appela 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.
Et ayant encore conçu, elle enfanta un fils, et elle dit: Maintenant encore en ceci je louerai le Seigneur; c'est pourquoi elle donna à l'enfant le nom de Juda; puis elle cessa d'enfanter.
