Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
Or, il arriva qu'Isaac ayant vieilli, ses yeux s'affaiblirent, et il appela son fils aîné Esaü, disant: Mon fils; et celui-ci répondit: Me voici.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
Voilà que j'ai vieilli, dit Isaac, et j'ignore le jour de ma fin.
3 And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
Maintenant donc, prends ton équipement, ton carquois et ton arc, sors dans la plaine, chasse pour moi du gibier.
4 and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Prépare-moi le mets que j'aime, et apporte-le-moi, afin que je mange et que mon âme te bénisse avant de mourir.
5 And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
Or, Rébécca entendit Isaac, comme il parlait à son fils Esaü; et pendant que celui-ci allait dans la plaine chasser du gibier pour son père,
6 And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,
Rébécca dit à son fils puîné Jacob: J'ai entendu ton père, comme il parlait à ton frère Esaü, disant:
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
Apporte-moi du gibier, et prépare-moi un mets, afin qu'après avoir mangé je te bénisse devant le Seigneur avant de mourir.
8 And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
Maintenant donc, mon fils, obéis-moi et fais ce que je vais te prescrire.
9 Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.
Va aux menus troupeaux, apporte-m'en deux beaux chevreaux tendres, je préparerai pour ton père le mets qu'il aime.
10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.
Et tu le lui porteras, afin qu'il mange et qu'il te bénisse avant de mourir.
11 And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Jacob dit à sa mère: Esaü, mon frère, est velu, et j'ai l'a peau unie.
12 My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
Je crains que mon père ne vienne à me toucher; il lui semblera que je le méprise, et j'attirerai sur moi sa malédiction au lieu de sa bénédiction.
13 And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
Sa mère lui dit: Je prends sur moi cette malédiction-là, mon enfant; obéis seulement à mes ordres, pars et apporte-moi ce que j'ai demandé.
14 And he went, and fetched and brought [them] to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.
Il partit donc, et il apporta les deux chevreaux à sa mère, et celle-ci prépara le mets qu'aimait son père.
15 And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;
Ensuite, Rebecea ayant pris la belle robe d'Esaü son fils aîné, qu'elle- même gardait en la maison, elle en revêtit Jacob, son plus jeune fils.
16 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;
Elle entoura de la peau des chevreaux ses avant-bras et les parties nues de son cou;
17 and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
Elle remit dans les mains de son fils Jacob les pains et le mets qu'elle avait préparé.
18 And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?
Puis, il les porta à son père, et il dit: Père; celui-ci répondit: Me voici; qui es-tu, enfant?
19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Jacob reprit: Je suis Esaü ton premier-né; j'ai fait ce que tu m'as dit: lève-toi donc, mets-toi sur ton séant, mange de mon gibier, et que ton âme me bénisse.
20 And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put [it] in my way.
Isaac dit à son fils: Comment donc en as-tu trouvé si vite, ô enfant? Et il répondit: C'est le Seigneur ton Dieu qui l'a procuré et amené devant moi.
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.
Isaac dit à Jacob: 'Viens près de moi, que je te touche, enfant, pour connaître si tu es ou non mon fils Esaü.
22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Jacob s'approcha d'Isaac son père; et celui-ci le toucha et il dit: D'une part la voix de Jacob, d'autre part les mains d'Esaü!
23 And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.
Et il ne reconnut pas Jacob, car les mains de Jacob étaient velues comme les mains d'Esaü, son frère; et il le bénit.
24 And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.
Et il dit: Tu es mon fils Esaü? et Jacob dit: je le suis.
25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Sers-moi, dit Isaac, et je mangerai de ton gibier, afin que mon âme te bénisse. Son fils le servit aussitôt, et il mangea; il lui apporta du vin, et il but.
26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.
Et Isaac dit: Approche, enfant, et embrasse-moi.
27 And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
Et s'étant approché, il l'embrassa; son père sentit le parfum de ses vêtements, et il le bénit en disant: Voilà que le parfum de mon fils est comme le parfum d'un champ couvert de fleurs que le Seigneur a béni.
28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.
Que le Seigneur te fasse part de la rosée du ciel et de la graisse de la terre, qu'il te donne abondance de pain et de vin.
29 Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.
Que les nations te soient soumises, et que les princes se prosternent devant toi; sois le seigneur de ton frère, et que les fils de ton père se prosternent à tes pieds, maudit soit celui qui te maudira, béni celui qui te bénira.
30 And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.
Or, ceci arriva: comme Isaac cessait de bénir Jacob son fils, au moment même où celui-ci s'éloignait de la face d'Isaac son père, Esaü son frère revint de la chasse.
31 And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Il prépara pareillement le mets, le porta à son père, et lui dit: Père, lève-toi, et mange du gibier de ton fils, afin que ton âme me bénisse.
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
Isaac lui dit alors: Qui es-tu? Je suis, répondit-il, ton fils premier- né, Esaü.
33 Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.
Isaac fut saisi d'une très grande stupeur et il dit: Qui donc est celui qui, ayant chassé, m'a apporté de son gibier, et m'a fait manger avant que tu sois revenu? Je l'ai béni, et il sera béni.
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me — me also, my father!
Or, Esaü, ayant ouï ces paroles, jeta un grand cri plein d'amertume, et il dit: Bénis-moi donc aussi, père.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.
Isaac répondit: Ton frère est venu, employant la ruse, et a pris ta bénédiction.
36 And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Sur quoi Esaü s'écria: C'est justement qu'il a reçu le nom de Jacob, car il m'a supplanté encore cette fois. Il m'avait d'abord pris mon droit d'aînesse, et maintenant il vient de prendre ma bénédiction. Et s'adressant à Isaac, il ajouta: Père, n'as-tu point réservé une bénédiction pour moi?
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him — and what can I do now for thee, my son?
Isaac lui répondit: Je l'ai fait ton seigneur, j'ai fait ses serviteurs tous ses frères, je l'ai affermi par le pain et le vin, que puis-je encore pour toi, enfant?
38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me — me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Et Esaü dit à son père: N'as-tu qu'une seule bénédiction, père? Bénis- moi donc aussi, père. Et Isaac étant troublé, Esaü jeta un grand cri et pleura.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;
Isaac reprit: C'est la graisse de la terre qui sera ton partage avec la rosée du ciel.
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Tu vivras de ton glaive, et tu seras soumis à ton frère, jusqu'à ce que tu ôtes et délies son joug de ton cou,
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.
Or, Esaü était profondément irrité contre Jacob à cause de la bénédiction que lui avait donnée son père; et Esaü dit en sa pensée: Viennent les jours du deuil de mon père, et je tuerai mon frère Jacob.
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.
Ces paroles d'Esaü furent rapportées à Rébécca; elle envola chercher Jacob, son plus jeune fils, et elle lui dit: Ton frère Esaü menace de te tuer.
43 And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;
Maintenant donc, enfant, sois docile à ma voix; lève-toi, et fuis rapidement en Mésopotamie, chez Laban mon frère, à Haran,
44 and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away —
Et demeure avec lui quelque temps, jusqu'à ce que se détournent (de toi) la haine
45 until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?
Et la colère de ton frère, qu'il oublie ce que tu lui as fait, et que j'envoie quelqu'un te rappeler; pars, de peur qu'en un seul jour je cesse d'être mère en vous perdant tous les deux.
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?
Rébécca dit aussi à Isaac: La vie m'est devenue amère à cause des filles des Hettéens; si Jacob prend femme parmi les filles de cette race, à quoi me sert la vie?
