< Genesis 25 >

1 And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura:
Abraham prit encore une femme, nommée Qetoura.
2 Who bore him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.
Et elle lui enfanta Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc et Sué. —
3 Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin.
Jecsan engendra Saba et Dadan; les fils de Dadan furent les Assurim, les Latusim et les Laomim. —
4 But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.
Les fils de Madian furent Epha, Opher, Hénoch, Abida et Eldaa. — Ce sont là tous les fils de Qetoura.
5 And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac.
Abraham donna tous ses biens à Isaac:
6 And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.
Quant aux fils de ses concubines, il leur donna des présents, et il les envoya de son vivant loin de son fils Isaac, à l’orient, au pays d’Orient.
7 And the days of Abraham’s life were a hundred and seventy-five years.
Voici les jours des années de la vie d’Abraham: il vécut cent soixante-quinze ans.
8 And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.
Abraham expira et mourut dans une heureuse vieillesse, âgé et rassasié de jours, et il fut réuni à son peuple.
9 And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre;
Isaac et Ismaël, ses fils, l’enterrèrent dans la caverne de Macpéla, dans le champ d’Ephron, fils de Séor le Hittite, qui est vis-à-vis de Mambré:
10 Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.
c’est le champ qu’Abraham avait acheté des fils de Heth. Là fut enterré Abraham, avec Sara, sa femme.
11 And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.
Après la mort d’Abraham, Dieu bénit Isaac son fils; et Isaac habitait près du puits de Lachaï-Roï.
12 These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara’s servant, bore unto him:
Voici l’histoire d’Ismaël, fils d’Abraham, qu’avait enfanté à Abraham Agar l’Egyptienne, servante de Sara.
13 And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam.
Voici les noms des fils d’Ismaël, selon les noms de leurs postérités: premier-né d’Ismaël, Nebaïoth; puis Cédar, Adbéel, Mabsam,
14 And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,
Masma, Duma, Massa,
15 Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.
Hadad, Théma, Jéthur, Naphis et Cedma.
16 These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.
Ce sont là les fils d’Ismaël, ce sont là leurs noms, selon leurs villages et leurs campements: ce furent les douze chefs de leurs tribus.
17 And the years of Ismael’s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.
Voici les années de la vie d’Ismaël: cent trente-sept ans; puis il expira et mourut et il fut réuni à son peuple.
18 And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.
Ses fils habitèrent depuis Hévila jusqu’à Sur qui est en face de l’Égypte, dans la direction de l’Assyrie. Il s’étendit en face de tous ses frères.
19 These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:
Voici l’histoire d’Isaac, fils d’Abraham. Abraham engendra Isaac.
20 Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.
Isaac était âgé de quarante ans quand il prit pour femme Rebecca, fille de Bathuel l’Araméen, de Paddan-Aram, et sœur de Laban, l’Araméen.
21 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.
Isaac implora Yahweh au sujet de sa femme, car elle était stérile; Yahweh l’exauça et Rebecca, sa femme, conçut.
22 But the children struggled in her womb: and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.
Les enfants se heurtaient dans son sein, et elle dit: « S’il en est ainsi, pourquoi suis-je enceinte? » Elle alla consulter Yahweh;
23 And he answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.
et Yahweh lui dit: « Deux nations sont dans ton sein; deux peuples, au sortir de tes entrailles, se sépareront; un peuple l’emportera sur l’autre, et l’aîné servira le cadet. »
24 And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.
Le temps où elle devait enfanter arriva, et voici, il y avait deux jumeaux dans son sein.
25 He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother’s foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.
Celui qui sortit le premier était roux, tout entier comme un manteau de poil, et ils l’appelèrent Esaü; ensuite sortit son frère, tenant dans sa main le talon d’Esaü, et on le nomma Jacob.
26 Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.
Isaac était âgé de soixante ans quand ils naquirent.
27 And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.
Ces enfants grandirent. Esaü devint un habile chasseur, un homme des champs; mais Jacob était un homme paisible, demeurant sous la tente.
28 Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.
Isaac prit en affection Esaü, parce qu’il aimait la venaison, et l’affection de Rebecca était pour Jacob.
29 And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,
Comme Jacob faisait un potage, Esaü arriva des champs, accablé de fatigue.
30 Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.
Esaü dit à Jacob: « Laisse-moi donc manger de ce roux, de ce roux-là, car je suis fatigué. » — C’est pour cela qu’on a donné à Esaü le nom d’Edom. —
31 And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.
Jacob dit: « Vends-moi d’abord ton droit d’aînesse. »
32 He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?
Esaü répondit: « Voici je m’en vais mourir; que me servira mon droit d’aînesse? »
33 Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.
Et Jacob dit: « Jure-le-moi d’abord. » Il jura et vendit son droit d’aînesse à Jacob.
34 And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.
Alors Jacob donna à Esaü du pain et du potage de lentilles; celui-ci mangea et but; puis il se leva et s’en alla. C’est ainsi qu’Esaü méprisa le droit d’aînesse.

< Genesis 25 >