Genesis 12
1 And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of your land and out of your kindred, and out of the house of your father, and come into the land which I will show you.
L’Éternel avait dit à Abram: "Éloigne-toi de ton pays, de ton lieu natal et de la maison paternelle, et va au pays que je t’indiquerai.
2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your name, and you shall be blessed.
Je te ferai devenir une grande nation; je te bénirai, je rendrai ton nom glorieux, et tu seras un type de bénédiction.
3 And I will bless those that bless you, and curse those that curse you, and in you shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.
Je bénirai ceux qui te béniront, et qui t’outragera je le maudirai; et par toi seront heureuses toutes les races de la terre."
4 And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot departed with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of Charrhan.
Abram partit comme le lui avait dit l’Éternel, et Loth alla avec lui. Abram était âgé de soixante-quinze ans lorsqu’il sortit de Harân.
5 And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.
"Abram prit Saraï son épouse, Loth fils de son frère, et tous les biens et les gens qu’ils avaient acquis à Harân. Ils partirent pour se rendre dans le pays de Canaan, et ils arrivèrent dans ce pays.
6 And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.
Abram s’avança dans le pays jusqu’au territoire de Sichem, jusqu’à la plaine de Môré; le Cananéen habitait dès lors ce pays.
7 And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I will give this land to your seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him.
L’Éternel apparut à Abram et dit: "C’Est à ta postérité que je destine ce pays." Il bâtit en ce lieu un autel au Dieu qui lui était apparu.
8 And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.
Il se transporta de là vers la montagne à l’est de Béthel et y dressa sa tente, ayant Béthel à l’occident et Aï à l’orient; il y érigea un autel au Seigneur, et il proclama le nom de l’Éternel.
9 And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.
Abram partit ensuite, se dirigeant constamment vers le midi.
10 And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the land.
Or, il y eut une famine dans le pays. Abram descendit en Égypte pour y séjourner, la famine étant excessive dans le pays.
11 And it came to pass when Abram drew near to enter into Egypt, Abram said to Sara his wife, I know that you are a fair woman.
Quand il fut sur le point d’arriver en Égypte, il dit à Saraï son épouse: "Certes, je sais que tu es une femme au gracieux visage.
12 It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see you, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall kill me, but they shall save you alive.
Il arrivera que, lorsque les Égyptiens te verront, ils diront: ‘C’Est sa femme’; et ils me tueront, et ils te conserveront la vie.
13 Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be well with me on account of you, and my soul shall live because of you.
Dis, je te prie, que tu es ma soeur; et je serai heureux par toi, car j’aurai, grâce à toi, la vie sauve."
14 And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—
En effet, lorsqu’Abram fut arrivé en Égypte, les Égyptiens remarquèrent que cette femme était extrêmement belle;
15 that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.
puis les officiers de Pharaon la virent et la vantèrent à Pharaon et cette femme fut enlevée pour le palais de Pharaon.
16 And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and menservants, and women-servants, and mules, and camels.
Quant à Abram, il fut bien traité pour l’amour d’elle; il eut du menu et du gros bétail, des ânes, des esclaves mâles et femelles, des ânesses et des chameaux.
17 And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram's wife.
Mais l’Éternel affligea de plaies terribles Pharaon et sa maison, à cause de Saraï, l’épouse d’Abram.
18 And Pharao having called Abram, said, What is this you have done to me, that you did not tell me that she was your wife?
Pharaon manda Abram, et dit: "Qu’as-tu fait là à mon égard? Pourquoi ne m’as-tu pas déclaré qu’elle est ta femme?
19 Therefore did you say, She is my sister? and I took her for a wife to myself; and now, behold, your wife is before you, take her and go quickly away.
"Pourquoi as-tu dit: ‘Elle est ma sœur’, de sorte que je l’ai prise pour moi comme épouse? Or maintenant, voici ta femme, reprends-la et retire-toi!"
20 And Pharao gave charge to men concerning Abram, to join in sending him forward, and his wife, and all that he had.
Pharaon lui donna une escorte, qui le reconduisit avec sa femme et toute sa suite.
