Genesis 18
1 One day during that year when it was hot, Yahweh appeared to Abraham again near the big trees that belonged to Mamre, while Abraham was sitting in the entrance to his tent.
Yahweh lui apparut aux chênes de Mambré, comme il était assis à l'entrée de la tente pendant la chaleur du jour.
2 Abraham looked up [MTY] and was surprised to see three men standing near him. [Actually, one was Yahweh, and the other two were angels]. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground to show respect,
Il leva les yeux et il regarda, et voici que trois hommes se tenaient debout devant lui. Dès qu'il les vit, il courut de l'entrée de la tente au-devant d'eux et, s'étant prosterné en terre,
3 and said [to one of them], “Sir, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while [LIT].
il dit: " Seigneur, si j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, ne passe pas, je te prie, loin de ton serviteur.
4 Allow my servants to bring a little water and wash your feet, and rest under this tree.
Permettez qu'on apporte un peu d'eau pour vous laver les pieds. Reposez-vous sous cet arbre;
5 Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food [SYN] so that you can feel refreshed before you leave.” Yahweh replied, “All right, do as you have said.”
je vais prendre un morceau de pain, vous fortifierez votre cœur et vous continuerez votre chemin; car c'est pour cela que vous avez passé devant votre serviteur. " Ils répondirent: " Fais comme tu l'as dit. "
6 So Abraham quickly went into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick, get some of our best flour and make some loaves of bread!”
Abraham s'empressa de revenir dans la tente vers Sara, et il dit: " Vite, trois mesures de farine; pétris et fais des gâteaux. "
7 Then he ran to the herd of cattle and selected a calf whose meat would be tender and tasty. He gave it to one of his servants [and told him to] quickly kill it and cook it.
Puis Abraham courut au troupeau et, ayant pris un veau tendre et bon, il le donna au serviteur qui se hâta de l'apprêter.
8 When the meat was cooked, Abraham brought some curds and milk and the meat that had been prepared, and set them in front of his visitors. Then he stood near them, under a tree, while they ate.
Il prit aussi du beurre et du lait, avec le veau qu'on avait apprêté, et il les mit devant eux; lui se tenait debout près d'eux sous l'arbre. Et ils mangèrent.
9 [One of] them asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He replied, “She is in the tent.”
Alors ils lui dirent: " Où est Sara, ta femme? " Il répondit: " Elle est là, dans la tente. "
10 Then the leader of the group said, “I will return to you (about this time/in the springtime) next year, and to your amazement, your wife Sarah will have an infant son.” It happened that Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind the one who was speaking.
Et il dit: " Je reviendrai chez toi à cette époque même, et voici, Sara, ta femme, aura un fils. " Sara entendait ces paroles à l'entrée de la tente, derrière lui.
11 Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was far past the time of when she could bear children.
— Or Abraham et Sara étaient vieux, avancés en jours; Sara était hors d'âge. —
12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “My body is worn out, and my husband is old. So how can I have the pleasure [of having a child]?” [RHQ]
Sara rit en elle-même, en se disant: " Vieille comme je suis, connaîtrais-je encore le plaisir? Et mon seigneur aussi est vieux. "
13 Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why was she thinking, ‘I am too old, so how can I bear a child?’
Yahweh dit à Abraham: " Pourquoi Sara a-t-elle ri en disant: Est-ce que vraiment j'aurais un enfant, vieille comme je suis?
14 I am Yahweh! (Is there anything too difficult for me?/There is nothing too difficult for me!) [RHQ] I will return about this time next year in the springtime, and Sarah will have an infant son.”
Y a-t-il rien qui soit étonnant de la part de Yahweh? Au temps fixé, je reviendrai vers toi, à cette même saison, et Sara aura un fils. "
15 Then Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But Yahweh said, “Don’t deny it! You did laugh.”
Sara nia, en disant: " Je n'ai pas ri "; car elle eut peur. Mais il lui dit: " Non, tu as ri. "
16 When the three men got up to leave, they looked down into the valley toward Sodom [city]. Abraham was walking with them to say “goodbye” to them.
Ces hommes se levèrent pour partir et se tournèrent du côté de Sodome; Abraham allait avec eux pour les accompagner.
17 Yahweh thought to himself, “It is not right for me to prevent Abraham from knowing what I plan to do [RHQ].
Alors Yahweh dit: " Cacherai-je à Abraham ce que je vais faire?
18 Abraham’s descendants [MTY] will become a great and powerful nation. And people of [MTY] all nations will be blessed because of what I do for him.
Car Abraham doit devenir une nation grande et forte, et toutes les nations de la terre seront bénies en lui.
19 I have chosen him in order that he will teach his children and their families to obey me and do what is right and fair, and then I will do for Abraham what I promised.”
Je l'ai choisi, en effet, afin qu'il ordonne à ses fils et à sa maison après lui de garder la voie de Yahweh, en pratiquant l'équité et la justice, et qu'ainsi Yahweh accomplisse en faveur d'Abraham les promesses qu'il lui a faites. "
20 So Yahweh said to Abraham, “I have heard the terrible things that have been said about the people of [MTY] Sodom and Gomorrah. Their sins are very great.
Et Yahweh dit: " Le cri qui s'élève de Sodome et de Gomorrhe est bien fort, et leur péché bien énorme.
21 So I will go down now, and I will see if all the terrible things that I have heard are true or not true.”
Je veux descendre et voir si, selon le cri qui est venu jusqu'à moi, leur crime est arrivé au comble; et s'il n'en est pas ainsi, je le saurai. "
22 Then the two men turned and started walking toward Sodom. But Yahweh remained, standing in front of Abraham.
Les hommes partirent et s'en allèrent vers Sodome; et Abraham se tenait encore devant Yahweh.
23 Abraham came closer to him and said, “Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?
Abraham s'approcha et dit: " Est-ce que vous feriez périr aussi le juste avec le coupable?
24 What will you do if there are only 50 righteous people in the city? Will you really get rid of them all, and not spare the place/city for the sake of the 50 righteous people who are in the city?
Peut-être y a-t-il cinquante justes dans la ville: les feriez-vous périr aussi, et ne pardonnerez-vous pas à cette ville à cause des cinquante justes qui s'y trouveraient?
25 It would certainly not be right for you to do such a thing, to kill righteous people along with wicked ones, and treat righteous people and wicked people the same way. You could not do that, because you, who are the judge of everyone on the earth, will certainly do what is right [regarding the people of Sodom]!” [RHQ]
Loin de vous d'agir de la sorte, de faire mourir le juste avec le coupable! Ainsi il en serait du juste comme du coupable! Loin de vous! Celui qui juge toute la terre ne rendrait-il pas justice? "
26 Yahweh replied, “If I find 50 righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the whole place/city for their sake.”
Yahweh dit: " Si je trouve à Sodome cinquante justes dans la ville, je pardonnerai à toute la ville à cause d'eux. "
27 Abraham replied, “I should not be bold like this and speak to you, God, because I am as worthless as dust and ashes [MET].
Abraham reprit et dit: " Voilà que j'ai osé parler au Seigneur, moi qui suis poussière et cendre.
28 But what will you do if there are only 45 righteous people? Will you destroy everyone in the whole city because there are only 45 and not 50 righteous people?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy it if I find that there are 45 righteous people.”
Peut-être que des cinquante justes il en manquera cinq; pour cinq hommes détruirez-vous toute la ville? " Il dit: " Je ne la détruirai pas, si j'en trouve quarante-cinq. "
29 Abraham continued to speak to him [like this], saying, “What will you do if you find that there are only 40 righteous people there?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy them all, for the sake of the 40.”
Abraham continua encore à lui parler et dit: " Peut-être s'y trouvera-t-il quarante justes. " Et il dit: " Je ne le ferai pas, à cause de ces quarante. "
30 Abraham said, “God, please don’t be angry now. Let me speak again. What will you do if there are only 30 righteous people?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find that there are 30 there.”
Abraham dit: " Que le Seigneur veuille ne pas s'irriter, si je parle! Peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il trente. " Et il dit: " Je ne le ferai pas, si j'en trouve trente. "
31 Abraham said, “I should not be bold and speak to you like this, God. But what will you do if you find that there are only 20 righteous people there?” He replied, “I will not destroy the whole city, for the sake of those 20.”
Abraham dit: " Voilà que j'ai osé parler au Seigneur. Peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il vingt. " Et il dit: " A cause de ces vingt, je ne la détruirai pas. "
32 Abraham said, “God, don’t be angry now. Just let me speak one time more. What will you do if you find that there are only ten righteous people there?” Yahweh answered, “I will not destroy the city for the sake of those ten.”
Abraham dit: " Que le Seigneur veuille ne pas s'irriter, et je ne parlerai plus que cette fois: Peut-être s'en trouvera-t-il dix. " Et il dit: " A cause de ces dix, je ne la détruirai point. "
33 Abraham said no more, and as soon as Yahweh finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
Yahweh s'en alla, lorsqu'il eut achevé de parler à Abraham, et Abraham retourna chez lui.
