Chapter 37

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Jacob demeura dans le pays de Canaan, où avait séjourné son père.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Voici la postérité de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept ans, faisait paître le troupeau avec ses frères; cet enfant était auprès des fils de Bilha et des fils de Zilpa, femmes de son père. Et Joseph rapportait à leur père leurs mauvais propos.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

Israël aimait Joseph plus que tous ses autres fils, parce qu`il l`avait eu dans sa vieillesse; et il lui fit une tunique de plusieurs couleurs.

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Ses frères virent que leur père l`aimait plus qu`eux tous, et ils le prirent en haine. Ils ne pouvaient lui parler avec amitié.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Joseph eut un songe, et il le raconta à ses frères, qui le haïrent encore davantage.

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Il leur dit: Écoutez donc ce songe que j`ai eu!

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Nous étions à lier des gerbes au milieu des champs; et voici, ma gerbe se leva et se tint debout, et vos gerbes l`entourèrent et se prosternèrent devant elle.

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Ses frères lui dirent: Est-ce que tu régneras sur nous? est-ce que tu nous gouverneras? Et ils le haïrent encore davantage, à cause de ses songes et à cause de ses paroles.

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

Il eut encore un autre songe, et il le raconta à ses frères. Il dit: J`ai eu encore un songe! Et voici, le soleil, la lune et onze étoiles se prosternaient devant moi.

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

Il le raconta à son père et à ses frères. Son père le réprimanda, et lui dit: Que signifie ce songe que tu as eu? Faut-il que nous venions, moi, ta mère et tes frères, nous prosterner en terre devant toi?

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Ses frères eurent de l`envie contre lui, mais son père garda le souvenir de ces choses.

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

Les frères de Joseph étant allés à Sichem, pour faire paître le troupeau de leur père,

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Israël dit à Joseph: Tes frères ne font-ils pas paître le troupeau à Sichem? Viens, je veux t`envoyer vers eux. Et il répondit: Me voici!

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Israël lui dit: Va, je te prie, et vois si tes frères sont en bonne santé et si le troupeau est en bon état; et tu m`en rapporteras des nouvelles. Il l`envoya ainsi de la vallée d`Hébron; et Joseph alla à Sichem.

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Un homme le rencontra, comme il errait dans les champs. Il le questionna, en disant: Que cherches-tu?

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

Joseph répondit: Je cherche mes frères; dis-moi, je te prie, où ils font paître leur troupeau.

And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

Et l`homme dit: Ils sont partis d`ici; car je les ai entendus dire: Allons à Dothan. Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva à Dothan.

And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

Ils le virent de loin; et, avant qu`il fût près d`eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

Ils se dirent l`un à l`autre: Voici le faiseur de songes qui arrive.

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Venez maintenant, tuons-le, et jetons-le dans une des citernes; nous dirons qu`une bête féroce l`a dévoré, et nous verrons ce que deviendront ses songes.

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Ruben entendit cela, et il le délivra de leurs mains. Il dit: Ne lui ôtons pas la vie.

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Ruben leur dit: Ne répandez point de sang; jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est au désert, et ne mettez pas la main sur lui. Il avait dessein de le délivrer de leurs mains pour le faire retourner vers son père.

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

Lorsque Joseph fut arrivé auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa tunique, de la tunique de plusieurs couleurs, qu`il avait sur lui.

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Ils le prirent, et le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide; il n`y avait point d`eau.

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Ils s`assirent ensuite pour manger. Ayant levé les yeux, ils virent une caravane d`Ismaélites venant de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d`aromates, de baume et de myrrhe, qu`ils transportaient en Égypte.

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Alors Juda dit à ses frères: Que gagnerons-nous à tuer notre frère et à cacher son sang?

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

Venez, vendons-le aux Ismaélites, et ne mettons pas la main sur lui, car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et ses frères l`écoutèrent.

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Au passage des marchands madianites, ils tirèrent et firent remonter Joseph hors de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt sicles d`argent aux Ismaélites, qui l`emmenèrent en Égypte.

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Ruben revint à la citerne; et voici, Joseph n`était plus dans la citerne. Il déchira ses vêtements,

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

retourna vers ses frères, et dit: L`enfant n`y est plus! Et moi, où irai-je?

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

Ils prirent alors la tunique de Joseph; et, ayant tué un bouc, ils plongèrent la tunique dans le sang.

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

Ils envoyèrent à leur père la tunique de plusieurs couleurs, en lui faisant dire: Voici ce que nous avons trouvé! reconnais si c`est la tunique de ton fils, ou non.

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

Jacob la reconnut, et dit: C`est la tunique de mon fils! une bête féroce l`a dévoré! Joseph a été mis en pièces!

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Et il déchira ses vêtements, il mit un sac sur ses reins, et il porta longtemps le deuil de son fils.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il ne voulut recevoir aucune consolation. Il disait: C`est en pleurant que je descendrai vers mon fils au séjour des morts! Et il pleurait son fils.

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Les Madianites le vendirent en Égypte à Potiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.