| | David Martin | American std |
| 1 | Jacob donc se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux. | Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east. |
| 2 | Et il regarda, et voici un puits dans un champ, et là-même trois troupeaux de brebis couchées près du puits (car on y abreuvait les troupeaux,) et il y avait une grosse pierre sur l'ouverture du puits. | And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well`s mouth was great. |
| 3 | Et quand tous les troupeaux étaient là assemblés, on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; et ensuite on remettait la pierre en son lieu, sur l'ouverture du puits. | And thither were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well`s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well`s mouth in its place. |
| 4 | Et Jacob leur dit: Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Ils répondirent: Nous sommes de Caran. | And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. |
| 5 | Et il leur dit: Ne connaissez-vous point Laban fils de Nacor? Et ils répondirent: Nous le connaissons. | And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. |
| 6 | Il leur dit: Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent: Il se porte bien; et voilà Rachel sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau. | And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. |
| 7 | Et il dit: Voilà, il est encore grand jour, il n'est pas temps de retirer les troupeaux; abreuvez les troupeaux, et ramenez-les paître. | And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. |
| 8 | Ils répondirent: Nous ne le pouvons point jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient assemblés, et qu'on ait oté la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, afin d'abreuver les troupeaux. | And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well`s mouth. Then we water the sheep. |
| 9 | Et comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère. | While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father`s sheep. For she kept them. |
| 10 | Et il arriva que quand Jacob eut vu Rachel fille de Laban frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban frère de sa mère, il s'approcha et roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère. | And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother`s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother`s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well`s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother`s brother. |
| 11 | Et Jacob baisa Rachel, et élevant sa voix, il pleura. | And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. |
| 12 | Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était frére de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père. | And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father`s brother, and that he was Rebekah`s son. And she ran and told her father. |
| 13 | Et il arriva qu'aussitôt que Laban eut appris des nouvelles de Jacob fils de sa soeur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et Jacob récita à Laban tout ce qui lui était arrivé. | And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister`s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. |
| 14 | Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois entier. | And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. |
| 15 | Après quoi Laban dit à Jacob: Me serviras-tu pour rien, parce que tu es mon frère? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire? | And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy wages be? |
| 16 | Or Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune, Rachel. | And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. |
| 17 | Mais Léa avait les yeux tendres, et Rachel était de belle taille, et belle à voir. | And Leah`s eyes were tender. But Rachel was beautiful and well favored. |
| 18 | Et Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit: Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille. | And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. |
| 19 | Et Laban répondit: Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; demeure avec moi. | And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me. |
| 20 | Jacob donc servit sept ans pour Rachel, qui lui semblèrent comme peu de jours, parce qu'il l'aimait. | And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. |
| 21 | Et Jacob dit à Laban: Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle. | And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. |
| 22 | Laban donc assembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin. | And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. |
| 23 | Mais quand le soir fut venu, il prit Léa sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint vers elle. | And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. And he went in unto her. |
| 24 | Et Laban donna Zilpa sa servante à Léa, sa fille, pour servante. | And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid. |
| 25 | Mais le matin étant venu, voici, c'était Léa. Et il dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'ai-je pas servi chez toi pour Rachel? et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé? | And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? Did not I serve with thee for Rachel? Wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? |
| 26 | Laban répondit: On ne fait pas ainsi en ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée. | And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. |
| 27 | Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre, pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années. | Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. |
| 28 | Jacob donc fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine de Léa; et Laban lui donna aussi pour femme Rachel sa fille. | And jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. |
| 29 | Et Laban donna Bilha sa servante à Rachel sa fille, pour servante. | And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. |
| 30 | Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima plus Rachel que Léa; et il servit encore chez lui sept autres années. | And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. |
| 31 | Et l'Eternel voyant que Léa était haïe, ouvrit sa matrice; mais Rachel était stérile. | And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren. |
| 32 | Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit: C'est parce que l'Eternel a regardé mon affliction; c'est pourquoi aussi maintenant mon mari m'aimera. | And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction. For now my husband will love me. |
| 33 | Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Parce que l'Eternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, il m'a aussi donné celui-ci; et elle le nomma Siméon. | And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon. |
| 34 | Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Maintenant mon mari s'attachera à moi: car je lui ai enfanté trois fils: C'est pourquoi on appela son nom Lévi. | And she conceived again, and bare a son. And said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore was his name called Levi. |
| 35 | Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit: Cette fois je louerai l'Eternel; c'est pourquoi elle appela son nom Juda; et elle ne continua plus d'avoir des enfants. | And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, This time will I praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing. |
