Genèse 3
Segond 21
La tentation et la chute
3 Le serpent était le plus rusé de tous les animaux sauvages que l'Eternel Dieu avait faits. Il dit à la femme: «Dieu a-t-il vraiment dit: ‘Vous ne mangerez aucun des fruits des arbres du jardin’?» 2 La femme répondit au serpent: «Nous mangeons du fruit des arbres du jardin. 3 Cependant, en ce qui concerne le fruit de l'arbre qui est au milieu du jardin, Dieu a dit: ‘Vous n'en mangerez pas et vous n'y toucherez pas, sinon vous mourrez.’» 4 Le serpent dit alors à la femme: «Vous ne mourrez absolument pas, 5 mais Dieu sait que, le jour où vous en mangerez, vos yeux s'ouvriront et vous serez comme Dieu: vous connaîtrez le bien et le mal.»
6 La femme vit que l'arbre était porteur de fruits bons à manger, agréable à regarder et précieux pour ouvrir l'intelligence. Elle prit de son fruit et en mangea. Elle en donna aussi à son mari qui était avec elle et il en mangea.
7 Leurs yeux à tous les deux s'ouvrirent, et ils prirent conscience qu'ils étaient nus. Ils attachèrent des feuilles de figuier ensemble et s'en firent des ceintures. 8 Quand ils entendirent la voix de l'Eternel Dieu en train de parcourir le jardin vers le soir, l'homme et sa femme se cachèrent loin de l'Eternel Dieu au milieu des arbres du jardin.
9 Cependant, l'Eternel Dieu appela l'homme et lui dit: «Où es-tu?» 10 Il répondit: «J'ai entendu ta voix dans le jardin et j'ai eu peur, parce que j’étais nu. Alors je me suis caché.» 11 L'Eternel Dieu dit: «Qui t'a révélé que tu étais nu? Est-ce que tu as mangé du fruit de l'arbre dont je t'avais interdit de manger?» 12 L'homme répondit: «C’est la femme que tu as mise à mes côtés qui m'a donné de ce fruit, et j'en ai mangé.» 13 L'Eternel Dieu dit à la femme: «Pourquoi as-tu fait cela?» La femme répondit: «Le serpent m'a trompée et j'en ai mangé.»
14 L'Eternel Dieu dit au serpent: «Puisque tu as fait cela, tu seras maudit parmi tout le bétail et tous les animaux sauvages. Tu marcheras sur ton ventre et tu mangeras de la poussière tous les jours de ta vie. 15 Je mettrai l'hostilité entre toi et la femme, entre ta descendance et sa descendance: celle-ci t'écrasera la tête et tu lui blesseras le talon.» 16 Il dit à la femme: «J'augmenterai la souffrance de tes grossesses. C'est dans la douleur que tu mettras des enfants au monde. Tes désirs se porteront vers ton mari, mais lui, il dominera sur toi.» 17 Il dit à l'homme: «Puisque tu as écouté ta femme et mangé du fruit au sujet duquel je t'avais donné cet ordre: ‘Tu n'en mangeras pas’, le sol est maudit à cause de toi. C'est avec peine que tu en tireras ta nourriture tous les jours de ta vie. 18 Il te produira des ronces et des chardons, et tu mangeras de l'herbe des champs. 19 C'est à la sueur de ton visage que tu mangeras du pain, et ce jusqu'à ce que tu retournes à la terre, puisque c’est d’elle que tu as été tiré. Oui, tu es poussière et tu retourneras à la poussière.»
20 Adam appela sa femme Eve, car elle devait être la mère de tous les vivants. 21 L'Eternel Dieu fit des habits en peau pour Adam et pour sa femme, et il les leur mit.
22 L'Eternel Dieu dit: «Voilà que l'homme est devenu comme l'un de nous pour la connaissance du bien et du mal. Maintenant, empêchons-le de tendre la main, de prendre aussi du fruit de l'arbre de vie, d'en manger et de vivre éternellement!» 23 Ainsi, l'Eternel Dieu le chassa du jardin d'Eden pour qu'il cultive la terre d'où il avait été tiré. 24 Après avoir chassé Adam, il posta à l'est du jardin d'Eden les chérubins qui agitent une épée flamboyante pour garder le chemin de l'arbre de vie.
Genesis 3
English Standard Version
The Fall
3 Now (A)the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[a] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, (B)‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 (C)But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,[b] she took of its fruit (D)and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, (E)and he ate. 7 (F)Then the eyes of both were opened, (G)and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool[c] of the day, and the man and his wife (H)hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”[d] 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, (I)because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, (J)“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, (K)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and (L)dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[e] and (M)her offspring;
(N)he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
(O)in pain you shall bring forth children.
(P)Your desire shall be for[f] your husband,
and he shall (Q)rule over you.”
17 And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
(R)of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
(S)cursed is the ground because of you;
(T)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
(U)for you are dust,
and (V)to dust you shall return.”
20 The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.[g] 21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, (W)“Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand (X)and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden (Y)to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the (Z)cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:1 In Hebrew you is plural in verses 1–5
- Genesis 3:6 Or to give insight
- Genesis 3:8 Hebrew wind
- Genesis 3:9 In Hebrew you is singular in verses 9 and 11
- Genesis 3:15 Hebrew seed; so throughout Genesis
- Genesis 3:16 Or to, or toward, or against (see 4:7)
- Genesis 3:20 Eve sounds like the Hebrew for life-giver and resembles the word for living
Genesis 3
New King James Version
The Temptation and Fall of Man(A)
3 Now (B)the serpent was (C)more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the (D)fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you (E)touch it, lest you die.’ ”
4 (F)Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 So when the woman (G)saw that the tree was good for food, that it was [a]pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit (H)and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, (I)and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [b]coverings.
8 And they heard (J)the [c]sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the [d]cool of the day, and Adam and his wife (K)hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, (L)and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
12 Then the man said, (M)“The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, (N)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And (O)you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between (P)your seed and (Q)her Seed;
(R)He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(S)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(T)Your desire shall be [e]for your husband,
And he shall (U)rule over you.”
17 Then to Adam He said, (V)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (W)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
(X)“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
(Y)In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall [f]bring forth for you,
And (Z)you shall eat the herb of the field.
19 (AA)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(AB)For dust you are,
And (AC)to dust you shall return.”
20 And Adam called his wife’s name (AD)Eve,[g] because she was the mother of all living.
21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden (AE)to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So (AF)He drove out the man; and He placed (AG)cherubim (AH)at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of (AI)life.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:6 Lit. a desirable thing
- Genesis 3:7 girding coverings
- Genesis 3:8 Or voice
- Genesis 3:8 Or wind, breeze
- Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward
- Genesis 3:18 cause to grow
- Genesis 3:20 Lit. Life or Living
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