Genèse 33
Louis Segond
33 Jacob leva les yeux, et regarda; et voici, Ésaü arrivait, avec quatre cents hommes. Il répartit les enfants entre Léa, Rachel, et les deux servantes.
2 Il plaça en tête les servantes avec leurs enfants, puis Léa avec ses enfants, et enfin Rachel avec Joseph.
3 Lui-même passa devant eux; et il se prosterna en terre sept fois, jusqu'à ce qu'il fût près de son frère.
4 Ésaü courut à sa rencontre; il l'embrassa, se jeta à son cou, et le baisa. Et ils pleurèrent.
5 Ésaü, levant les yeux, vit les femmes et les enfants, et il dit: Qui sont ceux que tu as là? Et Jacob répondit: Ce sont les enfants que Dieu a accordés à ton serviteur.
6 Les servantes s'approchèrent, elles et leurs enfants, et se prosternèrent;
7 Léa et ses enfants s'approchèrent aussi, et se prosternèrent; ensuite Joseph et Rachel s'approchèrent, et se prosternèrent.
8 Ésaü dit: A quoi destines-tu tout ce camp que j'ai rencontré? Et Jacob répondit: A trouver grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur.
9 Ésaü dit: Je suis dans l'abondance, mon frère; garde ce qui est à toi.
10 Et Jacob répondit: Non, je te prie, si j'ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, accepte de ma main mon présent; car c'est pour cela que j'ai regardé ta face comme on regarde la face de Dieu, et tu m'as accueilli favorablement.
11 Accepte donc mon présent qui t'a été offert, puisque Dieu m'a comblé de grâces, et que je ne manque de rien. Il insista auprès de lui, et Ésaü accepta.
12 Ésaü dit: Partons, mettons-nous en route; j'irai devant toi.
13 Jacob lui répondit: Mon seigneur sait que les enfants sont délicats, et que j'ai des brebis et des vaches qui allaitent; si l'on forçait leur marche un seul jour, tout le troupeau périrait.
14 Que mon seigneur prenne les devants sur son serviteur; et moi, je suivrai lentement, au pas du troupeau qui me précédera, et au pas des enfants, jusqu'à ce que j'arrive chez mon seigneur, à Séir.
15 Ésaü dit: Je veux au moins laisser avec toi une partie de mes gens. Et Jacob répondit: Pourquoi cela? Que je trouve seulement grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur!
16 Le même jour, Ésaü reprit le chemin de Séir.
17 Jacob partit pour Succoth. Il bâtit une maison pour lui, et il fit des cabanes pour ses troupeaux. C'est pourquoi l'on a appelé ce lieu de nom de Succoth.
18 A son retour de Paddan Aram, Jacob arriva heureusement à la ville de Sichem, dans le pays de Canaan, et il campa devant la ville.
19 Il acheta la portion du champ où il avait dressé sa tente, des fils d'Hamor, père de Sichem, pour cent kesita.
20 Et là, il éleva un autel, qu'il appela El Élohé Israël.
Genesi 33
La Nuova Diodati
33 Giacobbe alzò gli occhi, guardò e vide arrivare Esaú, che aveva con sé quattrocento uomini. Allora divise i figli fra Lea, Rachele e le due serve.
2 In testa mise le serve e i loro figli, poi Lea e i suoi figli, e da ultimo Rachele e Giuseppe.
3 Egli stesso passò davanti a loro e s'inchinò fino a terra sette volte, finché giunse vicino a suo fratello.
4 Allora Esaú gli corse incontro, l'abbracciò, gli si gettò al collo e lo baciò; e piansero.
5 Poi Esaú alzò gli occhi e vide le donne e i fanciulli, e disse: «Chi sono questi con te?». Giacobbe rispose: «Sono i figli che DIO si è compiaciuto di dare al tuo servo».
6 Allora si avvicinarono le serve, esse e i loro figli, e s'inchinarono.
7 Si avvicinarono anche Lea e i suoi figli, e s'inchinarono. Poi si avvicinarono Giuseppe e Rachele, e s'inchinarono.
8 Esaú disse: «Che vuoi fare di tutta quella schiera che ho incontrato?». Giacobbe rispose: «E' per trovare grazia agli occhi del mio signore».
9 Allora Esaú disse: «Ne ho già abbastanza, fratello mio; tieni per te ciò che è tuo».
10 Ma Giacobbe disse: No, ti prego; se ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, accetta il mio dono dalla mia mano, perché vedere la tua faccia, per me è stato come vedere la faccia di DIO, e tu mi hai fatto una buona accoglienza.
11 Deh, accetta il mio dono che ti è stato recato, perché DIO mi ha usato grande bontà, e perché ho tutto». E insisté tanto, che Esaú accettò.
12 Poi Esaú disse: «Partiamo, incamminiamoci e io andrò davanti a te».
13 Ma Giacobbe rispose: «Il mio signore sa che i fanciulli sono di tenera età e che ho con me delle pecore e delle mucche che allattano; se le fanno strapazzare anche un solo giorno, tutte le bestie moriranno.
14 Deh, passi il mio signore prima del suo servo, e io me ne verrò pian piano, al passo del bestiame che mi precede e al passo dei fanciulli, finché arrivi presso al mio signore, a Seir».
15 Esaú allora disse: «Permetti almeno che io lasci con te un po' della gente che ho con me». Ma Giacobbe rispose: «Perché fare ciò? Basta che io trovi grazia agli occhi del mio signore».
16 Così, in quel giorno stesso, Esaú ritornò sul suo cammino verso Seir.
17 Giacobbe partì alla volta di Sukkoth, costruì una casa per sé e fece delle capanne per il suo bestiame; perciò quel luogo fu chiamato Sukkoth.
18 Poi Giacobbe, tornando da Paddan-Aram, arrivò sano e salvo alla città di Sichem, nel paese di Canaan, e piantò le tende di fronte alla città.
19 E comprò dai figli di Hamor, padre di Sichem, per cento pezzi di denaro, la parte del campo dove aveva piantato le sue tende.
20 Poi là eresse un altare e lo chiamò El-Elohey-Israel.
Genèse 33
La Bible du Semeur
Jacob et Esaü : des retrouvailles dans la paix
33 Jacob regarda droit devant et aperçut Esaü qui arrivait avec quatre cents hommes. Alors, il répartit ses enfants entre Léa, Rachel et les deux servantes. 2 Il plaça en tête les servantes et leurs enfants, puis Léa et les siens derrière eux et finalement Rachel et Joseph. 3 Lui-même passa devant eux. Il se prosterna sept fois jusqu’à terre avant d’arriver devant son frère. 4 Esaü courut à sa rencontre, le prit dans ses bras, se jeta à son cou et l’embrassa. Tous deux se mirent à pleurer. 5 Puis Esaü leva les yeux et vit les femmes et les enfants.
– Qui sont ceux qui sont là avec toi ? demanda-t-il.
Jacob répondit : Ce sont là les enfants que Dieu, dans sa grâce, a donnés à ton serviteur.
6 Les servantes s’approchèrent avec leurs enfants et se prosternèrent. 7 Puis Léa et ses enfants vinrent se prosterner et enfin Joseph et Rachel.
8 Esaü demanda : Que veux-tu faire avec tout ce camp que j’ai croisé ?
– C’est un cadeau pour obtenir la faveur de mon seigneur.
9 – J’ai beaucoup de biens, mon frère, dit Esaü, garde ce qui est à toi.
10 – Non, dit Jacob, je t’en prie, si j’ai obtenu ta faveur, accepte mon présent, car je t’ai vu en face comme on regarde la face de Dieu, et tu m’as accueilli favorablement. 11 Accepte donc, je te prie, le présent que je t’ai fait parvenir, car Dieu m’a accordé sa grâce et j’ai tout ce qu’il me faut.
Il insista tant qu’Esaü finit par accepter 12 et dit : Partons et marchons ensemble ; j’irai devant toi.
13 Mais Jacob répondit : Mon seigneur sait que les enfants sont fragiles ; de plus, j’ai avec moi des brebis, des chèvres et des vaches qui allaitent ; si l’on forçait leur marche un seul jour, tout le troupeau périrait. 14 Que mon seigneur aille donc devant son serviteur, je te prie, et moi j’avancerai tout doucement au pas du troupeau qui me précède et de celui des enfants pour aller rejoindre mon seigneur à Séir.
15 Esaü suggéra : Dans ce cas, je laisserai avec toi une partie de mes gens.
– A quoi bon, répondit Jacob, l’essentiel pour moi est d’avoir obtenu la faveur de mon seigneur.
Jacob s’établit à Sichem
16 Ce même jour Esaü reprit le chemin de Séir, 17 tandis que Jacob partit pour Soukkoth (les Cabanes). Il s’y construisit une maison ; mais il bâtit aussi des cabanes pour son bétail, c’est pourquoi on nomma ce lieu Soukkoth.
18 A son retour de Paddân-Aram, Jacob arriva sans encombre à la ville de Sichem, dans le pays de Canaan, et il établit son camp devant la ville. 19 Il acheta pour cent pièces d’argent[a] aux descendants de Hamor, fondateur de Sichem, la parcelle de terrain où il avait dressé ses tentes.
20 Il y érigea un autel qu’il appela El-Elohé-Israël (Dieu est le Dieu d’Israël).
Footnotes
- 33.19 Il s’agit de qésitas. La valeur d’une pièce correspondait à celle d’une brebis.
Genesis 33
New International Version
Jacob Meets Esau
33 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men;(A) so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.(B) 2 He put the female servants and their children(C) in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph(D) in the rear. 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground(E) seven times(F) as he approached his brother.
4 But Esau(G) ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.(H) And they wept.(I) 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked.
Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.(J)”
6 Then the female servants and their children(K) approached and bowed down.(L) 7 Next, Leah and her children(M) came and bowed down.(N) Last of all came Joseph and Rachel,(O) and they too bowed down.
8 Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”(P)
“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,”(Q) he said.
9 But Esau said, “I already have plenty,(R) my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.”
10 “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,(S) accept this gift(T) from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,(U) now that you have received me favorably.(V) 11 Please accept the present(W) that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me(X) and I have all I need.”(Y) And because Jacob insisted,(Z) Esau accepted it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way; I’ll accompany you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord(AA) knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young.(AB) If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die. 14 So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds(AC) before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.(AD)”
15 Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.”
“But why do that?” Jacob asked. “Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”(AE)
16 So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.(AF) 17 Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth,(AG) where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.[a]
18 After Jacob came from Paddan Aram,[b](AH) he arrived safely at the city of Shechem(AI) in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. 19 For a hundred pieces of silver,[c] he bought from the sons of Hamor,(AJ) the father of Shechem,(AK) the plot of ground(AL) where he pitched his tent.(AM) 20 There he set up an altar(AN) and called it El Elohe Israel.[d]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:17 Sukkoth means shelters.
- Genesis 33:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.
- Genesis 33:20 El Elohe Israel can mean El is the God of Israel or mighty is the God of Israel.
Genesis 33
King James Version
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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