Genesis 23
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Genèse 23
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And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. These were the years of the life of Sarah. | La vie de Sara fut de cent vingt-sept ans: telles sont les années de la vie de Sara. |
And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. | Sara mourut à Kirjath Arba, qui est Hébron, dans le pays de Canaan; et Abraham vint pour mener deuil sur Sara et pour la pleurer. |
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, | Abraham se leva de devant son mort, et parla ainsi aux fils de Heth: |
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. | Je suis étranger et habitant parmi vous; donnez-moi la possession d`un sépulcre chez vous, pour enterrer mon mort et l`ôter de devant moi. |
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, | Les fils de Heth répondirent à Abraham, en lui disant: |
Hear us, my lord. Thou art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. | Écoute-nous, mon seigneur! Tu es un prince de Dieu au milieu de nous; enterre ton mort dans celui de nos sépulcres que tu choisiras; aucun de nous ne te refusera son sépulcre pour enterrer ton mort. |
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. | Abraham se leva, et se prosterna devant le peuple du pays, devant les fils de Heth. |
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, | Et il leur parla ainsi: Si vous permettez que j`enterre mon mort et que je l`ôte de devant mes yeux, écoutez-moi, et priez pour moi Éphron, fils de Tsochar, |
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place. | de me céder la caverne de Macpéla, qui lui appartient, à l`extrémité de son champ, de me la céder contre sa valeur en argent, afin qu`elle me serve de possession sépulcrale au milieu de vous. |
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, | Éphron était assis parmi les fils de Heth. Et Éphron, le Héthien, répondit à Abraham, en présence des fils de Heth et de tous ceux qui entraient par la porte de sa ville: |
Nay, my lord, hear me. The field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee. In the presence of the children of my people give I it thee. Bury thy dead. | Non, mon seigneur, écoute-moi! Je te donne le champ, et je te donne la caverne qui y est. Je te les donne, aux yeux des fils de mon peuple: enterre ton mort. |
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. | Abraham se prosterna devant le peuple du pays. |
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. | Et il parla ainsi à Éphron, en présence du peuple du pays: Écoute-moi, je te prie! Je donne le prix du champ: accepte-le de moi; et j`y enterrerai mon mort. |
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, | Et Éphron répondit à Abraham, en lui disant: |
My lord, hearken unto me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead. | Mon seigneur, écoute-moi! Une terre de quatre cents sicles d`argent, qu`est-ce que cela entre moi et toi? Enterre ton mort. |
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant. | Abraham comprit Éphron; et Abraham pesa à Éphron l`argent qu`il avait dit, en présence des fils de Heth, quatre cents sicles d`argent ayant cours chez le marchand. |
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure | Le champ d`Éphron à Macpéla, vis-à-vis de Mamré, le champ et la caverne qui y est, et tous les arbres qui sont dans le champ et dans toutes ses limites alentour, |
unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. | devinrent ainsi la propriété d`Abraham, aux yeux des fils de Heth et de tous ceux qui entraient par la porte de sa ville. |
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. | Après cela, Abraham enterra Sara, sa femme, dans la caverne du champ de Macpéla, vis-à-vis de Mamré, qui est Hébron, dans le pays de Canaan. |
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. | Le champ et la caverne qui y est demeurèrent à Abraham comme possession sépulcrale, acquise des fils de Heth. |