Genèse 20
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Genesis 20
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Abraham partit de là pour la contrée du midi; il s`établit entre Kadès et Schur, et fit un séjour à Guérar. | And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar. |
Abraham disait de Sara, sa femme: C`est ma soeur. Abimélec, roi de Guérar, fit enlever Sara. | And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. |
Alors Dieu apparut en songe à Abimélec pendant la nuit, et lui dit: Voici, tu vas mourir à cause de la femme que tu as enlevée, car elle a un mari. | But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife. |
Abimélec, qui ne s`était point approché d`elle, répondit: Seigneur, ferais-tu périr même une nation juste? | Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? |
Ne m`a-t-il pas dit: C`est ma soeur? et elle-même n`a-t-elle pas dit: C`est mon frère? J`ai agi avec un coeur pur et avec des mains innocentes. | Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this. |
Dieu lui dit en songe: Je sais que tu as agi avec un coeur pur; aussi t`ai-je empêché de pécher contre moi. C`est pourquoi je n`ai pas permis que tu la touchasse. | And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. |
Maintenant, rends la femme de cet homme; car il est prophète, il priera pour toi, et tu vivras. Mais, si tu ne la rends pas, sache que tu mourras, toi et tout ce qui t`appartient. | Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live. And if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. |
Abimélec se leva de bon matin, il appela tous ses serviteurs, et leur rapporta toutes ces choses; et ces gens furent saisis d`une grande frayeur. | And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid. |
Abimélec appela aussi Abraham, et lui dit: Qu`est-ce que tu nous as fait? Et en quoi t`ai-je offensé, que tu aies fait venir sur moi et sur mon royaume un si grand péché? Tu as commis à mon égard des actes qui ne doivent pas se commettre. | Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. |
Et Abimélec dit à Abraham: Quelle intention avais-tu pour agir de la sorte? | And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? |
Abraham répondit: Je me disais qu`il n`y avait sans doute aucune crainte de Dieu dans ce pays, et que l`on me tuerait à cause de ma femme. | And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife's sake. |
De plus, il est vrai qu`elle est ma soeur, fille de mon père; seulement, elle n`est pas fille de ma mère; et elle est devenue ma femme. | And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife: |
Lorsque Dieu me fit errer loin de la maison de mon père, je dis à Sara: Voici la grâce que tu me feras; dans tous les lieux où nous irons, dis de moi: C`est mon frère. | and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. |
Abimélec prit des brebis et des boeufs, des serviteurs et des servantes, et les donna à Abraham; et il lui rendit Sara, sa femme. | And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. |
Abimélec dit: Voici, mon pays est devant toi; demeure où il te plaira. | And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee. |
Et il dit à Sara: Voici, je donne à ton frère mille pièces d`argent; cela te sera un voile sur les yeux pour tous ceux qui sont avec toi, et auprès de tous tu seras justifiée. | And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted. |
Abraham pria Dieu, et Dieu guérit Abimélec, sa femme et ses servantes; et elles purent enfanter. | And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children. |
Car l`Éternel avait frappé de stérilité toute la maison d`Abimélec, à cause de Sara, femme d`Abraham. | For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. |