Genèse 4
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Genesis 4
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Adam connut Eve, sa femme; elle conçut, et enfanta Caïn et elle dit: J`ai formé un homme avec l`aide de l`Éternel. | And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord. |
Elle enfanta encore son frère Abel. Abel fut berger, et Caïn fut laboureur. | Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer. |
Au bout de quelque temps, Caïn fit à l`Éternel une offrande des fruits de la terre; | And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth. |
et Abel, de son côté, en fit une des premiers-nés de son troupeau et de leur graisse. L`Éternel porta un regard favorable sur Abel et sur son offrande; | And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering; |
mais il ne porta pas un regard favorable sur Caïn et sur son offrande. Caïn fut très irrité, et son visage fut abattu. | But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad. |
Et l`Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu? | And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad? |
Certainement, si tu agis bien, tu relèveras ton visage, et si tu agis mal, le péché se couche à la porte, et ses désirs se portent vers toi: mais toi, domine sur lui. | If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master. |
Cependant, Caïn adressa la parole à son frère Abel; mais, comme ils étaient dans les champs, Caïn se jeta sur son frère Abel, et le tua. | And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death. |
L`Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est ton frère Abel? Il répondit: Je ne sais pas; suis-je le gardien de mon frère? | And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper? |
Et Dieu dit: Qu`as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu`à moi. | And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth. |
Maintenant, tu seras maudit de la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère. | And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand; |
Quand tu cultiveras le sol, il ne te donnera plus sa richesse. Tu seras errant et vagabond sur la terre. | No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth. |
Caïn dit à l`Éternel: Mon châtiment est trop grand pour être supporté. | And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength. |
Voici, tu me chasses aujourd`hui de cette terre; je serai caché loin de ta face, je serai errant et vagabond sur la terre, et quiconque me trouvera me tuera. | You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death. |
L`Éternel lui dit: Si quelqu`un tuait Caïn, Caïn serait vengé sept fois. Et l`Éternel mit un signe sur Caïn pour que quiconque le trouverait ne le tuât point. | And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death. |
Puis, Caïn s`éloigna de la face de l`Éternel, et habita dans la terre de Nod, à l`orient d`Éden. | And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. |
Caïn connut sa femme; elle conçut, et enfanta Hénoc. Il bâtit ensuite une ville, et il donna à cette ville le nom de son fils Hénoc. | And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son. |
Hénoc engendra Irad, Irad engendra Mehujaël, Mehujaël engendra Metuschaël, et Metuschaël engendra Lémec. | And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech. |
Lémec prit deux femmes: le nom de l`une était Ada, et le nom de l`autre Tsilla. | And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. |
Ada enfanta Jabal: il fut le père de ceux qui habitent sous des tentes et près des troupeaux. | And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle. |
Le nom de son frère était Jubal: il fut le père de tous ceux qui jouent de la harpe et du chalumeau. | And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music. |
Tsilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubal Caïn, qui forgeait tous les instruments d`airain et de fer. La soeur de Tubal Caïn était Naama. | And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. |
Lémec dit à ses femmes: Ada et Tsilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lémec, écoutez ma parole! J`ai tué un homme pour ma blessure, Et un jeune homme pour ma meurtrissure. | And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow; |
Caïn sera vengé sept fois, Et Lémec soixante-dix-sept fois. | If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's. |
Adam connut encore sa femme; elle enfanta un fils, et l`appela du nom de Seth, car, dit-elle, Dieu m`a donnée un autre fils à la place d`Abel, que Caïn a tué. | And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death. |
Seth eut aussi un fils, et il l`appela du nom d`Énosch. C`est alors que l`on commença à invoquer le nom de l`Éternel. | And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship. |