L’histoire de la famille d’Ésaü

Les fils d’Esaü

36 Voici la généalogie d’Esaü appelé aussi Edom. Esaü prit des femmes cananéennes pour épouses : Ada, fille d’Elôn le Hittite ; Oholibama, fille d’Ana, fille de Tsibeôn le Hévien, ainsi que Basmath, fille d’Ismaël et sœur de Nebayoth. Ada lui donna Eliphaz ; et Basmath, Reouel ; Oholibama accoucha de Yeoush, Yaelam et Qorah. Tels sont les fils d’Esaü qui lui naquirent au pays de Canaan. Esaü emmena ses femmes, ses fils et ses filles et tous les gens attachés à sa maison ainsi que ses troupeaux, son bétail et tous les biens qu’il avait acquis au pays de Canaan, et il émigra dans un autre pays, loin de Jacob, son frère. Car leurs troupeaux étaient trop nombreux pour qu’ils puissent demeurer ensemble, et le pays où ils séjournaient ne pouvait plus subvenir à leurs besoins à cause de l’importance de leurs troupeaux. Ainsi, Esaü s’établit dans la montagne de Séir. Esaü, c’est Edom.

Les Edomites : descendants d’Esaü

Voici la généalogie d’Esaü, l’ancêtre d’Edom, dans la montagne de Séir. 10 Noms des fils d’Esaü : Eliphaz, fils d’Ada, épouse d’Esaü ; Reouel, fils de Basmath, épouse d’Esaü. 11 Eliphaz eut pour fils : Témân, Omar, Tsepho, Gaetam et Qenaz. 12 L’épouse de second rang d’Eliphaz, Timna, lui donna Amalec. Ce sont là les fils d’Ada, femme d’Esaü. 13 Et voici les fils de Reouel : Nahath, Zérah, Shamma et Mizza. Tels sont les fils de Basmath, femme d’Esaü. 14 Oholibama, fille d’Ana, fille de Tsibeôn, femme d’Esaü, lui donna Yeoush, Yaelam et Qorah.

Les chefs des familles des fils d’Esaü

15 Voici les chefs des familles des fils d’Esaü. Fils d’Eliphaz, premier-né d’Esaü : les chefs Témân, Omar, Tsepho, Qenaz, 16 Qorah[a], Gaetam et Amalec. Tels sont les chefs de la famille d’Eliphaz, fils d’Ada, au pays d’Edom. 17 Voici les fils de Reouel, fils d’Esaü : les chefs Nahath, Zérah, Shamma et Mizza. Tels sont les chefs de la famille de Reouel, fils de Basmath, au pays d’Edom. 18 Voici les fils d’Oholibama, femme d’Esaü : les chefs Yeoush, Yaelam et Qorah. Tels sont les chefs de la famille d’Oholibama fille d’Ana et femme d’Esaü. 19 Ce sont là les fils d’Esaü, les chefs de familles : c’est Edom.

Les descendants du Horien Séir

20 Voici les descendants de Séir, le Horien[b], premiers habitants du pays : Lotân, Shobal, Tsibeôn, Ana, 21 Dishôn, Etser et Dishân. Tels sont les chefs des familles des Horiens, fils de Séir, au pays d’Edom. 22 Les fils de Lotân sont Hori et Hémam. La sœur de Lotân s’appelait Timna. 23 Et voici les fils de Shobal : Alvân, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho et Onam. 24 Et voici les fils de Tsibeôn : Aya et Ana. C’est Ana qui trouva de l’eau[c] dans le désert quand il faisait paître les ânes de son père Tsibeôn. 25 Voici les enfants d’Ana : son fils Dishôn et sa fille Oholibama. 26 Voici les fils de Dishân : Hemdân, Eshbân, Yitrân et Kerân. 27 Voici les fils d’Etser : Bilhân, Zaavân et Aqân. 28 Voici les fils de Dishân : Outs et Arân. 29 Voici les chefs des familles des Horiens ; les chefs Lotân, Shobal, Tsibeôn, Ana, 30 Dishôn, Etser et Dishân. Ce sont eux qui étaient les chefs des familles des Horiens au pays de Séir.

Les rois d’Edom

31 Voici les rois qui ont régné dans le pays d’Edom avant qu’il y ait des rois en Israël[d] : 32 Béla, fils de Béor, régna sur Edom, sa ville s’appelait Dinhaba. 33 Après sa mort, Yobab, fils de Zérah, de Botsra, régna à sa place. 34 Yobab mourut et Housham, du pays des Témanites, régna à sa place. 35 Après la mort de Housham, Hadad, fils de Bedad, régna à sa place. Il battit les Madianites dans la campagne de Moab ; il venait de la ville d’Avith. 36 Après la mort de Hadad, Samla de Masréqa régna à sa place. 37 Après la mort de Samla, Saül, de Rehoboth sur le fleuve, régna à sa place. 38 Après la mort de Saül, Baal-Hanân, fils d’Akbor, régna à sa place. 39 Après la mort de Baal-Hanân, fils d’Akbor, Hadar régna à sa place. Sa ville s’appelait Paou. Sa femme était Mehétabéel, fille de Matred et petite-fille de Mézahab.

Les chefs des familles issues d’Esaü

40 Voici les noms des chefs des familles d’Esaü, selon leurs localités et d’après leurs noms : les chefs Timna, Alva, Yeteth, 41 Oholibama, Ela, Pinôn, 42 Qenaz, Témân, Mibtsar, 43 Magdiel et Iram. Tels sont les chefs d’Edom selon leurs régions au pays qu’ils occupent. Voilà pour Esaü, l’ancêtre d’Edom.

Footnotes

  1. 36.16 Selon le texte hébreu traditionnel. Ne se trouve pas dans le Pentateuque samaritain ni en Gn 36.11.
  2. 36.20 Ou : Horite. Les Horiens (v. 21) étaient les premiers habitants d’Edom, partiellement chassés par les descendants d’Esaü (Dt 2.12, 22).
  3. 36.24 Selon la version syriaque. Le sens du mot hébreu est inconnu. La Vulgate a : des sources.
  4. 36.31 Autre traduction : avant qu’un roi d’Israël règne sur lui.

Esau Moves

36 Now these are the records of the generations of (A)Esau (that is, Edom).

Esau (B)took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and (C)Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the [a](D)granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; also Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. Adah bore (E)Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath gave birth to Reuel, and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

(F)Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all [b]his household, and his livestock and all his cattle, and all his property which he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to another land away from his brother Jacob. (G)For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the (H)land where they (I)resided could not support them because of their livestock. So Esau lived in the hill country of (J)Seir; Esau is (K)Edom.

Descendants of Esau

These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of [c]the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. 10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [d]Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 Timna was a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore (L)Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 14 And these were the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the [e]granddaughter of Zibeon: [f]she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, are chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek. These are the chiefs [g]descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, and chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs [h]descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 18 And these are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, and chief Korah. These are the chiefs [i]descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

20 These are the sons of Seir (M)the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs [j]descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and [k]Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 23 And these are the sons of Shobal: [l]Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, [m]Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness when he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon. 25 And these are the children of Anah: Dishon, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the sons of [n](N)Dishon: [o]Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and [p]Akan. 28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These are the chiefs [q]descended from the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs [r]descended from the Horites, according to their various chiefs in the land of Seir.

31 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any (O)king reigned over the sons of Israel. 32 [s](P)Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place. 34 Then Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place. 35 Then Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who [t]defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 36 Then Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. 37 Then Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. 38 Then Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place. 39 Then Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and [u]Hadar became king in his place; and the name of his city was [v]Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

40 Now these are the names of the chiefs [w]descended from Esau, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief [x]Alvah, chief Jetheth, 41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 43 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of [y]the Edomites), according to their settlements in the land of their possession.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:2 Lit daughter; LXX son (referring to Anah)
  2. Genesis 36:6 Lit the souls of his house
  3. Genesis 36:9 Lit Edom
  4. Genesis 36:11 In 1 Chr 1:36, Zephi
  5. Genesis 36:14 See note v 2
  6. Genesis 36:14 Lit and she
  7. Genesis 36:16 Lit of Eliphaz
  8. Genesis 36:17 Lit of Reuel
  9. Genesis 36:18 Lit of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife
  10. Genesis 36:21 Lit of the Horites
  11. Genesis 36:22 In 1 Chr 1:39, Homam
  12. Genesis 36:23 In 1 Chr 1:40, Alian
  13. Genesis 36:23 In 1 Chr 1:40, Shephi
  14. Genesis 36:26 Heb Dishan
  15. Genesis 36:26 In 1 Chr 1:41, Hamran
  16. Genesis 36:27 In 1 Chr 1:42, Jaakan
  17. Genesis 36:29 Lit of the Horites
  18. Genesis 36:30 Lit of the Horites
  19. Genesis 36:32 Lit And Bela
  20. Genesis 36:35 Or struck
  21. Genesis 36:39 In 1 Chr 1:50, Hadad
  22. Genesis 36:39 In 1 Chr 1:50, Pai
  23. Genesis 36:40 Lit of Esau
  24. Genesis 36:40 In 1 Chr 1:51, Aliah
  25. Genesis 36:43 Heb Edom

The Family of Esau(A)

36 Now this is the genealogy of Esau, (B)who is Edom. (C)Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the (D)Hittite; (E)Aholibamah[a] the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and (F)Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. Now (G)Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel. And [b]Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob. (H)For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and (I)the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock. So Esau dwelt in (J)Mount Seir. (K)Esau is Edom.

And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir. 10 These were the names of Esau’s sons: (L)Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [c]Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore (M)Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.

13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

14 These were the sons of [d]Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

The Chiefs of Edom

15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, 16 [e]Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah.

17 These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.

18 And these were the sons of [f]Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah. 19 These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.

The Sons of Seir

20 (N)These were the sons of Seir (O)the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and [g]Hemam. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

23 These were the sons of Shobal: [h]Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, [i]Shepho, and Onam.

24 These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the [j]water in the wilderness as he pastured (P)the donkeys of his father Zibeon. 25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and [k]Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

26 These were the sons of [l]Dishon: [m]Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 27 These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and [n]Akan. 28 These were the sons of Dishan: (Q)Uz and Aran.

29 These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, 30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

The Kings of Edom

31 (R)Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 34 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 35 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. 36 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 37 And when Samlah died, Saul of (S)Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. 38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 39 And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, [o]Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was [p]Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

The Chiefs of Esau

40 And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief [q]Alvah, Chief Jetheth, 41 Chief [r]Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of [s]the Edomites.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:2 Or Oholibamah
  2. Genesis 36:5 Or Oholibamah
  3. Genesis 36:11 Zephi, 1 Chr. 1:36
  4. Genesis 36:14 Or Oholibamah
  5. Genesis 36:16 Sam. omits Chief Korah
  6. Genesis 36:18 Or Oholibamah
  7. Genesis 36:22 Homam, 1 Chr. 1:39
  8. Genesis 36:23 Alian, 1 Chr. 1:40
  9. Genesis 36:23 Shephi, 1 Chr. 1:40
  10. Genesis 36:24 So with MT, Vg. (hot springs); LXX Jamin; Tg. mighty men; Talmud mules
  11. Genesis 36:25 Or Oholibamah
  12. Genesis 36:26 Heb. Dishan
  13. Genesis 36:26 Hamran, 1 Chr. 1:41
  14. Genesis 36:27 Jaakan, 1 Chr. 1:42
  15. Genesis 36:39 Sam., Syr. Hadad and 1 Chr. 1:50
  16. Genesis 36:39 Pai, 1 Chr. 1:50
  17. Genesis 36:40 Aliah, 1 Chr. 1:51
  18. Genesis 36:41 Or Oholibamah
  19. Genesis 36:43 Heb. Edom