اَلتَّكْوِينُ 26

١ 1 وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ جُوعٌ غَيْرُ ٱلْجُوعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ فِي أَيَّامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَذَهَبَ إِسْحَاقُ إِلَى أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، إِلَى جَرَارَ.

And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.

٢ 2 وَظَهَرَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «لَا تَنْزِلْ إِلَى مِصْرَ. ٱسْكُنْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَقُولُ لَكَ.

And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell thee of.

٣ 3 تَغَرَّبْ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَكُونَ مَعَكَ وَأُبَارِكَكَ، لِأَنِّي لَكَ وَلِنَسْلِكَ أُعْطِي جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ ٱلْبِلَادِ، وَأَفِي بِٱلْقَسَمِ ٱلَّذِي أَقْسَمْتُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِيكَ.

And sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee, and bless thee, for I will give to thee and to thy seed all this land; and I will establish my oath which I swore to thy father Abraam.

٤ 4 وَأُكَثِّرُ نَسْلَكَ كَنُجُومِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَأُعْطِي نَسْلَكَ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ ٱلْبِلَادِ، وَتَتَبَارَكُ فِي نَسْلِكَ جَمِيعُ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ،

And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven; and I will give to thy seed all this land, and all the nations of the earth shall be blest in thy seed.

٥ 5 مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ سَمِعَ لِقَوْلِي وَحَفِظَ مَا يُحْفَظُ لِي: أَوَامِرِي وَفَرَائِضِي وَشَرَائِعِي».

Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.

٦ 6 فَأَقَامَ إِسْحَاقُ فِي جَرَارَ.

And Isaac dwelt in Gerara.

٧ 7 وَسَأَلَهُ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَكَانِ عَنِ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: «هِيَ أُخْتِي». لِأَنَّهُ خَافَ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «ٱمْرَأَتِي» لَعَلَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْمَكَانِ: «يَقْتُلُونَنِي مِنْ أَجْلِ رِفْقَةَ» لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ حَسَنَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ.

And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebecca, because she was fair.

٨ 8 وَحَدَثَ إِذْ طَالَتْ لَهُ ٱلْأَيَّامُ هُنَاكَ أَنَّ أَبِيمَالِكَ مَلِكَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَشْرَفَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ وَنَظَرَ، وَإِذَا إِسْحَاقُ يُلَاعِبُ رِفْقَةَ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ.

And he remained there a long time, and Abimelech the king of Gerara leaned to look through the window, and saw Isaac sporting with Rebecca his wife.

٩ 9 فَدَعَا أَبِيمَالِكُ إِسْحَاقَ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا هِيَ ٱمْرَأَتُكَ! فَكَيْفَ قُلْتَ: هِيَ أُخْتِي؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ إِسْحَاقُ: «لِأَنِّي قُلْتُ: لَعَلِّي أَمُوتُ بِسَبَبِهَا».

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then thy wife? why hast thou said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, [I did so], for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتَ بِنَا؟ لَوْلَا قَلِيلٌ لَٱضْطَجَعَ أَحَدُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَتِكَ فَجَلَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ذَنْبًا».

And Abimelech said to him, Why hast thou done this to us? one of my kindred within a little had lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought [a sin of] ignorance upon us.

١١ 11 فَأَوْصَى أَبِيمَالِكُ جَمِيعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلًا: «ٱلَّذِي يَمَسُّ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلَ أَوِ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ مَوْتًا يَمُوتُ».

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

١٢ 12 وَزَرَعَ إِسْحَاقُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصَابَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّنَةِ مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ، وَبَارَكَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley and hundred-fold, and the Lord blessed him.

١٣ 13 فَتَعَاظَمَ ٱلرَّجُلُ وَكَانَ يَتَزَايَدُ فِي ٱلتَّعَاظُمِ حَتَّى صَارَ عَظِيمًا جِدًّا.

And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.

١٤ 14 فَكَانَ لَهُ مَوَاشٍ مِنَ ٱلْغَنَمِ وَمَوَاشٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَعَبِيدٌ كَثِيرُونَ. فَحَسَدَهُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ.

And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.

١٥ 15 وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْآبَارِ، ٱلَّتِي حَفَرَهَا عَبِيدُ أَبِيهِ فِي أَيَّامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِيهِ، طَمَّهَا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَمَلَأُوهَا تُرَابًا.

And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَ أَبِيمَالِكُ لِإِسْحَاقَ: «ٱذْهَبْ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا لِأَنَّكَ صِرْتَ أَقْوَى مِنَّا جِدًّا».

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.

١٧ 17 فَمَضَى إِسْحَاقُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ، وَنَزَلَ فِي وَادِي جَرَارَ وَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ.

And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and dwelt there.

١٨ 18 فَعَادَ إِسْحَاقُ وَنَبَشَ آبَارَ ٱلْمَاءِ ٱلَّتِي حَفَرُوهَا فِي أَيَّامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِيهِ، وَطَمَّهَا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِيهِ، وَدَعَاهَا بِأَسْمَاءٍ كَٱلْأَسْمَاءِ ٱلَّتِي دَعَاهَا بِهَا أَبُوهُ.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.

١٩ 19 وَحَفَرَ عَبِيدُ إِسْحَاقَ فِي ٱلْوَادِي فَوَجَدُوا هُنَاكَ بِئْرَ مَاءٍ حَيٍّ.

And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.

٢٠ 20 فَخَاصَمَ رُعَاةُ جَرَارَ رُعَاةَ إِسْحَاقَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَنَا ٱلْمَاءُ». فَدَعَا ٱسْمَ ٱلْبِئْرِ «عِسِقَ» لِأَنَّهُمْ نَازَعُوهُ.

And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him.

٢١ 21 ثُمَّ حَفَرُوا بِئْرًا أُخْرَى وَتَخَاصَمُوا عَلَيْهَا أَيْضًا، فَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «سِطْنَةَ».

And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ نَقَلَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا أُخْرَى وَلَمْ يَتَخَاصَمُوا عَلَيْهَا، فَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «رَحُوبُوتَ»، وَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ قَدْ أَرْحَبَ لَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ وَأَثْمَرْنَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ».

And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

And he went up thence to the well of the oath.

٢٤ 24 فَظَهَرَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ وَقَالَ: «أَنَا إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِيكَ. لَا تَخَفْ لِأَنِّي مَعَكَ، وَأُبَارِكُكَ وَأُكَثِّرُ نَسْلَكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَبْدِي».

And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the God of Abraam thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraam thy father.

٢٥ 25 فَبَنَى هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا وَدَعَا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَنَصَبَ هُنَاكَ خَيْمَتَهُ، وَحَفَرَ هُنَاكَ عَبِيدُ إِسْحَاقَ بِئْرًا.

And he built there an altar, and called on the name of the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the valley of Gerara.

٢٦ 26 وَذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ جَرَارَ أَبِيمَالِكُ وَأَحُزَّاتُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَفِيكُولُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ.

And Abimelech came to him from Gerara, and so did Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army.

٢٧ 27 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِسْحَاقُ: «مَا بَالُكُمْ أَتَيْتُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ أَبْغَضْتُمُونِي وَصَرَفْتُمُونِي مِنْ عِنْدِكُمْ؟»

And Isaac said to them, Wherefore have ye come to me? whereas ye hated me, and sent me away from you.

٢٨ 28 فَقَالُوا: «إِنَّنَا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَانَ مَعَكَ، فَقُلْنَا: لِيَكُنْ بَيْنَنَا حَلْفٌ، بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ، وَنَقْطَعُ مَعَكَ عَهْدًا:

And they said, We have surely seen that the Lord was with thee, and we said, Let there be an oath between us and thee, and we will make a covenant with thee,

٢٩ 29 أَنْ لَا تَصْنَعَ بِنَا شَرًّا، كَمَا لَمْ نَمَسَّكَ وَكَمَا لَمْ نَصْنَعْ بِكَ إِلَا خَيْرًا وَصَرَفْنَاكَ بِسَلَامٍ. أَنْتَ ٱلْآنَ مُبَارَكُ ٱلرَّبِّ».

that thou shalt do no wrong by us, as we have not abhorred thee, and according as we have treated thee well, and have sent thee forth peaceably; and now thou art blessed of the Lord.

٣٠ 30 فَصَنَعَ لَهُمْ ضِيَافَةً، فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا.

And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

٣١ 31 ثُمَّ بَكَّرُوا فِي ٱلْغَدِ وَحَلَفُوا بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ، وَصَرَفَهُمْ إِسْحَاقُ. فَمَضَوْا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ بِسَلَامٍ.

And they arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbour; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.

٣٢ 32 وَحَدَثَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّ عَبِيدَ إِسْحَاقَ جَاءُوا وَأَخْبَرُوهُ عَنِ ٱلْبِئْرِ ٱلَّتِي حَفَرُوا، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «قَدْ وَجَدْنَا مَاءً».

And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.

٣٣ 33 فَدَعَاهَا «شِبْعَةَ»، لِذَلِكَ ٱسْمُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ بِئْرُ سَبْعٍ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.

٣٤ 34 وَلَمَّا كَانَ عِيسُو ٱبْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ٱتَّخَذَ زَوْجَةً: يَهُودِيتَ ٱبْنَةَ بِيرِي ٱلْحِثِّيِّ، وَبَسْمَةَ ٱبْنَةَ إِيلُونَ ٱلْحِثِّيِّ.

And Esau was forty years old; and he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite.

٣٥ 35 فَكَانَتَا مَرَارَةَ نَفْسٍ لِإِسْحَاقَ وَرِفْقَةَ.

And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca.