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 lande besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. Wherefore Izhak went to Abimelech King of the Philistims vnto Gerar.

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

For the Lord appeared vnto him, and sayde, Goe not downe into Egypt, but abide in the land which I shall shewe vnto thee.

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

Dwell in this lande, and I will be with thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee, and to thy seede I will giue all these countreys: and I will performe the othe which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

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

Also I wil cause thy seede to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seede all these countreys: and in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

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

Because that Abraham obeyed my voyce and kept mine ordinance, my commandements, my statutes, and my Lawes.

٦ 6 فَأَقَامَ إِسْحَاقُ فِي جَرَارَ.

So Izhak dwelt in Gerar.

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 asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.

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

So after hee had bene there long time, Abimelech King of the Philistims looked out at a windowe, and loe, he sawe Izhak sporting with Rebekah his wife.

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

Then Abimelech called Izhak, and sayde, Loe, shee is of a suertie thy wife, and why saydest thou, She is my sister? To whom Izhak answered, Because I thought this, It may be that I shall dye for her.

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

Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almost lien by thy wife, so shouldest thou haue brought sinne vpon vs.

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

Then Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man, or his wife, shall die the death.

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

Afterwarde Izhak sowed in that lande, and founde in the same yeere an hundreth folde by estimation: and so the Lord blessed him.

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

And the man waxed mightie, and stil increased, till he was exceeding great,

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

For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had enuy at him.

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

In so much that the Philistims stopped and filled vp with earth all the welles, which his fathers seruantes digged in his father Abrahams time.

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

Then Abimelech sayde vnto Izhak, Get thee from vs, for thou art mightier then wee a great deale.

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

Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, 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 Izhak returning, digged the welles of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philistims had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and hee gaue them the same names, which his father gaue them.

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

Izhaks seruantes then digged in the valley, and found there a well of liuing water.

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

But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well Esek, because they were at strife with him.

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

Afterwarde they digged another well, and stroue for that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah.

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».

Then he remoued thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called hee the name of it Rehoboth, and sayde, Because the Lord hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

So he went vp thence to Beer-sheba.

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 vnto him the same night, and sayde, I am the God of Abraham thy father: feare not, for I am with thee, and wil blesse thee, and will multiplie thy seede for my seruant Abrahams sake.

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

Then he builte an altar there, and called vpon the Name of the Lord, and there spred his tent: where also Izhaks seruauntes digged a well.

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

Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.

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

To whom Izhak sayd, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate mee and haue put mee away from you?

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

Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lord was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.

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

If thou shalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and sent thee away in peace: thou nowe, the blessed of the Lord, doe this.

٣٠ 30 فَصَنَعَ لَهُمْ ضِيَافَةً، فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا.

Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke.

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

And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

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

And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.

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

So hee called it Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called Beer-sheba vnto this day.

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

Nowe when Esau was fourtie yeere olde, he tooke to wife Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon an Hittite also.

٣٥ 35 فَكَانَتَا مَرَارَةَ نَفْسٍ لِإِسْحَاقَ وَرِفْقَةَ.

And they were a griefe of minde to Izhak and to Rebekah.