اَلتَّكْوِينُ 35

١ 1 ثُمَّ قَالَ ٱللهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «قُمِ ٱصْعَدْ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَأَقِمْ هُنَاكَ، وَٱصْنَعْ هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي ظَهَرَ لَكَ حِينَ هَرَبْتَ مِنْ وَجْهِ عِيسُو أَخِيكَ».

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

٢ 2 فَقَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِبَيْتِهِ وَلِكُلِّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ: «ٱعْزِلُوا ٱلْآلِهَةَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ ٱلَّتِي بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَطَهَّرُوا وَأَبْدِلُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ.

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are amongst you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

٣ 3 وَلْنَقُمْ وَنَصْعَدْ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ، فَأَصْنَعَ هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي ٱسْتَجَابَ لِي فِي يَوْمِ ضِيقَتِي، وَكَانَ مَعِي فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّذِي ذَهَبْتُ فِيهِ».

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

٤ 4 فَأَعْطَوْا يَعْقُوبَ كُلَّ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْغَرِيبَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَٱلْأَقْرَاطِ ٱلَّتِي فِي آذَانِهِمْ، فَطَمَرَهَا يَعْقُوبُ تَحْتَ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ شَكِيمَ.

They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ رَحَلُوا، وَكَانَ خَوْفُ ٱللهِ عَلَى ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَسْعَوْا وَرَاءَ بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ.

They travelled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.

٦ 6 فَأَتَى يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى لُوزَ ٱلَّتِي فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ، وَهِيَ بَيْتُ إِيلَ. هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

٧ 7 وَبَنَى هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا، وَدَعَا ٱلْمَكَانَ «إِيلَ بَيْتِ إِيلَ» لِأَنَّهُ هُنَاكَ ظَهَرَ لَهُ ٱللهُ حِينَ هَرَبَ مِنْ وَجْهِ أَخِيهِ.

He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

٨ 8 وَمَاتَتْ دَبُورَةُ مُرْضِعَةُ رِفْقَةَ وَدُفِنَتْ تَحْتَ بَيْتَ إِيلَ تَحْتَ ٱلْبَلُّوطَةِ، فَدَعَا ٱسْمَهَا «أَلُّونَ بَاكُوتَ».

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.

٩ 9 وَظَهَرَ ٱللهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ أَيْضًا حِينَ جَاءَ مِنْ فَدَّانِ أَرَامَ وَبَارَكَهُ.

God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ لَهُ ٱللهُ: «ٱسْمُكَ يَعْقُوبُ. لَا يُدْعَى ٱسْمُكَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ يَعْقُوبَ، بَلْ يَكُونُ ٱسْمُكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ». فَدَعَا ٱسْمَهُ «إِسْرَائِيلَ».

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ لَهُ ٱللهُ: «أَنَا ٱللهُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ. أَثْمِرْ وَٱكْثُرْ. أُمَّةٌ وَجَمَاعَةُ أُمَمٍ تَكُونُ مِنْكَ، وَمُلُوكٌ سَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ.

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

١٢ 12 وَٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ، لَكَ أُعْطِيهَا، وَلِنَسْلِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ أُعْطِي ٱلْأَرْضَ».

The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.”

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُ.

God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

١٤ 14 فَنَصَبَ يَعْقُوبُ عَمُودًا فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُ، عَمُودًا مِنْ حَجَرٍ، وَسَكَبَ عَلَيْهِ سَكِيبًا، وَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِ زَيْتًا.

Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

١٥ 15 وَدَعَا يَعْقُوبُ ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَكَلَّمَ ٱللهُ مَعَهُ «بَيْتَ إِيلَ».

Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”.

١٦ 16 ثُمَّ رَحَلُوا مِنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ. وَلَمَّا كَانَ مَسَافَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدُ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا إِلَى أَفْرَاتَةَ، وَلَدَتْ رَاحِيلُ وَتَعَسَّرَتْ وِلَادَتُهَا.

They travelled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labour.

١٧ 17 وَحَدَثَ حِينَ تَعسَّرَتْ وِلَادَتُهِا أَنَّ ٱلْقَابِلَةَ قَالَتِ لَهَا: «لَا تَخَافِي، لِأَنَّ هَذَا أَيْضًا ٱبْنٌ لَكِ».

When she was in hard labour, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِ نَفْسِهَا، لِأَنَّهَا مَاتَتْ، أَنَّهَا دَعَتِ ٱسْمَهُ «بَنْ أُونِي». وَأَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَدَعَاهُ «بَنْيَامِينَ».

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

١٩ 19 فَمَاتَتْ رَاحِيلُ وَدُفِنَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ أَفْرَاتَةَ، ٱلَّتِي هِيَ بَيْتُ لَحْمٍ.

Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).

٢٠ 20 فَنَصَبَ يَعْقُوبُ عَمُودًا عَلَى قَبْرِهَا، وَهُوَ «عَمُودُ قَبْرِ رَاحِيلَ» إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ.

Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

٢١ 21 ثُمَّ رَحَلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَنَصَبَ خَيْمَتَهُ وَرَاءَ مَجْدَلَ عِدْرٍ.

Israel travelled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

٢٢ 22 وَحَدَثَ إِذْ كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ سَاكِنًا فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، أَنَّ رَأُوبَيْنَ ذَهَبَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ مَعَ بِلْهَةَ سُرِّيَّةِ أَبِيهِ، وَسَمِعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ. وَكَانَ بَنُو يَعْقُوبَ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ:

While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

٢٣ 23 بَنُو لَيْئَةَ: رَأُوبَيْنُ بِكْرُ يَعْقُوبَ، وَشِمْعُونُ وَلَاوِي وَيَهُوذَا وَيَسَّاكَرُ وَزَبُولُونُ.

The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

٢٤ 24 وَٱبْنَا رَاحِيلَ: يُوسُفُ وَبَنْيَامِينُ.

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

٢٥ 25 وَٱبْنَا بِلْهَةَ جَارِيَةِ رَاحِيلَ: دَانُ وَنَفْتَالِي.

The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.

٢٦ 26 وَٱبْنَا زِلْفَةَ جَارِيَةِ لَيْئَةَ: جَادُ وَأَشِيرُ. هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو يَعْقُوبَ ٱلَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا لَهُ فِي فَدَّانِ أَرَامَ.

The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

٢٧ 27 وَجَاءَ يَعْقُوبُ إِلَى إِسْحَاقَ أَبِيهِ إِلَى مَمْرَا، قِرْيَةِ أَرْبَعَ، ٱلَّتِي هِيَ حَبْرُونُ، حَيْثُ تَغَرَّبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَإِسْحَاقُ.

Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

٢٨ 28 وَكَانَتْ أَيَّامُ إِسْحَاقَ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً.

The days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

٢٩ 29 فَأَسْلَمَ إِسْحَاقُ رُوحَهُ وَمَاتَ وَٱنْضَمَّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ، شَيْخًا وَشَبْعَانَ أَيَّامًا. وَدَفَنَهُ عِيسُو وَيَعْقُوبُ ٱبْنَاهُ.

Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.