تكوين 18
| ثُمَّ ظَهَرَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ بَلُّوطَاتِ مَمْرَا وَقْتَ اشْتِدَادِ حَرِّ النَّهَارِ، | ١ 1 |
And God appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance to the tent in the heat of the day.
| فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَإذَا بِهِ يَرَى ثَلاثَةَ رِجَالٍ مَاثِلِينَ لَدَيْهِ. فَأَسْرَعَ لاسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ مِنْ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ وَسَجَدَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ. | ٢ 2 |
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent, and bowed himself to the earth,
| وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ حَظِيْتُ بِرِضَاكَ فَلا تَعْبُرْ عَنْ عَبْدِكَ. | ٣ 3 |
and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not go on past your servant.
| بَلْ دَعْنِي أُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ مَاءٍ تَغْسِلُونَ بِهِ أَرْجُلَكُمْ وَتَتَّكِئُونَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، | ٤ 4 |
Now let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
| ثُمَّ آتِي لَكُمْ بِلُقْمَةِ خُبْزٍ تُسْنِدُونَ بِها قُلُوبَكُمْ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تُوَاصِلُونَ مَسِيرَتَكُمْ، لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ مِلْتُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ عَبْدِكُمْ». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «حَسَناً، لِيَكُنْ كَمَا قُلْتَ». | ٥ 5 |
I will get a bit of food so you may refresh yourselves. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
| فَأَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى دَاخِلِ الْخَيْمَةِ إِلَى زَوْجَتِهِ سَارَةَ وَقَالَ: «هَيَّا أَسْرِعِي وَاعْجِنِي ثَلاثَ كَيْلاتٍ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الدَّقِيقِ وَاخْبِزِيهَا». | ٦ 6 |
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly, get three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread."
| ثُمَّ أَسْرَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ نَحْوَ قَطِيعِهِ وَاخْتَارَ عِجْلاً غَضّاً مُسَمَّناً وَأَعْطَاهُ لِغُلامٍ كَيْ يُجَهِّزَهُ. | ٧ 7 |
Abraham ran to the herd, and took a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it.
| ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زُبْداً وَلَبَناً وَالْعِجْلَ الَّذِي طَبَخَهُ، وَمَدَّهَا أَمَامَهُمْ، وَبَقِيَ وَاقِفاً فِي خِدْمَتِهِمْ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَهُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ. | ٨ 8 |
He took curds, milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
| ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ: «أَيْنَ زَوْجَتُكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «هَا هِيَ فِي الْخَيْمَةِ». | ٩ 9 |
They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife? He said, "See, in the tent."
| فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ آنَئِذٍ قَدْ وَلَدَتْ لَكَ ابْناً». وَكَانَتْ سَارَةُ وَرَاءَهُ، عِنْدَ بَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ، فَسَمِعَتْ حَدِيثَهُ. | ١٠ 10 |
Then he said, "I will certainly return to you at the time of life. Look, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard from the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
| وَكَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَسَارَةُ عَجُوزَيْنِ طَاعِنَيْنِ جِدّاً فِي السِّنِّ وَقَدْ تَجَاوَزَتْ سَارَةُ سِنَّ الْيَأْسِ. | ١١ 11 |
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
| فَضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا قَائِلَةً: «أَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَنِيَ عُمْرِي وَأَصْبَحَ زَوْجِي شَيْخاً يَكُونُ لِي هَذَا التَّنَعُّمُ؟» | ١٢ 12 |
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my husband being old also?"
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ: «لِمَاذَا ضَحِكَتْ سَارَةُ قَائِلَةً: أَحَقّاً أَلِدُ ابْناً وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ سِنَّ الشَّيْخُوخَةِ؟ | ١٣ 13 |
And God said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child when I am old?'
| أَيَتَعَذَّرُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ شَيْءٌ؟ سَأَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْوَقْتِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ فَتَكُونُ سَارَةُ قَدْ أَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً». | ١٤ 14 |
Is anything too difficult for God? At the set time I will return to you, at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son."
| فَخَافَتْ سَارَةُ وَأَنْكَرَتْ قَائِلَةً: «لَمْ أَضْحَكْ». فَقَالَ: «لا، بَلْ ضَحِكْتِ». | ١٥ 15 |
But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."
| ثُمَّ نَهَضَ الرِّجَالُ وَتَطَلَّعُوا نَحْوَ سَدُومَ. فَمَشَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَعَهُمْ لِيُوَدِّعَهُمْ. | ١٦ 16 |
The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «أَأَكْتُمُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَا أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ؟ | ١٧ 17 |
And God said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
| وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ أُمَّةً كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً، وَبِهِ تَتَبَارَكُ شُعُوبُ الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً، | ١٨ 18 |
seeing that Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?
| لأَنَّنِي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُهُ لِيُوْصِيَ بَنِيهِ وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ كَيْ يَحْفَظُوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ، عَامِلِينَ الْبِرَّ وَالْعَدْلَ، حَتَّى يُنْجِزَ الرَّبُّ مَا وَعَدَ بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ». | ١٩ 19 |
For I have made myself known to him, so that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, so that God may bring to Abraham that which he has spoken to him."
| وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «لأَنَّ الشَّكْوَى ضِدَّ مَظَالِمِ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ وَخَطِيئَتُهُمْ قَدْ عَظُمَتْ جِدّاً | ٢٠ 20 |
And God said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is so grievous,
| أَنْزِلُ لأَرَى إِنْ كَانَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ مُطَابِقَةً لِلشَّكْوَى ضِدَّهُمْ وَإلَّا فَأَعْلَمُ». | ٢١ 21 |
I will go down now, and see whether they have done entirely according to the outcry which has come to me. And if not, I will know."
| وَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلانِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ نَحْوَ سَدُومَ، وَبَقِيَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَاثِلاً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before God.
| فَاقْتَرَبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَقَالَ: «أَتُهْلِكُ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ؟ | ٢٣ 23 |
Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
| لَوْ وُجِدَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَمْسُونَ بَارّاً، فَهَلْ تُدَمِّرُهَا وَلا تَصْفَحُ عَنْهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسِينَ بَارّاً الَّذِينَ فِيهَا؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you sweep it away and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
| تَنَزَّهْتَ عَنْ أَنْ تُهْلِكَ الْبَارَّ مَعَ الأَثِيمِ، فَيَكُونُ الْبَارُّ كَالأَثِيمِ؛ حَاشَا لَكَ. أَدَيَّانُ الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا لَا يُجْرِي عَدْلاً؟» | ٢٥ 25 |
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي سَدُومَ خَمْسِينَ بَارّاً فَإِنَّنِي أَصْفَحُ عَنِ الْمَكَانِ كُلِّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ». | ٢٦ 26 |
And God said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."
| فَأَجَابَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَخَذْتُ فِي مُخَاطَبَةِ الْمَوْلَى، مَعَ أَنَّنِي لَسْتُ سِوَى تُرَابٍ وَرَمَادٍ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Abraham answered, "Look, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
| مَاذَا لَوْ نَقَصَ الْخَمْسُونَ بَارّاً خَمْسَةً؟ أَفَتُهْلِكُ الْمَدِينَةَ كُلَّهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخَمْسَةِ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «إِنْ وَجَدْتُ خَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ بَارّاً لَا أُهْلِكُهَا». | ٢٨ 28 |
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
| فَخَاطَبَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثَانِيَةً: «وَمَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ أَرْبَعُونَ بَارّاً فَقَطْ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الأَرْبَعِينَ». | ٢٩ 29 |
He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، بَلْ دَعْنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ. مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ ثَلاثُونَ بَارّاً؟». فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا إِنْ وَجَدْتُ ثَلاثِينَ». | ٣٠ 30 |
He said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «هَا أَنَا قَدِ اسْتَرْسَلْتُ فِي الْكَلامِ أَمَامَ الْمَوْلَى، فَمَاذَا لَوْ وَجَدْتَ هُنَاكَ عِشْرِينَ بَارّاً؟» فَقَالَ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعِشْرِينَ». | ٣١ 31 |
He said, "Look, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."
| وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «لا يَغْضَبِ الْمَوْلَى، فَأَتَكَلَّمَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: مَاذَا لَوْ وُجِدَ هُنَاكَ عَشَرَةٌ؟». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «لا أُهْلِكُهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْعَشَرَةِ». | ٣٢ 32 |
He said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
| وَعِنْدَمَا فَرَغَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ مُحَادَثَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَضَى، وَرَجَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
When he finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned to his place.
