تكوين 31

١ 1 وَسَمِعَ يَعْقُوبُ مَا يُرَدِّدُهُ أَبْنَاءُ لابَانَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَقَدِ اسْتَوْلَى يَعْقُوبُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا لأَبِينَا، وَجَمَعَ ثَرْوَتَهُ مِمَّا يَمْلِكُهُ وَالِدُنَا».

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's has he got all this glory.

٢ 2 وَرَأَى يَعْقُوبُ أَنَّ مُعَامَلَةَ لابَانَ لَهُ قَدْ طَرَأَ عَلَيْهَا تَغْيِيرٌ فَاخْتَلَفَتْ عَمَّا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ سَابِقاً.

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

٣ 3 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «عُدْ إِلَى أَرْضِ آبَائِكَ وَإِلَى قَوْمِكَ وَأَنَا أَكُونُ مَعَكَ».

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.

٤ 4 فَأَرْسَلَ يَعْقُوبُ وَاسْتَدْعَى رَاحِيلَ وَلَيْئَةَ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ حَيْثُ يَرْعَى الْمَاشِيَةَ.

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

٥ 5 وَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «إِنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ أَبَاكُمَا لَمْ يَعُدْ يُعَامِلُنِي كَالْعَهْدِ بِهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ، وَلَكِنْ إِلَهُ أَبَائِي كَانَ وَمَازَالَ مَعِي.

And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

٦ 6 أَنْتُمَا تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّنِي خَدَمْتُ أَبَاكُمَا بِكُلِّ قُوَايَ.

And all of you know that with all my power I have served your father.

٧ 7 أَمَّا أَبُوكُمَا فَقَدْ غَدَرَ بِي وَغَيَّرَ أُجْرَتِي عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ لَهُ بِأَنْ يُسِيءَ إِلَيَّ.

And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

٨ 8 فَإِنْ قَالَ: لِتَكُنِ الْغَنَمُ الرُّقْطُ أُجْرَتَكَ، وَلَدَتْ كُلُّ الْغَنَمِ رُقْطاً. وَإِنْ قَالَ: لِتَكُنِ الْغَنَمُ الْمُخَطَّطَةُ أُجْرَتَكَ، وَلَدَتْ كُلُّ الْغَنَمِ مُخَطَّطَةً.

If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The striped with bands shall be your hire; then bare all the cattle striped with bands.

٩ 9 لَقَدْ سَلَبَ اللهُ مَوَاشِي أَبِيكُمَا وَأَعْطَانِي إِيَّاهَا.

Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

١٠ 10 وَرَأَيْتُ فِي مَوْسِمِ تَلاقُحِ الْغَنَمِ حُلْماً: أَنَّ جَمِيعَ الْفُحُولِ الصَّاعِدَةِ عَلَى الْغَنَمِ مُخَطَّطَةٌ وَرَقْطَاءُ وَمُنَمَّرَةٌ.

And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were striped with bands, speckled, and greyed.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ لِي مَلاكُ اللهِ فِي الْحُلْمِ: يَا يَعْقُوبُ،

And the angel of God spoke unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

١٢ 12 تَطَلَّعْ حَوْلَكَ وَانْظُرْ، فَتَرَى أَنَّ جَمِيعَ الْفُحُولِ الصَّاعِدَةِ عَلَى الْغَنَمِ هِيَ مُخَطَّطَةٌ وَرَقْطَاءُ وَمُنَمَّرَةٌ. فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مَا يَصْنَعُهُ بِكَ لابَانُ.

And he said, Lift up now your eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are striped with bands, speckled, and greyed: for I have seen all that Laban does unto you.

١٣ 13 أَنَا إِلَهُ بَيْتِ إِيلَ، حَيْثُ مَسَحْتَ عَمُوداً، وَحَيْثُ نَذَرْتَ لِي نَذْراً. الآنَ قُمْ وَامْضِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَرْضِ وَارْجِعْ إِلَى أَرْضِ مَوْلِدِكَ».

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, and where you vowed a vow unto me: now arise, get you out from this land, and return unto the land of your kindred.

١٤ 14 فَقَالَتْ رَاحِيلُ وَلَيْئَةُ: «هَلْ بَقِيَ لَنَا نَصِيبٌ وَمِيرَاثٌ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِينَا؟

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

١٥ 15 أَلَمْ يُعَامِلْنَا كَأَجْنَبِيَّتَيْنِ لأَنَّهُ بَاعَنَا وَأَكَلَ ثَمَنَنَا أَيْضاً؟

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has quite devoured also our money.

١٦ 16 إِنَّ كُلَّ الثَّرْوَةِ الَّتِي سَلَبَهَا اللهُ مِنْ أَبِينَا هِيَ لَنَا وَلأَوْلادِنَا، وَالآنَ افْعَلْ كُلَّ مَا قَالَهُ اللهُ لَكَ».

For all the riches which God has taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God has said unto you, do.

١٧ 17 فَقَامَ يَعْقُوبُ وَحَمَلَ أَوْلادَهُ وَنِسَاءَهُ عَلَى الْجِمَالِ،

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

١٨ 18 وَسَاقَ كُلَّ مَاشِيَتِهِ أَمَامَهُ وَجَمِيعَ مُقْتَنَيَاتِهِ الَّتِي اقْتَنَاهَا فِي سَهْلِ أَرَامَ وَاتَّجَهَ إِلَى إِسْحاقَ أَبِيهِ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had got, the cattle of his getting, which he had got in Padanaram, in order to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ لابَانُ قَدْ مَضَى لِيَجُزَّ غَنَمَهُ، فَسَرَقَتْ رَاحِيلُ أَصْنَامَ أَبِيهَا.

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

٢٠ 20 وَكَذَلِكَ خَدَعَ يَعْقُوبُ لابَانَ الأَرَامِيَّ فَلَمْ يُخْبِرْهُ بِقَرَارِهِ

And Jacob stole away unexpectedly to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

٢١ 21 فَهَرَبَ هُوَ وَكُلُّ مَا مَعَهُ، وَانْطَلَقَ عَابِراً النَّهْرَ مُتَوَجِّهاً نَحْوَ جَبَلِ جِلْعَادَ.

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

٢٢ 22 فَأُخْبِرَ لابَانُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ قَدْ هَرَبَ.

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

٢٣ 23 فَصَحِبَ إِخْوَتَهُ مَعَهُ وَتَعَقَّبَهُ مَسِيرَةَ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهُ فِي جَبَلِ جِلْعَادَ.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

٢٤ 24 فَتَجَلَّى اللهُ لِلابَانَ الأَرَامِيِّ فِي حُلْمٍ لَيْلاً وَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُخَاطِبَ يَعْقُوبَ بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ بِشَرٍّ».

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

٢٥ 25 وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ لابَانُ يَعْقُوبَ كَانَ يَعْقُوبُ قَدْ ضَرَبَ خَيْمَتَهُ فِي الْجَبَلِ، فَخَيَّمَ لابَانُ وَإخْوَتُهُ فِي جَبَلِ جِلْعَادَ.

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

٢٦ 26 وَقَالَ لابَانُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «مَاذَا دَهَاكَ حَتَّى إِنَّكَ خَدَعْتَنِي وَسُقْتَ ابْنَتَيَّ كَسَبَايَا السَّيْفِ؟

And Laban said to Jacob, What have you done, that you have stolen away unexpectedly to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

٢٧ 27 لِمَاذَا هَرَبْتَ خِفْيَةً وَخَدَعْتَنِي؟ لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُخْبِرْنِي فَكُنْتُ أُشَيِّعُكَ بِفَرَحٍ وَغِنَاءٍ وَدُفٍّ وَعُودٍ؟

Wherefore did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and did not tell me, that I might have sent you away with delight, and with songs, with timbrel, and with harp?

٢٨ 28 وَلَمْ تَدَعْنِي أُقَبِّلُ أَحْفَادِي وَابْنَتَيَّ؟ إِنَّكَ بِغَبَاوَةٍ تَصَرَّفْتَ.

And have not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? you have now done foolishly in so doing.

٢٩ 29 إنَّ فِي مَقْدُورِي أَنْ أُؤْذِيَكَ، وَلِكِنَّ إِلَهَ أَبِيكَ أَمَرَنِي لَيْلَةَ أَمْسٍ قَائِلاً: إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُخَاطِبَ يَعْقُوبَ بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ بِشَرٍّ.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke unto me last night, saying, Take you heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

٣٠ 30 وَالآنَ أَنْتَ تَمْضِي لأَنَّكَ اشْتَقْتَ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ، وَلَكِنْ لِمَاذَا سَرَقْتَ آلِهَتِي؟».

And now, though you would essentially be gone, because you sore longed after your father's house, yet wherefore have you stolen my gods?

٣١ 31 فَأَجَابَ يَعْقُوبُ: «لأَنَّنِي خِفْتُ أَنْ تَغْتَصِبَ ابْنَتَيْكَ مِنِّي.

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Possibly you would take by force your daughters from me.

٣٢ 32 وَالآنَ، مَنْ تَجِدُ آلِهَتَكَ مَعَهُ فَالْمَوْتُ عِقَابُهُ. فَتِّشْ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِنَا كُلَّ مَا مَعِي. إِنْ وَجَدْتَ لَكَ شَيْئاً فَخُذْهُ». وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْقُوبُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَاحِيلَ قَدْ سَرَقَتِ الآلِهَةَ.

With whomsoever you find your gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern you what is your with me, and take it to you. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

٣٣ 33 فَدَخَلَ لابَانُ خَيْمَةَ كُلٍّ مِنْ يَعْقُوبَ وَلَيْئَةَ وَالْجَارِيَتَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئاً. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ خِبَاءِ لَيْئَةَ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ رَاحِيلَ.

And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

٣٤ 34 وَكَانَتْ رَاحِيلُ قَدْ أَخَذَتِ الأَصْنَامَ وَأَخْفَتْهَا فِي رَحْلِ الْجَمَلِ وَجَلَسَتْ عَلَيْهَا، فَبَحَثَ فِي كُلِّ الْخَيْمَةِ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْثُرَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ.

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

٣٥ 35 وَقَالَتْ لأَبِيهَا «لا يُسِئْكَ يَا سَيِّدِي عَدَمُ اسْتِطَاعَتِي الْوُقُوفَ أَمَامَكَ لأَنَّ عَادَةَ النِّسَاءِ قَدْ عَرَضَتْ لِي». وَعِنْدَمَا بَحَثَ لابَانُ وَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئاً

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.

٣٦ 36 اغْتَاظَ يَعْقُوبُ وَخَاصَمَ لابَانَ قَائِلاً: «مَا هُوَ ذَنْبِي وَمَا هِيَ خَطِيئَتِي حَتَّى تَعَقَّبْتَنِي بِغَيْظٍ؟

And Jacob was angry, and find fault with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that you have so hotly pursued after me?

٣٧ 37 وَهَا أَنْتَ قَدْ فَتَّشْتَ جَمِيعَ أَثَاثِ بَيْتِي، فَمَاذَا وَجَدْتَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَثَاثِ بَيْتِكَ؟ اعْرِضْهُ هُنَا أَمَامَ أَقْرِبَائِنَا فَيَحْكُمُوا بَيْنَنَا كِلَيْنَا.

Whereas you have searched all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both.

٣٨ 38 لَقَدْ مَكَثْتُ مَعَكَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، فَمَا أَسْقَطَتْ نِعَاجُكَ وَعِنَازُكَ، وَلَمْ آكُلْ مِنْ كِبَاشِ غَنَمِكَ.

This twenty years have I been with you; your ewes and your she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flock have I not eaten.

٣٩ 39 أَشْلاءَ فَرِيسَةٍ لَمْ أُحْضِرْ لَكَ بَلْ كُنْتُ أَتَحَمَّلُ خَسَارَتَهَا، وَمِنْ يَدِي كُنْتَ تَطْلُبُهَا، سَوَاءٌ كَانَتْ مَخْطُوفَةً فِي النَّهَارِ أَمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto you; I bare the loss of it; of my hand did you require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

٤٠ 40 كُنْتُ فِي النَّهَارِ يَأْكُلُنِي الْحَرُّ وَفِي اللَّيْلِ الْجَلِيدُ، وَفَارَقَ نَوْمِي عَيْنَيَّ.

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

٤١ 41 لَقَدْ صَارَ لِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً فِي بَيْتِكَ. أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً مِنْهَا خَدَمْتُكَ لِقَاءَ زَوَاجِي بِابْنَتَيْكَ، وَسِتَّ سَنَوَاتٍ مُقَابِلَ غَنَمِكَ، وَقَدْ غَيَّرْتَ أُجْرَتِي عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ.

Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have changed my wages ten times.

٤٢ 42 وَلَوْلا أَنَّ إِلَهَ أَبِي، إِلَهَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهَيْبَةَ إِسْحاقَ كَانَا مَعِي لَكُنْتَ الآنَ قَدْ صَرَفْتَنِي فَارِغاً. لَكِنِ الرَّبُّ قَدْ رَأَى مَذَلَّتِي وَتَعَبَ يَدَيَّ فَوَبَّخَكَ لَيْلَةَ أَمْسِ».

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you had sent me away now empty. God has seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked you last night.

٤٣ 43 فَأَجَابَ لابَانُ: «الْبَنَاتُ بَنَاتِي، وَالأَبْنَاءُ أَبْنَائِي وَالْغَنَمُ غَنَمِي، وَكُلُّ مَا تَرَاهُ هُوَ لِي. وَلَكِنْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ بِبَنَاتِي وَأَوْلادِهِنَّ الآنَ؟

And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that you see is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

٤٤ 44 فَلْنَقْطَعْ عَهْداً بَيْنَنَا الْيَوْمَ، فَيَكُونَ شَاهِداً بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ».

Now therefore come you, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness between me and you.

٤٥ 45 فَأَخَذَ يَعْقُوبُ حَجَراً وَنَصَبَهُ عَمُوداً،

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

٤٦ 46 وَقَالَ لأَقْرِبَائِهِ: «اجْمَعُوا حِجَارَةً». فَأَخَذُوا الْحِجَارَةَ وَجَعَلُوهَا رُجْمَةً وَأَكَلُوا هُنَاكَ فَوْقَهَا.

And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

٤٧ 47 وَدَعَاهَا لابَانُ «يَجَرْ سَهْدُوثَا» (وَمَعْنَاهَا: رُجْمَةُ الشَّهَادَةِ بِلُغَةِ لابَانَ) وَأَمَّا يَعْقُوبُ فَدَعَاهَا «جَلْعِيدَ» (وَمَعْنَاهَا: رُجْمَةُ الشَّهَادَةِ بِلُغَةِ يَعْقُوبَ).

And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

٤٨ 48 وَقَالَ لابَانُ: «هَذِهِ الرُّجْمَةُ شَاهِدَةٌ الْيَوْمَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ». لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ اسْمُهَا جَلْعِيدَ.

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and you this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

٤٩ 49 وَكَذَلِكَ دُعِيَتْ بِالْمِصْفَاةِ أَيْضاً لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ رَقِيباً بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ حِينَ يَغِيبُ كُلٌّ مِنَّا عَنِ الآخَرِ.

And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

٥٠ 50 إِنْ أَسَأْتَ مُعَامَلَةَ ابْنَتَيَّ، أَوْ تَزَوَّجْتَ عَلَيْهِمَا، فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَرَاكَ وَيَكُونُ حَاكِماً بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ حَتَّى لَوْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ أَنَا».

If you shall afflict my daughters, or if you shall take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and you.

٥١ 51 وَأَضَافَ: «لِتَكُنِ الرُّجْمَةُ، وَهَذَا الْعَمُودُ الَّذِي أَقَمْتُهُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast between me and you:

٥٢ 52 شَاهِدَيْنِ أَنْ لَا أَتَجَاوَزَ هَذِهِ الرُّجْمَةَ لإِيقَاعِ الأَذَى بِكَ، أَوْ تَتَجَاوَزَ أَنْتَ الرُّجْمَةَ وَهَذَا الْعَمُودَ لإِلْحَاقِ الضَّرَرِ بِي.

This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

٥٣ 53 وَلْيَكُنْ إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهُ نَاحُورَ وَإِلَهُ أَبِيهِمَا حَاكِماً بَيْنَنَا». فَحَلَفَ يَعْقُوبُ بِهَيْبَةِ أَبِيهِ إِسْحاقَ.

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

٥٤ 54 ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ يَعْقُوبُ قُرْبَاناً فِي الْجَبَلِ وَدَعَا أَقْرِبَاءَهُ لِيَأْكُلُوا طَعَاماً، فَأَكَلُوا وَقَضَوْا لَيْلَتَهُمْ فِي الْجَبَلِ.

Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

٥٥ 55 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ الْمُبَكِّرِ نَهَضَ لابَانُ وَقَبَّلَ أَحْفَادَهُ وَابْنَتَيْهِ وَبَارَكَهُمْ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَاجِعاً، إِلَى مَحَلِّ إِقَامَتِهِ.

And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.