Zanafilla 35

1 Perëndia i tha Jakobit: “Çohu, ngjitu në Bethel dhe vendosu aty; dhe bëj aty një altar Perëndisë që t’u shfaq, kur ikje para vëllait tënd Esau”.

[Some time later] God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel, and live there. Build an altar to worship me, God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your older brother Esau.”

2 Atëherë Jakobi i tha familjes së tij dhe gjithë atyre që ishin me të: “Hiqni nga rrethi juaj perënditë e huaja, pastrohuni dhe ndërroni rrobat tuaja;

So Jacob said to his household and to all the others who were with him, “Get rid of the idols you brought from Mesopotamia. Also, bathe yourselves and put on clean clothes.

3 pastaj të ngrihemi dhe të shkojmë në Bethel, dhe unë do t’i bëj një altar Perëndisë që plotësoi dëshirën time ditën e fatkeqësisë sime dhe që më shoqëroi në udhëtimin që kam bërë”.

Then we will get ready and go up to Bethel. There I will make an altar to worship God. He is the one who helped me at the time when I was greatly distressed and afraid, and he has been with me wherever I have gone.”

4 Atëherë ata i dhanë Jakobit tërë perënditë e huaja që kishin dhe varëset që mbanin në veshë; dhe Jakobi i fshehu nën lisin që ndodhet pranë Sikemit.

So they gave to Jacob all the idols that they had brought, and all their earrings. Jacob buried them in the ground under the big oak tree that was near Shechem [town].

5 Pastaj ata u nisën dhe tmerri i Perëndisë ra mbi të gjitha qytetet rreth tyre, kështu që nuk i ndoqën bijtë e Jakobit.

As they prepared to leave there, God caused the people who lived in the cities around them to be extremely afraid of Jacob’s family [PRS], so that they did not pursue and attack them.

6 Kështu Jakobi arriti në Luc, domethënë në Bethel, që ndodhet në vendin e Kanaanit; erdhi aty me të gjithë njerëzit që ishin me të.

Jacob and all those who were with him came to Luz, which is now called Bethel, in the Canaan region.

7 Dhe aty ndërtoi një altar dhe këtë vend e quajti El-Bethel, sepse aty i qe çfaqur Perëndia kur po ikte para vëllait të tij.

There he built an altar. He named the place El-Bethel, [which means ‘God of Bethel]’, because it was there that God revealed himself to Jacob when he was fleeing from his older brother Esau.

8 Atëherë vdiq Debora, taja e Rebekës, dhe e varrosën poshtë Bethelit, në këmbët e lisit që u quajt Alon-Bakuth.

Deborah, who had taken care of Isaac’s wife Rebekah when Rebekah was a small girl, was now very old. She died and was buried under an oak tree south of Bethel. So they named that place Allon-Bacuth, [which means ‘oak of weeping’].

9 Perëndia iu shfaq përsëri Jakobit, kur ky po vinte nga Padam-Arami dhe e bekoi.

After Jacob and his family returned from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, while they were still at Bethel, God appeared to Jacob again and blessed him.

10 Dhe Perëndia i tha: “Emri yt është Jakob; ti nuk do të quhesh më Jakob, por emri yt do të jetë Izrael”. Dhe i vuri emrin Izrael.

God said to him again, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. It will be Israel.” So Jacob was then called ‘Israel’.

11 Pastaj Perëndia i tha: “Unë jam Perëndia i Plotfuqishëm; ti bëhu i frytshëm dhe shumëzo; një komb, madje një tërësi kombesh do të rrjedhin prej teje, dhe disa mbretër kanë për të dalë nga ijët e tua;

Then God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Produce many children. Your descendants will become many nations, and some of your descendants will be kings.

12 dhe do të të jap ty dhe pasardhësve të tu pas teje vendin që i dhashë Abrahamit dhe Isakut”.

The land that I promised to give to [your grandfather] Abraham and [your father] Isaac, I will give to you. I will also give it to your descendants.”

13 Pastaj Perëndia u ngjit më lart nga ai, nga vendi ku i kishte folur.

When God finished talking there with Jacob, he left him.

14 Atëherë Jakobi ndërtoi një përmendore, një përmendore prej guri, në vendin ku Perëndia i kishte folur; mbi të hodhi pak verë dhe derdhi ca vaj sipër.

Jacob set up a large stone at the place where God had talked with him. He poured some wine and some [olive] oil on it to dedicate it to God.

15 Dhe Jakobi e quajti Bethel vendin ku Perëndia i kishte folur.

Jacob named that place Bethel, [which means ‘house of God]’, because God had spoken to him there.

16 Pastaj u nisën nga Betheli; kishte edhe një copë rrugë për të arritur në Efratë, kur Rakela lindi. Ajo pati një lindje të vështirë;

Jacob and his family left Bethel and traveled south toward Ephrath [town]. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to have severe childbirth pains.

17 dhe gjatë lindjes së vështirë mamia i tha: “Mos ki frikë, sepse edhe këtë herë ke një djalë”.

When her pain was the most severe, the (midwife/woman who helped her to give birth) said to Rachel, “Do not be afraid, because now you have given birth to another son!”

18 Dhe ndërsa shpirti po e linte (sepse vdiq), i vuri emrin Ben-Oni, por i ati e quajti Beniamin.

But she was dying, and with her last breath she said, “Name him Benoni,” [which means ‘son of my sorrow]’, but his father named him Benjamin, [which means ‘son of my right hand]’.

19 Kështu Rakela vdiq dhe u varros në rrugën e Efratës (domethënë të Betlemit).

After Rachel died, she was buried alongside the road to Ephrath, which is [now called] Bethlehem.

20 Dhe Jakobi ngriti mbi varrin e saj një përmendore. Dhe kjo përmendore ekziston ende sot e kësaj dite mbi varrin e Rakelës.

Jacob set up a large stone over her grave, and it is still there, showing where Rachel’s grave is.

21 Pastaj Izraeli u nis dhe ngriti çadrën përtej Migdal-Ederit.

Jacob, whose new name was Israel, continued traveling with his family, and he set up his tents on the south side of the watchtower at Eder [town].

22 Dhe ndodhi që, ndërsa Izraeli banonte në atë vend, Rubeni shkoi e ra në shtrat me Bilbah, konkubinën e atit të tij. Dhe Izraeli e mori vesh.

While they were living in that area, Jacob’s son Reuben had sex [EUP] with Bilhah, one of his father’s (concubines/female slaves whom he had taken as a secondary wife). Someone told Jacob about it, and it made him very angry. (I will now give you/Here is) a list of Jacob’s twelve sons.

23 Bijtë e Jakobit ishin dymbëdhjetë. Bijtë e Leas ishin: Rubeni, i parëlinduri i Jakobit, Simeoni, Levi, Juda, Isakari dhe Zabuloni.

The sons of Leah were Reuben, who was Jacob’s oldest son, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulon.

24 Bijtë e Rakelës ishin: Jozefi dhe Beniamini.

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

25 Bijtë e Bilhahut, shërbëtorja e Rakelës, ishin: Dani dhe Neftali.

The sons of Rachel’s female slave Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.

26 Bijtë e Zilpahës, shërbëtorja e Leas, ishin: Gadi dhe Asheri. Këta janë bijtë e Jakobit që i lindën në Padan-Aram.

The sons of Leah’s female slave Zilpah were Gad and Asher. All those sons of Jacob, except Benjamin, were born while he was living in Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia.

27 Pastaj Jakobi erdhi tek Isaku, i ati, në Marme, në Kirjath-Arba (domethënë në Hebron), ku Abrahami dhe Isaku kishin qëndruar ca kohë.

Jacob had returned back home to see his father Isaac at Mamre, which is also named Kiriath-Arba, and which is now named Hebron. Isaac’s father Abraham had also lived there.

28 Isaku jetoi njëqind e tetëdhjetë vjet.

Isaac lived until he was 180 years old.

29 Kështu Isaku dha shpirt, vdiq dhe u bashkua me popullin e tij, ishte i plakur dhe i ngopur me ditë; dhe Esau dhe Jakobi, bijtë e tij, e varrosën.

He was very old when he died, joining his ancestors who had died previously. His sons Esau and Jacob buried his body.