تكوين 35

١ 1 ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «اصْعَدْ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَاسْكُنْ هُنَاكَ، وَشَيِّدْ مَذْبَحاً لِلهِ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ لَكَ عِنْدَمَا كُنْتَ هَارِباً مِنْ أَمَامِ أَخِيكَ عِيسُو».

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and stay there. Build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from Esau your brother.”

٢ 2 فَأَمَرَ يَعْقُوبُ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ، وَكُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ: «تَخَلَّصُوا مِنَ الآلِهَةِ الْغَرِيبَةِ الَّتِي بَيْنَكُمْ، وَتَطَهَّرُوا وَأَبْدِلُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ،

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

٣ 3 ثُمَّ تَعَالَوْا لِنَذْهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ لأُشَيِّدَ هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحاً لِلهِ الَّذِي اسْتَجَابَ لِي فِي يَوْمِ ضِيقَتِي، وَرَافَقَنِي فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي سَلَكْتُهَا».

Then let us depart and go up to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and has been with me wherever I have gone.”

٤ 4 فَسَلَّمُوا يَعْقُوبَ كُلَّ الآلِهَةِ الْغَرِيبَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لَدَيْهِمْ وَالأَقْرَاطَ الَّتِي فِي آذَانِهِمْ، فَطَمَرَ هَا يَعْقُوبُ تَحْتَ الْبُطْمَةِ الَّتِي فِي شَكِيمَ.

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hand, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak that was near Shechem.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلُوا، فَهَيْمَنَ رُعْبُ اللهِ عَلَى الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي حَوْلَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَسْعَوْا وَرَاءَهُمْ

As they traveled, God made panic to fall on the cities that were around them, so those people did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

٦ 6 فَوَصَلَ يَعْقُوبُ وَجَمِيعُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِلَى لُوزَ فِي أَرْضِ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، وَهِيَ نَفْسُهَا بَيْتُ إِيلَ.

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

٧ 7 وَشَيَّدَ مَذْبَحاً هُنَاكَ، وَدَعَا الْمَكَانَ «بَيْتَ إِيلَ» لأَنَّ اللهَ تَجَلَّى لَهُ هُنَاكَ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ هَارِباً مِنْ أَمَامِ أَخِيهِ.

He built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him, when he was fleeing from his brother.

٨ 8 وَمَاتَتْ هُنَاكَ دَبُورَةُ مُرْضِعَةُ رِفْقَةَ، فَدُفِنَتْ فِي مُنْخَفَضِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ الْبَلُّوطِ، وَسَمُّوهَا «أَلُّونَ بَاكُوتَ» (وَمَعْنَاهَا: بَلُّوطَةُ الْبُكَاءِ).

Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died. She was buried down from Bethel under the oak tree, so it was called Allon Bakuth.

٩ 9 وَظَهَرَ اللهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بَعْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ سَهْلِ أَرَامَ وَبَارَكَهُ،

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

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَنْ يُدْعَى اسْمُكَ يَعْقُوبَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ إِسْرَائِيلَ» (وَمَعْنَاهُ: يُجَاهِدُ مَعَ اللهِ). وَهَكَذَا سَمَّاهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob. Your name will be Israel.” So God called his name Israel.

١١ 11 وَقَالَ اللهُ لَهُ: «أَنَا هُوَ اللهُ الْقَدِيرُ. أَثْمِرْ وَاكْثُرْ، فَيَكُونَ مِنْكَ أُمَّةٌ وَطَوَائِفُ أُمَمٍ، وَمِنْ صُلْبِكَ يَخْرُجُ مُلُوكٌ.

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

١٢ 12 وَالأَرْضُ الَّتِي وَهَبْتُهَا لإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحاقَ أُعْطِيهَا لَكَ وَلِذُرِّيَّتِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ أَيْضاً».

The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you. To your descendants after you I also give the land.”

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُ اللهُ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي خَاطَبَهُ فِيهِ.

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

١٤ 14 وَأَقَامَ يَعْقُوبُ عَمُوداً مِنْ حَجَرٍ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ مَعَهُ، وَسَكَبَ عَلَيْهِ سَكِيبَ قُرْبَانٍ وَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِ زَيْتاً أَيْضاً.

Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken to him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering over it and poured oil on it.

١٥ 15 وَدَعَا اسْمَ الْمَكَانِ «بَيْتَ إِيلَ» (وَمَعْنَاهُ: بَيْتُ اللهِ) لأَنَّ اللهَ خَاطَبَهُ هُنَاكَ.

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

١٦ 16 ثُمَّ ارْتَحَلُوا مِنْ بَيْتِ إِيلَ. وَإِذْ كَانُوا بَعْدُ عَلَى مَسَافَةٍ مِنْ أَفْرَاتَةَ شَعَرَتْ رَاحِيلُ بِالْمَخَاضِ وَتَعَسَّرَتْ وِلادَتُهَا.

They journeyed on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She had hard labor.

١٧ 17 وَإِذْ كَانَتْ تُقَاسِي فِي وِلادَتِهَا قَالَتْ لَهَا الْقَابِلَةُ: «لا تَخَافِي، فَإِنَّ هَذَا أَيْضاً ابْنٌ آخَرُ لَكِ».

While she was in hardest labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

١٨ 18 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ تَلْفِظُ أَنْفَاسَهَا عِنْدَ مَوْتِهَا دَعَتْهُ «بِنْ أُوْنِي» (وَمَعْنَاهُ: ابْنُ حُزْنِي) غَيْرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ دَعَاهُ «بِنْيَامِينَ» (وَمَعْنَاهُ: ابْنُ يَمِينِي).

As she was dying, with her dying breath she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ رَاحِيلُ وَدُفِنَتْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْمُؤَدِّيَةِ إِلَى أَفْرَاتَةَ، أَيْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

٢٠ 20 وَأَقَامَ يَعْقُوبُ عَمُوداً عَلَى قَبْرِهَا، وَهُوَ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِعَمُودِ قَبْرِ رَاحِيلَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.

Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave. It is the marker of Rachel's grave to this day.

٢١ 21 وَتَابَعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ رَحِيلَهُ وَنَصَبَ خِيَامَهُ وَرَاءَ «بُرْجِ عِدْرٍ»

Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond the watchtower of the flock.

٢٢ 22 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ يُقِيمُ فِي تِلْكَ الأَرْضِ مَضَى رَأُوبَيْنُ وَضَاجَعَ بِلْهَةَ سُرِّيَّةَ أَبِيهِ. وَعَرَفَ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِالأَمْرِ. وَهَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَعْقُوبَ الاثْنَا عَشَرَ:

While Israel was living in that land, Reuben slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now Jacob had twelve sons.

٢٣ 23 أَبْنَاءُ لَيْئَةَ: رَأُوبَيْنُ بِكْرُ يَعْقُوبَ، وَشِمْعُونُ وَلاوِي وَيَهُوذَا وَيَسَّاكَرُ وَزَبُولُونُ.

His sons by Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

٢٤ 24 وَابْنَا رَاحِيلَ: يُوسُفُ وَبَنْيَامِينُ.

His sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

٢٥ 25 وَابْنَا بِلْهَةَ جَارِيَةِ رَاحِيلَ: دَانٌ وَنَفْتَالِي.

His sons by Bilhah, Rachel's female servant, were Dan and Naphtali.

٢٦ 26 وَابْنَا زِلْفَةَ جَارِيَةِ لَيْئَةَ: جَادٌ وَأَشِيرُ. وَهَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَوْلادُ يَعْقُوبَ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا لَهُ فِي سَهْلِ أَرَامَ.

The sons of Zilpah, Leah's female servant, were Gad and Asher. All these were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

٢٧ 27 وَقَدِمَ يَعْقُوبُ عَلَى إِسْحاقَ أَبِيهِ إِلَى مَمْرَا فِي قَرْيَةِ أَرْبَعَ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ بِحَبْرُونَ حَيْثُ تَغَرَّبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَإِسْحاقُ.

Jacob came to Isaac, his father, in Mamre in Kiriath Arba (the same as Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived.

٢٨ 28 وَعَاشَ إِسْحاقُ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً،

Isaac lived for one hundred eighty years.

٢٩ 29 ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ رُوحَهُ وَلَحِقَ بِقَوْمِهِ شَيْخاً طَاعِناً فِي السِّنِّ وَدَفَنَهُ ابْنَاهُ عِيسُو وَيَعْقُوبُ.

Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his ancestors, an old man full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.