1 A nd he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

وَسَمِعَ يَعقُوبُ ما قالَهُ أبْناءُ لابانَ: «لَقَدِ اسْتَولَى يَعقُوبُ عَلَى كُلِّ ما كانَ لِأبِينا. وَجَمَعَ كُلَّ ثَرْوَتِهِ مِمّا كانَ لِأبِينا.»

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

وَلاحَظَ يَعقُوبُ أنَّ نَظْرَةَ لابانَ إلَيهِ لَمْ تَعُدْ كَما كانَتْ فِي السّابِقِ.

3 A nd the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

فَقالَ اللهُ لِيَعقُوبَ: «عُدْ إلَى أرْضِ آبائِكَ وَأهلِكَ. وَسَأكُونُ مَعَكَ.»

4 A nd Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

فَأرْسَلَ يَعقُوبُ فِي طَلَبِ راحِيلَ وَلَيئَةَ وَدَعاهُما إلَى الحَقلِ حَيثُ قُطْعانُهُ.

5 a nd said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

وَقالَ لَهُما: «لاحَظْتُ أنَّ نَظْرَةَ أبِيكُما إلَيَّ لَمْ تَعُدْ كَما فِي السّابِقِ. وَلَكِنَّ إلَهَ أبِي كانَ وَما يَزالُ مَعِي.

6 A nd ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

أنتُما تَعْرِفانِ أنِّي خَدَمْتُ أباكُما بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِي،

7 A nd your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

وَهُوَ غَشَّنِي وَغَيَّرَ أجرِيَ عَشَرَ مَرّاتٍ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَسمَحْ لَهُ بِأنْ يُؤْذِيَنِي.

8 I f he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

«فَإنْ قالَ لابانُ: ‹المَواشِي المُرَقَّطَةُ سَتَكُونُ أجرَكَ،› حِينَئِذٍ، كانَتْ كُلُّ القُطْعانِ تَلِدُ صِغاراً مُرَقَّطَةً. وَإنْ قالَ: ‹المَواشِي المُخَطَّطَةُ سَتَكُونُ أجرَكَ.› حِينَئِذٍ، كانَتْ كُلُّ القُطْعانِ تَلِدُ صِغاراً مُخَطَّطَةً.

9 T hus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

فَنَزَعَ اللهُ مَواشِيَ أبِيكُما وَأعطاها لِي.

10 A nd 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 ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

«وَفِي وَقْتِ تَزاوُجِ القَطِيعِ، رَفَعْتُ نَظَرِي وَرَأيتُ حُلْماً. رَأيتُ أنَّ التُّيُوسَ الَّتِي كانَتْ تَتَزاوَجُ مُخَطَّطَةٌ وَمُنَقَّطَةٌ وَمُرَقَّطَةٌ.

11 A nd the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

ثُمَّ جاءَ إلَيَّ مَلاكُ اللهِ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ: ‹يا يَعْقُوبُ!› «فَقُلْتُ: ‹سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً.›

12 A nd he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

«فَقالَ المَلاكُ: ‹ارْفَعْ عَينَيكَ وَانظُرْ كَيفَ أنَّ كُلَّ التُّيُوسِ المُتَزاوِجَةِ مُخَطَّطَةٌ وَمُنَقَّطَةٌ وَمُرَقَّطَةٌ. فَقَدْ رَأيتُ كُلَّ ما فَعَلَهُ لابانُ بِكَ،

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

أنا إلَهُ بَيتِ إيلَ حَيثُ كَرَّسْتَ عَمُوداً وَنَذَرْتَ لِي نَذْراً. فَالآنَ قُمْ وَاتْرُكْ هَذا المَكانَ وَعُدْ إلَى أرْضِ أهلِكَ.›»

14 A nd Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

فَأجابَتْهُ راحِيلُ وَلَيئَةُ: «ألَعَلَّ لَنا نَصِيباً أوْ مِيراثاً فِي بَيتِ أبِينا؟

15 A re we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

ألا يَعتَبِرُنا غَرِيبَتَينِ؟ فقَدْ باعَنا وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى المَهْرِ الَّذِي دُفِعَ فِينا.

16 F or all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

فَكُلُّ الثَّرْوَةِ الَّتِي اسْتَعادَها اللهُ مِنْ أبِينا هِيَ لَنا وَلِأبْنائِنا. فَالآنَ اعْمَلْ كَما قالَ لَكَ اللهُ!»

17 T hen Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

فَاسْتَعَدَّ يَعقُوبُ وَأركَبَ أبْناءَهُ وَزَوْجاتِهِ الجِمالَ.

18 a nd he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

وَساقَ كُلَّ مَواشِيهِ وَكُلَّ مُقتَنَياتِهِ. ساقَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ اقْتَناهُ، وَالماشِيَةَ الَّتِي حَصَلَ عَلَيها فِي فَدَّانَ أرامَ، لِيَذْهَبَ إلَى أبِيهِ إسْحاقَ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ.

19 A nd Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

وَكانَ لابانُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ لِيَجِزَّ الصُّوفَ عَنْ غَنَمِهِ. فَسَرَقَتْ راحِيلُ تَماثِيلَ أبِيها.

20 A nd Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

وَخَدَعَ يَعْقُوبُ لابانَ الأرامِيَّ إذْ لَمْ يُخْبِرْهُ بِرَحيلِهِ،

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

بَلْ هَرَبَ بِكُلِّ ما كانَ لَهُ. وَانطَلَقَ يَعْقُوبُ وَعَبَرَ نَهْرَ الفُراتِ، قاصِداً أرْضَ جِلْعادَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

22 A nd it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

وَفِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ أُخْبِرَ لابانُ بِأنَّ يَعْقُوبَ قَدْ هَرَبَ.

23 A nd he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

فَأخَذَ لابانُ أقْرِباءَهُ مَعَهُ وَلاحَقَهُ مُدَّةَ سَبْعَةِ أيّامٍ، إلَى أنْ أدرَكَهُ فِي جِلْعادَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

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

وَجاءَ اللهُ إلَى لابانَ الأرامِيَّ فِي حُلْمٍ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ. وَقالَ اللهُ لِلابانَ: «احتَرِسْ مِنْ أنْ تُهَدِّدَ يَعْقُوبَ بِأيَّةِ كَلِمَةٍ!» البحثُ عنِ التّماثيلِ المسروقة

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

فَأدرَكَ لابانُ يَعقُوبَ. وَنَصَبَ يَعقُوبُ خَيمَتَهُ عَلَى الجَبَلِ. وَنَصَبَ لابانُ خَيمَتَهُ فِي جِلْعادَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ.

26 A nd Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

فَقالَ لابانُ لِيَعقُوبَ: «ما هَذا الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟ خَدَعْتَنِي وَأخَذْتَ ابْنَتَيَّ كَما لَوْ أنَّهُما أسِيرَتا حَربٍ.

27 W herefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

فَلِماذا هَرَبْتَ سِرّاً وَخَدَعْتَنِي وَلَمْ تُخبِرْنِي؟ لَوْ أخبَرْتَنِي لَوَدَّعْتُكَ بِفَرَحٍ وَأغانٍ وَدُفُوفٍ وَقَياثيرَ.

28 a nd hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

لَمْ تَسْمَحْ لِي حَتَّى بِتَقْبِيلِ أحفادِيَ وَبِنْتَيَّ قُبلَةَ الوَداعِ، وَكانَ هَذا حُمْقاً مِنْكَ.

29 I t is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

أُقْسِمُ أنِّي كُنْتُ أنوِي إيذاءَكَ. لَكِنْ ظَهَرَ لِي لَيلَةَ أمْسٍ إلَهُ أبِيكَ، وَقالَ لِي: ‹احتَرِسْ مِنْ أنْ تُهَدِّدَ يَعْقُوبَ بِأيَّةِ كَلِمَةٍ!›

30 A nd now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

وَالآنَ أنتَ غادَرْتَ لِأنَّكَ اشْتَقْتَ إلَى بَيتِ أبِيكَ، لَكِنْ لِماذا سَرَقْتَ أوْثانَ بَيتِي؟»

31 A nd Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

فَرَدَّ يَعقُوبُ عَلَى لابانَ وَقالَ: «غادَرْتُ دُونَ أنْ أُخْبِرَكَ لِأنِّي خِفْتُ أنْ تَأْخُذَ ابْنَتَيكَ مِنِّي.

32 W ith whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

لَكِنْ إنْ وَجَدْتَ أوْثانَكَ مَعَ أحَدٍ، فَسَيُقْتَلُ، أيّاً كانَ. وَأنا أقُولُ لَكَ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنْ أقْرِبائِنا: أشِرْ إلَى أيِّ شَيءٍ مَعِي وَقُلْ إنَّهُ لَكَ، حِينَئِذٍ، يَرْجِعُ إلَيكَ.» لَكِنَّ يَعقُوبَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعلَمُ أنَّ راحِيلَ هِيَ الَّتِي سَرَقَتِ الأوثانَ.

33 A nd 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.

فَدَخَلَ لابانُ إلَى خَيمَةِ يَعقُوبَ وَخَيمَةِ لَيئَةَ وَخَيمَةِ الخادِمَتَينِ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدِ الأوْثانَ. ثُمَّ دَخَلَ إلَى خَيمَةِ راحِيلَ.

34 N ow 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.

وَكانَتْ راحِيلُ قَدْ أخَذَتْ أوْثانَ البَيتِ وَوَضَعَتْها فِي سَرْجِ الجَمَلِ الَّذِي كانَتْ تَجلِسُ عَلَيهِ. وَفَتَّشَ لابانُ الخَيمَةَ كُلَّها فَلَمْ يَجِدِ الأوْثانَ.

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

فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ لِأبِيها: «لا تَغضَبْ مِنِّي يا سَيِّدِي، فَأنا لا أسْتَطِيعُ الوُقُوفَ أمامَكَ. إذْ عَلَيَّ العادَةُ الشَّهْرِيَّةُ.» فَفَتَّشَ لابانُ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ أوْثانَ بَيتِهِ.

36 A nd Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

فَغَضِبَ يَعقُوبُ وَوَبَّخَ لابانَ. وَقالَ لِلابانَ: «أيَّةَ جَرِيمَةٍ ارتَكَبْتُ؟ وَما هِيَ الإساءَةُ الَّتِي أسَأْتُ بِها إلَيكَ، حَتَّى جِئْتَ تُطارِدُنِي؟

37 W hereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

لَقَدْ فَتَّشْتَ كُلَّ أغراضِي. فَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ بَينَها شَيئاً مِنْ مُقتَنَياتِ بَيتِكَ؟ إنْ وَجَدْتَهُ، فَضَعْهُ هُنا أمامَ أقْرِبائِي وَأقْرِبائِكَ. وَلْيَحكُمُوا بَينَنا.

38 T his twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

كُنْتُ مَعَكَ عِشْرِينَ عاماً وَلَمْ تُجهِضْ فِيها نِعاجُكَ وَمِعازُكَ. وَلَمْ آكُلْ يَوْماً مِنْ كِباشِ قُطْعانِكَ.

39 T hat which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

وَلَمْ أُحضِرْ لَكَ يَوْماً رَأْساً مِنْ ماشِيَتِكَ افتَرَسَتْهُ الوُحُوشُ، بَلْ كُنْتُ أُعَوِّضُ لَكَ الخَسارَةَ مِنِّي عِندَما كُنْتَ تَطلُبُها. وَقَدْ تَعَرَّضْتُ لِلسَّلْبِ لَيلاً وَنَهاراً.

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

عِشْتُ هَكَذا: كانَتْ قُوَّتِي تُمْتَصُّ مِنَ الحَرِّ نَهاراً، وَمِنَ البَرْدِ لَيلاً. وَلَمْ أذُقْ طَعْمَ النَّوْمِ حِرْصاً عَلَى مَواشِيكَ.

41 T hus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

كُنْتُ فِي بَيتِكَ طَوالَ هَذِهِ السَّنَواتِ العِشْرِينَ أعمَلُ كَعَبْدٍ، أرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً مُقابِلَ ابْنَتَيكَ وَسِتَّ سَنَواتٍ مُقابِلَ غَنَمِكَ. وَغَيَّرْتَ أجرِيَ عَشَرَ مَرّاتٍ.

42 E xcept the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

لَكِنَّ إلَهَ أبِي، إلَهَ إبْراهِيمَ، وَمَهابَةُ إسْحاقَ، كانَ مَعِي. وَلَولا ذَلِكَ لأرْسَلْتَنِي فارِغَ اليَدَينِ. رَأى اللهُ ضِيقِي وَتَعَبِي. وَلِهَذا وَبَّخَكَ اللهُ لَيلَةَ أمْسِ.» عهدُ يَعْقُوبَ وَلابان

43 A nd 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 thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

فَأجابَ لابانُ: «هاتانِ ابْنَتايَ، وَهُؤلاءِ الغِلمانُ لِي، وَالغَنَمُ غَنَمِي، وَكُلُّ ما تَراهُ هُوَ لِي. لَكِنْ ماذا عَسانِي أفْعَلُ اليَوْمَ بِابْنَتَيَّ وَأولادِهِنَّ؟

44 N ow therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

فَتَعالَ وَلْنَقْطَعْ أنا وَأنْتَ عَهْداً. وَلْيَكُنْ هَذا العَهْدُ شاهِداً بَينِي وَبَينَكَ.»

45 A nd Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

فَأخَذَ يَعقُوبُ حَجَراً، وَنَصَبَهُ عَمُوداً.

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

ثُمَّ قالَ يَعقُوبُ لِأقْرِبائِهِ: «اجْمَعُوا حِجارَةً!» فَأخَذُوا حِجارَةً وَجَعَلُوا مِنْها كَوْمَةً. ثُمَّ أكَلُوا مَعَاً بِجانِبِ كَوْمَةِ الحِجارَةِ.

47 A nd Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

وَسَمَّى لابانُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ يَجَرْ سَهْدُوثا. وَسَمّاهُ يَعقُوبُ جَلْعِيدَ.

48 A nd Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

فَقَدْ قالَ لابانُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «كَوْمَةُ الحِجارَةِ هَذِهِ تَشْهَدُ اليَوْمَ بَينِي وَبَينَكَ.» لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ المَوضِعُ جَلْعِيدُ.

49 a nd Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

وَدُعِيَ المَكانُ أيضاً مِصْفاةَ، لِأنَّ لابانَ قالَ: «لِيُراقِبِ اللهُ كِلَينا عِندَما يَفْتَرِقُ أحَدُنا عَنِ الآخَرِ، وَيَحكُمْ بَينَنا.

50 I f thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

فَلا تُؤذِ بَناتِي، وَلا تَتَزَوَّجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ. فَاللهُ شاهِدٌ بَينِي وَبَينَكَ، حَتَّى لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَنا أحَدٌ.»

51 A nd Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

وَقالَ لابانُ لِيَعقُوبَ: «ها كَوْمَةُ الحِجارَةِ وَالعَمُودُ بَينَنا.

52 t his heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

هَذِهِ الكَوْمَةُ شاهِدَةٌ وَهَذا العَمُودُ شاهِدٌ عَلَى أنِّي لَنْ أتَخَطَّى هَذِهِ الكَوْمَةَ إلَيكَ لإيذائِكَ، وَأنَّكَ لَنْ تَتَخَطَّى هَذِهِ الكَوْمَةَ وَهَذا العَمُودَ إلَيَّ لإيذائِي.

53 T he God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

وَلْيَحكُمْ بَينَنا إلَهُ إبْراهِيمَ وَإلَهُ ناحُورَ إلَهُ أبِيهِما.» ثُمَّ حَلَفَ يَعقُوبُ بِمَهابَةِ إسْحاقَ أبيهِ.

54 T hen 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.

وَقَدَّمَ ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى الجَبَلِ. وَدَعا أقْرِباءَهُ إلَى الطَّعامِ. فَأكَلُوا وَباتُوا لَيلَتَهُمْ عَلَى الجَبَلِ.

55 A nd 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.

وَفي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ، اسْتَيقَظَ لابانُ وَقَبَّلَ أحْفادَهُ وَبَناتِهِ وَبارَكَهُمْ، ثُمَّ عَادَ إلَى بَيتِهِ.