1 و َبَعْدَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ أرادَ اللهُ أنْ يَمْتَحِنَ إبْراهِيمَ. فَقالَ لَهُ: «إبْراهِيمُ!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً.»

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

2 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «خُذْ إسْحاقَ ابْنَكَ وَحِيدَكَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّهُ. وَاذْهَبْ إلَى أرْضِ المُرِيّا. وَهُناكَ قَدِّمْهُ لِي ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى جَبَلٍ سَأُرِيهِ لَكَ.»

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3 ف َقامَ إبْراهِيمُ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ، وَأسْرَجَ حِمارَهُ. وَأخَذَ مَعَهُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ خَدَمِهِ وَإسْحاقَ ابْنَهُ. وَقَطَّعَ حَطَباً لِلذَّبِيحَةِ. وَمَضَى مَعَهُمْ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي أراهُ إيّاهُ اللهُ.

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

4 و َفِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ رَفَعَ إبْراهِيمُ نَظَرَهُ، فَرَأى المَكانَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

5 ث ُمَّ قالَ إبْراهِيمُ لِخادِمَيهِ: «ابْقَيا هُنا مَعَ الحِمارِ. سَنَذْهَبُ أنا وَالصَّبِيُّ إلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ لِنَسجُدَ، ثُمَّ سَنَعُودُ إلَيكُما.»

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6 و َأخَذَ إبْراهِيمُ الحَطَبَّ المُعَدَّ لِلذَّبِيحَةِ، وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ ابْنِهِ إسْحاقَ. وَأخَذَ فِي يَدِهِ إناءَ الجَمْرِ وَالسِّكِّينَ. وَمَشَى كِلاهُما مَعاً.

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7 ث ُمَّ قالَ إسْحاقُ لإبْراهِيمَ أبِيهِ: «يا أبِي!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «نَعَمْ يا بُنَيَّ.» فَقالَ إسْحاقُ: «النَّارُ وَالحَطَبُ مَعَنا، لَكِنْ أينَ الحَمَلُ لِلذَبِيحَةِ؟»

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8 ف َقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «اللهُ يُدَبِّرُ لِنَفْسِهِ الذَّبِيحَةَ يا بُنَيَّ.» ثُمَّ تابَعَ الاثْنانِ سَيرَهُما.

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 و َوَصَلا إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي حَدَّدَهُ اللهُ لإبْراهِيمَ. وَهُناكَ بَنَى إبْراهِيمُ مَذْبَحاً، وَرَتَّبَ الحَطَبَ عَلَيهِ. ثُمَّ رَبَطَ ابْنَهُ إسْحاقَ، وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى المَذْبَحِ فَوْقَ الحَطَبِ.

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 و َمَدَّ إبْراهِيمُ يَدَهُ وَأخَذَ السِّكِّينَ لِيَذْبَحَ ابْنَهُ.

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 ل َكِنَّ مَلاكَ اللهِ ناداهُ مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «إبْراهِيمُ! إبْراهِيمُ!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً!»

And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 ف َقالَ: «تَوَقَّفْ! لا تُؤْذِ الصَّبِيَّ، وَلا تَفْعَلْ بِهِ شَيئاً. الآنَ عَرَفْتُ أنَّكَ تَخافُني، حَتَّى إنَّكَ لَمْ تَمنَعْ عَنِّي ابْنَكَ الوَحِيدَ.»

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13 ث ُمَّ رَفَعَ إبْراهِيمُ نَظَرَهُ، فَرَأى كَبْشاً عالِقاً مِنْ قَرْنَيهِ بِشُجَيرَةٍ. فَذَهَبَ إبْراهِيمُ وَأخَذَ الكَبْشَ، ثُمَّ قَدَّمَهُ ذَبِيحَةً عِوَضاً عَنِ ابْنِهِ.

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14 و َسَمَّى إبْراهِيمُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ «يهوه يُدَبِّرُ.» فَيَقُولُ النّاسُ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ: «فِي الجَبَلِ، يهوه يُدّبِّرُ.»

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

15 ث ُمَّ نادَى مَلاكُ اللهِ إبْراهِيمَ ثَانِيَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ

And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 و َقالَ: «أُقْسِمُ بِذاتِي، يَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹لِأنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ هَذا الأمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَبْخَلْ عَلَيَّ بِابْنِكَ الوَحِيدِ،

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

17 إ نِّي سَأُبارِكُكَ بِكُلِّ بَرَكَةٍ. وَسَأُعطِيكَ أحفاداً بِعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّماءِ وَحَبّاتِ رَملِ الشَّواطِئِ. وَسَيَسْتَولِي أحفادُكَ عَلَى مُدُنِ أعْدائِهِمْ.

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18 و َبِنَسلِكَ سَتَنالُ كُلُّ أُمَمِ الأرْضِ بَرَكَةً، لِأنَّكَ أطَعْتَنِي.›»

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19 ث ُمَّ عادَ إبْراهِيمُ إلَى خادِمَيهِ. وَقامُوا وَذَهَبُوا مَعاً إلَى بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ. وَاسْتَقَرَّ إبْراهِيمُ فِي بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ.

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

20 ب َعْدَ كُلِّ هَذِهِ الأحداثِ قِيلَ لإبْراهِيمَ: «أنجَبَتْ مِلْكَةُ أولاداً لِأخِيكَ ناحُورَ.

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

21 ع ُوصاً البِكْرَ، وَبُوزَ أخاهُ، وَقَمُوئِيلُ أبا أرامَ،

Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22 و َكاسَدَ وَحَزْوَ وَفِلْداشَ وَيِدلافَ وَبَتُوئِيلَ.»

And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

23 و َأنجَبَ بَتُوئِيلُ رِفْقَةَ. أنجَبَتْ مِلْكَةُ هَؤُلاءِ الأبْناءَ الثَّمانِيَةَ لِناحُورَ، أخِي إبْراهِيمَ.

And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24 ك َما أنجَبَتْ لَهُ جارِيَتُهُ وَزَوجَتُهُ رَؤُومَةُ طابَحَ وَجاحَمَ وَتاحَشَ وَمَعْكَةَ.

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.