1 و َكانَتِ الحَيَّةُ أمْكَرَ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي خَلَقَها اللهُ. فَقالَتْ لِلمَرأةِ: «أحَقّاً قالَ اللهُ لَكُما: ‹لا تَأْكُلا مِنْ أشْجارِ الحَدِيقَةِ كُلِّها؟›»

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

2 ف َقالَتِ المَرْأةُ لِلحَيَّةِ: «بَلْ نَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ جَمِيعِ الأشْجارِ فِي الحَديقَةِ،

And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat:

3 أ مّا الشَّجَرَةُ الَّتي فِي وَسَطِ الحَدِيقَةِ، فَقَدْ قالَ اللهُ: ‹لا تأكُلا مِنْها وَلا تَلْمَساها وَإلّا فَسَتَمُوتان!›»

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 ف َقالَتِ الحَيَّةُ لِلمَرْأةِ: «لَنْ تَمُوتا!

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ يَعْرِفُ أنَّكُما حِينَ تَأْكُلانِ مِنْها، تَنْفَتِحُ أعْيُنُكُما، وَتُصبِحانِ مِثلَ اللهِ فِي التَّمْيِيزِ بَينَ الخَيرِ وَالشَّرِّ.»

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

6 و َرَأتِ المَرْأةُ أنَّ الشَّجَرَةَ شَهِيَّةٌ لِلأكلِ وَجَذّابَةٌ لِلعَينِ، وَمَرغُوبٌ فِيها بِسَبَبِ ما تُعْطِيهِ مِنَ الحِكْمَةِ لِلآكِلِ مِنْها. فَأخَذَتْ مِنْ ثَمَرِها، وَأكَلَتْ. ثُمَّ أعطَتْ لِزَوْجِها الَّذِي كانَ مَعَها، فَأكَلَ هُوَ أيضاً.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

7 ف انفَتَحَتْ أعيُنُهُما، وَأدرَكا أنَّهُما عُرْيانَينِ. فَخاطا أوْراقَ تِينٍ، وَصَنَعا لَهُما ثَوبَينِ يُخفِيانِ عَوْرَتَيهِما.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

8 ث ُمَّ سَمِعا صَوْتَ اللهِ ماشِياً فِي الحَدِيقَةِ مَعَ هُبُوبِ الرِيحِ. فاختَبَأ الرَّجُلُ وَزَوْجَتُهُ بَينَ أشْجارِ الحَدِيقَةِ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.

9 ف َنادَى اللهُ الرَّجُلَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «أينَ أنتَ؟»

And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10 ف َقالَ: «سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَكَ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ، فَخِفْتُ لِأنِّي عُرْيانٌ، فاختَبَأْتُ.»

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «مَنْ قالَ لَكَ إنَّكَ عُرْيانٌ؟ هَلْ أكَلْتَ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي نَهَيتُكَ عَنِ الأكلِ مِنْها؟»

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12 ف َقالَ الرَّجُلُ: «المَرْأةُ الَّتِي أعطَيتَنِي إيّاها لِتَكُونَ مَعِي أعطَتْنِي مِنْ ثَمَرِ الشَّجَرَةِ، فَأكَلْتُ.»

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13 ح ِينَئِذٍ قالَ اللهُ لِلمَرأةِ: «ما هَذا الَّذِي فَعَلْتِهِ؟» فَقالَتِ المَرْأةُ: «الحَيَّةُ احتالَتْ عَلَيَّ، فَأكَلْتُ.»

And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

14 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِلحَيَّةِ: «لِأنَّكِ فَعَلْتِ ذَلِكَ، تَكُونِينَ مَلعُونَةً أكثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ البَهائِمِ وَمِنْ كُلِّ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ. وَكُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِكِ، سَتَزحَفِينَ عَلَى بَطنِكِ، وَسَتَتَعَفَّرِينَ بِالتُّرابِ.

And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15 و َسَأجعَلُ عَداوَةً بَينَكِ وَبَينَ المَرْأةِ، وَبَيْنَ نَسلِكِ وَنَسلِها. سَيَسْحَقُ نَسلُها رَأْسَكِ، وَأنْتِ سَتَلْدَغِينَ عَقِبَهُ.»

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

16 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِلمَرْأةِ: «سَأُكَثِّرُ آلامَ حَبَلِكِ، وَبِالوَجَعِ تَلِدِينَ أبْناءَكِ. أنتِ تَشْتاقينَ إلَى زَوْجِكِ، وَهُوَ يَسُودُ عَلَيكِ.»

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِآدَمَ: «قَدِ اسْتَمَعْتَ لِمَشُورَةِ امْرَأتِكَ، فَأكَلْتَ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي نَهَيتُكَ عَنِ الأكلِ مِنْها. لِهَذا سَألعَنُ الأرْضَ، فَلا تَعُودُ تَأْكُلُ مِنْها إلّا بِالكَدِّ وَالتَّعَبِ كُلَّ أيّامِ حَياتِكَ.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18 س َتُنْبِتُ لَكَ شَوْكاً وَحَسَكاً. وَسَتُضطَرُّ إلَى الأكلِ مِنْ نَباتاتِ الحُقُولِ.

thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 ت َأْكُلُ خُبْزَكَ بِعَرَقِ جَبِينِكَ، إلَى أنْ تَعُودَ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي مِنْها أُخِذْتَ. مِنَ التُّرابِ خُلِقْتَ، وَإلَى التُّرابِ سَتَعُودُ.»

in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

20 و َدَعا آدَمُ زَوْجَتَهُ «حَوّاءَ» لِأنَّها سَتُصْبِحُ أُمَّ كُلِّ إنْسانٍ حَيٍّ.

And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

21 و َصَنَعَ اللهُ مَلابِسَ مِنَ الجِلْدِ لِآدَمَ وَلِزَوْجَتِهِ، وَألْبَسَهُما.

And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.

22 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ: «ها قَدْ صارَ الإنْسانُ كَواحِدٍ مِنّا فِي التَّمْيِيزِ بَينَ الخَيرِ وَالشَّرِّ. وَالآنَ يُمْكِنُهُ أنْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ وَيَأْخُذَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ شَجَرَةِ الحَياةِ، وَيأكُلُ مِنْها، فَيَعيِشَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever-

23 ف َطَرَدَهُ اللهُ مِنْ حَدِيقَةِ عَدَنٍ لِيَفلَحَ الأرْضَ الَّتِي مِنْها خُلِقَ.

therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

24 و َبَعدَ أنْ طَرَدَ الإنْسانَ، وَضَعَ مَلائِكَةَ الكَرُوبِيمَ، وَسيْفاً مُلْتَهِباً مُتَقَلِّباً لِحِراسَةِ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى شَجَرَةِ الحَياةِ.

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.