1 و َرَفَعَ يَعقُوبُ نَظَرَهُ، فَإذا بِعِيسُو قادِمٌ مَعَ أرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ. فَقَسَّمَ الأطفالَ بَينَ لَيئَةَ وَراحِيلَ وَالخادِمَتَينِ.

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

2 ف َوَضَعَ الخادِمَتَينِ وَأبْناءَهُنَّ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ لَيئَةَ وَأبْناءَها، ثُمَّ راحِيلَ وَيُوسُفَ آخِرَ الكُلِّ.

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

3 ل َكِنَّهُ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ تَقَدَّمَهُمْ بِنَفْسِهِ، وَانحَنَى إلَى الأرْضِ سَبْعَ مَرّاتٍ بَينَما كانَ يَقْتَرِبُ مِنْ أخِيهِ.

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 ل َكِنَّ عِيسُو رَكَضَ لِمُلاقاتِهِ، وَعانَقَهُ، وَطَوَّقَهُ بِذِراعَيهِ، وَقَبَّلَهُ، فَبَكَيا مَعاً.

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

5 ث ُمَّ رَفَعَ عِيسُو نَظَرَهُ. فَرَأى النِّساءَ وَالأطفالَ. فَقالَ: «مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ؟» فَقالَ يَعقُوبُ: «هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الأبْناءُ الَّذِينَ أعطاهُمُ اللهُ لِي، أنا خادِمَكَ.»

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

6 ث ُمَّ اقتَرَبَتِ الخادِمَتانِ وَأبْناؤُهُما مِنْ عِيسُو وَانحَنُوا.

Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 ث ُمَّ اقْتَرَبَتْ لَيئَةُ وَأبْناؤُها وَانحَنُوا. ثُمَّ اقتَرَبَ يُوسُفُ وَراحِيلُ وَانحَنَيا.

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 ف َقالَ عِيسُو: «ماذا قَصَدْتَ بِإرْسالِكَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الجَماعَةِ الَّتِي قابَلْتُها؟» فَقالَ يَعقُوبُ: «أرَدْتُ أنْ أحْظى بِرِضاكَ، يا سَيِّدِي.»

And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

9 ف َقالَ عِيسُو: «عِندِي ما يَكفِي، يا أخِي! فابْقِ ما لَكَ عِندَكَ.»

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

10 ف َقالَ يَعقُوبُ: «لا! إنْ كُنْتَ راضِياً عَنِّي، فاقْبَلْ هَذِهِ الهَدِيَّةَ مِنْ يَدَيَّ. بَعدَ أنْ رَضِيتَ عَنِّي صارَ النَّظَرُ إلَى وَجهِكَ عِندِي أشْبَهَ بِالنَّظَرِ إلَى وَجهِ اللهِ.

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

11 ف اقْبَلِ الهَدِيَّةَ الَّتِي جَلَبْتُها لَكَ. فَقَدْ كانَ اللهُ كَرِيماً مَعِي، وَأعطانِي كُلَّ ما أُرِيدُ.» وَألَحَّ يَعقُوبُ عَلَى عِيسُو، فَقَبِلَها.

Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

12 و َقالَ عِيسُو: «هَيّا نَمضِ فِي طَريقِنا، وَسَأذْهَبُ مَعَكَ.»

And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

13 ل َكِنَّ يَعقُوبَ قالَ لَهُ: «أنتَ تَعلَمُ يا سَيِّدِي أنَّ الأطفالَ تَعِبُونَ، وَأنَّ المَواشِيَ المُرْضِعَةَ مَصْدَرُ قَلَقٍ لِي. فَإذا أرهَقْتُها كَثِيراً فِي يَوْمٍ واحِدٍ، فَسَتَمُوتُ كُلُّها.

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

14 ف اسْبِقْ يا سَيِّدِي خادِمَكَ. أمّا أنا فَسَأسِيرُ بِبُطءٍ عَلَى سُرْعَةِ البَقَرِ الَّتِي أمامِي، وَسُرْعَةِ الأطفالِ، إلَى أنْ أصِلَ إلَيكَ يا سَيِّدِي فِي سَعِيرَ.»

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 ف َقالَ عِيسُو: «اسْمَحْ لِي إذاً أنْ أتْرُكَ عِندَكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِينَ مَعِي.» فَقالَ يَعقُوبُ: «هَذَا لُطْفٌ لا أسْتَحِقُّهُ يا سَيِّدي.»

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

16 ف َعادَ عِيسُو فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ مُتَّجِهاً إلَى سَعِيرَ.

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

17 أ مّا يَعقُوبُ فَذَهَبَ إلَى بَلْدَةِ سُكُّوتَ وَبَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ بَيتاً هُناكَ. وَصَنَعَ أيضاً خِياماً لِحِمايَةِ مَواشِيهِ. فَدُعِيَ ذَلِكَ المَكانُ سُكُّوتَ.

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

18 و َوَصَلَ يَعقُوبُ بِالسَّلامَةِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ لَمّا جاءَ مِنْ فَدَّانَ أرامَ. وَخَيَّمَ يَعْقُوبُ أمامَ المَدِينَةِ.

And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

19 و َاشْتَرَى يَعقُوبُ جُزءاً مِنَ الحَقلِ الَّذِي نَصَبَ فِيهِ خَيمَتَهُ مِنْ أولادِ حَمُورَ وَالِدِ شَكِيمَ، بِمِئَةِ قِطعَةٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.

20 و َبَنَى مَذبَحاً هُناكَ وَسَمّاهُ إيلَ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ.

And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.