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

Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

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

And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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

Then he crossed 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.

But 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 his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

6 ث ُمَّ اقتَرَبَتِ الخادِمَتانِ وَأبْناؤُهُما مِنْ عِيسُو وَانحَنُوا.

Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down.

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

And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.

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

Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” And he said, “ These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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

But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

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, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

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

Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it.

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

Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”

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.

But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard 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.»

Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in 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, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

16 ف َعادَ عِيسُو فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ مُتَّجِهاً إلَى سَعِيرَ.

So Esau returned that day on his way to 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, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. Jacob Comes to Canaan

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

Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he 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 the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

20 و َبَنَى مَذبَحاً هُناكَ وَسَمّاهُ إيلَ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ.

Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.