1 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِيَعقُوبَ: «قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى بَيتِ إيلَ وَاسْكُنْ هُناكَ. وَابْنِ مَذْبَحاً هُناكَ للهِ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ لَكَ وَأنتَ هارِبٌ مِنْ وَجهِ أخِيكَ عِيسُو.»

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

2 ف َقالَ يَعقُوبُ لِأهلِ بَيتِهِ وَلِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعْهُ: «تَخَلَّصُوا مِنَ الآلِهَةِ الغَرِيبَةِ الَّتِي لَدَيكُمْ. وَطَهِّرُوا أنفُسَكُمْ، وَغَيِّرُوا ثِيابَكُمْ.

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

3 ف َلْنُغادِرْ هَذا المَكانَ وَنَذْهَبْ إلَى بَيتِ إيلَ، فَأبنِيَ هُناكَ مَذبَحاً للهِ الَّذِي استَجابَ لِي فِي وَقتِ ضِيقِي، وَرافَقَنِي فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّذِي مَضَيتُ فِيهِ.»

Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

4 ف َأعطُوا لِيَعقُوبَ كُلَّ الأوثانِ الغَريبَةِ الَّتِي كانَتْ لَدَيهِمْ، وَالأقْراطِ الَّتِي كانَتْ فِي آذانِهِمْ. فَدَفَنَها يَعقُوبُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةِ البُطْمِ قُرْبَ شَكِيمَ.

They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

5 ث ُمَّ انطَلَقُوا. وَجَعَلَ اللهُ أهلَ المُدُنِ حَولَهُمْ يَهابُونَ عائِلَةَ يَعقُوبَ. فَلَمْ يُلاحِقُوا أبْناءَ يَعقُوبَ.

They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.

6 ف َجاءَ يَعقُوبُ وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إلَى لُوزَ، أي بَيتِ إيلَ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ.

So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

7 و َبَنَى مَذبَحاً هُناكَ. وَدَعا المَكانَ «إلَهَ بَيتَ إيلَ.» لِأنَّ اللهَ أعلَنَ لَهُ نَفْسَهُ وَهُوَ هارِبٌ مِنْ أخِيهِ.

He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

8 و َماتَتْ دَبُّورَةُ، مُرضِعَةُ رِفْقَةَ هُناكَ. وَدُفِنَتْ تَحتَ البَلُّوطَةِ قُرْبَ بَيتِ إيلَ. وَسَمَّى يَعقُوبُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ «بَلُّوطَةَ الحُزنِ.» اسْمُ يَعْقُوبَ الجديد

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.

9 و َفِي طَرِيقِ عَوْدَتِهِ مِنْ فَدَّانَ أرامَ، ظَهَرَ اللهُ لِيَعقُوبَ وَبارَكَهُ

God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

10 و َقالَ لَهُ: «اسْمُكَ يَعقُوبُ. لَكِنَّكَ لَنْ تُدعَى يَعقُوبَ فِيما بَعْدُ، بَلْ إسْرائِيلَ.» فَسَمّاهُ اللهُ «إسْرائِيلَ.»

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.

11 و َقالَ لَهُ: «أنا اللهُ الجَبّارُ. لِيَكُنْ لَكَ أبناءٌ كَثِيرُونَ، وَلْتَزْدَدْ عَدَداً. سَتَخرُجُ مِنْكَ أُمَّةٌ، بَلْ جَماعَةٌ مِنَ الأُمَمِ. وَسَيَنحَدِرُ مُلُوكٌ مِنْكَ.

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

12 و َسَأُعطِيكَ الأرْضَ الَّتِي أعطَيتُها لإبْراهِيمَ وَإسْحاقَ. وَسَأُعطِيها لِنَسلِكَ مِنْ بَعدِكَ أيضاً.»

The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your offspring after you will I give the land.”

13 ث ُمَّ مَضَى عَنْهُ اللهُ فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ فِيهِ.

God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

14 ف َأقامَ يَعقُوبُ نَصَباً تَذْكاريّاً حَجَرِيّاً فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ اللهُ فِيهِ، وَكَرَّسَهُ للهِ بِسَكِيبٍ مِنَ النَّبِيذِ وَزَيتِ الزَّيتُونِ.

Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

15 و َسَمَّى يَعقُوبُ المَكانَ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ اللهُ فِيهِ بَيتَ إيلَ. مَوتُ راحِيلَ أثْناءَ الوِلادَة

Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”.

16 ث ُمَّ انطَلَقُوا مِنْ بَيتِ إيلَ. وَقَبلَ أنْ يَصِلُوا إلَى أفْراتَةَ بَدَأتْ راحِيلُ تَلِدُ. وَكانَتْ أوجاعُ الوِلادَةِ شَدِيدَةً.

They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

17 ف َقالَتْ لَها القابِلَةُ أثْناءَ وِلادَتِها العَسِرَةِ: «لا تَخافِي، فَهَذا ابْنٌ آخَرُ لَكِ.»

When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

18 و َأثناءَ نِزاعِها، وَقُبَيلَ مَوْتِها، سَمَّتِ ابْنَها «بَنْ أُونِي،» لَكِنَّ أباهُ سَمّاهُ «بَنْيامِيْنَ.»

As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

19 و َماتَتْ راحِيلُ وَدُفِنَتْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى أفراتَةَ، أي بَيتَ لَحْمَ.

Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).

20 ف َأقامَ يَعقُوبُ عَمُوداً فَوقَ قَبْرِها وَهُوَ مَعرُوفٌ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ بِاسْمِ عَمُودِ قَبْرِ راحِيلَ.

Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

21 ث ُمَّ تابَعَ إسْرائِيلُ ارتِحالَهُ. وَخَيَّمَ جَنُوبَ بُرجِ عِدْرٍ.

Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

22 و َبَينَما كانَ إسْرائِيلُ ساكِناً فِي تِلكَ المَنْطِقَةِ، ذَهَبَ رَأُوبَيْنُ وَنامَ مَعَ بِلْهَةَ، خادِمَةِ أبِيهِ. فَعَلِمَ إسْرائِيلُ بِالأمْرِ. عائلةُ إسْرائِيل وَكانَ لِيَعقُوبَ اثْنا عَشَرَ ابْناً.

While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

23 أ بْناؤُهُ مِنْ لَيئَةَ هُمْ رَأُوبَيْنُ بِكْرُ يَعقُوبَ، وَشِمْعُونُ وَلاوِي وَيَهُوذا وَيَسّاكَرُ وَزَبُولُونُ.

The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

24 و َابْناهُ مِنْ راحِيلَ هُما يُوسُفُ وَبَنْيامِيْنُ.

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

25 و َابْناهُ مِنْ بِلْهَةَ، خادِمَةِ راحِيلَ، هُما دانُ وَنَفْتالِي.

The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.

26 و َابْناهُ مِنْ زِلْفَةَ، خادِمَةِ لَيئَةَ، هُما جادُ وَأشِيرُ. هَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أولادُ يَعقُوبَ الَّذِينَ أنجَبَهُمْ فِي فَدَّانَ أرامَ.

The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

27 و َجاءَ يَعقُوبُ إلَى أبِيهِ إسْحاقَ فِي مَمْرا، قَرْيَةِ أرْبَعَ، أي حَبْرُونَ، حَيثُ كانَ إبْراهِيمُ وَإسْحاقُ قَدْ عاشا هُناكَ.

Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

28 و َعاشَ إسْحاقُ مِئَةً وَثَمانِينَ عاماً.

The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

29 ث ُمَّ لَفَظَ أنفاسَهُ الأخِيرَةَ وَماتَ. وَانْضَمَّ إلَى جَماعَتِهِ عَجُوزاً شَبِعَ مِنَ الحَياةِ. وَدَفَنَهُ ابْناهُ عِيسُو وَيَعْقُوبُ.

Isaac gave up the spirit, and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.