1 T hen Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.

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

2 H e put the maids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

فَوَضَعَ الخادِمَتَينِ وَأبْناءَهُنَّ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ لَيئَةَ وَأبْناءَها، ثُمَّ راحِيلَ وَيُوسُفَ آخِرَ الكُلِّ.

3 B ut he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

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

4 T hen Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

لَكِنَّ عِيسُو رَكَضَ لِمُلاقاتِهِ، وَعانَقَهُ، وَطَوَّقَهُ بِذِراعَيهِ، وَقَبَّلَهُ، فَبَكَيا مَعاً.

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

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

6 T hen the maids came near with their children, and they bowed down.

ثُمَّ اقتَرَبَتِ الخادِمَتانِ وَأبْناؤُهُما مِنْ عِيسُو وَانحَنُوا.

7 L eah likewise came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.

ثُمَّ اقْتَرَبَتْ لَيئَةُ وَأبْناؤُها وَانحَنُوا. ثُمَّ اقتَرَبَ يُوسُفُ وَراحِيلُ وَانحَنَيا.

8 A nd he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “ To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

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

9 B ut Esau said, “ I have plenty, my brother; let what you have be your own.”

فَقالَ عِيسُو: «عِندِي ما يَكفِي، يا أخِي! فابْقِ ما لَكَ عِندَكَ.»

10 J acob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

فَقالَ 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.

11 P lease take my gift which has been brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty.” Thus he urged him and he took it.

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

12 T hen Esau said, “Let us take our journey and go, and I will go before you.”

وَقالَ عِيسُو: «هَيّا نَمضِ فِي طَريقِنا، وَسَأذْهَبُ مَعَكَ.»

13 B ut he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds which are nursing are a care to me. And if they are driven hard one day, all the flocks will die.

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

14 P lease let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

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

15 E sau said, “Please 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.”

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

16 S o Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

فَعادَ عِيسُو فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ مُتَّجِهاً إلَى سَعِيرَ.

17 J acob journeyed to Succoth, and built for himself a house and made booths for his livestock; therefore the place is named Succoth. Jacob Settles in Shechem

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

18 N ow Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.

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

19 H e bought the piece of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

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

20 T hen he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

وَبَنَى مَذبَحاً هُناكَ وَسَمّاهُ إيلَ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ.