1 N ow it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

وَبَعْدَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ أرادَ اللهُ أنْ يَمْتَحِنَ إبْراهِيمَ. فَقالَ لَهُ: «إبْراهِيمُ!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً.»

2 T hen He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

فَقالَ اللهُ: «خُذْ إسْحاقَ ابْنَكَ وَحِيدَكَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّهُ. وَاذْهَبْ إلَى أرْضِ المُرِيّا. وَهُناكَ قَدِّمْهُ لِي ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى جَبَلٍ سَأُرِيهِ لَكَ.»

3 S o Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

فَقامَ إبْراهِيمُ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ، وَأسْرَجَ حِمارَهُ. وَأخَذَ مَعَهُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ خَدَمِهِ وَإسْحاقَ ابْنَهُ. وَقَطَّعَ حَطَباً لِلذَّبِيحَةِ. وَمَضَى مَعَهُمْ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي أراهُ إيّاهُ اللهُ.

4 T hen on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.

وَفِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ رَفَعَ إبْراهِيمُ نَظَرَهُ، فَرَأى المَكانَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

5 A nd Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”

ثُمَّ قالَ إبْراهِيمُ لِخادِمَيهِ: «ابْقَيا هُنا مَعَ الحِمارِ. سَنَذْهَبُ أنا وَالصَّبِيُّ إلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ لِنَسجُدَ، ثُمَّ سَنَعُودُ إلَيكُما.»

6 S o Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.

وَأخَذَ إبْراهِيمُ الحَطَبَّ المُعَدَّ لِلذَّبِيحَةِ، وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى كَتِفِ ابْنِهِ إسْحاقَ. وَأخَذَ فِي يَدِهِ إناءَ الجَمْرِ وَالسِّكِّينَ. وَمَشَى كِلاهُما مَعاً.

7 B ut Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

ثُمَّ قالَ إسْحاقُ لإبْراهِيمَ أبِيهِ: «يا أبِي!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «نَعَمْ يا بُنَيَّ.» فَقالَ إسْحاقُ: «النَّارُ وَالحَطَبُ مَعَنا، لَكِنْ أينَ الحَمَلُ لِلذَبِيحَةِ؟»

8 A nd Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «اللهُ يُدَبِّرُ لِنَفْسِهِ الذَّبِيحَةَ يا بُنَيَّ.» ثُمَّ تابَعَ الاثْنانِ سَيرَهُما.

9 T hen they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

وَوَصَلا إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي حَدَّدَهُ اللهُ لإبْراهِيمَ. وَهُناكَ بَنَى إبْراهِيمُ مَذْبَحاً، وَرَتَّبَ الحَطَبَ عَلَيهِ. ثُمَّ رَبَطَ ابْنَهُ إسْحاقَ، وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى المَذْبَحِ فَوْقَ الحَطَبِ.

10 A nd Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

وَمَدَّ إبْراهِيمُ يَدَهُ وَأخَذَ السِّكِّينَ لِيَذْبَحَ ابْنَهُ.

11 B ut the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.”

لَكِنَّ مَلاكَ اللهِ ناداهُ مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «إبْراهِيمُ! إبْراهِيمُ!» فَقالَ إبْراهِيمُ: «سَمْعاً وَطاعَةً!»

12 A nd He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

فَقالَ: «تَوَقَّفْ! لا تُؤْذِ الصَّبِيَّ، وَلا تَفْعَلْ بِهِ شَيئاً. الآنَ عَرَفْتُ أنَّكَ تَخافُني، حَتَّى إنَّكَ لَمْ تَمنَعْ عَنِّي ابْنَكَ الوَحِيدَ.»

13 T hen Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

ثُمَّ رَفَعَ إبْراهِيمُ نَظَرَهُ، فَرَأى كَبْشاً عالِقاً مِنْ قَرْنَيهِ بِشُجَيرَةٍ. فَذَهَبَ إبْراهِيمُ وَأخَذَ الكَبْشَ، ثُمَّ قَدَّمَهُ ذَبِيحَةً عِوَضاً عَنِ ابْنِهِ.

14 A nd Abraham called the name of the place, The- Lord -Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

وَسَمَّى إبْراهِيمُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ «يهوه يُدَبِّرُ.» فَيَقُولُ النّاسُ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ: «فِي الجَبَلِ، يهوه يُدّبِّرُ.»

15 T hen the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,

ثُمَّ نادَى مَلاكُ اللهِ إبْراهِيمَ ثَانِيَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ

16 a nd said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son —

وَقالَ: «أُقْسِمُ بِذاتِي، يَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹لِأنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ هَذا الأمْرَ، وَلَمْ تَبْخَلْ عَلَيَّ بِابْنِكَ الوَحِيدِ،

17 b lessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

إنِّي سَأُبارِكُكَ بِكُلِّ بَرَكَةٍ. وَسَأُعطِيكَ أحفاداً بِعَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّماءِ وَحَبّاتِ رَملِ الشَّواطِئِ. وَسَيَسْتَولِي أحفادُكَ عَلَى مُدُنِ أعْدائِهِمْ.

18 I n your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

وَبِنَسلِكَ سَتَنالُ كُلُّ أُمَمِ الأرْضِ بَرَكَةً، لِأنَّكَ أطَعْتَنِي.›»

19 S o Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. The Family of Nahor

ثُمَّ عادَ إبْراهِيمُ إلَى خادِمَيهِ. وَقامُوا وَذَهَبُوا مَعاً إلَى بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ. وَاسْتَقَرَّ إبْراهِيمُ فِي بِئْرِ السَّبْعِ.

20 N ow it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

بَعْدَ كُلِّ هَذِهِ الأحداثِ قِيلَ لإبْراهِيمَ: «أنجَبَتْ مِلْكَةُ أولاداً لِأخِيكَ ناحُورَ.

21 H uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

عُوصاً البِكْرَ، وَبُوزَ أخاهُ، وَقَمُوئِيلُ أبا أرامَ،

22 C hesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

وَكاسَدَ وَحَزْوَ وَفِلْداشَ وَيِدلافَ وَبَتُوئِيلَ.»

23 A nd Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

وَأنجَبَ بَتُوئِيلُ رِفْقَةَ. أنجَبَتْ مِلْكَةُ هَؤُلاءِ الأبْناءَ الثَّمانِيَةَ لِناحُورَ، أخِي إبْراهِيمَ.

24 H is concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.

كَما أنجَبَتْ لَهُ جارِيَتُهُ وَزَوجَتُهُ رَؤُومَةُ طابَحَ وَجاحَمَ وَتاحَشَ وَمَعْكَةَ.