1 G od said to Jacob, “Get ready and go to Bethel to live. Make an altar there to God, Who showed Himself to you when you ran away from your brother Esau.”

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

2 S o Jacob said to those of his house and all who were with him, “Put away the strange gods that are among you. Make yourselves clean and change your clothes.

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

3 T hen let us get ready and go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, Who answered me in the day of my trouble, and was with me every place I went.”

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

4 S o they gave to Jacob all the strange gods they had, and the gold objects which they wore in their ears. And Jacob hid them under the tree near Shechem.

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

5 A s they traveled, much fear from God came upon the cities around them. So the people of the land did not go against the sons of Jacob.

ثُمَّ انطَلَقُوا. وَجَعَلَ اللهُ أهلَ المُدُنِ حَولَهُمْ يَهابُونَ عائِلَةَ يَعقُوبَ. فَلَمْ يُلاحِقُوا أبْناءَ يَعقُوبَ.

6 S o Jacob and all the people who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

فَجاءَ يَعقُوبُ وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إلَى لُوزَ، أي بَيتِ إيلَ فِي أرْضِ كَنْعانَ.

7 H e built an altar there, and gave the place the name El-bethel. Because God had shown Himself to him there, when Jacob ran away from his brother.

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

8 T hen Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died. She was buried below Bethel under a tree. It was given the name of Allon-bacuth.

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

9 W hen Jacob came from Paddan-aram, God showed Himself to him again and brought good to him.

وَفِي طَرِيقِ عَوْدَتِهِ مِنْ فَدَّانَ أرامَ، ظَهَرَ اللهُ لِيَعقُوبَ وَبارَكَهُ

10 G od said to him, “Your name is Jacob. You will not be called Jacob any longer, but Israel will be your name.” So his name was Israel.

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

11 T hen God said to him, “I am the All-powerful God. Have many children and add to your number. A nation and a group of nations will come from you. Kings will come from you.

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

12 I will give you the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac. This land I will give to your children and their children’s children after you.”

وَسَأُعطِيكَ الأرْضَ الَّتِي أعطَيتُها لإبْراهِيمَ وَإسْحاقَ. وَسَأُعطِيها لِنَسلِكَ مِنْ بَعدِكَ أيضاً.»

13 T hen God went up from him in the place where He had spoken with him.

ثُمَّ مَضَى عَنْهُ اللهُ فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ فِيهِ.

14 J acob set up a pillar of stone in the place where He had spoken with him. And he poured a drink offering and also oil on it.

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

15 S o Jacob gave the place where God had spoken with him the name Bethel.

وَسَمَّى يَعقُوبُ المَكانَ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ اللهُ فِيهِ بَيتَ إيلَ. مَوتُ راحِيلَ أثْناءَ الوِلادَة

16 T hen they traveled from Bethel. When there was still a long way to go before coming to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth. She suffered much pain.

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

17 A nd while she was suffering, the woman who was helping her said to her, “Do not be afraid. For now you have another son.”

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

18 A s Rachel’s soul was leaving, for she died, she gave him the name Benoni. But his father gave him the name Benjamin.

وَأثناءَ نِزاعِها، وَقُبَيلَ مَوْتِها، سَمَّتِ ابْنَها «بَنْ أُونِي،» لَكِنَّ أباهُ سَمّاهُ «بَنْيامِيْنَ.»

19 S o Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

وَماتَتْ راحِيلُ وَدُفِنَتْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى أفراتَةَ، أي بَيتَ لَحْمَ.

20 J acob set up a stone on her grave. And that is the stone of Rachel’s grave to this day.

فَأقامَ يَعقُوبُ عَمُوداً فَوقَ قَبْرِها وَهُوَ مَعرُوفٌ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ بِاسْمِ عَمُودِ قَبْرِ راحِيلَ.

21 T hen Israel traveled on, and put up his tent on the other side of the tall building of Eder.

ثُمَّ تابَعَ إسْرائِيلُ ارتِحالَهُ. وَخَيَّمَ جَنُوبَ بُرجِ عِدْرٍ.

22 W hile Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the woman who acted as his father’s wife. And Israel heard about it. The Sons of Jacob There were twelve sons of Jacob.

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

23 T he sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

أبْناؤُهُ مِنْ لَيئَةَ هُمْ رَأُوبَيْنُ بِكْرُ يَعقُوبَ، وَشِمْعُونُ وَلاوِي وَيَهُوذا وَيَسّاكَرُ وَزَبُولُونُ.

24 T he sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

وَابْناهُ مِنْ راحِيلَ هُما يُوسُفُ وَبَنْيامِيْنُ.

25 T he sons of Bilhah, the woman who served Rachel, were Dan and Naphtali.

وَابْناهُ مِنْ بِلْهَةَ، خادِمَةِ راحِيلَ، هُما دانُ وَنَفْتالِي.

26 T he sons of Zilpah, the woman who served Leah, were Gad and Asher. These are the sons who were born to Jacob in Paddan-aram. The Death of Isaac

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

27 J acob came to his father Isaac at Mamre of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had been living.

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

28 N ow Isaac had lived 180 years.

وَعاشَ إسْحاقُ مِئَةً وَثَمانِينَ عاماً.

29 A nd Isaac breathed his last and died, and was joined to his people who died before him. He was an old man who had a long life, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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