1 A fter these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

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

2 H e said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”

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

3 A braham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, 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 O n the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

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

5 A braham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you.”

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

6 A braham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

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

7 I saac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is 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 braham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.

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

9 T hey came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on 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 braham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

وَمَدَّ إبْراهِيمُ يَدَهُ وَأخَذَ السِّكِّينَ لِيَذْبَحَ ابْنَهُ.

11 Y ahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

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

12 H e said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy 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 A braham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him 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 braham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”

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

15 Y ahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

ثُمَّ نادَى مَلاكُ اللهِ إبْراهِيمَ ثَانِيَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ

16 a nd said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, 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 t hat I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.

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

18 A ll the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, 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 up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

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

20 A fter these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

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

21 U z 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 B ethuel became the father of 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, Tahash, and Maacah.

كَما أنجَبَتْ لَهُ جارِيَتُهُ وَزَوجَتُهُ رَؤُومَةُ طابَحَ وَجاحَمَ وَتاحَشَ وَمَعْكَةَ.