Genesis 46

1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

1 وَارْتَحَلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَكُلُّ مَالَهُ حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ، فَقَدَّمَ ذَبَائِحَ إِلَى إِلَهِ أَبِيهِ إِسْحاقَ.

2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

2 وَقَالَ اللهُ لإِسْرَائِيلَ فِي رُؤَى اللَّيْلِ: «يَعْقُوبُ، يَعْقُوبُ». فَأَجَابَ: «هَا أَنَا»

3 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

3 فَقَالَ: «أَنَا هُوَ اللهُ، إِلَهُ أَبِيكَ. لَا تَخَفْ مِنَ الذَّهَابِ إِلَى مِصْرَ لأَنِّي أَجْعَلُكَ أُمَّةً عَظِيمَةً هُنَاكَ.

4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

4 أَنَا أَصْحَبُكَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَأَنَا أُرْجِعُكَ أَيْضاً، وَيُغْمِضُ يُوسُفُ أَجْفَانَكَ بِيَدَيْهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِكَ».

5 Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

5 فَانْطَلَقَ يَعْقُوبُ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ. وَحَمَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَعْقُوبَ أَبَاهُمْ وَأَوْلادَهُمْ وَزَوْجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْعَرَبَاتِ الَّتِي أَرْسَلَهَا فِرْعَوْنُ لِنَقْلِهِ.

6 They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

6 وَأَخَذُوا مَعَهُمْ مَوَاشِيَهُمْ وَمُقْتَنَيَاتِهِمِ الَّتِي اقْتَنَوْهَا فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ وَجَاءُوا جَمِيعاً إِلَى مِصْرَ،

7 Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

7 فَقَدْ صَحِبَ يَعْقُوبُ مَعَهُ إِلَى مِصْرَ أَبْنَاءَهُ وَأَحْفَادَهُ مِنْ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ، وَسَائِرَ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ.

8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

8 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ أَبْنَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا مَعَهُ إِلَى مِصْرَ. يَعْقُوبُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ: رَأُوبَيْنُ بِكْرُ يَعْقُوبَ.

9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

9 وَأَبْنَاءُ رَأُوبَيْنَ: حَنُوكُ وَفَلُّو وَحَصْرُونُ وَكَرْمِي.

10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

10 وَأَبْنَاءُ شِمْعُونَ: يَمُوئِيلُ وَيَامِينُ وَأُوهَدُ وَيَاكِينُ وَصُوحَرُ وَشَأُولُ ابْنُ الْكَنْعَانِيَّةِ.

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

11 وَأَبْنَاءُ لاوِي: جِرْشُونُ وَقَهَاتُ وَمَرَارِي.

12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

12 وَأَبْنَاءُ يَهُوذَا: عِيرٌ وَأُونَانُ وَشِيلَةُ وَفَارَصُ وَزَارَحُ. وَمَاتَ عِيرٌ وَأُونَانُ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ. وَأَمَّا ابْنَا فَارَصَ فَهُمَا حَصْرُونُ وَحَامُولُ.

13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

13 وَأَبْنَاءُ يَسَّاكَرَ: تُولاعُ وَفَوَّةُ وَيُوبٌ وَشِمْرُونُ.

14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

14 وَأَبْنَاءُ زَبُولُونَ: سَارَدُ وَإِيلُونُ وَيَاحَلْئِيلُ.

15 These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

15 هَؤُلاءِ جَمِيعُهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ لَيْئَةَ الَّذِينَ أَنْجَبَتْهُمْ لِيَعْقُوبَ فِي سَهْلِ أَرَامَ، فَضْلاً عَنِ ابْنَتِهِ دِينَةَ. فَكَانَ مَجْمُوعُ عَدَدِ بَنِيهِ وَبَنَاتِهِ وَأَحْفَادِهِ مِنْ لَيْئَةَ ثَلاثَةً وَثَلاثِينَ.

16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

16 وَأَبْنَاءُ جَادٍ صِفْيُونُ وَحَجِّي وَشُونِي وَأَصْبُونَ وَعِيرِي وَأَرُودِي وَأَرْئِيلِي.

17 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

17 وَأَبْنَاءُ أَشِيرَ: يِمْنَةُ وَيِشْوَةُ وَيِشْوِيُ وَبَرِيعَةُ وَأُخْتُهُمْ سَارَحُ. أَمَّا ابْنَا بَرِيعَةَ فَهُمَا حَابَرُ وَمَلْكِيئِيلُ.

18 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

18 هُؤُلاءِ هُمْ بَنُو زِلْفَةَ جَارِيَةِ لَيْئَةَ الَّتِي وَهَبَهَا إِيَّاهَا لابَانُ. فَكَانَ عَدَدُ ذُرِّيَّتِهَا الَّتِي أَنْجَبَتْهَا لِيَعْقُوبَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ نَفْساً.

19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

19 أَمَّا ابْنَا رَاحِيلَ زَوْجَةِ يَعْقُوبَ فَهُمَا يُوسُفُ وَبِنْيَامِينُ.

20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

20 وَوُلِدَ لِيُوسُفَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمُ اللَّذَانِ أَنْجَبَتْهُمَا لَهُ أَسْنَاتُ ابْنَةُ فُوطِيفَارَعَ كَاهِنِ أُونٍ.

21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

21 وَأَبْنَاءُ بِنْيَامِينَ بَالَعُ وَبَاكَرُ وَأَشْبِيلُ وَجِيرَا وَنَعْمَانُ وَإِيحِي وَرُوشُ وَمُفِّيمُ وَحُفِّيمُ وَأَرْدُ

22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

22 هَؤُلاءِ ذُرِّيَّةُ رَاحِيلَ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا لِيَعْقُوبَ. وَعَدَدُهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ شَخْصاً.

23 The son of Dan: Hushim.

23 وَابْنُ دَانٍ هُوَ حُوشِيمُ.

24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

24 وَأَبْنَاءُ نَفْتَالِي: يَاحَصْئِيلُ وَجُونِي وَيِصْرُ وَشِلِّيمُ.

25 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

25 هَؤُلاءِ بَنُو يَعْقُوبَ الَّذِينَ أَنْجَبَتْهُمْ لَهُ بِلْهَةُ جَارِيَةُ رَاحِيلَ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهَا أَبُوهَا لابَانُ، وَعَدَدُهُمْ جَمِيعاً سَبْعَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ.

26 All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

26 فَكَانَ عَدَدُ جَمِيعِ الأَشْخَاصِ الْخَارِجِينَ مِنْ صُلْبِ يَعْقُوبَ، مِمَّنْ وَفَدُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ، سِتَّةً وَسِتِّينَ شَخْصاً مَاعَدَا زَوْجَاتِ أَبْنَائِهِ.

27 And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

27 وَابْنَا يُوسُفَ اللَّذَانِ وُلِدَا لَهُ فِي مِصْرَ هُمَا شَخْصَانِ. فَيَكُونُ عَدَدُ نُفُوسِ بَيْتِ يَعْقُوبَ الَّتِي قَدِمَتْ إِلَى مِصْرَ سَبْعِينَ نَفْساً.

28 Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

28 وَأَرْسَلَ يَعْقُوبُ يَهُوذَا أَمَامَهُ إِلَى يُوسُفَ لِيَدُلَّهُ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الْمُؤَدِّيَةِ إِلَى جَاسَانَ.

29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

29 فَأَعَدَّ يُوسُفُ مَرْكَبَتَهُ وَصَعِدَ لِلِقَاءِ أَبِيهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي جَاسَانَ. وَمَا إِنْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى عَانَقَهُ يُوسُفُ وَبَكَى زَمَاناً طَوِيلاً.

30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

30 وَقَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ لِيُوسُفَ: «دَعْنِي أَمُوتُ الآنَ إِذْ قَدْ أَبْصَرْتُ وَجْهَكَ وَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّكَ مَازِلْتَ حَيًّا».

31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

31 وَخَاطَبَ يُوسُفُ إخْوَتَهُ وَبَيْتَ أَبِيهِ: «أَنَا مَاضٍ الآنَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ لأُخْبِرَهُ أَنَّ إخْوَتِي وَبَيْتَ أَبِي الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ قَدْ قَدِمُوا إِلَيَّ.

32 The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

32 وَهُمْ رُعَاةُ غَنَمٍ، وَحِرْفَتُهُمْ رِعَايَةُ الْمَوَاشِي، لِذَلِكَ أَحْضَرُوا مَعَهُمْ غَنَمَهُمْ وَبَقَرَهُمْ وَكُلَّ مَالَهُمْ.

33 When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

33 فَإِذَا دَعَاكُمْ وَسَأَلَكُمْ: مَا حِرْفَتُكُمْ؟

34 you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

34 قُولُوا: حِرْفَتُنَا رِعَايَةُ الْمَوَاشِي مُنْذُ صِبَانَا إِلَى الآنَ، كَذَلِكَ نَحْنُ وَهَكَذَا كَانَ آبَاؤُنَا جَمِيعاً. لِكَيْ تُقِيمُوا فِي أَرْضِ جَاسَانَ؛ لأَنَّ كُلَّ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ نَجِسٌ لَدَى الْمِصْرِيِّينَ».