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Bible Study · Read Jubilees in Ge’ez, English and Spanish, one chapter per page. Jubilees retells Genesis and the beginning of Exodus as the angel of the presence revealed it to Moshe on Mount Sinai, dated by jubilees of 49 years. It is part of the Bible of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but not of the Hebrew Bible (Tenakh).

Bible Study · Jubilees 14:1–24

Jubilees, Chapter 14

መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ ፲፬

Hashem promises Avram a son and seed as many as the stars, makes a covenant with him over the divided offerings and tells him his seed will be strangers and slaves before they return, and Sarai gives her maid Hagar to Avram, who bears him Yishma’el.

The promise of a son

14:1After these things, in the fourth year of this week, on the new moon of the third month, the word of Hashem came to Avram (Abram) in a dream, saying, “Fear not, Avram; I am your defender, and your reward will be exceedingly great.”

14:1Después de estas cosas, en el cuarto año de esta semana, en la luna nueva del tercer mes, vino la palabra de Hashem a Avram (Abram) en sueño, diciendo: «No temas, Avram; yo soy tu defensor, y tu galardón será sobremanera grande».

፩ወእምድኅረ ፡ ዝነገር ፡ በራብዕ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ዘዝ ፡ ሱባዔ ፡ በሠርቀ ፡ ሣልስ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ቃለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀበ ፡ አብራም ፡ በሕልም ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ኢትፍራህ ፡ አብራም ፡ አነ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ቃውምከ ፡ ወዐስብከ ፡ ይፈደፍድ ፡ ጥቀ ።

14:2And he said, “Lord Hashem, what will You give me, seeing I go hence childless, and the son of Maseq, the son of my handmaid, is the Dammasek Eliezer: he will be my heir, and to me You have given no seed.”

14:2Y él dijo: «Señor Hashem, ¿qué me darás, siendo que me voy sin hijos, y el hijo de Maseq, el hijo de mi sierva, es el Dammasek Eliezer? Él será mi heredero, y a mí no me has dado simiente».

፪ወይቤ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትሁበኒ ፡ ወአንሰ ፡ አሐውር ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወወልደ ፡ ማሴቅ ፡ አመትየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ደማስቆስ ፡ ኤሌኤዜር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይወርሰኒ ፡ ወሊተ ፡ ኢወሀብከኒ ፡ ዘርአ ፡ ሀበኒ ፡ ዘርአ ።

14:3And He said unto him, “This man will not be your heir, but one that will come out of your own body; he will be your heir.”

14:3Y él le dijo: «Este no será tu heredero, sino uno que saldrá de tu propio cuerpo; ese será tu heredero».

፫ወይቤሎ ፡ ኢይወርሰከዝ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ዘይወፅእ ፡ እምከርሥከ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይወርሰከ ።

14:4And He brought him forth outside, and said unto him, “Look toward heaven and number the stars, if you are able to number them.”

14:4Y lo sacó fuera, y le dijo: «Mira hacia el cielo y cuenta las estrellas, si las puedes contar».

፬ወአውፅኦ ፡ አፍአ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ነጽር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወኆልቍ ፡ ከዋክብተ ፡ እመ ፡ ትክል ፡ ኆልቆቶሙ ፡

14:5And he looked toward heaven, and beheld the stars. And He said unto him, “So shall your seed be.”

14:5Y miró hacia el cielo, y vio las estrellas. Y le dijo: «Así será tu simiente».

፭ወነጸረ ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ከዋክብተ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ዘርእከ ፡

14:6And he believed in Hashem, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

14:6Y creyó en Hashem, y le fue contado por justicia.

፮ወአምኖ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወተኆለቆ ፡ ጽድቀ ።

Note. Compare Genesis 15:6.

14:7And He said unto him, “I am Hashem that brought you out of Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees), to give you the land of the Kena’ani (Canaanites) to possess it forever; and I will be God unto you and to your seed after you.”

14:7Y le dijo: «Yo soy Hashem, que te saqué de Ur Kasdim (Ur de los caldeos), para darte la tierra de los kenaanim (cananeos) para que la poseas para siempre; y seré Elohim para ti y para tu simiente después de ti».

፯ወይቤሎ ፡ አነ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘአውፃእኩከ ፡ እምነ ፡ ኡር ፡ ዘከለዳዊያን ፡ ከመ ፡ አሀብከ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ከነናዊያን ፡ ለእኂዝ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ወለከዊነ ፡ ለከ ፡ አምላከ ፡ ወለዘርእከ ፡ እምድኅሬከ ፡

The covenant between the pieces

14:8And he said, “Lord Hashem, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?”

14:8Y él dijo: «Señor Hashem, ¿en qué conoceré que la he de heredar?».

፰ወይቤ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ በምንት ፡ አአምር ፡ ከመ ፡ እወርስ ።

14:9And He said unto him, “Take Me a heifer of three years, and a goat of three years, and a sheep of three years, and a turtledove, and a pigeon.”

14:9Y le dijo: «Tómame una becerra de tres años, y una cabra de tres años, y una oveja de tres años, y una tórtola, y un palomino».

፱ወይቤሎ ፡ ንሣእ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ጠዕዋ ፡ ዘሠለስቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወጠሌ ፡ ዘሠለስቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወበግዐ ፡ ዘሠለስቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወመንጤተ ፡ ወርግበ ።

14:10And he took all these in the middle of the month, and he dwelt at the oak of Mamre, which is near Ḥevron (Hebron).

14:10Y tomó todo esto a mediados del mes, y habitó junto a la encina de Mamré, que está cerca de Jevrón (Hebrón).

፲ወነሥአ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ በመንፈቀ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ይነብር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ድራይ ፡ ዘማምሪ ፡ እንተ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ቅሩበ ፡ ኬብሮን ፡

14:11And he built there an altar, and sacrificed all these; and he poured their blood upon the altar, and divided them in the midst, and laid them over against each other; but the birds he did not divide.

14:11Y edificó allí un altar, y sacrificó todo esto; y derramó su sangre sobre el altar, y los partió por la mitad, y puso cada mitad enfrente de la otra; pero las aves no las partió.

፲፩ወሐነጸ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ ህየ ፡ ወዘብሐ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ወከዐወ ፡ ደሞሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምሥዋዕ ፡ ወነፈቆሙ ፡ እማእከል ፡ ወአንበሮሙ ፡ አንጸራቲሆሙ ፡ በበ ፡ ገጾሙ ፡ ወአዕዋፍሰ ፡ ኢነተፈ ፡

14:12And birds came down upon the pieces, and Avram drove them away, and did not allow the birds to touch them.

14:12Y descendieron aves sobre los pedazos, y Avram las ahuyentó, y no permitió que las aves los tocaran.

፲፪ወይወርዱ ፡ አዕዋፍ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ስፍሕ ፡ ወይከልኦሙ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወኢየኀድግ ፡ አዕዋፍ ፡ ይልክፍዎን ።

14:13And it came to pass, when the sun had set, that a trance fell upon Avram, and lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him, and it was said unto Avram, “Know of a surety that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and they shall bring them into bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.

14:13Y aconteció, cuando se puso el sol, que cayó un trance sobre Avram, y he aquí, el espanto de una grande oscuridad cayó sobre él, y fue dicho a Avram: «Ten por cierto que tu simiente será extranjera en tierra no suya, y los reducirán a servidumbre, y los afligirán cuatrocientos años.

፲፫ወኮነ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ዕርበተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ ወድቀ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወናሁ ፡ ግርማ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ወድቀ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ወተብህለ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ አእምሮ ፡ አእምር ፡ ከመ ፡ ፈላሴ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ዘርእከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ነኪር ፡ ወይቀንይዎሙ ፡ ወያሐምምዎሙ ፡ አርባዕተ ፡ ምእተ ፡ ዓመተ ፡

14:14And the nation also to whom they will be in bondage will I judge, and after that they shall come forth from there with much substance.

14:14Y también a la nación a la cual servirán juzgaré yo, y después de esto saldrán de allí con gran riqueza.

፲፬ወለሕዝብኒ ፡ እለ ፡ ይትቀነዩ ፡ አነ ፡ እፈትሕ ፡ ሎሙ ። ወእምድኅረዝ ፡ ይወፅኡ ፡ እምህየ ፡ ጥሪት ፡ ብዙኅ ፡

14:15And you shall go to your fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.

14:15Y tú irás a tus padres en paz, y serás sepultado en buena vejez.

፲፭ወአንተ ፡ ተሐውር ፡ ኀበ ፡ አበዊከ ፡ በሰላም ፡ ወትትቀበር ፡ በርስእ ፡ ሠናይ ።

14:16But in the fourth generation they shall return here; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”

14:16Pero en la cuarta generación volverán acá; porque aún no ha llegado a su colmo la maldad de los amorreos».

፲፮ወበትውልድ ፡ ራብዕ ፡ ይትመየጡ ፡ ዝየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢተፈጸመ ፡ ኃጢአቶሙ ፡ ለአሞሬዎን ፡ እስከ ፡ ይእዜ ።

14:17And he awoke from his sleep, and he arose, and the sun had set; and there was a flame, and behold, a furnace was smoking, and a flame of fire passed between the pieces.

14:17Y despertó de su sueño, y se levantó, y el sol se había puesto; y hubo una llama, y he aquí, un horno humeaba, y una llama de fuego pasó por entre los pedazos.

፲፯ወነቅህ ፡ እምንዋም ፡ ወተንሥአ ፡ ወፀሐይ ፡ ዐረበ ፡ ወነድ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ እቶን ፡ ይጠይስ ፡ ወነበልባለ ፡ እሳት ፡ ኀለፈ ፡ ማእከለ ፡ ስፋሔ ።

14:18And on that day Hashem made a covenant with Avram, saying, “To your seed will I give this land, from the river of Mitzrayim (Egypt) unto the great river, the river Euphrates, the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, the Phakorites, and the Hivites, and the Amorites, and the Kena’ani, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”

14:18Y en aquel día Hashem hizo un pacto con Avram, diciendo: «A tu simiente daré esta tierra, desde el río de Mitzrayim (Egipto) hasta el río grande, el río Éufrates: los ceneos, los cenezeos, los cadmoneos, los ferezeos, y los refaítas, los facoritas, y los heveos, y los amorreos, y los kenaanim, y los gergeseos, y los jebuseos».

፲፰ወበይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ተካየደ ፡ ኪዳነ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ምስለ ፡ አብራም ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ለዘርእከ ፡ እሁብ ፡ ዛተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ እምፈለገ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ እስከ ፡ ፈለገ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ ፈለገ ፡ ኤውፍራጢስ ፡ ለቄኔውስ ፡ ወለቄኔዜውስ ፡ ወለቅድሞኔውስ ፡ ወለፌሬዜውስ ፡ ወለረፌእያን ፡ ወለፈከሬውስ ፡ ወለኤዌውስ ። ወለአሞሬውስ ። ወለከናኔውስ ፡ ወለጌርጌሴውስ ፡ ወለኢየቡሴው ።

14:19And the day passed, and Avram offered the pieces, and the birds, and their fruit offerings, and their drink offerings, and the fire devoured them.

14:19Y pasó el día, y Avram ofreció los pedazos, y las aves, y sus ofrendas de fruto, y sus libaciones, y el fuego los consumió.

፲፱ወኀለፈ ፡ ወአዕረገ ። አብራም ፡ ስፍሐተ ፡ ወአዕዋፈ ፡ ወመሥዋዕቶሙ ፡ ወሞጻሕቶሙ ፡ ወበልዖ ፡ እሳት ።

14:20And on that day we made a covenant with Avram, according as we had covenanted with Noaḥ (Noah) in this month; and Avram renewed the festival and ordinance for himself forever.

14:20Y en aquel día hicimos un pacto con Avram, conforme al pacto que habíamos hecho con Nóaj (Noé) en este mes; y Avram renovó la fiesta y la ordenanza para sí para siempre.

፳ወበዛቲ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ተካየድነ ፡ ኪዳነ ፡ ምስለ ፡ አብራም ፡ በከመ ፡ ኪዳን ፡ ዘተካየድነ ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ኖኅ ። ወአብራም ፡ ሐደሳ ፡ ለበዓል ፡ ወለሥርዓት ፡ ሎቱ ፡ እስከ ፡ ለዓለም ።

Note. The covenant with Noaḥ was made in the third month, and Jubilees 6:17 ties it to the feast of Shavuot (Weeks).
Hagar bears Yishma’el

14:21And Avram rejoiced, and made all these things known to Sarai his wife; and he believed that he would have seed, but she did not bear.

14:21Y Avram se regocijó, e hizo saber todas estas cosas a Sarai su mujer; y creyó que tendría simiente, pero ella no daba a luz.

፳፩ወተፈሥሐ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወአይድዐ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ለሰራይ ፡ ብእሲቱ ። ወአምነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ ዘርእ ፡ ወይእቲሰ ፡ ኢትወልድ ።

14:22And Sarai advised her husband Avram, and said unto him, “Go in unto Hagar, my Mitzrit (Egyptian) maid; it may be that I shall build up seed unto you by her.”

14:22Y Sarai aconsejó a su marido Avram, y le dijo: «Llégate a Hagar (Agar), mi sierva mitzrit (egipcia); quizá tendré simiente para ti por medio de ella».

፳፪ወአምከረቶ ፡ ሰራይ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ ምታ ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ባእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አጋር ፡ ልእክትየ ፡ ግብጻዊት ፡ እመቦ ፡ ከመ ፡ አሐንጽ ፡ ለከ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ዘርአ ፡

14:23And Avram hearkened unto the voice of Sarai his wife, and said unto her, “Do so.” And Sarai took Hagar, her maid, the Mitzrit, and gave her to Avram, her husband, to be his wife.

14:23Y Avram escuchó la voz de Sarai su mujer, y le dijo: «Hazlo así». Y Sarai tomó a Hagar, su sierva, la mitzrit, y la dio a Avram su marido por mujer.

፳፫ወስምዐ ፡ አብራም ፡ ቃለ ፡ ሰራይ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ወይቤላ ፡ ግበሪ ። ወነሥአት ፡ ሰራይ ፡ አጋርሃ ፡ ለአኪታ ፡ ግብጻዊት ፡ ወወሀበታ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ ለምታ ፡ ትኩኖ ፡ ብእሲተ ።

14:24And he went in unto her, and she conceived and bore him a son, and he called his name Yishma’el (Ishmael), in the fifth year of this week; and this was the eighty-sixth year in the life of Avram.

14:24Y él se llegó a ella, y ella concibió y le dio a luz un hijo, y él llamó su nombre Yishma’el (Ismael), en el quinto año de esta semana; y este era el año ochenta y seis de la vida de Avram.

፳፬ወቦአ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡ ወፀንሰት ፡ ወወለደት ፡ ወልደ ። ወጸውዐ ፡ ስሞ ፡ ይስማዔል ፡ በዓመት ፡ ኃምስ ፡ ዘዝ ፡ ሱባዔ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ሰማንያ ፡ ወስድስቱ ፡ ዓም ፡ በሕይወተ ፡ አብራም ።

Note. Year of the world 1965.
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1In verse 2, who does Avram say will be his heir?

2In verse 21, who did Avram tell about all these things?

3In verse 10, where did Avram dwell when he took the animals?

4In verse 9, how old were the heifer, the goat and the sheep that Hashem asked for?

5In verse 13, for how many years would Avram’s seed be afflicted in a land not their own?

6According to verse 24, how old was Avram when Yishma’el was born?

7In verse 16, why would Avram’s seed not return until the fourth generation?

8Verse 6 says Avram believed in Hashem, and it was counted to him for righteousness. From verse 5, what did he believe?

9In the book of Exodus, Hashem brought Yisrael out of slavery in Mitzrayim. What had He promised about that time in verse 14?

10In verses 18–20, Hashem makes a covenant with Avram, as He had with Noaḥ before him. What does the chapter teach?

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English translation
R. H. Charles, The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament (Oxford, 1913), public domain, lightly modernized by Benei Avraham in the same way as our Bible pages: “thee/thou” become “you,” older verb forms are updated, people and places carry their Hebrew names with the familiar English name in parentheses the first time on each page, and “the Lord” (God) is written “Hashem.” Charles’s editorial dates are given in the notes. Digital text from the CrossWire Bible Society’s SWORD module (public domain).
Spanish translation
Translated by Benei Avraham from the English column, in the style of our Reina-Valera pages: Hashem for the Divine Name, Elohim for God, and Hebrew names. There is no public-domain Spanish translation of this book. Choose a translation with the Language drop-down; the choice is remembered on this device.
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Ge’ez (classical Ethiopic) is the language of the Ethiopian Bible and the only language in which the whole book has survived; it was translated from Greek, which was translated from the lost Hebrew original. The text is August Dillmann’s edition (19th century, public domain) as published in the EOTCOpenSource Bible dataset. Verse numbers follow Charles; where Dillmann’s numbering joins two verses, the later verse says so.
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