Jubilees 18 in Ge’ez, English and Spanish
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).
Jubilees, Chapter 18
God tells Avraham to offer Yitzḥak; Avraham obeys, but the angel stops his hand, a ram is offered instead, and the prince Mastema is put to shame; Hashem swears to bless Avraham’s seed, and Avraham keeps a seven-day festival of joy every year.
18:1And God said to him, “Avraham (Abraham), Avraham”; and he said, “Behold, here am I.”
18:1Y le dijo Elohim: «Avraham (Abraham), Avraham»; y él respondió: «Heme aquí».
፩ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አብርሃም ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ነየ ፡ አነ ፡
18:2And He said, “Take your beloved son whom you love, even Yitzḥak (Isaac), and go unto the high country, and offer him on one of the mountains which I will point out unto you.”
18:2Y dijo: «Toma a tu hijo amado, a quien amas, a Yitzjak (Isaac), y vete a la tierra alta, y ofrécelo sobre uno de los montes que yo te mostraré».
፪ወይቤሎ ፡ ንሥእ ፡ ወልደከ ፡ ፍቁረከ ፡ ዘታፈቅር ፡ ይስሐቅሃ ፡ ወሖር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምደር ፡ ልዕልት ፡ ወአዕርጎ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ እምአድባር ፡ ዘአነ ፡ አየድዐከ ፡
18:3And he rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took his two young men with him, and Yitzḥak his son, and split the wood of the burnt offering, and he went to the place on the third day, and he saw the place afar off.
18:3Y se levantó muy de mañana y enalbardó su asno, y tomó consigo a sus dos mozos, y a Yitzjak su hijo, y cortó la leña del holocausto, y llegó al lugar al tercer día, y vio el lugar de lejos.
፫ወአሌለየ ፡ በነገህ ፡ ወጸዐነ ፡ አድግቶ ፡ ወክልኤተ ፡ ደቆ ፡ ነሥአ ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ወይስሐቅሃ ፡ ወልዶ ፡ ወዕፀወ ፡ መሥዋዕት ፡ ሠፀረ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ ወስተ ፡ መካን ፡ በሠሉስ ፡ ዕለት ። ወርእየ ፡ መካነ ፡ እምርሑቅ ፡
18:4And he came to a well of water, and he said to his young men, “Abide here with the donkey, and I and the lad shall go yonder, and when we have worshiped we shall come again to you.”
18:4Y llegó a un pozo de agua, y dijo a sus mozos: «Esperad aquí con el asno, y yo y el muchacho iremos hasta allá, y cuando hayamos adorado volveremos a vosotros».
፬ወበጽሐ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዐዘቅተ ፡ ማይ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ለደቁ ፡ ንበሩ ፡ ዝየ ፡ ምስለ ፡ አድግት ፡ ወአነ ፡ ወሕፃን ፡ ነሐውር ፡ ወሰጊደነ ፡ ንገብእ ፡ ኀቤክሙ ።
18:5And he took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Yitzḥak his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they went both of them together to that place.
18:5Y tomó la leña del holocausto y la puso sobre Yitzjak su hijo, y tomó en su mano el fuego y el cuchillo, y fueron ambos juntos a aquel lugar.
፭ወነሥአ ፡ ዕፀ ፡ መሥዋዕት ፡ ወአስከሞ ፡ ለይስሐቅ ፡ ወልዱ ፡ ወነሥአ ፡ በእዴሁ ፡ እሳተ ፡ ወመጥባሕተ ። ወሖሩ ፡ ክልኤሆሙ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ እስከ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መካን ።
18:6And Yitzḥak said to his father, “Father”; and he said, “Here am I, my son.” And he said unto him, “Behold the fire, and the knife, and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt offering, father?”
18:6Y dijo Yitzjak a su padre: «Padre mío»; y él respondió: «Heme aquí, hijo mío». Y le dijo: «He aquí el fuego, y el cuchillo, y la leña; mas ¿dónde está la oveja para el holocausto, padre?».
፮ወይቤ ፡ ይስሐቅ ፡ ለአቡሁ ፡ አባ ። ወይቤ ፡ ነየ ፡ አነ ፡ ወልድየ ። ወይቤሎ ፡ ናሁ ፡ እሳት ፡ ወመጥባሕት ፡ ወዕፀው ፡ ወአይቴ ፡ በግዕ ፡ ዘለጽንሓሕ ፡ አባ ።
18:7And he said, “God will provide for Himself a sheep for a burnt offering, my son.” And he drew near to the place of the mount of God.
18:7Y él dijo: «Elohim se proveerá de oveja para el holocausto, hijo mío». Y se acercó al lugar del monte de Elohim.
፯ወይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ያሬኢ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ በግዐ ፡ ለጽንሓሕ ፡ ወልድየ ። ወቀርበ ፡ ኀበ ፡ መካን ፡ ዘደብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡
18:8And he built an altar, and he placed the wood on the altar, and bound Yitzḥak his son, and placed him on the wood which was upon the altar, and stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay Yitzḥak his son.
18:8Y edificó un altar, y puso la leña sobre el altar, y ató a Yitzjak su hijo, y lo puso sobre la leña que estaba sobre el altar, y extendió su mano para tomar el cuchillo para degollar a Yitzjak su hijo.
፰ወሐነጸ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ ወአንበረ ፡ ዕፀወ ፡ ዲበ ፡ መሥዋዕት ፡ ወአሰረ ፡ ይስሐቅሃ ፡ ወልዶ ፡ ወአንበሮ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ዕፀው ፡ ዘመልዕልተ ፡ ምሥዋዕ ፡ ወሰፍሐ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ይንሥእ ፡ መጥባሕተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይዝብሖ ፡ ለይስሐቅ ፡ ወልዱ ።
18:9And I stood before him, and before the prince Mastema, and Hashem said, “Bid him not to lay his hand on the lad, nor to do anything to him, for I have shown that he fears Hashem.”
18:9Y yo estaba delante de él, y delante del príncipe Mastema, y Hashem dijo: «Mándale que no extienda su mano sobre el muchacho, ni le haga nada, porque he mostrado que teme a Hashem».
፱ወአነ ፡ ቆምኩ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ወቅድመ ፡ መኰንነ ፡ መስቴማ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በሎ ፡ ኢያውርድ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ሕፃን ፡ ወኢይግበር ፡ ምንተኒ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ።
18:10And I called to him from heaven, and said unto him, “Avraham, Avraham”; and he was terrified and said, “Behold, here am I.”
18:10Y yo lo llamé desde el cielo, y le dije: «Avraham, Avraham»; y él se aterró y dijo: «Heme aquí».
፲ጸዋዕክዎ ፡ እምሰማይ ፡ ወእቤሎ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ወደንገፀ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ነየ ፡ አነ ።
18:11And I said unto him, “Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do anything to him; for now I have shown that you fear Hashem, and have not withheld your son, your firstborn son, from Me.”
18:11Y le dije: «No extiendas tu mano sobre el muchacho, ni le hagas nada; porque ahora he mostrado que temes a Hashem, y no me has rehusado a tu hijo, tu hijo primogénito».
፲፩ወእቤሎ ፡ ኢትፈኑ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ሕፃን ፡ ወኢትግበረ ፡ ምንተኒ ፡ ዲቤሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ይእዜ ፡ አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አንተ ፡ ወኢመሐከ ፡ ወልደከ ፡ በኵረከ ፡ እምኔየ ፡
18:12And the prince Mastema was put to shame; and Avraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a ram caught … by its horns, and Avraham went and took the ram and offered it for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
18:12Y el príncipe Mastema fue avergonzado; y Avraham alzó sus ojos y miró, y he aquí un carnero trabado … por sus cuernos, y fue Avraham y tomó el carnero y lo ofreció en holocausto en lugar de su hijo.
፲፪ወተኀፍረ ፡ መኰንነ ፡ መስቴማ ፡ ወአንሥአ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ በሐኵ ፡ እኁዝ ፡ ወይመጽእ ፡ በአቅርንቲሁ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ወነሥኦ ፡ ለበሐኵ ፡ ወአዕረጎ ፡ ለጽንሓሕ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ወልዱ ።
18:13And Avraham called that place “Hashem has seen,” so that it is said, “In the mount Hashem has seen”: that is Mount Tziyon (Zion).
18:13Y llamó Avraham a aquel lugar «Hashem ha visto», de modo que se dice: «En el monte Hashem ha visto»: ese es el monte Tziyón (Sion).
፲፫ወጸውዖ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ለውእቱ ፡ መካን ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ርእየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትበሀል ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ርእየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ደብሩ ፡ ለጽዮን ።
18:14And Hashem called Avraham by his name a second time from heaven, as He caused us to appear to speak to him in the name of Hashem.
18:14Y Hashem llamó a Avraham por su nombre por segunda vez desde el cielo, así como nos hizo aparecer para hablarle en el nombre de Hashem.
፲፬ወጸውዖ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለአብርሃም ፡ በስሙ ፡ ዳግመ ፡ እምሰማይ ፡ በከመ ፡ አስተርአይነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንትናገሮ ፡ በስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡
18:15And He said, “By Myself have I sworn, says Hashem, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your beloved son, from Me, that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your seed shall inherit the cities of its enemies,
18:15Y dijo: «Por mí mismo he jurado, dice Hashem, que por cuanto has hecho esto, y no me has rehusado a tu hijo, tu hijo amado, de cierto te bendeciré, y multiplicaré en gran manera tu descendencia como las estrellas del cielo, y como la arena que está a la orilla del mar. Y tu descendencia heredará las ciudades de sus enemigos,
፲፭ወይቤ ፡ በርእስየ ፡ መሐልኩ ፡ ይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ገበርከ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ወኢመሐከ ፡ ወልደከ ፡ በኵረከ ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ዘአፍቀርከ ። እስመ ፡ ባርኮ ፡ እባርከከ ፡ ወአብዝኆ ፡ አበዝኅ ፡ ዘርአከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ከዋክብተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኆፃ ፡ ዘድንጋገ ፡ ባሕር ። ወይወርሱ ፡ ዘርእከ ፡ አህጉረ ፡ ፀሮሙ ፡
18:16and in your seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed My voice, and I have shown to all that you are faithful unto Me in all that I have said unto you. Go in peace.”
18:16y en tu simiente serán benditas todas las naciones de la tierra; por cuanto obedeciste a mi voz, y he mostrado a todos que me eres fiel en todo lo que te he dicho. Ve en paz».
፲፮ወይትባረኩ ፡ በዘርእከ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ አሕዛበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ዘሰማዕከ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ዚአየ ። ወአይዳዕኩ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ከመ ፡ ምእመን ፡ አንተ ፡ ሊተ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ዘእቤለከ ፡ ሖር ፡ በሰላም ።
18:17And Avraham went to his young men, and they arose and went together to Be’er-Sheva (Beersheba), and Avraham dwelt by the Well of the Oath.
18:17Y volvió Avraham a sus mozos, y se levantaron y se fueron juntos a Be’er-Sheva (Beerseba), y habitó Avraham junto al Pozo del Juramento.
፲፯ወሖረ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ኀበ ፡ ደቁ ፡ ወተንሥኡ ፡ ወሖሩ ፡ ቤርሳቤ ፡ ኅቡረ ። ወኀደረ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ኀበ ፡ ዐዘቅተ ፡ መሐላ ።
18:18And he celebrated this festival every year, seven days with joy, and he called it the festival of Hashem according to the seven days during which he went and returned in peace.
18:18Y celebró esta fiesta cada año, siete días con gozo, y la llamó la fiesta de Hashem, conforme a los siete días en que fue y volvió en paz.
፲፰ወይገብር ፡ ዛተ ፡ በዓለ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ዓመታት ፡ ሰቡዐ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ በፍሥሓ ፡ ወሰመያ ፡ በዓለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በከመ ፡ ሰቡዕ ፡ ዕለት ፡ እለ ፡ ሖረ ፡ ወተመይጠ ፡ በሰላም ።
18:19And accordingly has it been ordained and written on the heavenly tablets regarding Yisrael (Israel) and its seed that they should observe this festival seven days with the joy of festival.
18:19Y así ha sido ordenado y escrito en las tablas celestiales acerca de Yisrael (Israel) y su descendencia, que guarden esta fiesta siete días con gozo de fiesta.
፲፱ወከመዝ ፡ ሥሩዕ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወጽሑፍ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽላተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ በእንተ ፡ እስራኤል ፡ ወዲበ ፡ ዘርኡ ፡ ለገቢረ ፡ ዛቲ ፡ በዓል ፡ ሰቡዐ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ በፍሥሓ ፡ በዓል ።
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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).
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