تزوّج إسحاق رفقة بنت بتوئيل بن ناحور، فولدت له توأمين، عيسو (العيص) ويعقوب. ونشأت بين الأخوين عداوة لما بلغا مبلغ الرجال. فقد كره عيسو أن يفضّل أبوه يعقوب عليه، وأن يختاره الله بالنبوة. وبلغت هذه العداوة من الشدة أن هدّد عيسو أخاه بالقتل. فخاف يعقوب على نفسه، فهرب من البلاد.

Isaac married Rebekah Bint Bethuel, Ibn Nahor, and she gave birth to a set of twins, Esau (Al Eis) and Jacob (Yaqub). Ill feelings developed between the two brothers when they grew into manhood. Esau disliked the fact that Jacob was favored by his father and by Allah with prophethood. This ill feeling became so serious that Esau threatened to kill his brother. Fearing for his life, Jacob fled the country.

قال أهل الكتاب: إنّه لمّا بلغ إسحاق أربعين سنة تزوّج رِفقة بنتَ بتوئيل في حياة أبيه. وقالوا: كانت عاقراً، فدعا إسحاق اللهَ فحملت. فولدت توأمين، فسُمّي الأول عيسو، وهو الذي سمّته العرب العيص، وهو أبو الروم. وسُمّي الثاني يعقوب، ومعناه إسرائيل، (أي المنتمي إلى بني إسرائيل).

The People of the Book said that when Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, Bint Bethuel, during his father's life. They said she was sterile, so Isaac prayed to Allah and then she became pregnant. She gave birth to twin boys. The first one was called Esau whom the Arabs called Al-Eis. He became the father of Rum. The second one was called Jacob, which means Isreal, (belonging to the people of Israel).

زعم أهل الكتاب أن إسحاق (عليه السلام) لما شاخ وضعف بصره، اشتهى الطعام، فطلب من ابنه عيسو أن يخرج للصيد ويأتيه بطعام مطبوخ من الصيد. فطلب عيسو منه أن يبارك الطعام ويدعو له. وخرج عيسو، وكان صيادًا، ليحضر لأبيه اللحم. فسمعت رفقة ذلك، فأمرت ابنها يعقوب أن يذبح عنزتين من أفضل قطيعه، ويطبخهما كما يحب أبوه، ويحضره إليه قبل أن يعود أخوه.

The People of the Book claimed that when Isaac (pbuh) grew old and his eye sight had weakened, he had a desire for food, so he asked his son Esau to go hunting and bring him some cooked game. Esau asked him to bless the food and pray for him. Esau, a hunter, went out to get his father the meat. Rebekah, overhearing this, ordered her son Jacob to slaughter two goats of his best flock and cook them as his father liked and bring it to him before his brother returned.

وأَلْبَسَتْ يَعْقُوبَ ثِيَابَ أَخِيهِ، وَجَعَلَتْ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَعُنُقِهِ جِلْدَ الْمَعْزِ، لِأَنَّ عِيسُو كَانَ أَشْعَرَ، وَكَانَ يَعْقُوبُ أَمْلَسَ. فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِيهِ بِالطَّعَامِ، قَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَ يَعْقُوبُ: «أَنَا ابْنُكَ». فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ أَبُوهُ مِنَ الْأَكْلِ، دَعَا لِابْنِهِ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ أَكْثَرَ إِخْوَتِهِ بَرَكَةً، وَأَنْ يَسُودَهُمْ وَجَمِيعَ النَّاسِ، وَأَنْ يَحْفَظَهُ اللهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ.

She dressed Jacob in his brother's clothes and put goat skin on his arms and neck, for Esau was hairy while Jacob was not. When he approached his father with the food, his father asked: 'Who are you?' Jacob answered: 'I am your son.' When his father finished eating, he prayed for his son to be the more blessed brother and to prevail over them and all people, and for Allah to sustain him and his children.

لَمَّا خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِيهِ، دَخَلَ أَخُوهُ عِيسُو، الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ نَفَّذَ أَمْرَ أَبِيهِ.

When he left his father, his brother Esau, who had carried out his father's command, entered.

قال إسحاق له: «ما هذا يا بني؟» فأجاب: «هذا هو الطعام الذي تحبه». فسأل إسحاق:

Isaac asked him: "What is this my son?" He answered: "This is the food you like." Isaac asked:

"هَلْ جِئْتَ بِهِ مُنْذُ سَاعَةٍ وَطَلَبْتَ مِنِّي أَنْ أَدْعُوَ لَكَ؟" فَقَالَ عِيسُوُ: "لَا، وَاللهِ مَا فَعَلْتُ"، وَكَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَخَاهُ قَدْ سَبَقَهُ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ، فَأَصَابَهُ الْحُزْنُ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

"Did you bring it an hour ago and ask me to pray for you?" Esau said: "No, I swear I did not," and he knew his brother had preceded him in this matter and he was sick at heart.

قال أهل الكتاب إن عيسو هدّد أخاه بالقتل بعد وفاة أبيهما، وذكروا أنه طلب من أبيه أن يدعو له أن يجعل الله الأرض طيبة لذريته، وأن يكثّر رزقهم وثمارهم.

The People of the Book said Esau threatened to kill his brother when their father was dead. They also said that he asked his father to pray for him that Allah make the earth good for his offspring and multiply his sustenance and fruits.

عندما علمت أمهما أن عيسو يهدد أخاه يعقوب، أمرت ابنها يعقوب أن يذهب إلى أخيها لابان في أرض حَرّان، وأن يقيم عنده مدة حتى يسكن غضب أخيه، وأن يتزوج إحدى بنات لابان. وأوصت زوجها إسحاق أن يأمره بهذه النصيحة ويدعو له، ففعل.

When their mother knew that Esau threatened his brother Jacob, she commanded her son Jacob to go to her brother Laban in the land of Haran and abide with him for a time until his brother's anger had abated, and to marry one of the Laban's daughters. She told her husband Isaac to command him with that advice and pray for him, and he did.

ترك يعقوب (عليه السلام) أهله، فلما جاء الليل وجد مكانًا يستريح فيه. أخذ حجرًا فوضعه تحت رأسه ونام. فرأى في منامه سلّمًا من السماء إلى الأرض، والملائكة تصعد وتنزل، وخاطبه الرب فقال له: "إني أباركك وذريتك، وأجعل هذه الأرض لك ولمن يأتي بعدك." فلما استيقظ امتلأ فرحًا بما رأى في منامه، ونذر لله أنه إن عاد إلى أهله سالمًا أن يبني هنا معبدًا لله تعالى. ونذر أيضًا أن يتصدق بعُشر ماله في سبيل الله. وصبّ الزيت على الحجر ليتعرّفه، وسمّى المكان "بيت إيل"، أي "بيت الله". وكان موضع بيت المقدس فيما بعد.

Jacob (pbuh) left his family, when night came he found a place to rest. He took a stone and put it under his head and slept. He dreamed of a ladder from heaven to earth. Angels were ascending and descending and the Lord addressed him and said to him; "I will bless you and your offspring and make this land for you and for those who come after you." When he awoke he felt joyful from what he had seen in his dream and vowed, for Allah's sake that if he returned to his family safely, he would build here a temple for Allah the Almighty. He also vowed to give one tenth of his property for the sake of Allah. He poured oil on the stone so as to recognize it and called the place "Ayle's House" (Bethel), which means "House of Allah". It was to be the location of Jerusalem later.

وذكر أهل الكتاب أيضاً أنّ يعقوب لما قدم على خاله في أرض حاران، كان لخاله ابنتان: الكبرى اسمها ليئة (لیا)، والصغرى اسمها راحيل (راحیل). وكانت الصغرى أفضل وأجمل من الكبرى. فوافق خاله على أن يزوّجه ابنته بشرط أن يرعى له غنمه سبع سنين.

The People of the Book also said that when Jacob came to his maternal uncle in the land of Haran, his uncle had two daughters. The elder one was called Leah (Lia) and the younger one was Rachel (Rahil). The latter was the better and lovelier of the two. His uncle agreed to marry his daughter to him on the condition that Jacob pasture his sheep for seven years.

بعد مدة من الزمن، أعدّ عمّه وليمةً وجمع الناس للزفاف. زفّ إليه ليئة، ابنته الكبرى، في الليل. وكانت ضعيفة البصر وقبيحة المنظر. فلما أصبح الصباح اكتشف يعقوب أنها ليئة، فشكا إلى عمّه، فقال: «خدعتني! لقد خُطبتُ لراحيل، وزوّجتني ليئة.» فقال عمّه: «ليس من عادتنا أن نزوّج الصغرى قبل الكبرى. ومع ذلك، إن كنت تحبّ أختها، فاعمل سبع سنين أخرى، وأزوّجك إياهما كلتيهما.» فعمل يعقوب سبع سنين، ثم تزوّج راحيل. وكان جائزًا في زمانهم، كما ورد في التوراة، أن يجمع الرجل بين أختين. وأعطى لابان لكل ابنة جاريةً: فاسم جارية ليئة زلفة، واسم جارية راحيل بلهة.

After a period of time, his uncle prepared a feast and gathered people for the wedding. He married Leah, his elder daughter, to him at night. She was weak-sighted and ugly. When morning came, Jacob discovered she was Leah and he complained to his uncle. "You deceived me; I was engaged to Rachel and you married me to Leah." His uncle said: "It is not our tradition to marry the younger daughter before the elder daughter. However, if you love her sister, work another seven years and I will marry you to both of them." Jacob worked for seven years and then married Rachel. It was acceptable in their time, as described in the Torah, for a man to marry two sisters. Laban gave a female slave to each daughter. Leah's slave was called Zilpah and Rachel's slave was called Bilha.

ومنَّ اللهُ العزيزُ على ليئةَ بتعويضِ ضعفِها بأن رزقها أبناءً. فكان أولُهم رأوبينُ (روبيل)، ومن بعدِه شمعونُ (شمعون)، ولاوي (لاوي)، ويهوذا (يهوذا).

Almighty Allah compensated Leah's weakness by giving her sons. The first one was named Rueben (Robel), after whom there were Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), and Judah (Yahudh).

راحیل حسد کرتی تھی لیا کے بیٹے ہونے پر، کیونکہ وہ خود بانجھ تھی۔ اس نے اپنی لونڈی بلہہ کو اپنے شوہر کو دے دیا، اور اس کا شوہر اس کے پاس گیا یہاں تک کہ وہ حاملہ ہو گئی۔ اس نے ایک بیٹے کو جنم دیا اور اس کا نام نفتالی رکھا۔ لیا اس بات پر ناراض ہوئی کہ راحیل کی لونڈی نے بیٹے کو جنم دیا، چنانچہ اس نے بدلے میں اپنی لونڈی زلفہ کو یعقوب علیہ السلام کو دے دیا۔ زلفہ نے دو بیٹوں، جاد اور آشیر، کو جنم دیا۔ پھر لیا حاملہ ہوئی اور اس نے اپنے پانچویں بیٹے، یساکر کو جنم دیا، اور بعد ازاں اس نے چھٹے بیٹے زبولون کو جنم دیا۔ اس کے بعد لیا نے ایک بیٹی کو جنم دیا جس کا نام دینہ رکھا گیا۔ اس طرح لیا کے یعقوب سے سات بیٹے ہوئے۔

Rachel felt jealous of Leah's having sons, as she was barren. She gave her slave Bilha to her husband and he had relations with her until she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son and named him Naphtali. Leah was vexed that Rachel's slave had give birth to a son, so she in turn gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob (pbuh), Zilpah gave birth to two sons, Gad and Asher. Then Leah got pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son, Issaacher, and later she gave birth to a sixth son Zebulun. After this Leah gave birth to a daughter named Dinah. Thus, Leah had seven sons from Jacob.

ثُمَّ دَعَتْ راحيلُ اللهَ أنْ يَرْزُقَها ابنًا مِنْ يَعقوبَ. فاسْتَجابَ اللهُ دُعاءَها وأجابَ طَلَبَها. فَوَلَدَتْ ابنًا عظيمًا كريمًا جميلًا، وسَمَّتْهُ يوسُفَ. وكانَ ذلكَ كُلُّهُ حينَ كانوا في أرضِ حَرّانَ، وكانَ يعقوبُ عليه السلام يرعى غَنَمَ خالِهِ، وقَدْ فعلَ ذلكَ مُدَّةَ عشرينَ سَنَةً.

Then Rachel prayed to Allah to give her a son from Jacob. Allah heard her call and responded to her prayer. She gave birth to a son, great, honorable, and beautiful. She named him Joseph (Yusuf). All of this happened when they were in the land of Haran and Jacob (pbuh) was pasturing his uncle's sheep, which he did for a period of twenty years.

ثُمَّ طلب يعقوبُ من خاله لابانَ أن يأذنَ له بالذهاب لزيارة أهله. فقال له خاله: «لقد بُورك لي بسببك، فاطلب ما تحتاجه من المال». فقال يعقوب: «أعطني كلَّ ماعزٍ مُنقَّطٍ ومُبقَّعٍ يولد هذه السنة، وكلَّ حَمَلٍ أسود». لكنْ بأمرٍ من لابان أخذ أبناؤه الماعزَ المخطَّطَ والمبقَّعَ والمنقَّطَ من ماشية أبيهم، والحملانَ السوداءَ، خشيةَ أن تُولدَ غيرُها بتلك الصفات. ثم ساروا ثلاثة أيامٍ بماعز أبيهم وغنمه، بينما كان يعقوب يرعى القطيعَ الباقي.

Jacob then asked his uncle Laban to let him go and visit his family. His uncle said to him: "I have been blessed because of you; ask for whatever money you need." Jacob said: "Give me each spotted and speckled goat born this year and each black lamb." But at Laban's command his sons removed their father's goat that were striped, spotted or speckled, and the black lambs, lest others should be born with those traits. They walked for three days with their father's goats and sheep while Jacob tended the remaining flock.

قال أهلُ الكتاب إنّ يعقوبَ (عليه السلام) أخذ عصيّاً طازجةً من الحَوْر واللَّوْز والدُّلْب، فقشَّرَ فيها خطوطاً، ثم ألقاها في الماء أمام الماعز لتنظر إليها. فارتاعت الأجِنّةُ في بطونها وتحرّكت، فوُلدت مخطَّطةً ومنقَّطةً ومرقَّشة.

The People of the Book said that Jacob (pbuh) took fresh rods of poplar, almond, and plane. He peeled streaks in them and cast them into the water through for the goats to look at. The young inside their abdomens were terrified and moved and they were born striped, spotted or speckled.

لَمَّا كَانَتِ الْغَنَمُ تَتَزَاوَجُ، كَانَ يُوَجِّهُ وُجُوهَهَا نَحْوَ الْكِبَاشِ السُّودِ فِي قَطِيعِ لَابَانَ، وَيَضَعُ الْعِصِيَّ بَيْنَهَا. فَكَانَتْ حُمْلَانُهَا تُولَدُ سُودًا. وَقَدْ عُدَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَبِيلِ الْقُدْرَةِ الخَارِقَةِ، وَمُعْجِزَةً. وَكَانَ لِيَعْقُوبَ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الْمَاعِزِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالدَّوَابِّ وَالْعَبِيدِ. وَتَغَيَّرَتْ وُجُوهُ خَالِهِ وَأَبْنَائِهِ كَأَنَّ الْغَنَمَ وَالْمَاعِزَ قَدْ سُرِقَتْ مِنْهُمْ.

When the sheep were breeding, he set their faces towards the black sheep in Laban's flock and put the rods among them. Their lambs were born black. This was considered an example of supernatural powers, a miracle. Jacob had many goats, sheep, beast and slaves. His uncle and his sons faces changed as if they the sheep and goats had been stolen from them.

أَوْحَى اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى يَعْقُوبَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَلَدِ أَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ، وَوَعَدَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهُ. فَأَخْبَرَ يَعْقُوبُ أَهْلَهُ بِذَلِكَ، فَاسْتَجَابُوا لَهُ وَأَطَاعُوهُ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ لَمْ يُخْبِرْ لَابَانَ بِخُطَطِهِ، فَرَحَلَ دُونَ أَنْ يُوَدِّعَهُ.

Allah the Almighty inspired Jacob to return to the country of his father and people, and He promised to stand by him. Jacob told his family that, and they responded and obeyed him. Jacob did not tell Laban of his plans, however, and left without bidding farewell.

لَمَّا خَرَجَتْ سَرَقَتْ راحيلُ أصنامَ أبيها. وبعدَ أنْ فرَّ يعقوبُ وقومُه إلى بلادِهِ، لحقَ بهم لابانُ وقومُه. وحينَ التقى لابانُ بيعقوبَ، لامَهُ على أنَّهُ تركَهُ دونَ علمِهِ. وقالَ إنَّهُ كانَ يودُّ أنْ يعلمَ حتى يُشيِّعَهُم بالفرحِ والسرورِ، مع الدفوفِ والأغاني، ويُودِّعَ بناتِهِ وأبناءَهُ. ولماذا أخذوا معهم أصنامَهُ؟

Upon leaving, Rachel stole her father's idols. After Jacob and his people had fled for his country, Laban and his people followed them. When Laban met with Jacob, he blamed him for leaving him without his knowledge. He would have liked to know so that he could have made them leave with celebration and joy, with drums and songs, and so that he could have bidden his daughters and sons farewell. And why have they taken his idols with them?

ويعقوب لم يكن له علم بأصنامه، فأنكر أن يكون قد أخذها منه. ثم دخل لابان خيام بناته وجواريه يفتش، فلم يجد شيئاً، لأن راحيل كانت قد وضعت الأصنام في وطاء الجمل تحتها. ولم تقم، معتذرةً بأن بها حيضاً.

Jacob had no knowledge of his idols, so he denied that he had taken them from him. Then Laban entered the tents of his daughters and slaves to search, but he found nothing, for Rachel had put the idols in the camel saddle under her. She did not get up, apologizing that she had her menses.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُدْرِكُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ.

Thus, he could not perceive what they had done.

ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا عَلَى تَلٍّ يُسَمَّى جَلْعَدَ، وَعَقَدُوا هُنَاكَ عَهْدًا. لَنْ يُسِيءَ يَعْقُوبُ مُعَامَلَةَ بَنَاتِ لابَانَ، وَلَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ غَيْرَهُنَّ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لابَانُ وَلَا يَعْقُوبُ لِيَعْبُرَ التَّلَّ إِلَى بِلَادِ الْآخَرِ.

Then they sat on a hill called Galeed and made a covenant there. Jacob would not ill treat Laban's daughters nor marry others. Neither Laban nor Jacob would pass the hill into the other's country.

طَبَخُوا الطَّعَامَ، وَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ قَوْمُهُمْ. ثُمَّ وَدَّعَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمُ الْآخَرَ عِنْدَ انْصِرَافِهِ، فَعَادَ كُلٌّ إِلَى بَلَدِهِ.

They cooked food and their people ate with them. Each bade the other farewell as they departed, each returning to his own country.

لَمَّا قَرُبَ يَعْقُوبُ مِنْ أَرْضِ سِعِيرَ لَقِيَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ. فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولًا أَمَامَهُ إِلَى أَخِيهِ عِيسَوَ بِالسَّلَامِ، يَسْأَلُهُ الْعَفْوَ وَيَتَوَاضَعُ لَهُ. فَرَدَّ الرَّسُولُ السَّلَامَ وَأَخْبَرَ يَعْقُوبَ أَنَّ عِيسَوَ قَادِمٌ نَحْوَهُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ وَمَعَهُ أَرْبَعُ مِائَةِ رَجُلٍ. فَخَافَ يَعْقُوبُ لِذَلِكَ، فَتَضَرَّعَ وَدَعَا اللهَ تَعَالَى. وَسَجَدَ خُضُوعًا لَهُ، وَسَأَلَهُ أَنْ يَفِيَ بِوَعْدِهِ الَّذِي وَعَدَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ، وَأَنْ يَكُفَّ عَنْهُ شَرَّ أَخِيهِ عِيسَوَ. ثُمَّ أَعَدَّ يَعْقُوبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هَدِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً لِأَخِيهِ: مِائَتَيْ عَنْزٍ وَعِشْرِينَ تَيْسًا، وَمِائَتَيْ نَعْجَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ كَبْشًا، وَثَلَاثِينَ نَاقَةً مُرْضِعًا، وَأَرْبَعِينَ بَقَرَةً وَثَوْرَيْنِ، وَعِشْرِينَ أَتَانًا وَعَشَرَةً مِنَ الْحُمُرِ.

When Jacob approached the land of Seir, the angels greeted him. He sent a messenger ahead with greetings to his brother Esau, asking forgiveness and humbling himself before him. The messenger returned greetings and told Jacob that Esau was riding towards him with four hundred men. This made Jacob afraid and he entreated and prayed to Allah Almighty. He prostrated in humiliation and asked Him to fulfill His promise which He had made before. He asked Him to stop the evil of his brother Esau. Then Jacob (pbuh) prepared a great present for his brother: two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, and thirty milch camels, forty cows and two bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.

وَأَمَرَ عَبِيدَهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا الْمَوَاشِيَ، كُلُّ قَطِيعٍ عَلَى حِدَةٍ، وَأَنْ يَتَقَدَّمُوهُ بِمَسَافَةٍ بَيْنَ الْقُطْعَانِ. وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلًا: «إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ أَخِي عِيسُو وَسَأَلَكُمْ: لِمَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ وَإِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ؟ فَقُولُوا: إِنَّهَا لِعَبْدِكَ يَعْقُوبَ، وَهِيَ هَدِيَّةٌ إِلَى سَيِّدِي عِيسُو، وَهُوَ ذَا خَلْفَنَا». وَبَقِيَ يَعْقُوبُ فِي الْمَعْسَكَرِ مَعَ زَوْجَتَيْهِ وَعَبِيدِهِ وَأَوْلَادِهِ لَيْلَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ وَاصَلَ السَّيْرَ لَيْلًا، وَاسْتَرَاحَ نَهَارًا.

He commanded his slaves to take the animals, each drove by itself, and pass on ahead of him with a space between the droves. He instructed them: "When you meet my brother Esau he will ask you, 'to whom do you belong? where are you going?' you shall say, 'they belong to your servant Jacob; they are a present to my master Esau. Moreover, he is behind us." Jacob stayed behind with his two wives, his slaves and his children for two nights, then continued walking by night and resting by day.

فلما جاء فجر اليوم الثاني ظهر له أحد الملائكة في صورة رجل، فأخذ يعقوب يصارعه، فكانا متعادلين حتى أصاب الملَك فخذه فصار يعقوب أعرج. ولما بدأ النهار يتنفّس قال له الملَك: «ما اسمك؟» فأجابه: «يعقوب». فقال الملَك: «لن يُدعى اسمك بعد اليوم إلا إسرائيل». فسأله يعقوب: «من أنت؟ وما اسمك؟» فاختفى. عندها علم يعقوب أنه كان أحد الملائكة. وكان يعقوب أعرج، ولهذا السبب لا يأكل بنو إسرائيل عِرْقَ النَّسا الذي على حُقّ الفخذ.

When the dawn of the second day came one of the angels appeared in the shape of a man. Jacob began to wrestle with him. They were neck and neck until the angel injured his thigh and Jacob became lame. When the day was breaking, the angel said to him: 'What is your name?' He answered: 'Jacob.' The angel said: "After today you shall not be called anything but Israel." Jacob asked: "Who are you? What is your name?" He vanished. Then Jacob knew that he was one of the angels. Jacob was lame, and for this reason the children of Israel do not eat the thigh muscle on the hip socket.

رفع يعقوب عينيه فرأى أخاه عيسو مقبلاً، فسجد له سبع مرات، إذ كان ذلك تحيتهم في ذلك الزمان، وكان جائزاً لهم كما سجدت الملائكة لآدم تحيةً له.

Jacob raised his eyes and saw his brother Esau coming. Jacob prostrated seven times before him for it was their salutation in that time. It was lawful for them just as the angels had prostration in salutation to Adam.

فَلَمَّا رَآهُ عِيسُو رَكَضَ إِلَيْهِ وَعَانَقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَبَكَى. وَلَمَّا رَفَعَ عِيسُو عَيْنَيْهِ وَرَأَى النِّسَاءَ وَالْأَوْلَادَ قَالَ: «مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ يَعْقُوبُ:

When Esau saw him, he ran towards him, embraced and kissed him and wept. When Esau raised his eyes and saw the women and children he asked: "Who are these with you?" Jacob answered:

"﴿هؤلاء الذين وهبهم الله لعبدك﴾"... Hmm, but the instruction is to translate the text faithfully. The text here is a narrative about Jacob and Esau from the Bible, not a Qur'an verse, and no Prophet Muhammad is mentioned, so no ﷺ is needed. The quoted phrase "Those whom Allah has given me, your servant" is Jacob's words from Genesis 33:5, which I render as a translation rather than a Qur'an verse. ليا وراحيل وجواريهما وأولادهما، فاقتربوا وسجدوا له. وألحّ يعقوب على عيسو أن يقبل هديته حتى قبلها. فرجع عيسو وسار أمامه، وتبعه يعقوب وأسرته بالقطعان والمواشي والعبيد إلى الجبال (سعير).

"Those whom Allah has given me, your servant." Leah, Rachel, their slaves, and all the children approached and prostrated before him. Jacob asked Esau to accept his gift and insisted until he did so. Esau returned and went in advance before him. Jacob and his family followed with the flocks and herds and slaves to the mountains (Seir).

لَمَّا جَاءَ إِلَى سُكُّوت (سَحُور)، بَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ بَيْتًا وَمَظَلَّاتٍ لِمَوَاشِيهِ. ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِأُورُشَلِيمَ، قَرْيَةِ شَكِيم، وَنَزَلَ أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ. وَاشْتَرَى قِطْعَةَ أَرْضٍ مِنْ بَنِي حَمُّور أَبِي شَكِيم بِمِئَةِ شَاةٍ، وَبَنَى مَذْبَحًا سَمَّاهُ «إِيل»، كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللهُ. بَنَى الْمَذْبَحَ حَيْثُ تَقُومُ أُورُشَلِيمُ الْيَوْمَ، وَأَعَادَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ (عليه السلام) بِنَاءَهُ لاحِقًا. وَهُوَ فِي مَكَانِ الْحَجَرِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ مَسَحَهُ بِالزَّيْتِ مِنْ قَبْلُ، كَمَا ذُكِرَ آنِفًا.

When he came to Succoth (Sahur), he built a house for himself and shades for his beasts. Then he passed by Jerusalem, the village of Shechem, and camped before the village. He bought a farm from Shcehm Ibn Hamor with one hundred goats and built an altar, which he called Ayl, as Allah commanded him. He built the altar where Jerusalem stands today and later Solomon son of David (pbuh) rebuilt it. It is in the place of the stone which he had earlier anointed with oil as was mentioned before.

يروي أهل الكتاب قصةً عن دينة، ابنة يعقوب وليئة. فقد أخذها شكيم بن حمور واضطجع معها كرهًا. ثم طلب من أبيها وإخوتها أن يزوّجوه إياها.

The people of the book tell a story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah. Shechem Ibn Hamor seized her and lay with her by force. Then he asked her father and brothers to let him marry her.

قالوا لهم: "نختنكم جميعًا، ونزوّجكم بناتنا، ونأخذ بناتكم لأنفسنا؛ لكننا لا نتزوج بغير المختونين." فوافقوا على ذلك، واختتنوا جميعهم. ولما جاء اليوم الثالث، اشتدّ ألم الختان عليهم، فدخل أبناء يعقوب وقتلوهم حتى آخرهم. وقتلوا شكيم وأباه لما ارتكباه من الشر في حقهم، ولعبادتهم الأصنام. ولهذا قتل أبناء يعقوب أهل المدينة، وأخذوا أموالهم غنيمةً.

Her brothers said : "Circumcise all of you, and we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; but we do not marry with uncircumcised people." They (the men of the city) agreed to that, and all of them were circumcised. When the third day came, the pain from the circumcision had increased, Jacob's sons approached and killed them till the last one. They killed Shchem and his father for the evil they had committed against them and for their worship of idols. That is why Jacob's sons killed them and seized their money as spoils.

ثُمَّ حَمَلَتْ رَاحِيلُ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْنًا وَسَمَّتْهُ بِنْيَامِينَ، لَكِنَّهَا عَانَتْ مَخَاضًا عَسِيرًا وَمَاتَتْ بَعْدَ الْوِلَادَةِ. فَدَفَنَهَا يَعْقُوبُ فِي أَفْرَاتَةَ، وَقَبْرُ رَاحِيلَ هُنَاكَ إِلَى يَوْمِنَا هَذَا.

Then Rachel got pregnant and gave birth to a son, Benjamin, but she had a hard labor and died after delivery. Jacob buried her in Ephrath (afrath). The tomb of Rachel is there till the present day.

كان أبناء يعقوب اثني عشر رجلاً. فمن ليئة كان: روبيل (رأوبين)، وشمعون (شمعون)، ولاوي (لاوي)، ويهوذا (يهوذا)، وإيساکر (يساکر)، وزبولون (زبولون). ومن راحيل كان: يوسف (يوسف) ﷺ، وبنيامين. ومن جارية راحيل كان: دان ونفتالي (نفتالي)، ومن جارية ليئة كان: جاد وأشير.

Jacob's sons were twelve men. From Leah there were Rueben (Robil), Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), Judah (Yahudh), Issachar (Isakher), and Zebulun (Zablun). From Rachel there were Joseph (Yusuf) (pbuh) and Benjamin. From Rachel's slave there were Dan and Naphtali (Neftali), and from Leah's slave there were Gad and Asher.

جاء يعقوب إلى أبيه إسحاق وأقام معه في قرية الخليل التي تقع في أرض كنعان حيث كان إبراهيم يسكن. ثم مرض إسحاق وتوفي وهو ابن مئة وثمانين سنة، فدفنه ابناه عيسو ويعقوب مع أبيه إبراهيم الخليل في مغارة كان قد اشتراها. وقيل إن إبراهيم توفي وهو ابن مئة وخمس وسبعين سنة.

Jacob came to his father Isaac and settled with him in the village of Hebron which lies in the land of Canaan where Abraham had lived. Then Isaac fell ill and died when he was one hundred eighty years old. his sons Esau and Jacob buried him with his father Abraham Al Khalil in a cave which he had bought. It was said that Abraham died at the age of one hundred seventy five.

قال الله تعالى في القرآن الكريم:

Allah the Almighty declared in the Glorious Quran:

﴿وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُ ۚ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ﴾

"And who turns away from the religion of Abraham (Islamic Monotheism) except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ * أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَاءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ الْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن بَعْدِي قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ إِلٰهَكَ وَإِلٰهَ آبَائِكَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِلٰهًا وَاحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ * تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلَا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

When his Lord said to him: "Submit (be a Muslim)!" He said: "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)." And this (submission to Allah, Islam) was enjoined by Abraham upon his sons and by Jacob, (saying): "O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the true religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims -- Islamic Monotheism)." Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob? When he said unto his sons: "What will you worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship you (Ilah (God - Allah) the Ilah (God) of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, One Ilah (God), and to Him we submit (in Islam)." That was a nation who had passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do.

قَالُوا كُونُوا هُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا ۗ قُلْ

They say: "Be Jews or Christians, and then you will be guided." Say (to them O Muhammad):

بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ. قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَا أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ. فَإِنْ آمَنُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا آمَنتُم بِهِ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوا ۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِي شِقَاقٍ ۖ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.

"Nay (we follow) only the religion of Abraham, Hanifan (Islamic monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone, and he was not of the Al Mushrikeen (those who worshipped others along with Allah)." Say (O Muslims): "We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which had been sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and to Al Asbat (the twelve sons of Jacob), and that which has been given to Moses and Jesus and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam)." So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So, Allah, will suffice you against them. He is the All Hearer, the All Knower.

صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةً

(Our Sibghah, religion is) the Sibghah (religion) of Allah (Islam) and which Sibghah (religion)

لا يُمكِن أن يكون أحدٌ أفضلَ من الله، ونحن عبيدُه.

can be better than Allah's. We are His worshippers.

قُلْ أَتُحَاجُّونَنَا فِي اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ، وَلَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ، وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُخْلِصُونَ (أَيْ: نَعْبُدُهُ وَحْدَهُ وَلَا نُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَنُطِيعُ أَوَامِرَهُ). أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطَ (أَبْنَاءَ يَعْقُوبَ الِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ) كَانُوا يَهُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَى؟ قُلْ: أَأَنْتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ اللَّهُ؟ ... أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا جَمِيعًا مُسْلِمِينَ. وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَتَمَ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ (وَهِيَ الشَّهَادَةُ بِالْإِيمَانِ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي مَكْتُوبًا فِي كُتُبِهِمْ)؟

Say (O Muhammad, to the Jews and Christians): "Dispute you with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. We are sincere to Him in worship and obedience (i.e., we worship Him Alone and none else, and we obey His Orders)." Or say you that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and Al Asbat (the twelve sons of Jacob) were Jews or Christians? Say: "Do you know better or does Allah know better....that they all were Muslims? And who is more unjust than he who conceals the testimony (to believe in the Prophet Muhammad, when he comes written in their books) he has from Allah?