14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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14 فَقَالَ اللهُ لِلحَيَّةِ:

«لِأنَّكِ فَعَلْتِ ذَلِكَ،
تَكُونِينَ مَلعُونَةً أكْثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ البَهَائِمِ
وَمِنْ كُلِّ الحَيَوَانَاتِ البَرِّيَّةِ.
وَكُلَّ أيَّامِ حَيَاتِكِ،
سَتَزْحَفِينَ عَلَى بَطْنِكِ،
وَسَتَتَعَفَّرِينَ بِالتُّرَابِ.[a]
15 وَسَأجْعَلُ عَدَاوَةً بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ المَرْأةِ،
وَبَيْنَ نَسْلِكِ وَنَسْلِهَا.
سَيَسْحَقُ نَسْلُهَا رَأسَكِ،
وَأنْتِ سَتَلْدَغِينَ عَقِبَهُ.»[b]

16 ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُ لِلمَرْأةِ:

«سَأُكَثِّرُ آلَامَ حَبَلِكِ،
وَبِالوَجَعِ تَلِدِينَ أبْنَاءَكِ.
أنْتِ تَشْتَاقينَ إلَى زَوْجِكِ،
وَهُوَ يَسُودُ عَلَيكِ.»[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 3‏:14 تتعفّرين بِالتّرَاب حرفيًا «تأكلينَ التّرَاب.»
  2. 3‏:15 عَقِبَه العَقِبُ مُؤخَّرُ أسفلِ القَدم.
  3. 3‏:16 تشتَاقين … يسود عليك أوْ «تريدين السيَادة عَلَى زوجك، لَكِنْ هُوَ يسود عليك.» وتأتي نهَاية العَدَد 4‏:7 ممَاثلة لِهذَا النَّص فِي اللُّغَة العِبْرِيِّة.

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And (A)you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between (B)your seed and (C)her Seed;
(D)He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”

16 To the woman He said:

“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(E)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(F)Your desire shall be [a]for your husband,
And he shall (G)rule over you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward