Genesis (Breishit)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 27 March 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

An open torah scroll on rollers in an ornate case and a closed case in a similar style

{Image above from http://www.historywiz.org/ (HistoryWiz) which is no longer extant.}

'Under Construction' highway sign

Under construction

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

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CHAPTER 28

10. Illuminated letter UACOB INDEX-lf J-A-C-O-B LEAVE-FROM-lf BEERSHEVA B-E-E-R-S-H-E-V-A, IN-THE-DIRECTION H-A-R-A-N.

11. FIND PLACE SEEM COMFORTABLE, STAY ALL-NIGHT. WHY? SUN-SET, DARK"step by step". HE-lf COLLECT FEW STONE, alt.5:-PILE-STONES. FOR-FOR? SUPPORT HEAD.

12. LAY-DOWN FALL-ASLEEP. DURING DREAM, HE-lf VISUALIZE LADDER SET-UP EARTH (2h)1-CL'extend to far heaven' HEAVEN. KNOW-THAT GOD HIS ANGEL alt.V:wg-CL'ascend and descend'.

13. HIT* SEE FAR-AWAY-rt TOP, LORD STAND LOOK-DOWN-lf. HE-hi,rt SAY, (role play to lf below) ME LORD. ABRAHAM YOUR FATHER HIS-rt GOD ME. PLUS HIS-rt FATHER, ISAAC 'S GOD. LAND YOU LAY-DOWN"over time", ME GIFT*-TO-you. #DO-DO? PASS-DOWN FOREVER.

14. YOUR CHILDREN BORN"each", SPREAD-TO-lf WEST, SPREAD-TO-rt EAST, SPREAD-TO-up NORTH, SPREAD-TO-down SOUTH. SCADS-OF, COUNT CAN'T. YOU PLUS YOUR CHILDREN CAUSE ME BLESS EVERY FAMILY LIVE EARTH.

15. KNOW-THAT ME TOGETHER YOU ALWAYS. ANY PLACE YOU GO, ME SUPPORT WILL. (over) MUCH-LATER ME HELP YOUR FAMILY #BACK HERE COUNTRY. UNDERSTAND ME DISCONNECT, NOT-THAT, UNTIL MY PROMISE BECOME TRUE.

16. JACOB WAKE-UP, (role play to rt) OH-I-SEE THIS PLACE TRUE-BIZ LORD 'S. BEFORE ME OVERLOOK. (end role play) HIT!

17. HE-lf SCARED. (role play to rt) AWFUL*. THIS PLACE GOD HIS HOUSE. HERE GATE ENTER HEAVEN CAN. (end role play) JACOB SLEEP AGAIN.

18. NEXT MORNING WAKE-UP EARLY-MORNING, STONE SUPPORT HEAD #DO-DO? BUILD ALTAR@rt FOR SACRIFICE. OIL POUR-ON-altar.

19. HE-lf CALL PLACE B-E-T-H-E-L, MEAN GOD 'S HOUSE. NAME USED-TO-BE L-U-Z.

20. JACOB CROSS-HEART SAY, I-F GOD TOGETHER ME ALWAYS, SUPPORT ME ANY PLACE ME #GO, FEED ME BREAD, HELP ME CLOTHES,

21. MEAN ME ARRIVE #BACK FATHER HIS-lf HOUSE INNER-PEACE, LORD BECOME MY GOD WILL.

22. THIS-lf STONE ME SET-UP WORSHIP GOD, BECOME HIS HOUSE WILL. EVERYTHING YOU alt.GIFT-TO-me, ONE-TENTH ME #BACK-TO-God.

CHAPTER 29

1. Illuminated letter FINISH, JACOB HURRY TRAVEL-TO-rt. ENTER-rt PEOPLE LIVE EAST THEREABOUTS.

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