Mafarkin Yaƙub (Ms. 33, fol. 40, daga Weltchronik)

Mai zane da ba a san sunansa ba, Regensburg · about 1400–1410
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Shafi mai zane daga wani tarihin duniya na Jamus a rubutun waƙa — Weltchronik na mawaƙin ƙarni na 13 Rudolf von Ems, wanda ya sake ba da labaran Littafi Mai Tsarki ɗaya bayan ɗaya. An yi wannan kwafi a Regensburg kusan 1400–1410 ta hannun wani mai zane da ba a san sunansa ba; a ƙarƙashin zanen, ginshiƙai biyu na waƙar suna ba da labarin abin nan.

Yaƙub yana barci a kan wani tudu mai ruwan hoda, kansa a kan hannunsa. Matakalar hawa mai rawaya ta tashi a hagu, mala’iku suna hawa suna sauka, a sama kuma, cikin zoben gajimare, wata siffa tana kallon ƙasa zuwa gare shi.

Daga rubutun

Dutse a matsayin matashin kai, barci a hanyar zuwa Haran (Farawa 28:11)

Matakalar hawa tsaye a ƙasa, kanta ta kai sama (Farawa 28:12)

Mala’iku suna hawa, suna sauka a kanta (Farawa 28:12)

Na mai zanen kansa

Tsani na katako na zamanin mai zanen maimakon matakalar

Zobban haske na zinariya da riguna masu haske a jikin mala’iku

Yaƙub sanye da kayan matafiyi na shekarun 1400

Bayanai dalla-dalla

A sama

Wata siffa cikin zoben gajimare tana kallon ƙasa, tana nuna Yaƙub.

Tsanin

Mala’iku masu zobban haske na zinariya suna hawa suna sauka a tsani mai rawaya.

Yaƙub yana barci

Mai gemu, sanye da riga mai toka, kansa a kan hannunsa.

Unknown illuminator; text by Rudolf von Ems (Austrian, about 1200–1254). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (Ms. 33 (88.MP.70), fol. 40) · Tempera colors, gold, silver paint, and ink · Images provided here are believed to be in the public domain and are available under CC0 through Getty’s Open Content Program. (Getty record: "No Copyright", http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

Ayoyin

Far 28:10–17Yaƙub ya bar Beyersheba ya kama hanyar Haran. Sa’ad da ya kai wani wuri, sai ya dakata domin yă kwana, gama rana ta riga ta fāɗi. Ya ɗauki dutse daga cikin duwatsun wurin, ya sa shi ya zama matashin kansa, sa’an nan ya kwanta don yă yi barci. Ya yi mafarki inda ya ga wata matakalar hawa, tsaye a ƙasa, kanta ta kai sama, mala’ikun Allah kuwa suna hawa, suna sauka a kanta. A can bisanta Ubangiji ya tsaya, ya kuma ce, “Ni ne Ubangiji Allah na mahaifinka Ibrahim da kuma Allah na Ishaku. Zan ba ka, kai da kuma zuriyarka, ƙasar da kake kwance a kai. Zuriyarka za tă zama kamar ƙurar ƙasa, za ka kuma bazu zuwa yamma da kuma gabas, zuwa arewa da kuma kudu. Dukan mutanen duniya za su sami albarka ta wurinka da kuma ta wurin ’ya’yanka. Ina tare da kai, zan lura da kai duk inda ka tafi, zan kuma dawo da kai zuwa wannan ƙasa. Ba zan rabu da kai ba sai na cika abin da na yi maka alkawari.” Sa’ad da Yaƙub ya farka daga barci, sai ya yi tunani ya ce, “Tabbatacce Ubangiji yana a wannan wuri, ban kuwa sani ba.” Ya ji tsoro, ya kuma ce, “Wane irin wuri ne mai banrazana haka! Lalle wannan gidan Allah ne, kuma nan ne ƙofar sama.”