以撒出生

21 耶和华按着自己说过的话眷顾撒拉,实现给她的应许。 亚伯拉罕年老的时候,撒拉怀了孕,在上帝指定的日期为他生了一个儿子。 亚伯拉罕为儿子取名叫以撒。 以撒出生后第八天,亚伯拉罕就照着上帝的吩咐为他行了割礼。 以撒出生时亚伯拉罕已经一百岁。 撒拉说:“上帝使我欢笑,凡听见这事的人也必跟我一同欢笑。 谁曾料到我会为亚伯拉罕哺养孩子呢?我竟然在丈夫年老的时候给他生了儿子。”

夏甲和以实玛利被逐

以撒渐渐长大,亚伯拉罕在他断奶的那天摆设宴席。 撒拉见埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕生的儿子以实玛利嘲笑以撒, 10 就对亚伯拉罕说:“赶走这婢女和她的儿子,因为这婢女的儿子不可和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。” 11 亚伯拉罕因儿子以实玛利的事非常烦恼。 12 上帝对亚伯拉罕说:“你不要再为这孩子和你的婢女烦恼,只管照撒拉的意思去做,因为以撒生的才可算为你的后代。 13 至于那婢女的儿子以实玛利,我也会使他自成一国,因为他也是你的儿子。”

14 第二天,亚伯拉罕清早起来,把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上,让她和孩子离开。夏甲在别示巴的旷野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了,夏甲把儿子留在一丛灌木下, 16 自己走到离孩子约一箭之远的地方,对着孩子坐下,说:“我不忍心看着他死啊!”夏甲坐在那里放声大哭起来。 17 上帝听见孩子的哭声,就差遣天使从天上安慰夏甲说:“夏甲,你怎么了?不要害怕,上帝已经听见孩子的哭声了。 18 你去扶他起来,安慰他,我必使他成为大国。” 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮,让她看见一口水井,她就上前把皮袋装满水拿给儿子喝。 20 在上帝的看顾下,孩子在旷野渐渐长大,成为一个射箭能手。 21 他住在巴兰旷野,他母亲为他娶了一个埃及女子。

亚伯拉罕与亚比米勒立约

22 有一次,亚比米勒和他的将领非各对亚伯拉罕说:“你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 现在请你在这里当着上帝的面向我起誓,你不会欺骗我和我的子孙后代。我怎样善待你,请你也同样善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。” 24 亚伯拉罕说:“我愿起誓。”

25 由于亚比米勒的仆人霸占了一口水井,亚伯拉罕就指责亚比米勒。 26 亚比米勒说:“我不知道是谁做的,你以前没有告诉我,我今天才听说这事。” 27 亚伯拉罕把牛羊送给亚比米勒,他们二人立了约。 28 亚伯拉罕又从羊群中分出七只母羊羔。 29 亚比米勒问亚伯拉罕:“你分出七只母羊羔是什么意思?” 30 亚伯拉罕回答说:“你要从我手中接受这七只母羊羔,表示你承认这口井是我挖的。” 31 所以,那地方被称为别示巴[a],因为他们二人在那里起了誓。

32 他们立约以后,亚比米勒和他的将领非各便回非利士去了。 33 亚伯拉罕在别示巴栽了一棵红柳,又在那里呼求耶和华——永恒上帝的名。 34 亚伯拉罕在非利士住了很长时间。

上帝考验亚伯拉罕

22 这些事以后,上帝要考验亚伯拉罕,就呼唤他:“亚伯拉罕!”他回答说:“我在这里。” 上帝说:“带着你的儿子,你的独生子,你疼爱的以撒前往摩利亚,在我指示你的山上把他献为燔祭。” 亚伯拉罕清早起来,准备好驴,劈好献燔祭用的柴,带着两个仆人和儿子以撒动身前往上帝指示他的地方。 到了第三天,亚伯拉罕远远看见那地方, 就对仆人说:“你们和驴在这里等着,我和孩子到那边敬拜上帝,然后便回来。”

于是,亚伯拉罕把献燔祭用的柴放在儿子以撒肩上,自己手里拿着火种和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 以撒说:“父亲。”亚伯拉罕说:“孩子,什么事?”以撒说:“你看,火种和柴都有了,但献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢?” 亚伯拉罕说:“孩子,上帝自己会预备献燔祭的羊羔。”二人就继续向前走。

他们到了上帝指示的地方,亚伯拉罕就筑起祭坛,把柴摆在上面,然后把以撒捆起来放在柴上。 10 亚伯拉罕伸手拿起刀来,要杀他的儿子。 11 耶和华的天使从天上呼唤他说:“亚伯拉罕!亚伯拉罕!”他回答说:“我在这里。” 12 天使说:“不要动孩子,不可伤害他!现在我知道你敬畏上帝,因为你不惜献上你的儿子——你的独生子。” 13 这时亚伯拉罕抬起头来,突然看见有一只公绵羊两角卡在稠密的树丛中,于是把羊取来代替他的儿子献为燔祭。 14 亚伯拉罕称那地方为“耶和华以勒”[b]。直到今天人们还说:“在耶和华的山上必有预备。”

15 耶和华的天使再次从天上呼唤亚伯拉罕, 16 对他说:“耶和华说,‘你既然愿意把你的儿子,你的独生子献给我,我凭自己向你起誓, 17 我必赐福给你,使你的后裔多如天上的星和海边的沙。你的后裔必占领仇敌的城池, 18 天下万国必因你的后裔而蒙福,因为你听从了我的话。’” 19 于是,亚伯拉罕回到仆人等候的地方,他们一同返回亚伯拉罕居住的别示巴。

拿鹤的后代

20 后来,有人告诉亚伯拉罕:“密迦为你的兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子, 21 长子乌斯、乌斯的弟弟布斯、亚兰的父亲基姆利、 22 基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉和利百加的父亲彼土利。” 23 密迦为亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生了八个儿子。 24 拿鹤的妾流玛生了提八、迦含、他辖和玛迦。

Footnotes

  1. 21:31 别示巴”意思是“盟誓之井”。
  2. 22:14 耶和华以勒”或译“耶和华必预备”。

以撒出生

21 耶和華按著自己說過的話眷顧撒拉,實現給她的應許。 亞伯拉罕年老的時候,撒拉懷了孕,在上帝指定的日期為他生了一個兒子。 亞伯拉罕為兒子取名叫以撒。 以撒出生後第八天,亞伯拉罕就照著上帝的吩咐為他行了割禮。 以撒出生時亞伯拉罕已經一百歲。 撒拉說:「上帝使我歡笑,凡聽見這事的人也必跟我一同歡笑。 誰曾料到我會為亞伯拉罕哺養孩子呢?我竟然在丈夫年老的時候給他生了兒子。」

夏甲和以實瑪利被逐

以撒漸漸長大,亞伯拉罕在他斷奶的那天擺設宴席。 撒拉見埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕生的兒子以實瑪利嘲笑以撒, 10 就對亞伯拉罕說:「趕走這婢女和她的兒子,因為這婢女的兒子不可和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」 11 亞伯拉罕因兒子以實瑪利的事非常煩惱。 12 上帝對亞伯拉罕說:「你不要再為這孩子和你的婢女煩惱,只管照撒拉的意思去做,因為以撒生的才可算為你的後代。 13 至於那婢女的兒子以實瑪利,我也會使他自成一國,因為他也是你的兒子。」

14 第二天,亞伯拉罕清早起來,把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上,讓她和孩子離開。夏甲在別示巴的曠野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了,夏甲把兒子留在一叢灌木下, 16 自己走到離孩子約一箭之遠的地方,對著孩子坐下,說:「我不忍心看著他死啊!」夏甲坐在那裡放聲大哭起來。 17 上帝聽見孩子的哭聲,就差遣天使從天上安慰夏甲說:「夏甲,你怎麼了?不要害怕,上帝已經聽見孩子的哭聲了。 18 你去扶他起來,安慰他,我必使他成為大國。」 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮,讓她看見一口水井,她就上前把皮袋裝滿水拿給兒子喝。 20 在上帝的看顧下,孩子在曠野漸漸長大,成為一個射箭能手。 21 他住在巴蘭曠野,他母親為他娶了一個埃及女子。

亞伯拉罕與亞比米勒立約

22 有一次,亞比米勒和他的將領非各對亞伯拉罕說:「你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 現在請你在這裡當著上帝的面向我起誓,你不會欺騙我和我的子孫後代。我怎樣善待你,請你也同樣善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。」 24 亞伯拉罕說:「我願起誓。」

25 由於亞比米勒的僕人霸佔了一口水井,亞伯拉罕就指責亞比米勒。 26 亞比米勒說:「我不知道是誰做的,你以前沒有告訴我,我今天才聽說這事。」 27 亞伯拉罕把牛羊送給亞比米勒,他們二人立了約。 28 亞伯拉罕又從羊群中分出七隻母羊羔。 29 亞比米勒問亞伯拉罕:「你分出七隻母羊羔是什麼意思?」 30 亞伯拉罕回答說:「你要從我手中接受這七隻母羊羔,表示你承認這口井是我挖的。」 31 所以,那地方被稱為別示巴[a],因為他們二人在那裡起了誓。

32 他們立約以後,亞比米勒和他的將領非各便回非利士去了。 33 亞伯拉罕在別示巴栽了一棵紅柳,又在那裡呼求耶和華——永恆上帝的名。 34 亞伯拉罕在非利士住了很長時間。

上帝考驗亞伯拉罕

22 這些事以後,上帝要考驗亞伯拉罕,就呼喚他:「亞伯拉罕!」他回答說:「我在這裡。」 上帝說:「帶著你的兒子,你的獨生子,你疼愛的以撒前往摩利亞,在我指示你的山上把他獻為燔祭。」 亞伯拉罕清早起來,準備好驢,劈好獻燔祭用的柴,帶著兩個僕人和兒子以撒動身前往上帝指示他的地方。 到了第三天,亞伯拉罕遠遠看見那地方, 就對僕人說:「你們和驢在這裡等著,我和孩子到那邊敬拜上帝,然後便回來。」

於是,亞伯拉罕把獻燔祭用的柴放在兒子以撒肩上,自己手裡拿著火種和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 以撒說:「父親。」亞伯拉罕說:「孩子,什麼事?」以撒說:「你看,火種和柴都有了,但獻燔祭用的羊羔在哪裡呢?」 亞伯拉罕說:「孩子,上帝自己會預備獻燔祭的羊羔。」二人就繼續向前走。

他們到了上帝指示的地方,亞伯拉罕就築起祭壇,把柴擺在上面,然後把以撒捆起來放在柴上。 10 亞伯拉罕伸手拿起刀來,要殺他的兒子。 11 耶和華的天使從天上呼喚他說:「亞伯拉罕!亞伯拉罕!」他回答說:「我在這裡。」 12 天使說:「不要動孩子,不可傷害他!現在我知道你敬畏上帝,因為你不惜獻上你的兒子——你的獨生子。」 13 這時亞伯拉罕抬起頭來,突然看見有一隻公綿羊兩角卡在稠密的樹叢中,於是把羊取來代替他的兒子獻為燔祭。 14 亞伯拉罕稱那地方為「耶和華以勒」[b]。直到今天人們還說:「在耶和華的山上必有預備。」

15 耶和華的天使再次從天上呼喚亞伯拉罕, 16 對他說:「耶和華說,『你既然願意把你的兒子,你的獨生子獻給我,我憑自己向你起誓, 17 我必賜福給你,使你的後裔多如天上的星和海邊的沙。你的後裔必佔領仇敵的城池, 18 天下萬國必因你的後裔而蒙福,因為你聽從了我的話。』」 19 於是,亞伯拉罕回到僕人等候的地方,他們一同返回亞伯拉罕居住的別示巴。

拿鶴的後代

20 後來,有人告訴亞伯拉罕:「密迦為你的兄弟拿鶴生了幾個兒子, 21 長子烏斯、烏斯的弟弟布斯、亞蘭的父親基姆利、 22 基薛、哈瑣、必達、益拉和利百加的父親彼土利。」 23 密迦為亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴生了八個兒子。 24 拿鶴的妾流瑪生了提八、迦含、他轄和瑪迦。

Footnotes

  1. 21·31 別示巴」意思是「盟誓之井」。
  2. 22·14 耶和華以勒」或譯「耶和華必預備」。

以撒出生

21 耶和华照着以前所说的,眷顾撒拉;耶和华按着他的应许,给撒拉作成。 亚伯拉罕年老的时候,撒拉怀了孕,到了 神应许的日期,就给亚伯拉罕生了一个儿子。 亚伯拉罕给撒拉为他所生的儿子,起名叫以撒。 亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒生下来第八天,亚伯拉罕就照着 神吩咐他的,给以撒行了割礼。 他儿子以撒出生的时候,亚伯拉罕正一百岁。 撒拉说:“ 神使我欢笑,凡听见的,也必为我欢笑。” 又说:“谁能告诉亚伯拉罕,撒拉要乳养儿女呢?在他年老的时候,我竟给他生了一个儿子。”

夏甲与以实玛利母子被逐

孩子渐渐长大,就断了奶。以撒断奶的那天,亚伯拉罕摆设盛大的筵席。 撒拉看见那埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕所生的儿子在嬉戏, 10 就对亚伯拉罕说:“把这婢女和她的儿子赶出去,因为这婢女的儿子不能和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。” 11 亚伯拉罕因他的儿子而非常烦恼。 12  神对亚伯拉罕说:“不要因这童子和你的婢女而烦恼。撒拉对你说的话,你都要听从;因为以撒生的,才可以称为你的后裔。 13 至于这婢女的儿子,我也要使他成为一国,因为他是你的后裔。”

14 亚伯拉罕清早起来,拿饼和一皮袋水,给了夏甲,放在她的肩膀上,又把孩子交给她,就打发她离开。夏甲走了,在别是巴的旷野飘荡。 15 皮袋里的水用尽了,夏甲就把孩子撇在一棵小树底下。 16 然后自己走开,在离开约有一箭之远的地方,相对而坐,说:“我不忍眼看孩子死去。”就相对坐着,放声大哭。 17  神听见了童子的声音,他的使者就从天上呼叫夏甲,对她说:“夏甲啊,你为甚么这样呢?不要害怕,因为孩子在那里所发的声音 神已经听见了。 18 起来,扶起孩子,尽力保护他;因为我要使他成为大国。” 19  神开了夏甲的眼睛,她就看见一口水井。她去把皮袋盛满了水,就给孩子喝。 20  神与孩子同在,他渐渐长大,住在旷野,成了个弓箭手。 21 他住在巴兰的旷野,他的母亲从埃及地给他娶了一个妻子。

亚伯拉罕与亚比米勒立约

22 那时,亚比米勒和他的军长非各对亚伯拉罕说:“在你所作的一切事上, 神都与你同在。 23 现在你要在这里指着 神对我起誓,你不会以诡诈待我和我的子子孙孙。我怎样恩待了你,你也要怎样恩待我和你寄居的地方。” 24 亚伯拉罕回答:“我愿意起誓。” 25 亚伯拉罕因亚比米勒的仆人强占了一口水井,就指责亚比米勒。 26 亚比米勒说:“谁作了这事,我不知道,你也没有告诉我;我现在才听见。” 27 于是亚伯拉罕牵了牛羊来,送给亚比米勒,二人就彼此立约。 28 亚伯拉罕把羊群中的七只母羊羔,放在另外一处。 29 亚比米勒问亚伯拉罕:“你把这七只母羊羔放在另外一处,是甚么意思呢?” 30 亚伯拉罕回答:“意思就是:你从我手里接受这七只母羊羔,好作我挖了这口井的证据。” 31 因此那地方名叫别是巴,因为他们二人在那里起了誓。 32 他们在别是巴立约以后,亚比米勒和他的军长非各,就起程回非利士地去了。 33 亚伯拉罕在别是巴栽了一棵垂丝柳树,就在那里求告耶和华永活的 神的名。 34 亚伯拉罕在非利士人的地方寄居了许多日子。

 神试验亚伯拉罕

22 这些事以后, 神试验亚伯拉罕,对他说:“亚伯拉罕啊!”他回答:“我在这里。”  神说:“带着你的儿子,就是你所爱的独生子以撒,到摩利亚地去,在我所要指示你的一座山上,把他献为燔祭。” 亚伯拉罕清早起来,预备好了驴,带着两个童仆和自己的儿子以撒,也劈好了献燔祭用的柴,就起程到 神指示他的地方去。 第三日,亚伯拉罕举目观望,远远地看见了那地方。 亚伯拉罕对他的童仆说:“你们和驴留在这里,我与孩子要到那边去敬拜,然后回到你们这里来。” 亚伯拉罕把献燔祭的柴,放在他儿子以撒的身上,自己手里拿着火与刀。他们二人一起向前走的时候, 以撒问他父亲亚伯拉罕说:“爸爸!”亚伯拉罕回答:“我儿!有甚么事?”以撒说:“你看,火与柴都有了,可是献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢?” 亚伯拉罕回答:“我儿, 神自己必亲自预备献燔祭用的羊羔。”于是二人继续一起前行。

他们到了 神指示他的地方,亚伯拉罕就在那里筑了一座祭坛,摆好了柴,捆绑了自己的儿子以撒,就把他放在祭坛的柴上。 10 亚伯拉罕伸手拿刀,要宰杀自己的儿子的时候, 11 耶和华的使者从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕,说:“亚伯拉罕,亚伯拉罕!”亚伯拉罕回答:“我在这里。” 12 天使说:“不可在这孩子身上下手,一点也不可害他;现在我知道你是敬畏 神的了,因为你没有留下你的儿子、你的独生子不给我。” 13 亚伯拉罕举目观望,看见在后面有一只公绵羊,两角扣在稠密的小树丛中;亚伯拉罕就去取了那只公绵羊,把牠献为燔祭,代替自己的儿子。 14 亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫“耶和华以勒”。直到今日,人还说:“在耶和华的山上必有预备。” 15 耶和华的使者第二次从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕, 16 说:“耶和华说:‘我指着自己起誓,你既然作了这事,没有留下你的儿子、你的独生子, 17 我必定赐福给你,必使你的后裔繁多,像天上的星,海边的沙;你的后裔必占领仇敌的城门。 18 地上万国都要因你的后裔得福,因为你听从了我的话。’” 19 亚伯拉罕回到他的童仆那里;他们就起程,一起到别是巴去了;亚伯拉罕就住在别是巴。

拿鹤的子孙

20 这些事以后,有人告诉亚伯拉罕说:“密迦也给你的兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子; 21 长子是乌斯,他的弟弟是布斯,和亚兰的父亲基母利; 22 还有基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉和彼土利。 23 (彼土利生了利百加。)”这八个人,都是密迦给亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生的儿子。 24 拿鹤的妾名叫流玛。她也生了提八、迦含、他辖和玛迦。

The Birth of Isaac

21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B) Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(C) to Abraham in his old age,(D) at the very time God had promised him.(E) Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](F) to the son Sarah bore him. When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(G) as God commanded him. Abraham was a hundred years old(H) when his son Isaac was born to him.

Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(I) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(J)

Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

The child grew and was weaned,(K) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(L) was mocking,(M) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(N) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(O)

11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(P) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned.(Q) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(R) also, because he is your offspring.”

14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(S) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(T)

15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.(U)

17 God heard the boy crying,(V) and the angel of God(W) called to Hagar from heaven(X) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(Y) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(Z)

19 Then God opened her eyes(AA) and she saw a well of water.(AB) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

20 God was with the boy(AC) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(AD) his mother got a wife for him(AE) from Egypt.

The Treaty at Beersheba

22 At that time Abimelek(AF) and Phicol the commander of his forces(AG) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(AH) 23 Now swear(AI) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.(AJ) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”(AK)

24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”

25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.(AL) 26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”

27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.(AM) 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”

30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(AN) that I dug this well.(AO)

31 So that place was called Beersheba,[d](AP) because the two men swore an oath(AQ) there.

32 After the treaty(AR) had been made at Beersheba,(AS) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(AT) returned to the land of the Philistines.(AU) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(AV) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(AW) the Eternal God.(AX) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(AY) for a long time.

Abraham Tested

22 Some time later God tested(AZ) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,”(BA) he replied.

Then God said, “Take your son(BB), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.(BC) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering(BD) on a mountain I will show you.(BE)

Early the next morning(BF) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.(BG)

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,(BH) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.(BI) As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb(BJ) for the burnt offering?”

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide(BK) the lamb(BL) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

When they reached the place God had told him about,(BM) Abraham built an altar(BN) there and arranged the wood(BO) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,(BP) on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(BQ) to slay his son.(BR) 11 But the angel of the Lord(BS) called out to him from heaven,(BT) “Abraham! Abraham!”(BU)

“Here I am,”(BV) he replied.

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(BW) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(BX)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[e] caught by its horns.(BY) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(BZ) 14 So Abraham called(CA) that place The Lord(CB) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(CC)

15 The angel of the Lord(CD) called to Abraham from heaven(CE) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(CF) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(CG) 17 I will surely bless you(CH) and make your descendants(CI) as numerous as the stars in the sky(CJ) and as the sand on the seashore.(CK) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(CL) 18 and through your offspring[f] all nations on earth will be blessed,[g](CM) because you have obeyed me.”(CN)

19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(CO) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

Nahor’s Sons

20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(CP) 21 Uz(CQ) the firstborn, Buz(CR) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.(CS) 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.(CT) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.(CU) 24 His concubine,(CV) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.
  2. Genesis 21:12 Or seed
  3. Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
  4. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
  5. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
  6. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  7. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

以撒出生

21 耶和华按着自己说过的话眷顾撒拉,实现给她的应许。 亚伯拉罕年老的时候,撒拉怀了孕,在上帝指定的日期为他生了一个儿子。 亚伯拉罕为儿子取名叫以撒。 以撒出生后第八天,亚伯拉罕就照着上帝的吩咐为他行了割礼。 以撒出生时亚伯拉罕已经一百岁。 撒拉说:“上帝使我欢笑,凡听见这事的人也必跟我一同欢笑。 谁曾料到我会为亚伯拉罕哺养孩子呢?我竟然在丈夫年老的时候给他生了儿子。”

夏甲和以实玛利被逐

以撒渐渐长大,亚伯拉罕在他断奶的那天摆设宴席。 撒拉见埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕生的儿子以实玛利嘲笑以撒, 10 就对亚伯拉罕说:“赶走这婢女和她的儿子,因为这婢女的儿子不可和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。” 11 亚伯拉罕因儿子以实玛利的事非常烦恼。 12 上帝对亚伯拉罕说:“你不要再为这孩子和你的婢女烦恼,只管照撒拉的意思去做,因为以撒生的才可算为你的后代。 13 至于那婢女的儿子以实玛利,我也会使他自成一国,因为他也是你的儿子。”

14 第二天,亚伯拉罕清早起来,把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上,让她和孩子离开。夏甲在别示巴的旷野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了,夏甲把儿子留在一丛灌木下, 16 自己走到离孩子约一箭之远的地方,对着孩子坐下,说:“我不忍心看着他死啊!”夏甲坐在那里放声大哭起来。 17 上帝听见孩子的哭声,就差遣天使从天上安慰夏甲说:“夏甲,你怎么了?不要害怕,上帝已经听见孩子的哭声了。 18 你去扶他起来,安慰他,我必使他成为大国。” 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮,让她看见一口水井,她就上前把皮袋装满水拿给儿子喝。 20 在上帝的看顾下,孩子在旷野渐渐长大,成为一个射箭能手。 21 他住在巴兰旷野,他母亲为他娶了一个埃及女子。

亚伯拉罕与亚比米勒立约

22 有一次,亚比米勒和他的将领非各对亚伯拉罕说:“你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 现在请你在这里当着上帝的面向我起誓,你不会欺骗我和我的子孙后代。我怎样善待你,请你也同样善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。” 24 亚伯拉罕说:“我愿起誓。”

25 由于亚比米勒的仆人霸占了一口水井,亚伯拉罕就指责亚比米勒。 26 亚比米勒说:“我不知道是谁做的,你以前没有告诉我,我今天才听说这事。” 27 亚伯拉罕把牛羊送给亚比米勒,他们二人立了约。 28 亚伯拉罕又从羊群中分出七只母羊羔。 29 亚比米勒问亚伯拉罕:“你分出七只母羊羔是什么意思?” 30 亚伯拉罕回答说:“你要从我手中接受这七只母羊羔,表示你承认这口井是我挖的。” 31 所以,那地方被称为别示巴[a],因为他们二人在那里起了誓。

32 他们立约以后,亚比米勒和他的将领非各便回非利士去了。 33 亚伯拉罕在别示巴栽了一棵红柳,又在那里呼求耶和华——永恒上帝的名。 34 亚伯拉罕在非利士住了很长时间。

上帝考验亚伯拉罕

22 这些事以后,上帝要考验亚伯拉罕,就呼唤他:“亚伯拉罕!”他回答说:“我在这里。” 上帝说:“带着你的儿子,你的独生子,你疼爱的以撒前往摩利亚,在我指示你的山上把他献为燔祭。” 亚伯拉罕清早起来,准备好驴,劈好献燔祭用的柴,带着两个仆人和儿子以撒动身前往上帝指示他的地方。 到了第三天,亚伯拉罕远远看见那地方, 就对仆人说:“你们和驴在这里等着,我和孩子到那边敬拜上帝,然后便回来。”

于是,亚伯拉罕把献燔祭用的柴放在儿子以撒肩上,自己手里拿着火种和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 以撒说:“父亲。”亚伯拉罕说:“孩子,什么事?”以撒说:“你看,火种和柴都有了,但献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢?” 亚伯拉罕说:“孩子,上帝自己会预备献燔祭的羊羔。”二人就继续向前走。

他们到了上帝指示的地方,亚伯拉罕就筑起祭坛,把柴摆在上面,然后把以撒捆起来放在柴上。 10 亚伯拉罕伸手拿起刀来,要杀他的儿子。 11 耶和华的天使从天上呼唤他说:“亚伯拉罕!亚伯拉罕!”他回答说:“我在这里。” 12 天使说:“不要动孩子,不可伤害他!现在我知道你敬畏上帝,因为你不惜献上你的儿子——你的独生子。” 13 这时亚伯拉罕抬起头来,突然看见有一只公绵羊两角卡在稠密的树丛中,于是把羊取来代替他的儿子献为燔祭。 14 亚伯拉罕称那地方为“耶和华以勒”[b]。直到今天人们还说:“在耶和华的山上必有预备。”

15 耶和华的天使再次从天上呼唤亚伯拉罕, 16 对他说:“耶和华说,‘你既然愿意把你的儿子,你的独生子献给我,我凭自己向你起誓, 17 我必赐福给你,使你的后裔多如天上的星和海边的沙。你的后裔必占领仇敌的城池, 18 天下万国必因你的后裔而蒙福,因为你听从了我的话。’” 19 于是,亚伯拉罕回到仆人等候的地方,他们一同返回亚伯拉罕居住的别示巴。

拿鹤的后代

20 后来,有人告诉亚伯拉罕:“密迦为你的兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子, 21 长子乌斯、乌斯的弟弟布斯、亚兰的父亲基姆利、 22 基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉和利百加的父亲彼土利。” 23 密迦为亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生了八个儿子。 24 拿鹤的妾流玛生了提八、迦含、他辖和玛迦。

Footnotes

  1. 21:31 别示巴”意思是“盟誓之井”。
  2. 22:14 耶和华以勒”或译“耶和华必预备”。

以撒出生

21 耶和華按著自己說過的話眷顧撒拉,實現給她的應許。 亞伯拉罕年老的時候,撒拉懷了孕,在上帝指定的日期為他生了一個兒子。 亞伯拉罕為兒子取名叫以撒。 以撒出生後第八天,亞伯拉罕就照著上帝的吩咐為他行了割禮。 以撒出生時亞伯拉罕已經一百歲。 撒拉說:「上帝使我歡笑,凡聽見這事的人也必跟我一同歡笑。 誰曾料到我會為亞伯拉罕哺養孩子呢?我竟然在丈夫年老的時候給他生了兒子。」

夏甲和以實瑪利被逐

以撒漸漸長大,亞伯拉罕在他斷奶的那天擺設宴席。 撒拉見埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕生的兒子以實瑪利嘲笑以撒, 10 就對亞伯拉罕說:「趕走這婢女和她的兒子,因為這婢女的兒子不可和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」 11 亞伯拉罕因兒子以實瑪利的事非常煩惱。 12 上帝對亞伯拉罕說:「你不要再為這孩子和你的婢女煩惱,只管照撒拉的意思去做,因為以撒生的才可算為你的後代。 13 至於那婢女的兒子以實瑪利,我也會使他自成一國,因為他也是你的兒子。」

14 第二天,亞伯拉罕清早起來,把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上,讓她和孩子離開。夏甲在別示巴的曠野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了,夏甲把兒子留在一叢灌木下, 16 自己走到離孩子約一箭之遠的地方,對著孩子坐下,說:「我不忍心看著他死啊!」夏甲坐在那裡放聲大哭起來。 17 上帝聽見孩子的哭聲,就差遣天使從天上安慰夏甲說:「夏甲,你怎麼了?不要害怕,上帝已經聽見孩子的哭聲了。 18 你去扶他起來,安慰他,我必使他成為大國。」 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮,讓她看見一口水井,她就上前把皮袋裝滿水拿給兒子喝。 20 在上帝的看顧下,孩子在曠野漸漸長大,成為一個射箭能手。 21 他住在巴蘭曠野,他母親為他娶了一個埃及女子。

亞伯拉罕與亞比米勒立約

22 有一次,亞比米勒和他的將領非各對亞伯拉罕說:「你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 現在請你在這裡當著上帝的面向我起誓,你不會欺騙我和我的子孫後代。我怎樣善待你,請你也同樣善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。」 24 亞伯拉罕說:「我願起誓。」

25 由於亞比米勒的僕人霸佔了一口水井,亞伯拉罕就指責亞比米勒。 26 亞比米勒說:「我不知道是誰做的,你以前沒有告訴我,我今天才聽說這事。」 27 亞伯拉罕把牛羊送給亞比米勒,他們二人立了約。 28 亞伯拉罕又從羊群中分出七隻母羊羔。 29 亞比米勒問亞伯拉罕:「你分出七隻母羊羔是什麼意思?」 30 亞伯拉罕回答說:「你要從我手中接受這七隻母羊羔,表示你承認這口井是我挖的。」 31 所以,那地方被稱為別示巴[a],因為他們二人在那裡起了誓。

32 他們立約以後,亞比米勒和他的將領非各便回非利士去了。 33 亞伯拉罕在別示巴栽了一棵紅柳,又在那裡呼求耶和華——永恆上帝的名。 34 亞伯拉罕在非利士住了很長時間。

上帝考驗亞伯拉罕

22 這些事以後,上帝要考驗亞伯拉罕,就呼喚他:「亞伯拉罕!」他回答說:「我在這裡。」 上帝說:「帶著你的兒子,你的獨生子,你疼愛的以撒前往摩利亞,在我指示你的山上把他獻為燔祭。」 亞伯拉罕清早起來,準備好驢,劈好獻燔祭用的柴,帶著兩個僕人和兒子以撒動身前往上帝指示他的地方。 到了第三天,亞伯拉罕遠遠看見那地方, 就對僕人說:「你們和驢在這裡等著,我和孩子到那邊敬拜上帝,然後便回來。」

於是,亞伯拉罕把獻燔祭用的柴放在兒子以撒肩上,自己手裡拿著火種和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 以撒說:「父親。」亞伯拉罕說:「孩子,什麼事?」以撒說:「你看,火種和柴都有了,但獻燔祭用的羊羔在哪裡呢?」 亞伯拉罕說:「孩子,上帝自己會預備獻燔祭的羊羔。」二人就繼續向前走。

他們到了上帝指示的地方,亞伯拉罕就築起祭壇,把柴擺在上面,然後把以撒捆起來放在柴上。 10 亞伯拉罕伸手拿起刀來,要殺他的兒子。 11 耶和華的天使從天上呼喚他說:「亞伯拉罕!亞伯拉罕!」他回答說:「我在這裡。」 12 天使說:「不要動孩子,不可傷害他!現在我知道你敬畏上帝,因為你不惜獻上你的兒子——你的獨生子。」 13 這時亞伯拉罕抬起頭來,突然看見有一隻公綿羊兩角卡在稠密的樹叢中,於是把羊取來代替他的兒子獻為燔祭。 14 亞伯拉罕稱那地方為「耶和華以勒」[b]。直到今天人們還說:「在耶和華的山上必有預備。」

15 耶和華的天使再次從天上呼喚亞伯拉罕, 16 對他說:「耶和華說,『你既然願意把你的兒子,你的獨生子獻給我,我憑自己向你起誓, 17 我必賜福給你,使你的後裔多如天上的星和海邊的沙。你的後裔必佔領仇敵的城池, 18 天下萬國必因你的後裔而蒙福,因為你聽從了我的話。』」 19 於是,亞伯拉罕回到僕人等候的地方,他們一同返回亞伯拉罕居住的別示巴。

拿鶴的後代

20 後來,有人告訴亞伯拉罕:「密迦為你的兄弟拿鶴生了幾個兒子, 21 長子烏斯、烏斯的弟弟布斯、亞蘭的父親基姆利、 22 基薛、哈瑣、必達、益拉和利百加的父親彼土利。」 23 密迦為亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴生了八個兒子。 24 拿鶴的妾流瑪生了提八、迦含、他轄和瑪迦。

Footnotes

  1. 21·31 別示巴」意思是「盟誓之井」。
  2. 22·14 耶和華以勒」或譯「耶和華必預備」。

以撒出生

21 耶和华照着以前所说的,眷顾撒拉;耶和华按着他的应许,给撒拉作成。 亚伯拉罕年老的时候,撒拉怀了孕,到了 神应许的日期,就给亚伯拉罕生了一个儿子。 亚伯拉罕给撒拉为他所生的儿子,起名叫以撒。 亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒生下来第八天,亚伯拉罕就照着 神吩咐他的,给以撒行了割礼。 他儿子以撒出生的时候,亚伯拉罕正一百岁。 撒拉说:“ 神使我欢笑,凡听见的,也必为我欢笑。” 又说:“谁能告诉亚伯拉罕,撒拉要乳养儿女呢?在他年老的时候,我竟给他生了一个儿子。”

夏甲与以实玛利母子被逐

孩子渐渐长大,就断了奶。以撒断奶的那天,亚伯拉罕摆设盛大的筵席。 撒拉看见那埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕所生的儿子在嬉戏, 10 就对亚伯拉罕说:“把这婢女和她的儿子赶出去,因为这婢女的儿子不能和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。” 11 亚伯拉罕因他的儿子而非常烦恼。 12  神对亚伯拉罕说:“不要因这童子和你的婢女而烦恼。撒拉对你说的话,你都要听从;因为以撒生的,才可以称为你的后裔。 13 至于这婢女的儿子,我也要使他成为一国,因为他是你的后裔。”

14 亚伯拉罕清早起来,拿饼和一皮袋水,给了夏甲,放在她的肩膀上,又把孩子交给她,就打发她离开。夏甲走了,在别是巴的旷野飘荡。 15 皮袋里的水用尽了,夏甲就把孩子撇在一棵小树底下。 16 然后自己走开,在离开约有一箭之远的地方,相对而坐,说:“我不忍眼看孩子死去。”就相对坐着,放声大哭。 17  神听见了童子的声音,他的使者就从天上呼叫夏甲,对她说:“夏甲啊,你为甚么这样呢?不要害怕,因为孩子在那里所发的声音 神已经听见了。 18 起来,扶起孩子,尽力保护他;因为我要使他成为大国。” 19  神开了夏甲的眼睛,她就看见一口水井。她去把皮袋盛满了水,就给孩子喝。 20  神与孩子同在,他渐渐长大,住在旷野,成了个弓箭手。 21 他住在巴兰的旷野,他的母亲从埃及地给他娶了一个妻子。

亚伯拉罕与亚比米勒立约

22 那时,亚比米勒和他的军长非各对亚伯拉罕说:“在你所作的一切事上, 神都与你同在。 23 现在你要在这里指着 神对我起誓,你不会以诡诈待我和我的子子孙孙。我怎样恩待了你,你也要怎样恩待我和你寄居的地方。” 24 亚伯拉罕回答:“我愿意起誓。” 25 亚伯拉罕因亚比米勒的仆人强占了一口水井,就指责亚比米勒。 26 亚比米勒说:“谁作了这事,我不知道,你也没有告诉我;我现在才听见。” 27 于是亚伯拉罕牵了牛羊来,送给亚比米勒,二人就彼此立约。 28 亚伯拉罕把羊群中的七只母羊羔,放在另外一处。 29 亚比米勒问亚伯拉罕:“你把这七只母羊羔放在另外一处,是甚么意思呢?” 30 亚伯拉罕回答:“意思就是:你从我手里接受这七只母羊羔,好作我挖了这口井的证据。” 31 因此那地方名叫别是巴,因为他们二人在那里起了誓。 32 他们在别是巴立约以后,亚比米勒和他的军长非各,就起程回非利士地去了。 33 亚伯拉罕在别是巴栽了一棵垂丝柳树,就在那里求告耶和华永活的 神的名。 34 亚伯拉罕在非利士人的地方寄居了许多日子。

 神试验亚伯拉罕

22 这些事以后, 神试验亚伯拉罕,对他说:“亚伯拉罕啊!”他回答:“我在这里。”  神说:“带着你的儿子,就是你所爱的独生子以撒,到摩利亚地去,在我所要指示你的一座山上,把他献为燔祭。” 亚伯拉罕清早起来,预备好了驴,带着两个童仆和自己的儿子以撒,也劈好了献燔祭用的柴,就起程到 神指示他的地方去。 第三日,亚伯拉罕举目观望,远远地看见了那地方。 亚伯拉罕对他的童仆说:“你们和驴留在这里,我与孩子要到那边去敬拜,然后回到你们这里来。” 亚伯拉罕把献燔祭的柴,放在他儿子以撒的身上,自己手里拿着火与刀。他们二人一起向前走的时候, 以撒问他父亲亚伯拉罕说:“爸爸!”亚伯拉罕回答:“我儿!有甚么事?”以撒说:“你看,火与柴都有了,可是献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢?” 亚伯拉罕回答:“我儿, 神自己必亲自预备献燔祭用的羊羔。”于是二人继续一起前行。

他们到了 神指示他的地方,亚伯拉罕就在那里筑了一座祭坛,摆好了柴,捆绑了自己的儿子以撒,就把他放在祭坛的柴上。 10 亚伯拉罕伸手拿刀,要宰杀自己的儿子的时候, 11 耶和华的使者从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕,说:“亚伯拉罕,亚伯拉罕!”亚伯拉罕回答:“我在这里。” 12 天使说:“不可在这孩子身上下手,一点也不可害他;现在我知道你是敬畏 神的了,因为你没有留下你的儿子、你的独生子不给我。” 13 亚伯拉罕举目观望,看见在后面有一只公绵羊,两角扣在稠密的小树丛中;亚伯拉罕就去取了那只公绵羊,把牠献为燔祭,代替自己的儿子。 14 亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫“耶和华以勒”。直到今日,人还说:“在耶和华的山上必有预备。” 15 耶和华的使者第二次从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕, 16 说:“耶和华说:‘我指着自己起誓,你既然作了这事,没有留下你的儿子、你的独生子, 17 我必定赐福给你,必使你的后裔繁多,像天上的星,海边的沙;你的后裔必占领仇敌的城门。 18 地上万国都要因你的后裔得福,因为你听从了我的话。’” 19 亚伯拉罕回到他的童仆那里;他们就起程,一起到别是巴去了;亚伯拉罕就住在别是巴。

拿鹤的子孙

20 这些事以后,有人告诉亚伯拉罕说:“密迦也给你的兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子; 21 长子是乌斯,他的弟弟是布斯,和亚兰的父亲基母利; 22 还有基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉和彼土利。 23 (彼土利生了利百加。)”这八个人,都是密迦给亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生的儿子。 24 拿鹤的妾名叫流玛。她也生了提八、迦含、他辖和玛迦。

The Birth of Isaac

21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B) Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(C) to Abraham in his old age,(D) at the very time God had promised him.(E) Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](F) to the son Sarah bore him. When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(G) as God commanded him. Abraham was a hundred years old(H) when his son Isaac was born to him.

Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(I) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(J)

Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

The child grew and was weaned,(K) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(L) was mocking,(M) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(N) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(O)

11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(P) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned.(Q) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(R) also, because he is your offspring.”

14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(S) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(T)

15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.(U)

17 God heard the boy crying,(V) and the angel of God(W) called to Hagar from heaven(X) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(Y) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(Z)

19 Then God opened her eyes(AA) and she saw a well of water.(AB) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

20 God was with the boy(AC) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(AD) his mother got a wife for him(AE) from Egypt.

The Treaty at Beersheba

22 At that time Abimelek(AF) and Phicol the commander of his forces(AG) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(AH) 23 Now swear(AI) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.(AJ) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”(AK)

24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”

25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.(AL) 26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”

27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.(AM) 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”

30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(AN) that I dug this well.(AO)

31 So that place was called Beersheba,[d](AP) because the two men swore an oath(AQ) there.

32 After the treaty(AR) had been made at Beersheba,(AS) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(AT) returned to the land of the Philistines.(AU) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(AV) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(AW) the Eternal God.(AX) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(AY) for a long time.

Abraham Tested

22 Some time later God tested(AZ) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,”(BA) he replied.

Then God said, “Take your son(BB), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.(BC) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering(BD) on a mountain I will show you.(BE)

Early the next morning(BF) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.(BG)

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,(BH) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.(BI) As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb(BJ) for the burnt offering?”

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide(BK) the lamb(BL) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

When they reached the place God had told him about,(BM) Abraham built an altar(BN) there and arranged the wood(BO) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,(BP) on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(BQ) to slay his son.(BR) 11 But the angel of the Lord(BS) called out to him from heaven,(BT) “Abraham! Abraham!”(BU)

“Here I am,”(BV) he replied.

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(BW) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(BX)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[e] caught by its horns.(BY) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(BZ) 14 So Abraham called(CA) that place The Lord(CB) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(CC)

15 The angel of the Lord(CD) called to Abraham from heaven(CE) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(CF) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(CG) 17 I will surely bless you(CH) and make your descendants(CI) as numerous as the stars in the sky(CJ) and as the sand on the seashore.(CK) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(CL) 18 and through your offspring[f] all nations on earth will be blessed,[g](CM) because you have obeyed me.”(CN)

19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(CO) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

Nahor’s Sons

20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(CP) 21 Uz(CQ) the firstborn, Buz(CR) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.(CS) 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.(CT) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.(CU) 24 His concubine,(CV) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.
  2. Genesis 21:12 Or seed
  3. Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
  4. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
  5. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
  6. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  7. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)