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以撒的后代

19 以下是亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒的后代。亚伯拉罕生以撒。 20 以撒娶利百加为妻的时候,正四十岁。利百加是巴旦.亚兰地、亚兰人彼土利的女儿,是亚兰人拉班的妹妹。 21 以撒因为自己的妻子不生育,就为她恳求耶和华。耶和华应允了他,他的妻子利百加就怀了孕。 22 双胎在她腹中彼此碰撞,她就说:“若是这样,我为甚么活着呢?”她就去求问耶和华。 23 耶和华回答她:

“两国在你肚里,

两族从你腹中要分出来;

将来这族必强过那族,

大的要服事小的。”

24 到了生产的时候,她肚腹中果然是一对双生子。 25 先出来的,全身赤红有毛,像毛衣一样,他们就给他起名叫以扫。 26 随后,他的弟弟也出来了,他的手抓住以扫的脚跟,因此就给他起名叫雅各。利百加生下两个儿子的时候,以撒年正六十岁。

以扫出卖长子名分

27 两个孩子渐渐长大;以扫善于打猎,喜欢生活在田野;雅各为人安静,常常住在帐棚里。 28 以撒爱以扫,因为他常吃以扫的野味;利百加却爱雅各。 29 有一次,雅各正在煮豆汤的时候,以扫从田野回来,疲乏得很。 30 以扫对雅各说:“求你把这红豆汤给我喝吧,因为我疲乏得很。”因此,以扫的名字又叫以东。 31 雅各说:“你要先把你的长子名分卖给我。” 32 以扫说:“我快要死了,这长子名分对我有甚么益处呢?” 33 雅各说:“你先向我起誓吧。”以扫就向他起了誓,把自己的长子名分卖给雅各。 34 于是,雅各把饼和红豆汤给了以扫;以扫吃了,喝了,就起来走了。以扫就这样轻看了他的长子名分。

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利百加生以扫和雅各

19 以下是关于亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒的记载。

亚伯拉罕生以撒。 20 以撒四十岁娶利百加,利百加是巴旦·亚兰的亚兰人彼土利的女儿、拉班的妹妹。 21 以撒因为利百加没有生育,就为她祈求耶和华。耶和华应允了他的祈求,利百加就怀了孕。 22 两个胎儿在她腹中彼此相争,她说:“怎么会这样?”于是,她去求问耶和华。 23 耶和华对她说:

“你腹中有两个国家,
你要生出两个敌对的民族,
一族要比另一族强大,
将来大的要服侍小的。”

24 到了生产的时候,利百加果然生下双胞胎。 25 先出生的婴儿遍体通红,浑身长毛,好像穿了皮衣,因此给他取名叫以扫[a] 26 随后出生的弟弟紧紧抓着以扫的脚跟,因此给他取名叫雅各[b]。那时以撒六十岁。

以扫出卖长子名分

27 孩子们渐渐长大,以扫擅长狩猎,常在田野活动;雅各生来安静,喜欢待在家里。 28 以撒疼爱以扫,因为他喜欢吃以扫带回来的猎物,利百加却疼爱雅各。

29 一天,雅各正在熬汤,以扫筋疲力尽地从田野回来。 30 以扫对雅各说:“我要饿死了,给我一些红豆汤喝吧!”因此,以扫又叫以东[c] 31 雅各回答说:“好,你今天把长子的名分卖给我吧!” 32 以扫说:“我都快饿死了,长子的名分对我有什么用呢?” 33 雅各说:“好,你现在向我起誓保证吧!”于是,以扫就起誓把长子的名分卖给了雅各。 34 雅各把饼和红豆汤给以扫,以扫吃完喝完便走了。以扫轻看自己长子的名分。

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Footnotes

  1. 25:25 以扫”意思是“有毛”。
  2. 25:26 雅各”意思是“抓住”。
  3. 25:30 以东”意思是“红色”。

Jacob and Esau

19 This is the account(A) of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old(B) when he married Rebekah(C) daughter of Bethuel(D) the Aramean from Paddan Aram[a](E) and sister of Laban(F) the Aramean.(G)

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(H) The Lord answered his prayer,(I) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.(J)

23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(K) are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
    and the older will serve the younger.(L)

24 When the time came for her to give birth,(M) there were twin boys in her womb.(N) 25 The first to come out was red,(O) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(P) so they named him Esau.[b](Q) 26 After this, his brother came out,(R) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(S) so he was named Jacob.[c](T) Isaac was sixty years old(U) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter,(V) a man of the open country,(W) while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game,(X) loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(Y)

29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(Z) Esau came in from the open country,(AA) famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(AB) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[d])(AC)

31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(AD)

32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”

33 But Jacob said, “Swear(AE) to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright(AF) to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew.(AG) He ate and drank, and then got up and left.

So Esau despised his birthright.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  2. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
  3. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  4. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:

20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

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