Genesis 17
New King James Version
The Sign of the Covenant(A)
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord (B)appeared to Abram and said to him, (C)“I am [a]Almighty God; (D)walk before Me and be (E)blameless. 2 And I will make My (F)covenant between Me and you, and (G)will multiply you exceedingly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (H)a father of [b]many nations. 5 No longer shall (I)your name be called [c]Abram, but your name shall be [d]Abraham; (J)for I have made you a father of [e]many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (K)nations of you, and (L)kings shall come from you. 7 And I will (M)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (N)to be God to you and (O)your descendants after you. 8 Also (P)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (Q)in[f] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (R)I will be their God.”
9 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, (S)you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: (T)Every male child among you shall be circumcised; 11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be (U)a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight days old among you (V)shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person (W)shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but [g]Sarah shall be her name. 16 And I will bless her (X)and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother (Y)of nations; (Z)kings of peoples shall be from her.”
17 Then Abraham fell on his face (AA)and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 And Abraham (AB)said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”
19 Then God said: “No, (AC)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My (AD)covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and (AE)will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget (AF)twelve princes, (AG)and I will make him a great nation. 21 But My (AH)covenant I will establish with Isaac, (AI)whom Sarah shall bear to you at this (AJ)set time next year.” 22 Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 That very same day Abraham was circumcised, and his son Ishmael; 27 and (AK)all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:1 Heb. El Shaddai
- Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:5 a multitude of
- Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings
- Genesis 17:15 Lit. Princess
Genesis 17
English Standard Version
Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;[a] walk before me, and be (A)blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and (B)may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram (C)fell on his face. And God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be (D)the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[b] but (E)your name shall be Abraham,[c] (F)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (G)you into nations, and (H)kings shall come from you. 7 And I will (I)establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, (J)to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 8 And (K)I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and (L)I will be their God.”
9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a (M)sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 He who is (N)eight days old among you shall be circumcised. Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or (O)bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring, 13 both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
Isaac's Birth Promised
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[d] shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will (P)give[e] you a son by her. I will bless her, and (Q)she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17 Then Abraham (R)fell on his face (S)and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” 19 God said, “No, but (T)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name (U)Isaac.[f] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and (V)multiply him greatly. He (W)shall father twelve princes, and (X)I will make him into a great nation. 21 But (Y)I will establish my covenant with Isaac, (Z)whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”
22 When he had finished talking with him, (AA)God went up from Abraham. 23 Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. 27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El Shaddai
- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
- Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah mean princess
- Genesis 17:16 Hebrew have given
- Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs
Sáng Thế 17
New Vietnamese Bible
Chúa Xác Nhận Giao Ước Với Áp-ram
17 Khi Áp-ram được chín mươi chín tuổi, CHÚA xuất hiện và phán: “Ta là Đức Chúa Trời Toàn Năng, con hãy sống một cách thánh thiện trước mặt Ta. 2 Ta sẽ lập giao ước giữa Ta với con và sẽ làm cho dòng dõi con gia tăng bội phần.”
3 Áp-ram sấp mặt xuống đất, Đức Chúa Trời nói với ông: 4 “Về phần Ta, đây là giao ước của Ta với con: con sẽ là tổ phụ của nhiều dân tộc. 5 Người ta không gọi con là Áp-ram ‘cha tôn quý’ nữa, nhưng gọi là Áp-ra-ham ‘cha của các dân tộc’ vì Ta cho con làm tổ phụ nhiều dân tộc. 6 Ta làm cho con sinh sôi nẩy nở thành nhiều dân tộc, hậu tự con gồm nhiều vua chúa. 7 Ta lập giao ước này với con và hậu tự con đời này sang đời khác. Giao ước này còn mãi đời đời: Ta làm Đức Chúa Trời của con và của hậu tự con. 8 Ta sẽ cho con và hậu tự con toàn thể đất Ca-na-an mà con đang kiều ngụ làm sản nghiệp vĩnh viễn, Ta sẽ làm Đức Chúa Trời của họ.”
Lễ Cắt Bì
9 Rồi Đức Chúa Trời nói với Áp-ra-ham: “Con và hậu tự con phải giữ giao ước của Ta đời đời. 10 Giao ước của Ta với con và dòng dõi con là tất cả người nam trong vòng các con phải chịu lễ cắt bì: 11 Da quy đầu của các con phải bị cắt đi, đó là dấu chứng giao ước giữa Ta và con. 12 Mọi người nam phải chịu cắt bì sau khi sanh được tám ngày, những người sinh trong nhà con lẫn những người con lấy tiền mua từ người ngoại quốc không phải hậu tự con. 13 Người sinh trong nhà con hoặc người con mua đều phải chịu cắt bì. Giao ước Ta được ghi vào thân thể các con sẽ là một giao ước vĩnh viễn. 14 Kẻ nào không chịu cắt bì sẽ bị khai trừ ra khỏi dân tộc vì nó đã vi phạm giao ước Ta.”
15 Đức Chúa Trời cũng nói với Áp-ra-ham: “Sa-rai vợ con, con không còn gọi là Sa-rai nữa, vì tên của nàng sẽ là Sa-ra. 16 Ta sẽ ban phước lành cho nàng và qua nàng, Ta sẽ ban cho con một con trai. Phải, Ta sẽ ban phước lành dồi dào cho Sa-ra và nàng sẽ là mẹ của nhiều dân tộc, các vua của nhiều nước sẽ ra từ nàng.”
17 Áp-ra-ham cúi mặt sát đất và cười thầm trong lòng: “Trăm tuổi như con mà sinh con được sao? Sa-ra đã chín mươi tuổi còn sinh nở sao?” 18 Rồi Áp-ra-ham nói với Đức Chúa Trời: “Ước gì Chúa cho Ích-ma-ên được sống.”[a]
19 Đức Chúa Trời đáp: “Nhưng Ta bảo: Sa-ra vợ con sẽ sinh cho con một con trai. Con sẽ đặt tên nó là Y-sác. Ta sẽ lập giao ước với nó và hậu tự nó đời đời. 20 Còn Ích-ma-ên, Ta nhậm lời con, Ta sẽ ban phước lành cho nó và cho nó sinh sôi nẩy nở, gia tăng rất nhiều. Nó sẽ làm tổ phụ mười hai vua chúa và Ta sẽ làm cho nó thành một dân lớn. 21 Nhưng Ta sẽ lập giao ước với Y-sác mà Sa-ra sẽ sinh ra cho con vào độ này năm sau.” 22 Khi đã nói xong với Áp-ra-ham, Đức Chúa Trời rời ông về trời.
23 Ngày hôm ấy, Áp-ra-ham cắt bì cho Ích-ma-ên, con trai mình, và tất cả những người nam sinh trong nhà hay nô lệ ông đã mua về, đúng theo lời Đức Chúa Trời phán dạy. 24 Áp-ra-ham đã được chín mươi chín tuổi khi chịu cắt bì, 25 còn Ích-ma-ên lên mười ba khi chịu cắt bì. 26 Áp-ra-ham và con là Ích-ma-ên chịu cắt bì cùng trong một ngày, 27 luôn với tất cả những người nam sinh trong nhà và những người ông mua về từ người ngoài.
Footnotes
- 17:18 Nt: sống trước mặt Chúa
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