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”[a]。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. 22:14 耶和华以勒”或译“耶和华必预备”。

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」[a]。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. 22·14 耶和華以勒」或譯「耶和華必預備」。

The Command to Sacrifice Isaac

22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.”(A) So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. And the two of them walked on together.(B) Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”(C) Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them walked on together.

When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.(D) 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill[a] his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”(E) 13 And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide,”[b] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[c]

15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,(F) 17 I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,(G) 18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(H) 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beer-sheba, and Abraham lived at Beer-sheba.

The Children of Nahor

20 Now after these things it was told Abraham, “Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.(I) 24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Footnotes

  1. 22.10 Or to slaughter
  2. 22.14 Or will see; Heb traditionally transliterated Jehovah Jireh
  3. 22.14 Or he shall be seen