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
Genesis 17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Covenant Circumcision
17 When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty.(A) Live in My presence and be blameless.(B) 2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.”
3 Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: 4 “As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.[a] 5 Your name will no longer be Abram,[b] but your name will be Abraham,[c] for I will make you the father of many nations.(C) 6 I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. 7 I will keep My covenant between Me and you, and your future offspring throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant(D) to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.(E) 8 And to you and your future offspring(F) I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession,(G) and I will be their God.”
9 God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant. 10 This is My covenant, which you are to keep, between Me and you and your offspring after you: Every one of your males must be circumcised. 11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and you.[d](H) 12 Throughout your generations, every male among you at eight days old is to be circumcised.(I) This includes a slave born in your house and one purchased with money from any foreigner. The one who is not your offspring, 13 a slave born in your house, as well as one purchased with money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as an everlasting covenant. 14 If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
15 God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah[e] will be her name. 16 I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her.(J) I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed(K) and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth?” 18 So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable to You!”[f]
19 But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[g] I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his future offspring. 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders,(L) and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But I will confirm My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”(M) 22 When He finished talking with him, God withdrew[h] from Abraham.(N)
23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all the slaves born in his house or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, just as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was 99 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised, 25 and his son Ishmael was 13 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised. 26 On that same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. 27 And all the men of his household—both slaves born in his house and those purchased with money from a foreigner—were circumcised with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:4 Abraham was the father of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and Midianites. Spiritually, he is the father of all believers; Gl 3:7,29.
- Genesis 17:5 = The Father Is Exalted
- Genesis 17:5 = Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:11 You in v. 11 is pl.
- Genesis 17:15 = Princess
- Genesis 17:18 Lit Ishmael would live in Your sight
- Genesis 17:19 = He Laughs
- Genesis 17:22 Lit went up, or ascended
Génesis 17
Nueva Biblia Viva
El pacto y la circuncisión
17 Cuando Abram tenía noventa y nueve años, el Señor se le apareció y le dijo:
―Yo soy el Dios Todopoderoso. Vive siempre de acuerdo con mi voluntad y haz lo correcto, 2 y yo te prometo que te daré una descendencia numerosísima.
3 Entonces Abram se inclinó hasta tocar el suelo con su frente. Dios, por su parte, continuó diciéndole:
4 ―El pacto que voy a hacer contigo es este: Serás el padre de muchas naciones. 5 Además, a partir de hoy ya no te llamarás Abram (Padre Excelso), sino Abraham (Padre de Naciones), porque haré que seas el padre de muchas naciones. 6 Te daré muchísimos descendientes, de modo que de ti saldrán reyes y naciones. 7 Contigo y con tus descendientes haré un pacto que durará para siempre. Debido a este pacto, yo seré tu Dios y el Dios de tus descendientes. 8 A ti y a tus descendientes les regalaré para siempre toda la tierra de Canaán, es decir, la tierra en que estás viviendo ahora. Y yo seré su Dios.
9-10 Además Dios dijo a Abraham:
―A través de todos los tiempos, tú y tus descendientes deberán obedecer este pacto: todos los varones que haya en tu pueblo deberán ser circuncidados. 11 A cada varón le cortarán la carne de su prepucio. Esta será la señal de que tú y ellos aceptan mi pacto. 12 Todo varón será circuncidado al octavo día de su nacimiento. Esto se aplica tanto a los niños que nazcan en tu casa, como a aquellos que hayan sido comprados por dinero a algún extranjero. Este es un pacto que deberán obedecer siempre tus descendientes. 13 Todos, sin excepción, deben ser circuncidados. De esa manera todos los varones llevarán en su cuerpo la señal de mi pacto, que es un pacto que nunca se acabará. 14 Cualquiera que no cumpla con las condiciones del pacto, es decir, que no sea circuncidado, será eliminado de mi pueblo, por haber desobedecido mi pacto.
15 Dios también le dijo a Abraham:
―Tu esposa ya no se llamará Saray, sino Sara (Princesa). 16 Yo la bendeciré y te daré un hijo de ella. La bendeciré tanto, que será madre de naciones y de reyes.
17 Abraham se inclinó hasta tocar el suelo con su frente, y se rio de pensar que un hombre de cien años pudiera ser padre, y que Sara pudiera tener un hijo a los noventa años. 18 Por eso le dijo a Dios:
―¡Sería suficiente con que Ismael contara con tu bendición!
19 Dios le respondió:
―Lo que acabo de decirte es que tu esposa Sara te dará un hijo, al cual lo llamarás Isaac (Risa). Con él y con sus descendientes confirmaré mi pacto para siempre. 20 En cuanto a Ismael, también te he oído y haré lo que me has pedido. Le daré una descendencia muy numerosa, y haré que de él salga una gran nación. Él será el padre de doce príncipes. 21 Pero mi pacto es con Isaac, el hijo que te dará Sara dentro de un año, por esta misma época.
22 Terminada la conversación, Dios se fue. 23 Aquel mismo día Abraham tomó a su hijo Ismael y lo circuncidó. También tomó a los esclavos, tanto a los que habían nacido en su casa como a los que había comprado, y a todos los demás varones que había en su casa, y los circuncidó, tal como Dios le había dicho. 24-25 Abraham tenía noventa y nueve años cuando fue circuncidado, y su hijo Ismael tenía trece. 26 Tanto Abraham como Ismael fueron circuncidados el mismo día. 27 También, ese mismo día, fueron circuncidados todos los varones que había en su casa, tanto los que habían nacido en ella como los que le había comprado a extranjeros.
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