Genesis 22
1599 Geneva Bible
22 1,2 The faith of Abraham is proved in offering his son Isaac. 3 Isaac is a figure of Christ. 20 The generations of Nahor Abraham’s brother of whom cometh Rebekah.
1 And after these things God did (A)prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. Who answered, [a]Here am I.
2 And he said, Take now thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest, and get thee unto the land of [b]Moriah, and [c]offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains, which I will show thee.
3 Then Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his servants with him, and Isaac his son, and clove wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place, which God had told him.
4 ¶ Then the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off,
5 And said unto his servants, Abide you here with the ass: for I and the child will go yonder and worship, and [d]come again unto you.
6 Then Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son, and he took the fire in his hand, and the knife: and they went both together.
7 Then spake Isaac unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he answered, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?
8 Then Abraham answered, My son, God will [e]provide him a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both together.
9 And when they came to the place which God had showed him, Abraham built an altar there, and couched the wood, and [f]bound Isaac his son, (B)and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretching forth his hand, took the knife to kill his son.
11 But the Angel of the Lord called unto him from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham. And he answered, Here am I.
12 Then he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything unto him: for now I [g]know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake [h]thou hast not spared thine [i]only son.
13 And Abraham lifting up his eyes, looked and behold, there was a ram behind him caught by the horns in a bush: then Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place [j]Jehovah Jireh: as it is said this day, In the mount will the Lord [k]be seen.
15 ¶ And the Angel of the Lord cried unto Abraham from heaven the second time,
16 And said, (C)By [l]myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,
17 Therefore will I surely bless thee, and will greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess the [m]gate of his enemies.
18 (D)And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 Then turned Abraham again unto his servants, and they rose up, and went together to Beersheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20 ¶ And after these things one told Abraham, saying, Behold Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor:
21 To wit, Huz his eldest son, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of [n]Aram,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
24 And his [o]concubine called Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash and Maachah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:1 Hebrew, Lo, I.
- Genesis 22:2 Which signifieth the fear of God, in the which place he was honored: and Solomon afterward built the Temple.
- Genesis 22:2 Herein stood the chiefest point of his tentation, seeing he was commanded to offer up him in whom God had promised to bless all the nations of the world.
- Genesis 22:5 He doubted not, but God would accomplish his promise, though he should sacrifice his son.
- Genesis 22:8 The only way to overcome all tentation, is to rest upon God’s providence.
- Genesis 22:9 For it is like that his father had declared to him God’s commandment, whereunto he showed himself obedient.
- Genesis 22:12 That is, by thy true obedience thou hast declared thy lively faith.
- Genesis 22:12 Or, and hast not withheld thine only son from me.
- Genesis 22:12 Hebrew, thy son, thy only son.
- Genesis 22:14 Or, the Lord will see or provide.
- Genesis 22:14 The name is changed, to show that God doth both see and provide secretly for his, and also evidently is seen, and felt in time convenient.
- Genesis 22:16 Signifying, that there is no greater than he.
- Genesis 22:17 Or, holds.
- Genesis 22:21 Or, of the Syrians.
- Genesis 22:24 Concubine is oftentimes taken in the good part for those women which were inferior to the wives.
Génesis 22
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Dios ordena a Abrahán sacrificar a Isaac
22 Después de esto, sucedió que Dios puso a prueba a Abrahán, y lo llamó: «¡Abrahán!» Y él respondió: «¡Aquí estoy!» 2 Y Dios le dijo: «Toma ahora a Isaac, tu único hijo, al que tanto amas, y vete a la tierra de Moriah. Allí me lo ofrecerás en holocausto, sobre uno de los montes que yo te diré.»
3 Al día siguiente, Abrahán se levantó, le puso la albarda a su asno, y se llevó consigo a dos de sus siervos y a su hijo Isaac. Cortó leña para el holocausto, y se dispuso a ir al lugar que Dios le dijo. 4 Tres días después, Abrahán levantó los ojos y a lo lejos vio el lugar. 5 Entonces Abrahán dijo a sus siervos:
«Esperen aquí, con el asno, y el niño y yo iremos hasta ese lugar; allí adoraremos, y luego volveremos aquí mismo.»
6 Y tomó Abrahán la leña del holocausto, y la echó sobre Isaac, su hijo; luego, tomó en su mano el fuego y el cuchillo, y juntos siguieron caminando. 7 Entonces Isaac le habló a Abrahán, su padre, y le dijo:
«Padre mío...»
Y él respondió:
«Aquí estoy, hijo mío.»
Isaac dijo:
«Aquí están el fuego y la leña, pero ¿dónde está el cordero para el holocausto?»
8 Y Abrahán respondió:
«Dios proveerá el cordero para el holocausto, hijo mío.»
Y juntos siguieron caminando. 9 Cuando llegaron al lugar que Dios le había dicho, Abrahán edificó allí un altar, luego acomodó la leña, y atando a Isaac su hijo lo puso en el altar,(A) sobre la leña. 10 Entonces extendió Abrahán su mano y tomó el cuchillo para degollar a su hijo. 11 Pero el ángel del Señor lo llamó desde el cielo, y le dijo:
«¡Abrahán, Abrahán!»
Y él respondió:
«¡Aquí estoy!»
12 Y el ángel dijo:
«No extiendas tu mano sobre el niño, ni le hagas nada. Yo sé bien que temes a Dios, pues no me has negado a tu único hijo.»
13 Abrahán levantó entonces los ojos, y vio que a sus espaldas había un carnero, trabado por los cuernos en un zarzal. Y Abrahán fue y tomó el carnero, y lo ofreció en holocausto en lugar de su hijo.(B) 14 A ese lugar Abrahán le puso por nombre «El Señor proveerá.»[a] Por eso es que aún hoy se dice: «En un monte el Señor proveerá.»
15 Por segunda vez, el ángel del Señor llamó a Abrahán desde el cielo 16 y le dijo:
«Yo, el Señor, he jurado por mí mismo que, por esto que has hecho, de no negarme a tu único hijo, 17 ciertamente te bendeciré; multiplicaré(C) tu descendencia como las estrellas del cielo y como la arena que hay a la orilla del mar;(D) ¡tu descendencia conquistará las ciudades de sus enemigos! 18 En tu simiente serán bendecidas todas las naciones de la tierra,(E) por cuanto atendiste a mi voz.»
19 Y Abrahán volvió a donde estaban sus siervos, y juntos se levantaron de allí y se fueron a Berseba. Allí en Berseba Abrahán se quedó a vivir.
20 Después de todo esto, le fueron a dar esta noticia a Abrahán:
«¡Fíjate que también Milca le ha dado hijos a tu hermano Najor!»
21 Su primogénito fue Uz; luego nació su hermano Buz, y luego Kemuel, padre de Aram; 22 Quesed, Jazó, Pildas, Yidlaf y Betuel. 23 Este Betuel fue el padre de Rebeca. Éstos son los ocho hijos que tuvo Milca de Najor, el hermano de Abrahán. 24 También su concubina, que se llamaba Reúma, dio a luz a Teba, Gaján, Tajás y Macá.
Footnotes
- Génesis 22:14 Heb. El Señor-yireh.
Genesis 22
King James Version
22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Genesis 22
New King James Version
Abraham’s Faith Confirmed(A)
22 Now it came to pass after these things that (B)God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, (C)your only son Isaac, whom you (D)love, and go (E)to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a (F)burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the [a]lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will (G)come back to you.”
6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and (H)laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!”
And he said, “Here I am, my son.”
Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the [b]lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the (I)lamb for a (J)burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and (K)laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the (L)Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said, (M)“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for (N)now I know that you fear God, since you have not (O)withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, [c]The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: (P)“By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will (Q)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants (R)as the stars of the heaven (S)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and (T)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 (U)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (V)because you have obeyed My voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to (W)Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
The Family of Nahor
20 Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Indeed (X)Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 (Y)Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father (Z)of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 And (AA)Bethuel begot [d]Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:5 Or young man
- Genesis 22:7 Or goat
- Genesis 22:14 Heb. YHWH Yireh
- Genesis 22:23 Rebecca, Rom. 9:10
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