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Последние годы Ибрахима и его смерть(A)

25 Ибрахим взял себе другую жену, которую звали Хеттура. Она родила ему Зимрана, Иокшана, Медана, Мадиана, Ишбака и Шуаха. Иокшан был отцом Шевы и Дедана; потомками Дедана были ашшуриты, летушиты и леюмиты. Сыновьями Мадиана были Ефа, Ефер, Ханох, Авида и Элдага. Все они были потомками Хеттуры.

Ибрахим оставил всё, что у него было, Исхаку. Сыновей наложниц он щедро одарил и ещё при жизни своей отослал их от своего сына Исхака на восток, в восточную землю.

Всего Ибрахим прожил сто семьдесят пять лет. Он испустил последний вздох и умер в глубокой старости, насытившись жизнью, и отошёл к своим предкам. Его сыновья Исхак и Исмаил похоронили его в пещере Махпела рядом с Мамре, на поле хетта Эфрона, сына Цохара, 10 которое Ибрахим купил у хеттов[a]. Там Ибрахим был погребён рядом со своей женой Саррой. 11 После смерти Ибрахима Аллах благословил его сына Исхака, который тогда жил возле Беэр-Лахай-Рои.

Потомки Исмаила(B)

12 Вот родословие Исмаила, сына Ибрахима, которого служанка Сарры, египтянка Ажар, родила Ибрахиму; 13 и вот имена сыновей Исмаила, перечисленные в порядке их рождения: Навайот – первенец Исмаила, Кедар, Адбеил, Мивсам, 14 Мишма, Дума, Масса, 15 Хадад, Тема, Иетур, Нафиш и Кедма. 16 Это имена сыновей Исмаила, имена двенадцати вождей родов по их поселениям и кочевьям.

17 Всего Исмаил жил сто тридцать семь лет. Он испустил последний вздох и умер, и отошёл к своим предкам. 18 Его потомки поселились в области от Хавилы до Сура, возле границы Египта, на пути к Ассирии. Они жили во вражде со всеми своими братьями.[b]

Сыновья Исхака – Есав и Якуб

19 Вот рассказ об Исхаке, сыне Ибрахима. У Ибрахима родился Исхак. 20 Исхаку было сорок лет, когда он женился на Рабиге, дочери арамея Бетуила из Паддан-Арама[c], сестре арамея Лавана. 21 Исхак молил Вечного за жену, потому что она была бесплодна. Вечный ответил на его молитву, и его жена Рабига забеременела. 22 Дети стали толкать друг друга в её утробе, и она сказала:

– За что мне это?

И она пошла спросить Вечного. 23 И сказал ей Вечный:

– Два племени в чреве твоём,
    два народа произойдут из тебя и разделятся;
один будет сильнее другого,
    и старший будет служить младшему.

24 Когда пришло ей время родить, во чреве её действительно оказались мальчики-близнецы. 25 Первый родился красный, и всё его тело было покрыто как бы ворсистой одеждой; поэтому его назвали Есав («волосатый»). 26 Потом появился его брат, держась рукой за пятку Есава; поэтому он был назван Якуб («он держится за пятку»)[d]. Исхаку было шестьдесят лет, когда Рабига родила их.

Есав продаёт своё первородство

27 Мальчики выросли: Есав был искусный охотник, человек полей, а Якуб был человек тихий, живущий среди шатров. 28 Исхак, которому была по вкусу дичь, больше любил Есава, но Рабига больше любила Якуба.

29 Однажды, когда Якуб готовил похлёбку, Есав вернулся с поля очень голодный. 30 Он сказал Якубу:

– Скорее, дай мне поесть немного того красного, что ты готовишь! Я умираю от голода!

(Вот почему ему также дали имя Эдом («красный»).)

31 Якуб ответил:

– Сперва продай мне твоё первородство[e].

32 – Я умираю от голода, – сказал Есав. – Какая мне польза в первородстве?

33 Якуб сказал:

– Сначала поклянись.

Он поклялся, и так продал своё первородство Якубу. 34 Тогда Якуб дал Есаву лепёшек и чечевичной похлёбки. Он поел, попил, встал и ушёл. Так Есав пренебрёг своим первородством.

Footnotes

  1. 25:10 Или: «у сыновей Хета».
  2. 25:18 Или: «Они поселились по соседству со всеми своими братьями».
  3. 25:20 То есть северо-западная Месопотамия.
  4. 25:26 Он держится за пятку – образное выражение, означавшее «он обманывает».
  5. 25:31 Первородство   – особое положение старшего (первородного) сына в доме, дававшее право на первенство среди братьев и особые привилегии при получении наследства (см. Втор. 21:15-17). Кроме того, первенец принадлежал Самому Аллаху (см. Чис. 3:13).

Abraham's Death and His Descendants

25 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. (A)She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. (B)Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he (C)sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward (D)to the east country.

These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years. Abraham (E)breathed his last and (F)died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Isaac and Ishmael (G)his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field (H)that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. (I)There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at (J)Beer-lahai-roi.

12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, (K)whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. 13 (L)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: (M)Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and (N)Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, (O)Tema, (P)Jetur, (Q)Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, (R)twelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He (S)breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 (T)They settled from Havilah to (U)Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled[a] over against all his kinsmen.

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: (V)Abraham fathered Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, (W)the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of (X)Paddan-aram, (Y)the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And (Z)the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”[b] So she went (AA)to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

(AB)“Two nations are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you[c] shall be divided;
(AC)the one shall be stronger than the other,
    (AD)the older shall serve the younger.”

24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, (AE)all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (AF)his hand holding Esau's heel, so (AG)his name was called Jacob.[d] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau was (AH)a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, (AI)dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because (AJ)he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[e]) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and (AK)sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:18 Hebrew fell
  2. Genesis 25:22 Or why do I live?
  3. Genesis 25:23 Or from birth
  4. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
  5. Genesis 25:30 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red

The Death of Abraham(A)

25 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore him Zimran,(B) Jokshan, Medan, Midian,(C) Ishbak and Shuah.(D) Jokshan was the father of Sheba(E) and Dedan;(F) the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. The sons of Midian were Ephah,(G) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.(H) But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines(I) and sent them away from his son Isaac(J) to the land of the east.(K)

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(L) Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age,(M) an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.(N) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him(O) in the cave of Machpelah(P) near Mamre,(Q) in the field of Ephron(R) son of Zohar the Hittite,(S) 10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.[a](T) There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac,(U) who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.(V)

Ishmael’s Sons(W)

12 This is the account(X) of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar(Y) the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.(Z)

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth(AA) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,(AB) Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah,(AC) Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema,(AD) Jetur,(AE) Naphish and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers(AF) according to their settlements and camps.(AG) 17 Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.(AH) 18 His descendants(AI) settled in the area from Havilah to Shur,(AJ) near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward[b] all the tribes related to them.(AK)

Jacob and Esau

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

Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old(AM) when he married Rebekah(AN) daughter of Bethuel(AO) the Aramean from Paddan Aram[c](AP) and sister of Laban(AQ) the Aramean.(AR)

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(AS) The Lord answered his prayer,(AT) 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.(AU)

23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(AV) 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.(AW)

24 When the time came for her to give birth,(AX) there were twin boys in her womb.(AY) 25 The first to come out was red,(AZ) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(BA) so they named him Esau.[d](BB) 26 After this, his brother came out,(BC) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(BD) so he was named Jacob.[e](BE) Isaac was sixty years old(BF) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

So Esau despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:10 Or the descendants of Heth
  2. Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of
  3. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
  5. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  6. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.