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Genesis 25
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Genesis 25
The Message
25 1-2 Abraham married a second time; his new wife was named Keturah. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan had Sheba and Dedan.
Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.
4 Midian had Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah—all from the line of Keturah.
5-6 But Abraham gave everything he possessed to Isaac. While he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons he had by his concubines, but then sent them away to the country of the east, putting a good distance between them and his son Isaac.
7-11 Abraham lived 175 years. Then he took his final breath. He died happy at a ripe old age, full of years, and was buried with his family. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, next to Mamre. It was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried next to his wife Sarah. After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived at Beer Lahai Roi.
The Family Tree of Ishmael
12 This is the family tree of Ishmael son of Abraham, the son that Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, bore to Abraham.
13-16 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons in the order of their births: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah—all the sons of Ishmael. Their settlements and encampments were named after them. Twelve princes with their twelve tribes.
17-18 Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family. His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn’t get along with any of their kin.
Jacob and Esau
19-20 This is the family tree of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham had Isaac. Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram. She was the sister of Laban the Aramean.
21-23 Isaac prayed hard to God for his wife because she was barren. God answered his prayer and Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, “If this is the way it’s going to be, why go on living?” She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her,
Two nations are in your womb,
two peoples butting heads while still in your body.
One people will overpower the other,
and the older will serve the younger.
24-26 When her time to give birth came, sure enough, there were twins in her womb. The first came out reddish, as if snugly wrapped in a hairy blanket; they named him Esau (Hairy). His brother followed, his fist clutched tight to Esau’s heel; they named him Jacob (Heel). Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
27-28 The boys grew up. Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man preferring life indoors among the tents. Isaac loved Esau because he loved his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29-30 One day Jacob was cooking a stew. Esau came in from the field, starved. Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew—I’m starved!” That’s how he came to be called Edom (Red).
31 Jacob said, “Make me a trade: my stew for your rights as the firstborn.”
32 Esau said, “I’m starving! What good is a birthright if I’m dead?”
33-34 Jacob said, “First, swear to me.” And he did it. On oath Esau traded away his rights as the firstborn. Jacob gave him bread and the stew of lentils. He ate and drank, got up and left. That’s how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn.
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1 Moseboken 25
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
1 Moseboken 25
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Abrahams söner med Ketura
25 Abraham tog sig åter en hustru, och hon hette Ketura. 2 Hon födde åt honom Simran, Jokshan, Medan, Midjan, Jishbak och Shua.[a] 3 Jokshan blev far till Saba och Dedan, och Dedans söner var ashureerna, letusheerna och leummeerna[b]. 4 Midjans söner var Efa, Efer, Henok, Abida och Eldaa. Alla dessa var Keturas söner.
5 (A) Och Abraham gav allt han ägde till Isak. 6 Men åt sönerna till sina bihustrur gav han gåvor, och medan han ännu levde sände han bort dem från sin son Isak, österut till Österlandet.
Abraham dör och blir begravd
7 Abrahams ålder blev hundrasjuttiofem år.[c] 8 Sedan gav han upp andan och dog i en god ålder, gammal och mätt på livet, och samlades till sitt folk. 9 Hans söner Isak och Ismael begravde honom i grottan i Makpela mitt emot Mamre, på marken som tillhört hetiten Efron, Sohars son. 10 (B) Där på den mark som Abraham hade köpt av hetiterna begravdes Abraham och hans hustru Sara.
11 (C) Efter Abrahams död välsignade Gud hans son Isak. Och Isak bosatte sig vid Beer-Lahaj-Roi.
VII. ISMAELS FORTSATTA HISTORIA 25:12-18
Ismaels släkttavla
12 (D) Detta är Ismaels, Abrahams sons, fortsatta historia. Han föddes åt Abraham av Hagar, Saras egyptiska slavinna. 13 (E) Och detta är namnen på Ismaels söner i den ordning de föddes: Nebajot, Ismaels förstfödde, vidare Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,[d] 14 Mishma, Duma och Massa, 15 Hadad och Tema, Jetur, Nafish och Kedma. 16 Dessa var Ismaels söner och detta var sönernas namn i deras byar och tältläger, tolv furstar för deras stammar.
17 Ismaels ålder blev hundratrettiosju år[e]. Därefter gav han upp andan och dog och samlades till sitt folk. 18 (F) Hans ättlingar bodde i områdena från Havila ända till Shur[f] öster om Egypten, där vägen går mot Assyrien. De slog sig ner mitt emot[g] alla sina bröder.
VIII. ISAKS FORTSATTA HISTORIA 25:19-35:29
Esaus och Jakobs födelse
19 (G) Detta är Isaks, Abrahams sons, fortsatta historia. Abraham blev far till Isak, 20 och Isak var fyrtio år[h] gammal när han tog Rebecka till hustru, dotter till aramén Betuel från Paddan-Aram och syster till aramén Laban. 21 Isak bad till Herren för sin hustru Rebecka, eftersom hon inte kunde få barn. Och Herren bönhörde honom så att hans hustru Rebecka blev havande.
22 Men barnen bråkade mycket med varandra i hennes moderliv. Då sade hon: ”Om det blir så här, varför drabbar det mig?[i]” Och hon gick för att fråga Herren. 23 (H) Herren svarade henne:
”Två folk finns i ditt moderliv,
två folkstammar
ska gå skilda vägar ur ditt sköte.
Det ena folket ska bli
starkare än det andra,
och den äldre ska tjäna den yngre[j].”
24 När tiden var inne för henne att föda, se, då fanns det tvillingar i hennes moderliv. 25 Den som kom fram först var rödhårig och hade som en hårmantel över hela kroppen. De gav honom namnet Esau[k]. 26 (I) Sedan kom hans bror fram, och hans hand höll om Esaus häl. Därför fick han namnet Jakob[l]. Isak var sextio år[m] när de föddes.
Esau säljer sin förstfödslorätt
27 Pojkarna växte upp, och Esau blev en skicklig jägare som höll till ute i markerna. Jakob däremot blev en stillsam man som höll till vid tälten. 28 Isak älskade Esau eftersom han hade smak för vilt. Men Rebecka älskade Jakob.
29 En gång när Jakob höll på att koka soppa, kom Esau hem från marken, alldeles utmattad. 30 Han sade till Jakob: ”Låt mig få äta av det röda, det röda där, för jag är helt utmattad.” Därav fick han namnet Edom[n]. 31 Men Jakob sade: ”Sälj först din förstfödslorätt[o] till mig.” 32 Esau svarade: ”Jag håller ju på att dö. Vad ska jag då med förstfödslorätten till?” 33 (J) Jakob sade: ”Ge mig din ed på det först.” Han gav honom sin ed och sålde sin förstfödslorätt till Jakob. 34 Och Jakob gav honom bröd och linssoppa. Han åt och drack, reste sig och gick. Så lite värdesatte Esau sin förstfödslorätt.
Footnotes
- 25:2 Simran etc Sönernas namn förknippas med arabiska stammar (jfr vers 6). Den mest kända är Midjan, som kom att ta emot Mose (2 Mos 2) men längre fram stred mot Israel (4 Mos 22-31, Dom 6-8).
- 25:3 leummeerna Annan översättning: ”folken”.
- 25:7 Abrahams ålder blev hundrasjuttiofem år Ca 2166-1991 f Kr.
- 25:13 Nebajot etc Även Ismaels söner kom att grunda arabstammar. Den kanske mest kända är Kedar (Jes 21:16, 60:7, Jer 49:8f). Nebajot kan möjligen kopplas till nabateerna (se not till 2 Kor 11:32).
- 25:17 Ismaels ålder blev hundratrettiosju år Ca 2080-1943 f Kr.
- 25:18 från Havila ända till Shur Från Saudiarabien till norra Sinai.
- 25:18 mitt emot Ordagrant: ”framför ansiktet på”. Annan översättning: ”öster om”.
- 25:20 Isak var fyrtio år Ca 2026 f Kr.
- 25:22 varför drabbar det mig? Annan översättning: ”varför lever jag då?” (jfr 27:46).
- 25:23 den äldre ska tjäna den yngre Citeras av Paulus i Rom 9:12.
- 25:25 Esau Betyder ”hårig”.
- 25:26 Jakob Betyder ”den som håller i hälen”, men även ”den som bedrar”.
- 25:26 Isak var sextio år Ca 2006 f Kr (jfr 47:28 med not).
- 25:30 Edom Betyder ”röd”.
- 25:31 förstfödslorätt Den äldste sonen fick en dubbel andel vid arvsskiftet och tog över ledarskapet för klanen.
Genesis 25
New International Version
Genesis 25
New International Version
The Death of Abraham(A)
25 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran,(B) Jokshan, Medan, Midian,(C) Ishbak and Shuah.(D) 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba(E) and Dedan;(F) the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah,(G) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.(H) 6 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)
7 Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(L) 8 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) 9 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
- Genesis 25:10 Or the descendants of Heth
- Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of
- Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
- Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.
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