22:1 And it came to pass after these things
that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I
[am here].
22:2 And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved--
Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a
whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
22:3 And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took with
him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a
whole-burnt-offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which
God spoke to him,
22:4 on the third day; and Abraam having lifted up his eyes, saw the place
afar off.
22:5 And Abraam said to his servants, Sit ye here with the ass, and I and
the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshiped we will return to you.
22:6 And Abraam took the wood of the whole-burnt-offering, and laid it on
Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and the knife, and
the two went together.
22:7 And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it,
son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a
whole-burnt-offering?
22:8 And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a
whole-burnt-offering, [my] son. And both having gone together,
22:9 came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the
altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son
together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.
22:10 And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son.
22:11 And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam,
Abraam. And he said, Behold, I [am here].
22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to
him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not
spared thy beloved son.
22:13 And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his
horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him
up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son.
22:14 And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that
they might say to-day, I the mount the Lord was seen.
22:15 And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the second time out of heaven,
saying,
22:16 I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this
thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,
22:17 surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy
seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the
sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.
22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because
thou hast hearkened to my voice.
22:19 And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together
to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.
22:20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam,
saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor thy brother,
22:21 Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the
Syrians, and Chazad, and
22:22 Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bthuel begot Rebecca;
22:23 these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of
Abraam.
22:24 And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she also bore Tabec, and Taam,
and Tochos, and Mocha. |
22:1 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.
22:2 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.
22:3 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.
22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place
afar off.
22:5 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.
22:6 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.
22:7 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?
22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt
offering: so they went both of them together.
22:9 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.
22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his
son.
22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said,
Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
22:12 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.
22:13 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.
22:14 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.
22:15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second
time,
22:16 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:
22:17 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;
22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because
thou hast obeyed my voice.
22:19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went
together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
22:20 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;
22:21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22:22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor,
Abraham's brother.
22:24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and
Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. |