< 創世記 22 >
1 這些事以後,上帝要試驗亞伯拉罕,就呼叫他說:「亞伯拉罕!」他說:「我在這裏。」
It came about after these things that God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” Abraham said, “Here I am.”
2 上帝說:「你帶着你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子,你所愛的以撒,往摩利亞地去,在我所要指示你的山上,把他獻為燔祭。」
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains there, which I will tell you about.”
3 亞伯拉罕清早起來,備上驢,帶着兩個僕人和他兒子以撒,也劈好了燔祭的柴,就起身往上帝所指示他的地方去了。
So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, along with Isaac his son. He cut the wood for the burnt offering, then set out on his journey to the place that God had told him about.
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place afar off.
5 亞伯拉罕對他的僕人說:「你們和驢在此等候,我與童子往那裏去拜一拜,就回到你們這裏來。」
Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there. We will worship and come again to you.”
6 亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上,自己手裏拿着火與刀;於是二人同行。
Then Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on Isaac his son. He took in his own hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.
7 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說:「父親哪!」亞伯拉罕說:「我兒,我在這裏。」以撒說:「請看,火與柴都有了,但燔祭的羊羔在哪裏呢?」
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father,” and he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “See, here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 亞伯拉罕說:「我兒,上帝必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔。」於是二人同行。
Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So they went on, both of them together.
9 他們到了上帝所指示的地方,亞伯拉罕在那裏築壇,把柴擺好,捆綁他的兒子以撒,放在壇的柴上。
When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood on it. Then he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Abraham reached out with his hand and took up the knife to kill his son.
11 耶和華的使者從天上呼叫他說:「亞伯拉罕!亞伯拉罕!」他說:「我在這裏。」
Then the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” and he said, “Here I am.”
12 天使說:「你不可在這童子身上下手。一點不可害他!現在我知道你是敬畏上帝的了;因為你沒有將你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子,留下不給我。」
He said, “Do not lay your hand upon the lad, nor do anything to harm him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing that you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
13 亞伯拉罕舉目觀看,不料,有一隻公羊,兩角扣在稠密的小樹中。亞伯拉罕就取了那隻公羊來,獻為燔祭,代替他的兒子。
Abraham looked up and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the bushes by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
14 亞伯拉罕給那地方起名叫「耶和華以勒」,直到今日人還說:「在耶和華的山上必有預備。」
So Abraham called that place, “Yahweh will provide,” and it is said to this day, “On the mountain of Yahweh it will be provided.”
The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven
16 「耶和華說:『你既行了這事,不留下你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子,我便指着自己起誓說:
and said—this is Yahweh's declaration—by myself I have sworn that because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
17 論福,我必賜大福給你;論子孫,我必叫你的子孫多起來,如同天上的星,海邊的沙。你子孫必得着仇敵的城門,
I will surely bless you and I will greatly multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants will possess the gate of their enemies.
18 並且地上萬國都必因你的後裔得福,因為你聽從了我的話。』」
Through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
19 於是亞伯拉罕回到他僕人那裏,他們一同起身往別是巴去,亞伯拉罕就住在別是巴。
So Abraham returned to his young men, and they departed and went together to Beersheba, and he lived at Beersheba.
20 這事以後,有人告訴亞伯拉罕說:「密迦給你兄弟拿鶴生了幾個兒子,
It came about after these things that Abraham was told, “Milkah has borne children, as well, to your brother Nahor.”
21 長子是烏斯,他的兄弟是布斯和亞蘭的父親基母利,
They were Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
22 並基薛、哈瑣、必達、益拉、彼土利(彼土利生利百加)。」
Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These were the eight children that Milkah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 拿鶴的妾名叫流瑪,生了提八、迦含、他轄,和瑪迦。
His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.