1 Mosebog 17
1 Da Abram var ni og halvfemsindstyve År gammel, åbenbarede HERREN sig for ham og sagde til ham: "Jeg er Gud den Almægtige; vandre for mit Åsyn og vær ustraffelig,
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
2 så vil jeg oprette min Pagt mellem mig og dig og give dig et overvættes stort Afkom!"
Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”
3 Da faldt Abram på sit Ansigt, og Gud sagde til ham:
Abram bowed low with his face to the ground and God talked with him, saying,
4 "Fra min Side er min Pagt med dig, at du skal blive Fader til en Mængde Folk;
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
5 derfor skal dit Navn ikke mere være Abram, men du skal hedde Abraham, thi jeg gør dig til Fader til en Mængde Folk.
No longer will your name be Abram, but your name will be Abraham—for I appoint you to be the father of a multitude of nations.
6 Jeg vil gøre dig overvættes frugtbar og lade dig blive til Folk, og Konger skal nedstamme fra dig.
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
7 Jeg opretter min Pagt mellem mig og dig og dit Afkom efter dig fra Slægt til Slægt, og det skal være en evig Pagt, at jeg vil være din Gud og efter dig dit Afkoms Gud;
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you, throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
8 og jeg giver dig og dit Afkom efter dig din Udlændigheds Land, hele Kana'ans Land, til evigt Eje, og jeg vil være deres Gud!"
I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land where you have been living, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”
9 Derpå sagde Gud til Abraham: "Men du på din Side skal holde min Pagt, du og dit Afkom efter dig fra Slægt til Slægt;
Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
10 og dette er min Pagt, som I skal holde, Pagten mellem mig og eder, at alt af Mandkøn hos eder skal omskæres.
This is my covenant, which you must keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you must be circumcised.
11 I skal omskæres på eders Forhud, det skal være et Pagtstegn mellem mig og eder;
You must be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.
12 otte Dage gamle skal alle af Mandkøn omskæres hos eder i alle kommende Slægter, både de hjemmefødte Trælle og de, som er købt, alle fremmede, som ikke hører til dit Afkom;
Every male among you that is eight days old must be circumcised, throughout your people's generations. This includes him who is born into your household and him who is bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.
13 omskæres skal både dine hjemmefødte og dine købte. Min Pagt på eders Legeme skal være en evig Pagt!
He who is born into your household and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised. Thus my covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 Men de uomskårne, det af Mandkøn, der ikke Ottendedagen omskæres på Forhuden, de skal udryddes af deres Folk; de har brudt min Pagt!"
Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.”
15 Endvidere sagde Gud til Abraham: "Din Hustru Saraj skal du ikke mere kalde Saraj, hendes Navn skal være Sara;
God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai any more. Instead, her name will be Sarah.
16 jeg vil velsigne hende og give dig en Søn også ved hende; jeg vil velsigne hende, og hun skal blive til Folk, og Folkeslags Konger skal nedstamme fra hende!"
I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Da faldt Abraham på sit Ansigt og lo, idet han tænkte: "Kan en hundredårig få Børn, og kan Sara med sine halvfemsindstyve År føde en Søn?"
Then Abraham bowed low with his face to the ground, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? How can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?”
18 Abraham sagde derfor til Gud: "Måtte dog Ismael leve for dit Åsyn!"
Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
19 Men Gud sagde: "Nej, din Ægtehustru Sara skal føde dig en Søn, som du skal kalde Isak; med ham vil jeg oprette min Pagt, og det skal være en evig Pagt, der skal gælde hans Afkom efter ham!
God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you must name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant with his descendants after him.
20 Men hvad Ismael angår, har jeg bønhørt dig: jeg vil velsigne ham og gøre ham frugtbar og give ham et overvættes talrigt Afkom; tolv Stammehøvdinger skal han avle, og jeg vil gøre ham til et stort Folk.
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I hereby bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him abundantly. He will be the father of twelve leaders of tribes, and I will make him become a great nation.
21 Men min Pagt opretter jeg med Isak, som Sara skal føde dig om et År ved denne Tid."
But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time in the next year.”
22 Så hørte han op at tale med ham; og Gud steg op fra Abraham.
When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
23 Da tog Abraham sin Søn Ismael og alle sine hjemmefødte og de købte, alt af Mandkøn i Abrahams Hus, og omskar selvsamme Dag deres Forhud, således som Gud havde pålagt ham.
Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all those who were born into his household, and all those who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in that same day, as God had said to him.
24 Abraham var ni og halvfemsindstyve År, da han blev omskåret på sin Forhud;
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25 og hans Søn Ismael var tretten År, da han blev omskåret på sin Forhud.
Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 Selvsamme Dag blev Abraham og hans Søn Ismael omskåret;
On the very same day Abraham and Ishmael his son were both circumcised.
27 og alle Mænd i hans Hus, både de hjemmefødte og de, der var købt, de fremmede, blev omskåret tillige med ham.
All the men of his household were circumcised with him, including those born into the household and those bought with money from a foreigner.
