Genesis 17
1 In truth, after he began to be ninety-nine years of age, the Lord appeared to him. And he said to him: “I am the Almighty God. Walk in my sight and become complete.
Da Abram var ni og halvfemsindstyve Aar gammel, aabenbarede HERREN sig for ham og sagde til ham: »Jeg er Gud den Almægtige; vandre for mit Aasyn og vær ustraffelig,
2 And I will set my covenant between me and you. And I will multiply you very exceedingly.”
saa vil jeg oprette min Pagt mellem mig og dig og give dig et overvættes stort Afkom!«
3 Abram fell prone on his face.
Da faldt Abram paa sit Ansigt, og Gud sagde til ham:
4 And God said to him: “I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.
»Fra min Side er min Pagt med dig, at du skal blive Fader til en Mængde Folk;
5 No longer will your name be called Abram. But you will be called Abraham, for I have established you as the father of many nations.
derfor skal dit Navn ikke mere være Abram, men du skal hedde Abraham, thi jeg gør dig til Fader til en Mængde Folk.
6 And I will cause you to increase very greatly, and I will set you among the nations, and kings will come forth from you.
Jeg vil gøre dig overvættes frugtbar og lade dig blive til Folk, og Konger skal nedstamme fra dig.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and with your offspring after you in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
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;
8 And I will give to you and to your offspring, the land of your sojourn, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession, and I will be their God.”
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!«
9 Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.
Derpaa sagde Gud til Abraham: »Men du paa din Side skal holde min Pagt, du og dit Afkom efter dig fra Slægt til Slægt;
10 This is my covenant, which you shall observe, between me and you, and your offspring after you: All the males among you shall be circumcised.
og dette er min Pagt, som I skal holde, Pagten mellem mig og eder, at alt af Mandkøn hos eder skal omskæres.
11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, so that it may be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
I skal omskæres paa eders Forhud, det skal være et Pagtstegn mellem mig og eder;
12 An infant of eight days will be circumcised among you, every male in your generations. So also servants born to you, as well as those bought, shall be circumcised, even those who are not of your stock.
otte Dage gamle skal alle af Mandkøn omskæres hos eder i alle kommende Slægter, baade de hjemmefødte Trælle og de, som er købt, alle fremmede, som ikke hører til dit Afkom;
13 And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an eternal covenant.
omskæres skal baade dine hjemmefødte og dine købte. Min Pagt paa eders Legeme skal være en evig Pagt!
14 The male, the flesh of whose foreskin will not be circumcised, that soul shall be eliminated from his people. For he has made my covenant void.”
Men de uomskaarne, det af Mandkøn, der ikke Ottendedagen omskæres paa Forhuden, de skal udryddes af deres Folk; de har brudt min Pagt!«
15 God said also to Abraham: “Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah.
Endvidere sagde Gud til Abraham: »Din Hustru Saraj skal du ikke mere kalde Saraj, hendes Navn skal være Sara;
16 And I will bless her, and from her I will give you a son, whom I will bless, and he will be among the nations, and the kings of the peoples will rise from him.”
jeg vil velsigne hende og give dig en Søn ogsaa ved hende; jeg vil velsigne hende, og hun skal blive til Folk, og Folkeslags Konger skal nedstamme fra hende!«
17 Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed, saying in his heart: “Do you think a son can be born to a one hundred year old man? And will Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
Da faldt Abraham paa sit Ansigt og lo, idet han tænkte: »Kan en hundredaarig faa Børn, og kan Sara med sine halvfemsindstyve Aar føde en Søn?«
18 And he said to God, “If only Ishmael would live in your sight.”
Abraham sagde derfor til Gud: »Maatte dog Ismael leve for dit Aasyn!«
19 And God said to Abraham: “Your wife Sarah shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant, and with his offspring after him.
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!
20 Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.
Men hvad Ismael angaar, 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.
21 Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”
Men min Pagt opretter jeg med Isak, som Sara skal føde dig om et Aar ved denne Tid.«
22 And when he had finished speaking with him, God ascended from Abraham.
Saa hørte han op at tale med ham; og Gud steg op fra Abraham.
23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all who were born in his house, and all whom he had bought, every male among the men of his house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin promptly, the very same day, just as God had instructed him.
Da tog Abraham sin Søn Ismael og alle sine hjemmefødte og de købte, alt af Mandkøn i Abrahams Hus, og omskar selv samme Dag deres Forhud, saaledes som Gud havde paalagt ham.
24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
Abraham var ni og halvfemsindstyve Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud;
25 And his son Ishmael had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.
og hans Søn Ismael var tretten Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud.
26 On the very same day, Abraham was circumcised with his son Ishmael.
Selv samme Dag blev Abraham og hans Søn Ismael omskaaret;
27 And all the men of his house, those born in his house, as well as those who were bought, even the foreigners, were circumcised with him.
og alle Mænd i hans Hus, baade de hjemmefødte og de, der var købt, de fremmede, blev omskaaret tillige med ham.
