Genesis 17

1 And when Abram was ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly.

Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

3 And Abram fell on his face, and God spoke with him, saying,

Abram bowed low with his face to the ground and God talked with him, saying,

4 As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt become the father of a multitude of nations.

“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

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 And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will cause thee to become nations; and kings shall come out of thee.

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and between thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant: to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

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 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou sojournest, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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 And God said unto Abraham, But thou, for thy part, shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, in their generations.

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and between you, and between thy seed after thee: Every man-child among you shall be circumcised.

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 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and this shall serve as the token of the covenant between me and you.

You must be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.

12 And at eight days old shall every man-child in your generations be circumcised among you, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, who is not of thy seed.

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 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

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 And any uncircumcised male, who circumciseth not the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

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 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai any more. Instead, her name will be Sarah.

16 And I will bless her, and give thee also a son of her; yea I will bless her, and she shall become a mother of nations; kings of people shall spring from her.

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 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed; and he said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

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 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

19 And God said, Truly, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, for his seed after him.

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 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make of him a great nation.

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 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time in the next year.”

22 And when he had left off talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

23 And Abraham now took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on the selfsame day, as God had spoken unto him.

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 And Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 And Ishmael his son, was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 On the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, with Ishmael his son.

On the very same day Abraham and Ishmael his son were both circumcised.

27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

All the men of his household were circumcised with him, including those born into the household and those bought with money from a foreigner.