Genesis 25
1 [Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
亚伯拉罕又娶了一妻，名叫基土拉。
2 She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
基土拉给他生了心兰、约珊、米但、米甸、伊施巴，和书亚。
3 Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
约珊生了示巴和底但。底但的子孙是亚书利族、利都是族，和利乌米族。
4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
米甸的儿子是以法、以弗、哈诺、亚比大，和以勒大。这都是基土拉的子孙。
5 Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
亚伯拉罕将一切所有的都给了以撒。
6 But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
亚伯拉罕把财物分给他庶出的众子，趁着自己还在世的时候打发他们离开他的儿子以撒，往东方去。
7 Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
亚伯拉罕一生的年日是一百七十五岁。
8 He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
亚伯拉罕寿高年迈，气绝而死，归到他列祖那里。
9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
他两个儿子以撒、以实玛利把他埋葬在麦比拉洞里。这洞在幔利前、赫人琐辖的儿子以弗 的田中，
10 Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
就是亚伯拉罕向赫人买的那块田。亚伯拉罕和他妻子撒拉都葬在那里。
11 After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
亚伯拉罕死了以后， 神赐福给他的儿子以撒。以撒靠近庇耳·拉海·莱居住。
12 (These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
撒拉的使女埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕所生的儿子是以实玛利。
13 These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
以实玛利儿子们的名字，按着他们的家谱记在下面。以实玛利的长子是尼拜约，又有基达、亚德别、米比衫、
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
米施玛、度玛、玛撒、
15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
哈大、提玛、伊突、拿非施、基底玛。
16 The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
这是以实玛利众子的名字，照着他们的村庄、营寨，作了十二族的族长。
17 Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
以实玛利享寿一百三十七岁，气绝而死，归到他列祖那里。
18 His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
他子孙的住处在他众弟兄东边，从哈腓拉直到埃及前的书珥，正在亚述的道上。
19 (This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒的后代记在下面。亚伯拉罕生以撒。
20 and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
以撒娶利百加为妻的时候正四十岁。利百加是巴旦·亚兰地的亚兰人彼土利的女儿，是亚兰人拉班的妹子。
21 Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
以撒因他妻子不生育，就为她祈求耶和华；耶和华应允他的祈求，他的妻子利百加就怀了孕。
22 She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
孩子们在她腹中彼此相争，她就说：“若是这样，我为什么活着呢？”她就去求问耶和华。
23 Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
耶和华对她说： 两国在你腹内； 两族要从你身上出来。 这族必强于那族； 将来大的要服事小的。
24 When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
生产的日子到了，腹中果然是双子。
25 The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
先产的身体发红，浑身有毛，如同皮衣，他们就给他起名叫以扫。
26 Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
随后又生了以扫的兄弟，手抓住以扫的脚跟，因此给他起名叫雅各。利百加生下两个儿子的时候，以撒年正六十岁。
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
两个孩子渐渐长大，以扫善于打猎，常在田野；雅各为人安静，常住在帐棚里。
28 Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
以撒爱以扫，因为常吃他的野味；利百加却爱雅各。
29 One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
有一天，雅各熬汤，以扫从田野回来累昏了。
30 He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
以扫对雅各说：“我累昏了，求你把这红汤给我喝。”因此以扫又叫以东。
31 Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
雅各说：“你今日把长子的名分卖给我吧。”
32 Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
以扫说：“我将要死，这长子的名分于我有什么益处呢？”
33 Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
雅各说：“你今日对我起誓吧。”以扫就对他起了誓，把长子的名分卖给雅各。
34 Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
于是雅各将饼和红豆汤给了以扫，以扫吃了喝了，便起来走了。这就是以扫轻看了他长子的名分。
