Genesis 22
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thy only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision: and there thou shalt offer him for an holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will show thee.
3 And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and cut up the wood for the burnt offering, and rose, and went to the place which God had told him.
So Abraham rising up in the night, saddled his ass: and took with him two young men, and Isaac his son: and when he had cut wood for the holocaust he went his way to the place which God had commanded him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
And on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said to his young men, Abide ye here with the donkey; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and return to you.
And he said to his young men: Stay you here with the ass: I and the boy will go with speed as far as yonder, and after we have worshipped, will return to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
And he took the wood for the holocaust, and laid it upon Isaac his son: and he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as they two went on together,
7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Isaac said to his father: My father. And he answered: What wilt thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood: where is the victim for the holocaust?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. So they went on together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
And they came to the place which God had shown him, where he built an altar, and laid the wood in order upon it: and when he had bound Isaac his son, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
And he put forth his hand and took the sword, to sacrifice his son.
11 And the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
12 And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing to him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld from me thy son, thy only son.
And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram amongst the briers sticking fast by the horns, which he took and offered for a holocaust instead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon even to this day it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see.
15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven the second time,
And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying:
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thy only son:
By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore: thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
Abraham returned to his young men, and they went to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told to Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children to thy brother Nahor;
After these things, it was told Abraham that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother.
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Hus the firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
And Cased, and Azau, and Pheldas, and Jedlaph,
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: These eight did Melcha bear to Nachor Abraham’s brother.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
And his concubine, named Roma, bore Tabee, and Gaham, and Tahas, and Maacha.
