Genesis 17
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.
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 I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”
saa vil jeg oprette min Pagt mellem mig og dig og give dig et overvættes stort Afkom!«
3 Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,
Da faldt Abram paa sit Ansigt, og Gud sagde til ham:
4 “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
»Fra min Side er min Pagt med dig, at du skal blive Fader til en Mængde Folk;
5 Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of 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 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
Jeg vil gøre dig overvættes frugtbar og lade dig blive til Folk, og Konger skal nedstamme fra dig.
7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a 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 I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. 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 God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout 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 keep, between me and you and your offspring after you. Every male 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 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.
I skal omskæres paa eders Forhud, det skal være et Pagtstegn mellem mig og eder;
12 He who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.
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 He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
omskæres skal baade dine hjemmefødte og dine købte. Min Pagt paa eders Legeme skal være en evig Pagt!
14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.”
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 to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.
Endvidere sagde Gud til Abraham: »Din Hustru Saraj skal du ikke mere kalde Saraj, hendes Navn skal være Sara;
16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”
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 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”
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 Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
Abraham sagde derfor til Gud: »Maatte dog Ismael leve for dit Aasyn!«
19 God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for 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 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him 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 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
Men min Pagt opretter jeg med Isak, som Sara skal føde dig om et Aar ved denne Tid.«
22 When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Saa hørte han op at tale med ham; og Gud steg op fra Abraham.
23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to 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 was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Abraham var ni og halvfemsindstyve Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud;
25 Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
og hans Søn Ismael var tretten Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud.
26 In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.
Selv samme Dag blev Abraham og hans Søn Ismael omskaaret;
27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, 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.
