Genesis 25

1 Forsothe Abraham weddide another wijf, Ceture bi name,

And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.

2 which childide to him Samram, and Jexan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboth, and Sue.

And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and Madal, and Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.

3 Also Jexan gendride Saba and Dadan. Forsothe the sones of Dadan weren Asurym, and Lathusym, and Laomym.

And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.

4 And sotheli of Madian was borun Efa, and Ofer, and Enoth, and Abida, and Heldaa; alle these weren the sones of Cethure.

And the sons of Madiam [were] Gephar and Aphir, and Enoch, and Abeida, and Eldaga; all these were sons of Chettura.

5 And Abraham yaf alle thingis whiche he hadde in possessioun to Isaac;

But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.

6 sotheli he yaf yiftis to the sones of concubyns; and Abraham, while he lyuede yit, departide hem fro Ysaac, his sone, to the eest coost.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave gifts, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the east into the country of the east.

7 Forsothe the daies of lijf of Abraham weren an hundrid and `fyue and seuenti yeer;

And these [were] the years of the days of the life of Abraam as many as he lived, a hundred and seventy-five years.

8 and he failide, and diede in good eelde, and of greet age, and ful of daies, and he was gaderid to his puple.

And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

9 And Ysaac and Ismael, his sones, birieden him in the double denne, which is set in the feeld of Efron, sone of Seor Ethei,

And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre:

10 euene ayens Mambre, which denne he bouyte of the sones of Heth; and he was biried there, and Sare his wijf.

[even] the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.

11 And aftir the deeth of Abraham God blesside Isaac his sone, which dwellide bisidis the pit bi name of hym that lyueth and seeth.

And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by the well of the vision.

12 These ben the generaciouns of Ismael, sone of Abraham, whom Agar Egipcian, seruauntesse of Sare, childide to Abraham;

And these [are] the generations of Ismael the son of Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the handmaid of Sarrha bore to Abraam.

13 and these ben the names of the sones of Ismael, in her names and generaciouns. The firste gendride of Ismael was Nabaioth, aftirward Cedar, and Abdeel, and Mabsan,

And these [are] the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,

14 and Masma, and Duma, and Massa,

and Masma, and Duma, and Masse,

15 and Adad, and Thema, and Ithur, and Nafir, and Cedma.

and Choddan, and Thaeman, and Jetur, and Naphes, and Kedma.

16 These weren the sones of Ismael, and these weren names by castels and townes of hem, twelue princes of her lynagis.

These [are] the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.

17 And the yeeris of lijf of Ismael weren maad an hundrid and seuene and thretti, and he failide, and diede, and was put to his puple.

And these [are] the years of the life of Ismael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his fathers.

18 Forsothe he enhabitide fro Euila til to Sur, that biholdith Egipt, as me entrith in to Assiriens; he diede bifore alle his britheren.

And he lived from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he lived in the presence of all his brethren.

19 Also these ben the generaciouns of Ysaac sone of Abraham. Abraham gendride Isaac,

And these [are] the generations of Isaac the son of Abraam.

20 and whanne Isaac was of fourti yeer, he weddide a wijf, Rebecca, douyter of Batuel, of Sirie of Mesopotanye, the sistir of Laban.

Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years old when he took as wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian.

21 And Isaac bisouyte the Lord for his wijf, for sche was bareyn; and the Lord herde him, and yaf conseiuyng to Rebecca.

And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

22 But the litle children weren hurtlid togidre in hir wombe; and sche seide, If it was so to comynge to me, what nede was it to conseyue? And sche yede and axide counsel of the Lord,

And the babes leapt within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

23 which answerde, and seide, Twei folkis ben in thi wombe, and twei puplis schulen be departid fro thi wombe, and a puple schal ouercome a puple, and the more schal serue the lesse.

And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

24 Thanne the tyme of childberyng cam, and lo! twei children weren foundun in hir wombe.

And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.

25 He that yede out first was reed, and al rouy in the manere of a skyn; and his name was clepid Esau.

And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.

26 Anoon the tothir yede out, and helde with the hond the heele of the brother; and therfore he clepide him Jacob. Isaac was sixti yeer eeld, whanne the litle children weren borun.

And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.

27 And whanne thei weren woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; forsothe Jacob was a symple man, and dwellide in tabernaclis.

And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.

28 Isaac louyde Esau, for he eet of the huntyng of Esau; and Rebecca louyde Jacob.

And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.

29 Sotheli Jacob sethide potage; and whanne Esau cam weri fro the feld,

And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.

30 he seide to Jacob, Yyue thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am ful weri; for which cause his name was clepid Edom.

And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

31 And Jacob seide to him, Sille to me the riyt of the first gendrid childe.

And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day your birthright.

32 He answerde, Lo! Y die, what schulen the firste gendrid thingis profite to me?

And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright [belong] to me?

33 Jacob seide, therfor swere thou to me. Therfor Esau swoor, and selde the firste gendrid thingis.

And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 And so whanne he hadde take breed and potage, Esau eet and drank, and yede forth, and chargide litil that he hadde seld the riyt of the firste gendrid child.

And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.