Genesis 25

1 And Abraham addeth and taketh a wife, and her name [is] Keturah;

Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

2 and she beareth to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And Jokshan hath begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

4 and the sons of Midian [are] Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah: all these [are] sons of Keturah.

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

5 And Abraham giveth all that he hath to Isaac;

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

6 and to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham hath, Abraham hath given gifts, and sendeth them away from Isaac his son (in his being yet alive) eastward, unto the east country.

But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

7 And these [are] the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, a hundred and seventy and five years;

Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre —

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

10 the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth — there hath Abraham been buried, and Sarah his wife.

This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

11 And it cometh to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blesseth Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelleth by the Well of the Living One, my Beholder.

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 And these [are] births of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, hath borne to Abraham;

This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

13 and these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their births: first-born of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 these are sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their villages, and by their towers; twelve princes according to their peoples.

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people;

Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

18 and they tabernacle from Havilah unto Shur, which [is] before Egypt, in [thy] going towards Asshur; in the presence of all his brethren hath he fallen.

Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

19 And these [are] births of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham hath begotten Isaac;

This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

20 and Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him for a wife.

and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

21 And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she [is] barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

22 and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, 'If [it is] right — why [am] I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.

But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

23 And Jehovah saith to her, 'Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the [one] people than the [other] people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'

and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

24 And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins [are] in her womb;

When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

25 and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

26 and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac [is] a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

27 And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

28 and Isaac loveth Esau, for [his] hunting [is] in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.

Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he [is] weary;

One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

30 and Esau saith unto Jacob, 'Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I [am] weary;' therefore hath [one] called his name Edom [Red];

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

31 and Jacob saith, 'Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

32 And Esau saith, 'Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me — birthright?'

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

33 and Jacob saith, 'Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

34 and Jacob hath given to Esau bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth, and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and Esau despiseth the birthright.

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.