Genesis 25
1 And Abraham addeth and taketh a wife, and her name [is] Keturah;
Abraham married another wife; her name was Keturah.
2 and she beareth to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
She had the following sons: 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. The descendants 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. These were all 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, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to live in the east, well away from Isaac.
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 to be 175
8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.
when he breathed his last and died at a good old age. He had lived a full life, and now he joined his forefathers in death.
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 that had belonged to 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 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 was living 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 genealogy of Abraham's son Ishmael. His mother Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian slave.
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 were the names of the sons of Ishmael according to their family genealogy: Nebaioth (firstborn), 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 became the names of the places where they lived and camped—the twelve family rulers 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 to be 137. Then he breathed his last and died, and joined his forefathers in death.
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 inhabited the region from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. They were forever fighting with one other.
19 And these [are] births of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham hath begotten Isaac;
The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was 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.
When Isaac was 40 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,
Isaac prayed to the Lord for help on behalf of his wife because she couldn't have children. The Lord answered his prayer and she became pregnant.
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.
The twin babies inside her struggled with each other. So she asked the Lord, “Why is this happening to me?”
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.'
“You have two nations inside you,” the Lord replied. “You're going to give birth to two peoples who will compete against each other. One will be stronger than the other; the older one will be the servant of the younger one.”
24 And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins [are] in her womb;
When the time came she gave birth to twins.
25 and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;
The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a 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.
Then his twin brother was born, holding on to Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 when they 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;
The boys grew up and Esau became a skilled hunter, at home in the countryside. Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home in the tents.
28 and Isaac loveth Esau, for [his] hunting [is] in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.
Isaac loved Esau because he brought him tasty wild game to eat, while Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he [is] weary;
One day Jacob was cooking some stew when Esau got back from the countryside, tired out and starving hungry.
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];
“Give me some of that red stew,” Esau told Jacob. “I'm absolutely starving!” (That's how Esau got his other name, “Edom,” meaning “red.”)
31 and Jacob saith, 'Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'
“First sell me your rights as the firstborn son,” Jacob replied.
32 And Esau saith, 'Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me — birthright?'
“Look! I'm dying here! What use are the rights of the firstborn to me?” Esau declared.
33 and Jacob saith, 'Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;
“First you have to swear to me,” Jacob demanded. So Esau swore an oath selling his rights of the firstborn to Jacob.
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 Esau some bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing this Esau showed how little he cared for his rights as the firstborn son.
