Γένεσις 22
1 Μετά δε τα πράγματα ταύτα ο Θεός εδοκίμασε τον Αβραάμ, και είπε προς αυτόν, Αβραάμ· ο δε είπεν, Ιδού, εγώ.
Several years later, God tested Abraham [to find out] whether Abraham [really trusted in him and would obey him]. He called out to Abraham, and Abraham replied, “I’m here.”
2 Και είπε, Λάβε τώρα τον υιόν σου τον μονογενή, τον οποίον ηγάπησας, τον Ισαάκ, και ύπαγε εις τον τόπον Μοριά, και πρόσφερε αυτόν εκεί εις ολοκαύτωμα, επί ενός των ορέων, το οποίον θέλω σοι ειπεί.
God said, “Your son, Isaac, whom you love very much, is the only son [who is still here with you]. But take him and go together to the Moriah region. Offer him as a sacrifice like a burnt offering, on a hill that I will show you.”
3 Σηκωθείς δε Αβραάμ ενωρίς το πρωΐ, εσαμάρωσε την όνον αυτού και έλαβε μεθ' εαυτού δύο εκ των δούλων αυτού και Ισαάκ τον υιόν αυτού· και σχίσας ξύλα διά την ολοκαύτωσιν, εσηκώθη και υπήγεν εις τον τόπον τον οποίον είπε προς αυτόν ο Θεός.
So Abraham got up early the next morning, put a saddle on his donkey, and took with him two of his servants along with his son, Isaac. He also chopped some wood to kindle a fire for a burnt offering. Then they started traveling to the place God told him about.
4 Την δε τρίτην ημέραν υψώσας ο Αβραάμ τους οφθαλμούς αυτού, είδε τον τόπον μακρόθεν.
On the third day of their travels, Abraham looked up and saw in the distance the place where God wanted him to go.
5 Και είπεν ο Αβραάμ προς τους δούλους αυτού, Σεις καθίσατε αυτού μετά της όνου· εγώ δε και το παιδάριον θέλομεν υπάγει έως εκεί· και αφού προσκυνήσωμεν, θέλομεν επιστρέψει προς εσάς.
Abraham said to his servants, “You two stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We will worship God there, and then we will come back to you.”
6 Και λαβών ο Αβραάμ τα ξύλα της ολοκαυτώσεως, επέθεσεν επί τον Ισαάκ τον υιόν αυτού· και έλαβεν εις την χείρα αυτού το πυρ, και την μάχαιραν, και υπήγον οι δύο ομού.
Then Abraham took the wood to kindle a fire for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, for him to carry. Abraham carried in his hand a [pan containing burning coals to start a] fire, and a knife, and the two of them walked along together.
7 Τότε ελάλησεν ο Ισαάκ προς Αβραάμ τον πατέρα αυτού και είπε, Πάτερ μου. Ο δε είπεν, Ιδού, εγώ, τέκνον μου. Και είπεν ο Ισαάκ, Ιδού, το πυρ και τα ξύλα· αλλά που το πρόβατον διά την ολοκαύτωσιν;
Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham, saying, “My father!” Abraham replied, “Yes, my son, I’m here!” Isaac said, “Look, we have wood and [coals to light] a fire, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Και είπεν ο Αβραάμ, Ο Θεός, τέκνον μου, θέλει προβλέψει εις εαυτόν το πρόβατον διά την ολοκαύτωσιν. Και επορεύοντο οι δύο ομού.
Abraham replied, “My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two of them continued walking along together.
9 Αφού δε έφθασαν εις τον τόπον τον οποίον είπε προς αυτόν ο Θεός, ωκοδόμησεν εκεί ο Αβραάμ το θυσιαστήριον και διέθεσε τα ξύλα, και δέσας τον Ισαάκ τον υιόν αυτού έβαλεν αυτόν επί το θυσιαστήριον επάνω των ξύλων·
They arrived at the place God had told him about. There, Abraham built a stone altar and arranged the wood on top of it. Then he tied his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
10 και εκτείνας ο Αβραάμ την χείρα αυτού, έλαβε την μάχαιραν διά να σφάξη τον υιόν αυτού.
Then Abraham took the knife and reached out to kill his son.
11 Άγγελος δε Κυρίου εφώνησε προς αυτόν εκ του ουρανού και είπεν, Αβραάμ, Αβραάμ. Ο δε είπεν, Ιδού, εγώ.
But an angel [who was really Yahweh] called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” Abraham replied, “I’m here!”
12 Και είπε, Μη επιβάλης την χείρα σου επί το παιδάριον, και μη πράξης εις αυτό μηδέν· διότι τώρα εγνώρισα ότι συ φοβείσαι τον Θεόν, επειδή δεν ελυπήθης τον υιόν σου τον μονογενή δι' εμέ.
The angel said, “Do not harm the boy or do anything to injure him, because now I know that you respect and obey God. I know that because you have not refused to sacrifice your son, the only son [who is still with you].”
13 Και υψώσας ο Αβραάμ τους οφθαλμούς αυτού είδε· και ιδού, κριός όπισθεν αυτού, κρατούμενος από των κεράτων αυτού εις φυτόν πυκνόκλαδον· και ελθών ο Αβραάμ, έλαβε τον κριόν και προσέφερεν αυτόν εις ολοκαύτωμα αντί του υιού αυτού.
Then Abraham looked up and saw that a ram was nearby, whose horns had been caught in a (thicket/clump of bushes). So Abraham went over and grabbed the ram [and killed it], and sacrificed it on the altar as a burnt offering, instead of his son.
14 Και εκάλεσεν ο Αβραάμ το όνομα του τόπου εκείνου Ιεοβά-ιρέ· ως λέγεται και την σήμερον, Εν τω όρει ο Κύριος θέλει εμφανισθή.
Abraham named that place ‘Yahweh will provide’. And to the present day, people say, “On Yahweh’s mountain, he will provide.”
15 Και εφώνησε δεύτερον ο άγγελος του Κυρίου προς τον Αβραάμ εκ του ουρανού,
The angel [who was really Yahweh] called out to Abraham from heaven a second time.
16 και είπεν, Ώμοσα εις εμαυτόν, λέγει Κύριος, ότι, επειδή έπραξας το πράγμα τούτο και δεν ελυπήθης τον υιόν σου, τον μονογενή σου,
He said, “I, Yahweh your Lord, am telling you that you did what I told you, and you have not refused to sacrifice your only son [that is with you]. So I say, ‘I solemnly swear, with myself as my witness,
17 ότι ευλογών θέλω σε ευλογήσει, και πληθύνων θέλω πληθύνει το σπέρμα σου ως τα άστρα του ουρανού και ως την άμμον την παρά το χείλος της θαλάσσης· και το σπέρμα σου θέλει κυριεύσει τας πύλας των εχθρών αυτού·
that some day your descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. And your descendants will defeat their enemies and capture their cities [SYN].’
18 και εν τω σπέρματί σου θέλουσιν ευλογηθή πάντα τα έθνη της γής· διότι υπήκουσας εις την φωνήν μου.
You obeyed me, so by means of your descendants the people of all the nations on the earth will be blessed.”
19 Και επέστρεψεν ο Αβραάμ προς τους δούλους αυτού· και σηκωθέντες, υπήγον ομού εις Βηρ-σαβεέ· και κατώκησεν ο Αβραάμ εν Βηρ-σαβεέ.
Then Abraham and Isaac returned to where his servants were waiting, and they went back home together to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.
20 Μετά δε τα πράγματα ταύτα, ανήγγειλαν προς τον Αβραάμ λέγοντες, Ιδού, η Μελχά εγέννησε και αυτή υιούς εις τον Ναχώρ τον αδελφόν σου·
After these things happened, someone told Abraham, “Your brother Nahor’s wife, Milcah, has also given birth to children. She has eight sons.”
21 τον Ουζ πρωτότοκον αυτού, και τον Βουζ αδελφόν αυτού, και τον Κεμουήλ τον πατέρα του Αράμ,
The oldest son was Uz. The next was Buz. After him was Kemuel, the father of Aram.
22 και τον Κεσέδ, και τον Αζαύ, και τον Φαλδές, και τον Ιελδάφ, και τον Βαθουήλ.
After Kemuel was Kesad, then Hazo, then Pildash, then Jidlaph, then Bethuel,
23 Ο δε Βαθουήλ εγέννησε την Ρεβέκκαν· τους οκτώ τούτους εγέννησεν η Μελχά εις τον Ναχώρ τον αδελφόν του Αβραάμ.
who was the father of Rebekah, [who later became Isaac’s wife]. Those were the eight sons of Milcah, wife of Abraham’s brother, Nahor.
24 Και η παλλακή αυτού, η ονομαζομένη Ρευμά, εγέννησε και αυτή τον Ταβέκ και τον Γαάμ και τον Ταχάς και τον Μααχά.
Nahor also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a wife), whose name was Beumah. She gave birth to four sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
