Genesis 25

1 Abraham vero aliam duxit uxorem nomine Cetthuram

Nowe Abraham had taken him another wife called Keturah,

2 quae peperit ei Zamram et Iexan et Madan et Madian et Iesboch et Sue

Which bare him Zimran, and Iokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 Iexan quoque genuit Saba et Dadan filii Dadan fuerunt Assurim et Lathusim et Loommim

And Iokshan begate Sheba, and Dedan: And the sonnes of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 at vero ex Madian ortus est Epha et Opher et Enoch et Abida et Eldaa omnes hii filii Cetthurae

Also the sonnes of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah all these were the sonnes of Keturah.

5 deditque Abraham cuncta quae possederat Isaac

And Abraham gaue all his goods to Izhak,

6 filiis autem concubinarum largitus est munera et separavit eos ab Isaac filio suo dum adhuc ipse viveret ad plagam orientalem

But vnto the sonnes of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gaue giftes, and sent them away from Izhak his sonne (while he yet liued) Eastward to the East countrey.

7 fuerunt autem dies vitae eius centum septuaginta quinque anni

And this is the age of Abrahams life, which he liued, an hundreth seuentie and fiue yeere.

8 et deficiens mortuus est in senectute bona provectaeque aetatis et plenus dierum congregatusque est ad populum suum

Then Abraham yeelded the spirit, and died in a good age, an olde man, and of great yeeres, and was gathered to his people.

9 et sepelierunt eum Isaac et Ismahel filii sui in spelunca duplici quae sita est in agro Ephron filii Soor Hetthei e regione Mambre

And his sonnes, Izhak and Ishmael buryed him in the caue of Machpelah, in the fielde of Ephron sonne of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre.

10 quem emerat a filiis Heth ibi sepultus est ipse et Sarra uxor eius

Which fielde Abraham bought of the Hittites, where Abraham was buryed with Sarah his wife.

11 et post obitum illius benedixit Deus Isaac filio eius qui habitabat iuxta puteum nomine Viventis et videntis

And after the death of Abraham God blessed Izhak his sonne, and Izhak dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

12 hae sunt generationes Ismahel filii Abraham quem peperit ei Agar Aegyptia famula Sarrae

Nowe these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams sonne, whome Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs handmayde bare vnto Abraham.

13 et haec nomina filiorum eius in vocabulis et generationibus suis primogenitus Ismahelis Nabaioth dein Cedar et Abdeel et Mabsam

And these are the names of the sonnes of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kinreds; the eldest sonne of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

14 Masma quoque et Duma et Massa

And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

15 Adad et Thema Itur et Naphis et Cedma

Hadar, and Tema, Ietur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 isti sunt filii Ismahel et haec nomina per castella et oppida eorum duodecim principes tribuum suarum

These are the sonnes of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their townes and by their castles: to wit, twelue princes of their nations.

17 anni vitae Ismahel centum triginta septem deficiens mortuus est et adpositus ad populum suum

(And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael, an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere, and he yeelded the spirit, and dyed, and was gathered vnto his people)

18 habitavit autem ab Evila usque Sur quae respicit Aegyptum introeuntibus Assyrios coram cunctis fratribus suis obiit

And they dwelt from Hauilah vnto Shur, that is towardes Egypt, as thou goest to Asshur. Ishmael dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.

19 hae quoque sunt generationes Isaac filii Abraham Abraham genuit Isaac

Likewise these are the generations of Izhak Abrahams sonne Abraham begate Izhak,

20 qui cum quadraginta esset annorum duxit uxorem Rebeccam filiam Bathuel Syri de Mesopotamiam sororem Laban

And Izhak was fourtie yeere olde, when he tooke Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramite of Padan Aram, and sister to Laban the Aramite.

21 deprecatusque est Dominum pro uxore sua eo quod esset sterilis qui exaudivit eum et dedit conceptum Rebeccae

And Izhak prayed vuto the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,

22 sed conlidebantur in utero eius parvuli quae ait si sic mihi futurum erat quid necesse fuit concipere perrexitque ut consuleret Dominum

But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord.

23 qui respondens ait duae gentes in utero tuo sunt et duo populi ex ventre tuo dividentur populusque populum superabit et maior minori serviet

And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the elder shall serue the yonger.

24 iam tempus pariendi venerat et ecce gemini in utero repperti sunt

Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe.

25 qui primus egressus est rufus erat et totus in morem pellis hispidus vocatumque est nomen eius Esau protinus alter egrediens plantam fratris tenebat manu et idcirco appellavit eum Iacob

So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau.

26 sexagenarius erat Isaac quando nati sunt parvuli

And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

27 quibus adultis factus est Esau vir gnarus venandi et homo agricola Iacob autem vir simplex habitabat in tabernaculis

And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes.

28 Isaac amabat Esau eo quod de venationibus illius vesceretur et Rebecca diligebat Iacob

And Izhak loued Esau, for venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob.

29 coxit autem Iacob pulmentum ad quem cum venisset Esau de agro lassus

Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie.

30 ait da mihi de coctione hac rufa quia oppido lassus sum quam ob causam vocatum est nomen eius Edom

Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom.

31 cui dixit Iacob vende mihi primogenita tua

And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright.

32 ille respondit en morior quid mihi proderunt primogenita

And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me?

33 ait Iacob iura ergo mihi iuravit Esau et vendidit primogenita

Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now. And he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob.

34 et sic accepto pane et lentis edulio comedit et bibit et abiit parvipendens quod primogenita vendidisset

Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.