Genesisy 22
1 Añe irezay, le nitsohen’ Andrianañahare t’i Avrahame, le nanoa’e ty hoe, O Avrahame! Itoan-draho, hoe re.
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 Le hoe re: Endeso henaneo i ana’o Ietsàke bako toka’o kokoa’oy, le mañaveloa mb’ an-tane Morià añe vaho iengao ho soron-koroañe ami’ty vohitse hivolañako.
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 Nañaleñaleñe amy loak’àndroy t’i Avrahame le nanampeza’e fitobohañe amy borìke’ey. Nindese’e mindre ama’e ty roe amo mpitoro’eo naho Ietsàk’ ana’e, le tsinera’e ty hatae’ i soroñey, le niongake vaho nionjoñe mb’amy toetse nitsaraen’ Añahare mb’eo.
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 Ie amy andro faha-teloy, niandra t’i Avrahame nahatalake i vohitsey eñe.
On the third day of their travels, Abraham looked up and saw in the distance the place where God wanted him to go.
5 Hoe re amo mpitoro’eo, Etoañe hey nahareo naho i borìkey; homb’ eroan-draho naho i ajalahiy, hitalaho vaho hibalike.
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 Rinambe’ i Avrahame ty hatae hañoroañe i soroñey naho nasampe’e amy Ietsàk’ ana’e, vaho ninday afo naho mesolava am-pita’e, le niharo lia mb’eo iereo roe,
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 le hoe ty asa’ Ietsàke aman-drae’e: O aba? hoe t’i Avrahame, Eñ’ anako intoy iraho? Etia ty afo naho ty hatae fa aia ka ty vik’añondry hisoroñañe?
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 Hoe t’i Avrahame, I Andrianañahare, anako, ro hanolotse ty vi’e hisoroñañe. Aa le niharo-lia iereo roe,
Abraham replied, “My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two of them continued walking along together.
9 naho nandoak’ amy toetse natoron’ Añaharey, naho nitsene kitrely eo t’i Avrahame naho nalaha’e ama’e ty hatae, naho narohi’e i ana’e Ietsàkey vaho nasampe’e amy kitreliy, amo hataeo.
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 Nahiti’ i Avrahame amy zao ty fità’e nandrambe i fibaray handenta i ana’ey.
Then Abraham took the knife and reached out to kill his son.
11 F’ie kinanji’ ty anjeli’ Iehovà boak’ andikerañe ao ami’ty hoe, O Avrahame, Avrahame! Le hoe re, Intoy iraho.
But an angel [who was really Yahweh] called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” Abraham replied, “I’m here!”
12 Hoe re, Ko apao’o amo ajalahio ty fità’o hanoa’o inoñ’ inoñe, amy te apotako henaneo t’ie mpirevendreveñ’ aman’ Añahare amy te tsy nazi’o amako ty anadahy bako-toka’oy.
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 Nampiandrae’ i Avrahame amy zao o fihaino’eo nañisake, le hehe amboho’e ao ty añondrilahy nivahoran-drongoñe an-tsifa’e. Nimb’eo t’i Avrahame nandrambe i añondrilahiy le nengae’e ho soroñe hisolo i anadahi’ey.
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 Aa le natao i Avrahame ty hoe, Iehovà Mahavazoho, vaho ie i tsaraeñe henaneo ami’ty hoe, Ambohi’ Iehovà ao ty hahaoniñañe aze.
Abraham named that place ‘Yahweh will provide’. And to the present day, people say, “On Yahweh’s mountain, he will provide.”
15 Nikanjy boak’amo likerañeo fañin-droe’e amy Avrahame ty anjeli’ Iehovà,
The angel [who was really Yahweh] called out to Abraham from heaven a second time.
16 nanao ty hoe, Nifanta ami’ty vatako iraho, hoe t’Iehovà: Kanao nanoe’o o raha zao naho tsy nitana’o amako i ana-dahi’oy, i bako-lahi-toka’oy,
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 le am-pitahiañe ty hitahiako azo vaho am-pitomboeñe ty hampitomboeko o tarira’oo ho mira amo vasian-dikerañeo naho mira amo faseñe añ’olon-driakeo, naho ho fanaña’ o tarira’oo o lalambein-drafelahi’eo,
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 vaho i tarira’oy ty hañanintsiñe ze kila foko’ ty tane toy, amy te norihe’o ty feoko.
You obeyed me, so by means of your descendants the people of all the nations on the earth will be blessed.”
19 Aa le nimpoly mb’amo ajalahio t’i Avrahame le niongake iereo nitrao-dia mb’e Beersevà mb’eo; vaho nimoneñe e Beerseva añe t’i Avrahame.
Then Abraham and Isaac returned to where his servants were waiting, and they went back home together to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.
20 Ie nimodo, le natalily amy Avrahame ty hoe, Nahatoly anak’ añamy Nakore rahalahi’o ka t’i Milkae:
After these things happened, someone told Abraham, “Your brother Nahor’s wife, Milcah, has also given birth to children. She has eight sons.”
21 i Otse ty tañoloñoloña’e naho rahalahi’e t’i Boze vaho i Kemoele rae’ i Arame,
The oldest son was Uz. The next was Buz. After him was Kemuel, the father of Aram.
22 naho i Kesede, i Kazò, i Pildase, Iedlafe, vaho i Betoele.
After Kemuel was Kesad, then Hazo, then Pildash, then Jidlaph, then Bethuel,
23 Nisamake i Ribkae t’i Betoele. I valo rey ty nasama’ i Milkae amy Nakore, rahalahi’ i Avrahame.
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 Mbore nahatoly ka i sakeza’e atao Reomàey le i Tèbake, i Gàkame, i Tàkase, vaho i Maakà.
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.
