Liber Genesis, 25

1. Abraham vero aliam duxit uxorem nomine Cetthuram

1. And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura:

2. quæ peperit ei Zamram et Jexan et Madan et Madian et Jesboch et Sue

2. Who bore to him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

3. Jexan quoque genuit Saba et Dadan filii Dadan fuerunt Assurim et Lathusim et Loommim

3. Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin.

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

4. But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.

5. deditque Abraham cuncta quæ possederat Isaac

5. And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac.

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

6. And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

7. fuerunt autem dies vitæ ejus centum septuaginta quinque anni

7. And the days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.

8. et deficiens mortuus est in senectute bona provectæque ætatis et plenus dierum congregatusque est ad populum suum

8. And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.

9. et sepelierunt eum Isaac et Ismaël filii sui in spelunca duplici quæ sita est in agro Ephron filii Soor Hetthei e regione Mambre

9. And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre;

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

10. Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.

11. et post obitum illius benedixit Deus Isaac filio ejus qui habitabat juxta puteum nomine Viventis et videntis

11. And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.

12. hæ sunt generationes Ismaël filii Abraham quem peperit ei Agar Ægyptia famula Sarræ

12. These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him:

13. et hæc nomina filiorum ejus in vocabulis et generationibus suis primogenitus Ismahelis Nabajoth dein Cedar et Abdeel et Mabsam

13. And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam.

14. Masma quoque et Duma et Massa

14. And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,

15. Adad et Thema Itur et Naphis et Cedma

15. Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

16. isti sunt filii Ismaël et hæc nomina per castella et oppida eorum duodecim principes tribuum suarum

16. These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.

17. anni vitæ Ismaël centum triginta septem deficiens mortuus est et adpositus ad populum suum

17. And the years of Ismael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.

18. habitavit autem ab Evila usque Sur quæ respicit Ægyptum intrœuntibus Assyrios coram cunctis fratribus suis obiit

18. And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

19. hæ quoque sunt generationes Isaac filii Abraham Abraham genuit Isaac

19. These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:

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

20. Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

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

21. And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

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

22. But the children struggled in her womb: and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.

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

23. And he answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

24. jam tempus pariendi venerat et ecce gemini in utero repperti sunt

24. And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.

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

25. He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.

26. sexagenarius erat Isaac quando nati sunt parvuli

26. Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

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

27. And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.

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

28. Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

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

29. And Jacob boiled Pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,

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

30. Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.

31. cui dixit Jacob vende mihi primogenita tua

31. And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.

32. ille respondit en morior quid mihi proderunt primogenita

32. He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me.

33. ait Jacob jura ergo mihi juravit Esau et vendidit primogenita

33. Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

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

34. And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.