Genesis, 22

1. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].

1. Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."

2. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

2. Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I shall point out to you."

3. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

3. Abraham rose early next morning and saddled his donkey and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He chopped wood for the burnt offering and set out for the place to which God had directed him.

4. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

4. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance,

5. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

5. and he said to the young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship and then we will come back to you."

6. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid [it] upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

6. Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He carried in his hand the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,

7. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?

7. Isaac spoke to Abraham, his father, "Father!"

8. And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

8. And Abraham replied, "Yes, my son?" Isaac said, "The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?" Abraham replied, "God himself will provide the lamb for the sacrifice." They went on, the two of them together,

9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

9. until they came to the place to which God had directed them. When Abraham had built the altar and set the wood on it, he bound his son Isaac and laid him on the wood placed on the altar.

10. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

10. He then stretched out his hand to seize the knife and slay his son.

11. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.

11. But the Angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.

12. "Do not lay your hand on the boy; do not harm him, for now I know that you fear God, and you have not held back from me your only son."

13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind [him] a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

13. Abraham looked around and saw behind him a ram caught by its horns in a bush. He offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

14. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

14. Abraham named the place 'The Lord will provide.' And the saying has lasted to this day.

15. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

15. And the Angel of Yahweh called from heaven a second time,

16. And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:

16. "By myself I have sworn, it is Yahweh who speaks, because you have done this and not held back your son, your only son,

17. That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

17. I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the lands of their enemies.

18. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

18. All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your descendants because you have obeyed me."

19. So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

19. So Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba and it was there that Abraham stayed.

20. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

20. Some time after this Abraham was told that Milcah too, had borne children for Nahor, Abraham's brother:

21. Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

21. Uz, the firstborn, Buz, his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

22. And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

22. Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.

23. And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

23. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight children Milcah gave Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24. And his concubine, whose name [was] Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

24. He also had a concubine, named Reumah, who gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.