1 Mosebog 22
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Abrahams lydighed belønnes
22 Senere satte Gud Abrahams tro og lydighed på prøve. Det gik således til:
„Abraham!” kaldte Gud. „Ja, Herre,” svarede han. „Jeg lytter!”
2 „Tag din eneste søn, Isak, som du elsker så højt, og rejs til det sted, der hedder Morija. Der skal du bringe ham som et brændoffer til mig på et bjerg, som jeg vil vise dig.”
3 Næste morgen stod Abraham meget tidligt op og kaldte på to af sine unge tjenere. Han bad dem om at kløve brænde til det bål, der skulle bruges til brændofferet, og om at gøre et æsel klar til rejsen. Derefter kaldte han på Isak, og de begav sig alle på vej mod det sted, Gud havde sagt ham. 4 Da de havde rejst i to dage, fik Abraham øje på stedet i det fjerne.
5 „Vent her med æslet,” sagde Abraham til tjenerne, „mens drengen og jeg går videre for at finde et sted at tilbede Herren. Vi kommer snart tilbage.” 6 Derefter lagde Abraham offerbrændet på Isaks skuldre, men kniven og de ulmende trækul til offerilden bar han selv. De to gik så videre alene.
7 „Far,” sagde Isak.
„Ja, min dreng.”
„Vi har brændet og ilden—men hvor er det lam, der skal ofres?”
8 „Det vil Gud selv sørge for, min dreng,” svarede Abraham. Så gik de videre i tavshed.
9 Da de kom til det sted, Abraham havde fået anvist af Gud, byggede han et stenalter og lagde brændet til rette ovenpå. Så bandt han sin søn, Isak, og lagde ham på alteret oven på brændet. 10 Abraham tog nu kniven og løftede den i vejret for at dræbe sin søn og ofre ham til Herren.
11 I samme øjeblik lød en røst fra Himlen: „Abraham! Abraham!”
„Ja, Herre,” svarede han.
12 „Læg kniven ned og gør ikke drengen noget! For nu ved jeg, at du virkelig vil adlyde mig—siden du var villig til at ofre din eneste, elskede søn!”
13 Da Abraham så sig omkring, fik han øje på en vædder, hvis horn havde viklet sig ind i en busk. Han tog vædderen og ofrede den som brændoffer på alteret i stedet for sin søn. 14 Og Abraham kaldte stedet „Herren sørger for os”. Derfor siger man endnu den dag i dag: „På bjerget vil Herren sørge for os.”
15 Da råbte Gud igen til Abraham fra Himlen: 16 „Jeg er Herren, og jeg sværger ved mig selv, at fordi du adlød mig og ikke sparede din eneste søn, 17 vil jeg velsigne dig. Jeg vil gøre dine efterkommere talrige som himlens stjerner og sandet på stranden, og de vil bryde igennem portene på deres fjenders byer. 18 Desuden vil alle jordens folkeslag opleve velsignelse gennem en af dine efterkommere,[a] fordi du adlød mig!”
19 Derefter vendte Abraham og Isak tilbage til tjenerne, og de tog alle hjem til Be’ersheba. Der blev Abraham boende i nogen tid.
Nakors sønner
20 Kort tid efter modtog Abraham følgende besked: „Milka—din bror Nakors kone—har født ham en række sønner. Deres navne er: 21 Utz, Buz, Kemuel, (som blev far til Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaf og Betuel, 23 (som blev far til Rebekka). Disse otte sønner har Milka født Nakor. 24 Med sin anden kone, Reuma, har han fire sønner: Teba, Gaham, Tahash og Ma’aka.”
Footnotes
- 22,18 Det hebraiske ord „i din sæd”, som her er oversat med „gennem en af dine efterkommere”, er ental og kan henvise til en enkelt søn eller efterkommer, eller til hele slægten. I ApG. 3,25 og Gal. 3,16 klargøres det, at Guds profetiske løfte henviser til Jesus som Abrahams efterkommer. Det samme hebraiske ord blev brugt i det tidligere Messiasløfte fra 1.Mos. 3,15.
Genesis 22
King James Version
22 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.
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.
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.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
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.
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.
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?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both 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.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to 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.
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.
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.
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.
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the 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:
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;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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;
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Genesis 22
English Standard Version
The Sacrifice of Isaac
22 After these things (A)God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to (B)the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy[a] will go over there and worship and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and (C)laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, (D)“God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.
9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and (E)laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, (F)“Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for (G)now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, (H)“The Lord will provide”;[b] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[c]
15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, (I)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring (J)as the stars of heaven and (K)as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess (L)the gate of his[d] enemies, 18 and (M)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (N)because you have obeyed my voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to (O)Beersheba. And Abraham lived at (P)Beersheba.
20 Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, (Q)Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 (R)Uz his firstborn, (S)Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 ((T)Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:5 Or young man; also verse 12
- Genesis 22:14 Or will see
- Genesis 22:14 Or he will be seen
- Genesis 22:17 Or their
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