Genesis 22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Sacrifice of Isaac
22 After these things God tested Abraham(A) and said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
2 “Take your son,” He said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love,(B) go to the land of Moriah,(C) and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”
3 So Abraham got up early in the morning,(D) saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day(E) Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we’ll come back to you.” 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac.(F) In his hand he took the fire and the sacrificial knife,[a] and the two of them walked on together.
7 Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father.”
And he replied, “Here I am, my son.”
Isaac said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide[b](G) the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.
9 When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac[c] and placed him on the altar(H) on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He replied, “Here I am.”
12 Then He said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me.”(I) 13 Abraham looked up and saw a ram[d] caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide,[e] so today it is said: “It will be provided[f] on the Lord’s mountain.”
15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By Myself I have sworn,”(J) this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,[g] 17 I will indeed bless you(K) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky(L) and the sand on the seashore.(M) Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.(N) 18 And all the nations of the earth will be blessed[h] by your offspring(O) because you have obeyed My command.”
19 Abraham went back to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham settled in Beer-sheba.
Rebekah’s Family
20 Now after these things Abraham was told, “Milcah also has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(P) 21 Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 And Bethuel fathered Rebekah.(Q) Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:6 The same word is used in Jdg 19:29 and Pr 30:14.
- Genesis 22:8 Lit see
- Genesis 22:9 Or Isaac hand and foot
- Genesis 22:13 Some Hb mss, Sam, LXX, Syr, Tg; other Hb mss read saw behind [him] a ram
- Genesis 22:14 Or Yahweh-yireh
- Genesis 22:14 Or He will be seen
- Genesis 22:16 Sam, LXX, Syr, Vg add from Me
- Genesis 22:18 Or will bless themselves, or will find blessing
1 Moseboken 22
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Gud prövar Abraham
22 En tid senare prövade Gud Abraham. ”Abraham!” sa Gud. ”Här är jag”, svarade han. 2 ”Ta med dig din ende son, Isak, som du älskar, och gå till landet Moria och offra honom där som ett brännoffer på ett berg som jag ska visa dig!”
3 Följande morgon steg Abraham upp tidigt och sadlade sin åsna. Han tog med sig två unga tjänare och sin son Isak, högg ved till brännoffret och började gå mot den plats som Gud hade sagt till honom. 4 På resans tredje dag såg Abraham målet på avstånd.
5 ”Stanna här med åsnan”, sa Abraham till de unga männen, ”så ska jag och pojken gå vidare och tillbe, och sedan kommer vi tillbaka.[a]” 6 Abraham lade veden till brännoffret på Isaks axlar, medan han själv bar elden och kniven. Tillsammans fortsatte de vidare.
7 ”Far”, sa Isak. ”Ja, min son”, svarade Abraham. Då frågade Isak: ”Vi har ved och eld, men var är lammet till offret?” 8 ”Gud ska utse ett offerlamm, min son”, svarade Abraham, medan de gick vidare.
9 När de kom fram till platsen som Gud hade talat om för Abraham, byggde han ett altare och på det lade han i ordning veden. Sedan band han Isak och lade honom på altaret över veden. 10 Så höjde Abraham kniven för att slakta sin son.
11 Då ropade Herrens ängel från himlen: ”Abraham! Abraham!” ”Här är jag!” svarade han. 12 ”Rör inte pojken och skada inte honom på något sätt! Nu vet jag att du fruktar Gud, när du inte ens undanhållit från mig din son, din ende son.”
13 Då lade Abraham märke till en bagge, som hade fastnat med hornen i en buske. Han gick och tog baggen och offrade den som ett brännoffer på altaret i stället för sin son. 14 Abraham kallade platsen ”Herren utser”. I dag har det blivit till ett ordspråk: ”Herren utser[b] på sitt berg”.
15 Sedan ropade Herrens ängel än en gång på Abraham från himlen 16 och sa: ”Jag, Herren, svär vid mig själv att eftersom du har varit lydig och inte ens undanhållit mig din son, din ende son från mig, 17 ska jag välsigna dig och göra dina efterkommande[c] så många att de blir lika omöjliga att räkna som stjärnorna på himlen eller som sanden på havsstranden. Dina efterkommande kommer att inta sina fienders städer. 18 Genom din avkomma ska alla världens folk bli välsignade, eftersom du har varit lydig mot mig.”
19 Sedan återvände Abraham till tjänarna och de reste tillbaka till Beer Sheva. Abraham bodde i Beer Sheva.
Isak
(22:20—25:11)
20 En tid därefter fick Abraham ett meddelande om att även Milka, Abrahams bror Nachors hustru, hade fått söner. 21 Den äldste hette Us. Sedan kom Bus, Kemuel, Arams far, 22 Kesed, Haso, Pildash, Jidlaf och Betuel. 23 Betuel blev far till Rebecka. Dessa åtta söner födde alltså Milka åt Abrahams bror Nachor.
24 Med sin bihustru[d] Reuma hade Nachor också fyra andra barn, nämligen Tevach, Gacham, Tachash och Maaka.
Footnotes
- 22:5 Abraham var övertygad om att de skulle komma tillbaka båda två. Se Heb 11:17-19.
- 22:14 Annan möjlig översättning: På berget där Herren blir sedd.
- 22:17 Bokstavligen din säd. Detta gäller på samtliga ställen i Bibeln med detta uttryck. Se vidare not till Gal 3:16
- 22:24 En bihustru var bunden till sin man, men hade inte en hustrus alla rättigheter. Se 16:2-3 och 30:3-6.
Genesis 22
New International Version
Abraham Tested
22 Some time later God tested(A) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,”(B) he replied.
2 Then God said, “Take your son(C), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.(D) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering(E) on a mountain I will show you.(F)”
3 Early the next morning(G) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.(H)”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,(I) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.(J) As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb(K) for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide(L) the lamb(M) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
9 When they reached the place God had told him about,(N) Abraham built an altar(O) there and arranged the wood(P) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,(Q) on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(R) to slay his son.(S) 11 But the angel of the Lord(T) called out to him from heaven,(U) “Abraham! Abraham!”(V)
“Here I am,”(W) he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(X) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(Y)”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns.(Z) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(AA) 14 So Abraham called(AB) that place The Lord(AC) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(AD)”
15 The angel of the Lord(AE) called to Abraham from heaven(AF) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(AG) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(AH) 17 I will surely bless you(AI) and make your descendants(AJ) as numerous as the stars in the sky(AK) and as the sand on the seashore.(AL) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(AM) 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c](AN) because you have obeyed me.”(AO)
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(AP) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Nahor’s Sons
20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(AQ) 21 Uz(AR) the firstborn, Buz(AS) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.(AT)” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.(AU) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.(AV) 24 His concubine,(AW) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
Footnotes
- Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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.
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