1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.22.1 Behold…: Heb. Behold me 2And 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. 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5And 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. 6And 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. 7And 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?22.7 lamb: or, kid 8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9And 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. 10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12And 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. 13And 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. 14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.22.14 Jehovah-jireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide
15¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16And 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: 17That 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;22.17 shore: Heb. lip 18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
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; 21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.22.23 Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca 24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Inutusan ng Dios si Abraham na Ihandog si Isaac
1Dumating ang panahon na sinubukan ng Dios si Abraham. Tinawag niya si Abraham, at sumagot si Abraham sa kanya. 2Pagkatapos, sinabi niya, “Dalhin mo ang kaisa-isa22:2 kaisa-isa: o, katangi-tangi. at pinakamamahal mong anak na si Isaac, at pumunta kayo sa lupain ng Moria. Umakyat kayo sa bundok na ituturo ko sa iyo at ialay mo siya sa akin bilang handog na sinusunog.”
3Kinabukasan, maagang nagsibak si Abraham ng mga kahoy na gagamitin sa paghahandog, at isinakay niya ito sa asno. Lumakad siya kasama si Isaac at ang dalawa niyang aliping lalaki papunta sa lugar na sinabi sa kanya ng Dios. 4Nang ikatlong araw ng kanilang paglalakbay, nakita ni Abraham sa di-kalayuan ang lugar na sinabi sa kanya ng Dios. 5Kaya sinabi ni Abraham sa dalawa niyang alipin, “Dito muna kayo at bantayan ninyo ang asno, dahil aakyat kami roon para sumamba sa Dios. Babalik din kami agad.” 6Ipinapasan ni Abraham kay Isaac ang mga kahoy na gagamitin sa paghahandog, at siya ang nagdala ng itak at sulo.
7Habang lumalakad sila, sinabi ni Isaac, “Ama!” Sumagot si Abraham, “Bakit anak?” Nagtanong si Isaac, “May dala po tayong sulo at panggatong pero nasaan po ang tupa na ihahandog?”
8Sumagot si Abraham, “Anak, ang Dios mismo ang magbibigay sa atin ng tupang ihahandog.” At nagpatuloy sila sa paglalakad.
9Nang dumating sila sa lugar na sinabi ng Dios, gumawa si Abraham ng altar na bato, at inihanda niya ang mga kahoy sa ibabaw nito. Pagkatapos, iginapos niya si Isaac at inihiga sa ibabaw ng altar. 10Kinuha niya ang itak. At nang papatayin na sana niya si Isaac, 11tinawag siya ng anghel ng Panginoon mula sa langit, “Abraham! Abraham!” Sumagot si Abraham, “Narito po ako.” 12Sinabi ng anghel, “Huwag mong patayin ang anak mo! Ngayon, napatunayan ko na may takot ka sa Dios dahil hindi mo ipinagkait ang kaisa-isa mong anak.” 13Paglingon ni Abraham, may nakita siyang isang lalaking tupa na ang sungay ay nasabit sa mga sanga ng kahoy, at hindi na ito makaalis. Kaya kinuha ito ni Abraham at inihandog bilang handog na sinusunog kapalit ng kanyang anak. 14Tinawag ni Abraham ang lugar na iyon na “Naglalaan ang Panginoon.” Ito ang pinagmulan ng kasabihang, “Sa bundok ng Panginoon may inilalaan siya.”
15Muling tinawag ng anghel ng Panginoon si Abraham mula sa langit. 16-17Sinabi niya, “Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: Sumusumpa ako sa sarili ko na pagpapalain kita nang lubos dahil hindi mo ipinagkait sa akin ang kaisa-isa mong anak. Bibigyan kita ng mga lahi na kasindami ng mga bituin sa langit at ng buhangin sa dalampasigan. Sasakupin nila ang mga lungsod ng kanilang mga kaaway. 18At sa pamamagitan ng iyong mga lahi,22:18 mga lahi: o, lahi. pagpapalain ko ang lahat ng bansa sa mundo, dahil sumunod ka sa akin.”
19Pagkatapos nito, binalikan nila Abraham at Isaac ang kanilang mga alipin. At bumalik sila sa Beersheba at doon na nanirahan.
Ang mga Lahi ni Nahor
20Pagkalipas ng ilang panahon, nabalitaan ni Abraham na ang kapatid niyang si Nahor ay may mga anak kay Milca: 21Si Uz ang panganay, sumunod sina Buz, Kemuel (ang ama ni Aram), 22Kesed, Hazo, Pildas, Jidlaf at Betuel. 23Silang walo ay ang mga anak ni Nahor kay Milca. Si Betuel ang ama ni Rebeka. 24May mga anak din si Nahor sa isa pa niyang asawa na si Reuma. Silaʼy sina Teba, Gaham, Tahas at Maaca.
