Nanirahan si Isaac sa Gerar
1Dumating ang taggutom sa lugar na tinitirhan ni Isaac, bukod pa ito sa taggutom na nangyari noong panahon ni Abraham. Kaya pumunta si Isaac kay Abimelec na hari ng mga Filisteo sa Gerar. 2Nagpakita sa kanya ang Panginoon at sinabi, “Huwag kang pupunta sa Egipto, manatili ka sa lugar na ituturo ko sa iyo. 3Dito ka lang muna manirahan dahil sasamahan kita at pagpapalain. Ibibigay ko sa iyo at sa mga lahi mo ang lahat ng lupaing ito. Tutuparin ko ang ipinangako ko sa iyong amang si Abraham. 4Pararamihin ko ang mga lahi mo na kasindami ng mga bituin sa langit, at ibibigay ko sa kanila ang lahat ng lupaing ito. At sa pamamagitan nila, pagpapalain ko ang lahat ng tao sa mundo. 5Gagawin ko ito dahil sumunod si Abraham sa akin, tinupad niya ang lahat ng aking kautusan at katuruan.” 6Kaya roon nanirahan si Isaac sa Gerar.
7Kapag may nagtatanong kay Isaac na taga-Gerar tungkol sa kanyang asawa, sinasabi niyang kapatid niya si Rebeka. Maganda si Rebeka, kaya natatakot siyang sabihing asawa niya ito dahil baka siyaʼy patayin nila para makuha si Rebeka.
8Matagal-tagal na ang pananatili nina Isaac doon sa Gerar. At isang araw, nagkataon na dumungaw sa bintana si Abimelec na hari ng mga Filisteo at nakita niyang naglalambingan sina Isaac at Rebeka. 9Kaya ipinatawag niya si Isaac at sinabi, “Asawa mo pala siya? Bakit sinabi mo na kapatid mo siya?”
Sumagot si Isaac, “Natatakot po kasi ako na baka patayin ninyo ako dahil sa kanya.”
10Sinabi ni Abimelec, “Hindi mabuti ang ginawa mo sa amin. Kung nangyaring ang isa sa tauhan koʼy sumiping sa kanya, ikaw ang magiging dahilan ng pagkakasala namin.”
11Binalaan agad ni Abimelec ang lahat ng tao. Sinabi niya, “Ang sinumang gagawa ng masama sa lalaking ito o sa asawa niya ay papatayin.”
12Nang taon ding iyon nagtanim si Isaac sa lugar na iyon at masaganang-masagana ang kanyang ani, dahil pinagpala siya ng Panginoon. 13Nagpatuloy ang pag-unlad niya hanggang sa yumaman siya nang husto. 14Nainggit sa kanya ang mga Filisteo dahil marami na ang kanyang tupa, kambing, baka at alipin. 15Sa inggit nila kay Isaac, tinabunan nila ng lupa ang mga balon na hinukay noon ng mga alipin ng ama niyang si Abraham.
16Ngayon, sinabi ni Abimelec kay Isaac, “Umalis ka na rito, dahil mas makapangyarihan ka na kaysa sa amin.”
17Kaya umalis si Isaac, at nagpatayo ng tolda niya sa Lambak ng Gerar at doon na nanirahan. 18Ipinahukay niyang muli ang mga balon ng ama niyang si Abraham dahil tinabunan ito ng mga Filisteo nang mamatay si Abraham. Pinangalanan ni Isaac ang mga balon ng dati ring pangalan na ibinigay noon ni Abraham.
19Doon sa lambak, naghukay ng bagong balon ang mga alipin ni Isaac at nakatagpo sila ng bukal. 20Pero nakipagtalo ang mga pastol na taga-Gerar at mga pastol ni Isaac na kanila raw ang balon na iyon. Kaya pinangalanan ni Isaac ang balon na Esek,26:20 Esek: Ang ibig sabihin, pakikipagtalo. dahil nakipagtalo ang mga taga-Gerar sa kanya.
21Muling naghukay ang mga alipin ni Isaac ng ibang balon, pero pinag-awayan din nila ito ng mga taga-Gerar. Kaya pinangalanan ni Isaac ang balon na Sitna.26:21 Sitna: Ang ibig sabihin, pag-aaway. 22Umalis sina Isaac doon at muling naghukay ng panibagong balon. Hindi na nila ito pinag-awayan, kaya pinangalanan ito ni Isaac na Rehobot.26:22 Rehobot: Ang ibig sabihin, malawak na lugar. Sapagkat sinabi niya, “Ngayoʼy binigyan tayo ng Panginoon ng malawak na lugar para lalo pa tayong dumami sa lugar na ito.”
23Hindi nagtagal, umalis si Isaac sa lugar na iyon at pumunta sa Beersheba. 24Nang gabing dumating siya, nagpakita sa kanya ang Panginoon at sinabi, “Ako ang Dios ng iyong ama na si Abraham. Huwag kang matakot dahil kasama mo ako. Pagpapalain kita at bibigyan ng maraming lahi dahil kay Abraham na aking lingkod.” 25Kaya gumawa ng altar si Isaac at sumamba sa Panginoon. Nagpatayo siya ng tolda sa lugar na iyon at nagpahukay ng balon sa kanyang mga alipin.
Ang Kasunduan nina Isaac at Abimelec
26Pumunta si Abimelec kay Isaac mula sa Gerar kasama si Ahuzat na tagapayo niya at si Picol na pinuno ng kanyang mga sundalo. 27Nagtanong si Isaac sa kanila, “Bakit kayo pumunta rito? Hindi baʼt galit kayo sa akin kaya pinaalis nʼyo ako sa lugar ninyo?”
28Sumagot sila, “Napatunayan namin na ang Panginoon ay kasama mo, kaya naisip namin na dapat tayong gumawa ng kasunduan na may panata. Ipangako mo sa amin 29na hindi mo kami gagawan ng masama, dahil hindi ka rin namin ginawan ng masama nang naroon ka pa sa amin. Inaruga ka namin nang mabuti at pinaalis ka namin nang matiwasay. Ngayon, nawaʼy pagpalain ka pa ng Panginoon.”
30Kaya nagpahanda si Isaac para sa kanila at nagsikain sila at nag-inuman.
31Kinabukasan, maaga silang nanumpa sa isaʼt isa. Pagkatapos, naghiwalay sila nang matiwasay.
32Sa araw ding iyon, dumating ang mga alipin ni Isaac at ibinalita sa kanya na may tubig ang balong hinukay nila. 33Pinangalanan ni Isaac ang balon na iyon na Shiba. Kaya hanggang ngayon, ang lugar na iyon ay tinatawag na Beersheba.26:33 Beersheba: Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 21:31.
Nag-asawa si Esau ng Hindi Nila Kalahi
34Nang 40 taong gulang na si Esau, napangasawa niya si Judit na anak ni Beeri na Heteo. Naging asawa rin niya si Basemat na anak ni Elon na Heteo rin. 35Ang dalawang babaeng ito ay nagbigay ng kalungkutan kina Isaac at Rebeka.
1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. 10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.26.12 received: Heb. found 13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 26.13 went…: Heb. went going 14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.26.14 servants: or, husbandry 15For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17¶ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.26.19 springing: Heb. living 20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.26.20 Esek: that is, Contention 21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.26.21 Sitnah: that is, Hatred 22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.26.22 Rehoboth: that is Room 23And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake. 25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
26¶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;26.28 We saw…: Heb. Seeing we saw 29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.26.29 That…: Heb. If thou shalt 30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.26.33 Shebah: That is, an oath26.33 Beer-sheba: that is, the well of the oath
34¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.26.35 a grief…: Heb. bitterness of spirit
