Genesis 22

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Genesis 22

1And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Behold! I am here.Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ὁ Θεὸς ἐπείρασε τὸν Ἁβραὰμ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἁβραὰμ, Ἁβραάμ· καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.

2And he said, Take your son, the beloved one, whom you have loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.Καὶ εἶπε, λάβε τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητὸν, ὃν ἠγάπησας, τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ πορεύθητι εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν ὑψηλὴν, καὶ ἀνένεγκε αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν ἐφʼ ἓν τῶν ὀρέων ὧν ἄν σοι εἴπω.

3And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole burnt offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him,Ἀναστὰς δὲ Ἁβραὰμ τὸ πρωῒ, ἐπέσαξε τὴν ὄνον αὐτοῦ· παρέλαβε δὲ μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ δύο παῖδας, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ σχίσας ξύλα εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ.

4on the third day; and Abraam having * lifted up his eyes, saw the place afar off.Καὶ ἀναβλέψας Ἁβραὰμ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ, εἶδε τὸν τόπον μακρόθεν.

5And Abraam said to his servants, Sit you here with the ass, and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshipped we will return to you.Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, καθίσατε αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῆς ὄνου· ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ τὸ παιδάριον διελευσόμεθα ἕως ὧδε· καὶ προσκυνήσαντες ἀναστρέψομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

6And Abraam took the wood of the whole burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and the † knife, and the two went together.Ἔλαβε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ τὰ ξύλα τῆς ὁλοκαρπώσεως, καὶ ἐπέθηκεν Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ· ἔλαβε δὲ μετὰ χεῖρας καὶ τὸ πῦρ καὶ τὴν μάχαιραν, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ δύο ἅμα.

7And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole burnt offering?Εἶπε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ πρὸς Ἁβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, πάτερ· ὁ δὲ εἶπε, τί ἐστι, τέκνον; εἶπε, δὲ, ἰδοὺ τὸ πῦρ καὶ τὰ ξύλα, ποῦ ἐστὶ τὸ πρόβατον τὸ εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν;

8And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole burnt offering, my son. And both having gone together,Εἶπε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ, ὁ Θεὸς ὄψεται ἑαυτῷ πρόβατον εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, τέκνον. πορευθέντες δὲ ἀμφότεροι ἅμα,

9came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ Ἁβραὰμ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὰ ξύλα· καὶ συμποδίσας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐπέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἐπάνω τῶν ξύλων.

10And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the knife to kill his son.Καὶ ἐξέτεινεν Ἁβραὰμ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ λαβεῖν τὴν μάχαιραν, σφάξαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ.

11And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I am here.Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸν Ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, Ἁβραὰμ, Ἁβραάμ· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.

12And he said, Lay not your hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, and for my sake you have not spared your beloved son.Καὶ εἶπε, μὴ ἐπιβάλῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὸ παιδάριον, μηδὲ ποιήσῃς αὐτῷ μηδέν· νῦν γὰρ ἔγνων, ὅτι φοβῇ σὺ τὸν Θεόν· καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ διʼ ἐμέ.

13And Abraam lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold! a ram caught by his horns in a ‡ plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering in the place of Isaac his son.Καὶ ἀναβλέψας Ἁβραὰμ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ εἶδε, καὶ ἰδοὺ κριὸς εἷς κατεχόμενος ἐν φυτῷ Σαβὲκ τῶν κεράτων. Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἁβραὰμ, καὶ ἔλαβε τὸν κριὸν, καὶ ἁνήνεγκεν αὐτὸν εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν ἀντὶ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.

14And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord has seen; that they might say today, In the mount the Lord was seen.Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Κύριος εἶδεν· ἵνα εἴπωσιν σήμερον, ἐν τῷ ὄρει Κύριος ὤφθη.

15And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the second time out of heaven, saying, I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and on my account have not spared your beloved son,Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἄγγελος Κυρίου τὸν Ἁβραὰμ δεύτερον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,

16✡ surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.λέγων, Κατʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει Κύριος, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἐποίησας τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπτοῦ διʼ ἐμὲ,

17And ✡ in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have listened to my voice.Ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα σου, ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης· καὶ κληρονομήσει τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰς πόλεις τῶν ὑπεναντίων.

18And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam lived at the well of the oath.Καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τῆς γῆς, ἀνθʼ ὧν ὑπήκουσας τῆς ἐμῆς φωνῆς.

19And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam, § saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor your brother,Ἀπεστράφη δὲ Ἁβραὰμ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἀναστάντες ἐπορεύθησαν ἅμα ἐπὶ τὸ φρέαρ τοῦ ὅρκου. Καὶ κατῴκησεν Ἁβραὰμ ἐπὶ τὸ φρέαρ τοῦ ὅρκου.

20Uz the firstborn, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, andἘγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, λέγοντες, ἰδοὺ τέτοκε Μελχὰ καὶ αὐτὴ υἱοὺς τῷ Ναχὼρ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου,

21Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca;τὸν Οὒζ πρωτότοκον, καὶ τὸν Βαὺξ ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸν Καμουὴλ πατέρα Σύρων,

22these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.καὶ τὸν Χαζὰδ, καὶ Ἀζαῦ, καὶ τὸν Φαλδὲς, καὶ τὸν Ἰελδὰφ, καὶ τὸν Βαθουήλ.

23And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she also bore Tabec, and Taam, and Tochos, and Mocha.Βαθουὴλ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὴν Ῥεβέκκαν. ὀκτὼ οὗτοι υἱοὶ, οὓς ἔτεκε Μελχὰ τῷ Ναχὼρ τῷ ἀδελφῷ Ἁβραάμ.

24Καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ, ᾗ ὄνομα Ῥεύμα, ἔτεκε καὶ αὐτὴ τὸν Ταβὲκ, καὶ τὸν Ταὰμ, καὶ τὸν Τοχός, καὶ τὸν Μοχά.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 4*Lit. look up with.
• v. 6†μάχαιραν, a short dagger used both for defence and sacrifice, etc.
• v. 13‡Heb. in a thicket.
• v. 16✡Heb 6:14
• v. 17✡Acts 3:25
• v. 19§Men, understood.