Genesis 22

¹After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

²He said to him: “Take your only begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of vision. And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains, which I will show to you.”

³And so Abraham, getting up in the night, harnessed his donkey, taking with him two youths, and his son Isaac. And when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.

⁴Then, on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place at a distance.

⁵And he said to his servants: “Wait here with the donkey. I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place. After we have worshipped, will return to you.”

⁶He also took the wood for the holocaust, and he imposed it upon his son Isaac. And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as the two continued on together,

⁷Isaac said to his father, “My father.” And he answered, “What do you want, son?” “Behold,” he said, “fire and wood. Where is the victim for the holocaust?”

⁸But Abraham said, “God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust, my son.” Thus they continued on together.

⁹And they came to the place that God had shown to him. There he built an altar, and he set the wood in order upon it. And when he had bound his son Isaac, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.

¹⁰And he reached out his hand and took hold of the sword, in order to sacrifice his son.

¹¹And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

¹²And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”

¹³Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns, which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.

¹⁴And he called the name of that place: ‘The Lord Sees.’ Thus, even to this day, it is said: ‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’

¹⁵Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying:

¹⁶“By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,

¹⁷I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

¹⁸And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”

¹⁹Abraham returned to his servants, and they went to Beersheba together, and he lived there.

²⁰After these things occurred, it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor:

²¹Uz, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of the Syrians,

²²and Chesed, and Hazo, likewise Pildash, and Jidlaph,

²³as well as Bethuel, of whom was born Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore for Nahor, the brother of Abraham.

²⁴In truth, his concubine, named Reumah, bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

Genesis 22

¹After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

²He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision; and there thou shalt offer him for an holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will shew thee.

³So Abraham rising up in the night, saddled his ass, and took with him two young men, and Isaac his son: and when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he went his way to the place which God had commanded him.

⁴And on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place afar off.

⁵And he said to his young men: Stay you here with the ass; I and the boy will go with speed as far as yonder, and after we have worshipped, will return to you.

⁶And he took the wood for the holocaust, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as they two went on together,

⁷Isaac said to his father: My father. And he answered: What wilt thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood: where is the victim for the holocaust?

⁸And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. So they went on together.

⁹And they came to the place which God had shewn him, where he built an altar, and laid the wood in order upon it; and when he had bound Isaac his son, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.

¹⁰And he put forth his hand, and took the sword, to sacrifice his son.

¹¹And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

¹²And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.

¹³Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram, amongst the briers, sticking fast by the horns, which he took and offered for a holocaust instead of his son.

¹⁴And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon, even to this day, it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see.

¹⁵And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying:

¹⁶By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:

¹⁷I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.

¹⁸And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.

¹⁹Abraham returned to his young men, and they went to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there.

²⁰After these things, it was told Abraham, that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother.

²¹Hus, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians,

²²And Cased, and Azau, and Pheldas, and Jedlaph,

²³And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: these eight did Melcha bear to Nachor, Abraham's brother.

²⁴And his concubine, named Roma, bore Tabee, and Gaham, and Tahas, and Maacha.