1 A fter these events, God tested and proved Abraham and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am.

And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, `Abraham;' and he saith, `Here I.'

2 s aid, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will tell you.

And He saith, `Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak unto thee.'

3 S o Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and then began the trip to the place of which God had told him.

And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and taketh two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and he cleaveth the wood of the burnt-offering, and riseth and goeth unto the place of which God hath spoken to him.

4 O n the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

On the third day -- Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the place from afar;

5 A nd Abraham said to his servants, Settle down and stay here with the donkey, and I and the young man will go yonder and worship and come again to you.

and Abraham saith unto his young men, `Remain by yourselves here with the ass, and I and the youth go yonder and worship, and turn back unto you.'

6 T hen Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took the fire (the firepot) in his own hand, and a knife; and the two of them went on together.

And Abraham taketh the wood of the burnt-offering, and placeth on Isaac his son, and he taketh in his hand the fire, and the knife; and they go on both of them together.

7 A nd Isaac said to Abraham, My father! And he said, Here I am, my son. said, See, here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt sacrifice?

And Isaac speaketh unto Abraham his father, and saith, `My father,' and he saith, `Here I, my son.' And he saith, `Lo, the fire and the wood, and where the lamb for a burnt-offering?'

8 A braham said, My son, God Himself will provide a lamb for the burnt offering. So the two went on together.

and Abraham saith, `God doth provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;' and they go on both of them together.

9 W hen they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood.

And they come in unto the place of which God hath spoken to him, and there Abraham buildeth the altar, and arrangeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his son, and placeth him upon the altar above the wood;

10 A nd Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son.

and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife -- to slaughter his son.

11 B ut the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.

And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from the heavens, and saith, `Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith, `Here I;'

12 A nd He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear and revere God, since you have not held back from Me or begrudged giving Me your son, your only son.

and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'

13 T hen Abraham looked up and glanced around, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering and an ascending sacrifice instead of his son!

And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;

14 S o Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it will be provided.

and Abraham calleth the name of that place `Jehovah-Jireh,' because it is said this day in the mount, `Jehovah doth provide.'

15 T he Angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time

And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second time from the heavens,

16 A nd said, I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, that since you have done this and have not withheld or begrudged your son, your only son,

and saith, `By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one --

17 I n blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies,

that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;

18 A nd in your Seed '> Christ] shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and bless themselves, because you have heard and obeyed My voice.

and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

19 S o Abraham returned to his servants, and they rose up and went with him to Beersheba; there Abraham lived.

And Abraham turneth back unto his young men, and they rise and go together unto Beer-Sheba; and Abraham dwelleth in Beer-Sheba.

20 N ow after these things, it was told Abraham, Milcah has also borne children to your brother Nahor:

And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, `Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother:

21 U z the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

Huz his first-born, and Buz his brother; and Kemuel father of Aram,

22 C hesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel;

23 B ethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

24 A nd his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

and his concubine, whose name Reumah, she also hath borne Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maachah.