Isaac

15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

God also said to Abraham, "Do not call your wife Sarai anymore. Her name will now be Sarah."

16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

"I will be good to her. I will give you a son through her. Whole nations will come from her, and some of her family will be kings."

17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed. He thought, "Can a man of a hundred have a baby? Can Sarah have a baby at ninety?"

18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Then Abraham said to God, "Please let Ishmael live and be blessed by you!"

19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

God said, "No, your wife Sarah really will have a son. Name him Isaac. I will keep my promise with him and his children forever."

20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

"I have heard what you asked about Ishmael. I will be good to him. His family will grow very large. He will have twelve sons who become rulers, and he will become a great nation."

21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

"But my promise will go on through Isaac. Sarah will give birth to him at this same time next year."

22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

When God finished talking with Abraham, he went up and away from him.

1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

The LORD did for Sarah just what he had promised. He kept his word.

2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Sarah became pregnant. She had a baby boy for Abraham when he was old. It happened at the very time God had said.

3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

Abraham named the baby boy Isaac.

4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

When Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. This was a small cut on the body that God told Abraham's family to make.

5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Abraham was one hundred years old when Isaac was born.

6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."

7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

She said, "Nobody would have told Abraham that Sarah would feed a baby. But I gave him a son when he was old."

8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

The boy grew. One day he stopped drinking his mother's milk. That same day Abraham made a big feast.

9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

Hagar came from Egypt. She had a son with Abraham too. Sarah saw that boy making fun of Isaac.

10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

So Sarah said to Abraham, "Send that servant woman and her son away. Her son will not share what belongs to my son Isaac."

11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

This made Abraham very sad, because Ishmael was his son too.

12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

God said to Abraham, "Do not be sad about the boy or about your servant. Do what Sarah tells you. Your family line will be counted through Isaac."

13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

"I will also make the servant woman's son into a big nation, because he is your son too."

14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Early in the morning Abraham got up. He took bread and a bag of water. He put them on Hagar's shoulders. He sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the dry, empty land near Beersheba.

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.

Some time later, God tested Abraham. God called him, "Abraham!" Abraham said, "I am here."

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.

God said, "Take your son Isaac. He is your only son, and you love him. Go to the land called Moriah. There give him to me as a burnt offering, a gift burned on a stone table. I will show you which mountain."

3And 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.

Abraham got up early the next morning. He put a saddle on his donkey. He took two of his workers and his son Isaac. He chopped wood for the offering. Then he set out for the place God had named.

4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

On the third day, Abraham looked up. He saw the place far away.

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.

Abraham told his workers, "Wait here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship. Then we will come back 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.

Abraham put the wood on his son Isaac to carry. He himself carried the fire and the knife. The two of them walked on 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?

Isaac said, "Father." Abraham said, "I am here, my son." Isaac said, "We have the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for the offering?"

8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Abraham said, "My son, God will give us the lamb himself." And the two of them walked on 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.

They came to the place God had named. Abraham built an altar there, a stone table for offerings. He laid the wood on it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the wood.

10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Abraham reached out his hand. He picked up the knife to kill his son.

11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Then the LORD's angel, his messenger, called from heaven. "Abraham! Abraham!" Abraham said, "I am here."

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.

The angel said, "Do not touch the boy. Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you honor God. You did not hold back your son, your 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.

Abraham looked up and saw a ram behind him. Its horns were stuck in a bush. Abraham went and took the ram. He offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Abraham named that place "The LORD Will Give What Is Needed." People still say today, "On the LORD's mountain it will be given."

15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

The LORD's angel called to Abraham from heaven a 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:

The angel said, "This is what the LORD says. I make this promise on my own name. You did this, and you did not hold back your 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;

So I will surely bless you. I will give you so many children and grandchildren. They will be like the stars in the sky. They will be like the sand on the shore. Your family will take the city gates of their enemies.

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

Through your family, every nation on earth will be blessed. This is because you obeyed my voice."

19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

Abraham went back to his workers. Together they set out for Beersheba. Abraham made his home in Beersheba.

1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Abraham was very old now. The LORD had blessed him with good things in every way.

2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Abraham had a chief servant who took care of everything he owned. Abraham said, "Put your hand under my thigh."

3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

"Promise before the LORD, the God of heaven and earth. Do not pick a wife for my son from the Canaanite women here."

4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

"Instead, go to my own country and my own family. Find a wife there for my son Isaac."

5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

The servant asked, "What if the woman will not come back with me? Should I take your son to the land you came from?"

6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

Abraham said, "No. Be very careful. Do not take my son back there."

7The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

"The LORD, the God of heaven, took me from my father's house and my homeland. He spoke to me and promised, 'I will give this land to your family after you.' He will send his angel ahead of you. So you will find a wife for my son there."

8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

"If the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this promise. Only do not take my son back there."

9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

So the servant put his hand under Abraham's thigh. He promised to do what Abraham asked.

61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Rebekah and her servant girls got ready. They climbed onto the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and started for home.

62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

Isaac had come back from a well called Beer-lahai-roi. He was living in the dry south country.

63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

One evening Isaac went out into the field to think quietly. He looked up and saw camels coming.

64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac. She climbed down from her camel.

65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

She had asked the servant, "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "That is my master." So she took her veil and covered her face.

66And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.

67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac had been sad since his mother died. Now he felt comforted.

5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

Abraham left everything he owned to his son Isaac.

6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Abraham also had sons by his other wives, who held a lower place in the family. While he was still alive, he gave those sons gifts. Then he sent them east, away from his son Isaac.

7And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Abraham lived 175 years in all.

8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Then Abraham died. He was very old and had lived a long, full life. He was buried with his family who had died before him.

9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave called Machpelah. It was in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre.

10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

Abraham had bought that field from the Hittite people. He was buried there, next to his wife Sarah.

11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near a well called Beer-lahai-roi.

19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

This is the family story of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham was Isaac's father.

20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah. She was the daughter of Bethuel, a man from Paddan-aram. Her brother was named Laban.

21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Rebekah could not have babies. So Isaac begged the LORD to help her. The LORD listened, and Rebekah became pregnant.

22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

The two babies inside her pushed and shoved each other. She said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to ask the LORD about it.

23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

The LORD told her, "There are two nations inside you. Your two sons will start two different peoples. One people will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger one."

24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

When the time came for her to give birth, there really were twins.

25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

The first baby came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat. They named him Esau.

26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Then his brother came out, holding on to Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

The boys grew up. Esau became a very good hunter who loved being outdoors. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed near the tents.

28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac loved to eat the wild meat Esau hunted, so he loved Esau. But Rebekah loved Jacob.