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| [1]And aftir that these thingis weren don, God assaiede Abraham, and seide to hym, Abraham! Abraham! He answerde, Y am present. |
[1]And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.' |
| [2]God seide to him, Take thi `sone oon gendrid, whom thou louest, Ysaac; and go into the lond of visioun, and offre thou hym there in to brent sacrifice, on oon of the hillis whiche Y schal schewe to thee. |
[2]And He said: 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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.' |
| [3]Therfor Abraham roos bi niyt, and sadlide his asse, and ledde with hym twey yonge men, and Ysaac his sone; and whanne he hadde hewe trees in to brent sacrifice, he yede to the place which God hadde comaundid to him. |
[3]And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. |
| [4]Forsothe in the thridde dai he reiside hise iyen, and seiy a place afer; |
[4]On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. |
| [5]and he seide to hise children, Abide ye here with the asse, Y and the child schulen go thidur; and aftir that we han worschipid, we schulen turne ayen to you. |
[5]And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.' |
| [6]And he took the trees of brent sacrifice, and puttide on Ysaac his sone; forsothe he bar fier, and a swerd in hise hondis. And whanne thei tweyne yeden togidere, Isaac seide to his fadir, My fadir! |
[6]And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together. |
| [7]And he answerde, What wolt thou, sone? He seide, Lo! fier and trees, where is the beeste of brent sacrifice? |
[7]And Isaac spoke 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?' |
| [8]Abraham seide, My sone, God schal puruey to hym the beeste of brent sacrifice. |
[8]And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together. |
| [9]Therfor thei yeden to gidere, and camen to the place whiche God hadde schewid to hym, in which place Abraham bildide an auter, and dresside trees a boue; and whanne he hadde bounde to gidere Ysaac, his sone, he puttide Ysaac in the auter, on the heep of trees. |
[9]And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. |
| [10]And he helde forth his hond, and took the swerd to sacrifice his sone. |
[10]And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. |
| [11]And lo! an aungel of the Lord criede fro heuene, and seide, Abraham! Abraham! |
[11]And the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 called unto him out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am I.' |
| [12]Which answerde, I am present. And the aungel seide to hym, Holde thou not forth thin honde on the child, nether do thou ony thing to him; now Y haue knowe that thou dredist God, and sparidist not thin oon gendrid sone for me. |
[12]And he said: 'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.' |
| [13]Abraham reiside hise iyen, and he seiy `bihynde his bak a ram cleuynge bi hornes among breris, which he took, and offride brent sacrifice for the sone. |
[13]And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the 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. |
| [14]And he clepide the name of that place, The Lord seeth; wherfore it is seyd, til to dai, The Lord schal see in the hil. |
[14]And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is seen.' |
| [15]Forsothe the aungel of the Lord clepide Abraham the secounde tyme fro heuene, |
[15]And the angel of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, |
| [16]and seide, The Lord seith, Y haue swore bi my silf, for thou hast do this thing, and hast not sparid thin oon gendrid for me, |
[16]And said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, |
| [17]Y schal blesse thee, and Y schal multiplie thi seed as the sterris of heuene, and as grauel which is in the brynk of the see; thi seed schal gete the yatis of hise enemyes; |
[17]That 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 seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; |
| [18]and alle the folkis of erthe schulen be blessid in thi seed, for thou obeiedist to my vois. |
[18]And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.' |
| [19]Abraham turnede ayen to hise children, and thei yeden to Bersabee to gidere, and he dwellide there. |
[19]So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. |
| [20]And so whanne these thingis weren don, it was teld to Abraham that also Melcha hadde bore sones to Nachor his brother; |
[20]And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: 'Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor: |
| [21]Hus the firste gendrid, and Buz his brothir, and Chamuhel the fadir of Sireis, |
[21]Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram; |
| [22]and Cased, and Asan, and Feldas, |
[22]And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.' |
| [23]and Jedlaf, and Batuhel, of whom Rebecca was borun; Melcha childide these eiyte to Nachor brother of Abraham. |
[23]And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. |
| [24]Forsothe his concubyn, Roma bi name, childide Thabee, and Gaon, and Thaas, and Maacha. |
[24]And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah. |