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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 tested Abraham and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Behold, here I am. |
| [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 your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of the Amorites; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will tell you |
| [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 up early in the morning and saddled his ass and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son, and cut wood for the burnt offering and rose up and went to the place of which God had told him. |
| [4]Forsothe in the thridde dai he reiside hise iyen, and seiy a place afer; |
[4]And 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 he said to his young men, You stay here with the ass, and I and the boy will go yonder to worship and return 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 for the burnt offering and laid it upon Isaac his son, and he took the fire in a container and a knife in his hand, 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 to Abraham his father and said, My father. And he answered. Here I am, my son. And Isaac 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 of which God had told him; 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. |
| [10]And he helde forth his hond, and took the swerd to sacrifice his sone. |
[10]Then 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 the LORD called to him from 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 to him, Do not lay your hand on the boy, neither shall you harm him; for now I know that you are a man who reveres God, seeing that you have not withheld your son, your 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 a ram caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead 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 Mariah-nekhzey, that is, the LORD will provide, as it is said to this day on this mountain, The LORD shall provide |
| [15]Forsothe the aungel of the Lord clepide Abraham the secounde tyme fro heuene, |
[15]And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time |
| [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, I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, for because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, from me, |
| [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]I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and your descendants shall inherit the lands of their enemies; |
| [18]and alle the folkis of erthe schulen be blessid in thi seed, for thou obeiedist to my vois. |
[18]And by your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because you have obeyed my voice. |
| [19]Abraham turnede ayen to hise children, and thei yeden to Bersabee to gidere, and he dwellide there. |
[19]So Abraham returned to his young men and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba, and Abraham dwelt in 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 has also borne children to your brother Nahor: |
| [21]Hus the firste gendrid, and Buz his brothir, and Chamuhel the fadir of Sireis, |
[21]Uz his first-born, Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, |
| [22]and Cased, and Asan, and Feldas, |
[22]And Khasar, Hazo, Pilrash, Jarlaph, 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 Milcah did 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 Romah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah |