創世記 第 25 章

And Abraham again took a wife, whose name was Chettoura.

And she bore him Zemran and Iexan and Madan and Madiam and Iesbok and Soue.

And Iexan begot Saba and Thaiman and Daidan. And the sons of Daidan were Ragouel and Nabdeel and Assouriim and Latousiim and Loomim.

And the sons of Madiam were Gaipha and Apher and Enoch and Abira and Elraga. All these were the sons of Chettoura.

And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from Isaac his son, toward the east, into the land of the east.

And these are the years of the days of Abraham's life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.

And failing, Abraham died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is opposite Mambre—

the field and the cave which Abraham acquired from the sons of Chet—there they buried Abraham and Sarra his wife.

And it came to pass after Abraham died that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by the Well of the Vision.

Now these are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the maidservant of Sarra bore to Abraham.

And these are the names of the sons of Ismael, by name according to their generations: the firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar and Nabdeel and Massam,

and Masma and Idouma and Masse,

and Choddad and Thaiman and Ietour and Naphes and Kedma.

These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names, in their tents and in their encampments: twelve rulers according to their nations.

And these are the years of the life of Ismael: a hundred thirty-seven years; and failing, he died and was added to his kindred.

And he dwelt from Euilat as far as Sour, which is opposite Egypt, as far as coming to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his brothers.

And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac.

And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekka, daughter of Bathouel the Syrian from Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian, to himself as wife.

And Isaac prayed to the Lord concerning Rebekka his wife, because she was barren; and God heard him, and Rebekka his wife conceived.

And the children were leaping within her; and she said, If it is to be so with me, why is this happening to me? And she went to inquire of the Lord.

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly; and one people shall be stronger than the other people, and the greater shall serve the lesser.

And the days were fulfilled for her to give birth, and indeed there were twins in her womb.

And the firstborn son came out ruddy, all over hairy like a hide; and he named his name Esau.

And after this his brother came out, and his hand was grasping Esau's heel; and he called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah bore them.

And the young men grew up, and Esau was a man skilled at hunting, a man of the field; but Jacob was a guileless man, dwelling in a house.

And Isaac loved Esau, because his game was food for him; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

And Jacob boiled a pottage; and Esau came from the plain, fainting.

And Esau said to Jacob, "Let me taste of that red pottage, for I am fainting." For this reason his name was called Edom.

And Jacob said to Esau, "Hand over to me today your birthright, to me."

And Esau said, "Look, I am going to die; so what use to me are these rights of the firstborn?"

And Jacob said to him, "Swear to me today." And he swore to him, and Esau handed over the rights of the firstborn to Jacob.

And Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil pottage, and he ate and drank, and rose up and went off. And Esau made light of the rights of the firstborn.