1 After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!"

He said, "Here I am."

2 He said, "Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

3 Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off. 5 Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come back to you." 6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together. 7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?"

He said, "Here I am, my son."

He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

8 Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together. 9 They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood. 10 Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

11 Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!"

He said, "Here I am."

12 He said, "Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

13 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 Abraham called the name of that place "Yahweh Will Provide". As it is said to this day, "On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided."

15 Yahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky, 16 and said, "‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies. 18 All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’"

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

20 After these things, Abraham was told, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

1 Ja pärast neid sündmusi kiusas Jumal Aabrahami ning ütles temale: „Aabraham!" Ja ta vastas: „Siin ma olen!"

2 Ja Tema ütles: „Võta nüüd Iisak, oma ainus poeg, keda sa armastad, ja mine Morija maale ning ohverda ta seal põletusohvriks ühel neist mägedest, mis Ma sulle nimetan!"

3 Ja Aabraham tõusis hommikul vara, saduldas oma eesli, võttis enesega ühes oma kaks noort meest ja oma poja Iisaki, lõhkus põletusohvri puud, seadis minekule ja läks paika, millest Jumal temale oli rääkinud.

4 Kolmandal päeval Aabraham tõstis oma silmad üles ja nägi seda paika kaugelt.

5 Ja Aabraham ütles oma noortele meestele: „Jääge teie eesliga siia. Mina ja poiss läheme sinna, kummardame ja tuleme siis tagasi teie juurde."

6 Ja Aabraham võttis põletusohvri puud, pani need oma pojale Iisakile õlale, võttis oma kätte tule ja noa ning mõlemad läksid üheskoos.

7 Ja Iisak rääkis oma isa Aabrahamiga ning ütles: „Isa!" Ja tema vastas: „Siin ma olen, mu poeg!" Siis ta ütles: „Näe, siin on tuli ja puud, aga kus on ohvritall?"

8 Ja Aabraham vastas: „Küllap Jumal vaatab Enesele ohvritalle, mu poeg!" Nõnda läksid mõlemad üheskoos.

9 Ja kui nad jõudsid paika, millest Jumal temale oli rääkinud, ehitas Aabraham sinna altari, ladus puud, sidus kinni oma poja Iisaki ja pani ta altarile puude peale.

10 Ja Aabraham sirutas käe ja võttis noa, et oma poega tappa.

11 Aga Issanda Ingel hüüdis teda taevast ja ütles: „Aabraham, Aabraham!" Ja tema vastas: „Siin ma olen!"

12 Siis Ta ütles: „Ära pane kätt poisi külge ja ära tee temale midagi, sest nüüd Ma tean, et sa kardad Jumalat ega keela Mulle oma ainust poega!"

13 Ja Aabraham tõstis oma silmad üles, vaatas, ja ennäe, üks jäär oli rägastikus sarvipidi kinni! Ja Aabraham läks ning võttis jäära ja ohverdas selle põletusohvriks oma poja asemel.

14 Ja Aabraham pani sellele paigale nimeks: „Issand näeb!" Seepärast öeldakse tänapäevalgi: „Mäel, kus Issand Ennast ilmutab!"

15 Ja Issanda Ingel hüüdis Aabrahami teist korda taevast

16 ning ütles temale: „Ma vannun Iseenese juures, ütleb Issand: sellepärast, et sa seda tegid ega keelanud Mulle oma ainust poega,

17 Ma õnnistan sind tõesti ja teen su soo väga paljuks nagu tähti taevas ja nagu liiva mere ääres, ja su sugu vallutab oma vaenlaste väravad!

18 Ja sinu soo nimel õnnistavad endid kõik maailma rahvad, sellepärast et sa võtsid kuulda Mu häält!"

19 Siis Aabraham läks tagasi oma noorte meeste juurde, ja nad tõusid ning läksid üheskoos Beer-Sebasse. Ja Aabraham jäi elama Beer-Sebasse.

20 Ja pärast neid sündmusi teatati Aabrahamile ja öeldi: „Vaata, Milka on ka su vennale Naahorile poegi ilmale toonud:

21 Uusi, tema esmasündinu Buusi, selle venna, Kemueli, Arami isa,

22 Kesedi, Haso, Pildase, Jidlafi ja Betueli."

23 Ja Betuelile sündis Rebeka. Need kaheksa tõi Milka ilmale Naahorile, Aabrahami vennale.

24 Ja tema liignaine, Reuma nimi, sünnitas ka — Teba, Gahami, Tahase ja Maaka.