Genesis 25

Γένεσις

1 ΠΡΟΣΘΕΜΕΝΟΣ δὲ Ἁβραὰμ ἔλαβε γυναῖκα, ἧ ὄνομα Χεττούρα.

And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.

2 ἔτεκε δὲ αὐτῷ τὸν Ζομβρᾶν καὶ τὸν Ἰεζὰν καὶ τὸν Μαδὰλ καὶ τὸν Μαδιὰμ καὶ τὸν Ἰεσβὼκ καὶ τὸν Σωκέ.

And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and Madal, and Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.

3 Ιεζὰν δὲ ἐγέννησε καὶ τὸν Θαιμὰν τὸν Σαβὰ καὶ τὸν Δεδάν· υἱοὶ δὲ Δεδὰν ἐγένοντο Ραγουὴλ καὶ Ναβδεὴλ καὶ Ἀσσουριεὶμ καὶ Λατουσιεὶμ καὶ Λαωμείμ.

And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.

4 υἱοὶ δὲ Μαδιὰμ Γεφὰρ καὶ Ἀφεὶρ καὶ Ἐνὼχ καὶ Ἀβειρὰ καὶ Ἐλδαγά. πάντες οὗτοι ἦσαν υἱοὶ Χεττούρας.

And the sons of Madiam [were] Gephar and Aphir, and Enoch, and Abeida, and Eldaga; all these were sons of Chettura.

5 Ἔδωκε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ,

But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.

6 καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν παλλακῶν αὐτοῦ ἔδωκεν Ἁβραὰμ δόματα καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἔτι ζῶντος αὐτοῦ, πρὸς ἀνατολὰς εἰς γῆν ἀνατολῶν.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave gifts, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the east into the country of the east.

7 ταῦτα δὲ τὰ ἔτη ἡμερῶν τῆς ζωῆς Ἁβραὰμ ὅσα ἔζησεν, ἑκατὸν ἑβδομηκονταπέντε ἔτη.

And these [were] the years of the days of the life of Abraam as many as he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years.

8 καὶ ἐκλείπων ἀπέθανεν Ἁβραὰμ ἐν γήρᾳ καλῷ πρεσβύτης καὶ πλήρης ἡμερῶν καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

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

9 καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰσμαὴλ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ διπλοῦν, εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν Ἐφρὼν τοῦ Σαὰρ τοῦ Χετταίου, ὅς ἐστιν ἀπέναντι Μαμβρῆ,

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 over against Mambre:

10 τὸν ἀγρὸν καὶ τὸ σπήλαιον, ὃ ἐκτήσατο Ἁβραὰμ παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Χέτ, ἐκεῖ ἔθαψαν Ἁβραὰμ καὶ Σάρραν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ.

[even] the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.

11 ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Ἁβραάμ, εὐλόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἰσαὰκ υἱὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ κατῴκησεν Ἰσαὰκ παρὰ τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ὁράσεως.

And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by the well of the vision.

12 Αὗται δέ αἱ γενέσεις Ἰσμαὴλ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἁβραάμ, ὃν ἔτεκεν Ἄγαρ ἡ Αἰγυπτία ἡ παιδίσκη Σάρρας τῷ Ἁβραάμ.

And these [are] the generations of Ismael the son of Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the handmaid of Sarrha bore to Abraam.

13 καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσμαὴλ κατ᾿ ὀνόματα τῶν γενεῶν αὐτοῦ· πρωτότοκος Ἰσμαὴλ Ναβαιώθ, καὶ Κηδὰρ καὶ Ναβδεὴλ καὶ Μασσὰμ

And these [are] the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,

14 καὶ Μασμὰ καὶ Δουμὰ καὶ Μασσῆ

and Masma, and Duma, and Masse,

15 καὶ Χοδδὰν καὶ Θαιμὰν καὶ Ἰετοὺρ καὶ Ναφὲς καὶ Κεδμά.

and Choddan, and Thaeman, and Jetur, and Naphes, and Kedma.

16 οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσμαὴλ καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς σκηναῖς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐπαύλεσιν αὐτῶν· δώδεκα ἄρχοντες κατὰ ἔθνη αὐτῶν.

These [are] the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.

17 καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Ἰσμαήλ· ἑκατὸν τριακονταεπτὰ ἔτη· καὶ ἐκλείπων ἀπέθανε καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸ γένος αὐτοῦ.

And these [are] the years of the life of Ismael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his fathers.

18 κατῴκησε δὲ ἀπὸ Εὐϊλὰτ ἕως Σούρ, ἥ ἐστι κατὰ πρόσωπον Αἰγύπτου, ἕως ἐλθεῖν πρὸς Ἀσσυρίους· κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ κατῴκησε.

And he lived from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he lived in the presence of all his brethren.

19 Καὶ αὗται αἱ γενέσεις Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἁβραάμ·

And these [are] the generations of Isaac the son of Abraam.

20 Ἁβραὰμ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἰσαάκ. ἦν δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα, ὅτε ἔλαβε τὴν Ρεβέκκαν θυγατέρα Βαθουὴλ τοῦ Σύρου ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας Συρίας, ἀδελφὴν Λάβαν τοῦ Σύρου, ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα.

Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years old when he took as wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian.

21 ἐδέετο δὲ Ἰσαὰκ Κυρίου περὶ Ρεβέκκας τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι στεῖρα ἦν· ἐπήκουσε δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεός, καὶ συνέλαβεν ἐν γαστρὶ Ρεβέκκα ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ.

And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

22 ἐσκίρτων δὲ τὰ παιδία ἐν αὐτῇ· εἶπε δέ, εἰ οὕτω μοι μέλλει γίνεσθαι, ἵνα τί μοι τοῦτο; ἐπορεύθη δὲ πυθέσθαι παρὰ Κυρίου.

And the babes leapt within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

23 καὶ εἶπε Κύριος αὐτῇ· δύο ἔθνη ἐν γαστρί σου εἰσί, καὶ δύο λαοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας σου διασταλήσονται· καὶ λαὸς λαοῦ ὑπερέξει, καὶ ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι.

And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

24 καὶ ἐπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν, καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς.

And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.

25 ἐξῆλθε δὲ ὁ πρωτότοκος πυρράκης, ὅλος ὡσεὶ δορὰ δασύς· ἐπωνόμασε δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἡσαῦ.

And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.

26 καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ἐπειλημμένη τῆς πτέρνης Ἡσαῦ· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰακώβ. Ἰσαὰκ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα, ὅτε ἔτεκεν αὐτοὺς Ρεβέκκα.

And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.

27 Ηὐξήθησαν δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι, καὶ ἦν Ἡσαῦ ἄνθρωπος εἰδὼς κυνηγεῖν, ἄγροικος, Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἄπλαστος, οἰκῶν οἰκίαν.

And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.

28 ἠγάπησε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἡσαῦ, ὅτι ἡ θήρα αὐτοῦ βρῶσις αὐτῷ· Ρεβέκκα δὲ ἠγάπα τὸν Ἰακώβ.

And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.

29 ἥψησε δὲ Ἰακὼβ ἕψημα· ἦλθε δὲ Ἡσαῦ ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου ἐκλείπων,

And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.

30 καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ τῷ Ἰακώβ· γεῦσόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑψήματος τοῦ πυρροῦ τούτου, ὅτι ἐκλείπω. διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐδώμ.

And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

31 εἶπε δὲ Ἰακὼβ τῷ Ἡσαῦ· ἀπόδου μοι σήμερον τὰ πρωτοτόκιά σου ἐμοί.

And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day your birthright.

32 καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾶν, καὶ ἵνα τί μοι ταῦτα τὰ πρωτοτόκια;

And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright [belong] to me?

33 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰακώβ· ὄμοσόν μοι σήμερον. καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ· ἀπέδοτο δὲ Ἡσαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια τῷ Ἰακώβ.

And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἔδωκε τῷ Ἡσαῦ ἄρτον καὶ ἕψημα φακοῦ, καὶ ἔφαγε καὶ ἔπιε καὶ ἀναστὰς ᾤχετο· καὶ ἐφαύλισεν Ἡσαῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια.

And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.

Greek: the Septuagint as the Orthodox Media Network published it (Mount Athos); 2 Maccabees and the Prayer of Manasseh from Brenton's edition (1851). English: Brenton's translation (1851), its spelling updated by Michael Paul Johnson; public domain. About these texts.