1Poi Abraamo prese un’altra moglie, di nome Chetura.2Questa gli partorì Zimran, Iocsan, Medan, Madian, Isbac e Suac.3Iocsan generò Seba e Dedan. I figli di Dedan furono gli Assurim, i Letusim e i Leummim.4E i figli di Madian furono Efa, Efer, Anoc, Abida ed Eldaa. Tutti questi furono i figli di Chetura.5Abraamo diede tutto ciò che possedeva a Isacco;6ma ai figli delle sue concubine fece dei doni e, mentre era ancora in vita, li mandò lontano da suo figlio Isacco, verso levante, nella terra d’Oriente.7La durata della vita di Abraamo fu di centossettantacinque anni.8Poi Abraamo spirò in prospera vecchiaia, attempato e sazio di giorni, e fu riunito al suo popolo.9Isacco e Ismaele, suoi figli, lo seppellirono nella grotta di Macpela nel campo di Efron, figlio di Soar l’Ittita, di fronte a Mamre:10campo che Abraamo aveva comprato dai figli di Chet. Lì furono sepolti Abraamo e sua moglie Sara.11Dopo la morte di Abraamo, Dio benedisse suo figlio Isacco; e Isacco abitò presso il pozzo di Lacai-Roi.
Discendenti d’Ismaele
12Or questi sono i discendenti d’Ismaele, figlio di Abraamo, che Agar l’Egiziana, serva di Sara, aveva partorito ad Abraamo.13Questi sono i nomi dei figli d’Ismaele, secondo le loro generazioni: Nebaiot, il primogenito d’Ismaele; poi Chedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,14Misma, Duma, Massa,15Adad, Tema, Ietur, Nafis e Chedma.16Questi sono i figli d’Ismaele e questi i loro nomi, secondo i loro villaggi e i loro accampamenti. Furono i dodici capi dei loro popoli.17Gli anni della vita d’Ismaele furono centotrentasette; poi morì, e fu riunito al suo popolo.18I suoi figli abitarono da Avila fino a Sur, che è di fronte all’Egitto, andando verso l’Assiria. Egli si era stabilito di fronte a tutti i suoi fratelli.
Discendenti d’Isacco
19Questi sono i discendenti d’Isacco, figlio di Abraamo.20Abraamo generò Isacco; Isacco aveva quarant’anni quando prese per moglie Rebecca, figlia di Betuel, l’Arameo di Paddan-Aram[1], e sorella di Labano l’Arameo.21Isacco implorò il Signore per sua moglie Rebecca, perché ella era sterile. Il Signore lo esaudì e Rebecca, sua moglie, concepì.22I bambini si urtavano nel suo grembo ed ella disse: «Se così è, perché vivo?» E andò a consultare il Signore.23Il Signore le disse: «Due nazioni sono nel tuo grembo e due popoli separati usciranno dal tuo seno. Uno dei due popoli sarà più forte dell’altro, e il maggiore servirà il minore».24Quando venne per lei il tempo di partorire, ecco che lei aveva due gemelli nel grembo.25Il primo che nacque era rosso e peloso come un mantello di pelo. Così fu chiamato Esaù[2].26Dopo nacque suo fratello, che con la mano teneva il calcagno di Esaù e fu chiamato Giacobbe[3]. Isacco aveva sessant’anni quando Rebecca li partorì.
Esaù vende il suo diritto di primogenitura
27I due bambini crebbero. Esaù divenne un esperto cacciatore, un uomo di campagna, e Giacobbe un uomo tranquillo che se ne stava nelle tende.28Isacco amava Esaù, perché la cacciagione era di suo gusto. Rebecca invece amava Giacobbe.29Or mentre Giacobbe faceva cuocere una minestra, Esaù sopraggiunse dai campi, tutto stanco.30Esaù disse a Giacobbe: «Dammi per favore da mangiare un po’ di questa minestra rossa, perché sono stanco». Perciò fu chiamato Edom[4].31Giacobbe gli rispose: «Vendimi prima di tutto la tua primogenitura[5]».32Esaù disse: «Ecco, io sto morendo; a che mi serve la primogenitura?»33Giacobbe disse: «Prima, giuramelo». Esaù glielo giurò e vendette la sua primogenitura a Giacobbe.34Allora Giacobbe diede a Esaù del pane e della minestra di lenticchie. Egli mangiò e bevve; poi si alzò e se ne andò. Fu in questo modo che Esaù disprezzò la primogenitura.
1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (1Cr 1,32)3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.5Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. (Gen 24,36)6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. (Gen 21,14; Giudic 6,3)7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years.8Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. (Gen 15,15; Gen 25,17; Gen 35,29; Gen 49,33)9Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, (Gen 35,29)10the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. (Gen 23,16; Gen 49,30; Gen 50,13)11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. (Gen 16,14; Gen 24,62)12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. (Gen 16,15)13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, (1Cr 1,29; Is 60,7)14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. (1Cr 5,19; Giob 6,19; Is 21,14)16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. (Gen 17,20)17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) (Gen 25,8)18They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled[1] over against all his kinsmen. (Gen 16,7; Gen 20,1; Eso 15,22; 1Sam 15,7)
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, (Mat 1,2)20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. (Gen 22,23; Gen 24,29; Gen 28,2)21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (2Sam 21,14; 2Sam 24,25; 1Cr 5,20; 2Cr 33,13; Esd 8,23)22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”[2] So she went to inquire of the Lord. (1Sam 9,9)23And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you[3] shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” (Gen 17,16; Gen 24,60; Gen 27,29; Gen 27,40; 2Sam 8,14; Abd 1,18; Ro 9,12)24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.25The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. (Gen 27,11; Gen 27,16; Gen 27,23)26Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob.[4] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. (Gen 27,36; Os 12,3)27When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Gen 27,3; Gen 27,5; Eb 11,9)28Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Gen 27,4; Gen 27,7; Gen 27,9)
Esau Sells His Birthright
29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[5])31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.”32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. (Eb 12,16)34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesi 25
King James Version
1Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.7And these are the days of the years of Abraham' life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years ; and was gathered to his people.9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham' son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah' handmaid, bare unto Abraham:13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,14And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham' son: Abraham begat Isaac:20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau' heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.29And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage ; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
1Abraham heiratete noch einmal; seine Frau hieß Ketura.2Sie bekamen viele Söhne: Simran, Jokschan, Medan, Midian, Jischbak und Schuach.3Jokschans zwei Söhne hießen Saba und Dedan. Von Dedan stammen die Aschuriter, die Letuschiter und die Lëummiter ab.4Midians Söhne waren Efa, Efer, Henoch, Abida und Eldaa. Sie alle sind die Nachkommen von Abraham und Ketura.5Abraham vermachte Isaak seinen ganzen Besitz;6den anderen Söhnen, die er von den Nebenfrauen hatte, gab er Geschenke und schickte sie noch zu seinen Lebzeiten in den Osten, damit sie sich nicht in Isaaks Nähe ansiedelten.
Abrahams Tod
7Abraham wurde 175 Jahre alt;8dann starb er nach einem erfüllten Leben und wurde im Tod mit seinen Vorfahren vereint.9-10Seine Söhne Isaak und Ismael begruben ihn in der Höhle von Machpela, östlich von Mamre. Es war das Grundstück, das Abraham von dem Hetiter Efron, dem Sohn Zohars, gekauft hatte. Er wurde neben Sara begraben.11Nach Abrahams Tod segnete Gott Isaak. Ihm galt jetzt, was Gott Abraham versprochen hatte. Isaak wohnte bei dem Brunnen, der den Namen trägt: »Brunnen des Lebendigen, der mich sieht«.
Ismaels Nachkommen
12Es folgt der Stammbaum von Ismael, dem Sohn von Abraham und der Ägypterin Hagar.13Die Namen der Söhne sind nach der Geburtsfolge angegeben: Nebajot, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,14Mischma, Duma, Massa,15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Nafisch und Kedma.16Diese zwölf Söhne waren die Begründer von zwölf Stämmen, die nach ihnen benannt wurden.17Ismael starb im Alter von 137 Jahren und wurde im Tod mit seinen Vorfahren vereint.18Seine Nachkommen wohnten in dem Gebiet von Hawila bis Schur, das östlich der ägyptischen Grenze in Richtung Assyrien liegt. Was Gott über Ismael gesagt hatte, traf auch auf sie zu: Niemand konnte sie vertreiben. Sie lebten in Feindschaft mit allen ihren Verwandten und boten ihnen immer wieder die Stirn.
Esau und Jakob
19Hier beginnt die Familiengeschichte von Isaak: Isaak war Abrahams Sohn.20Er war 40 Jahre alt, als er Rebekka heiratete. Sie war die Tochter des Aramäers Betuël und Schwester von Laban, und sie stammte aus Mesopotamien.21Rebekka blieb kinderlos. Isaak betete für sie zum HERRN, und der HERR erhörte seine Bitte. Rebekka wurde schwanger.22Als sie merkte, dass es Zwillinge waren, die sich im Mutterleib gegenseitig stießen, seufzte sie: »Jetzt bin ich endlich schwanger. Warum müssen sich meine Kinder nun ausgerechnet bekämpfen?« Sie fragte den HERRN,23und er antwortete ihr: »Von den zwei Söhnen in deinem Leib werden einmal zwei verfeindete Völker abstammen. Eins wird mächtiger sein als das andere, der Ältere wird dem Jüngeren dienen.«24Und tatsächlich – als die Stunde der Geburt kam, brachte Rebekka Zwillinge zur Welt.25Der erste war am ganzen Körper mit rötlichen Haaren bedeckt, wie ein Tierfell. Darum nannten ihn seine Eltern Esau (»der Behaarte«[1]).26Dann kam sein Bruder; er hielt bei der Geburt Esau an der Ferse fest, und so nannten sie ihn Jakob (»Fersenhalter«). Isaak war 60 Jahre alt, als die beiden geboren wurden.27Die Jungen wuchsen heran. Esau wurde ein erfahrener Jäger, der gern im Freien umherstreifte. Jakob dagegen war ein ruhiger Mann, der lieber bei den Zelten blieb.28Isaak mochte Esau mehr als Jakob, weil er gern sein gebratenes Wild aß; Jakob war Rebekkas Lieblingssohn.
Esau verkauft sein Erstgeburtsrecht
29Eines Tages – Jakob hatte gerade ein Linsengericht gekocht – kam Esau erschöpft von der Jagd nach Hause.30»Lass mich schnell etwas von der roten Mahlzeit da essen, ich bin ganz erschöpft!«, rief er. Darum bekam er auch den Beinamen Edom (»Roter«).31»Nur wenn du mir dafür das Vorrecht überlässt, das dir als dem ältesten Sohn zusteht!«, forderte Jakob.32»Was nützt mir mein Vorrecht als ältester Sohn, wenn ich am Verhungern bin!«, rief Esau.33Jakob ließ nicht locker. »Schwöre erst!«, sagte er. Esau schwor es ihm und verkaufte damit sein Recht, den größten Teil des Erbes zu bekommen, an seinen jüngeren Bruder.34Jakob gab ihm das Brot und die Linsensuppe. Esau schlang es hinunter, trank noch etwas und ging wieder weg. So gleichgültig war ihm sein Erstgeburtsrecht.