Genesis 26
1 And there fell a derth in ye lande passinge the first derth yt fell in the dayes of Abraham. Wherfore Isaac went vnto Abimelech kinge of ye Philistias vnto Gerar.
There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
2 The the LORde apeared vnto him and sayde goo not doune in to Egipte but byde in ye land which I saye vnto ye:
The LORD appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
3 Sogeorne in this lade and I wyll be with ye and wyll blesse ye: for vnto the and vnto thy sede I will geue all these cotreis And I will performe the oothe which I swore vnto Abraha thy father
Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
4 and will multiplye thy seed as ye starres of heave and will geue vnto thy seed all these contreis. And thorow thy seed shall all the natios of the erth be blessed
I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,
5 because yt Abraha harkened vnto mi voyce and kepte mine ordinauces comaudmetes statutes and lawes
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
6 And Isaac dwelled in Gerar.
Isaac lived in Gerar.
7 And yt me of the place asked hi of his wife and he sayde yt she was his sister: for he feared to calle her his wife lest the me of the place shulde haue kylled hym for hir sake because she was bewtyfull to ye eye.
The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”
8 And it happened after he had bene there longe tyme yt Abimelech kinge of ye Philistias loked out at a wyndow and sawe Isaac sportinge with Rebecca his wife.
When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.
9 And Abimelech sende for Isaac and sayde: se she is of a suertie thi wife and why saydest thou yt she was thi sister? And Isaac saide vnto hi: I thoughte yt I mighte peradventure haue dyed for hir sake.
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”
10 The fayde Abimelech: whi hast thou done this vnto vs? one of ye people myght lightely haue lyne by thy wife and so shuldest thou haue broughte synne vpon vs
Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
11 Tha Abimelech charged all his people saynge: he yt toucheth this man or his wife shall surely dye for it.
Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
12 And Isaac sowed in yt lade and founde in ye same yere an hudred bushels: for ye LORde blessed hi
Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. The LORD blessed him.
13 and the man waxed mightye and wet forth and grewe till he was exceadinge great
The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
14 yt he had possessio of shepe of oxe and a myghtie housholde: so yt the Philestians had envy at him:
He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
15 In so moch yt they stopped and fylled vp with erth all the welles which his fathers servauntes dygged in his father Abrahams tyme.
Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.
16 Than sayde Abimelech vnto Isaac: gett the fro me for thou art myhhtier then we a greate deale.
Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
17 Than Isaac departed thense and pitched his tente in the valey Gerar and dwelt there,
Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.
18 And Isaac digged agayne the welles of water which they dygged in the dayes of Abraha his father which the Philestias had stoppe after ye deth of Abraha and gaue the the same names which hys father gaue the.
Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19 As Isaacs seruautes dygged in the valey they founde a well of springynge water.
Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.
20 And the herdme of Gerar dyd stryue with Isaacs herdme saynge: the water is oures Than called he the well Eseck because they stroue with hym.
The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
21 Than dygged they another well and they stroue for yt also. Therfore called he it Sitena.
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
22 And than he departed these and dygged a nother well for the which they stroue not: therfore called he it Rehoboth saige: ye LORde hath now made vs rowme and we are encreased vpo the erth.
He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
23 Afterward departed he thece and came to Berseba
He went up from there to Beersheba.
24 And the LORde apered vnto hi the same nyghte and sayde. I am the God of Abraha thy father feare not for I am with the and will blesse the and multiplye thy sede for my seruaute Abrahams sake.
The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
25 And than he buylded an aulter there and called vpo the name of the LORde and there pitched his tente. And there Isaacs servauntes dygged a well.
He built an altar there, and called on the LORD’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.
26 Than came Abimelech to him fro Gerar and Ahusath his frende and Phicol his chefe captayne.
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.
27 And Isaac sayde vnto the: wherfore come ye to me seige ye hate me and haue put me awaye fro you?
Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”
28 Than sayde they: we sawe that the LORde was with the and therfore we sayde that there shulde be an oothe betwixte vs ad the and that we wolde make a bonde with the:
They said, “We saw plainly that the LORD was with you. We said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let’s make a covenant with you,
29 yt thou shuldeste do vs no hurte as we haue not touched the and haue done vnto the nothinge but good and sed the awaye in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORde.
that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.’ You are now the blessed of the LORD.”
30 And he made the a feast and they ate ad droke.
He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
31 And they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge and sware one to another. And Isaac sent the awaye. And they departed from him in peace.
They rose up some time in the morning, and swore an oath to one another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32 And ye same daye came Isaacs servautes and tolde hi of a well which they had dygged: and sayde vnto hi that thei had founde water.
The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”
33 And he called it Seba wherfore the name of the cyte is called Berseba vnto this daye.
He called it “Shibah”. Therefore the name of the city is “Beersheba” to this day.
34 When Esau was. xl. yere olde he toke to wyfe Judith the doughter of Bely an Hethite and Busmath the doughter of Elon an Hethite
When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35 also which were dishobedient vnto Isaac and Rebecca.
They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.
