1 Mosebog 17
1 Da Abram var ni og halvfemsindstyve Aar gammel, aabenbarede HERREN sig for ham og sagde til ham: »Jeg er Gud den Almægtige; vandre for mit Aasyn og vær ustraffelig,
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
2 saa vil jeg oprette min Pagt mellem mig og dig og give dig et overvættes stort Afkom!«
And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.
3 Da faldt Abram paa sit Ansigt, og Gud sagde til ham:
And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
4 »Fra min Side er min Pagt med dig, at du skal blive Fader til en Mængde Folk;
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
5 derfor skal dit Navn ikke mere være Abram, men du skal hedde Abraham, thi jeg gør dig til Fader til en Mængde Folk.
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
6 Jeg vil gøre dig overvættes frugtbar og lade dig blive til Folk, og Konger skal nedstamme fra dig.
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
7 Jeg opretter min Pagt mellem mig og dig og dit Afkom efter dig fra Slægt til Slægt, og det skal være en evig Pagt, at jeg vil være din Gud og efter dig dit Afkoms Gud;
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
8 og jeg giver dig og dit Afkom efter dig din Udlændigheds Land, hele Kana'ans Land, til evigt Eje, og jeg vil være deres Gud!«
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
9 Derpaa sagde Gud til Abraham: »Men du paa din Side skal holde min Pagt, du og dit Afkom efter dig fra Slægt til Slægt;
And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
10 og dette er min Pagt, som I skal holde, Pagten mellem mig og eder, at alt af Mandkøn hos eder skal omskæres.
And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.
11 I skal omskæres paa eders Forhud, det skal være et Pagtstegn mellem mig og eder;
In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.
12 otte Dage gamle skal alle af Mandkøn omskæres hos eder i alle kommende Slægter, baade de hjemmefødte Trælle og de, som er købt, alle fremmede, som ikke hører til dit Afkom;
Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed.
13 omskæres skal baade dine hjemmefødte og dine købte. Min Pagt paa eders Legeme skal være en evig Pagt!
He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumcision; so that my agreement may be marked in your flesh, an agreement for all time.
14 Men de uomskaarne, det af Mandkøn, der ikke Ottendedagen omskæres paa Forhuden, de skal udryddes af deres Folk; de har brudt min Pagt!«
And any male who does not undergo circumcision will be cut off from his people: my agreement has been broken by him.
15 Endvidere sagde Gud til Abraham: »Din Hustru Saraj skal du ikke mere kalde Saraj, hendes Navn skal være Sara;
And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.
16 jeg vil velsigne hende og give dig en Søn ogsaa ved hende; jeg vil velsigne hende, og hun skal blive til Folk, og Folkeslags Konger skal nedstamme fra hende!«
And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.
17 Da faldt Abraham paa sit Ansigt og lo, idet han tænkte: »Kan en hundredaarig faa Børn, og kan Sara med sine halvfemsindstyve Aar føde en Søn?«
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
18 Abraham sagde derfor til Gud: »Maatte dog Ismael leve for dit Aasyn!«
And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
19 Men Gud sagde: »Nej, din Ægtehustru Sara skal føde dig en Søn, som du skal kalde Isak; med ham vil jeg oprette min Pagt, og det skal være en evig Pagt, der skal gælde hans Afkom efter ham!
And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
20 Men hvad Ismael angaar, har jeg bønhørt dig: jeg vil velsigne ham og gøre ham frugtbar og give ham et overvættes talrigt Afkom; tolv Stammehøvdinger skal han avle, og jeg vil gøre ham til et stort Folk.
As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
21 Men min Pagt opretter jeg med Isak, som Sara skal føde dig om et Aar ved denne Tid.«
But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
22 Saa hørte han op at tale med ham; og Gud steg op fra Abraham.
And having said these words, God went up from Abraham.
23 Da tog Abraham sin Søn Ismael og alle sine hjemmefødte og de købte, alt af Mandkøn i Abrahams Hus, og omskar selv samme Dag deres Forhud, saaledes som Gud havde paalagt ham.
And Abraham took Ishmael, his son, and all whose birth had taken place in his house, and all his servants whom he had made his for a price, every male of his house, and on that very day he gave them circumcision in the flesh of their private parts as God had said to him.
24 Abraham var ni og halvfemsindstyve Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud;
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.
25 og hans Søn Ismael var tretten Aar, da han blev omskaaret paa sin Forhud.
And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he underwent circumcision.
26 Selv samme Dag blev Abraham og hans Søn Ismael omskaaret;
Abraham and Ishmael, his son, underwent circumcision on that very day.
27 og alle Mænd i hans Hus, baade de hjemmefødte og de, der var købt, de fremmede, blev omskaaret tillige med ham.
And all the men of his house, those whose birth had taken place in the house and those whom he had got for money from men of other lands, underwent circumcision with him.
