Genesis 25

1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

Forsothe Abraham weddide another wijf, Ceture bi name,

2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

which childide to him Samram, and Jexan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboth, and Sue.

3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

Also Jexan gendride Saba and Dadan. Forsothe the sones of Dadan weren Asurym, and Lathusym, and Laomym.

4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

And sotheli of Madian was borun Efa, and Ofer, and Enoth, and Abida, and Heldaa; alle these weren the sones of Cethure.

5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

And Abraham yaf alle thingis whiche he hadde in possessioun to Isaac;

6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

sotheli he yaf yiftis to the sones of concubyns; and Abraham, while he lyuede yit, departide hem fro Ysaac, his sone, to the eest coost.

7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Forsothe the daies of lijf of Abraham weren an hundrid and `fyue and seuenti yeer;

8 And 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.

and he failide, and diede in good eelde, and of greet age, and ful of daies, and he was gaderid to his puple.

9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

And Ysaac and Ismael, his sones, birieden him in the double denne, which is set in the feeld of Efron, sone of Seor Ethei,

10 the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

euene ayens Mambre, which denne he bouyte of the sones of Heth; and he was biried there, and Sare his wijf.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

And aftir the deeth of Abraham God blesside Isaac his sone, which dwellide bisidis the pit bi name of hym that lyueth and seeth.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

These ben the generaciouns of Ismael, sone of Abraham, whom Agar Egipcian, seruauntesse of Sare, childide to Abraham;

13 and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

and these ben the names of the sones of Ismael, in her names and generaciouns. The firste gendride of Ismael was Nabaioth, aftirward Cedar, and Abdeel, and Mabsan,

14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa;

and Masma, and Duma, and Massa,

15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

and Adad, and Thema, and Ithur, and Nafir, and Cedma.

16 these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

These weren the sones of Ismael, and these weren names by castels and townes of hem, twelue princes of her lynagis.

17 And 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.

And the yeeris of lijf of Ismael weren maad an hundrid and seuene and thretti, and he failide, and diede, and was put to his puple.

18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he abode in the presence of all his brethren.

Forsothe he enhabitide fro Euila til to Sur, that biholdith Egipt, as me entrith in to Assiriens; he diede bifore alle his britheren.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

Also these ben the generaciouns of Ysaac sone of Abraham. Abraham gendride Isaac,

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.

and whanne Isaac was of fourti yeer, he weddide a wijf, Rebecca, douyter of Batuel, of Sirie of Mesopotanye, the sistir of Laban.

21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

And Isaac bisouyte the Lord for his wijf, for sche was bareyn; and the Lord herde him, and yaf conseiuyng to Rebecca.

22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of the LORD.

But the litle children weren hurtlid togidre in hir wombe; and sche seide, If it was so to comynge to me, what nede was it to conseyue? And sche yede and axide counsel of the Lord,

23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated even from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.

which answerde, and seide, Twei folkis ben in thi wombe, and twei puplis schulen be departid fro thi wombe, and a puple schal ouercome a puple, and the more schal serue the lesse.

24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Thanne the tyme of childberyng cam, and lo! twei children weren foundun in hir wombe.

25 And the first came forth red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

He that yede out first was reed, and al rouy in the manere of a skyn; and his name was clepid Esau.

26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Anoon the tothir yede out, and helde with the hond the heele of the brother; and therfore he clepide him Jacob. Isaac was sixti yeer eeld, whanne the litle children weren borun.

27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

And whanne thei weren woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; forsothe Jacob was a symple man, and dwellide in tabernaclis.

28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: and Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac louyde Esau, for he eet of the huntyng of Esau; and Rebecca louyde Jacob.

29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:

Sotheli Jacob sethide potage; and whanne Esau cam weri fro the feld,

30 and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage]; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

he seide to Jacob, Yyue thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am ful weri; for which cause his name was clepid Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

And Jacob seide to him, Sille to me the riyt of the first gendrid childe.

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall the birthright do to me?

He answerde, Lo! Y die, what schulen the firste gendrid thingis profite to me?

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Jacob seide, therfor swere thou to me. Therfor Esau swoor, and selde the firste gendrid thingis.

34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.

And so whanne he hadde take breed and potage, Esau eet and drank, and yede forth, and chargide litil that he hadde seld the riyt of the firste gendrid child.