Genesis 26

1 And it was a famine in the land besides the famine former which it was in [the] days of Abraham and he went Isaac to Abimelech [the] king of [the] Philistines Gerar towards.

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

2 And he appeared to him Yahweh and he said may not you go down Egypt towards dwell in the land which I will say to you.

And the LORD appeared unto him, and said: 'Go not down unto Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

3 Sojourn in the land this so I may be with you and I will bless you for to you and to offspring your I will give all the lands these and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham father your.

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;

4 And I will multiply offspring your like [the] stars of the heavens and I will give to offspring your all the lands these and they will bless themselves by offspring your all [the] nations of the earth.

and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;

5 Consequence that he listened Abraham to voice my and he kept duty my commandments my statutes my and laws my.

because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'

6 And he dwelt Isaac in Gerar.

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

7 And they asked [the] men of the place of wife his and he said [is] sister my she for he was afraid to say wife my lest they should kill me [the] men of the place on Rebekah for [was] good of appearance she.

And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; for he feared to say: 'My wife'; 'lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'

8 And it was that they had become long to him there the days and he looked down Abimelech [the] king of [the] Philistines through the window and he saw and there! Isaac [was] playing with Rebekah wife his.

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9 And he summoned Abimelech Isaac and he said surely here! [is] wife your she and how? did you say [is] sister my she and he said to him Isaac for I thought lest I should die on her.

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said: 'Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou: She is my sister?' And Isaac said unto him: 'Because I said: Lest I die because of her.'

10 And he said Abimelech what? this have you done to us like a little he lay with one of the people wife your and you will bring on us guilt.

And Abimelech said: 'What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.'

11 And he commanded Abimelech all the people saying who [-ever] touches the man this and wife his certainly he will be put to death.

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying: 'He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'

12 And he sowed Isaac in the land that and he found in the year that one hundred measures and he blessed him Yahweh.

And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.

13 And he became great the man and he went continuously and becoming great until for he became great exceedingly.

And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

14 And it be[longed] to him livestock of flock and livestock of herd and service much and they envied him [the] Philistines.

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

15 And all the wells which they had dug [the] servants of father his in [the] days of Abraham father his they stopped up them [the] Philistines and they filled them earth.

Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

16 And he said Abimelech to Isaac go from with us for you have become [too] powerful for us much.

And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.'

17 And he went from there Isaac and he encamped in [the] wadi of Gerar and he dwelt there.

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 And he returned Isaac and he dug - [the] wells of water which people had dug in [the] days of Abraham father his and they had stopped up them [the] Philistines after [the] death of Abraham and he called them names like the names which he had called them father his.

And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 And they dug [the] servants of Isaac in the wadi and they found there a well of water living.

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.

20 And they disputed [the] herdsmen of Gerar with [the] herdsmen of Isaac saying [belongs] to us the water and he called [the] name of the well Esek for they quarreled with him.

And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

21 And they dug a well another and they disputed also on it and he called name its Sitnah.

And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

22 And he moved on from there and he dug a well another and not they disputed on it and he called name its Rehoboth and he said that now he has made space Yahweh for us and we will be fruitful in the land.

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.'

23 And he went up from there Beer Sheba.

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

24 And he appeared to him Yahweh in the night that and he said I [am] [the] God of Abraham father your may not you be afraid for [am] with you I and I will bless you and I will multiply offspring your for sake of Abraham servant my.

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said: 'I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for My servant Abraham's sake.'

25 And he built there an altar and he called on [the] name of Yahweh and he pitched there tent his and they dug there [the] servants of Isaac a well.

And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

26 And Abimelech he came to him from Gerar and Ahuzzah close friend his and Phicol [the] commander of army his.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

27 And he said to them Isaac why? have you come to me and you you hate me and you sent away me from with you.

And Isaac said unto them: 'Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?'

28 And they said certainly we have seen that he has been Yahweh - with you and we said let it be please an oath between us between us and between you and let us make a covenant with you.

And they said: 'We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

29 If you will do with us harm just as not we have touched you and just as we have done with you only good and we sent away you in peace you now [are] blessed of Yahweh.

that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace; thou art now the blessed of the LORD.'

30 And he prepared for them a feast and they ate and they drank.

And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

31 And they rose early in the morning and they swore an oath each to brother his and he sent off them Isaac and they went from with him in peace.

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

32 And it was - on the day that and they came [the] servants of Isaac and they told to him on [the] causes of the well which they had dug and they said to him we have found water.

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him: 'We have found water.'

33 And he called it Shibah there-fore [the] name of the city [is] Beer Sheba until the day this.

And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

34 And he was Esau a son of forty year[s] and he took a wife Judith [the] daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath [the] daughter of Elon the Hittite.

And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 And they were bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

And they were a bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.