¹Quæ postquam gesta sunt,After these things occurred,tentavit Deus Abraham,God tested Abraham,et dixit ad eum:and he said to him,Abraham,“Abraham,Abraham.Abraham.”At ille respondit:And he answered,Adsum.“Here I am.”

¹Quæ postquam gesta sunt,After these things occurred,tentavit Deus Abraham,God tested Abraham,et dixit ad eum:and he said to him,Abraham,“Abraham,Abraham.Abraham.”At ille respondit:And he answered,Adsum.“Here I am.”

²Ait illi:He said to him:Tolle filium tuum unigenitum,“Take your only begotten son Isaac,quem diligis,whom you love,Isaac,and go into the land of vision.et vade in terram visionis,And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains,atque ibi offeres eum in holocaustum super unum montium quem monstravero tibi.which I will show to you.”

²Ait illi:He said to him:Tolle filium tuum unigenitum,“Take your only begotten son Isaac,quem diligis,whom you love,Isaac,and go into the land of vision.et vade in terram visionis,And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains,atque ibi offeres eum in holocaustum super unum montium quem monstravero tibi.which I will show to you.”

³Igitur Abraham de nocte consurgens,And so Abraham, getting up in the night,stravit asinum suum,harnessed his donkey,ducens secum duos juvenes,taking with him two youths,et Isaac filium suum:and his son Isaac.cumque concidisset ligna in holocaustum,And when he had cut wood for the holocaust,abiit ad locum quem præceperat ei Deus.he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.

³Igitur Abraham de nocte consurgens,And so Abraham, getting up in the night,stravit asinum suum,harnessed his donkey,ducens secum duos juvenes,taking with him two youths,et Isaac filium suum:and his son Isaac.cumque concidisset ligna in holocaustum,And when he had cut wood for the holocaust,abiit ad locum quem præceperat ei Deus.he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.

⁴Die autem tertio,Then, on the third day,elevatis oculis,lifting up his eyes,vidit locum procul:he saw the place at a distance.

⁴Die autem tertio,Then, on the third day,elevatis oculis,lifting up his eyes,vidit locum procul:he saw the place at a distance.

⁵dixitque ad pueros suos:And he said to his servants:Expectate hic cum asino:“Wait here with the donkey.ego et puer illuc usque properantes,I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place.postquam adoraverimus,After we have worshipped,revertemur ad vos.will return to you.”

⁵dixitque ad pueros suos:And he said to his servants:Expectate hic cum asino:“Wait here with the donkey.ego et puer illuc usque properantes,I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place.postquam adoraverimus,After we have worshipped,revertemur ad vos.will return to you.”

⁶Tulit quoque ligna holocausti,He also took the wood for the holocaust,et imposuit super Isaac filium suum:and he imposed it upon his son Isaac.ipse vero portabat in manibus ignem et gladium.And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword.Cumque duo pergerent simul,And as the two continued on together,

⁶Tulit quoque ligna holocausti,He also took the wood for the holocaust,et imposuit super Isaac filium suum:and he imposed it upon his son Isaac.ipse vero portabat in manibus ignem et gladium.And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword.Cumque duo pergerent simul,And as the two continued on together,

⁷dixit Isaac patri suo:Isaac said to his father,Pater mi.“My father.”At ille respondit:And he answered,Quid vis,“What do you want,fili?son?”Ecce,“Behold,”inquit,he said,ignis et ligna:“fire and wood.ubi est victima holocausti?Where is the victim for the holocaust?”

⁷dixit Isaac patri suo:Isaac said to his father,Pater mi.“My father.”At ille respondit:And he answered,Quid vis,“What do you want,fili?son?”Ecce,“Behold,”inquit,he said,ignis et ligna:“fire and wood.ubi est victima holocausti?Where is the victim for the holocaust?”

⁸Dixit autem Abraham:But Abraham said,Deus providebit sibi victimam holocausti,“God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust,fili mi.my son.”Pergebant ergo pariter.Thus they continued on together.

⁸Dixit autem Abraham:But Abraham said,Deus providebit sibi victimam holocausti,“God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust,fili mi.my son.”Pergebant ergo pariter.Thus they continued on together.

⁹Et venerunt ad locum quem ostenderat ei Deus,And they came to the place that God had shown to him.in quo ædificavit altare,There he built an altar,et desuper ligna composuit;and he set the wood in order upon it.cumque alligasset Isaac filium suum,And when he had bound his son Isaac,posuit eum in altare super struem lignorum.he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.

⁹Et venerunt ad locum quem ostenderat ei Deus,And they came to the place that God had shown to him.in quo ædificavit altare,There he built an altar,et desuper ligna composuit;and he set the wood in order upon it.cumque alligasset Isaac filium suum,And when he had bound his son Isaac,posuit eum in altare super struem lignorum.he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.

¹⁰Extenditque manum,And he reached out his handet arripuit gladium,and took hold of the sword,ut immolaret filium suum.in order to sacrifice his son.

¹⁰Extenditque manum,And he reached out his handet arripuit gladium,and took hold of the sword,ut immolaret filium suum.in order to sacrifice his son.

¹¹Et ecce angelus Domini de cælo clamavit,And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven,dicens:saying,Abraham,“Abraham,Abraham.Abraham.”Qui respondit: Adsum.And he answered, “Here I am.”

¹¹Et ecce angelus Domini de cælo clamavit,And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven,dicens:saying,Abraham,“Abraham,Abraham.Abraham.”Qui respondit: Adsum.And he answered, “Here I am.”

¹²Dixitque ei:And he said to him,Non extendas manum tuam super puerum,“Do not extend your hand over the boy,neque facias illi quidquam:and do not do anything to him.nunc cognovi quod times Deum,Now I know that you fear God,et non pepercisti unigenito filio tuo propter me.since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”

¹²Dixitque ei:And he said to him,Non extendas manum tuam super puerum,“Do not extend your hand over the boy,neque facias illi quidquam:and do not do anything to him.nunc cognovi quod times Deum,Now I know that you fear God,et non pepercisti unigenito filio tuo propter me.since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”

¹³Levavit Abraham oculos suos,Abraham lifted up his eyes,viditque post tergum arietem inter vepres hærentem cornibus,and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns,quem assumens obtulit holocaustum pro filio.which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.

¹³Levavit Abraham oculos suos,Abraham lifted up his eyes,viditque post tergum arietem inter vepres hærentem cornibus,and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns,quem assumens obtulit holocaustum pro filio.which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.

¹⁴Appellavitque nomen loci illius,And he called the name of that place:Dominus videt.‘The Lord Sees.’Unde usque hodie dicitur:Thus, even to this day, it is said:In monte Dominus videbit.‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’

¹⁴Appellavitque nomen loci illius,And he called the name of that place:Dominus videt.‘The Lord Sees.’Unde usque hodie dicitur:Thus, even to this day, it is said:In monte Dominus videbit.‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’

¹⁵Vocavit autem angelus Domini Abraham secundo de cælo,Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven,dicens:saying:

¹⁵Vocavit autem angelus Domini Abraham secundo de cælo,Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven,dicens:saying:

¹⁶Per memetipsum juravi,“By my own self, I have sworn,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.quia fecisti hanc rem,Because you have done this thing,et non pepercisti filio tuo unigenito propter me:and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,

¹⁶Per memetipsum juravi,“By my own self, I have sworn,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.quia fecisti hanc rem,Because you have done this thing,et non pepercisti filio tuo unigenito propter me:and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,

¹⁷benedicam tibi,I will bless you,et multiplicabo semen tuum sicut stellas cæli,and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven,et velut arenam quæ est in littore maris:and like the sand which is on the seashore.possidebit semen tuum portas inimicorum suorum,Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

¹⁷benedicam tibi,I will bless you,et multiplicabo semen tuum sicut stellas cæli,and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven,et velut arenam quæ est in littore maris:and like the sand which is on the seashore.possidebit semen tuum portas inimicorum suorum,Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

¹⁸et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terræ,And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed,quia obedisti voci meæ.because you obeyed my voice.”

¹⁸et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terræ,And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed,quia obedisti voci meæ.because you obeyed my voice.”

¹⁹Reversus est Abraham ad pueros suos,Abraham returned to his servants,abieruntque Bersabee simul,and they went to Beersheba together,et habitavit ibi.and he lived there.

¹⁹Reversus est Abraham ad pueros suos,Abraham returned to his servants,abieruntque Bersabee simul,and they went to Beersheba together,et habitavit ibi.and he lived there.

²⁰His ita gestis,After these things occurred,nuntiatum est Abrahæ quod Melcha quoque genuisset filios Nachor fratri suo:it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor:

²⁰His ita gestis,After these things occurred,nuntiatum est Abrahæ quod Melcha quoque genuisset filios Nachor fratri suo:it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor:

²¹Hus primogenitum,Uz, the firstborn, and Buz,et Buz fratrem ejus,his brother, and Kemuel,et Camuel patrem Syrorum,the father of the Syrians,

²¹Hus primogenitum,Uz, the firstborn, and Buz,et Buz fratrem ejus,his brother, and Kemuel,et Camuel patrem Syrorum,the father of the Syrians,

²²et Cased,and Chesed,et Azau,and Hazo,Pheldas quoquelikewise Pildash,et Jedlaph,and Jidlaph,

²²et Cased,and Chesed,et Azau,and Hazo,Pheldas quoquelikewise Pildash,et Jedlaph,and Jidlaph,

²³ac Bathuel,as well as Bethuel,de quo nata est Rebecca:of whom was born Rebekah.octo istos genuit Melcha,These eight Milcah bore for Nahor,Nachor fratri Abrahæ.the brother of Abraham.

²³ac Bathuel,as well as Bethuel,de quo nata est Rebecca:of whom was born Rebekah.octo istos genuit Melcha,These eight Milcah bore for Nahor,Nachor fratri Abrahæ.the brother of Abraham.

²⁴Concubina vero illius,In truth, his concubine,nomine Roma,named Reumah,peperit Tabee,bore Tebah,et Gaham,and Gaham,et Thahas,and Tahash,et Maacha.and Maacah.

²⁴Concubina vero illius,In truth, his concubine,nomine Roma,named Reumah,peperit Tabee,bore Tebah,et Gaham,and Gaham,et Thahas,and Tahash,et Maacha.and Maacah.