Genesis 25 #catechesis/bible/genesis
[!abstract] Abraham’s children by Cetura; his death and that of Ishmael. Isaac has Esau and Jacob twins. Esau sells his first birthright to Jacob.
Book: Genesis · ← Genesis 24 · Genesis 26 →
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GR προσθέμενος δὲ Αβρααμ ἔλαβεν γυναῖκα ᾗ ὄνομα Χεττουρα
LA Abraham vero aliam duxit uxorem nomine Ceturam:
EN And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:
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GR ἔτεκεν δὲ αὐτῷ τὸν Ζεμραν καὶ τὸν Ιεξαν καὶ τὸν Μαδαν καὶ τὸν Μαδιαμ καὶ τὸν Ιεσβοκ καὶ τὸν Σωυε
LA quæ peperit ei Zamran et Jecsan, et Madan, et Madian, et Jesboc, et Sue.
EN Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.
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GR Ιεξαν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαβα καὶ τὸν Θαιμαν καὶ τὸν Δαιδαν υἱοὶ δὲ Δαιδαν ἐγένοντο Ραγουηλ καὶ Ναβδεηλ καὶ Ασσουριιμ καὶ Λατουσιιμ καὶ Λοωμιμ
LA Jecsan quoque genuit Saba et Dadan. Filii Dadan fuerunt Assurim, et Latusim, et Loomin.
EN Jecsan also begot Saba, and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomim.
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GR υἱοὶ δὲ Μαδιαμ Γαιφα καὶ Αφερ καὶ Ενωχ καὶ Αβιρα καὶ Ελραγα πάντες οὗτοι ἦσαν υἱοὶ Χεττουρας
LA At vero ex Madian ortus est Epha, et Opher, et Henoch, et Abida, et Eldaa: omnes hi filii Ceturæ.
EN But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.
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GR ἔδωκεν δὲ Αβρααμ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ Ισαακ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ
LA Deditque Abraham cuncta quæ possederat, Isaac:
EN And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac:
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GR καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν παλλακῶν αὐτοῦ ἔδωκεν Αβρααμ δόματα καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ Ισαακ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ἔτι ζῶντος αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἀνατολὰς εἰς γῆν ἀνατολῶν
LA filiis autem concubinarum largitus est munera, et separavit eos ab Isaac filio suo, dum adhuc ipse viveret, ad plagam orientalem.
EN And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.
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[!note]- Concubines…
Agar and Cetura are here called concubines, (though they were lawful wives, and in other places are so called), because they were of an inferior degree, and such in scripture are usually called concubines.
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GR ταῦτα δὲ τὰ ἔτη ἡμερῶν ζωῆς Αβρααμ ὅσα ἔζησεν ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε ἔτη
LA Fuerunt autem dies vitæ Abrahæ, centum septuaginta quinque anni.
EN And the days of Abraham’s life were a hundred and seventy-five years.
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GR καὶ ἐκλιπὼν ἀπέθανεν Αβρααμ ἐν γήρει καλῷ πρεσβύτης καὶ πλήρης ἡμερῶν καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ
LA Et deficiens mortuus est in senectute bona, provectæque ætatis et plenus dierum: congregatusque est ad populum suum.
EN And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.
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GR καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν Ισαακ καὶ Ισμαηλ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ διπλοῦν εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν Εφρων τοῦ Σααρ τοῦ Χετταίου ὅ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι Μαμβρη
LA Et sepelierunt eum Isaac et Ismaël filii sui in spelunca duplici, quæ sita est in agro Ephron filii Seor Hethæi, e regione Mambre,
EN And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre,
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GR τὸν ἀγρὸν καὶ τὸ σπήλαιον ὃ ἐκτήσατο Αβρααμ παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Χετ ἐκεῖ ἔθαψαν Αβρααμ καὶ Σαρραν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ
LA quem emerat a filiis Heth: ibi sepultus est ipse, et Sara uxor ejus.
EN which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.
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GR ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Αβρααμ εὐλόγησεν ὁ θεὸς Ισαακ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατῴκησεν Ισαακ παρὰ τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ὁράσεως
LA Et post obitum illius benedixit Deus Isaac filio ejus, qui habitabat juxta puteum nomine Viventis et videntis.
EN And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.
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GR αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Ισμαηλ τοῦ υἱοῦ Αβρααμ ὃν ἔτεκεν Αγαρ ἡ παιδίσκη Σαρρας τῷ Αβρααμ
LA Hæ sunt generationes Ismaël filii Abrahæ, quem peperit ei Agar Ægyptia, famula Saræ: et
EN These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara’s servant, bore unto him:
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GR καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ισμαηλ κατ’ ὄνομα τῶν γενεῶν αὐτοῦ πρωτότοκος Ισμαηλ Ναβαιωθ καὶ Κηδαρ καὶ Ναβδεηλ καὶ Μασσαμ
LA hæc nomina filiorum ejus in vocabulis et generationibus suis. Primogenitus Ismaëlis Nabaioth, deinde Cedar, et Adbeel, et Mabsam,
EN And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,
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GR καὶ Μασμα καὶ Ιδουμα καὶ Μασση
LA Masma quoque, et Duma, et Massa,
EN and Masma, and Duma, and Massa,
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GR καὶ Χοδδαδ καὶ Θαιμαν καὶ Ιετουρ καὶ Ναφες καὶ Κεδμα
LA Hadar, et Thema, et Jethur, et Naphis, et Cedma.
EN Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.
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GR οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισμαηλ καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς σκηναῖς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐπαύλεσιν αὐτῶν δώδεκα ἄρχοντες κατὰ ἔθνη αὐτῶν
LA Isti sunt filii Ismaëlis: et hæc nomina per castella et oppida eorum, duodecim principes tribuum suarum.
EN These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.
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GR καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Ισμαηλ ἑκατὸν τριάκοντα ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ ἐκλιπὼν ἀπέθανεν καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸ γένος αὐτοῦ
LA Et facti sunt anni vitæ Ismaëlis centum triginta septem, deficiensque mortuus est, et appositus ad populum suum.
EN And the years of Ismael’s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.
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GR κατῴκησεν δὲ ἀπὸ Ευιλατ ἕως Σουρ ἥ ἐστιν κατὰ πρόσωπον Αἰγύπτου ἕως ἐλθεῖν πρὸς Ἀσσυρίους κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ κατῴκησεν
LA Habitavit autem ab Hevila usque Sur, quæ respicit Ægyptum introëuntibus Assyrios; coram cunctis fratribus suis obiit.
EN And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looks towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.
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GR καὶ αὗται αἱ γενέσεις Ισαακ τοῦ υἱοῦ Αβρααμ Αβρααμ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ισαακ
LA Hæ quoque sunt generationes Isaac filii Abraham: Abraham genuit Isaac:
EN These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:
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GR ἦν δὲ Ισαακ ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὴν Ρεβεκκαν θυγατέρα Βαθουηλ τοῦ Σύρου ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας ἀδελφὴν Λαβαν τοῦ Σύρου ἑαυτῷ γυναῖκα
LA qui cum quadraginta esset annorum, duxit uxorem Rebeccam filiam Bathuelis Syri de Mesopotamia, sororem Laban.
EN Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.
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GR ἐδεῖτο δὲ Ισαακ κυρίου περὶ Ρεβεκκας τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ ὅτι στεῖρα ἦν ἐπήκουσεν δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ θεός καὶ ἔλαβεν ἐν γαστρὶ Ρεβεκκα ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ
LA Deprecatusque est Isaac Dominum pro uxore sua, eo quod esset sterilis: qui exaudivit eum, et dedit conceptum Rebeccæ.
EN And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.
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GR ἐσκίρτων δὲ τὰ παιδία ἐν αὐτῇ εἶπεν δέ εἰ οὕτως μοι μέλλει γίνεσθαι ἵνα τί μοι τοῦτο ἐπορεύθη δὲ πυθέσθαι παρὰ κυρίου
LA Sed collidebantur in utero ejus parvuli; quæ ait: Si sic mihi futurum erat, quid necesse fuit concipere? perrexitque ut consuleret Dominum.
EN But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.
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GR καὶ εἶπεν κύριος αὐτῇ δύο ἔθνη ἐν τῇ γαστρί σού εἰσιν καὶ δύο λαοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας σου διασταλήσονται καὶ λαὸς λαοῦ ὑπερέξει καὶ ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι
LA Qui respondens ait: Duæ gentes sunt in utero tuo, et duo populi ex ventre tuo dividentur, populusque populum superabit, et major serviet minori.
EN And he answering, said: Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of your womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.
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GR καὶ ἐπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν καὶ τῇδε ἦν δίδυμα ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς
LA Jam tempus pariendi advenerat, et ecce gemini in utero ejus reperti sunt.
EN And when her time had come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.
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GR ἐξῆλθεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς ὁ πρωτότοκος πυρράκης ὅλος ὡσεὶ δορὰ δασύς ἐπωνόμασεν δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ησαυ
LA Qui prior egressus est, rufus erat, et totus in morem pellis hispidus: vocatumque est nomen ejus Esau. Protinus alter egrediens, plantam fratris tenebat manu: et idcirco appellavit eum Jacob.
EN He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother’s foot in his hand: and therefore he was called Jacob.
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GR καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐξῆλθεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ἐπειλημμένη τῆς πτέρνης Ησαυ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ιακωβ Ισαακ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα ὅτε ἔτεκεν αὐτοὺς Ρεβεκκα
LA Sexagenarius erat Isaac quando nati sunt ei parvuli.
EN Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.
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GR ηὐξήθησαν δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι καὶ ἦν Ησαυ ἄνθρωπος εἰδὼς κυνηγεῖν ἄγροικος Ιακωβ δὲ ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἄπλαστος οἰκῶν οἰκίαν
LA Quibus adultis, factus est Esau vir gnarus venandi, et homo agricola: Jacob autem vir simplex habitabat in tabernaculis.
EN And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.
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GR ἠγάπησεν δὲ Ισαακ τὸν Ησαυ ὅτι ἡ θήρα αὐτοῦ βρῶσις αὐτῷ Ρεβεκκα δὲ ἠγάπα τὸν Ιακωβ
LA Isaac amabat Esau, eo quod de venationibus illius vesceretur: et Rebecca diligebat Jacob.
EN Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.
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GR ἥψησεν δὲ Ιακωβ ἕψεμα ἦλθεν δὲ Ησαυ ἐκ τοῦ πεδίου ἐκλείπων
LA Coxit autem Jacob pulmentum: ad quem cum venisset Esau de agro lassus,
EN And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,
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GR καὶ εἶπεν Ησαυ τῷ Ιακωβ γεῦσόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑψέματος τοῦ πυρροῦ τούτου ὅτι ἐκλείπω διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Εδωμ
LA ait: Da mihi de coctione hac rufa, quia oppido lassus sum. Quam ob causam vocatum est nomen ejus Edom.
EN said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.
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GR εἶπεν δὲ Ιακωβ τῷ Ησαυ ἀπόδου μοι σήμερον τὰ πρωτοτόκιά σου ἐμοί
LA Cui dixit Jacob: Vende mihi primogenita tua.
EN And Jacob said to him: Sell me your first birthright.
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GR εἶπεν δὲ Ησαυ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾶν καὶ ἵνα τί μοι ταῦτα τὰ πρωτοτόκια
LA Ille respondit: En morior, quid mihi proderunt primogenita?
EN He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?
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GR καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ιακωβ ὄμοσόν μοι σήμερον καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ἀπέδοτο δὲ Ησαυ τὰ πρωτοτόκια τῷ Ιακωβ
LA Ait Jacob: Jura ergo mihi. Juravit ei Esau et vendidit primogenita.
EN Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.
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GR Ιακωβ δὲ ἔδωκεν τῷ Ησαυ ἄρτον καὶ ἕψεμα φακοῦ καὶ ἔφαγεν καὶ ἔπιεν καὶ ἀναστὰς ᾤχετο καὶ ἐφαύλισεν Ησαυ τὰ πρωτοτόκια
LA Et sic, accepto pane et lentis edulio, comedit et bibit, et abiit, parvipendens quod primogenita vendidisset.
EN And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went on his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.
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