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創世記 25

亞伯拉罕又娶了一妻，名叫基土拉。 2 基土拉給他生了心蘭、約珊、米但、米甸、伊施巴和書亞。 3 約珊生了示巴和底但，底但的子孫是亞書利族、利都是族和利烏米族。 4 米甸的兒子是以法、以弗、哈諾、亞比大和以勒大。這都是基土拉的子孫。 5 亞伯拉罕將一切所有的都給了以撒。 6 亞伯拉罕把財物分給他庶出的眾子，趁著自己還在世的時候，打發他們離開他的兒子以撒往東方去。

7 亞伯拉罕一生的年日是一百七十五歲。 8 亞伯拉罕壽高年邁，氣絕而死，歸到他列祖那裡。 9 他兩個兒子以撒、以實瑪利把他埋葬在麥比拉洞裡。這洞在幔利前，赫人瑣轄的兒子以弗崙的田中， 10 就是亞伯拉罕向赫人買的那塊田。亞伯拉罕和他妻子撒拉都葬在那裡。 11 亞伯拉罕死了以後，神賜福給他的兒子以撒。以撒靠近庇耳拉海萊居住。

12 撒拉的使女埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子是以實瑪利。 13 以實瑪利兒子們的名字，按著他們的家譜記在下面。以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約，又有基達、亞德別、米比衫、 14 米施瑪、度瑪、瑪撒、 15 哈大、提瑪、伊突、拿非施、基底瑪。 16 這是以實瑪利眾子的名字，照著他們的村莊、營寨，做了十二族的族長。 17 以實瑪利享壽一百三十七歲，氣絕而死，歸到他列祖那裡。 18 他子孫的住處在他眾弟兄東邊，從哈腓拉直到埃及前的書珥，正在亞述的道上。

19 亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒的後代記在下面。亞伯拉罕生以撒。 20 以撒娶利百加為妻的時候正四十歲，利百加是巴旦亞蘭地的亞蘭人彼土利的女兒，是亞蘭人拉班的妹子。 21 以撒因他妻子不生育，就為她祈求耶和華。耶和華應允他的祈求，他的妻子利百加就懷了孕。 22 孩子們在她腹中彼此相爭，她就說：「若是這樣，我為什麼活著呢？」她就去求問耶和華。 23 耶和華對她說：「兩國在你腹內，兩族要從你身上出來，這族必強於那族，將來大的要服侍小的。」 24 生產的日子到了，腹中果然是雙子。 25 先產的身體發紅，渾身有毛，如同皮衣，他們就給他起名叫以掃。 26 隨後又生了以掃的兄弟，手抓住以掃的腳跟，因此給他起名叫雅各。利百加生下兩個兒子的時候，以撒年正六十歲。

27 兩個孩子漸漸長大，以掃善於打獵，常在田野，雅各為人安靜，常住在帳篷裡。 28 以撒愛以掃，因為常吃他的野味，利百加卻愛雅各。 29 有一天，雅各熬湯，以掃從田野回來累昏了。 30 以掃對雅各說：「我累昏了，求你把這紅湯給我喝。」因此以掃又叫以東。 31 雅各說：「你今日把長子的名分賣給我吧。」 32 以掃說：「我將要死，這長子的名分於我有什麼益處呢？」 33 雅各說：「你今日對我起誓吧。」以掃就對他起了誓，把長子的名分賣給雅各。 34 於是雅各將餅和紅豆湯給了以掃，以掃吃了喝了，便起來走了。這就是以掃輕看了他長子的名分。

Genesis 25

Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. 6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.

7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, 10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi.

12 Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. 13 And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren.

19 This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. 21 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

23 And the Lord said to her:

“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”

24 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.

31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”

32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?”

33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”

So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.