Genesis 17

1And after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to him: and said unto him: I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be perfect.

2And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.

3Abram fell flat on his face.

4And God said to him: I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

5Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram: but thou shalt be called Abraham: because I have made thee a father of many nations.

6And I will make thee increase, exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

8And I will give to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy sojournment, all the land of Chanaan for a perpetual possession, and I will be their God.

9Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

10This is my covenant which you shall observe, between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male kind of you shall be circumcised:

11And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you.

12An infant of eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations: he that is born in the house, as well as the bought servant shall be circumcised, and whosoever is not of your stock:

13And my covenant shall be in your flesh for a perpetual covenant.

14The male, whose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised, that soul shall be destroyed out of his people: because he hath broken my covenant.

15God said also to Abraham: Sarai thy wife thou shalt not call Sarai, but Sara.

16And I will bless her, and of her I will give thee a son, whom I will bless, and he shall become nations, and kings of people shall spring from him.

17Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?

18And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee.

19And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him.

20And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

21But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year.

22And when he had left off speaking with him, God went up from Abraham.

23And Abraham took Ismael his son, and all that were born in his house: and all whom he had bought, every male among the men of his house: and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin forthwith the very same day, as God had commanded him.

24Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

25And Ismael his son was full thirteen years old at the time of his circumcision.

26The selfsame day was Abraham circumcised and Ismael his son.

27And all the men of his house, as well they that were born in his house, as the bought servants and strangers were circumcised with him.

1Postquam vero nonaginta et novem annorum esse cœperat, apparuit ei Dominus, dixitque ad eum: Ego Deus omnipotens: ambula coram me, et esto perfectus.

2Ponamque fœdus meum inter me et te, et multiplicabo te vehementer nimis.

3Cecidit Abram pronus in faciem.

4Dixitque ei Deus: Ego sum, et pactum meum tecum, erisque pater multarum gentium.

5Nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram, sed appellaberis Abraham: quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te.

6Faciamque te crescere vehementissime, et ponam te in gentibus, regesque ex te egredientur.

7Et statuam pactum meum inter me et te, et inter semen tuum post te in generationibus suis, fœdere sempiterno: ut sim Deus tuus, et seminis tui post te.

8Daboque tibi et semini tuo terram peregrinationis tuæ, omnem terram Chanaan in possessionem æternam, eroque Deus eorum.

9Dixit iterum Deus ad Abraham: Et tu ergo custodies pactum meum, et semen tuum post te in generationibus suis.

10Hoc est pactum meum quod observabitis inter me et vos, et semen tuum post te: circumcidetur ex vobis omne masculinum:

11et circumcidetis carnem præputii vestri, ut sit in signum fœderis inter me et vos.

12Infans octo dierum circumcidetur in vobis, omne masculinum in generationibus vestris: tam vernaculus, quam emptitius circumcidetur, et quicumque non fuerit de stirpe vestra:

13eritque pactum meum in carne vestra in fœdus æternum.

14Masculus, cujus præputii caro circumcisa non fuerit, delebitur anima illa de populo suo: quia pactum meum irritum fecit.

15Dixit quoque Deus ad Abraham: Sarai uxorem tuam non vocabis Sarai, sed Saram.

16Et benedicam ei, et ex illa dabo tibi filium cui benedicturus sum: eritque in nationes, et reges populorum orientur ex eo.

17Cecidit Abraham in faciem suam, et risit, dicens in corde suo: Putasne centenario nascetur filius? et Sara nonagenaria pariet?

18Dixitque ad Deum: Utinam Ismaël vivat coram te.

19Et ait Deus ad Abraham: Sara uxor tua pariet tibi filium, vocabisque nomen ejus Isaac, et constituam pactum meum illi in fœdus sempiternum, et semini ejus post eum.

20Super Ismaël quoque exaudivi te: ecce, benedicam ei, et augebo, et multiplicabo eum valde: duodecim duces generabit, et faciam illum in gentem magnam.

21Pactum vero meum statuam ad Isaac, quem pariet tibi Sara tempore isto in anno altero.

22Cumque finitus esset sermo loquentis cum eo, ascendit Deus ab Abraham.

23Tulit autem Abraham Ismaël filium suum, et omnes vernaculos domus suæ, universosque quos emerat, cunctos mares ex omnibus viris domus suæ: et circumcidit carnem præputii eorum statim in ipsa die, sicut præceperat ei Deus.

24Abraham nonaginta et novem erat annorum quando circumcidit carnem præputii sui.

25Et Ismaël filius tredecim annos impleverat tempore circumcisionis suæ.

26Eadem die circumcisus est Abraham et Ismaël filius ejus:

27et omnes viri domus illius, tam vernaculi, quam emptitii et alienigenæ pariter circumcisi sunt.

1In truth, after he began to be ninety-nine years of age, the Lord appeared to him. And he said to him: “I am the Almighty God. Walk in my sight and become complete.

2And I will set my covenant between me and you. And I will multiply you very exceedingly.”

3Abram fell prone on his face.

4And God said to him: “I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.

5No longer will your name be called Abram. But you will be called Abraham, for I have established you as the father of many nations.

6And I will cause you to increase very greatly, and I will set you among the nations, and kings will come forth from you.

7And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and with your offspring after you in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

8And I will give to you and to your offspring, the land of your sojourn, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession, and I will be their God.”

9Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.

10This is my covenant, which you shall observe, between me and you, and your offspring after you: All the males among you shall be circumcised.

11And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, so that it may be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

12An infant of eight days will be circumcised among you, every male in your generations. So also servants born to you, as well as those bought, shall be circumcised, even those who are not of your stock.

13And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an eternal covenant.

14The male, the flesh of whose foreskin will not be circumcised, that soul shall be eliminated from his people. For he has made my covenant void.”

15God said also to Abraham: “Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah.

16And I will bless her, and from her I will give you a son, whom I will bless, and he will be among the nations, and the kings of the peoples will rise from him.”

17Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed, saying in his heart: “Do you think a son can be born to a one hundred year old man? And will Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

18And he said to God, “If only Ishmael would live in your sight.”

19And God said to Abraham: “Your wife Sarah shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant, and with his offspring after him.

20Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

21Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”

22And when he had finished speaking with him, God ascended from Abraham.

23Then Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all who were born in his house, and all whom he had bought, every male among the men of his house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin promptly, the very same day, just as God had instructed him.

24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

25And his son Ishmael had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.

26On the very same day, Abraham was circumcised with his son Ishmael.

27And all the men of his house, those born in his house, as well as those who were bought, even the foreigners, were circumcised with him.