 THE LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE TRANSLATED BY ROBERT YOUNG THE BOOK OF GENESIS, CHAPTERS I THROUGH FIVE This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. THE LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE TRANSLATED BY ROBERT YOUNG CHAPTER I In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth, the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters, and God saith, Let light be, and light is, and God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateeth between the light and the darkness, and God calleth to the light day, and to the darkness he hath called night. And there is an evening, and there is a morning, day one, and God saeth, Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters, and God maketh the expanse, and it separateeth between the waters which are under the expanse, and the waters which are above the expanse, and it is so, and God calleth to the expanse heavens, and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day second, and God saeth, Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen, and it is so, and God calleth to the dry land, earth, and to the collection of the waters he hath called seas, and God seeth that it is good, and God saeth, Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit tree, whose seed is in itself, making fruit after its kind on the earth, and it is so, and the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit whose seed is in itself after its kind, and God saeth that it is good, and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day third, and God saeth, Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth, and it is so, and God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary, and the stars, for the rule of the night, and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth, and to rule over day and overnight, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness, and God saeth that it is good, and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day fourth, and God saeth, Let the waters team with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth, on the face of the expanse of the heavens, and God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teamed with after their kind, and every fowl with wing after its kind, and God saeth that it is good, and God blesseth them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth, and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day fifth, and God saeth, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind, and it is so, and God maketh the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God seeth that it is good, and God saeth. Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth, and God prepared the man in his image, in the image of God he prepared him, a male and a female he prepared them, and God blesseth them, and God saeth to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subduate, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth, and God saeth, Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food, and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which is breath of life, every green herb is for food, and it is so, and God seeth all that he hath done, and lo, very good, and there is an evening, and there is a morning, day the sixth, chapter two, and the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host, and God completeth by the seventh day his work which he hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all his work which he hath made, and God blesseth the seventh day and sanctifyeth it, for in it he hath ceased from all his work which God hath prepared for making. These are births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making, earth and heavens, and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not reigned upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground, and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground, and Jehovah God formeth the man, dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becomeeth a living creature, and Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden at the east, and he setteth there the man whom he hath formed, and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief rivers. The name of the one is Pison. It is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is, and the gold of that land is good. There is the Bedolak and the Shoham stone. And the name of the second river is Giban. It is that which is surrounding the whole land of Kosh. And the name of the third river is Hidakel. It is that which is going east of Ashur, and the fourth river is Freight. And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it. And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat, and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it, dying thou dost die. And Jehovah God sayeth, not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him and help her as his counterpart. And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man to see what he doth call it. And whatever the man calleth a living creature, that is its name. And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field, and to man hath not been found and help her as his counterpart. And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth. And he taketh one of his ribs, and closeeth up flesh in its stead. And Jehovah God buildeth up the rip, which he hath taken out of the man, into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man. And the man sayeth, this is the proper step, bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, for this it is called woman, for from a man hath this been taken. Therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they hath become one flesh. And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves. Chapter three. And the serpent hath been subtle above every beast of the field, which Jehovah God hath made, and he sayeth unto the woman, Is it true that God hath said, ye do not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman sayeth unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat, and of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said, ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent sayeth unto the woman, Dying ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it, your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God knowing good and evil. And the woman seeeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise. And she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat. And the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they are naked, and they sow fig leaves and make to themselves girdles. And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden. And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and sayeth to him, Where art thou? And he sayeth, Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid for I am naked, and I hide myself. And he sayeth, Who hath declared to thee that thou art naked of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hath thou eaten? And the man sayeth, The woman whom thou didst place with me, she hath given to me of the tree, and I do eat. And Jehovah God sayeth to the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman sayeth, The serpent hath caused me to forget, and I do eat. And Jehovah God sayeth unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field, on thy belly dost thou go, and dost thou dost eat all days of thy life, and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, he dost bruise thee the head, and thou dost bruise him the heel. unto the woman, he said, multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband is thy desire, and he dost rule over thee. And to the man, he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account, in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, and thorn and bramble it dost bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field, by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it has thou been taken, for dost thou art, and unto dust thou turnest back, and the man calleth his wife's name Eve, for she hath been mother of all living, and Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them, and Jehovah God saith, Lo, the man was as one of us, as to the knowledge of good and evil, and now lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life and eaten, and lived to the age, Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken, yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden, the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life. Chapter 4 And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, I have gotten a man by Jehovah, and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel, and Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground. And it cometh to pass at the end of days, that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah, and Abel he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones, and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present. And unto Cain and unto his present he hath not looked, and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen. And Jehovah saith unto Cain, why hast thou displeasure, and why hath thy countenance fallen? Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? And if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it. And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, let us go into the field, and it cometh to pass in there being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him. And Jehovah saith unto Cain, where is Abel thy brother? And he saith, I have not known, my brother's keeper, I? And he saith, what hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto me from the ground, and now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give it strength to thee. A wanderer, even a trembling one thou art in the earth. And Cain saith unto Jehovah, greater is my punishment than to be born. Lo, thou hast driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from my face I am hid. And I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one in the earth, and it hath been everyone finding me doth slay me. And Jehovah saith to him, therefore of any slayer of Cain, seven fold it is required. And Jehovah saith to Cain, a token that none finding him doth slay him. And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden. And Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveeth, and beareth Enoch, and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son, Enoch. And born to Enoch is Irad, and Irad hath begotten mehujael, and mehujael hath begotten methusael, and methusael hath begotten lamak. And lamak taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah. And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents, and purchased possessions. And the name of his brother is Jubal, he hath been father of everyone handling harp and organ. And Zillah, she also bear Tubal Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. And a sister of Tubal Cain is Naama. And lamak said to his wives, Adah and Zillah hear my voice, wives of lamak give ear to my saying, for a man I have slain for my wound, even a young man for my hurt, for sevenfold is required for Cain, and for lamak, seventy and sevenfold. And Adam again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth. For God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain had slain him. And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos. Then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah. CHAPTER V This is an account of the births of Adam. In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God he hath made him, a male and a female he hath prepared them, and he blesseth them, and calleth their name Man in the day of their being prepared. And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begeteth a son in his likeness according to his image, and calleth his name Seth. And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieeth. And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begeteth Enos. And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieeth. And Enos liveth ninety years, and Begeteth Kainan. And Enos liveth after his begetting Kainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieeth. And Kainan liveth seventy years, and Begeteth mahala liel. And Kainan liveth after his begetting mahala liel eight hundred and forty years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Kainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieeth. And mahala liel liveth five and sixty years, and Begeteth jarred. And mahala liel liveth after his begetting jarred eight hundred and thirty years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of mahala liel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieeth. And jarred liveth and hundred and sixty and two years, and Begeteth Inok. And jarred liveth after his begetting Inok eight hundred years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of jarred are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieeth. And Inok liveth five and sixty years, and Begeteth Methuselah. And Inok walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Inok are three hundred and sixty and five years, and Inok walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him. And Methuselah liveth and hundred and eighty and seven years, and Begeteth Lamech. And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieeth. And Lamech liveth and hundred and eighty and two years, and Begeteth a son, and Caleth his name Noah, saying, This one doth comfort us concerning our work and concerning the labor of our hands because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed. And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieeth. And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begeteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The end of chapters one through five of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters six through ten of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters six through ten of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation. Chapter six. And it cometh to pass that mankind hath begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters hath been born to them. And sons of God see the daughters of men that they are fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen. And Jehovah sayeth, my spirit doth not strive in man to the age in their airing they are flesh, and his days have been an hundred and twenty years. The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God came in unto daughters of men, and they have born to them, they are the heroes who, from of old, are the men of name. And Jehovah seeeth that abundant is the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day. And Jehovah repenteth that he hath made man in the earth, and he grieveth himself unto his heart. And Jehovah sayeth, I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them. And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah. These are births of Noah. Noah is a righteous man, perfect he hath been among his generations, with God hath Noah walked habitually, and Noah begateth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled with violence. And God seeeth the earth, and lo it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way on the earth. And God said to Noah, An end of all flesh hath come before me, for the earth hath been full of violence from their presence, and lo I am destroying them with the earth. Make for thyself an ark of gopher wood, rooms dost thou make with the ark, and thou hast covered it with in and without with cypress. And this is that which thou dost with it. Three hundred cubits is the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height. A window dost thou make for the ark, and unto a cubit thou dost restrain it from above, and the opening of the ark thou dost put in its side. Lower, second, and third stories dost thou make it. And I, lo, I am bringing in the deluge of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh in which is a living spirit from under the heavens. All that is in the earth doth expire, and I have established my covenant with thee, and thou hast come in unto the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife and thy sons wives with thee. And of all that liveth of all flesh, two of every sort thou dost bring in unto the ark to keep alive with thee, male and female are they. Of the fowl after its kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort they come in unto thee to keep alive. And thou take to thyself of all food that is eaten, and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food. And Noah doth according to all that God hath commanded him. So hath he done. CHAPTER VII And Jehovah saith to Noah, Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before me in this generation. Of all the clean beasts thou dost take to these seven pairs, a male and its female, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, a male and its female. Also a fowl of the heavens, seven pairs, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth. For after other seven days I am sending rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground. And Noah doth according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him. And Noah is a son of six hundred years, and the deluge of waters hath been upon the earth. And Noah goeth in, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him unto the ark, from the presence of the waters of the deluge. Of the clean beasts and of the beasts that are not clean, and of the fowl, and of everything that is creeping upon the ground, two by two they have come in unto Noah, unto the ark, a male and a female, as God hath commanded Noah. And it cometh to pass, after the seventh of the days, that waters of the deluge hath been on the earth. In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day hath been broken up all fountains of the great deep, and the network of the heavens hath been opened, and the shower is on the earth forty days and forty nights. In this self-same day went in Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them unto the ark. They, and every living creature after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird, every wing. And they come in unto Noah, unto the ark, two by two of all the flesh in which is a living spirit. And they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God hath commanded him, and Jehovah doth close it for him. And the deluge is forty days on the earth, and the waters multiply, and lift up the ark, and it is raised up from off the earth. And the waters are mighty, and multiply exceedingly upon the earth. And the ark goeth on the face of the waters. And the waters have been very, very mighty on the earth, and covered are all the high mountains which are under the whole heavens. Fifteen cubits upwards have the waters become mighty, and the mountains are covered, and expire doth all flesh that is moving on the earth, among fowl, and among cattle, and among beasts, and among all the teeming things which are teeming on the earth, and all mankind, all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit, of all that is in the dry land, have died. And wiped away is all the substance that is on the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, yea, they are wiped away from the earth, and only Noah is left, and those who are with him in the ark. And the waters are mighty on the earth, a hundred and fifty days. CHAPTER VIII And God, remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which are with him in the ark, and God causeth a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside, and closed are the fountains of the deep, and the network of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens, and turn back do the waters from off the earth, going on and returning, and the waters are lacking at the end of a hundred and fifty days, and the ark resteth in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, on mountains of Ararat, and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains, and it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made, and he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth, and he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground, and the dove hath not found rest for the soul of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters are on the face of all the earth, and he puteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark, and he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark, and the dove cometh in unto him at even time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth, and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth, and he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more, and it cometh to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, in the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth, and Noah turneth aside the covering of the ark, and looketh, and lo, the face of the ground have been dried, and in the second month, in the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth hath become dry, and God speaketh unto Noah, saying, go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee, every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee, and they have teamed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth, and Noah goeth out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark, and Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt offerings to ascend on the altar, and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah sayeth unto his heart, I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth, and I continue not to smite any more all living as I have done, during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease. CHAPTER IX And God blesseth Noah and his sons, and sayeth to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every fowl of the heavens, on all that creepeth on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea, into your hand they have been given, every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food, as the green herb I have given to you the whole, only flesh in its life, its blood ye do not eat, and only your blood for your lives do I require, from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man, who so shedeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed, for in the image of God hath he made man, and ye be fruitful and multiply, team in the earth and multiply in it, and God speaketh unto Noah and unto his sons with him, saying, And I, lo, I am establishing my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and with every living creature which is with you, among fowl, among kettle, and among every beast of the earth with you, from all who are going out of the ark, to every beast of the earth, and I have established my covenant with you, and all flesh is not any more cut off by waters of a deluge, and there is not any more a deluge to destroy the earth. And God sayeth, This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between me and you, and every living creature that is with you, to generations age during my bow I have given in the cloud, and it hath been for a token of a covenant between me and the earth, and it hath come to pass in my sending a cloud over the earth, that the bow hath been seen in the cloud, and I have remembered my covenant which is between me and you, and every living creature among all flesh, and the waters become no more a deluge to destroy all flesh, and the bow hath been in the cloud, and I have seen it, to remember the covenant age during between God and every living creature among all flesh which is on the earth, and God sayeth unto Noah, This is a token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth, and the sons of Noah who are going out of the ark are Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Ham is father of Canaan. These three are sons of Noah, and from these half all the earth been overspread, and Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard, and drinketh of the wine, and his drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent, and Ham, father of Canaan, seeeth the nakedness of his father, and declareeth to his two brethren without, and Shem taketh, Japheth also, the garment, and they place on the shoulder of them both, and go backward, and cover the nakedness of their father, and their faces are backward, and their father's nakedness they have not seen, and Noah awakeeth from his vine, and Noah that which his young son hath done to him, and sayeth, Cursed is Canaan, servant of servants he is to his brethren, and he sayeth, Blessed of Jehovah my God is Shem, and Canaan is servant to him, God doth give beauty to Japheth, and he dwelleth in tents of Shem, and Canaan is servant to him, and Noah liveth after the deluge three hundred and fifty years, and all the days of Noah are nine hundred and fifty years, and he dyeth. CHAPTER X And these are births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and born to them are sons after the deluge. Sons of Japheth are Gomer, and Magog, and Medae, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshek, and Tairas, and sons of Gomer are Ashkinaz, and Raifaf, and Togarma, and sons of Javan are Elisha, and Tarshish, Kitim, and Dodanim. By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families in their nations. And sons of Ham are Qash, and Mitsrayim, and Fut, and Canaan, and sons of Qash are Siba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteka, and sons of Raama are Shiba and Dedan. And Qash hath begotten Nimrod. He hath begun to be a hero in the land. He hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, as Nimrod, the hero in hunting before Jehovah. And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erek, and Akkad, and Kalna, in the land of Shinar. From that land he hath gone out to Ashur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Kala, and Resen, between Nineveh and Kala. It is the great city. And Mitsrayim hath begotten the Ludim, and the Anemim, and the Lehabim, and the Naftuhim, and the Pathrusim, and the Qasluhim, whence hath come out Philistim, and the Kafturim. And Canaan hath begotten Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvidite, and the Zemorite, and the Homethite. And afterwards hath the families of the Canaanite been scattered. And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, in thy coming towards Girar, unto Gaza, in thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboyim, unto Lasha. These are sons of Ham, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, in their nations. As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the Elder, he hath also begotten. Sons of Shem are Elam, and Ashur, and Arfaxad, and Lod, and Aram. And sons of Aram are Uzz, and Hul, and Gathar, and Mash. And Arfaxad hath begotten Sala, and Sala hath begotten Eber. And to Eber have two sons been born. The name of the one is Pelag, for in his days hath the earth been divided. And his brother's name is Jaktan. And Jaktan hath begotten Almodad, and Shaleth, and Hazar Maveth, and Jarrah, and Hadoram, and Uzzal, and Diklah, and Obal, and Abimael, and Shiba, and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these are sons of Jaktan. And their dwelling is from Misha, in thy coming towards Sifar, a mount of the East. These are sons of Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in their lands, by their nations. These are families of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth, after the deluge. The end of chapters 6 through 10 of the Book of Genesis, from the Young's literal translation. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 11 through 15 of the Book of Genesis, from the Young's literal translation of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 11 through 15 of Genesis, from the Young's literal translation. Chapter 11. And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words, and it cometh to pass in their journeying from the East, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar and dwell there. And they say each one to his neighbor, Give help! Let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly! And the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen has been to them for mortar. And they say, Give help! Let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth. And Jehovah cometh down to see the city, and the tower which the sons of men have builded. And Jehovah saith, Well, the people is one, and one pronunciation is to them all, and this it hath dreamed of doing, and now nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do. Give help! Let us go down and mingle there, their pronunciation, so that a man doth not understand the pronunciation of his companion, and Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city. Therefore hath one called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth. These are births of Shem. Shem is a son of an hundred years, and Begetith are Faxad, two years after the deluge, and Shem liveth after his begetting Ar-Faxad, five hundred years, and Begetith sons and daughters, and Ar-Faxad hath lived five and thirty years, and Begetith Sala, and Ar-Faxad liveth after his begetting Sala, four hundred and three years, and Begetith sons and daughters, and Sala hath lived thirty years, and Begetith Eber, and Sala liveth after his begetting Eber, four hundred and three years, and Begetith sons and daughters, and Eber liveth four and thirty years, and Begetith Pelleg, and Eber liveth after his begetting Pelleg, four hundred and thirty years, and Begetith sons and daughters, and Pelleg liveth thirty years, and Begetith Riu, and Peleg livedeth after his begetting rye, two-hundred and nine years, and begetth sons and daughters. And Ryu livedeth two and thirty years and begethth Sarug, and Rye livedeth after his begetting Sarug two-hundred and seven years and begethth sons and daughters. And Sarug livedeth thirty years and begetth tahore, and Sarug livedeth after his begetting Nahor, two hundred years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And Nahor liveth nine and twenty years, and Begeteth Terah. And Nahor liveth after his Begetting Terah, and hundred and nineteen years, and Begeteth sons and daughters. And Terah liveth seventy years, and Begeteth Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And these are births of Terah. Terah hath begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran hath begotten Lot. And Haran dyeth in the presence of Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Caldees. And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives. The name of Abram's wife is Seriay, and the name of Nahor's wife is Milka, daughter of Haran, father of Milka, and father of Iska. And Seriay is barren, she hath no child. And Terah takeeth Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Seriay his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Caldees to go towards the land of Canaan, and they come unto Keran and dwell there. And the days of Terah are two hundred and five years, and Terah dyeth in Keran. CHAPTER XII And Jehovah saith unto Abram, Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shoe thee. And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing. And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee, I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground. And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him. And Abram is a son of five and seventy years, and he's going out from Keran. And Abram takeeth Seriay his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Keran, and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan, and they come in to the land of Canaan. And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Mora, and the Canaanite is then in the land. And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, To thy seed I give this land. And he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him. And he removeeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Bethel, and stretcheth out the tent, Bethel at the west, and Hai at the east. And he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah. And Abram journeyeth, going on and journeying towards the south. And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land. And it cometh to pass, as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Seriay his wife, Lo I pray thee, I have known that thou art a woman of beautiful appearance, and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, This is his wife, and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive. Say I pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake. And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman, that she is exceeding fair, and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken to Pharaoh's house. And to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he asses and men servants and handmaids, and she asses and camels. And Jehovah plagueeth Pharaoh and his house, great plagues for the matter of Seriay, Abram's wife. And Pharaoh calleth for Abram and sayeth, What is this thou hast done to me? Why hast thou not declared to me that she is thy wife? Why hast thou said, She is my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? And now lo, thy wife, take and go. And Pharaoh chargeeth men concerning him, and they send him away, and his wife, and all that he hath. CHAPTER XIII. And Abram goeth up from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he hath, and lot with him, towards the south, and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai, unto the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there doth Abram preach in the name of Jehovah. And also to Lot, who is going with Abram, there hath been sheep and oxen and tents, and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together. And there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle, and those feeding Lot's cattle, and the Canaanite and the Parasite are then dwelling in the land. And Abram sayeth unto Lot, Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men, brethren. Is not all the land before thee? Be parted, I pray thee from me. And if to the left, then I to the right. And if to the right, then I to the left. And Lot lifteth up his eyes, and seeeth the whole circuit of the Jordan that is all a watered country, before Jehovah's destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as Jehovah's garden, as the land of Egypt, in thy coming toward Zohar. And Lot chooses for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan, and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted, a man from his companion. Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom. And the men of Sodom are evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly. And Jehovah said unto Abram, after Lot's being parted from him, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, Northward and Southward, and Eastward and Westward, for the whole of the land which thou are seeing, to thee I give it, and to thy seed, to the age. And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered. Rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it. And Abram tenteth, and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and buildeth there an altar to Jehovah. And it cometh to pass in the days of Amrafel, King of Shinar, Ariach, King of Elisar, Keterlaomer, King of Elam, and Tidal, King of Goyim. They have made war with Berah, King of Sodom, and with Bersha, King of Gomorrah, Shynab, King of Admah, and Shemeber, King of Zeboyim, and the King of Bela, which is Zohar. All these have been joined together unto the Valley of Sidham, which is the Salt Sea. Twelve years they served Keterlaomer, and the thirteenth year they rebelled. And in the fourteenth year came Keterlaomer, and the kings who are with him, and they smite the Rethayim in Ashtarath Karnayim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Imim in Shavak Keryathayim, and the Horites in their Mount Seir, unto El Paran, which is by the wilderness. And they turn back and come in unto Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smite the whole field of the Amalekite, and also the Amorite who is dwelling in Hazizon Tamar. And the King of Sodom goeth out, and the King of Gomorrah, and the King of Admah, and the King of Zeboyim, and the King of Bela, which is Zohar. And they set the battle in array with them in the Valley of Sidham, with Keterlaomer, King of Ilan, and Tidal, King of Goyim, and Amrathel, King of Shinar, and Ariach, King of Elisar. Four kings with the five. And the Valley of Sidham is full of bitumen pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain. And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away. And they take Lot, Abram's brother's son, seeing he is dwelling in Sodom, and his substance, and go away. And one who is escaping cometh and declareeth to Abram the Hebrew, and he is dwelling among the Oaks of Mamrah, the Amorite, brother of Eshkul, and brother of Annar, and they are Abram's allies. And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he droth out his trained domestics, 318, and pursueth unto Dan, and he divideeth himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smitheth them, and pursueth them unto Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus. And he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother, and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people. And the king of Sodom goeth out to meet him, after his turning back from the smithing of Keter Lourmer, and of the kings who are with him, unto the valley of Shavah, which is the king's valley. And Melchisedec, king of Salem, hath brought out bread and wine, and he is priest of God Most High. And he blesseth him and sayeth, Blessed is Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth, and blessed is God Most High, who hath delivered thine adversaries into thy hand. And he giveeth to him a tenth of all, and the king of Sodom sayeth unto Abram, Give to me the persons and the substance, take to thyself. And Abram sayeth unto the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessing heaven and earth, from a thread even unto a shoe latchet, I take not of anything which thou hast, that thou say not, I, I have made Abram rich. Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who have gone with me, Annar, Eshkal, and Mamre, they take their portion. Chapter 15 After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to thee, thy reward is exceeding great. And Abram sayeth, Lord Jehovah, what dost thou give to me, and I am going childless, and an acquired son in my house is domestic iliezer? And Abram sayeth, Lo, to me thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth air me. And lo, the word of Jehovah is unto him saying, This one doth not air thee, but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth air thee. And he bringeth him out without, and sayeth, Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them. And he sayeth to him, Thus is thy seed. And he hath believed in Jehovah, and he reckoneth it to him righteousness. And he sayeth unto him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Caldees to give to thee this land to possess it. And he sayeth, Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it? And he sayeth unto him, Take for me a heifer of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtledove and a young bird. And he taketh to him all these, and separateeth them in the midst, and puteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided. And the ravenous birds come down upon the carcasses, and Abram causeth them to turn back. And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him. And he sayeth to Abram, Knowing know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years, and the nation also whom they serve, I judge, and after this they go out with great substance, and thou, thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace, thou art buried in a good old age, and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the emmerite is not yet complete. And it cometh to pass, the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been, and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire which hath passed over between those pieces. In that day hath Jehovah made with Abram a Covenant, saying, To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Freight, with the Kenite, and the Kenizite, and the Kadmonite, and the Hittite, and the Perizite, and the Refaim, and the emmerite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite. The end of chapters 11 through 15 of the Book of Genesis, from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 16 through 20 of the Book of Genesis, from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or how to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 16 through 20 of Genesis, from the Young's Literal Translation. Chapter 16 And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name is Hagar. And Sarai, saith unto Abram, Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing. Go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid. Perhaps I am built up from her. And Abram harkeneth to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, takeeth Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveeth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife. And he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeeth that she hath conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes. And Sarai, saith unto Abram, My violence is for thee. I have given mine handmaid into thy bosom, and she seeeth that she hath conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes. Jehovah doth judge between me and thee. And Abram, saith unto Sarai, Lo, thine handmaid is in thine hand, due to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeeth from her presence. And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way too sure. And he saith, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and with her dost thou go? And she saith, From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing. And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands. And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude. And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, Behold thou art conceiving and bearing a son, and hast called his name Ishmael, for Jehovah hath hearkened unto thine affliction. And he is a wild-ass man, his hand against everyone, and everyone's hand against him, and before the face of all his brethren he dwelleth. And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her. Thou art, oh God, my beholder, for she said, Even here have I looked behind my beholder? Therefore hath one called the well, the well of the living one my beholder, low between Kadesh and Bered. And Hagar beareth to Abram a son, and Abram calleth the name of his son, whom Hagar hath borne, Ishmael. And Abram is a son of eighty and six years, in Hagar is bearing Ishmael to Abram. Chapter 17 And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years. And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram and sayeth unto him, I am God almighty, walk habitually before me, and be thou perfect, and I give my covenant between me and thee, and multiply thee very exceedingly. And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying, I, lo, my covenant is with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations. And thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abram. For father of a multitude of nations have I made thee, and I have made thee exceeding fruitful, and made thee become nations, and kings go out from thee. And I have established my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations for a covenant age during to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I have given to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, the whole land of Canaan, for a possession age during, and I have become their God, and God sayeth unto Abram, and thou dost keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations. This is my covenant, which ye keep between me and you, and thy seed after thee. Every male of you is to be circumcised, and ye have circumcised the flesh of your foreskin, and it hath become a token of a covenant between me and you, and a son of eight days is circumcised by you, every male to your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger who is not of thy seed. He is certainly circumcised who is born in thine house, or bought with thy money, and my covenant hath become in your flesh a covenant age during, and an uncircumcised one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised, even that person hath been cut off from his people, my covenant he hath broken, and God sayeth unto Abram, Sarai thy wife, thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarai is her name, and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her, and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations, kings of peoples are from her, and Abram falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and sayeth in his heart, to the son of a hundred years is one born, or doth Sarai, daughter of ninety years, bear, and Abram sayeth unto God, O that Ishmael may live before thee, and God sayeth, Sarai thy wife is certainly bearing a son to thee, and thou hast called his name Isaac, and I have established my covenant with him for a covenant age-during to his seed after him. As to Ishmael, I have heard thee, lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him very exceedingly. Twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation, and my covenant I established with Isaac, whom Sarah doth bear to thee at this appointed time in the next year, and he finisheth speaking with him, and God goeth up from Abraham. And Abraham takeeth Ishmael his son, and all those born in his house, and all those bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumciseeth the flesh of their foreskin in this self-same day, as God hath spoken with him. And Abraham is a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised. And Ishmael his son is a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised. In this self-same day hath Abraham been circumcised, and Ishmael his son, and all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger, hath been circumcised with him. And they say, And Abraham hasteth towards the tent unto Sarah, and sayeth, hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead and make cakes. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it. And he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd, which he hath prepared, and seteth before them. And he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat. And they say unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he sayeth, Low in the tent? And he sayeth, Returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and low to Sarah thy wife a son. And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him. And Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering in two days. The way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah. And Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, After I have waxed old, I have had pleasure. My Lord also is old. And Jehovah sayeth unto Abraham, Why is this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really? I bear? And I am aged? Is anything too wonderful for Jehovah? At the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son. And Sarah denyeth, saying, I did not laugh, for she hath been afraid, and he sayeth, Nay, but thou didst laugh. And the men rise from vents, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away. And Jehovah said, Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing? And Abraham certainly becomeeth a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth? For I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him, and they have kept the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which he hath spoken concerning him. And Jehovah sayeth, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah, because great, and their sin, because exceeding grievous, I go down now, and see whether according to its cry, which is coming unto me, they have done completely, and if not, I know. And the men turn from vents, and go toward Sodom, and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah, and Abraham draweth nigh, and sayeth, Dost thou also consume righteous with wicked? Burr adventure, there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city. Dost thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty? The righteous who are in its midst? Far be it from thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, that it hath been as the righteous so the wicked, far be it from thee. Doth the judge of all the earth not do justice? And Jehovah sayeth, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake, and Abraham answereth, and sayeth, Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I, dust and ashes. Purr adventure, there are lacking five of the fifty righteous. Dost thou destroy for five the whole of the city? And he sayeth, I destroy it not if I find there forty and five. And he addeth again to speak unto him and sayeth, Purr adventure, there are found there forty. And he sayeth, I do it not because of the forty. And he sayeth, Let it not be, I pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak. Purr adventure, there are found there thirty. And he sayeth, I do it not if I find there thirty. And he sayeth, Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord. Purr adventure, there are found there twenty. And he sayeth, I do not destroy it because of the twenty. And he sayeth, Let it not be, I pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time. Purr adventure, there are found there ten. And he sayeth, I do not destroy it because of the ten. And Jehovah goeth on, when he hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place. Chapter 19 And two of the messengers come toward Sodom and even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeeth and rises to meet them, and Baoth himself face to the earth. And he sayeth, Lo, I pray you my lords, turn aside I pray you unto the house of your servant, and lodge and wash your feet. Then ye have risen early and gone on your way. And they say, Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge. And he presseth on them greatly, and they turn aside unto him, and come in unto his house. And he maketh for them a banquet, and hath baked unleavened things, and they do eat. Before they lie down, the men of the city, men of Sodom, have come round about against the house, from young even unto aged, all the people from the extremity. And they call unto Lot and say to him, Where are the men who have come in unto thee tonight? Bring them out unto us, and we know them. And Lot goeth out unto them, to the opening, and the door hath shut behind him. And sayeth, Do not I pray you my brethren, do evil! Lo, I pray you, I have two daughters who have not known anyone. Let me I pray you bring them out unto you, and do to them as is good in your eyes. Only to these men do not anything, for therefore have they come in within the shadow of my roof. And they say, Come nigh hither! They say also, This one hath come into sojourn, and he certainly judges. Now we do evil to thee more than to them. And they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door. And the men put forth their hand, and bring in Lot unto them, into the house, and have shut the door. And the men who are at the opening of the house, they hath smitten with blindness, from small even unto great, and they weary themselves to find the opening. And the men say unto Lot, Whom hast thou here still? Son in law, thy sons also, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city, bring out from this place, for we are destroying this place, for their cry hath been great before the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send us to destroy it. And Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto his sons in law, those taking his daughters, and sayeth, Rise, go out from this place, for Jehovah is destroying the city. And he is as one locking in the eyes of his sons in law. And when the dawn hath ascended, then the messengers press upon Lot, saying, Rise, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are found present, lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters. Through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city. And it cometh to pass when he hath brought them out without, that he sayeth, Escape for thy life, look not expectingly behind thee, nor stand thou in all the circuit, to the mountain escape, lest thou be consumed, and Lot sayeth unto them, Not so, I pray thee, my lord, lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath found grace in thine eyes, and thou dost make great thy kindness, which thou hast done with me, by saving my life, and I am unable to escape to the mountain, lest the evil cleave to me, and I have died. Lo, I pray thee, the city is near to flee, thither, and it is little. Let me escape, I pray thee, thither. Is it not little? And my soul doth live, and he sayeth unto him, Lo, I have accepted thy face also for this thing, without overthrowing the city for which thou hast spoken. Haste, escape, thither, for I am not able to do anything till thine entering, thither. Therefore hath he calleth the name of the city, Zohar. The sun hath gone out on the earth, and Lot hath entered into Zohar. And Jehovah hath reigned upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from Jehovah, from the heavens. And he overthroweth these cities, and all the circuit, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which is shooting up from the ground, and his wife Looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is a pillar of salt. And Abraham riseth early in the morning, unto the place where he hath stood before the face of Jehovah. And he Looketh on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and on all the face of the land of the circuit, and seeeth and lo, the smoke of the land went up as smoke of the furnace, and it cometh to pass, in gods destroying the cities of the circuit, that God remembereth Abraham, and sendeth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, in the overthrowing of the cities in which Lot dwelt, and Lot goeth up out of Zohar, and dwelleth in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he hath been afraid of dwelling in Zohar, and he dwelleth in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the firstborn sayeth unto the younger, Our Father is old, and a man there is not in the earth to come in unto us, as is the way of all the earth. Come, we cause our Father to drink wine, and lie with him, and preserve from our Father a seed. And they cause their Father to drink wine on that night, and the firstborn goeth in, and lieth with her Father, and he hath not known in her lying down, or in her rising up. And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn sayeth unto the younger, Lo, I have laying yesterday night with my Father, we cause him to drink wine also tonight, and go thou in, lie with him, and we preserve from our Father a seed. And they cause their Father to drink wine on that night also, and the younger riseeth and lieth with him, and he hath not known in her lying down, or in her rising up. And the two daughters of Lot conceive from their Father, and the firstborn beareth a son, and calleth his name Moab, he is Father of Moab unto this day. As to the younger, she also hath borne a son, and calleth his name Ben Amai, he is Father of the Benai Ammon, unto this day. Chapter 20 And Abraham journeyeth from thence, toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and so journeyeth in Gerar, and Abraham sayeth concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister, and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah, and God cometh in unto Abimelech in a dream of the night, and sayeth to him, Lo, thou art a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken, and she, married to a husband, and Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he sayeth, Lord, also a righteous nation doth thou slay, hath not he himself sent to me, she is my sister, and she, even she herself said, he is my brother, in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocencey of my hands I have done this, and God sayeth unto him in the dream, Yea, I, I have known that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I withhold thee, even I from sinning against me, therefore I have not suffered thee to come against her, and now send back the man's wife, for he is inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou, and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou and all that thou hast. And Abimelech rises early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears, and the men fear exceedingly, and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and sayeth to him, what hast thou done to us, and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom a great sin, works which are not done, thou hast done with me? Abimelech also sayeth unto Abraham, what hast thou seen, that thou hast done this thing? And Abraham sayeth, because I said, surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife, and also truly she is my sister, daughter of my father, only not daughter of my mother, and she be cometh my wife, and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, this is thy kindness, which thou dost with me, at every place wither we come, say of me, he is my brother. And Abimelech takeeth sheep, and oxen, and servants, and handmaids, and giveth to Abraham, and sendeth back to him Sarah his wife, and Abimelech sayeth, lo, my hand is before thee, where it is good in thine eyes dwell, and to Sarah he hath said, lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother, lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee, and by all this she is reasoned with. And Abraham prayeth unto God, and God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they bear, for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. The end of chapters 16 through 20 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible, recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 21 through 25 of the Book of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. This is a Librivox recording, all Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 21 through 25 of Genesis from the Young's Literal Translation. Chapter 21 And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as he hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as he hath spoken, and Sarah conceiveth, and bereth a son to Abraham to his old age at the appointed time that God hath spoken of with him. And Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath borne to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcisedeth Isaac his son, being a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him. And Abraham is a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him. And Sarah sayeth, God hath made laughter for me, everyone who is hearing laugheth for me. She sayeth also, Who hath said to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled sins, that I have borne a son for his old age? And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned, and Sarah seeeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking, and she sayeth to Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son, for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son, with Isaac. And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham for his son's sake. And God sayeth unto Abraham, Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid, all that Sarah sayeth unto thee, hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee, as to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he is thy seed. And Abraham riseeth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar, placing it on her shoulder, also the lad, and sendeth her out, and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beersheba, and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs, and she goeth and siteth by herself over against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, Let me not look on the death of the lad! And she siteth over against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth. And God heareth the voice of the youth, and the messenger of God calleth unto Hagar from the heavens, and sayeth to her, What to thee, Hagar? Fear not, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the youth where he is. Rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him. And God openeth her eyes, and she seeeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle with water, and causeth the youth to drink. And God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer. And he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt. And it cometh to pass at that time that Abimelech speaketh, Fichol also, head of his host, unto Abraham saying, God is with thee and all that thou art doing, and now swear to me by God here, thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor, according to the kindness which I have done with thee, thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned. And Abraham sayeth, I, I do swear. And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away, and Abimelech sayeth, I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and also I have not heard save today. And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make both of them a covenant. And Abraham seteth seven lambs of the flock by themselves, and Abimelech sayeth unto Abraham, what are they, these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves? And he sayeth, for the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becomeeth a witness for me that I have digged this well. Therefore hath he called that place Beersheba, for there hath both of them sworn, and they make a covenant in Beersheba, and Abimelech riseth, Fikol also, head of his host, and they turn back unto the land of the Philistines. And Abraham planteth a tamarask in Beersheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah God age-during, and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days. Chapter 22 And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and sayeth unto him, Abraham, and he sayeth, here am I, and he sayeth, take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one whom thou hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I speak unto thee. And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and saddleeth his ass, and taketh two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and he cleaveth the wood of the burnt offering, and riseth and goeth unto the place of which God hath spoken to him. On the third day Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and seeeth the place from afar, and Abraham sayeth unto his young men, Remain by yourselves here with the ass, and I and the youth go yonder and worship, and turn back unto you. And Abraham taketh the wood of the burnt offering, and placeth on Isaac his son, and he taketh in his hand the fire and the knife, and they go on both of them together. And Isaac speaketh unto Abraham his father, and sayeth, my father, and he sayeth, here am I, my son, and he sayeth, lo, the fire and the wood, and wear the lamb for a burnt offering. And Abraham sayeth, God doth provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son, and they go on both of them together. And they come in unto the place of which God hath spoken to him, and there Abraham buildeth the altar, and arrangeeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his son, and placeth him upon the altar above the wood. And Abraham puteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife to slaughter his son, and the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from the heavens, and sayeth, Abraham, Abraham, and he sayeth, here am I, and he sayeth, put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one from me. And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns, and Abraham goeth and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt offering, instead of his son. And Abraham calleth the name of that place Jehovah Jaira, because it is said this day in the Jehovah doth provide, and the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second time from the heavens, and sayeth, By myself I have sworn, the affirmation of Jehovah, that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the seashore, and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies, and blessed themselves, and thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to my voice. And Abraham turneth back unto his young men, and they rise and go together unto Beersheba, and Abraham dwelleth in Beersheba. And it cometh to pass after these things, that it is declared to Abraham, saying, Lo, Milka hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother, huzz his firstborn, and buzz his brother, and Kemuel, father of Aram, and Chesed, and Hazoh, and Pildash, and Jidloth, and Bethuel, and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah. These eight hath Milka borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother, and his concubine, whose name is Uriyuma, she also hath borne Teba, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maakha. And the life of Sarah is a hundred and twenty and seven years, years of the life of Sarah, and Sarah dyeth in Kirjaf Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham goeth into mourn for Sarah, and to bewail her, and Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying, Asojourner and a settler I am with you, give to me a possession of a burying place with you, and I bury my dead from before me. And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him, Hear us, my Lord, a prince of God art thou in our midst, in the choice of our burying places, bury thy dead. None of us his burying place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead. And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, and he speaketh with them, saying, If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zohar, and he giveth to me the cave of Makpila, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field, for full money doth he give it to me in your midst for a possession of a burying place. And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying, Nay, my Lord, hear me, the field I have given to thee, and the cave that is in it, to thee I have given it, before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee, bury thy dead. And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land, and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, Only if thou wouldst hear me, I have given the money of the field, except from me, and I bury my dead there. And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him, My Lord, hear me, the land, four hundred shekels of silver between me and thee, what is it? Thy dead bury. And Abraham harkeneth unto Ephron, and Abraham weyeth to Ephron, the silver which he hath spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant. And established are the field of Ephron, which is in Makpila, which is for Mamre, the field and the cave which is in it, and all the trees which are in the field, which are in all its borders round about, to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city. And after this Hath Abraham buried Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of Makpila before Mamre, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan, and established are the field and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying place from the sons of Heth. Chapter 24 And Abraham is old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all things, and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath. Put, I pravy, thy hand under my thigh, and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling. But unto my land, and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac, and the servant saith unto him. It may be that the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land. Do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out? And Abraham saith unto him. Take he to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither. Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, to thy seed, I give this land, he doth send his messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence. And if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath, only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither. And the servant puteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter. And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord, and Goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and Goeth unto Aram Naharayim, unto the city of Nahor, and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water. And he saith, Jehovah, God of my Lord Abraham, cause to meet I pray thee before me this day, and do kindness with my Lord Abraham. Lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water, and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline I pray thee thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels. Her thou hast decided for thy servant, for Isaac, and by it I know that thou hast done kindness with my lord. And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebecca, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milka, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham, is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her, and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up, and the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher. And she saith, Drink, my lord! And she hasteth, and leteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink. And she finisheth, giving him drink, and saith, Also, for thy camels I draw, till they have finished drinking. And she hasteth, and empty of her pitcher into the drinking trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels. And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not. And it cometh to pass, when the camels hath finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring, whose weight is a becca, and two bracelets for her hands, whose weight is ten beckas of gold. And saith, Whose daughter art thou, declare to me, I pray thee, Is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in? And she saith unto him, I am daughter of Bethuel, son of Mocha, Whom she hath borne to Nahor. She saith also unto him, Both Strah and Pravinder are abundant with us, also a place to lodge in. And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah, and saith, Blessed is Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off his kindness and his truth with my lord. I, being in the way, Jehovah hath led me to the house of my lord's brethren. And the young person runeth, and declareeth to the house of her mother, according to these words. And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name is Laban, and Laban runeth unto the man who is without, unto the fountain. Yea, cometh to pass, when he seeeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus hath the man spoken unto me, that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain. And he saith, Come in, no blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without? And I, I have prepared the house and place for the camels. And he bringeth in the man into the house, and luceth the camels, and giveth Strah and Pravinder for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who are with him, and seteth before him to eat. But he saith, I do not eat till I have spoken my word. And he saith, Speak. And he saith, I am Abraham's servant, and Jehovah hath blessed my Lord exceedingly, and he is great, and he giveth to him flock and herd, and silver and gold, and men servants, and maidservants, and camels and asses. And Sarah my Lord's wife, beareth a son to my Lord after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath. And my Lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite in whose land I am dwelling. If not, unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son. And I say unto my Lord, it may be the woman doth not come after me. And he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send his messenger with thee, and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father. Then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not one to thee, then thou hast been acquitted from my oath. And I come today unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my Lord Abraham, if thou art I pray thee making prosperous my way in which I am going, lo, I am standing by the fountain of water. Then the virgin who is coming out to draw, and I have said unto her, let me drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher, and she hath said unto me, both drink thou, and also for thy camels I draw, she is the woman whom Jehovah hath decided for my Lord's son. Before I finish speaking unto my heart, then lo, Rebecca is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she goeth down to the fountain and draweth, and I say unto her, let me drink, I pray thee, and she hasteth and leteth down her pitcher from off her and sayeth, drink, and thy camels also I water, and I drink, and the camels also she hath watered. And I ask her and say, whose daughter art thou? And she sayeth, daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milchah hath borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands, and I bow and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my Lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my Lord's brother for his son. And now, if ye are dealing kindly and truly with my Lord, declare to me, and if not, declare to me, and I turn unto the right or unto the left. And Laban, Ansarith, Bethuel also, and they say, the thing hath gone out from Jehovah, we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good. Lo, Rebecca is before thee, take and go, and she is a wife to thy Lord's son, as Jehovah hath spoken. And it cometh to pass, when the servant of Abraham hath heard their words, that he boweth himself towards the earth before Jehovah, and the servant taketh out vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and garments, and giveth to Rebecca precious things also he hath given to her brother and to her mother. And they eat and drink, he and the men who are with him, and lodge all night. And they rise in the morning, and he saith, Send me to my Lord, and her brother saith, her mother also. Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go. And he saith unto them, Do not delay me, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way, Send me away, and I go to my Lord. And they say, Let us call for the young person, and ask at her mouth. And they call for Rebecca, and say unto her, Doth thou go with this man? And she saith, I go. And they send away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. And they bless Rebecca, and say to her, Thou art our sister. Become thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it. And Rebecca and her young women arise, and ride on the camels, and go after the man, and the servant taketh Rebecca and Goeth. And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the well of the living one, my beholder, and he is dwelling in the land of the south. And Isaac Goeth out to meditate in the field at the turning of the evening. And he lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, camels are coming. And Rebecca lifteth up her eyes, and seeeth Isaac, and alighteth from off the camel. And she saith unto the servant, Who is this man who is walking in the field to meet us? And the servant saith, It is my Lord. And she taketh the veil, and covereth herself. And the servant recounteth to Isaac all the things that he hath done. And Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother. And he taketh Rebecca, and she becomeeth his wife. And he loveth her. And Isaac is comforted after the death of his mother. And Abraham addeth and taketh a wife. And her name is Ketura. And she beareth to him, Zimran, and Jaqshan, and Midan, and Midian, and Ishbac and Shua. And Jaqshan hath begotten Shiba and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan were Ashoreem, and Letushim, and Leomim. And the sons of Midian are Ifa, and Ifar, and Hanok, and Abaida, and Eldaah. All these are sons of Ketura. And Abraham giveth all that he hath to Isaac. And to the sons of the concubines, whom Abraham hath, Abraham hath given gifts, and sendeth them away from Isaac his son, in his being yet alive, eastward unto the east country. And these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, a hundred and seventy and five years. And Abraham expireth, and dyeth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people. And Isaac and Ishmael his sons, bury him at the cave of Makpila, at the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamrah, the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. There hath Abraham been buried, and Sarah his wife. And it cometh to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blesseth Isaac his son, and Isaac dwelleth by the well of the living one, might be holder. And these are births of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, hath borne to Abraham. And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their births. Firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajaf, and Kidar, and Adbiel, and Mebsam, and Mishma, and Duma, and Masa, Hadar, and Tema, Jitur, Nafish, and Kidama. These are sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their villages and by their towers. Twelve princes, according to their peoples. And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years. And he expireth, and dyeth, and is gathered unto his people. And they tabernacle from Havilah unto Shur, which is before Egypt, in thy going towards Ashur, in the presence of all his brethren hath he fallen. And these are births of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham hath begotten Isaac. And Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaian, from Padan Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaian, to him for a wife. And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she is barren. And Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth. And the children struggle together within her, and she sayeth, If it is right, why am I thus? And she goeth to seek Jehovah. And Jehovah sayeth to her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted. And the one people then the other people is stronger, and the elder doth serve the younger. And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins are in her womb. And the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau. And afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob. And Isaac is a son of sixty years in her bearing them. And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted with hunting, a man of the field. And Jacob is a plain man inhabiting tents. And Isaac loveth Esau, for his hunting is in his mouth, and Rebekah is loving Jacob. And Jacob boileth potage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he is weary. And Esau sayeth unto Jacob, Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red, red thing, for I am weary. Therefore, hath one called his name Edom, red. And Jacob sayeth, Sell to doth I birthright to me. And Esau sayeth, Lo, I am going to die. And what is this to me, birthright? And Jacob sayeth, Swear to me today. And he sweareth to him. And selleth his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob hath given to Esau bread and potage of lentils. And he eateth and drinketh, and riseth and goeth. And Esau despiseth the birthright. The end of chapters twenty-one through twenty-five of the book of Ezekiel from the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. Recording by Mark Penfold