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Genèse 22

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1 Après ces événements, Dieu mit Abraham à l’épreuve[1]. Il l’appela: Abraham! Et celui-ci répondit: Me voici. (Jc 2:21) 2 – Prends Isaac, ton fils unique, que tu aimes, lui dit Dieu, et va au pays de Moriya. Là, tu me l’offriras en sacrifice sur l’une des collines, celle que je t’indiquerai[2]. (2Ch 3:1; He 11:17) 3 Le lendemain, Abraham se leva de grand matin, sella son âne et emmena deux de ses serviteurs ainsi que son fils Isaac; il fendit du bois pour l’holocauste, puis il se mit en route en direction de l’endroit que Dieu lui avait indiqué. 4 Après trois jours de marche, Abraham, levant les yeux, aperçut le lieu dans le lointain. 5 Alors il dit à ses serviteurs: Restez ici avec l’âne; le garçon et moi, nous irons jusque là-bas pour adorer Dieu, puis nous reviendrons vers vous. 6 Abraham chargea le bois de l’holocauste sur son fils Isaac; il prit lui-même des braises pour le feu et le couteau, puis tous deux s’en allèrent ensemble. 7 Isaac s’adressa à son père Abraham et lui dit: Mon père! Abraham dit: Qu’y a-t-il, mon fils? – Voici le feu et le bois, dit-il, mais où est l’agneau pour l’holocauste? 8 Abraham répondit: Mon fils, Dieu pourvoira lui-même à l’agneau pour l’holocauste. Et ils poursuivirent leur chemin tous deux ensemble. 9 Quand ils furent arrivés à l’endroit que Dieu lui avait indiqué, Abraham construisit un autel et y disposa les bûches. Puis il ligota son fils Isaac et le mit sur l’autel par-dessus le bois. 10 Alors Abraham prit en main le couteau pour immoler son fils. 11 A ce moment-là, l’ange de l’Eternel lui cria du haut du ciel: Abraham! Abraham! – Me voici, répondit-il. 12 L’ange reprit: Ne porte pas la main sur le garçon, ne lui fais pas de mal, car maintenant je sais que tu crains Dieu puisque tu ne m’as pas refusé ton fils unique. 13 Alors Abraham aperçut un bélier qui s’était pris les cornes dans un buisson[3]. Il s’en saisit et l’offrit en holocauste à la place de son fils. 14 Abraham appela ce lieu-là: Adonaï-Yireéh (le Seigneur pourvoira). C’est pourquoi on dit aujourd’hui: Sur la montagne du Seigneur, il sera pourvu. 15 Puis l’ange de l’Eternel appela une seconde fois Abraham du haut du ciel 16 et lui dit: Je le jure par moi-même, parole de l’Eternel, puisque tu as fait cela, puisque tu ne m’as pas refusé ton fils, ton unique, 17 je te comblerai de bénédictions, je multiplierai ta descendance et je la rendrai aussi nombreuse que les étoiles du ciel et que les grains de sable au bord de la mer. Ta descendance dominera sur ses ennemis[4]. (He 6:13) 18 Tous les peuples de la terre seront bénis à travers ta descendance parce que tu m’as obéi. 19 Abraham revint vers ses serviteurs et ils se remirent ensemble en route pour rentrer à Beer-Sheva où Abraham continua d’habiter. 



20 Après ces événements, on annonça à Abraham que Milka avait donné des enfants à Nahor, son frère: 21 Outs son premier-né, Bouz le second, Qemouel, père d’Aram, 22 Késéd, Hazo, Pildash, Yidlaph et Betouel. 23 Betouel fut le père de Rébecca. Ce sont là les huit fils que Milka avait donnés à Nahor, frère d’Abraham. 24 Son épouse de second rang Reouma lui donna aussi des enfants: Tébah, Gaham, Tahash et Maaka. 

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Genèse 22

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1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” (1Co 10:13; He 11:17; Jc 1:12; 1P 1:6) 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” (2Ch 3:1) 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy[1] will go over there and worship and come again to you.” 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. (Jn 19:17) 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. (Jn 1:29; Jn 1:36; 1P 1:19; Ap 5:12) 9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. (He 11:17; Jc 2:21) 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” (Gn 26:5; Mi 6:7) 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”;[2] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[3] (Gn 22:8) 15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, (Ps 105:9; Lc 1:73; He 6:13) 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his[4] enemies, (Gn 13:16; Gn 15:5; Gn 24:60; Ps 127:5; Jr 33:22) 18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” (Gn 12:3; Gn 18:18; Gn 22:3; Gn 26:4; Gn 26:5; Ac 3:25; Ga 3:8) 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba. (Gn 21:31) 20 Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: (Gn 11:29) 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, (Jb 1:1; Jr 25:23) 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 23 (Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (Gn 24:15) 24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. 

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