¹ Po šių įvykių Dievas mėgi no Abraomą. Jis tarė jam: “Abraomai!” Tas atsiliepė: “Aš čia!”

² Tada Jis tarė: “Imk Izaoką, savo vienintelį sūnų, kurį myli, ir eik į Morijos šalį, ten aukok jį kaip deginamąją auką ant kalno, kurį tau parodysiu!”

³ Abraomas atsikėlė anksti rytą, pasibalnojo asilą, pasiėmė jaunuolius ir Izaoką, savo sūnų, prisiskaldė malkų deginamajai aukai ir išėjo į vietą, kurią jam Dievas buvo nurodęs.

⁴ Trečią dieną Abraomas iš tolo pamatė tą vietą.

⁵ Abraomas tarė savo jaunuoliams: “Pasilikite čia su asilu, o mes su sūnumi nueisime ten ir pagarbinę sugrįšime pas jus”.

⁶ Abraomas, paėmęs malkas deginamajai aukai, uždėjo ant savo sūnaus Izaoko pečių, o pats pasiėmė ugnies ir peilį. Jiems beeinant,

⁷ Izaokas tarė savo tėvui: “Mano tėve!” O tas atsiliepė: “Aš čia, sūnau!” Jis klausė: “Štai ugnis ir malkos! Bet kur yra ėriukas deginamajai aukai?”

⁸ Abraomas atsakė: “Dievas parūpins sau ėriuką deginamajai aukai, mano sūnau!” Taip juodu ėjo toliau.

⁹ Jiems atėjus į vietą, kurią Dievas buvo nurodęs, Abraomas pastatė aukurą, uždėjo ant jo malkas, surišo savo sūnų Izaoką ir jį uždėjo ant aukuro.

¹⁰ Abraomas ištiesė savo ranką ir paėmė peilį, kad nužudytų sūnų.

¹¹ Viešpaties angelas pašaukė jį iš dangaus: “Abraomai! Abraomai!” Tas atsakė: “Aš čia!”

¹² “Nekelk savo rankos prieš vaiką ir nieko jam nedaryk! Dabar žinau, kad bijai Dievo ir nepagailėjai man savo vienintelio sūnaus”.

¹³ Abraomas, pakėlęs akis, pamatė netoliese aviną, įstrigusį ragais į tankų krūmokšnį. Jis paėmė jį ir aukojo deginamąją auką savo sūnaus vietoje.

¹⁴ Abraomas pavadino tą vietą “Viešpats mato”. Ir šiandien dar sakoma: “Ant kalno, kur Viešpats mato”.

¹⁵ Viešpaties angelas antrą kartą pašaukė Abraomą iš dangaus

¹⁶ ir tarė: “Savimi prisiekiu,­sako Viešpats,­kadangi tu tai padarei ir nepagailėjai savo vienintelio sūnaus,

¹⁷ Aš laiminte tave palaiminsiu ir dauginte padauginsiu tavo palikuonis, kad jų bus kaip žvaigždžių danguje ir kaip smilčių jūros pakrantėje. Tavo palikuonys užims savo priešų vartus,

¹⁸ ir tavo palikuonyse bus palaimintos visos žemės tautos dėl to, kad paklausei mano balso”.

¹⁹ Abraomas sugrįžo pas jaunuolius, ir jie nuėjo į Beer Šebą; ir Abraomas gyveno Beer Šeboje.

²⁰ Po šių įvykių Abraomui buvo pranešta: “Milka pagimdė sūnų tavo broliui Nahorui:

²¹ pirmagimį Ucą ir Būzą, jo brolį, ir Kemuelį, Aramo tėvą,

²² Kesedą, Hazoją, Pildašą, Idlafą ir Betuelį”.

²³ Betuelio duktė buvo ebeka. Šituos aštuonis Milka pagimdė Abraomo broliui Nahorui.

²⁴ Be to, jo sugulovė euma pagimdė Tebachą, Gahamą, Tahašą ir Maaką.

¹ The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

² Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

³ Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

⁴ Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

⁵ Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

⁶ Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁷ Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

⁸ Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

⁹ Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

¹⁰ Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

¹¹ Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

¹³ Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

¹⁴ Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

¹⁵ Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

¹⁶ Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

²⁰ But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

²² Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

²³ "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."

²⁴ Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

²⁵ and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.