1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9 ¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 ¶ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be . 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
23 ¶ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Derības zīme
(2Moz 12:43–13:2)1 Kad Ābrams bija deviņdesmit deviņus gadus vecs, Ābramam parādījās Kungs un teica: “Es esmu visvarenais Dievs, staigā manā priekšā un esi nevainojams. 2 Un es celšu savu derību starp sevi un tevi, un es vairošu tevi daudzuma daudzumā!” 3 Un Ābrams krita uz sava vaiga, un Dievs runāja ar viņu: 4 “Es! Redzi! Mana derība ar tevi, tu būsi tēvs daudzām tautām! 5 Un tavu vārdu vairs nesauks Ābrams, bet tavs vārds būs – Ābrahāms , jo es tevi darīšu par tēvu daudzām tautām! 6 Es tevi darīšu auglīgu daudzuma daudzumā, es darīšu tevi par daudzām tautām, un no tevis celsies ķēniņi! 7 Un es celšu savu derību starp sevi un tevi, un starp taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis viņu paaudzēs – mūžīgu derību, lai es būtu par Dievu tev un taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis! 8 Es došu tev un taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis zemi, kurā tu mīti, – visu Kanaāna zemi par mūžīgu īpašumu, un es būšu viņiem par Dievu!” 9 Un Dievs teica Ābrahāmam: “Un tu – sargi manu derību! Tu un tavi pēcnācēji pēc tevis viņu paaudzēs! 10 Šī ir mana derība, kas jums jāsarga starp mani un starp jums, un jūsu pēcnācējiem pēc jums – ikviens vīrs jūsu vidū lai tiek apgraizīts! 11 Lai jūsu priekšāda tiek apgraizīta, un tā lai ir derības zīme starp mani un jums! 12 Ikviens no jums lai tiek apgraizīts astoņu dienu vecumā – ik vīrs jūsu paaudzēs, vai tas ir mājās dzimis vai par sudrabu pirkts no kādiem svešiniekiem, kas nav jūsu dzimuma! 13 Apgraizīt lai apgraiza to, kas dzimis tavā namā un kas pirkts par tavu naudu, un mana derība būs jums pie miesas par mūžīgu derību! 14 Neapgraizīts vīrs, kura priekšāda nav apgraizīta, – tā dvēsele tiek atrauta no savas tautas, tāds ir lauzis manu derību!”
15 Un Dievs teica Ābrahāmam: “Sāraju, savu sievu, tu vairs nesauksi vārdā Sāraja, jo nu viņas vārds būs Sāra! 16 Un es svētīšu viņu un pat došu tev dēlu no viņas, un es svētīšu viņu, un no viņas celsies daudzas tautas, un tautu ķēniņi celsies no viņas!” 17 Un Ābrahāms krita uz sava vaiga, smējās un teica savā sirdī: “Vai lai simts gadu vecam vēl dzimst bērni, un vai lai Sāra vēl dzemdē – deviņdesmit gadu veca?!” 18 Un Ābrahāms teica Dievam: “Kaut tik Ismaēls paliktu tavā priekšā!” 19 Dievs teica: “Bet taču Sāra, tava sieva, dzemdēs tev dēlu, un tu nosauksi viņu vārdā Īzaks, un es celšu savu derību ar viņu par mūžīgu derību viņa pēcnācējiem pēc viņa! 20 Un par Ismaēlu es tevi dzirdēju – redzi, viņu es svētīšu un darīšu auglīgu, un vairošu viņu daudzuma daudzumā, viņš būs tēvs divpadsmit vadoņiem, un es darīšu viņu par lielu tautu! 21 Savu derību es celšu ar Īzaku, kuru tev Sāra dzemdēs nākamgad ap šo laiku!” 22 Dievs beidza ar viņu runāt, un viņš aizgāja no Ābrahāma augšup.
23 Un Ābrahāms ņēma savu dēlu Ismaēlu un visus, kas dzimuši viņa namā, un visus, kas pirkti par viņa naudu, – visus Ābrahāma nama vīrus, un viņš apgraizīja viņu priekšādas vēl tai pašā dienā, kā Dievs viņam bija teicis. 24 Ābrahāms bija deviņdesmit deviņus gadus vecs, kad tika apgraizīta viņa priekšāda. 25 Un Ismaēls, viņa dēls, bija trīspadsmit gadu vecs, kad tika apgraizīta viņa priekšāda. 26 Ābrahāms un viņa dēls Ismaēls tika apgraizīti vienā un tajā pašā dienā. 27 Un visi viņa nama vīri – gan namā dzimuši, gan par naudu no svešiem pirkti – tika apgraizīti kopā ar viņu.
