Genesis · Chapter 25

[ edit] Abraham forſoþe toke anoþer wijf, Ceþura by name, þe which bare to hym Zamram, and Jexam, and Madan, and Madian, and Jeſboþ, and Sue. And Jexam gat Saba, and Dadan. Þe ſones of Dadan weren Aſſurym, and Latuſim, Laomym. And forſoþe of Madian was ſprongun Epha, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaa; alle þes þe ſonys of Ceþure. And Abraham ȝaue alle þat he had to Yſaac; to þe ſonys forſoþe of þe ſecoundarye wyues he ȝaue ȝiftis; and he ſeueryde hem fro Yſaac, his ſone, ȝit while he lyuede, to þe eſt plage.

And þe dayes of þe lijf of Abraham weren an hundryd and ſeuenti and fyue ȝeir; and failynge he was deed in a good elde, and of greet age, and ful of dayes, and he was gaderyd to his puple. And Yſaac and Yſmael, his ſonys, biryeden hym in þe dowble ſpelunk, þe which is ſet in þe feeld of Ephron, ſone of Seor Eþei, forn aȝens Mambre, þat he bouȝte of þe ſones of Heþ; þere he was byried and Sara his wijf. And after þe obite of hym God bliſſide to Yſaac, his ſone, which dwellid biſidis þe pit of hym liuynge and ſeiynge bi name.

Þes ben þe generaciouns of Yſmael, þe ſone of Abrahe, whom bare to hym Agar þe Egipcian, þe ſeruaunt of Sare; and þes þe names of þe ſones of hym, in names and in his generaciouns. Þe firſt gotun of Yſmael, Nabaioþ, þanne after Sedar, and Abdaeel, and Mabſan, and Maſma, and Duma, and Maſſa, and Adad, and Thema, and Ychur, and Naphir, and Cedma. Þes ben þe ſones of Yſmael, and þes þe names, bi caſtelis and towns of hem, þe twelue princis of his lynages. And þe ȝeers of þe lijf of Yſmael ben maad an hundrid and ſeuene and þritti, and faylynge died, and was put to his puple.

He dwellid forſoþe fro Euila to Sur, which biholdiþ Egipt hem comyng ynne to þe Aſſyryes; bifore alle his briþeren he died. And þes ben þe generaciouns of Yſaac, þe ſone of Abraham. Abraham gat Yſaac, þe which, whan he was of fourti ȝeer, took a wijf, Rebecca, þe dowȝter of Batuel, of Syre of Meſopotany, þe ſiſter of Laban. And Yſaac preyede þe Lord for his wijf, þer þurȝ þat ſhe was bareyn; þe which herde hym, and ȝaue conceyuyng to Rebecca. But þe litil children in þe womb of hir weren hurtlid to gidere; þe which ſeide, If þus it was to com to me, what nede was to conſeyue?

And ſhe ȝede to counſeil þe Lord, þe which anſwerynge, ſeiþ, Two folk ben in þi wombe, and two puplis of þi wombe ſhulen be dyuydid, and a puple a puple ſhal ouercom, and þe moor ſhal ſerue to þe leſſe. Now tyme of beryng was comen, and loo! twynlingis in þe wombe of hir weren foundun. He þat firſt was goon out was brown, and al in maner of a ſkyn rowȝ; and þe name of hym was clepid Eſau. Anoon aftir þe toþer goynge out, helde wiþ his hoond þe forþer parti of his broþer foot; and þerfor ſhe clepide him Jacob. Sixti ȝere was Yſaac whanne þe children weren born. Þe whiche wexen, Eſau was maad a ſleiȝ man of huntyng, and a man erþe tilier; Jacob forſoþe a ſymple man dwelte in tabernaclis.

Iſaac louede Eſau, þere þurȝ þat he ete of þe huntingis of him; and Rebecca louede Jacob. Jacob forſoþe hadde ſoþun potage; to whom whan Eſau was comen wery fro þe felde, ſeiþ, Ȝif to me of þis brown ſeþing, for Y am ful wery; for þe which cauſe þe name of hym was clepyd Edom. To whom ſeide Jacob, Sel me þe ryȝtis of þi fyrſt getyng. He anſweride, Loo! I dye, what ſhal profyt to me þe riȝtis of my firſt getyng? Jacob ſeide, Þanne ſweer to me. Þanne Eſau ſwoor, and ſoold þe riȝtis of his firſt getyng. And ſo breed takun and þe ſowil of potage, ete, and dronk, and ȝede forþ, ſettynge at nouȝt þat he hadde ſoold þe riȝtis of his firſte getyng.