(א) וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (ב) וַיֹּ֡אמֶר קַח־נָ֠א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֨ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ֤ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֔ק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ֔ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה עַ֚ל אַחַ֣ד הֶֽהָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
(1) After these events, God tested Abraham, and said to him: ‘Abraham’; and he said: ‘Here am I.’ (2) He said: ‘Take your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and make him a burnt-offering there upon one of the mountains which I will say to you.’
(3) And Abraham got up early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his boys with him, and Isaac, his son; and he cut the wood for the burnt-offering, and he got up, and went to the place that God had said to him. (4) On the third day, Abraham raised his eyes, and saw the place from a distance. (5) And Abraham said to his boys: 'Sit here with the donkey, and I and the boy, we will go over there; and we will worship (bow), and then we'll return to you.’ (6) And Abraham took the wood for the burnt-offering, and put it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire and the knife in his hand; and the two of them went together. (7) And Isaac said to Abraham, his father, and he said: ‘My father.’ And he said: ‘I'm here, my son.’ And he said: ‘Here are the fire and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt-offering?’ (8) And Abraham said: ‘God will see to the sheep for the burnt-offering, my son.’ And the two of them went together.
(9) And they came to the place which God had said to him; and Abraham built the altar there, and arranged the wood, and he bound Isaac, his son, and put him on the altar on top of the wood. (10) And Abraham put out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son. (11) And an angel of the Lord called to him from the skies, and said: ‘Abraham! Abraham!’ And he said: ‘I am here.’ (12) And he said: ‘Don't put your hand on the boy, and don't do anything to harm him; for now I know that you have fear/awe of God, and you didn't withhold your only son, from Me.’ (13) And Abraham raised his eyes, and saw, and here was a ram behind, caught in the thicket by its horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and made it a burnt-offering instead of his son.
(14) And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-will-see; as is said today: ‘In God's mountain it will be seen.’ (15) And an angel of God called to Abraham a second time from the skies, (16) and said: ‘I swear by me -- word of God-- that because you did this thing, and didn't withhold your son, your only one, (17) that I'll bless you, and multiply your seed like the stars of the skies and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed will possess its enemies' gate. (18) And all the nations of the earth will be blessed through your seed because you listened to My voice.’ (19) And Abraham went back to his boys, and they got up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham lived in Beer-sheba.