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Genesis 28
Het Boek
Genesis 28
Het Boek
Jakobs droom
28 Daarom sprak Isaak met Jakob, zegende hem en zei: ‘Trouw niet met een Kanaänitisch meisje. 2 Ga liever naar Paddan-Aram, naar het huis van je grootvader Betuël en trouw met een van je nichten, de dochters van je oom Laban. 3 De Almachtige God zegene je en geve je vele kinderen, die uitgroeien tot vele volken. 4 Hij geve jou en je nakomelingen de zegeningen die Hij Abraham heeft beloofd. Hij geve je het land waarin wij nu als vreemdelingen wonen en dat Hij Abraham al heeft beloofd.’ 5 Zo stuurde Isaak Jakob naar Paddan-Aram om zijn oom Laban, de broer van zijn moeder en de zoon van de Arameeër Betuël, te bezoeken.
6 Esau begreep dat zijn vader een afkeer had van de meisjes die bij hen in de buurt woonden. Zijn vader en moeder hadden Jakob naar Paddan-Aram gestuurd om daar een vrouw te zoeken en hadden hem gewaarschuwd voor de Kanaänitische meisjes. 7 Jakob had naar hen geluisterd en was naar Paddan-Aram vertrokken. 8 Nu wendde Esau zich tot de familie van zijn oom Ismaël en haalde daar zijn derde vrouw vandaan: 9 Machalat, de zuster van Nebajot en dochter van Abrahams zoon Ismaël.
10 Jakob was inmiddels uit Berseba vertrokken en reisde naar Haran. 11 Toen hij op een avond stopte om zijn kamp op te slaan, vond hij een steen die hij als hoofdkussen gebruikte en viel in slaap. 12 Hij droomde en zag een ladder die vanuit de hemel naar de aarde liep. Engelen van God klommen op en neer langs de ladder. 13 Bovenaan de ladder stond de Here. ‘Ik ben de Here,’ zei Hij, ‘de God van Abraham en van uw vader Isaak. De grond waarop u ligt, is van u! Ik zal hem u en uw nakomelingen geven. 14 Want uw nageslacht zal talrijk zijn als het stof. Zij zullen het land bewonen van oost naar west en van zuid naar noord. Alle volken op aarde zullen via u en uw nageslacht worden gezegend. 15 Ja, Ik zal bij u blijven en u beschermen, waar u ook gaat of staat. Ik zal u veilig terugbrengen naar dit land en voortdurend aan uw zijde blijven, net zolang tot Ik u alles heb gegeven wat Ik u heb beloofd.’
16 Toen werd Jakob wakker. ‘Dit is beslist de plaats waar de Here woont,’ riep hij vol eerbied. 17 ‘Dit is een ontzagwekkende plaats, dit moet wel de poort van de hemel zijn!’ 18 De volgende morgen stond hij vroeg op en zette zijn stenen hoofdkussen rechtop als een gedenksteen en goot er olie overheen. 19 Hij noemde die plaats Betel (Huis van God), hoewel het voorheen Luz heette. 20,21 Jakob deed een gelofte: ‘Als God mij op deze reis helpt en beschermt, voor eten en kleding zorgt zodat ik veilig zal terugkeren bij mijn vader, en als de Here mijn God zal zijn, 22 dan zal deze gedenksteen een heilige plaats, een huis van God zijn. Van alles wat God mij geeft, zal ik Hem een tiende deel teruggeven.’
Genesi 28
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Genesi 28
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Fuga di Giacobbe in Mesopotamia; visione della scala
28 (A)Allora *Isacco chiamò *Giacobbe, lo benedisse e gli diede quest'ordine: «Non prendere moglie tra le donne di *Canaan. 2 Parti, va' a Paddan-Aram[a], alla casa di Betuel, padre di tua madre, e prendi moglie là, tra le figlie di Labano, fratello di tua madre. 3 Il Dio onnipotente ti benedica, ti renda fecondo e ti moltiplichi, in modo che tu diventi un'assemblea di popoli, 4 e ti dia la benedizione d'*Abraamo: a te e alla tua discendenza con te, perché tu possieda il paese dove sei andato peregrinando, che Dio donò ad Abraamo». 5 Isacco fece partire Giacobbe, il quale andò a Paddan-Aram da Labano, figlio di Betuel, l'*Arameo, fratello di *Rebecca, madre di Giacobbe e di *Esaú.
6 (B)Esaú vide che Isacco aveva benedetto Giacobbe e l'aveva mandato a Paddan-Aram perché vi prendesse moglie e che, benedicendolo, gli aveva dato quest'ordine: «Non prendere moglie tra le donne di Canaan», 7 e che Giacobbe aveva ubbidito a suo padre e a sua madre ed era andato a Paddan-Aram. 8 Esaú comprese che le donne di Canaan non erano gradite a suo padre Isacco. 9 Allora andò da *Ismaele, e prese per moglie, oltre quelle che aveva già, Maalat, figlia d'Ismaele, figlio d'Abraamo, sorella di Nebaiot.
10 (C)Giacobbe partí da Beer-Sceba e andò verso Caran. 11 Giunse ad un certo luogo e vi passò la notte, perché il sole era già tramontato. Prese una delle pietre del luogo, se la mise per capezzale e lí si coricò. 12 Fece un sogno: una scala poggiava sulla terra, mentre la sua cima toccava il cielo; e gli angeli di Dio salivano e scendevano per la scala. 13 Il Signore stava al di sopra di essa e gli disse: «Io sono il Signore, il Dio d'Abraamo tuo padre e il Dio d'Isacco. La terra sulla quale tu stai coricato, io la darò a te e alla tua discendenza. 14 La tua discendenza sarà come la polvere della terra e tu ti estenderai a occidente e a oriente, a settentrione e a *meridione, e tutte le famiglie della terra saranno benedette in te e nella tua discendenza. 15 Io sono con te, e ti proteggerò dovunque tu andrai e ti ricondurrò in questo paese, perché io non ti abbandonerò prima di aver fatto quello che ti ho detto».
16 Quando Giacobbe si svegliò dal sonno, disse: «Certo, il Signore è in questo luogo e io non lo sapevo!» 17 Ebbe paura e disse: «Com'è tremendo questo luogo! Questa non è altro che la casa di Dio, e questa è la porta del cielo!» 18 Giacobbe si alzò la mattina di buon'ora, prese la pietra che aveva messa come capezzale, la pose come pietra commemorativa e vi versò sopra dell'olio. 19 E chiamò quel luogo *Betel[b]; mentre prima di allora il nome della città era Luz. 20 Giacobbe fece un voto, dicendo: «Se Dio è con me, se mi protegge durante questo viaggio che sto facendo, se mi dà pane da mangiare e vesti da coprirmi, 21 e se ritorno sano e salvo[c] alla casa di mio padre, il Signore sarà il mio Dio 22 e questa pietra, che ho eretta come monumento, sarà la casa di Dio; di tutto quello che tu mi darai, io certamente ti darò la decima».
Footnotes
- Genesi 28:2 Paddan-Aram, cioè la Mesopotamia.
- Genesi 28:19 Betel, ebr. beth-'el, lett. casa di Dio.
- Genesi 28:21 Sano e salvo, ebr. in pace.
Genesis 28
New King James Version
Genesis 28
New King James Version
Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban
28 Then Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him, and [a]charged him, and said to him: (B)“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 (C)Arise, go to (D)Padan Aram, to the house of (E)Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of (F)Laban your mother’s brother.
3 “May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 And give you (I)the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
(J)In[b] which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Esau Marries Mahalath
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. 8 Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and (L)took (M)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, (N)the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
Jacob’s Vow at Bethel
10 Now Jacob (O)went out from Beersheba and went toward (P)Haran. 11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he (Q)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (R)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 (S)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (T)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (U)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your (V)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (W)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (X)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (Y)I am with you and will (Z)keep[c] you wherever you go, and will (AA)bring you back to this land; for (AB)I will not leave you (AC)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in (AD)this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, (AE)set it up as a pillar, (AF)and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of (AG)that place [d]Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 (AH)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (AI)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (AJ)bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that (AK)I come back to my father’s house in peace, (AL)then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar (AM)shall be God’s house, (AN)and of all that You give me I will surely give a [e]tenth to You.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:1 commanded
- Genesis 28:4 Lit. Of your sojournings
- Genesis 28:15 protect
- Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
- Genesis 28:22 tithe
Genesis 28
New International Version
Genesis 28
New International Version
28 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed(A) him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.(B) 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram,[a](C) to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel.(D) Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.(E) 3 May God Almighty[b](F) bless(G) you and make you fruitful(H) and increase your numbers(I) until you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,(J) so that you may take possession of the land(K) where you now reside as a foreigner,(L) the land God gave to Abraham.” 5 Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,(M) and he went to Paddan Aram,(N) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,(O) the brother of Rebekah,(P) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”(Q) 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram. 8 Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women(R) were to his father Isaac;(S) 9 so he went to Ishmael(T) and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth(U) and daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.(V)
Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beersheba(W) and set out for Harran.(X) 11 When he reached a certain place,(Y) he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head(Z) and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream(AA) in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(AB) 13 There above it[c] stood the Lord,(AC) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.(AD) I will give you and your descendants the land(AE) on which you are lying.(AF) 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(AG) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(AH) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[d](AI) 15 I am with you(AJ) and will watch over you(AK) wherever you go,(AL) and I will bring you back to this land.(AM) I will not leave you(AN) until I have done what I have promised you.(AO)”(AP)
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(AQ) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(AR) This is none other than the house of God;(AS) this is the gate of heaven.”
18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head(AT) and set it up as a pillar(AU) and poured oil on top of it.(AV) 19 He called that place Bethel,[e](AW) though the city used to be called Luz.(AX)
20 Then Jacob made a vow,(AY) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me(AZ) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear(BA) 21 so that I return safely(BB) to my father’s household,(BC) then the Lord[f] will be my God(BD) 22 and[g] this stone that I have set up as a pillar(BE) will be God’s house,(BF) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.(BG)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:2 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verses 5, 6 and 7
- Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him
- Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
- Genesis 28:21 Or Since God … father’s household, the Lord
- Genesis 28:22 Or household, and the Lord will be my God, 22 then
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