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Isak välsignar Jakob
27 När Isak hade blivit gammal och hans ögon var så svaga att han inte kunde se, kallade han till sig sin äldste son Esau och sade till honom: "Min son." Han svarade honom: "Här är jag." 2 Då sade han: "Jag är gammal och vet inte när jag skall dö. 3 Tag därför dina jaktredskap, ditt koger och din båge, och gå ut i markerna och skjut något vilt åt mig. 4 Laga sedan till en välsmakande rätt åt mig, en som jag tycker om, och bär in den till mig så att jag får äta och sedan välsigna dig innan jag dör."
5 Rebecka hörde vad Isak sade till sin son Esau. När Esau gick ut i markerna för att skjuta något vilt att ta hem, 6 sade Rebecka till sin son Jakob: "Lyssna! Jag hörde din far säga till din bror Esau: 7 Skaffa något vilt och laga till åt mig en välsmakande rätt, som jag kan äta. Sedan skall jag välsigna dig inför Herren innan jag dör. 8 Hör nu på mig, min son, och gör som jag säger. 9 Gå till hjorden och hämta två fina killingar, så skall jag laga till en välsmakande rätt av dem åt din far, en som han tycker om. 10 Den skall du bära in till din far så att han får äta den och sedan välsigna dig innan han dör." 11 Men Jakob sade till sin mor Rebecka: "Min bror Esau är ju hårig, och jag är slät. 12 Tänk om far rör vid mig. Då blir jag en bedragare i hans ögon och drar förbannelse över mig i stället för välsignelse." 13 Men hans mor sade till honom: "Den förbannelsen skall komma över mig, min son. Hör bara vad jag säger och gå och hämta killingarna åt mig."
14 Han gick då och hämtade dem och förde dem till sin mor, och hon lagade till en välsmakande rätt, en som hans far tyckte om. 15 Sedan tog Rebecka fram sin äldste son Esaus högtidskläder, som hon hade inne hos sig, och satte dem på sin yngste son Jakob. 16 Med skinnen från killingarna täckte hon över hans händer och den bara delen av hans hals. 17 Sedan gav hon sin son Jakob den välsmakande rätten och brödet som hon hade gjort i ordning. 18 Han gick in till sin far och sade: "Far." Han svarade: "Vad vill du? Vem är du, min son?" 19 Jakob sade till sin far: "Jag är Esau, din förstfödde. Jag har gjort som du sade till mig. Sätt dig upp och ät av mitt villebråd, så att du kan välsigna mig." 20 Men Isak sade till sin son: "Hur har du kunnat finna det så snart, min son?" Han svarade: " Herren, din Gud, sände det i min väg." 21 Då sade Isak till Jakob: "Kom hit, min son, och låt mig få röra vid dig och känna om du är min son Esau eller inte." 22 Jakob gick då fram till sin fader Isak, och han rörde vid honom och sade: "Rösten är Jakobs, men händerna är Esaus." 23 Han kände inte igen honom, för händerna var håriga som hans bror Esaus händer. Han tänkte nu välsigna honom, 24 men så frågade han: "Är du verkligen min son Esau?" Han svarade: "Ja." 25 Då sade han: "Bär hit maten, min son, så att jag kan äta av villebrådet och välsigna dig." Jakob bar fram den till honom och han åt. Och han räckte honom vin och han drack. 26 Sedan sade hans fader Isak till honom: "Kom hit och kyss mig, min son." 27 När han då gick fram och kysste honom, kände han lukten av hans kläder och välsignade honom. Han sade:
"Doften av min son
är lik doften från en mark
som Herren har välsignat.
28 Gud skall ge dig av himlens dagg
och av jordens fruktbarhet,
säd och vin i riklig mängd.
29 Folk skall tjäna dig
och folkslag falla ner för dig.
Var en herre över dina bröder.
Din mors söner skall falla ner för dig.
Förbannad vare den som förbannar dig
och välsignad den som välsignar dig!"
Esau ber om Isaks välsignelse
30 När Isak hade givit Jakob sin välsignelse och Jakob just hade gått ut från honom, kom hans bror Esau hem från jakten. 31 Också han lagade till en välsmakande rätt och bar in den till sin far och sade: "Nu kan far sätta sig upp och äta av sin sons villebråd och sedan välsigna honom." 32 Hans fader Isak frågade honom: "Vem är du?" Han svarade: "Jag är Esau, din förstfödde." 33 Då blev Isak mycket förskräckt och sade: "Vem var då den jägare som bar in sitt villebråd till mig? Jag åt av allt innan du kom och jag välsignade honom. Välsignad skall han också vara." 34 När Esau hörde vad hans far berättade, ropade han högt och bittert: "Far, välsigna också mig!" 35 Men han svarade: "Din bror kom med svek och tog din välsignelse." 36 Då sade Esau: "Heter han inte Jakob! Och nu har han bedragit mig två gånger! Min förstfödslorätt har han tagit och nu har han också tagit min välsignelse." Och han frågade: "Har du då ingen välsignelse kvar för mig?" 37 Isak sade då till Esau: "Se, jag har satt honom till herre över dig, och alla hans bröder har jag gett till tjänare åt honom, och med säd och vin har jag försett honom. Vad skall jag då göra för dig, min son?" 38 Esau sade till sin far: "Var det den enda välsignelse du hade, far? Välsigna också mig, far!" Och han började storgråta. 39 Då svarade hans fader Isak honom:
"Se, fjärran från jordens fruktbarhet
skall din boning vara
och utan dagg från himlen där ovan.
40 Av ditt svärd skall du leva
och din bror skall du tjäna.
Men när du blir bångstyrig
skall du slita hans ok
från din nacke."
Jakob flyr till Haran
41 Esau fylldes av hat mot Jakob på grund av den välsignelse som hans far hade givit Jakob. Han sade till sig själv: "Snart kommer den tid då vi skall sörja vår far. Då skall jag döda min bror Jakob." 42 När man berättade för Rebecka vad hennes äldre son Esau hade sagt, sände hon bud efter sin yngre son Jakob och sade till honom: "Din bror Esau tänker hämnas på dig och döda dig. 43 Och nu, min son, lyssna på mig! Fly till min bror Laban i Haran 44 och stanna hos honom en tid, till dess din brors förbittring har lagt sig. 45 När din bror inte längre är förbittrad på dig och han har glömt vad du gjort mot honom, då skall jag sända bud och hämta dig därifrån. Varför skulle jag mista er båda på en och samma dag?"
46 Sedan sade Rebecka till Isak: "Jag är trött på livet för de hetitiska kvinnornas skull. Om Jakob tar sig en hustru bland landets kvinnor, en hetitiska som dessa, varför skulle jag då leva?"
Genesis 27
King James Version
27 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.
21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;
45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Genesis 27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: 10 and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 12 my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: 16 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 17 and she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed: 28 therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 40 and by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away; 45 until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
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