Genesis 28
King James Version
28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
1 Mose 28
Schlachter 2000
Jakob flieht nach Paddan-Aram
28 Da rief Isaak den Jakob, segnete ihn und gebot ihm und sprach zu ihm: Nimm keine Frau von den Töchtern Kanaans!
2 Mache dich auf und zieh nach Paddan-Aram, in das Haus Bethuels, des Vaters deiner Mutter, und nimm dir von dort eine Frau von den Töchtern Labans, des Bruders deiner Mutter!
3 Und Gott, der Allmächtige, segne dich und mache dich fruchtbar und mehre dich, dass du zu einer Menge von Völkern werdest,
4 und er gebe dir den Segen Abrahams, dir und deinem Samen mit dir, dass du das Land in Besitz nimmst, in dem du als Fremdling lebst, das Gott dem Abraham gegeben hat!
5 So entließ Isaak den Jakob, und er zog nach Paddan-Aram zu Laban[a], dem Sohn Bethuels, dem Aramäer, dem Bruder der Rebekka, der Mutter Jakobs und Esaus.
Esaus dritte Frau
6 Als nun Esau sah, dass Isaak den Jakob gesegnet und ihn nach Paddan-Aram entlassen hatte, damit er sich von dort eine Frau hole, und dass er, als er ihn segnete, ihm gebot und sprach: »Du sollst keine Frau von den Töchtern Kanaans nehmen«,
7 und dass Jakob seinem Vater und seiner Mutter gehorsam war und nach Paddan-Aram zog,
8 als Esau auch sah, dass Isaak, sein Vater, die Töchter Kanaans nicht gerne sah,
9 da ging Esau hin zu Ismael und nahm zu seinen Frauen noch Mahalath als Frau hinzu, die Tochter Ismaels, des Sohnes Abrahams, die Schwester Nebajoths.
Jakobs Traum von der Himmelsleiter
10 Jakob aber zog von Beerscheba aus und wanderte nach Haran.
11 Und er kam an einen Ort, wo er über Nacht blieb; denn die Sonne war untergegangen. Und er nahm von den Steinen jenes Orts und legte sie unter sein Haupt und legte sich an dem Ort schlafen.
12 Und er hatte einen Traum; und siehe, eine Leiter[b] war auf die Erde gestellt, die reichte mit der Spitze bis an den Himmel. Und siehe, auf ihr stiegen die Engel Gottes auf und nieder.
13 Und siehe, der Herr stand über ihr und sprach: Ich bin der Herr, der Gott deines Vaters Abraham und der Gott Isaaks; das Land, auf dem du liegst, will ich dir und deinem Samen geben.
14 Und dein Same soll werden wie der Staub der Erde, und nach Westen, Osten, Norden und Süden sollst du dich ausbreiten; und in dir und in deinem Samen[c] sollen gesegnet werden alle Geschlechter der Erde!
15 Und siehe, ich bin mit dir, und ich will dich behüten überall, wo du hinziehst, und dich wieder in dieses Land bringen. Denn ich will dich nicht verlassen, bis ich vollbracht habe, was ich dir zugesagt habe!
16 Als nun Jakob von seinem Schlaf erwachte, sprach er: Wahrlich, der Herr ist an diesem Ort, und ich wusste es nicht!
17 Und er fürchtete sich und sprach: Wie furchtgebietend ist diese Stätte! Hier ist nichts anderes als das Haus Gottes, und dies ist die Pforte des Himmels!
18 Und Jakob stand am Morgen früh auf und nahm den Stein, den er unter sein Haupt gelegt hatte, und richtete ihn auf zu einem Gedenkstein und goss Öl auf seine Spitze,
19 und er gab diesem Ort den Namen Bethel[d]; zuvor aber hieß die Stadt Lus.
20 Und Jakob legte ein Gelübde ab und sprach: Wenn Gott mit mir sein und mich behüten wird auf dem Weg, den ich gehe, und mir Brot zu essen geben wird und Kleider anzuziehen
21 und mich wieder mit Frieden heim zu meinem Vater bringt, so soll der Herr mein Gott sein;
22 und dieser Stein, den ich als Gedenkstein aufgerichtet habe, soll ein Haus Gottes werden; und von allem, was du mir gibst, will ich dir gewisslich den Zehnten geben!
Footnotes
- (28,5) bed. »Der Weiße«.
- (28,12) Andere Übersetzungsmöglichkeit: eine Mauertreppe (wie sie damals bei Tempeln verwendet wurden, vgl. die Stufentürme oder Zikkurate des Alten Orients).
- (28,14) Andere Übersetzung: durch dich und durch deinen Nachkommen (vgl. 1Mo 22,18; Gal 3,16).
- (28,19) Beth-El bed. »Haus Gottes«.
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
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
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