Jacob’s Deception

27 Now it came about, when Isaac was old and (A)his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his (B)older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” Then [a](C)Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death. Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and (D)hunt game for me;

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:2 Lit he

Isak välsignar Jakob i stället för Esau

27 På äldre dagar när Isak var halvblind, kallade han en dag till sig sin äldste son Esau.Min son? sa Isak.Ja, far, svarade Esau.

2-4 Isak fortsatte: Jag är en gammal man nu och väntar på att dö vilken dag som helst. Ta din båge och dina pilar och gå ut på fälten och skjut något vilt åt mig och laga till det på det sätt som jag tycker bäst om. Då ska jag ge dig, min förstfödde son, de välsignelser som tillhör dig, innan jag dör.

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27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see,(A) he called for Esau his older son(B) and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.(C) Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country(D) to hunt some wild game for me.

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