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Ginbendisyunan ni Isaac si Jacob

27 Tigulang na gid si Isaac kag halos indi na makakita. Isa sadto ka tion, gintawag niya ang kamagulangan niya nga anak nga si Esau. Siling niya, “Anak.” Nagsabat si Esau, “Ano, tay?” Nagsiling si Isaac, “Tigulang na gid ako kag sa indi siguro madugay mapatay na ako. Maayo pa nga kuhaon mo ang imo pana kag magkadto ka sa latagon kag magpangayam para sa akon. Dayon, lutui ako sang akon paborito nga pagkaon kag dal-on mo dayon sa akon kay kaunon ko. Pagkatapos bendisyunan ko ikaw sa wala pa ako mapatay.”

Nagapamati gali si Rebeka samtang nagahambal si Isaac kay Esau. Gani sang nakalakat na si Esau sa latagon sa pagpangayam, ginsilingan ni Rebeka ang iya anak nga si Jacob, “Nabatian ko nga ginsilingan ni tatay mo si Esau nga magpangayam kag lutuan siya dayon sang iya paborito nga pagkaon. Kay sa wala pa kuno siya mapatay bendisyunan niya si Esau sa presensya sang Ginoo. Gani anak, tumana ang akon isugo sa imo: Kadto didto sa aton mga kasapatan kag magkuha ka sang duha ka bataon kag matambok nga kanding, kay lutuan ko ang imo amay sang paborito niya nga pagkaon. 10 Dayon dal-on mo ini sa iya agod bendisyunan ka niya sa wala pa siya mapatay.”

11 Pero nagsiling si Jacob sa iya iloy, “Nakahibalo ka nga balahibuhon si Esau kag ako iya indi. 12 Basi hikapon ako ni tatay kag mahibaluan niya nga ginatunto ko lang siya kag pakamalauton niya ako imbes nga bendisyunan.” 13 Nagsabat si Rebeka, “Anak, ako ang manabat kon pakamalauton ka, basta himua lang ang akon ginasugo sa imo. Lakat na kag kuhai ako sang kanding.”

14 Gani nagkuha si Jacob sang duha ka kanding kag gindala niya sa iya iloy, kag ginluto ni Rebeka ang paborito nga pagkaon ni Isaac. 15 Dayon ginkuha niya ang pinakamaayo nga bayo ni Esau nga didto sa balay kag ginpasuksok kay Jacob. 16 Ginbutangan niya sang panit sang kanding ang butkon ni Jacob pati ang iya liog nga indi balahibuhon. 17 Dayon ginhatag niya kay Jacob ang pagkaon kag ang tinapay nga ginluto niya.

18 Gindala ato ni Jacob sa iya amay kag nagsiling, “Tay!” Nagsiling si Isaac, “Sin-o ka nga anak ko?” 19 Nagsabat si Jacob, “Ako si Esau, ang kamagulangan mo nga anak. Nahimo ko na ang imo ginsugo sa akon. Bangon anay kag magkaon sining akon pinangayaman agod mabendisyunan mo ako.” 20 Nagsiling si Isaac, “Anak, paano mo ini nakuha dayon?” Nagsabat si Jacob, “Ginbuligan ako sang Ginoo nga imo Dios.” 21 Nagsiling si Isaac, “Palapit pa gid sa akon anak agod mahikap ko kon ikaw gid bala matuod si Esau.” 22 Gani nagpalapit si Jacob, kag ginhikap siya sang iya amay kag nagsiling, “Ang imo tingog daw iya ni Jacob pero ang imo butkon daw iya ni Esau.” 23 Wala ni Isaac makilal-i si Jacob, kay ang iya butkon balahibuhon pareho sang iya ni Esau.

Antes niya ginbendisyunan si Jacob, 24 nagpamangkot pa gid siya, “Ikaw gid bala matuod si Esau?” Nagsabat si Jacob, “Huo, ako gid.” 25 Nagsiling si Isaac, “Abi, dal-a diri ang imo ginluto halin sa imo pinangayaman, kay pagkatapos ko kaon bendisyunan ko ikaw.” Gani ginhatagan siya ni Jacob sang pagkaon kag ilimnon, kag nagkaon siya kag nag-inom. 26 Dayon nagsiling si Isaac sa iya, “Palapit sa akon, anak, kag haluki ako.” 27 Nagpalapit si Jacob sa iya kag naghalok. Sang nasimhutan ni Isaac ang iya bayo, ginbendisyunan niya dayon si Jacob nga nagasiling,

“Ining baho sang akon anak pareho sa baho sang latagon nga ginbendisyunan sang Ginoo.
28 Kabay pa nga hatagan ka sang Dios sang mapatubason nga duta nga permi may tun-og nga bugay niya,[a] agod bugana ang imo mga uyas kag duga sang ubas.
29 Kabay pa nga magapasakop sa imo ang madamo nga mga katawhan kag magaalagad sila sa imo.
Kabay pa nga magagahom ka sa imo mga paryente kag magapasakop sila sa imo.
Kabay pa nga ang nagapakamalaot sa imo pakamalauton man,
kag ang nagapakamaayo sa imo pakamaayuhon man.”

Nagpakitluoy si Esau nga Bendisyunan man Siya

30 Pagkatapos bendisyon ni Isaac kay Jacob, naglakat dayon si Jacob. Bag-o lang gid siya nakalakat kag umabot man dayon si Esau halin sa pagpangayam. 31 Nagluto man siya sang manamit nga pagkaon kag iya ini gindala sa iya amay. Nagsiling siya, “Tay, bangon ka kag magkaon sining akon pinangayaman agod mabendisyunan mo ako.” 32 Nagpamangkot si Isaac sa iya, “Sin-o ka?” Nagsabat siya, “Ako si Esau, ang kamagulangan mo nga anak.” 33 Pagkabati sadto ni Isaac, nagpalangurog siya kag nagsiling, “Sin-o gali atong nagpangayam kag nagdala diri sa akon sang pagkaon? Bag-o ko pa lang ato ginkaon kag umabot ka dayon. Ginhatag ko na sa iya ang akon bendisyon kag indi ko na gid ato mabawi.” 34 Pagkabati sadto ni Esau, puwerte gid ang iya hilibion. Siling niya, “Tay, bendisyuni man ako!” 35 Pero nagsabat si Isaac, “Gintunto ako sang imo manghod kag nakuha na niya ang akon bendisyon nga para kuntani sa imo.” 36 Nagsiling si Esau, “Ikaduha na ini ka beses nga iya ako gintunto. Gai ko man nga Jacob[b] ang iya ngalan. Ginkuha na niya ang akon kinamatarong bilang magulang, kag karon ginkuha pa gid niya ang bendisyon nga para sa akon.” Dayon nagpamangkot siya, “Tay, wala ka na gid bala sing nabilin nga bendisyon para sa akon?” 37 Nagsabat si Isaac, “Ginhimo ko na siya nga imo agalon kag ginhimo ko man ang tanan niya nga mga paryente nga iya mga suluguon. Nahatag ko na sa iya ang bugana nga mga uyas kag duga sang ubas. Gani ano pa ang akon mahimo para sa imo anak?” 38 Nagpakitluoy pa gid si Esau sa iya amay, “Tay, wala ka na gid bala sing bisan isa lang ka bendisyon? Bendisyuni man ko bi.” Kag naghibi pa gid siya.

39 Nagsiling si Isaac sa iya,

“Indi mapatubason ang duta nga imo pagaestaran,
kag wala ini permi sang tun-og nga bugay sang Dios.[c]
40 Permi ka lang magapakig-away,
kag magaalagad ka sa imo manghod.
Pero kon magpamatok ka sa iya,
mahilway ka sa iya gahom.”

41 Gindumtan ni Esau si Jacob tungod sa bendisyon nga ginhatag sang iya amay kay Jacob. Nagsiling si Esau sa iya kaugalingon, “Dali na lang mapatay si tatay; kon mapatay na gani siya, patyon ko si Jacob.” 42 Pero nabalitaan ni Rebeka ang plano ni Esau, gani ginpatawag niya si Jacob kag ginhambalan, “Ang imo magulang nga si Esau nagaplano sa pagpatay sa imo agod maumpawan siya sa iya kaakig sa imo. 43 Gani pamati ka sa akon isiling: Magpalagyo ka sa Haran, didto sa akon utod nga si Laban. 44 Didto ka lang anay hasta nga maghaganhagan ang kaakig sang imo magulang, 45 kag malipatan na niya ang imo ginhimo sa iya. Ipasugat ko lang ugaling ikaw didto kon indi na siya akig sa imo. Indi ko gusto nga madula kamo nga duha sa akon sa isa lang ka adlaw kon magpatyanay kamo.”

Ginpakadto ni Isaac si Jacob kay Laban

46 Karon, nagsiling si Rebeka kay Isaac, “Ginatak-an na gid ako sang akon kabuhi tungod sining mga asawa ni Esau nga mga Hithanon. Kon ang mangin asawa ni Jacob taga-diri man nga babayi nga Hithanon maayo pa nga mapatay na lang ako.”

Footnotes

  1. 27:28 tun-og nga bugay niya: sa literal, tun-og sang langit.
  2. 27:36 Jacob: buot silingon sa Hebreo, nangtunto.
  3. 27:39 tun-og nga bugay sang Dios: sa literal, tun-og sang langit.

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. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like(E) and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing(F) before I die.”(G)

Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country(H) to hunt game and bring it back, Rebekah said to her son Jacob,(I) “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, ‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’(J) Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:(K) Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats,(L) so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.(M) 10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing(N) before he dies.”

11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man(O) while I have smooth skin. 12 What if my father touches me?(P) I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse(Q) on myself rather than a blessing.”

13 His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.(R) Just do what I say;(S) go and get them for me.”

14 So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.(T) 15 Then Rebekah took the best clothes(U) of Esau her older son,(V) which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. 16 She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.(W) 17 Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.

18 He went to his father and said, “My father.”

“Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?”(X)

19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn.(Y) I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game,(Z) so that you may give me your blessing.”(AA)

20 Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?”

“The Lord your God gave me success,(AB)” he replied.

21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you,(AC) my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.”

22 Jacob went close to his father Isaac,(AD) who touched(AE) him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” 23 He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau;(AF) so he proceeded to bless him. 24 “Are you really my son Esau?” he asked.

“I am,” he replied.

25 Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.”(AG)

Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.”

27 So he went to him and kissed(AH) him(AI). When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,(AJ) he blessed him and said,

“Ah, the smell of my son
    is like the smell of a field
    that the Lord has blessed.(AK)
28 May God give you heaven’s dew(AL)
    and earth’s richness(AM)
    an abundance of grain(AN) and new wine.(AO)
29 May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.(AP)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(AQ)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.(AR)

30 After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting. 31 He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”(AS)

32 His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”(AT)

“I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.(AU)

33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me?(AV) I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!(AW)

34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry(AX) and said to his father, “Bless(AY) me—me too, my father!”

35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(AZ) and took your blessing.”(BA)

36 Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob[a]?(BB) This is the second time he has taken advantage of(BC) me: He took my birthright,(BD) and now he’s taken my blessing!”(BE) Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”

37 Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine.(BF) So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”

38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.(BG)

39 His father Isaac answered him,(BH)

“Your dwelling will be
    away from the earth’s richness,
    away from the dew(BI) of heaven above.(BJ)
40 You will live by the sword
    and you will serve(BK) your brother.(BL)
But when you grow restless,
    you will throw his yoke
    from off your neck.(BM)

41 Esau held a grudge(BN) against Jacob(BO) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(BP) for my father are near; then I will kill(BQ) my brother Jacob.”(BR)

42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau(BS) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.(BT) 43 Now then, my son, do what I say:(BU) Flee at once to my brother Laban(BV) in Harran.(BW) 44 Stay with him for a while(BX) until your brother’s fury subsides. 45 When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him,(BY) I’ll send word for you to come back from there.(BZ) Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite(CA) women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land,(CB) from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.”(CC)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.

Яков присвоява благословението на баща си

27 (A)Когато Исаак остаря и очите му отслабнаха, и не можеше да вижда, повика по-големия си син Исав и му каза: Синко. А той му отговори: Ето ме.

(B)Тогава Исаак каза: Виж сега, аз вече остарях; не зная кой ден ще умра;

(C)и така, вземи още сега оръжията си, колчана си и лъка си, излез на полето и ми улови дивеч,

(D)и ми сготви вкусно ястие, каквото аз обичам, и ми донеси да ям, за да те благослови душата ми, преди да умра.

А Ревека чу, когато Исаак говореше на сина си Исав. И Исав отиде на полето да улови дивеч и да го донесе.

Тогава Ревека каза на сина си Яков: Виж, аз чух баща ти да говори на брат ти с тези думи:

Донеси ми дивеч и ми сготви вкусно ястие, за да ям и да те благословя пред Господа, преди да умра.

(E)И така, сега, синко, каквото ти поръчам, послушай думите ми.

(F)Иди още сега при стадото и ми донеси оттам две добри ярета, и аз ще сготвя вкусно ястие за баща ти, каквото той обича;

10 (G)и ти ще го принесеш на баща си да яде, за да те благослови, преди да умре.

11 (H)Но Яков каза на майка си Ревека: Виж, брат ми Исав е космат, а аз съм с гладка кожа.

12 (I)Може би ще ме попипа баща ми и аз ще се окажа пред него измамник, и ще навлека на себе си проклятие, а не благословение.

13 (J)А майка му каза: Нека твоето проклятие падне върху мене, синко; само послушай думите ми и иди и ми ги донеси.

14 (K)И така, той отиде, взе ги и ги донесе на майка си; и майка му сготви вкусно ястие, каквото баща му обичаше.

15 (L)После Ревека взе по-добрите дрехи на по-стария си син Исав, които се намираха вкъщи при нея, и с тях облече по-младия си син Яков.

16 И зави ръцете му и гладкото на шията му с ярешките кожи.

17 Тогава даде в ръцете на сина си Яков вкусното ястие и хляба, който беше приготвила.

18 И така, той отиде при баща си и каза: Татко. А Исаак отговори: Ето ме; кой си ти, синко?

19 (M)Яков каза на баща си: Аз съм първородният ти Исав; направих каквото ми поръча; стани, моля ти се, седни и яж от дивеча ми, за да ме благослови душата ти.

20 Но Исак попита на сина си: Как стана, синко, че го намери толкова скоро? А той отвърна: Защото Господ, твоят Бог, ми даде добър успех.

21 (N)Тогава Исаак каза на Яков: Моля, синко, приближи се, за да те попипам дали си същият ми син Исав, или не.

22 Яков се приближи към баща си Исаак; и той, като го попипа, каза: Гласът е глас Яковов, а ръцете са ръце Исавови.

23 (O)И не го позна, защото ръцете му бяха космати, както ръцете на брат му Исав; и го благослови.

24 И каза: Ти ли си същият ми син Исав? А той отвърна: Аз.

25 (P)Тогава Исаак каза: Принеси ми и ще ям от лова на сина си, за да те благослови душата ми. И му принесе и яде; донесе му и вино и пи.

Благословението на Яков

26 А баща му Исаак му каза: Приближи се сега и ме целуни, синко.

27 (Q)И той се приближи и го целуна; и Исаак помириса дъха на облеклото му и го благослови, като каза:

Ето, дъхът на сина ми
е като дъх на поле, което е благословил Господ.
28 (R)Бог да ти даде от росата на небето
и от тлъстината на земята,
и изобилие на жито и на вино.
29 (S)Племена да ти слугуват
и народи да ти се покланят.
Бъди господар на братята си;
и да ти се покланят синовете на майка ти.
Проклет всеки, който те кълне,
и благословен всеки, който те благославя.

30 Щом като Исаак свърши да благославя Яков и Яков току-що беше се разделил с баща си Исаак, дойде брат му Исав от лова си.

31 (T)Също и той сготви вкусно ястие, принесе на баща си и му каза: Да стане баща ми и да яде от дивеча на сина си, за да ме благослови душата ти.

32 А баща му Исаак му каза: Кой си ти? И той отговори: Аз съм синът ти, първородният ти Исав.

33 (U)Тогава Исаак се разтрепери твърде много и каза: А кой ще е онзи, който улови дивеч и ми принесе, и ядох от всичко, преди да дойдеш ти, и го благослових? – Да! И благословен ще бъде.

34 (V)Когато Исав чу бащините си думи, извика със силен и жалостен вик и каза на баща си: Благослови и мене, татко.

35 А Исаак отвърна: Брат ти дойде с измама и взе твоето благословение.

36 (W)Исав каза: Право са го нарекли Яков, защото сега втори път ме измести. Отне първородството ми и, ето, сега е отнел и благословението ми. И каза: Не си ли задържал за мене благословение?

37 (X)А Исаак отговори на Исав: Ето, поставих го господар над тебе, направих всичките му братя негови слуги и го надарих с жито и вино; и така, какво да направя за тебе, синко?

38 (Y)И Исав отвърна на баща си: Само едно ли благословение имаш, татко? Благослови и мене, татко. И Исав плака с висок глас.

39 (Z)Тогава баща му Исаак в отговор му каза:

Ето, твоето желание ще бъде в тлъстите места на земята,
наросявани от небето горе.
40 (AA)С меча си ще живееш, а на брат си ще слугуваш.
Но когато въстанеш,
ще строшиш ярема му от врата си.

Омразата на Исав към Яков

41 (AB)И Исав мразеше Яков поради благословението, с което баща му го благослови; Исав си каза: Скоро ще настанат дните, когато ще оплакваме баща си, тогава ще убия брат си Яков.

42 (AC)Предадоха на Ревека думите на по-стария ѝ син Исав; затова тя прати да повикат по-младия ѝ син Яков и му каза: Виж, брат ти Исав се утешава относно тебе, че ще те убие.

43 (AD)И така, сега, синко, послушай думите ми: стани и бягай при брат ми Лаван в Харан,

44 и поживей при него известно време, докато премине яростта на брат ти,

45 докато премине от тебе гневът на брат ти и той забрави това, което си му сторил; тогава ще пратя да те доведат оттам. Защо да се лиша и от двама ви в един ден?

46 (AE)И Ревека каза на Исаак: Омръзна ми животът поради хетските дъщери. Ако Яков вземе жена от хетските дъщери, каквито са тези, от дъщерите на тази земя, защо живея?

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.

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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.

And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

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?