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Genesis 27
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Genesis 27
New Living Translation
Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing
27 One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
2 “I am an old man now,” Isaac said, “and I don’t know when I may die. 3 Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me. 4 Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”
5 But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game, 6 she said to her son Jacob, “Listen. I overheard your father say to Esau, 7 ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’ 8 Now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly as I tell you. 9 Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I’ll use them to prepare your father’s favorite dish. 10 Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies.”
11 “But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth. 12 What if my father touches me? He’ll see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll curse me instead of blessing me.”
13 But his mother replied, “Then let the curse fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats for me!”
14 So Jacob went out and got the young goats for his mother. Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked it. 15 Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob. 16 She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats. 17 Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked bread.
18 So Jacob took the food to his father. “My father?” he said.
“Yes, my son,” Isaac answered. “Who are you—Esau or Jacob?”
19 Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your firstborn son. I’ve done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing.”
20 Isaac asked, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?”
“The Lord your God put it in my path!” Jacob replied.
21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.” 22 So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said. 23 But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob. 24 “But are you really my son Esau?” he asked.
“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
25 Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him. 26 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”
27 So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed!
28 “From the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth,
may God always give you abundant harvests of grain
and bountiful new wine.
29 May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed.”
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt. 31 Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, “Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing.”
32 But Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”
Esau replied, “It’s your son, your firstborn son, Esau.”
33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice.[a] First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”
37 Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?”
38 Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept.
39 Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,
“You will live away from the richness of the earth,
and away from the dew of the heaven above.
40 You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck.”
Jacob Flees to Paddan-Aram
41 From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
42 But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. 43 So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran. 44 Stay there with him until your brother cools off. 45 When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.”
Footnotes
- 27:36 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”
創世記 27
Japanese Living Bible
創世記 27
Japanese Living Bible
祝福をだまし取るヤコブ
27 イサクは年をとり、目がほとんど見えなくなりました。そんなある日、長男のエサウを呼びました。
「エサウかい？」
「はい。何ですか、お父さん。」
2-4 「私ももう年だ。いつお迎えが来るかわからない。これから鹿を取って来てくれないか。私の好きな鹿肉料理を知ってるな。あの、実にうまい、何とも言えない味の料理だ。あれを作って持って来てくれ。そして、死ぬ前に長男のおまえを祝福したいのだ。」
5 ところが、二人の話をリベカが立ち聞きしていたのです。 6-7 エサウが鹿を取りに出かけてしまうと、彼女は次男ヤコブを呼び、一部始終を話しました。
8-10 「さあヤコブ、言うとおりにするのです。群れの中から上等の子やぎを二頭引いておいで。それで私がお父さんの好きな料理を作るから、お父さんのところへ持ってお行き。食べ終わったら、お父さんは亡くなる前に、エサウではなく、おまえを祝福してくださるでしょう。」
11-12 「だけどお母さん、そんなに簡単にはいきませんよ。だいいち、兄さんは毛深いのに、僕の肌はこんなにすべすべです。お父さんがさわったら、すぐにばれてしまいます。そのあげく、お父さんはだまされたと思って、祝福するどころか、のろうに決まってます。」
13 「もしそんなことになったら、私が代わりにのろいを受けます。今は言うとおりにしなさい。さあ、何をぐずぐずしてるの。早く子やぎを引いておいで。」
14 ヤコブは言われたとおりにしました。連れて来た子やぎで、リベカは夫の好物の料理を作りました。 15 それから、家に置いてあったエサウの一番良い服を出して、ヤコブに着せました。 16 また、やぎの毛皮を手にかぶせ、首の回りにも毛皮を巻きました。 17 あとは、おいしそうなにおいのしている肉料理と焼きたてのパンを渡して、準備完了です。 18 ヤコブは内心びくびくしながら、それらを持って父親の寝室に入りました。
「お父さん。」
「だれだね、その声はエサウかい？ それともヤコブかい？」
19 「長男のエサウです。お父さんのおっしゃるとおりにしました。ほら、お父さんが食べたがってたおいしい鹿の肉ですよ。起き上がって、座って食べてください。そのあとで、僕を祝福してください。」
20 「それはまた、ずいぶん早く鹿を捕まえたものだな。」
「ええ、主がすぐ見つけられるようにしてくださったのですよ。」
21 「それはそうと、こちらへおいで。おまえがほんとうにエサウかどうか、さわって確かめよう。」
22 そばへ行ったヤコブをイサクは手でなで回しながら、ひとり言のようにつぶやきます。「声はヤコブそっくりだが、この手はどう考えてもエサウの手だ。」
23 イサクはすっかりだまされてしまいました。そして、エサウになりすましたヤコブを祝福しようとしました。
24 「おまえは、ほんとうにエサウかい？」
「ええ、もちろん私ですよ。」
25 「では鹿肉料理を持っておいで。それを食べて、心からおまえを祝福しよう。」
ヤコブが料理を持って来ると、イサクは喜んで食べ、いっしょに持って来たぶどう酒も飲みました。
26 「さあここへ来て、私に口づけしてくれ。」
27-29 ヤコブは父のそばへ行き、頬に口づけしました。イサクは息子の服のにおいをかぎ、いよいよエサウだと思い込みました。「わが子の体は、主の恵みをたっぷり頂いた大地と野の快い香りでいっぱいだ。主がいつも十分な雨を降らせ、豊かな収穫と新しいぶどう酒を与えてくださいますように。たくさんの国がおまえの奴隷となるだろう。おまえは兄弟たちの主人となる。親類中がおまえに腰をかがめ、頭を下げる。おまえをのろう者はみなのろわれ、おまえを祝福する者はすべて祝福される。」
30 イサクがヤコブを祝福し、ヤコブが部屋を出て行くのと入れ替わるように、エサウが狩りから戻って来ました。 31 彼もまた父の好物の料理を用意し、急いで持って来たのです。「さあさあ、お父さん、鹿の肉を持って来ましたよ。起き上がって食べてください。そのあとで、約束どおり私を祝福してください。」
32 「何だと？ おまえはいったいだれだ。」
「ええっ？ 私ですよ。長男のエサウですよ。」
33 なんということでしょう。イサクは見る間にぶるぶる震えだしました。「では、ついさっき鹿の肉を持って来たのはだれだったのだ。私はそれを食べて、その男を祝福してしまった。いったん祝福した以上、取り消すことはできない。」
34 あまりのショックに、エサウは気が動転し、激しく泣き叫びました。「そんな、ひどいですよ、お父さん。私を、この私を祝福してください。ね、どうかお願いします、お父さん。」
35 「かわいそうだが、それはできない。おまえの弟が私をだましたのだ。そして、おまえの祝福を奪ってしまった。」
36 「ヤコブときたら、全く名前どおりだ。『だます者』〔ヤコブという名には『つかむ人』（25・26）以外に、この意味もある〕とは、よく言ったものだ。あいつは長男の権利も奪った。それだけでは足りず、今度は祝福までも盗んだってわけか。お父さん、念のため聞きますが、私のためには祝福を残してくれていないのですか。」
37 「すまんが、私はあれを、おまえの主人にしてしまった。おまえばかりではない。ほかの親類の者もみな、あれの召使になるようにと祈った。穀物やぶどう酒が豊かに与えられるとも保証してしまったし……、ほかにいったい何が残っているというのだ。」
38 「それでは、私にはもう何一つ祝福が残っていないとおっしゃるのですか。あんまりだ、お父さん。何とかならないのですか。どうか、どうか私も祝福してください。」
イサクは何と言ってよいかわかりません。エサウは声を上げて泣き続けました。 39-40 「おまえは一生苦労が絶えないだろう。自分の道を剣で切り開いていかなければならないのだから。ただ、しばらくは弟に仕えることになるが、結局はたもとを分かち、自由になるだろう。」
家を出るヤコブ
41 このことがあってからエサウは、ヤコブのしたことを根に持つようになりました。「お父さんも先は長くはない。その時がきたら、ヤコブのやつを必ず殺してやろう。」
42 ところが、このたくらみは感づかれてしまいました。直ちに、母リベカのところにその報告がきました。リベカは急いでヤコブを呼びにやり、エサウがいのちをねらっていることを教えました。 43 「いいね、ハランのラバン伯父さんのところへ逃げるのです。 44 ほとぼりが冷めるまで、しばらくお世話になるといいわ。 45 そのうち兄さんも、あなたのしたことを忘れるでしょう。そうなったら知らせるから。一日のうちに息子を二人とも失うなんて、とても耐えられません。」
46 そして、夫のイサクにうまく話を持ちかけました。「私はこのあたりの娘たちには我慢なりません。もういやけがさしました。もし、ヤコブがこの土地の娘と結婚することになったら、生きているかいもありません。」
Genesis 27
New International Version
Genesis 27
New International Version
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.
2 Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.(C) 3 Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country(D) to hunt some wild game for me. 4 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)
5 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, 6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob,(I) “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, 7 ‘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) 8 Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:(K) 9 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
- Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
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