Genesis 28
Het Boek
Jakobs droom
28 Daarom sprak Isaak met Jakob, zegende hem en zei: ‘Trouw niet met een Kanaänitisch meisje. 2 Ga liever naar Paddan-Aram, naar het huis van je grootvader Betuël en trouw met een van je nichten, de dochters van je oom Laban. 3 De Almachtige God zegene je en geve je vele kinderen, die uitgroeien tot vele volken. 4 Hij geve jou en je nakomelingen de zegeningen die Hij Abraham heeft beloofd. Hij geve je het land waarin wij nu als vreemdelingen wonen en dat Hij Abraham al heeft beloofd.’ 5 Zo stuurde Isaak Jakob naar Paddan-Aram om zijn oom Laban, de broer van zijn moeder en de zoon van de Arameeër Betuël, te bezoeken.
6 Esau begreep dat zijn vader een afkeer had van de meisjes die bij hen in de buurt woonden. Zijn vader en moeder hadden Jakob naar Paddan-Aram gestuurd om daar een vrouw te zoeken en hadden hem gewaarschuwd voor de Kanaänitische meisjes. 7 Jakob had naar hen geluisterd en was naar Paddan-Aram vertrokken. 8 Nu wendde Esau zich tot de familie van zijn oom Ismaël en haalde daar zijn derde vrouw vandaan: 9 Machalat, de zuster van Nebajot en dochter van Abrahams zoon Ismaël.
10 Jakob was inmiddels uit Berseba vertrokken en reisde naar Haran. 11 Toen hij op een avond stopte om zijn kamp op te slaan, vond hij een steen die hij als hoofdkussen gebruikte en viel in slaap. 12 Hij droomde en zag een ladder die vanuit de hemel naar de aarde liep. Engelen van God klommen op en neer langs de ladder. 13 Bovenaan de ladder stond de Here. ‘Ik ben de Here,’ zei Hij, ‘de God van Abraham en van uw vader Isaak. De grond waarop u ligt, is van u! Ik zal hem u en uw nakomelingen geven. 14 Want uw nageslacht zal talrijk zijn als het stof. Zij zullen het land bewonen van oost naar west en van zuid naar noord. Alle volken op aarde zullen via u en uw nageslacht worden gezegend. 15 Ja, Ik zal bij u blijven en u beschermen, waar u ook gaat of staat. Ik zal u veilig terugbrengen naar dit land en voortdurend aan uw zijde blijven, net zolang tot Ik u alles heb gegeven wat Ik u heb beloofd.’
16 Toen werd Jakob wakker. ‘Dit is beslist de plaats waar de Here woont,’ riep hij vol eerbied. 17 ‘Dit is een ontzagwekkende plaats, dit moet wel de poort van de hemel zijn!’ 18 De volgende morgen stond hij vroeg op en zette zijn stenen hoofdkussen rechtop als een gedenksteen en goot er olie overheen. 19 Hij noemde die plaats Betel (Huis van God), hoewel het voorheen Luz heette. 20,21 Jakob deed een gelofte: ‘Als God mij op deze reis helpt en beschermt, voor eten en kleding zorgt zodat ik veilig zal terugkeren bij mijn vader, en als de Here mijn God zal zijn, 22 dan zal deze gedenksteen een heilige plaats, een huis van God zijn. Van alles wat God mij geeft, zal ik Hem een tiende deel teruggeven.’
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.
Genesis 28
English Standard Version
Jacob Sent to Laban
28 Then Isaac called Jacob (A)and blessed him and directed him, (B)“You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 (C)Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of (D)Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. 3 (E)God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give (F)the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of (G)the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!” 5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Esau Marries an Ishmaelite
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So when Esau saw (H)that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, 9 Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, (I)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of (J)Nebaioth.
Jacob's Dream
10 Jacob left (K)Beersheba and went toward (L)Haran. 11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he (M)dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder[b] set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, (N)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, (O)the Lord stood above it[c] and said, (P)“I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. (Q)The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like (R)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (S)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, (T)I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and (U)will bring you back to this land. For I will (V)not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is (W)in 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 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up (X)for a pillar (Y)and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place (Z)Bethel,[d] but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob (AA)made 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 clothing to wear, 21 (AB)so that I come again to my father's house in peace, (AC)then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, (AD)shall be God's house. And (AE)of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:12 Or a flight of steps
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means the house of God
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