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Genesis 28
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Genesis 28
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Jacob’s Departure
28 So Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, ‘Do not marry a Canaanite girl. 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you(A) so that you become an assembly of peoples.(B) 4 May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham(C) so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.’(D) 5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 Esau noticed that Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to get a wife there. When he blessed him, Isaac commanded Jacob, ‘Do not marry a Canaanite girl.’ 7 And Jacob listened to his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram. 8 Esau realised that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,(E) 9 so Esau went to Ishmael and married, in addition to his other wives, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. She was the sister of Nebaioth.
Jacob at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and went towards Haran. 11 He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place. 12 And he dreamed:(F) a stairway was set on the ground with its top reaching the sky, and God’s angels were going up and down on it.(G) 13 The Lord was standing there beside him,[a] saying, ‘I am the Lord,(H) the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying. 14 Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth,(I) and you will spread out towards the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.(J) 15 Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land,(K) for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.’(L) 17 He was afraid and said, ‘What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.’
18 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it 19 and named the place Bethel,[b] though previously the city was named Luz.(M) 20 Then Jacob made a vow:(N) ‘If God will be with me and watch over me during this journey I’m making, if he provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear, 21 and if I return safely to my father’s family,(O) then the Lord will be my God.(P) 22 This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God’s house, and I will give to you a tenth of all that you give me.’(Q)
Genesis 28
The Voice
Genesis 28
The Voice
28 Isaac called Jacob to him, blessed him again, and instructed him.
Isaac: You are not to marry one of the Canaanite women. 2 Get up and pack your things, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel (your mother’s father), and find a wife there among Laban’s daughters. (Laban is your mother’s brother.) 3 May the All-Powerful God[a] bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply your descendants so that you will give rise to nation after nation! 4 May God give to you and to your children in this inheritance all of the blessings of Abraham, so that you might someday possess the land where you now live as a foreigner—a land that was promised by God to Abraham.
When the Lord told Abraham to leave Haran and travel to Canaan, most of his relatives remained in Northern Mesopotamia in towns between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The area southwest of Haran becomes known as Paddan-aram (the plain of Aram). Abraham and some of the other patriarchs continue to see this land and its people as their own. This is why Jacob and his family are known as Arameans (Deuteronomy 26:5).
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah (Jacob and Esau’s mother).
6 Now Esau saw that his father, Isaac, had again blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife there, instructing him not to marry any of the Canaanite women. 7 He learned, too, that Jacob had gone there just as his father and mother both wanted. 8 So, realizing his father did not like his Canaanite wives, 9 Esau went to see Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael (Abraham’s other son) and the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the two others.
10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran. 11 As dusk approached one day, he came to a place where he could stay for the night. He saw stones scattered all around and put one of them under his head; then he lay down to sleep. 12 During the night, God gave him a dream. He saw a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to the heavens. He saw some messengers of God ascending and descending on it. 13 At the very top stood the Eternal One.
Eternal One: I am the Eternal One, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are now lying is the land I have promised to give to you and your descendants. 14 Your descendants will be as many as there are specks of dust on the earth. You will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. Through your descendants, all the families of the earth will find true blessing. 15 Know I am with you, and I will watch over you no matter where you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all I have promised you.
Dreams are a bit mysterious. There are many theories about what dreams are and why we dream, but no one knows for sure. What is sure is that at times in the Scriptures God uses dreams to reveal Himself to His covenant partners. Certainly not everyone has revelatory dreams, and not all dreams are revelatory. But sometimes, on special occasions, when it suits God’s purposes, dreams can be a vehicle to see, hear, and experience reality as God knows it. It happens here with Jacob, who has not yet fully embraced the Eternal as his God; and it continues to happen in both testaments with Joseph, Daniel, Peter, and others.
16 The dream ended, and Jacob woke up from his sleep.
Jacob (to himself): There is no doubt in my mind that the Eternal One is in this place—and I didn’t even know it!
17 But even as he said this, a bit of fear came over him.
Jacob: This place is absolutely awesome! It can be none other than the house of God and the gateway into heaven!
18 So early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had put under his head, set it up as a pillar, and then poured oil on top of it to commemorate his experience with God. 19 He named that place Bethel, which means “house of God.” Before that the name of the city had been called Luz. 20 Then Jacob made a vow.
Jacob: If God is going to be with me, keeping me safe on this journey and giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear 21 so that I return to my father’s house in peace, then the Eternal will be my God. 22 And this stone I have made into a pillar will be the first stone laid in God’s house. And Lord, of everything You give me, I will give one-tenth always back to You!
Footnotes
- 28:3 Hebrew, El Shaddai
Бытие 28
Russian New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Бытие 28
Russian New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Иаков ищет себе жену
28 Исаак призвал Иакова, благословил его и дал ему строгий наказ: «Не бери себе в жёны хананеянку. 2 Уйди отсюда, пойди в Падан-Арам, там зайди в дом Вафуила, отца твоей матери, где живёт Лаван, брат твоей матери. Женись на одной из его дочерей. 3 Я молю Бога Всемогущего[a], чтобы Он благословил тебя и послал тебе множество детей. Я молю, чтобы ты стал отцом великого народа, 4 молю Бога, чтобы Он благословил тебя и твоих детей, как благословил Авраама, и молю, чтобы ты владел землёй, на которой живёшь, той землёй, которую Бог дал Аврааму».
5 Исаак отправил Иакова в Падан-Арам, и Иаков пошёл к Лавану арамеянину, брату Ревекки. Отцом Лавана и Ревекки был Вафуил, Ревекка же была матерью Иакова и Исава.
6 Исав узнал, что его отец Исаак благословил Иакова и о том, что Исаак отправил его в Падан-Арам, чтобы тот нашёл себе там жену. Он также узнал, что отец велел Иакову не жениться на хананеянке. 7 Исав узнал и о том, что Иаков повиновался отцу и матери и отправился в Падан-Арам. 8 И понял Исав, что отец не хочет, чтобы его сыновья женились на хананеянках. 9 У Исава уже было две жены, но он отправился к Измаилу, сыну Авраама, и взял себе ещё одну жену, дочь Измаила Махалафу, сестру Наваиофа.
Божий дом—Вефиль
10 Иаков вышел из Вирсавии и отправился в Харан. 11 В пути его застал заход солнца, поэтому он решил выбрать место, где бы смог переночевать. Найдя камень, он приклонил на него голову и заснул. 12 И увидел Иаков во сне лестницу, поднимавшуюся от земли до самого неба, и Ангелы Божьи поднимались и спускались по ней. 13 Иаков увидел Господа, стоявшего у этой лестницы. Господь сказал ему: «Я Господь, Бог твоего деда Авраама, Бог Исаака. Я дам тебе ту землю, на которой ты сейчас лежишь, дам эту землю тебе и твоим детям. 14 У тебя будет великое множество потомков, столько, сколько пылинок на земле. Они распространятся на восток и на запад, на север и на юг, и все племена земные будут благословлены через тебя и твоих потомков.
15 Я всегда буду с тобой и защищу тебя, куда бы ты ни шёл, и приведу тебя обратно на эту землю, и не оставлю тебя, пока не исполню, что обещал». 16 Иаков проснулся и сказал: «Истинно, Господь присутствует на этом месте, но я не знал, что Он здесь, пока не уснул».
17 Иакову стало страшно. «Какое это великое место!—сказал он.—Это дом Божий, ворота на небеса».
18 Поднявшись рано утром, он взял камень, на котором спал, поставил его на торец и полил оливковым маслом, сделав из этого камня памятник Богу. 19 То место называлось Луз, но Иаков назвал его Вефиль[b].
20 Затем Иаков поклялся: «Если Бог будет со мной и защитит меня, куда бы я ни шёл, и если Бог даст мне еду и одежду, 21 и если я с миром возвращусь в дом отца моего, то Господь будет моим Богом. 22 Я поставлю здесь этот камень, чтобы он указывал, что это—святое место Божье, и отдам Богу десятую часть всего, что Он даёт мне».
Genesis 28
New International Version
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
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