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. (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. (E)God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 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!” 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

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,” and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. So when Esau saw (H)that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, 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

  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 28:12 Or a flight of steps
  3. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
  4. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means the house of God

Jakob flieht nach Mesopotamien

28 Da rief Isaak den Jakob, segnete ihn und gebot ihm und sprach zu ihm: Nimm keine Frau von den Töchtern Kanaans. Mache dich auf und ziehe nach Mesopotamien, in das Haus Bethuels, des Vaters deiner Mutter, und nimm dir von dort eine Frau von den Töchtern Labans, des Bruders deiner Mutter. Und der allmächtige Gott segne dich und mache dich fruchtbar und mehre dich, daß du zu einer Völkergemeinde werdest, und gebe dir den Segen Abrahams, dir und deinen Nachkommen mit dir, daß du besitzest das Land, darin du ein Fremdling bist, das Gott dem Abraham gegeben hat! So fertigte Isaak den Jakob ab, daß er nach Mesopotamien zog zu Laban, Bethuels Sohn, dem Aramäer, dem Bruder der Rebekka, der Mutter Jakobs und Esaus.

Als nun Esau sah, daß Isaak den Jakob gesegnet und ihn nach Mesopotamien abgefertigt hatte, daß er sich von dort eine Frau hole, und daß er, indem er ihn segnete, ihm gebot und sprach: Du sollst keine Frau von den Töchtern Kanaans nehmen"; und daß Jakob seinem Vater und seiner Mutter gehorsam war und nach Mesopotamien zog; als Esau auch sah, daß Isaak, sein Vater, die Töchter Kanaans nicht gern sah, da ging Esau hin zu Ismael und nahm zu seinen Frauen noch Maalath hinzu, die Tochter Ismaels, des Sohnes Abrahams, die Schwester Nebajoths, zur Frau.

Die Himmelsleiter

10 Jakob aber zog von Beerseba aus und wanderte gegen Haran. 11 Und er kam an einen Ort, wo er über Nacht blieb; denn die Sonne war untergegangen. Und er nahm von den Steinen jenes Orts und legte sie unter sein Haupt und legte sich an dem Ort schlafen. 12 Und ihm träumte; und siehe, eine Leiter war auf die Erde gestellt, die rührte mit der Spitze an den Himmel. Und siehe, die Engel Gottes stiegen daran auf und nieder. 13 Und siehe, der Herr stand oben darauf und sprach: Ich bin der Herr, der Gott deines Vaters Abraham und der Gott Isaaks; das Land, darauf du liegst, will ich dir und deinen Nachkommen geben. 14 Und deine Nachkommen sollen werden wie der Staub auf Erden, und gegen Abend und Morgen und Mitternacht und Mittag sollst du dich ausbreiten, und durch dich und deine Nachkommen sollen alle Geschlechter auf Erden gesegnet werden! 15 Und siehe: Ich bin mit dir, und ich will dich behüten allenthalben, wo du hinziehst, und dich wieder in dieses Land bringen. Denn ich will dich nicht verlassen, bis ich getan, was ich dir gesagt habe.

16 Als nun Jakob von seinem Schlaf erwachte, sprach er: Gewiß ist der Herr an diesem Ort, und ich wußte es nicht! 17 Und er fürchtete sich und sprach: Wie heilig ist diese Stätte! Hier ist nichts anderes als Gottes Haus, und dies ist die Pforte des Himmels.

18 Und Jakob stand am Morgen früh aufund nahm den Stein, den er unter sein Haupt gelegt hatte, und richtete ihn auf zu einer Denksäule und goß Öl oben darauf, 19 und nannte diesen Ort Beth-El[a]; zuvor aber hieß die Stadt Lus.

20 Und Jakob tat ein Gelübde und sprach: Wenn Gott mit mir sein und mich behüten will auf dem Weg, den ich reise, und mir will Brot zu essen geben und Kleider anzuziehen, 21 und mich wieder mit Frieden heim zu meinem Vater bringt, so soll der Herr mein Gott sein[b]; 22 und dieser Stein, den ich zur Säule aufgerichtet habe, soll ein Haus Gottes werden, und von allem, was du mir gibst, will ich dir den Zehnten geben!

Footnotes

  1. 1 Mose 28:19 Beth-El, w. Haus Gottes (FES)
  2. 1 Mose 28:21 od. Weil Gott mit mir sein und mich behüten will auf dem Weg... und mir geben will...und mich ... heim bringt... so soll der Herr mein Gott sein.

Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban

28 Then Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him, and [a]charged him, and said to him: (B)“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. (C)Arise, go to (D)Padan Aram, to the house of (E)Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of (F)Laban your mother’s brother.

“May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
And give you (I)the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
(J)In[b] which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”

So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Esau Marries Mahalath

Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. So Esau went to Ishmael and (L)took (M)Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, (N)the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.

Jacob’s Vow at Bethel

10 Now Jacob (O)went out from Beersheba and went toward (P)Haran. 11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. 12 Then he (Q)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (R)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 (S)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (T)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (U)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your (V)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (W)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (X)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (Y)I am with you and will (Z)keep[c] you wherever you go, and will (AA)bring you back to this land; for (AB)I will not leave you (AC)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in (AD)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 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, (AE)set it up as a pillar, (AF)and poured oil on top of it. 19 And he called the name of (AG)that place [d]Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. 20 (AH)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (AI)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (AJ)bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that (AK)I come back to my father’s house in peace, (AL)then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar (AM)shall be God’s house, (AN)and of all that You give me I will surely give a [e]tenth to You.”

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:1 commanded
  2. Genesis 28:4 Lit. Of your sojournings
  3. Genesis 28:15 protect
  4. Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
  5. Genesis 28:22 tithe