Genesis 28
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
28 1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethu′el your mother’s father; and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. 3 God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings which God gave to Abraham!” 5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away; and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, the son of Bethu′el the Arame′an, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
Esau Marries Ishmael’s Daughter
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 charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. 8 So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, 9 Esau went to Ish′mael and took to wife, besides the wives he had, Ma′halath the daughter of Ish′mael Abraham’s son, the sister of Neba′ioth.
Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beer-sheba, and went toward 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 dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, the Lord stood above it[b] and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your descendants; 14 and your descendants shall be like 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 by you and your descendants shall all the families of the earth bless themselves.[c] 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have spoken to you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is 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 Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone which he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel;[d] but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob 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 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that thou givest me I will give the tenth to thee.”[e]
Footnotes
- Genesis 28:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
- Genesis 28:14 Or be blessed
- Genesis 28:19 That is The house of God
- 28.10-22 This narrative explains and justifies the use of what had formerly been a Canaanite sanctuary, Bethel. The ladder seems to represent the ziggurat, which was a temple with steps leading to a platform at the top.
Genesis 28
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
28 Gani ginpatawag ni Isaac si Jacob. Pag-abot niya, ginbendisyunan niya siya kag ginmanduan, “Indi ka gid magpangasawa sang taga-Canaan. 2 Maghimos ka kag magkadto sa Padan Aram, didto kay lolo mo Betuel nga amay sang imo iloy. Pangasaw-a didto ang isa sa mga dalaga nga anak ni Laban nga utod sang imo iloy. 3 Kabay pa nga pakamaayuhon ka sang Makagagahom nga Dios kag hatagan sang madamo nga mga kaliwat agod mangin amay ka sang madamo nga grupo sang mga katawhan. 4 Kabay pa nga ihatag man niya sa imo kag sa imo mga kaliwat ang pagpakamaayo nga ginhatag niya kay Abraham, agod mangin imo ini nga duta nga imo ginaestaran subong bilang dumuluong. Ini nga duta ginhatag sang Dios kay Abraham.” 5 Ginpalakat dayon ni Isaac si Jacob sa Padan Aram, sa lugar ni Laban nga anak ni Betuel nga Arameanhon. Si Laban utod ni Rebeka nga iloy ni Jacob kag ni Esau.
Nagpangasawa Liwat si Esau
6 Nahibaluan ni Esau nga ginbendisyunan ni Isaac si Jacob kag ginpakadto sa Padan Aram agod didto mangita sang palangasaw-on. Nahibaluan man niya nga sang pagbendisyon ni Isaac kay Jacob, ginmanduan niya siya nga indi magpangasawa sang taga-Canaan. 7 Kag nahibaluan man niya nga nagtuman si Jacob sa ila ginikanan kag nagkadto sa Padan Aram. 8 Gani natalupangdan ni Esau nga indi gali gusto sang iya amay ang mga babayi nga taga-Canaan. 9 Gani nagkadto siya sa iya tiyo nga si Ishmael nga anak ni Abraham kay Hagar. Luwas sang iya duha ka asawa, ginpangasawa pa gid niya si Mahalat nga anak ni Ishmael kag utod ni Nebayot.
Nagdamgo si Jacob sa Betel
10 Naghalin si Jacob sa Beersheba kag naglakat pakadto sa Haran. 11 Sang nagsalop na ang adlaw, nakaabot siya sa isa ka lugar kag didto siya nagpabilin sadto nga gab-i. Nagkuha siya sang isa ka bato kag iya gin-unlan sa iya pagtulog. 12 Karon, nagdamgo siya nga may isa ka hagdan nga nagatindog sa duta nga lambot hasta sa langit. Nakita niya ang mga anghel sang Dios nga nagasaka-panaog sa hagdan. 13 Nakita man niya ang Ginoo nga nagatindog sa ibabaw sang hagdan[a] kag nagsiling sa iya, “Ako amo ang Ginoo, ang Dios ni Abraham kag ni Isaac. Ihatag ko sa imo kag sa imo mga kaliwat ini nga duta nga imo ginahigdaan. 14 Ang imo mga kaliwat mangin pareho kadamo sang yab-ok sa duta. Magalapta sila sa nagkalain-lain nga bahin sang sini nga duta. Paagi sa imo kag sa imo mga kaliwat, pakamaayuhon ko ang tanan nga katawhan sa kalibutan. 15 Tandai gid permi nga kaupod mo ako kag bantayan ko ikaw bisan diin ka makadto. Pabalikon ko ikaw sa sini nga duta kag indi ko ikaw pagbayaan hasta nga matuman ko ang akon promisa sa imo.”
16 Nakabugtaw dayon si Jacob kag nagsiling sa iya kaugalingon, “Wala ako kahibalo nga ari gali diri ang Ginoo sa sini nga lugar.” 17 Kinulbaan siya kag nagsiling, “Daw ano ka makatilingala ang ini nga lugar! Puluy-an ini sang Dios kag diri mismo ang puwertahan pakadto sa langit.”
18 Aga pa gid nagbangon si Jacob. Ginkuha niya ang bato nga iya gin-unlan kag ginpatindog bilang isa ka handumanan. Dayon ginbubuan niya ini sang lana agod mangin sagrado. 19 Gin-ngalanan ni Jacob ato nga lugar nga Betel.[b] Pero sang una Luz ang ngalan sang ato nga lugar. 20 Nagsumpa dayon si Jacob nga nagasiling, “O Dios, kon updan mo ako kag bantayan sa sining akon pagpanglakaton kag hatagan sang pagkaon kag bayo, 21 kag kon makabalik ako sa balay sang akon amay nga wala sing malain nga natabo sa akon, kilalahon ko ikaw, Ginoo, nga akon Dios. 22 Ining bato nga akon ginpatindog bilang isa ka handumanan magapamatuod sang imo presensya sa sini nga lugar.[c] Kag ihatag ko sa imo ang ikanapulo sang tanan nga ihatag mo sa akon.”
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
Genesis 28
New King James Version
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. 2 (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.
3 “May (G)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (H)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 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.”
5 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
6 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,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. 8 Also Esau saw (K)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 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
- Genesis 28:1 commanded
- Genesis 28:4 Lit. Of your sojournings
- Genesis 28:15 protect
- Genesis 28:19 Lit. House of God
- Genesis 28:22 tithe
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