Genesis 35
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
35 In the meantime God said to Jacob: Arise, and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau thy brother.
2 And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.
3 Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God: who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompanied me in my journey.
4 So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem.
5 And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.
6 And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him.
7 And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother.
8 At the same time Debora the nurse of Rebecca died, and was buried at the foot of Bethel under an oak: and the name of that place was called, The oak of weeping.
9 And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him,
10 Saying: Thou shalt not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called him Israel.
11 And said to him: I am God Almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
12 And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
13 And he departed from him.
14 But he set up a monument of stone, in the place where God had spoken to him: pouring drink offerings upon it, and pouring oil thereon:
15 And calling the name of that place Bethel.
16 And going forth from thence, he came in the springtime to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail,
17 By reason of her hard labour she began to be in danger, and the midwife said to her: Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also.
18 And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, The son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, The son of the right hand.
19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, this is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.
21 Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.
22 And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala, the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
23 The sons of Lia: Ruben the firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Juda, and Issachar, and Zabulon.
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 The sons of Bala, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Nephtali.
26 The sons of Zelpha, Lia's handmaid: Gad and Aser: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria.
27 And he came to Isaac his father in Mambre, the city of Arbee, this is Hebron: wherein Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.
29 And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 35
King James Version
35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 35
New King James Version
Jacob’s Return to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, (B)who appeared to you (C)when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
2 And Jacob said to his (D)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (E)the foreign gods that are among you, (F)purify yourselves, and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (G)who answered me in the day of my distress (H)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign [a]gods which were in their hands, and the (I)earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under (J)the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed, and (K)the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to (L)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. 7 And he (M)built an altar there and called the place [b]El Bethel, because (N)there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 Now (O)Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called [c]Allon Bachuth.
9 Then (P)God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and (Q)blessed him. 10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; (R)your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, (S)but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. 11 Also God said to him: (T)“I am God Almighty. (U)Be fruitful and multiply; (V)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12 The (W)land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.” 13 Then God (X)went[d] up from him in the place where He talked with him. 14 So Jacob (Y)set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, (Z)Bethel.
Death of Rachel
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. 17 Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; (AA)you will have this son also.” 18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name [e]Ben-Oni; but his father called him [f]Benjamin. 19 So (AB)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (AC)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel’s grave (AD)to this day.
21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond (AE)the tower of Eder. 22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and (AF)lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it.
Jacob’s Twelve Sons
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 the sons of Leah were (AG)Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.
Death of Isaac
27 Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at (AH)Mamre, or (AI)Kirjath Arba[g] (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt. 28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. 29 So Isaac breathed his last and died, and (AJ)was [h]gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And (AK)his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:4 idols
- Genesis 35:7 Lit. God of the House of God
- Genesis 35:8 Lit. Terebinth of Weeping
- Genesis 35:13 departed
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of My Sorrow
- Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of the Right Hand
- Genesis 35:27 Lit. Town or City of Arba
- Genesis 35:29 Joined his ancestors
1 Moseboken 35
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Gud välsignar Jakob i Betel
35 (A) Gud sade till Jakob: ”Gå upp till Betel och stanna där och res ett altare åt den Gud som uppenbarade sig för dig när du flydde för din bror Esau.”
2 (B) Då sade Jakob till sitt husfolk och till alla som var med honom: ”Gör er av med de främmande gudarna som ni har hos er. Rena er och byt kläder. 3 Vi går upp till Betel. Där ska jag resa ett altare åt den Gud som svarade mig när jag var i nöd och som var med mig på vägen jag gick.” 4 Och de gav Jakob alla främmande gudar de hade och alla sina örringar, och Jakob grävde ner dem under terebinten vid Shekem. 5 Sedan bröt de upp, och en skräck från Gud kom över städerna runt omkring så att man inte förföljde Jakobs söner.
6 Och Jakob kom till Luz, det vill säga Betel, i Kanaans land med allt folket som var med honom. 7 (C) Där byggde han ett altare och kallade platsen El-Betel, därför att Gud hade uppenbarat sig för honom där när han flydde för sin bror. 8 (D) Debora, Rebeckas amma, dog och blev begravd under en ek nedanför Betel. Den fick namnet Gråteken.
9 Gud visade sig på nytt för Jakob när han hade kommit tillbaka från Paddan-Aram, och han välsignade honom. 10 (E) Gud sade till honom: ”Ditt namn är Jakob. Men du ska inte längre heta Jakob, utan Israel ska vara ditt namn.” Och han gav honom namnet Israel.
11 (F) Gud sade till honom: ”Jag är Gud den Allsmäktige. Var fruktsam och föröka dig. Ett folk, ja, många folk[a] ska komma från dig, och kungar ska utgå från dig. 12 (G) Det land som jag gett till Abraham och Isak ger jag till dig. Och åt dina efterkommande ska jag ge detta land.” 13 Sedan steg Gud upp från honom vid platsen där han hade talat med honom.
14 Och Jakob reste[b] en stod på platsen där Gud hade talat med honom, en stenstod. Han offrade dryckesoffer på den och hällde olja över den. 15 Jakob kallade platsen där Gud hade talat med honom Betel.
Rakel dör
16 Sedan bröt de upp från Betel. När det var en bit kvar till Efrata började Rakel föda, och förlossningen var svår[c]. 17 När det var som svårast sade barnmorskan till henne: ”Var inte orolig! Du får en son den här gången också.” 18 Men när hennes själ skulle lämna henne – hon var döende – gav hon honom namnet Ben-Oni.[d] Men hans far kallade honom Benjamin[e].
19 (H) Rakel dog och begravdes vid vägen till Efrata, det vill säga Betlehem. 20 Jakob reste en stod på hennes grav. Det är den som än i dag kallas Rakels gravsten[f].
21 Och Israel bröt upp därifrån och reste sitt tält på andra sidan Herdetornet. 22 (I) Medan Israel bodde där i landet hände det att Ruben gick in till sin fars bihustru[g] Bilha och låg med henne. Och Israel fick höra det.
Jakobs söner
Jakob hade tolv söner. 23 (J) Leas söner var Ruben, Jakobs förstfödde, samt Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isaskar och Sebulon. 24 (K) Rakels söner var Josef och Benjamin. 25 (L) Rakels slavinna Bilhas söner var Dan och Naftali. 26 (M) Leas slavinna Silpas söner var Gad och Asher. Detta var Jakobs söner, och de föddes åt honom i Paddan-Aram.
Isak dör
27 (N) Jakob kom hem till sin far Isak i Mamre vid Kirjat-Arba, det vill säga Hebron, där Abraham och Isak hade bott som främlingar. 28 Och Isak levde hundraåttio år[h]. 29 Sedan gav han upp andan och dog och samlades till sitt folk, gammal och mätt på att leva. Hans söner Esau och Jakob begravde honom.
Footnotes
- 35:11 många folk Annan översättning: ”en församling av folk” (även i 28:3, 48:4).
- 35:14 reste Annan översättning: ”hade rest” (vid sitt första möte med Gud vid Betel, 28:18).
- 35:16 förlossningen var svår En mycket vanlig dödsorsak för antikens kvinnor.
- 35:18 Ben-Oni Betyder ”min smärtas son”.
- 35:18 Benjamin Betyder ”min högra hands son”, dvs ”lyckoson”.
- 35:20 Rakels gravsten Ett monument står i dag strax norr om Betlehem (jfr Matt 2:18). Graven förknippas också med Benjamins område längre norrut på samma väg (1 Sam 10:2, Jer 31:15).
- 35:22 gick in till sin fars bihustru Incest straffades längre fram med döden (3 Mos 20:11, 5 Mos 27:20).
- 35:28 Isak levde hundraåttio år Ca 2066-1886 f Kr.
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