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
Битие 35
Библия, синодално издание
35 (A)Бог рече на Иакова: стани, та иди във Ветил и живей там; и съгради там жертвеник Богу, Който ти се яви, когато бягаше от лицето на брата си Исава.
2 (B)И рече Иаков на домашните си и на всички, които бяха с него: изхвърлете чуждите богове, които се намират у вас, очистете се и променете дрехите си;
3 да станем и отидем във Ветил; там ще съградя жертвеник на Бога, Който ме чу в деня на моята неволя, и беше с мене (и ме пази) в пътя, по който ходих.
4 (C)И дадоха на Иакова всички чужди богове, които бяха в ръцете им, и обеците, що бяха на ушите им; и закопа ги Иаков под дъба, който беше близо до Сихем. (И ги остави неизвестни дори до днешен ден.)
5 (D)Па тръгнаха (от Сихем). Страх Божий нападна околните градове, и те не гониха Иакововите синове.
6 (E)И дойде Иаков в Луз, който е в Ханаанската земя, сиреч във Ветил, сам той и всички човеци, които бяха с него,
7 (F)и съгради там жертвеник, и нарече това място: Ел-Ветил; защото там му се бе явил Бог, когато той бягаше от лицето на брата си (Исава).
8 (G)И умря Девора, Ревекината кърмачка, и я погребаха по-долу от Ветил, под дъба, който Иаков и нарече плачи-дъб.
9 И яви се Бог на Иакова (в Луз) след връщането му от Месопотамия, и го благослови;
10 (H)и му рече Бог: твоето име е Иаков; отсега обаче няма да се наричаш Иаков, а ще бъде името ти Израил. И нарече името му: Израил.
11 (I)Каза му още Бог: Аз съм Бог Всемогъщий; плоди се и се множи; народ и много народи ще се народят от тебе, и царе от чреслата ти ще произлязат;
12 (J)земята, която дадох на Авраама и Исаака, ще дам на тебе, и на потомството ти след тебе ще дам тая земя.
13 (K)И възнесе се Бог от него, от мястото, дето му говори.
14 (L)И въздигна Иаков паметник на мястото, дето му говори (Бог), каменен паметник, и извърши върху него възлияние, изля върху него елей;
15 (M)и нарече Иаков името на мястото, дето му говори Бог, Ветил.
16 И тръгнаха от Ветил. (И разпъна той шатрата си зад кула Гадер.) И когато оставаше още малко път до Ефрата, Рахил роди и при раждането много се мъчи.
17 (N)А когато се тя мъчеше при раждането, бабата ѝ рече: не бой се, защото и това ти е син.
18 И когато береше душа, понеже умираше, нарече името му: Бенони. Но баща му го нарече: Вениамин.
19 (O)И умря Рахил, и я погребаха на пътя за Ефрата, сиреч Витлеем.
20 (P)Иаков въздигна над гроба ѝ паметник. Това е надгробният паметник Рахилин и до днес.
21 (Q)И тръгна (оттам) Израил и разпъна шатрата си зад кула Гадер.
22 (R)Когато живееше Израил в оная страна, Рувим отиде и спа с Вала, наложницата на баща си (Иакова). Израил чу (и прие това с огорчение). А Иаков имаше дванайсет сина.
23 (S)Синове от Лия: първенецът на Иакова Рувим, след него Симеон, Левий, Иуда, Исахар и Завулон.
24 (T)Синове от Рахил: Иосиф и Вениамин.
25 (U)Синове от Вала, Рахилина слугиня: Дан и Нефталим.
26 (V)Синове от Зелфа, Лиина слугиня: Гад и Асир. Тия са синовете на Иакова, които му се родиха в Месопотамия.
27 (W)И дойде Иаков при баща си Исаака (защото той беше още жив) в Мамре, в Кириат Арба, сиреч Хеврон (в Ханаанската земя), дето бяха странствували Авраам и Исаак.
28 А дните на Исааковия (живот) бяха сто и осемдесет години.
29 (X)И издъхна Исаак и умря, и се прибра при своя народ, бидейки стар и сит на живот. И го погребаха синовете му Исав и Иаков.
Genesis 35
The Message
35 God spoke to Jacob: “Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau.”
2-3 Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, “Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we’re going to Bethel. I’m going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I’ve gone since.”
4-5 They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they’d been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob.
6-7 Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that’s where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother.
8 And that’s when Rebekah’s nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak).
9-10 God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: “Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that’s your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler).”
11-12 God continued,
I am The Strong God.
Have children! Flourish!
A nation—a whole company of nations!—
will come from you.
Kings will come from your loins;
the land I gave Abraham and Isaac
I now give to you,
and pass it on to your descendants.
13 And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him.
14-15 Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God’s-House).
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16-17 They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid—you have another boy.”
18 With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune).
19-20 Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, “Rachel’s Grave Stone.”
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21-22 Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did.
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22-26 There were twelve sons of Jacob.
The sons by Leah:
Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn
Simeon
Levi
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun.
The sons by Rachel:
Joseph
Benjamin.
The sons by Bilhah, Rachel’s maid:
Dan
Naphtali.
The sons by Zilpah, Leah’s maid:
Gad
Asher.
These were Jacob’s sons, born to him in Paddan Aram.
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27-29 Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.
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