Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].
Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.
2 And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.
3 Now then take the weapons, both thy quiver and thy bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting,
4 and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.
Make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee before I die.
5 And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father’s commandment,
6 And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,
She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.
Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.
8 Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command thee.
Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel:
9 And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes.
And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth:
10 And thou shalt bring them in to thy father, and he shall eat, that thy father may bless thee before he dies.
Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.
11 And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
12 Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
If my father shall feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing.
13 And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, son; only hearken to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said.
14 So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked.
15 And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:
16 And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.
17 And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
And she gave him the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she had baked.
18 And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who art thou, son?
Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. Who art thou, my son?
19 And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son? He answered: It was the will of God, that what I sought came quickly in my way.
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not.
And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not.
22 And Jacob drew nigh to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.
He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,
24 and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.
25 And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of thy venison, son, that my soul may bless thee; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,
26 And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.
He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.
27 And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord hath blessed.
28 And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.
29 And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.
And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother’s children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.
30 And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Isaac had scarce ended his words, when Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came,
31 And he also had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
And brought in to his father meats made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son’s venison; that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy first-born son Esau.
And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son Esau.
33 And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly: and wondering beyond what can be believed, said Who is he then that even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
34 And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.
Esau having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great cry: and being in a great consternation, said: Bless me also, my father.
35 And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.
And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.
36 And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for lo! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast thou not left a blessing for me, father?
But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: my first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for thee, son?
Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son?
38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
And Esau said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry,
39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
40 And thou shalt live by thy sword, and shalt serve thy brother; and there shall be [a time] when thou shalt break and loosen his yoke from off thy neck.
Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
41 And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.
Esau therefore always hated Jacob for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him: and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau thy brother threatens thee to kill thee.
These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob her son, and said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kill thee.
43 Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran:
44 And dwell with him certain days, until thy brother's anger
And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till the wrath of thy brother be assuaged,
45 and rage depart from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; and I will send and fetch thee thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons in one day?
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?
And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.
