Genesis 27
1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”
senuit autem Isaac et caligaverunt oculi eius et videre non poterat vocavitque Esau filium suum maiorem et dixit ei fili mi qui respondit adsum
2 His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.
cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae
3 Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,
sume arma tua faretram et arcum et egredere foras cumque venatu aliquid adprehenderis
4 make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”
fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti et adfer ut comedam et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar
5 And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,
quod cum audisset Rebecca et ille abisset in agrum ut iussionem patris expleret
6 she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,
dixit filio suo Iacob audivi patrem tuum loquentem cum Esau fratre tuo et dicentem ei
7 ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’
adfer mihi venationem tuam et fac cibos ut comedam et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar
8 Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,
nunc ergo fili mi adquiesce consiliis meis
9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.
et pergens ad gregem adfer mihi duos hedos optimos ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo quibus libenter vescitur
10 Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”
quas cum intuleris et comederit benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur
11 He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
cui ille respondit nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit et ego lenis
12 If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”
si adtractaverit me pater meus et senserit timeo ne putet sibi voluisse inludere et inducat super me maledictionem pro benedictione
13 And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”
ad quem mater in me sit ait ista maledictio fili mi tantum audi vocem meam et perge adferque quae dixi
14 He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.
abiit et adtulit deditque matri paravit illa cibos sicut noverat velle patrem illius
15 And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.
et vestibus Esau valde bonis quas apud se habebat domi induit eum
16 And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.
pelliculasque hedorum circumdedit manibus et colli nuda protexit
17 And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.
dedit pulmentum et panes quos coxerat tradidit
18 When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”
quibus inlatis dixit pater mi et ille respondit audio quis tu es fili mi
19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
dixitque Iacob ego sum Esau primogenitus tuus feci sicut praecepisti mihi surge sede et comede de venatione mea ut benedicat mihi anima tua
20 And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”
rursum Isaac ad filium suum quomodo inquit tam cito invenire potuisti fili mi qui respondit voluntatis Dei fuit ut cito mihi occurreret quod volebam
21 And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”
dixitque Isaac accede huc ut tangam te fili mi et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau an non
22 He approached 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.”
accessit ille ad patrem et palpato eo dixit Isaac vox quidem vox Iacob est sed manus manus sunt Esau
23 And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,
et non cognovit eum quia pilosae manus similitudinem maioris expresserant benedicens ergo illi
24 he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
ait tu es filius meus Esau respondit ego sum
25 Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,
at ille offer inquit mihi cibos de venatione tua fili mi ut benedicat tibi anima mea quos cum oblatos comedisset obtulit ei etiam vinum quo hausto
26 he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”
dixit ad eum accede ad me et da mihi osculum fili mi
27 He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.
accessit et osculatus est eum statimque ut sensit vestimentorum illius flagrantiam benedicens ait ecce odor filii mei sicut odor agri cui benedixit Dominus
28 May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
det tibi Deus de rore caeli et de pinguedine terrae abundantiam frumenti et vini
29 And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”
et serviant tibi populi et adorent te tribus esto dominus fratrum tuorum et incurventur ante te filii matris tuae qui maledixerit tibi sit maledictus et qui benedixerit benedictionibus repleatur
30 Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
vix Isaac sermonem impleverat et egresso Iacob foras venit Esau
31 And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”
coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri dicens surge pater mi et comede de venatione filii tui ut benedicat mihi anima tua
32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”
dixitque illi Isaac quis enim es tu qui respondit ego sum primogenitus filius tuus Esau
33 Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”
expavit Isaac stupore vehementi et ultra quam credi potest admirans ait quis igitur ille est qui dudum captam venationem adtulit mihi et comedi ex omnibus priusquam tu venires benedixique ei et erit benedictus
34 Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”
auditis Esau sermonibus patris inrugiit clamore magno et consternatus ait benedic etiam mihi pater mi
35 And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”
qui ait venit germanus tuus fraudulenter et accepit benedictionem tuam
36 But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”
at ille subiunxit iuste vocatum est nomen eius Iacob subplantavit enim me en altera vice primogenita mea ante tulit et nunc secundo subripuit benedictionem meam rursumque ad patrem numquid non reservasti ait et mihi benedictionem
37 Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”
respondit Isaac dominum tuum illum constitui et omnes fratres eius servituti illius subiugavi frumento et vino stabilivi eum tibi post haec fili mi ultra quid faciam
38 And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,
cui Esau num unam inquit tantum benedictionem habes pater mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas cumque heiulatu magno fleret
39 Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
motus Isaac dixit ad eum in pinguedine terrae et in rore caeli desuper
40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”
erit benedictio tua vives gladio et fratri tuo servies tempusque veniet cum excutias et solvas iugum eius de cervicibus tuis
41 Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”
oderat ergo semper Esau Iacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater dixitque in corde suo veniant dies luctus patris mei ut occidam Iacob fratrem meum
42 These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.
nuntiata sunt haec Rebeccae quae mittens et vocans Iacob filium suum dixit ad eum ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te
43 Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.
nunc ergo fili audi vocem meam et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran
44 And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,
habitabisque cum eo dies paucos donec requiescat furor fratris tui
45 and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”
et cesset indignatio eius obliviscaturque eorum quae fecisti in eum postea mittam et adducam te inde huc cur utroque orbabor filio in una die
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”
dixit quoque Rebecca ad Isaac taedet me vitae meae propter filias Heth si acceperit Iacob uxorem de stirpe huius terrae nolo vivere
