Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
Isak bɔɔ akwakoraa a nʼani so ayɛ no wusiwusi na onhu ade papa no, da koro bi, ɔfrɛɛ ne babarima panyin Esau. “Me ba.” Na Esau gyee so se, “Agya, mini.”
2 And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
Isak kae se, “Mprempren mabɔ akwakoraa, na minnim da a mewu.
3 And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
Fa wʼagyan ne wo bɛmma, na kɔ wuram kɔhwehwɛ hanam bi brɛ me.
4 and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Fa noa mʼakɔnnɔduan no bi brɛ me, na minni, na minhyira wo ansa na mawu.”
5 And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
Bere a Isak ne ne ba Esau rekasa no, na Rebeka retie. Enti bere a Esau kɔɔ sɛ ɔrekokum nam no aba pɛ, na
6 And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,
Rebeka ka kyerɛɛ ne ba Yakob se, “Yakob tie! Metee sɛ wʼagya reka akyerɛ wo nua Esau se,
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
‘Kɔhwehwɛ hanam bi fa noa mʼakɔnnɔduan no bi brɛ me, na minni, na minhyira wo wɔ Awurade anim, ansa na mawu.’
8 And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
Afei, me ba, tie asɛm a merebɛka akyerɛ wo yi yiye, na di so.
9 Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.
Kɔ nguankuw no mu, na kɔkyere nguan abien a wɔadodɔ srade brɛ me, na memfa nnoa akɔnnɔduan, sɛnea wʼagya pɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ mma no.
10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.
Sɛ menoa wie a, fa kɔma no, na onni, na onhyira wo ansa na wawu.”
11 And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Yakob ka kyerɛɛ ne na Rebeka se, “Wunim sɛ me nua Esau ho wɔ nwi, na me nso, me ho yɛ trontrom.
12 My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
Sɛ ɛba sɛ mʼagya de ne nsa fa me ho, na ohu sɛ ɛnyɛ Esau a, ɛbɛyɛ sɛ gyama meredaadaa no, na wadome me mmom, sen sɛ anka obehyira me.”
13 And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
Yakob ne na ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Me ba, ma nnome no mmra me so. Wo de, yɛ nea maka akyerɛ wo no ara. Kɔ na kɔkyere nguan no brɛ me.”
14 And he went, and fetched and brought [them] to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.
Enti Yakob tiee ne na Rebeka asɛm, kɔkyeree nguan no brɛɛ no. Na okum wɔn, de noaa akɔnnɔduan bi, sɛnea Isak pɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
15 And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;
Ɛno akyi no, Rebeka faa ne ba panyin Esau atade papa bi a ɛwɔ fie hɔ de maa ne ba Yakob hyɛe.
16 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;
Afei, ɔde nguan a wokum wɔn no nhoma yɛɛ ahyɛnsa, kataa Yakob nsa ho. Ɔde bi kataa ne kɔn ho nyinaa.
17 and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
Ɔde brodo a wato no foforo kaa akɔnnɔduan a wanoa no ho, de maa ne ba Yakob.
18 And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?
Yakob de aduan no kɔmaa nʼagya Isak wɔ ne dan mu. Oduu hɔ no, ɔkae se, “Agya!” Isak buae se, “Mewɔ hɔ na ɛyɛ hena?”
19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Yakob ka kyerɛɛ nʼagya se, “Ɛyɛ me wʼabakan Esau. Mayɛ nea woka kyerɛɛ me sɛ menyɛ no. Mede hanam a wopɛ no bi anoa wʼakɔnnɔduan no abrɛ wo, enti mesrɛ wo, sɔre tena ase, na didi, na sɛ wudidi wie a, woahyira me.”
20 And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put [it] in my way.
Isak bisaa ne ba no se, “Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wo ho ayɛ hare sɛɛ yi?” Yakob buae se, “Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn no, na ogyinaa mʼakyi maa me nsa kaa hanam no bi ntɛm.”
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.
Afei, Isak ka kyerɛɛ Yakob se, “Me ba, twiw bɛn me, na memfa me nsa nka wo nhwɛ sɛ, wo ne me ba Esau no ampa ana.”
22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Yakob twiw bɛn nʼagya Isak, na ɔde ne nsa kekaa ne ho kae se, “Nne yi yɛ Yakob nne, nanso nsa yi yɛ Esau de.”
23 And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.
Isak anhu sɛ ɛyɛ Yakob, efisɛ na ne nsa ho wɔ nwi te sɛ ne nua Esau pɛpɛɛpɛ. Enti, ohyiraa no.
24 And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.
Isak san bisaa Yakob se, “Enti ampa ara sɛ wo ne me ba Esau no?” Yakob buae se, “Yiw, me ne Esau.”
25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Afei, Isak kae se, “Me ba, fa wʼaduan no brɛ me na minni, na midi wie a, mahyira wo.” Yakob de aduan no brɛɛ nʼagya Isak, na odii; ɔsan de nsa brɛɛ no maa ɔnomee.
26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.
Isak wiee no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Yakob se, “Me ba, bra befew mʼano!”
27 And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
Enti Yakob kɔɔ nʼagya Isak nkyɛn kofew nʼano. Bere a Isak huam Yakob atade mu, na ogye too mu sɛ, ɛyɛ ne ba Esau no, ohyiraa no se, “Ampa ara! Me ba ho hua te sɛ hua a efi afuw a Awurade ahyira so no mu.
28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.
Onyankopɔn mma wo ɔsoro bosu ne asase mu srade, na afum aduan ne nsa mmu wo so.
29 Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.
Amanaman bɛsom wo, na nnipa nyinaa abu wo nkotodwe. Wubedi wo nuanom so, na wo na mma nso akotow wo. Wɔbɛdome wɔn a wɔdome wo nyinaa, na wɔn a wohyira wo nyinaa nso, wobehyira wɔn.”
30 And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.
Isak hyiraa Yakob wiei, na ofii nʼagya nkyɛn kɔe ara pɛ, na ne nua Esau fi nʼahayɛ bae.
31 And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Ɔno nso noaa akɔnnɔduan brɛɛ nʼagya. Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Agya, sɔre na di me hanam aduan no, na hyira me.”
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
Nʼagya Isak bisaa no se, “Na hena ni?” Esau buae se, “Ɛyɛ me wʼabakan Esau.”
33 Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.
Isak tee saa asɛm yi pɛ, ne ho fii ase wosow biribiribiri, na obisae se, “Ɛno de, na hena na ɔkɔɔ ahayɛ kokum nam de noaa aduan brɛɛ me yi. Mididi wie hyiraa onipa ko no pɛ na wobaa yi. Nokware ni, nhyira a mahyira no no, sɛ mesan mʼano a, ɛrenyɛ yiye!”
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me — me also, my father!
Bere a Esau tee asɛm a nʼagya kae no, ɔno nso de awerɛhow teɛɛ mu denneennen, ka kyerɛɛ nʼagya se, “Agya! Hyira me. Hyira me nso bi!”
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.
Nanso Isak kae se, “Ɛno de, na wo nua na ɔde nnaadaa abegye wo nhyira kɔ!”
36 And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Esau kae se, “Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ wɔfrɛ no Yakob a ase kyerɛ nantintwitwafo. Eyi ne ne mprenu so a wadaadaa me. Nea edi kan ne sɛ, ɔdaadaa me gyee me panyin. Nea ɛto so abien nso ne sɛ, ɔde nnaadaa agye me nhyira!” Afei, Esau bisaa nʼagya se, “Enti woannyaw me nhyira no bi a wode behyira me nso?”
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him — and what can I do now for thee, my son?
Isak buaa Esau se, “Manya de no ayɛ wo wura dedaw. Mede ne nuanom nyinaa ayɛ ne nkoa. Mahyira no sɛ, obenya afum nnuan ne nsa foforo bebree. Na afei, dɛn bio na aka a metumi ayɛ ama wo, me ba?”
38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me — me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Esau bisaa nʼagya se, “Agya, enti nhyira baako pɛ na wowɔ? Agya, hyira me nso bi!”
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;
Afei, nʼagya Isak buaa no se, “Tie! Asase kesee so na wobɛtena, na ɔsoro bosu rentɔ wɔ so.
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Wode wo afoa na ɛbɛtena ase, na woasom wo nua kumaa. Nanso daakye bi, sɛ wokanyan wo ho a, wubefi wo nua no som ase.”
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.
Esiane Esau nhyira a Yakob kɔdaadaa wɔn agya Isak gyee no nti, Esau tan Yakob. Esau kaa wɔ ne tirim se, “Ɛrenkyɛ, na mʼagya Isak awu. Sɛ owu a, mekum me nua Yakob.”
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.
Obi tee adwene a Esau afa wɔ ne nua kumaa Yakob ho no, ɔkɔbɔɔ wɔn na Rebeka amanneɛ. Enti Rebeka soma kɔfrɛɛ ne ba kumaa Yakob, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wo nua Esau abɔ ne tirim sɛ, sɛ onya wo a, obekum wo ansa na ne bo atɔ ne yam.
43 And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;
Enti me ba, tie asɛm a merebɛka akyerɛ wo yi yiye. Guan ntɛm kɔ me nua Laban nkyɛn wɔ Haran.
44 and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away —
Tena ne nkyɛn kakra wɔ hɔ, kosi sɛ wo nua Esau bo bedwo.
45 until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?
Sɛ wo nua koma tɔ ne yam, na ne werɛ fi nea woyɛɛ no, na ogyaa mu ma ɛka a, mɛsoma abɛka akyerɛ wo, na woafi Haran aba. Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ metena hɔ hwɛ, na me mma baanu bɔ mu wu da koro?”
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?
Enti Rebeka ka kyerɛɛ Isak se, “Saa Hetifo mmabaa yi koraa ama asetena afono me. Sɛ ɛkɔba sɛ Yakob nso kɔware Hetifo asase so mmabaa yi bi a, mmea a wɔte sɛ eyinom bi a, ɛno de, na miwuu koraa a, anka eye.”
