Genesis 27
1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, “My son.” He said to him, “Here I am.”
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].
2 He said, “See here, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.
And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
3 Therefore take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.
Now then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
4 Make delicious food for me, the sort that I love, and bring it to me so I can eat it and bless you before I die.”
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you, before I die.
5 Now Rebekah heard it when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it back.
And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
6 Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son and said, “See here, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother. He said,
And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
7 'Bring me game and make me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of Yahweh before my death.'
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.
8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.
Now then, my son, listen to me, as I command you.
9 Go to the flock, and bring me two good young goats; and I will make delicious food from them for your father, just like he loves.
And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for your father, as he likes.
10 You will take it to your father, so that he may eat it, so that he may bless you before his death.”
And you shall bring them in to your father, and he shall eat, that your father may bless you before he dies.
11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “See, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
12 Perhaps my father will touch me, and I will seem to him as a deceiver. I will bring a curse upon me and not a blessing.”
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.
13 His mother said to him, “My son, let any curse fall on me. Just obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”
And his mother said to him, On me be your curse, son; only listen to my voice, and go and bring [them] me.
14 So Jacob went and got the young goats and brought them to his mother, and his mother made delicious food, just like his father loved.
So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked [them].
15 Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau, her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.
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.
16 She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
17 She put the delicious food and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
18 Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” He said, “Here I am; who are you, my son?”
And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, son?
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you said to me. Now sit up and eat some of my game, that you may bless me.”
And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau your firstborn, have done as you told me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.
20 Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God brought it to me.”
And Isaac said to his son, What is this which you have quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord your God presented before me.
21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near me, so I may touch you, my son, and learn whether you are my true son Esau or not.”
And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw night to me, and I will feel you, son, if you are my son Esau or not.
22 Jacob went over to Isaac his father; and Isaac touched him and said, “The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
And Jacob drew near to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.
23 Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's hands, so Isaac blessed him.
And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
24 He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He replied, “I am.”
and he said, Are you my son Esau? and he said, I [am].
25 Isaac said, “Bring the food to me, and I will eat of your game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought the food to him. Isaac ate, and Jacob brought him wine, and he drank.
And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of your venison, son, that my soul may bless you; and he brought [it] near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.”
And Isaac his father said to him, Draw near to me, and kiss me, son.
27 Jacob came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his clothes and blessed him. He said, “See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
And he drew near 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.
28 May God give you a portion of the dew of heaven, a portion of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
And may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. May every one who curses you be cursed; may every one who blesses you be blessed.”
And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be you lord of your brother, and the sons of your father shall do you reverence; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
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.
31 He also made delicious food and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Father, get up and eat some of your son's game, so that you may bless me.”
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 your soul may bless me.
32 Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your firstborn son Esau.
33 Isaac trembled very much and said, “Who was it that hunted this game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed.”
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 you came, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a very great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, me also, my father.”
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 you, me also, father.
35 Isaac said, “Your brother came here deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”
And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and taken your blessing.
36 Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and, see, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”
And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for behold! 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 you not left a blessing for me, father?
37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Look, I have made him your master, and I have given to him all his brothers as servants, and I have given him grain and new wine. What more can I do for you, my son?”
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him your lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for you, son?
38 Esau said to his father, “Have you not even one blessing for me, my father? Bless me, even me too, my father.” Esau wept loudly.
And Esau said to his father, Hast you [only] one blessing, father? Bless, I pray you, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
39 Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Look, the place where you live will be far from the richness of the earth, away from the dew of the sky above.
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
40 By your sword you will live, and you will serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
And you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be [a time] when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your neck.
41 Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are near; after that I will kill my brother Jacob.”
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 near, that I may kill my brother Jacob.
42 The words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “See, your brother Esau is consoling himself about you by planning to kill you.
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 your brother threatens you to kill you.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey me and flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
44 Stay with him for a while, until your brother's fury subsides,
And dwell with him certain days, until your brother's anger
45 until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?
and rage depart from you, and he forget what you have done to him; and I will send and fetch you thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
46 Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes one of the daughters of Heth as a wife, like these women, some of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
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, therefore should I live?
