Γένεσις 27
1 Και αφού εγήρασεν ο Ισαάκ, και οι οφθαλμοί αυτού ημβλύνθησαν, ώστε δεν έβλεπεν, εκάλεσεν Ησαύ τον υιόν αυτού τον μεγαλήτερον, και είπε προς αυτόν, Υιέ μου. Ο δε είπε προς αυτόν, Ιδού, εγώ.
When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
2 Και εκείνος είπεν, Ιδού, τώρα, εγώ εγήρασα· δεν γνωρίζω την ημέραν του θανάτου μου·
and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
3 λάβε λοιπόν, παρακαλώ, τα όπλα σου, την φαρέτραν σου και το τόξον σου, και έξελθε εις την πεδιάδα και κυνήγησόν μοι κυνήγιον·
Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
4 και κάμε μοι εδέσματα καθώς αγαπώ, και φέρε μοι να φάγω, διά να σε ευλογήση η ψυχή μου πριν αποθάνω.
Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
5 Η δε Ρεβέκκα ήκουσεν ενώ ελάλει ο Ισαάκ προς Ησαύ τον υιόν αυτού. Και υπήγεν ο Ησαύ εις την πεδιάδα διά να κυνηγήση κυνήγιον και να φέρη αυτό.
Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
6 Και η Ρεβέκκα ελάλησε προς Ιακώβ τον υιόν αυτής, λέγουσα, Ιδού, εγώ ήκουσα τον πατέρα σου λαλούντα προς Ησαύ τον αδελφόν και λέγοντα,
Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
7 Φέρε μοι κυνήγιον και κάμε μοι εδέσματα, διά να φάγω, και να σε ευλογήσω ενώπιον του Κυρίου πριν αποθάνω.
‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
8 Τώρα λοιπόν, υιέ μου, άκουσον την φωνήν μου εις όσα εγώ σοι παραγγέλλω·
So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
9 ύπαγε τώρα εις το ποίμνιον, και λάβε μοι εκείθεν δύο καλά ερίφια εξ αιγών· διά να κάμω αυτά εδέσματα διά τον πατέρα σου, καθώς αγαπά·
Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
10 και θέλεις φέρει αυτά προς τον πατέρα σου να φάγη, διά σε ευλογήση πριν αποθάνη.
Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
11 Και είπεν ο Ιακώβ προς Ρεβέκκαν την μητέρα αυτού, Ιδού, ο Ησαύ ο αδελφός μου είναι ανήρ δασύτριχος, εγώ δε ανήρ άτριχος·
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
12 ίσως με ψηλαφήση ο πατήρ μου, και θέλω φανή εις αυτόν ως απατεών, και θέλω σύρει επ' εμαυτόν κατάραν και ουχί ευλογίαν.
What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
13 Είπε δε προς αυτόν η μήτηρ αυτού, Επ' εμέ η κατάρα σου, τέκνον μου· μόνον υπάκουσον εις την φωνήν μου και ύπαγε, φέρε μοι αυτά.
His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
14 Και υπήγε, και έλαβε, και έφερεν αυτά προς την μητέρα αυτού· και έκαμεν η μήτηρ αυτού εδέσματα καθώς ηγάπα ο πατήρ αυτού.
So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
15 Και λαβούσα η Ρεβέκκα τα καλήτερα φορέματα Ησαύ του μεγαλητέρου υιού αυτής, τα οποία είχεν εν τη οικία, ενέδυσε με αυτά Ιακώβ, τον υιόν αυτής τον νεώτερον·
Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
16 και με τα δέρματα των εριφίων εσκέπασε τας χείρας αυτού, και τα γυμνά του τραχήλου αυτού·
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
17 και έδωκεν εις τας χείρας Ιακώβ του υιού αυτής τα εδέσματα και τον άρτον, τα οποία ητοίμασε.
Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
18 Και ήλθε προς τον πατέρα αυτού· και είπε, Πάτερ μου. Ο δε είπεν, Ιδού, εγώ· τις είσαι, τέκνον μου;
Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
19 Και είπεν ο Ιακώβ προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Εγώ είμαι Ησαύ ο πρωτότοκός σου· έκαμα καθώς μοι είπας, σηκώθητι λοιπόν, κάθισον και φάγε εκ του κυνηγίου μου, διά να με ευλογήση η ψυχή σου.
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
20 Και είπεν ο Ισαάκ προς τον υιόν αυτού, Πόθεν τούτο, τέκνον μου, ότι εύρηκας τόσον ταχέως; Ο δε είπε, Διότι Κύριος ο Θεός σου έφερεν αυτό έμπροσθέν μου.
But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
21 Και είπεν ο Ισαάκ προς τον Ιακώβ, Πλησίασον, τέκνον μου, διά να σε ψηλαφήσω, αν συ ήσαι αυτός ο υιός Ησαύ, ή ουχί.
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
22 Και επλησίασεν ο Ιακώβ εις τον Ισαάκ τον πατέρα αυτού· ο δε εψηλάφησεν αυτόν, και είπεν, Η μεν φωνή είναι φωνή Ιακώβ, αι δε χείρες, χείρες Ησαύ.
So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
23 Και δεν εγνώρισεν αυτόν, διότι αι χείρες αυτού ήσαν ως αι χείρες Ησαύ αδελφού αυτού, δασύτριχοι· και ευλόγησεν αυτόν.
Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24 Και είπε, Συ είσαι αυτός ο υιός μου Ησαύ; Ο δε είπεν, Εγώ.
But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
25 Και είπε, Φέρε πλησίον μου, και θέλω φάγει εκ του κυνηγίου του υιού μου, διά να σε ευλογήση η ψυχή μου. Και έφερε πλησίον αυτού, και έφαγεν· έφερε δε προς αυτόν οίνον και έπιε.
Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
26 Και είπε προς αυτόν Ισαάκ ο πατήρ αυτού, Πλησίασον τώρα, και φίλησόν με, τέκνον μου.
Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
27 Και επλησίασε, και εφίλησεν αυτόν· και ωσφράνθη την οσμήν των ενδυμάτων αυτού, και ευλόγησεν αυτόν και είπεν, Ιδού, η οσμή του υιού μου είναι ως οσμή πεδιάδος, την οποίαν ευλόγησεν ο Κύριος·
So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
28 Λοιπόν ο Θεός να σοι δώση από της δρόσου του ουρανού και από του πάχους της γης και αφθονίαν σίτου και οίνου·
I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
29 Λαοί να σε δουλεύσωσι και έθνη να σε προσκυνήσωσι· να ήσαι κύριος των αδελφών σου, και οι υιοί της μητρός σου να σε προσκυνήσωσι· κατηραμένος όστις σε καταράται, και ευλογημένος όστις σε ευλογεί
I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
30 Και καθώς έπαυσεν ο Ισαάκ ευλογών τον Ιακώβ, μόλις ο Ιακώβ είχεν εξέλθει απ' έμπροσθεν του πατρός αυτού Ισαάκ· και ήλθεν Ησαύ ο αδελφός αυτού εκ του κυνηγίου αυτού.
After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
31 Και έκαμε και αυτός εδέσματα και έφερε προς τον πατέρα αυτού· και είπε προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Ας σηκωθή ο πατήρ μου, και ας φάγη εκ του κυνηγίου του υιού αυτού, διά να με ευλογήση η ψυχή σου.
Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
32 Και είπε προς αυτόν Ισαάκ ο πατήρ αυτού, Τις είσαι; Ο δε είπεν, Είμαι ο υιός σου, ο πρωτότοκός σου Ησαύ.
His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
33 Και εξεπλάγη ο Ισαάκ έκπληξιν μεγάλην σφόδρα, και είπε, Ποίος είναι λοιπόν εκείνος, όστις εκυνήγησε κυνήγιον, και μοι έφερε και έφαγον από πάντων πριν εισέλθης, και ευλόγησα αυτόν; και ευλογημένος θέλει είσθαι.
Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
34 Ότε ήκουσεν ο Ησαύ τους λόγους του πατρός αυτού, ανέκραξε κραυγήν μεγάλην και πικράν σφόδρα· και είπε προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Ευλόγησόν με, και εμέ, πάτερ μου.
When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
35 Ο δε είπεν, Ήλθεν ο αδελφός σου μετά δόλου, και έλαβε την ευλογίαν σου.
But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
36 Και είπεν ο Ησαύ, Δικαίως εκαλέσθη το όνομα αυτού Ιακώβ, διότι τώρα δευτέραν ταύτην φοράν με υπεσκέλισεν· έλαβε τα πρωτοτόκιά μου, και ιδού, τώρα έλαβε και την ευλογίαν μου. Και είπε, Δεν εφύλαξας δι' εμέ ευλογίαν;
Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
37 Και, απεκρίθη ο Ισαάκ, και είπε προς τον Ησαύ, Ιδού, κύριόν σου έκαμα αυτόν, και πάντας τους αδελφούς αυτού έκαμα δούλους αυτού, και εστήριξα αυτόν με σίτον και οίνον· και τι λοιπόν να κάμω εις σε, τέκνον μου;
Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
38 Και είπεν ο Ησαύ προς τον πατέρα αυτού, Μήπως ταύτην μόνην την ευλογίαν έχεις, πάτερ μου; ευλόγησόν με, και εμέ, πάτερ μου. και ύψωσεν ο Ησαύ την φωνήν αυτού, και έκλαυσε.
Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
39 Και απεκρίθη Ισαάκ ο πατήρ αυτού, και είπε προς αυτόν, Ιδού, η κατοίκησίς σου θέλει είσθαι εις το πάχος της γης, και εις την δρόσον του ουρανού άνωθεν·
His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
40 και με την μάχαιράν σου θέλεις ζη, και εις τον αδελφόν σου θέλεις δουλεύσει, όταν δε υπερισχύσης, θέλεις συντρίψει τον ζυγόν αυτού από του τραχήλου σου.
You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
41 Και εμίσει ο Ησαύ τον Ιακώβ, διά την ευλογίαν με την οποίαν ευλόγησεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού· και είπεν ο Ησαύ εν τη καρδία αυτού, Πλησιάζουσιν αι ημέραι του πένθους του πατρός μου· τότε θέλω φονεύσει Ιακώβ τον αδελφόν μου.
So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
42 Ανηγγέλθησαν, δε προς την Ρεβέκκαν οι λόγοι Ησαύ του υιού αυτής του μεγαλητέρου· και πέμψασα εκάλεσεν Ιακώβ τον υιόν αυτής τον νεώτερον, και είπε προς αυτόν, Ιδού, Ησαύ ο αδελφός σου παρηγορεί εαυτόν κατά σου, ότι θέλει σε φονεύσει.
But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
43 Τώρα λοιπόν, τέκνον μου, άκουσον την φωνήν μου· και σηκωθείς, φύγε προς Λάβαν τον αδελφόν μου εις Χαρράν·
So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
44 και κατοίκησον μετ' αυτού ημέρας τινάς, εωσού παρέλθη ο θυμός του αδελφού σου·
Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
45 εωσού παύση η κατά σου οργή του αδελφού σου, και λησμονήση τα όσα έπραξας εις αυτόν· τότε θέλω στείλει, και θέλω σε φέρει εκείθεν· διά τι να σας στερηθώ και τους δύο εν μιά ημέρα;
When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
46 Και είπεν η Ρεβέκκα προς τον Ισαάκ, Αηδίασα την ζωήν μου εξ αιτίας των θυγατέρων του Χέτ· εάν ο Ιακώβ λάβη γυναίκα εκ των θυγατέρων του Χετ, καθώς είναι αύται εκ των θυγατέρων της γης ταύτης, τι με ωφελεί να ζω;
Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
