Jenesis 27
1 Mgbe Aịzik ghọrọ agadi, nʼoge anya ya na-adịghị ahụzi ụzọ nke ọma, ọ kpọrọ Ịsọ ọkpara ya, sị ya, “Nwa m nwoke.” Ọ zara sị, “Lee m nʼebe a.”
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.”
2 Aịzik gwara ya sị, “Ugbu a, emeela m agadi, amakwaghị m ụbọchị ọnwụ m.
His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.
3 Ya mere, were ihe ịchụ nta gị, ụta gị na àkụ gị, gaa nʼọhịa, gbutere m anụ.
Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,
4 Siere m nri ụtọ otu ahụ o si amasị m, butere m ya ka m rie, ka mụ onwe m gọzie gị tupu m nwụọ.”
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.”
5 Ma Ribeka nọ na-ege ntị mgbe Aịzik na-agwa nwa ya Ịsọ okwu. Nke mere na mgbe Ịsọ gawara nʼọhịa ịchụ nta,
And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,
6 Ribeka gwara Jekọb nwa ya okwu sị ya, “Lee, anụrụ m ka nna gị na-agwa nwanne gị Ịsọ okwu sị ya,
she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,
7 ‘Gaa nʼọhịa gbute anụ, siere m nri ụtọ, ka m nọdụ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nye gị ngọzị ikpeazụ tupu m nwụọ.’
‘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.’
8 Ugbu a, nwa m nwoke, gee ntị nke ọma, mee ihe niile m gwara gị.
Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,
9 Gaa ugbu a nʼigwe anụ ụlọ wetara m ụmụ nwa ewu abụọ dị mma ka m jiri ha siere nna gị nri dị ụtọ, ụdị ahụ na-amasị ya.
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.
10 Ị ga-eburu ya bujere nna gị ka o rie, ka ya onwe ya gọzie gị tupu ọ nwụọ.”
Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”
11 Ma Jekọb gwara Ribeka nne ya okwu sị ya, “Nwanne m nwoke Ịsọ bụ onye gbara ajị. Ahụ nke m na-akwọ mụrụmụrụ.
He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
12 Gịnị ga-eme ma nna m metụ m aka nʼahụ? Nʼihi ya, aga m abụ onye na-aghọ ya aghụghọ, aga m esi otu a wetara onwe m ịbụ ọnụ kama ngọzị.”
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.”
13 Nne ya gwara ya sị, “Nwa m nwoke ka ọbụbụ ọnụ gị dakwasị m. Naanị mee ihe m kwuru. Gaa wetara m ha.”
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.”
14 Ya mere, ọ gara weta ha nye nne ya. O ji ha sie nri dị ụtọ, ụdị nke na-amasị nna ya.
He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.
15 Emesịa, Ribeka chịpụtara uwe Ịsọ ọkpara ya, ndị dị mma, ndị ọ debere nʼụlọ ya, nye ya nwa ya nta bụ Jekọb.
And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.
16 O jikwa akpụkpọ anụ ụmụ ewu nwere ajị ajị kee Jekọb nʼaka na nʼakụkụ olu ya na-akwọ mụrụmụrụ.
And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.
17 O bunyere nwa ya nwoke Jekọb nri ahụ na-atọ ụtọ, na achịcha o mere.
And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.
18 O jekwuuru nna ya sị ya, “Nna m.” Ọ zara sị, “Ahaa, nwa m, onye ka ị bụ?”
When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”
19 Jekọb zara nna ya sị ya, “Abụ m Ịsọ, ọkpara gị. Emeela m ihe ị sị m mee. Biko bilie ka i rie anụ m gbutere nʼọhịa, ka gị onwe gị gọzie m.”
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.”
20 Ma Aịzik jụrụ nwa ya nwoke sị, “Olee otu i si chọta ya ngwangwa, nwa m?” Jekọb zara ya sị, “Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị mere ka ihe gaara m nke ọma.”
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.”
21 Mgbe ahụ Aịzik gwara Jekọb sị, “Bịa nso ka m metụ gị aka nwa m nwoke, ka m mata ma ị bụ Ịsọ nʼeziokwu.”
And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”
22 Jekọb jere nna ya Aịzik nso, onye metụrụ ya aka kwuo sị, “Olu bụ olu Jekọb ma aka gị bụ aka Ịsọ.”
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.”
23 Ọ chọpụtaghị na ọ bụ Jekọb, nʼihi na aka ya dị ajị ajị dịka nke Ịsọ. Ya mere, ọ gọziri ya.
And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,
24 Ma ọ jụkwara ya ajụjụ ọzọ sị ya, “Ị bụ nwa m nwoke Ịsọ nʼeziokwu?” Jekọb zara sị ya, “E, abụ m ya.”
he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
25 Mgbe ahụ, Aịzik zara sị ya, “Butere m ụfọdụ nʼime anụ ahụ i gbutere ka m rie, nye gị ngọzị m.” Jekọb butere ya bunye ya. O riri ya.
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,
26 Mgbe ahụ, nna ya Aịzik sịrị ya, “Bịa nʼebe a nwa m nwoke, sutu m ọnụ.”
he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”
27 Ya mere, o jekwuuru ya sutu ya ọnụ. Mgbe Aịzik nụrụ isisi uwe ya, ọ gọziri ya, sị, “Nʼezie, isisi nwa m nwoke dịka isisi ala ubi nke Onyenwe anyị gọziri.
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.
28 Ka Chineke nye gị site nʼigirigi nke eluigwe, na mmanụ nke ala, ụba nke mkpụrụ ubi na mmanya ọhụrụ
May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
29 Ka ọtụtụ mba jeere gị ozi, ka ndị mmadụ kpọọ isiala nye gị. Bụrụ onye ọchịchị nʼebe ụmụnna gị nọ, ka ụmụ nne gị mụrụ kpọọ isiala nye gị. Ka ndị niile na-abụ gị ọnụ bụrụ ndị a bụrụ ọnụ, ka ndị na-agọzi gị bụrụ ndị a gọziri agọzi.”
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.”
30 Mgbe Aịzik gọzichara Jekọb, ka Jekọb si nʼihu ya na-apụ, lee Ịsọ ka o si ịchụ nta na-alọbata.
Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.
31 Ya onwe ya sikwara nri na-atọ ụtọ butere nna ya. Mgbe ahụ, ọ gwara ya sị, “Ka nna m, bilie, rie anụ nwa ya si nʼọhịa gbute, ka gị onwe gị nye m ngọzị gị.”
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.”
32 Aịzik zara sị ya, “Ị bụ onye?” Ọ zara sị, “Abụ m nwa gị nwoke Ịsọ, ọkpara gị Ịsọ.”
And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”
33 Oke ahụ ọma jijiji mara Aịzik, ọ sị, “Onye kwanụ bụ onye ahụ gara gbute anụ butere m ya? Eriri m ya tupu ị bata. Agọziri m ya. Nʼezie, onye a gọziri agọzi ka ọ ga-abụ.”
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.”
34 Mgbe Ịsọ nụrụ okwu ndị a si nʼọnụ nna ya, o jiri oke olu kwaa akwa nke obi ilu gwa nna ya sị ya, “Gọzie m, mụ onwe m, nna m.”
Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”
35 Ma ọ zara sị ya, “Nwanne gị ejirila ụzọ aghụghọ bịa nara ngọzị gị.”
And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”
36 Ịsọ kwuru sị, “E meziri kpọọ ya Jekọb, onye aghụghọ. Lee, ọ ghọgbuola m ugboro abụọ. Nke mbụ, ọ naara m ọnọdụ ịbụ ọkpara m, ugbu a ọ narakwala m ngọzị m.” Ọ jụrụ ajụjụ sị, “Ọ bụ na i nweghị ngọzị ọ bụla fọdụrụ nke ị ga-agọzi m?”
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?”
37 Aịzik zara sị ya, “Emeela m ya ka ọ bụrụ onyeisi nʼebe ị nọ, mee ụmụnna ya niile ndị na-ejere ya ozi. Enyela m ya mkpụrụ ubi niile na mmanya ọhụrụ. Gịnị ọzọ ka m nwere ike imere gị, nwa m nwoke?”
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?”
38 Ịsọ jụrụ nna ya sị, “Nna m, ọ bụ naanị otu ngọzị ka i nwere? Gọziekwa m nna m!” Ịsọ kwara akwa nʼoke olu.
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,
39 Nna ya Aịzik zara sị ya, “Ebe obibi gị ga-adịpụ adịpụ, site nʼebe akụnụba nke ala dị, site nʼebe igirigi nke eluigwe dị.
Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,
40 Nriju afọ gị ga-abụ site na mma agha, ị ga-ejekwara nwanne gị ozi. Ma mgbe i mesịrị nwere onwe gị, ị ga-atọpụ agbụ ya, site nʼolu gị.”
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.”
41 Ịsọ buru iro nʼobi megide Jekọb nʼihi ngọzị ahụ nna ya nyere ya. O kwuru nʼime onwe ya sị, “Oge a ga-eru ụjụ nʼihi nna m na-abịa nso, nʼoge ahụ aga m egbu nwanne m Jekọb.”
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.”
42 Mgbe a gwara Ribeka ihe nwa ya nwoke nke okenye bụ Ịsọ kwuru, o ziri kpọọ nwa ya nwoke nke nta bụ Jekọb sị ya, “Lee, Ịsọ nwanne gị na-akasị onwe ya obi site nʼechiche ọ na-eche igbu gị.
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.
43 Nʼihi nke a, nwa m nwoke, mee ihe m gwara gị, gbapụ ọsọ ngwangwa, gbakwuru nwanne m Leban na Haran,
Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.
44 Nọdụ nʼebe ahụ ruo mgbe iwe nwanne gị ga-adajụ.
And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,
45 Mgbe nwanne gị kwụsịrị iwe iwe megide gị, mgbe o chefuru ihe i mere ya, aga m ezitere gị ozi ka ị lọta. Nʼihi gịnị ka m ga-eji gbara aka unu abụọ nʼotu ụbọchị.”
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?”
46 Mgbe ahụ Ribeka gara gwa Aịzik sị, “Ike ịdị ndụ agwụla m nʼihi ndị inyom Het ndị a. Ọ bụrụ na Jekọb esite nʼetiti ndị inyom ala a, site nʼetiti ndị inyom Het ndị a lụọ nwunye, mara na ọnwụ ga-akara m ịdị ndụ mma.”
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.”
