Genesis, 27

1. And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I.

1. When Isaac was old and his eyes so weak that he could no longer see, he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, "My son." "Here I am," he answered.

2. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

2. Isaac continued, "You see I am old and I don't know when I shall die;

3. Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;

3. so take your weapons, your bow and arrow, go out into the country and hunt some game for me.

4. And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

4. Then prepare some of the savory food I like and bring it to me so that I may eat and give you my blessing before I die."

5. And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].

5. Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went into the country to hunt game and bring it back,

6. And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

6. Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I heard your father saying to your brother Esau:

7. Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

7. 'Bring me some game and prepare food for me that I may eat and bless you before Yahweh before I die.'

8. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

8. Now my son, listen and do what I command you.

9. Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

9. Go to the flock and bring me two fine kids so that I can prepare for your father the food that he likes.

10. And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

10. You will bring it to your father and he will eat it and give you his blessing before he dies."

11. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:

11. Jacob said to Rebekah, "My brother Esau is a hairy man and I am smooth-skinned.

12. My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

12. Perhaps my father will feel me and I will seem to be tricking him and so bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing."

13. And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them].

13. But his mother said, "Let the curse fall on me, my son! Only do what I tell you; go and get the kids for me."

14. And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

14. So he went and got them and took them to his mother to prepare food that his father liked.

15. And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

15. Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau that she had in the house and put them on Jacob, her younger son.

16. And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

16. With the goatskin she covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck,

17. And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

17. and she handed to him the bread and food she had prepared.

18. And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?

18. He went to his father and said, "Father!" He answered, "Yes, my son, who is it?"

19. And Jacob said unto his father, I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

19. and Jacob said to his father, "It is Esau, your firstborn; I have done what you told me to do. Come, sit up and eat my game so that you may give me your blessing."

20. And Isaac said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought [it] to me.

20. Isaac said, "How quick you have been my son!" Jacob said, "Yahweh, your God, guided me."

21. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not.

21. Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near and let me feel you, my son, and know that it is you, Esau my son, or not."

22. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.

22. When Jacob drew near to Isaac, his father felt him and said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob but the hands are the hands of Esau."

23. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

23. He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like the hands of Esau his brother and so he blessed him.

24. And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].

24. He asked, "Are you really my son Esau?" and Jacob answered, "I am."

25. And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

25. Isaac said, "Bring me some of your game, my son, so that I may eat and give you my blessing." So Jacob brought it to him and he ate. And he brought him wine and he drank.

26. And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

26. Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son."

27. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

27. So Jacob came near and kissed him. Isaac then caught the smell of his clothes and blessed him, saying, "The smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed.

28. Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

28. May God give you of the dew of heaven; and of the richness of the earth; and abundance of grain and wine.

29. Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.

29. Let peoples serve you and nations bow down before you. Be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone that curses you and blessed be everyone that blesses you!"

30. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

30. When Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had just left Isaac's room, Esau came in from hunting.

31. And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

31. He also prepared food and brought it to his father and said to him, "Father, sit up and eat the game your son has prepared, so that you may give me your blessing."

32. And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

32. Isaac said, "Who are you?" "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."

33. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where [is] he that hath taken venison, and brought [it] me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, [and] he shall be blessed.

33. Isaac trembled violently and said, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came and I blessed him and he will be blessed."

34. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.

34. On hearing his father's words, Esau gave a loud and bitter cry and said, "Bless me, too, father."

35. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

35. But Isaac said, "Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing."

36. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

36. Esau said, "Is it because he is called Jacob that he has supplanted me twice? First he took my birthright and now he has taken my blessing." Then he asked, "Haven't you kept a blessing for me?"

37. And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

37. Isaac answered Esau, "I have made him your lord. I have given him all his brothers as servants; I have provided him with grain and wine. What can I do for you, my son?"

38. And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

38. Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing? Father, bless me, too." Then Esau wept aloud.

39. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

39. Isaac then gave him this answer, "Your dwelling place shall be far away from the richness of the earth, away from the dew of heaven above.

40. And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

40. You shall live by your sword, and you shall serve your brother; but when you win your freedom you will throw off his yoke from your neck."

41. And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

41. Now Esau continued to hate his brother because of the blessing his father had given him and he thought to himself, "The time of mourning for my father is near; I shall then kill my brother Jacob."

42. And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.

42. When Rebekah was told what her elder son had said, she sent and called her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, "Your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you.

43. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

43. Now my son, listen to me and flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.

44. And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

44. You will stay with him for a time

45. Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget [that] which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

45. until your brother's fury has cooled; and when he has forgotten his anger and what you did to him, I will send someone to bring you back. Why should I lose both of you on the same day?"

46. And Rebekah 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 [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

46. Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries a woman from this land, a Hittite like these, what value is there left in life for me?"