Genesis, 35

1. God said to Jacob, 'Move on, go to Bethel and settle there. Make an altar there for the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.'

1. God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

2. Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, 'Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you; cleanse yourselves, and change your clothes.

2. So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;

3. We must move on and go to Bethel. There I shall make an altar for the God who heard me when I was in distress, and gave me his help on the journey I made.'

3. then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."

4. They gave Jacob all the foreign gods in their possession, and the earrings that they were wearing. Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.

4. So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.

5. They broke camp; a divine terror struck the towns round about, and no one pursued the sons of Jacob.

5. And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were round about them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

6. When Jacob arrived at Luz in Canaan -- that is, Bethel-and all the people with him,

6. And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,

7. he built an altar there and named the place El-Bethel, since it was there that God had appeared to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

7. and there he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

8. Deborah, who had been Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried below Bethel, under the oak tree; so they named it the Oak of Tears.

8. And Deb'orah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel; so the name of it was called Al'lon-bacuth.

9. God again appeared to Jacob on his return from Paddan-Aram, and blessed him.

9. God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

10. God said to him, 'Your name is Jacob, but from now on you will be called not Jacob but Israel.' Thus he came by the name Israel.

10. And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel.

11. God said to him, 'I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will descend from you, and kings will issue from your loins.

11. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you.

12. The country which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I now give to you; and this country I shall give to your descendants after you.'

12. The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you."

13. Then God went up from him.

13. Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him.

14. Jacob raised a monument at the spot where he had spoken to him, a standing-stone, on which he made a libation and poured oil.

14. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

15. Jacob named the place Bethel where God had spoken to him.

15. So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

16. They left Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labour, and her pains were severe.

16. Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

17. When her labour was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, 'Do not worry, this is going to be another boy.'

17. And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Fear not; for now you will have another son."

18. At the moment when she breathed her last, for she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni. His father, however, named him Benjamin.

18. And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-o'ni; but his father called his name Benjamin.

19. So Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, now Bethlehem.

19. So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

20. Jacob raised a monument on her grave, that same monument of Rachel's Tomb which is there today.

20. and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.

21. Israel left and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-Eder.

21. Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

22. While Israel was living in that district, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel found out. The sons of Jacob were now twelve.

22. While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

23. The sons of Leah: Jacob's eldest son Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.

23. The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Is'sachar, and Zeb'ulun.

24. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

24. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl: Dan and Naphtali.

25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naph'tali.

26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's slave-girl: Gad and Asher. These were the sons born to Jacob in Paddan-Aram.

26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

27. Jacob came home to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath-Arba -- now Hebron -- where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

27. And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kir'iath-ar'ba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.

28. Isaac was one hundred and eighty years old

28. Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

29. when he breathed his last. He died and was gathered to his people, an old man who had enjoyed his full span of life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

29. And Isaac breathed his last; and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.