Genesis, 28

1. And so Isaac called for Jacob, and he blessed him, and he instructed him, saying: “Do not be willing to accept a mate from the family of Canaan.

1. Stoga Izak pozove Jakova, blagoslovi ga te mu naloži: "Nemoj uzimati ženu od kanaanskih djevojaka.

2. But go, and journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and there accept for yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your maternal uncle.

2. Odmah se zaputi u Padan Aram, u dom Betuela, oca svoje majke, pa odande sebi uzmi ženu, od kæeri Labana, brata svoje majke.

3. And may God almighty bless you, and may he cause you to increase and also to multiply, so that you may be influential among the people.

3. A Bog Svemožni, El-Šadaj, neka te blagoslovi i neka te uèini rodnim i brojnim, tako da postaneš mnoštvo naroda.

4. And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather.”

4. Neka protegne na te blagoslov Abrahamov, na te i na tvoje potomstvo, tako da zaposjedneš zemlju u kojoj boraviš kao pridošlica, a koju je Bog predao Abrahamu!"

5. And when Isaac had dismissed him, setting out, he went to Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban, the son of Bethuel, the Syrian, the brother to Rebekah, his mother.

5. Tako Izak otpremi Jakova, i on ode u Padan Aram Labanu, sinu Aramejca Betuela, bratu Rebeke, majke Jakova i Ezava.

6. But Esau, seeing that his father had blessed Jacob and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to take a wife from there, and that, after the blessing, he had instructed him, saying: ‘You shall not accept a wife from the daughters of Canaan,’

6. Kad je Ezav vidio kako je Izak blagoslovio Jakova kad ga je otpremao u Padan Aram da odande sebi uzme ženu, nareðujuæi mu kad ga je blagoslivljao: "Ne smiješ uzeti ženu od kanaanskih djevojaka",

7. and that Jacob, obeying his parents, had gone into Syria,

7. i da je Jakov poslušao svoga oca i svoju majku te otišao u Padan Aram,

8. having evidence also that his father did not look with favor upon the daughters of Canaan,

8. Ezav shvati koliko su djevojke kanaanske mrske njegovu ocu Izaku.

9. he went to Ishmael, and he took as a wife, beside those he had before, Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth.

9. Stoga ode k Jišmaelu te se, uza žene koje veæ imaše, oženi Mahalatom, kæerju Jišmaela, sina Abrahamova, a sestrom Nebajotovom.

10. Meanwhile Jacob, having departed from Beersheba, continued on to Haran.

10. Jakov ostavi Beer Šebu i zaputi se u Haran.

11. And when he had arrived at a certain place, where he would rest after the setting of the sun, he took some of the stones that lay there, and placing them under his head, he slept in the same place.

11. Stigne u neko mjesto i tu prenoæi, jer sunce bijaše veæ zašlo. Uzme jedan kamen s onog mjesta, stavi ga pod glavu i na tom mjestu legne.

12. And he saw in his sleep: a ladder standing upon the earth, with its top touching heaven, also, the Angels of God ascending and descending by it,

12. I usne san: ljestve stoje na zemlji, a vrhom do neba dopiru, i anðeli Božji po njima se penju i silaze.

13. and the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land, in which you sleep, I will give to you and to your offspring.

13. Uza nj je Jahve te mu govori: "Ja sam Jahve, Bog tvoga praoca Abrahama i Bog Izakov. Zemlju na kojoj ležiš dat æu tebi i tvome potomstvu.

14. And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.

14. Tvojih æe potomaka biti kao i praha na zemlji; raširit æete se na zapad, istok, sjever i jug; tobom æe se i tvojim potomstvom blagoslivljati svi narodi zemlje.

15. And I will be your guardian wherever you will journey, and I will bring you back into this land. Neither will I dismiss you, until I have accomplished all that I have said.”

15. Dobro znaj: ja sam s tobom; èuvat æu te kamo god poðeš te æu te dovesti natrag u ovu zemlju; i neæu te ostaviti dok ne izvršim što sam ti obeæao."

16. And when Jacob had awakened from sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”

16. Jakov se probudi od sna te reèe: "Zaista se Jahve nalazi na ovome mjestu, ali ja nisam znao!"

17. And being terrified, he said: “How terrible this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God and the gateway of heaven.”

17. Potresen, uzviknu: "Kako je strašno ovo mjesto! Zaista, ovo je kuæa Božja, ovo su vrata nebeska!"

18. Therefore, Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up as monument, pouring oil over it.

18. Rano ujutro Jakov uzme onaj kamen što ga bijaše stavio pod glavu, uspravi ga kao stup i po vrhu mu izlije ulja.

19. And he called the name of the city, ‘Bethel,’ which before was called Luz.

19. Ono mjesto on nazva Betel, dok je ime tome gradu prije bilo Luz.

20. And then he made a vow, saying: “If God will be with me, and will guard me along the way by which I walk, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,

20. Tada uèini zavjet: "Ako Bog ostane sa mnom i ušèuva me na ovom putu kojim idem, dade mi kruha da jedem i odijela da se oblaèim,

21. and if I will return prosperously to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God,

21. te se zdravo vratim kuæi svoga oca, Jahve æe biti moj Bog.

22. and this stone, which I have set up as a monument, will be called ‘the House of God.’ And from all the things that you will give to me, I will offer tithes to you.”

22. A ovaj kamen koji sam uspravio kao stup bit æe kuæa Božja. A od svega što mi budeš davao za te æu odlagati desetinu."