1 A nd it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

And it cometh to pass that Isaac aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, `My son;' and he saith unto him, `Here I.'

2 A nd he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.

And he saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death;

3 A nd now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,

and now, take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt for me provision,

4 a nd prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

and make for me tasteful things, as I have loved, and bring in to me, and I do eat, so that my soul doth bless thee before I die.'

5 A nd Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.

And Rebekah is hearkening while Isaac is speaking unto Esau his son; and Esau goeth to the field to hunt provision -- to bring in;

6 A nd Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,

and Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, `Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,

7 B ring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.

Bring for me provision, and make for me tasteful things, and I do eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.

8 A nd now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.

`And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee:

9 G o, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.

Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I make them tasteful things for thy father, as he hath loved;

10 A nd thou shalt bring to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.

and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death.

11 A nd Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, `Lo, Esau my brother a hairy man, and I a smooth man,

12 M y father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks, and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.

it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;'

13 A nd his mother said to him, On me thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch.

and his mother saith to him, `On me thy disesteem, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go, take for me.'

14 A nd he went, and fetched and brought to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.

And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, as his father hath loved;

15 A nd Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;

and Rebekah taketh the desirable garments of Esau her elder son, which with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son;

16 a nd she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;

and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck,

17 a nd she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

and she giveth the tasteful things, and the bread which she hath made, into the hand of Jacob her son.

18 A nd he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?

And he cometh in unto his father, and saith, `My father;' and he saith, `Here I; who thou, my son?'

19 A nd Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

And Jacob saith unto his father, `I Esau thy first-born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.'

20 A nd Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put in my way.

And Isaac saith unto his son, `What this thou hast hasted to find, my son?' and he saith, `That which Jehovah thy God hath caused to come before me.'

21 A nd Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

And Isaac saith unto Jacob, `Come nigh, I pray thee, and I feel thee, my son, whether thou he, my son Esau, or not.'

22 A nd Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

And Jacob cometh nigh unto Isaac his father, and he feeleth him, and saith, `The voice the voice of Jacob, and the hands hands of Esau.'

23 A nd he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

24 A nd he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.

and saith, `Thou art he -- my son Esau?' and he saith, `I.'

25 A nd he said, Bring near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

And he saith, `Bring nigh to me, and I do eat of my son's provision, so that my soul doth bless thee;' and he bringeth nigh to him, and he eateth; and he bringeth to him wine, and he drinketh.

26 A nd his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.

And Isaac his father saith to him, `Come nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son;'

27 A nd he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.

and he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and saith, `See, the fragrance of my son as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed;

28 A nd God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.

and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine;

29 L et peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee cursed, and those who bless thee blessed.'

30 A nd it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.

And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only just going out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother hath come in from his hunting;

31 A nd he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

and he also maketh tasteful things, and bringeth to his father, and saith to his father, `Let my father arise, and eat of his son's provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.'

32 A nd Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.

And Isaac his father saith to him, `Who thou?' and he saith, `I thy son, thy first-born, Esau;'

33 T hen Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.

and Isaac trembleth a very great trembling, and saith, `Who, now, he who hath provided provision, and bringeth in to me, and I eat of all before thou comest in, and I bless him? -- yea, blessed is he.'

34 W hen Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me—me also, my father!

When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, `Bless me, me also, O my father;'

35 A nd he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.

and he saith, `Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

36 A nd he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

And he saith, `Is it because called his name Jacob that he doth take me by the heel these two times? my birthright he hath taken; and lo, now, he hath taken my blessing;' he saith also, `Hast thou not kept back a blessing for me?'

37 A nd Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him—and what can I do now for thee, my son?

And Isaac answereth and saith to Esau, `Lo, a mighty one have I set him over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and corn and wine have I sustained him; and for thee now, what shall I do, my son?'

38 A nd Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me—me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

And Esau saith unto his father, `One blessing hast thou my father? bless me, me also, O my father;' and Esau lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

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

And Isaac his father answereth and saith unto him, `Lo, of the fatness of the earth is thy dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above;

40 A nd by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

41 A nd Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.

And Esau hateth Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau saith in his heart, `The days of mourning my father draw near, and I slay Jacob my brother.'

42 A nd the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.

And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, `Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;

43 A nd now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;

and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

44 a nd abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away—

and thou hast dwelt with him some days, till thy brother's fury turn back,

45 u ntil thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?

till thy brother's anger turn back from thee, and he hath forgotten that which thou hast done to him, and I have sent and taken thee from thence; why am I bereaved even of you both the same day?'

46 A nd Rebecca 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, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?

And Rebekah saith unto Isaac, `I have been disgusted with my life because of the presence of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these -- from the daughters of the land -- why do I live?'