Genesis 27

senuit autem Isaac et caligaverunt oculi eius et videre non poterat vocavitque Esau filium suum maiorem et dixit ei fili mi qui respondit adsum

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.

cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae

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

sume arma tua faretram et arcum et egredere foras cumque venatu aliquid adprehenderis

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

fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti et adfer ut comedam et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar

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.

quod cum audisset Rebecca et ille abisset in agrum ut iussionem patris expleret

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

dixit filio suo Iacob audivi patrem tuum loquentem cum Esau fratre tuo et dicentem ei

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

adfer mihi venationem tuam et fac cibos ut comedam et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar

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

nunc ergo fili mi adquiesce consiliis meis

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

et pergens ad gregem adfer mihi duos hedos optimos ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo quibus libenter vescitur

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:

quas cum intuleris et comederit benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur

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

cui ille respondit nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit et ego lenis

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

si adtractaverit me pater meus et senserit timeo ne putet sibi voluisse inludere et inducat super me maledictionem pro benedictione

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.

ad quem mater in me sit ait ista maledictio fili mi tantum audi vocem meam et perge adferque quae dixi

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

abiit et adtulit deditque matri paravit illa cibos sicut noverat velle patrem illius

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

et vestibus Esau valde bonis quas apud se habebat domi induit eum

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:

pelliculasque hedorum circumdedit manibus et colli nuda protexit

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

dedit pulmentum et panes quos coxerat tradidit

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

quibus inlatis dixit pater mi et ille respondit audio quis tu es fili mi

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

dixitque Iacob ego sum Esau primogenitus tuus feci sicut praecepisti mihi surge sede et comede de venatione mea ut benedicat mihi anima tua

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.

rursum Isaac ad filium suum quomodo inquit tam cito invenire potuisti fili mi qui respondit voluntatis Dei fuit ut cito mihi occurreret quod volebam

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.

dixitque Isaac accede huc ut tangam te fili mi et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau an non

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.

accessit ille ad patrem et palpato eo dixit Isaac vox quidem vox Iacob est sed manus manus sunt Esau

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.

et non cognovit eum quia pilosae manus similitudinem maioris expresserant benedicens ergo illi

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

ait tu es filius meus Esau respondit ego sum

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

at ille offer inquit mihi cibos de venatione tua fili mi ut benedicat tibi anima mea quos cum oblatos comedisset obtulit ei etiam vinum quo hausto

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.

dixit ad eum accede ad me et da mihi osculum fili mi

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

accessit et osculatus est eum statimque ut sensit vestimentorum illius flagrantiam benedicens ait ecce odor filii mei sicut odor agri cui benedixit Dominus

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:

det tibi Deus de rore caeli et de pinguedine terrae abundantiam frumenti et vini

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

et serviant tibi populi et adorent te tribus esto dominus fratrum tuorum et incurventur ante te filii matris tuae qui maledixerit tibi sit maledictus et qui benedixerit benedictionibus repleatur

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.

vix Isaac sermonem impleverat et egresso Iacob foras venit Esau

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.

coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri dicens surge pater mi et comede de venatione filii tui ut benedicat mihi anima tua

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.

dixitque illi Isaac quis enim es tu qui respondit ego sum primogenitus filius tuus Esau

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

expavit Isaac stupore vehementi et ultra quam credi potest admirans ait quis igitur ille est qui dudum captam venationem adtulit mihi et comedi ex omnibus priusquam tu venires benedixique ei et erit benedictus

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.

auditis Esau sermonibus patris inrugiit clamore magno et consternatus ait benedic etiam mihi pater mi

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.

qui ait venit germanus tuus fraudulenter et accepit benedictionem tuam

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

at ille subiunxit iuste vocatum est nomen eius Iacob subplantavit enim me en altera vice primogenita mea ante tulit et nunc secundo subripuit benedictionem meam rursumque ad patrem numquid non reservasti ait et mihi benedictionem

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?

respondit Isaac dominum tuum illum constitui et omnes fratres eius servituti illius subiugavi frumento et vino stabilivi eum tibi post haec fili mi ultra quid faciam

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?

cui Esau num unam inquit tantum benedictionem habes pater mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas cumque heiulatu magno fleret

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.

motus Isaac dixit ad eum in pinguedine terrae et in rore caeli desuper

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;

erit benedictio tua vives gladio et fratri tuo servies tempusque veniet cum excutias et solvas iugum eius de cervicibus tuis

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.

oderat ergo semper Esau Iacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater dixitque in corde suo veniant dies luctus patris mei ut occidam Iacob fratrem meum

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.

nuntiata sunt haec Rebeccae quae mittens et vocans Iacob filium suum dixit ad eum ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te

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.

nunc ergo fili audi vocem meam et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran

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

habitabisque cum eo dies paucos donec requiescat furor fratris tui

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

et cesset indignatio eius obliviscaturque eorum quae fecisti in eum postea mittam et adducam te inde huc cur utroque orbabor filio in una die

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?

dixit quoque Rebecca ad Isaac taedet me vitae meae propter filias Heth si acceperit Iacob uxorem de stirpe huius terrae nolo vivere

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?