1 Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, “Don't marry a Canaanite. 2 Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters. 3 May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations! 4 May he bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham, and may you take possession of this land, in which you have lived and which God gave to Abraham!” 5 Isaac sent Jacob away to Mesopotamia, to Laban, who was the son of Bethuel the Aramean and the brother of Rebecca, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Esau Takes Another Wife
6 Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Mesopotamia to find a wife. He also learned that when Isaac blessed him, he commanded him not to marry a Canaanite woman. 7 He found out that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Mesopotamia. 8 Esau then understood that his father Isaac did not approve of Canaanite women. 9 So he went to Ishmael son of Abraham and married his daughter Mahalath, who was the sister of Nebaioth.
Jacob's Dream at Bethel
10 Jacob left Beersheba and started toward Haran. 11 At sunset he came to a holy place and camped there. He lay down to sleep, resting his head on a stone. 12 He dreamed that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it. 13 And there was the Lord standing beside him. “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham and Isaac,” he said. “I will give to you and to your descendants this land on which you are lying. 14 They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations. 15 Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you.”
16 Jacob woke up and said, “The Lord is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!” 17 He was afraid and said, “What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven.”
18 Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God. 19 He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.) 20 Then Jacob made a vow to the Lord: “If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing, 21 and if I return safely to my father's home, then you will be my God. 22 This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me.”
1 Tad Īzāks aicināja Jēkabu un svētīja to un pavēlēja tam, sacīdams: "Tev nebūs sievu ņemt no Kānaāna meitām. 2 Celies, ej uz Mezopotāmiju, uz Betuēla, savas mātes tēva, namu un ņem sev sievu no turienes, no Lābana, savas mātes brāļa meitām. 3 Visuvarenais Dievs lai svētī tevi, ka tu augļojies un vairojies, un lai dara tevi par lielu tautu kopu, 4 un lai Viņš tev un taviem pēcnācējiem dod Ābrahāma svētību, ka tu iemanto to zemi, kurā tu mīti kā svešinieks un kuru Dievs ir devis Ābrahāmam." 5 Tā Īzāks atlaida Jēkabu, un tas devās uz Mezopotāmiju pie aramieša Lābana, Betuēla dēla, Rebekas, Jēkaba un Ēsava mātes, brāļa. 6 Un Ēsavs redzēja, ka Īzāks Jēkabu bija svētījis un bija to sūtījis uz Mezopotāmiju ņemt sievu no turienes un ka viņš, to svētījot, bija tam pavēlējis, sacīdams: tev nebūs sievu ņemt no Kānaāna meitām,- 7 un ka Jēkabs bija uzklausījis savu tēvu un savu māti un aizgājis uz Mezopotāmiju. 8 Un Ēsavs arī redzēja, ka Īzākam, viņa tēvam, Kānaāna meitas nebija pa prātam. 9 Tad Ēsavs devās pie Ismaēla un ņēma klāt pie savām sievām sev par sievu Mahalatu, Ismaēla, Ābrahāma dēla, meitu, Nebojota māsu. 10 Un Jēkabs atstāja Bēršebu un devās uz Hāranu. 11 Un tam gadījās nonākt kādā vietā un palikt tur pa nakti, jo saule bija norietējusi. Un viņš ņēma vienu no akmeņiem, kas bija tur, un lika to sev pagalvī, un apgūlās tanī vietā. 12 Un viņam bija sapnis, un redzi, uz zemes bija kāpnes uzslietas, bet to augšgals sniedzās debesīs, un redzi, Dieva eņģeļi kāpa pa tām augšup un lejup. 13 Un redzi, Tas Kungs stāvēja augšgalā un sacīja: "Es esmu Tas Kungs, tava tēva Ābrahāma Dievs un Īzāka Dievs! To zemi, uz kuras tu guli, Es došu tev un taviem pēcnācējiem. 14 Un tavi pēcnācēji būs kā zemes pīšļi, un tu izpletīsies uz rietumiem un austrumiem, uz ziemeļiem un dienvidiem, un tevī un tavos pēcnācējos visas zemes tautas būs svētītas. 15 Un redzi, Es esmu ar tevi, un Es tevi pasargāšu it visur, kur tu ej, un Es likšu tev atgriezties šinī zemē, jo Es tevi neatstāšu, līdz kamēr izdarīšu, ko Es esmu tev sacījis." 16 Un Jēkabs uzmodās no miega un sacīja: "Tiešām, Tas Kungs ir šinī vietā, bet es to nezināju." 17 Un viņam kļuva bail, un tas sacīja: "Cik bijājama ir šī vieta, te tiešām ir Dieva nams, un še ir debesu vārti." 18 Un Jēkabs pamodās no rīta un ņēma akmeni, ko savā pagalvī bija licis, un cēla to par piemiņas akmeni un lēja eļļu pār tā virsu. 19 Un viņš nosauca šīs vietas vārdu: Bētele , bet iepriekš pilsētu sauca Lūza. 20 Un Jēkabs deva solījumu, sacīdams: "Ja Dievs būs ar mani un pasargās mani šinī ceļā, ko es eju, un dos man maizi, ko ēst, un drēbes, ar ko ģērbties, 21 un liks man sveikam atgriezties savā tēva namā, tad Tas Kungs man būs par Dievu. 22 Bet šis akmens, ko es esmu cēlis par piemiņas akmeni, taps par Dieva namu; un no visa, ko Dievs man dos, es desmito tiesu došu Viņam."
