1 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. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 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. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it .
6 ¶ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 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: 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 12 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. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them . 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 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: 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 ¶ And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 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. 20 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. 21 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. 22 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. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am . 25 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. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 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: 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 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.
30 ¶ 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. 31 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. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 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. 34 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. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 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? 37 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? 38 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. 39 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; 40 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.
41 ¶ 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. 42 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. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away; 45 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? 46 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?
Jēkabs iegūst Īzaka svētību
1 Kad Īzaks bija palicis vecs un viņa acis duļķainas, un viņš vairs neredzēja, viņš pasauca savu vecāko dēlu Ēsavu un viņam teica: “Mans dēls!” Tas atbildēja: “Es te!” 2 Un viņš teica: “Redzi, es esmu vecs un nezinu, kad miršu. 3 Tad nu ņem savus ieročus, bultu maku un loku, ej uz lauka, nomedī man medījumu 4 un pagatavo man gardumu, kāds man tīk, atnes man, un es ēdīšu, lai varu tevi svētīt, pirms mirstu!” 5 Un Rebeka klausījās, ko Īzaks runāja ar savu dēlu Ēsavu, bet Ēsavs aizgāja uz lauku, lai medītu un pārnestu medījumu. 6 Un Rebeka teica savam dēlam Jēkabam: “Klau, es dzirdēju tavu tēvu runājam ar tavu brāli, viņš sacīja: 7 atnes man medījumu un pagatavo man gardumu, un es ēdīšu un tevi svētīšu Kunga priekšā, pirms es mirstu! 8 Tad nu, mans dēls, klausi, ko saku, ko es tev pavēlu: 9 ej nu pie ganāmpulka, paņem divus labus kazlēnus, un es sagatavošu tos par gardumu tēvam, kā viņam tīk. 10 Aiznes tos savam tēvam, lai viņš ēd un svētī tevi pirms nāves!” 11 Bet Jēkabs teica savai mātei Rebekai: “Re, mans brālis Ēsavs ir spalvains, bet es esmu gluds! 12 Ka mans tēvs neaptausta mani un nenodomā, ka es ņirgājos – tā es sev tik lāstu uzkraušu, nevis svētību!” 13 Bet viņa māte teica: “Lai pār mani nāk tavs lāsts, mans dēls! Klausi taču, ej un atnes man!” 14 Un viņš gāja, ņēma un atnesa savai mātei, un viņa māte pagatavoja tādu gardumu, kāds viņa tēvam tīk. 15 Tad Rebeka paņēma sava vecākā dēla Ēsava labākās drānas, kādas viņai mājā bija, un viņa saģērba savu jaunāko dēlu Jēkabu. 16 Viņa rokām un gludajam kaklam viņa aplika kazlēnu ādas. 17 Un viņa iedeva savam dēlam Jēkabam gardumus, ko bija sagatavojusi, un maizi.
18 Viņš gāja pie sava tēva un teica: “Mans tēvs,” un viņš atbildēja: “Es te, kurš no maniem dēliem tu esi?” 19 Un Jēkabs teica savam tēvam: “Es esmu Ēsavs, tavs pirmdzimtais, es izdarīju, ko tu man teici! Celies, sēdi un ēd manu medījumu, lai tu vari mani svētīt!” 20 Un Īzaks teica savam dēlam: “Kā tu tik ātri dabūji, mans dēls?” Un viņš teica: “Man panācās pretī Kungs, tavs Dievs!” 21 Un Īzaks teica Jēkabam: “Panāc nu šurp, mans dēls, lai es varu tevi aptaustīt, vai tu esi mans dēls Ēsavs vai ne!” 22 Jēkabs panācās tuvāk savam tēvam Īzakam, viņš aptaustīja viņu un teica: “Balss – Jēkaba balss, bet rokas – Ēsava rokas!” 23 Un viņš to nepazina, jo viņa rokas bija spalvainas kā viņa brālim Ēsavam, un viņš to svētīja. 24 Viņš pārvaicāja: “Tas esi tu – mans dēls Ēsavs?” Un tas teica: “Es!” 25 Un viņš teica: “Padod man šurp, un es ēdīšu sava dēla medījumu, lai es pats tevi svētītu!” – un tas viņam deva, un viņš ēda, un tas viņam atnesa vīnu, un viņš dzēra. 26 Un viņa tēvs Īzaks tam teica: “Panāc jel šurp un noskūpsti mani, mans dēls!” 27 Tas pienāca tuvāk, un viņš to noskūpstīja un saoda tā drēbju smaržu, un viņš svētīja to:
“Skat, mana dēla smarža
kā lauka smarža, ko svētījis Kungs!
28 Lai Dievs tev dod no debesu rasas
un zemes leknuma
un daudz maizes un vīna!
29 Tev vergos tautas,
un tev klanīsies ciltis!
Tu būsi valdnieks saviem brāļiem,
un tev klanīsies tavas mātes dēli!
Kas tevi nolād – tas nolādēts,
kas tevi svētī – tas svētīts!”
Zaudētā svētība
(Ebr 12:17)30 Kad Īzaks bija svētījis Jēkabu un Jēkabs jau bija aizgājis no sava tēva, no medībām pārnāca viņa brālis Ēsavs. 31 Un arī viņš pagatavoja gardumu, atnesa savam tēvam un teica: “Lai mans tēvs ceļas un ēd sava dēla medījumu, lai tu vari mani svētīt!” 32 Un viņa tēvs Īzaks viņam jautāja: “Kas tu esi?!” Viņš teica: “Es esmu tavs dēls, tavs pirmdzimtais, Ēsavs!” 33 Un Īzaks trīcēja drebēdams un teica: “Kurš bija tas, kas nomedīja medījumu un atnesa man, un es apēdu to visu, pirms tu atnāci, un es viņu svētīju, un viņš arī paliks svētīts!?” 34 Kad Ēsavs dzirdēja sava tēva vārdus, viņš brēca jo rūgti un teica savam tēvam: “Svētī arī mani, mans tēvs!” 35 Bet viņš teica: “Tavs brālis atnāca ar viltu un paņēma tavu svētību!” 36 Un tas sacīja: “Vai ne tāpēc viņu sauc par Jēkabu, ka abas šīs reizes viņš ir piekrāpis mani – viņš paņēma manu pirmdzimtību, un, re, tagad viņš paņēma arī manu svētību!” Viņš teica: “Vai tev nav palikusi man kāda svētība?” 37 Īzaks atbildēja Ēsavam: “Redzi, es viņu esmu licis tev par valdnieku un visus viņa brāļus esmu viņam atdevis par vergiem, un ar maizi un vīnu esmu viņu nodrošinājis! Un ko lai es dodu tev, mans dēls?” 38 Ēsavs teica savam tēvam: “Vai tev ir viena svētība, mans tēvs? Svētī arī mani, mans tēvs!” 39 Un viņa tēvs Īzaks atbildēja tam:
“Bez zemes leknuma būs tavs miteklis
un bez debesu rasas no augšienes!
40 No sava zobena tu dzīvosi,
un savam brālim tu kalposi,
bet, kad tu sadumposies,
tu norausi viņa jūgu no sava kakla!”
Jēkabs bēg no Ēsava dusmām
41 Un Ēsavs ienīda Jēkabu tās svētības dēļ, ar ko tēvs viņu bija svētījis. Ēsavs teica savā sirdī: “Tuvojas mana tēva sēru dienas, tad es nokaušu savu brāli Jēkabu.” 42 Kad Rebekai pastāstīja, ko teicis viņas vecākais dēls, viņa sūtīja pasaukt savu jaunāko dēlu Jēkabu un viņam teica: “Redzi, tavs brālis Ēsavs tev atriebsies un nokaus tevi! 43 Tagad, mans dēls, klausi mani, celies un bēdz uz Hārānu pie mana brāļa Lābana. 44 Paliec pie viņa kādas dienas, līdz tava brāļa dusmas pāriet, 45 līdz no tevis novēršas tava brāļa niknums un viņš aizmirst, ko tu viņam esi darījis, – tad es sūtīšu tevi atvest no turienes! Kādēļ man vienā dienā jāpaliek bez jums abiem?”
46 Un Rebeka teica Īzakam: “Man riebj dzīvot Hēta meitu dēļ – ja Jēkabs ņems sievu no Hēta meitām, no šīs zemes meitām, tad kādēļ man dzīvot?”
