1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
6 ¶ So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is , Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
9 ¶ And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
16 ¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
21 ¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
27 ¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Jēkabs atgriežas Bētelē
1 Dievs teica Jēkabam: “Celies, ej uz Bēteli un apmeties tur, un uzcel tur altāri Dievam, kas tev parādījās, kad tu muki no sava brāļa Ēsava!” 2 Un Jēkabs teica savam namam un visiem, kas bija ar viņu: “Aizvāciet svešos dievus, kas jums ir, šķīstieties un nomainiet savas drānas! 3 Celsimies un iesim uz Bēteli, un es uzcelšu tur altāri Dievam, kas man atbildēja nelaimes dienā un bija ar mani ceļā, ko es gāju!” 4 Un viņi atdeva Jēkabam visus svešos dievus, kas tiem bija, un gredzenus, kas tiem ausīs, un Jēkabs tos paslēpa zem ozola pie Šehemas. 5 Viņiem promejot, pār apkārtnes pilsētām nāca Dieva šausmas, un to iemītnieki nedzinās pakaļ Jēkaba dēliem. 6 Un Jēkabs nonāca Lūzā, kas Kanaāna zemē, – tā ir Bētele, viņš un visi tie ļaudis, kas bija ar viņu. 7 Un viņš uzcēla tur altāri un nosauca to vietu par Ēl-Bēteli , jo tur viņam bija atklājies Dievs, kad viņš bēga no sava brāļa. 8 Rebekas zīdītāja Debora nomira un tika apbedīta lejpus Bēteles zem ozola. To nosauca par Raudu ozolu.
9 Un Dievs atkal parādījās Jēkabam, kad viņš nāca no Padān-Arāmas, un viņš svētīja viņu. 10 Dievs viņam teica: “Tavs vārds ir Jēkabs! Tevi vairs nesauks vārdā Jēkabs, bet gan – Israēls būs tavs vārds!” Un viņš nosauca to vārdā Israēls. 11 Un Dievs viņam teica: “Es esmu visvarenais Dievs! Augļojies un vairojies – tauta un tautu pulks taps no tevis, un no taviem gurniem nāks ķēniņi! 12 Un to zemi, ko es devu Ābrahāmam un Īzakam, es došu tev, un taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis es došu šo zemi!” 13 Un Dievs pacēlās no viņa augšup tajā vietā, kur viņš ar to bija runājis. 14 Un Jēkabs uzslēja piemiņas stabu tajā vietā, kur viņš bija runājis ar Jēkabu, akmens stabu, un izlēja pār to lejamo upuri un apslacīja to ar eļļu. 15 Un to vietu, kur Dievs ar viņu bija runājis, Jēkabs nosauca vārdā Bētele.
Benjāmina dzimšana un Rāhēles nāve
16 Viņi aizgāja no Bēteles, un, kad bija palicis vēl kāds gabals ceļa līdz Efrātai, Rāhēle dzemdēja un dzemdējot mocījās. 17 Kad nu viņa dzemdībās mocījās, tad vecmāte viņai teica: “Nebaidies, jo arī šis tev ir dēls!” 18 Un, kad viņu atstāja dvēsele, jo viņa mira, viņa nosauca to vārdā Ben-Onī , bet viņa tēvs to nosauca par Benjāminu . 19 Un Rāhēle nomira un tika apglabāta ceļā uz Efrātu, tas ir, Betlēmi. 20 Un Jēkabs uz viņas kapa uzslēja piemiņas stabu, tas ir Rāhēles kapa piemiņas stabs līdz šai dienai. 21 Un Israēls klejoja un pleta savas teltis viņpus Migdal-Ēderas.
22 Kad Israēls mita tajā zemē, tad Rūbens gāja un gulēja ar Bilhu, sava tēva blakussievu, un Israēls to uzzināja. 23 Jēkabam bija divpadsmit dēli. Leas dēli – Jēkaba pirmdzimtais Rūbens un Šimons, un Levī, un Jūda, un Jisašhars, un Zebulūns. 24 Rāhēles dēli – Jāzeps un Benjāmins. 25 Un Bilhas, Rāhēles kalpones, dēli – Dāns un Naftālī. 26 Un Zilpas, Leas kalpones, dēli – Gāds un Ašērs, šie ir Jēkaba dēli, kas viņam tika dzemdēti Padān-Arāmā.
Īzaka nāve
27 Un Jēkabs atnāca pie sava tēva Īzaka uz Mamri, Kirjat-Arbu, tā ir Hebrona, kur bija mituši Ābrahāms un Īzaks. 28 Īzaka dienas bija simts astoņdesmit gadi. 29 Un sataisījās Īzaks un nomira, un tika piepulcināts saviem ļaudīm – vecs un sāts dienu, un viņu apglabāja Ēsavs un Jēkabs, viņa dēli.
