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.
1 Un Dievs sacīja uz Jēkabu: "Celies, ej uz Bēteli un paliec tur un taisi tur altāri Dievam, kas tev parādījās, kad tu bēgi no sava brāļa Ēsava." 2 Tad Jēkabs sacīja saviem mājiniekiem un visiem tiem, kas bija pie viņa: "Atmetiet svešos dievus, kādi vēl jūsu vidū, šķīstaities un mainiet savas drēbes. 3 Tad celsimies un noiesim uz Bēteli, un es tur uzcelšu altāri tam Dievam, kas mani paklausīja manās posta dienās un kas bija ar mani ceļā, ko esmu nostaigājis." 4 Un viņi nodeva Jēkabam visus svešos dievus, kādi bija viņu rokās, un arī tos auskarus, kas bija viņu ausīs, un Jēkabs tos apraka zem ozola pie Sihemas. 5 Un viņi devās ceļā, bet Dievs uzsūtīja bailību pār pilsētām, kas bija viņu apkārtnē, un tie nedzinās Jēkabam un viņa dēliem pakaļ. 6 Un Jēkabs nonāca Lūzā, kas atrodas Kānaāna zemē, tas ir, Bētelē; viņš līdz ar visu, kas tam bija. 7 Un viņš uzcēla tur altāri un nosauca to vietu: Ēl-Bētele, jo tur Dievs viņam bija atklājies, kad viņš bēga no sava brāļa. 8 Bet Rebekas aukle Debora nomira un tika apglabāta pie Bēteles zem ozola, un šo vietu nosauca: Raudu ozols. 9 Un Dievs parādījās Jēkabam vēlreiz, kad tas nāca no Mezopotāmijas, un Viņš to svētīja. 10 Un Dievs sacīja viņam: "Tavs vārds ir Jēkabs, bet turpmāk tavs vārds nebūs Jēkabs, bet Israēls būs tavs vārds." Un Viņš to nosauca par Israēlu. 11 Un Dievs viņu pamācīja: "Es esmu visuspēcīgais Dievs; augļojies un vairojies. Tauta, jā, pat tautu kopa lai ceļas no tevis, un ķēniņi nāks no taviem gurniem. 12 Un to zemi, ko Es biju devis Ābrahāmam un Īzākam, tev Es to došu, un taviem pēcnācējiem pēc tevis Es došu šo zemi." 13 Un Dievs cēlās projām no viņa tai vietā, kur Viņš ar to bija runājis. 14 Bet Jēkabs uzcēla piemiņas akmeni vietā, kur viņš bija ar Viņu runājis, akmens stabu, un lēja pār to slakāmo upuri, un viņš lēja pār to arī eļļu. 15 Un Jēkabs nosauca vietu, kurā Dievs ar viņu bija runājis, par Bēteli. 16 Un viņi devās ceļā no Bēteles; un, kad vēl bija atlicis kāds zemes pārgājiens līdz Efratai, Rahēlei bija jādzemdē, bet viņai bija grūti dzemdēt. 17 Un, tā kā viņai bija grūti dzemdēt, tad vecmāte viņai sacīja: "Nebīsties, arī šoreiz tev būs dēls." 18 Un notika, viņas dvēselei šķiroties, jo tai bija jāmirst, tā nosauca viņu par Benoni , bet Jēkabs to nosauca par Benjamīnu . 19 Un Rahēle nomira un tika apglabāta pie ceļa uz Efratu, tas ir, uz Bētlemi. 20 Un Jēkabs uzcēla piemiņas akmeni pie viņas kapa vietas, tas ir Rahēles kapa akmens līdz šai dienai. 21 Un Israēls devās ceļā un uzcēla savu telti viņpus Migdalederas. 22 Un, kamēr Israēls vēl dzīvoja tanī zemē, Rūbens nāca un gulēja pie sava tēva blakussievas Bilhas, un Israēls to dabūja zināt. Un Jēkabam bija divpadsmit dēli. 23 Leas dēli ir: Rūbens, Jēkaba pirmdzimtais, Simeons, Levijs, Jūda, Isašars un Zebulons. 24 Rahēles dēli ir: Jāzeps un Benjamīns. 25 Un Rahēles kalpones Bilhas dēli ir: Dans un Naftalis. 26 Un Leas kalpones Zilfas dēli ir: Gads un Ašers. Tie ir Jēkaba dēli, kas viņam tika dzemdēti Mezopotāmijā. 27 Un Jēkabs nāca pie sava tēva Īzāka uz Mamri, Kirijat-Arbas tuvumā. Tā ir Hebrona, kur Ābrahāms un Īzāks bija dzīvojuši kā svešinieki. 28 Bet Īzākam bija simts astoņdesmit gadi. 29 Un Īzāks kļuva vājš un nomira, un tika piepulcināts saviem ļaudīm, vecs un savu mūžu nodzīvojis, un Jēkabs un Ēsavs, viņa dēli, to apglabāja.
