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?

1 Toe Isak oud geword het en sy oë swak was, sodat hy nie kon sien nie, het hy sy oudste seun Esau geroep en vir hom gesê: My seun! En hy het hom geantwoord: Hier is ek!

2 Toe sê hy: Kyk tog, ek het oud geword, ek weet die dag van my dood nie.

3 Neem dan nou tog jou wapens, jou pylkoker en jou boog, en gaan uit in die veld en jag vir my 'n stuk wild

4 en maak vir my lekker ete klaar soos ek dit graag wil hê; en bring dit vir my om te eet; sodat my siel jou kan seën voordat ek sterwe.

5 En Rebekka het geluister terwyl Isak met sy seun Esau spreek. En Esau het in die veld gegaan om 'n stuk wild te jag en dit te bring.

6 Toe het Rebekka met haar seun Jakob gespreek: Kyk, ek het jou vader met jou broer Esau hoor spreek en sê:

7 Bring vir my 'n stuk wild en maak vir my lekker ete, dat ek kan eet en jou kan seën voor die aangesig van die HERE voor my dood.

8 My seun, luister dan nou na my, na wat ek jou beveel.

9 Loop nou na die kleinvee en gaan haal vir my daar twee mooi bokkies, dat ek jou vader daarvan 'n lekker ete kan maak soos hy dit graag wil hê.

10 Dan moet jy dit na jou vader bring, dat hy kan eet; sodat hy jou kan seën voor sy dood.

11 Toe sê Jakob vir sy moeder Rebekka: Kyk, my broer Esau is 'n harige man en ek is 'n gladde man.

12 Miskien sal my vader my betas, en ek sal in sy oë wees soos 'n spotter; so sou ek dan 'n vloek oor my bring en nie 'n seën nie.

13 Maar sy moeder antwoord hom: Laat jou vloek op my wees, my seun! Luister net na my en gaan haal dit vir my.

14 Toe het hy dit gaan haal en na sy moeder gebring. En sy moeder het daarvan 'n lekker ete gemaak soos sy vader dit graag wou hê.

15 Ook neem Rebekka die beste klere van Esau, haar oudste seun, wat by haar in die huis was, en sy trek dit vir Jakob, haar jongste seun, aan;

16 en die velle van die bokkies trek sy oor sy hande en oor die gladdigheid van sy nek,

17 en sy gee die lekker ete en die brood wat sy gemaak het, in die hand van Jakob, haar seun.

18 Toe kom hy by sy vader en sê: My vader! En hy antwoord: Hier is ek! Wie is jy, my seun?

19 En Jakob sê aan sy vader: Ek is Esau, u eersgeborene. Ek het gedoen soos u my beveel het. Rig u tog op, sit en eet van my wildsvleis, dat u siel my kan seën.

20 Daarop het Isak aan sy seun gesê: Hoe het jy dit so gou gekry, my seun? En hy antwoord: Omdat die Here u God dit my laat teëkom het.

21 En Isak sê vir Jakob: Kom tog nader, dat ek jou kan betas, my seun, of jy waarlik my seun Esau is of nie.

22 En Jakob het nader gekom na sy vader Isak, en hy het hom betas en gesê: Die stem is Jakob se stem, maar die hande is Esau se hande.

23 Maar hy het hom nie geëien nie, omdat sy hande harig was soos sy broer Esau se hande; en hy het hom geseën.

24 Hy het naamlik gevra: Is jy waarlik my seun Esau? En hy het geantwoord: Ja.

25 Toe sê hy: Bring dit vir my nader, dat ek van die wildsvleis van my seun kan eet, sodat my siel jou kan seën. En hy het dit vir hom nader gebring, en hy het geëet. Hy het vir hom ook wyn gebring, en hy het gedrink.

26 Daarop sê sy vader Isak vir hom: Kom tog nader en soen my, my seun!

27 En hy het nader gekom en hom gesoen. Toe ruik hy die geur van sy klere, en hy seën hom en sê: Kyk, die geur van my seun is soos die geur van die veld wat die HERE geseënhet.

28 En mag God jou gee van die dou van die hemel en van die vet grond van die aarde en oorvloed van koring en mos.

29 Volke sal jou dien, en nasies voor jou neerbuig. Wees 'n heerser oor jou broers, en die seuns van jou moeder moet hulle voor jou neerbuig. Vervloek is hulle wat jou vloek, en geseënd hulle wat jou seën.

30 Maar toe Isak Jakob klaar geseënhet en Jakob nog skaars van sy vader Isak af weggegaan het, kom sy broer Esau van die jag af,

31 en hy maak ook 'n lekker ete en bring dit na sy vader en sê aan sy vader: Laat my vader hom oprig en eet van die wildsvleis van sy seun, sodat u siel my kan seën.

32 En sy vader Isak vra hom: Wie is jy? En hy antwoord: Ek is u seun Esau, u eersgeborene.

33 Toe skrik Isak geweldig en sê: Wie is dit dan wat wild gejag en vir my gebring het? En ek het van alles geëet voordat jy gekom het, en hom geseën-- ook sal hy geseënd bly!

34 Toe Esau die woorde van sy vader hoor, skreeu hy met 'n baie groot en bitter geroep, en hy sê vir sy vader: Seën my ook, my vader!

35 En hy antwoord: Jou broer het gekom met bedrog en jou seën weggeneem.

36 Daarop sê hy: Sou hulle hom Jakob noem, omdat hy my nou twee keer onderkruip het? My eersgeboortereg het hy geneem, en daar het hy nou my seën geneem! Verder vra hy: Het u vir my geen seën oorgehou nie?

37 Toe antwoord Isak en sê vir Esau: Kyk, ek het hom as heerser oor jou gestel en aan hom al sy broers as dienaars gegee; en ek het hom met koring en mos versorg. Wat kan ek dan nou vir jou doen, my seun?

38 Daarop het Esau aan sy vader gevra: Het u net een seën, my vader? Seën my ook, my vader! En Esau het sy stem verhef en geween.

39 Toe antwoord sy vader Isak en sê vir hom: Kyk, ver van die vet grond van die aarde sal jou woonplek wees, en ver van die dou van die hemel daarbo.

40 En van jou swaard sal jy lewe, en jou broer sal jy dien. Maar as jy jou kragte inspan, sal jy sy juk van jou nek afruk.

41 En Esau was Jakob vyandig gesind vanweë die seën waarmee sy vader hom geseënhet, en Esau het in sy hart gedink: Die dae van die rou oor my vader is naby; dan sal ek my broer Jakob doodmaak.

42 Maar toe hulle aan Rebekka die woorde van Esau, haar oudste seun, vertel, stuur sy en laat Jakob, haar jongste seun, roep en sê vir hom: Kyk, jou broer Esau sal hom op jou wreek deur jou dood te maak.

43 My seun, luister dan nou na my: maak jou klaar, vlug tog na Haran, na my broer Laban,

44 en bly 'n rukkie by hom tot die woede van jou broer bedaar,

45 tot die toorn van jou broer teen jou bedaar en hy vergeet het wat jy hom aangedoen het. Dan sal ek stuur en jou daar laat haal. Waarom moet ek julle altwee op een dag verloor?

46 Verder sê Rebekka vir Isak: Ek is moeg vir my lewe vanweë die dogters van Het. As Jakob 'n vrou neem uit die dogters van Het, soos hulle is, uit die dogters van die land -- waarvoor lewe ek dan?