21 And Isaac bisouyte the Lord for his wijf, for sche was bareyn; and the Lord herde him, and yaf conseiuyng to Rebecca.22 But the litle children weren hurtlid togidre in hir wombe; and sche seide, If it was so to comynge to me, what nede was it to conseyue? And sche yede and axide counsel of the Lord,23 which answerde, and seide, Twei folkis ben in thi wombe, and twei puplis schulen be departid fro thi wombe, and a puple schal ouercome a puple, and the more schal serue the lesse.24 Thanne the tyme of childberyng cam, and lo! twei children weren foundun in hir wombe.25 He that yede out first was reed, and al rouy in the manere of a skyn; and his name was clepid Esau.26 Anoon the tothir yede out, and helde with the hond the heele of the brother; and therfore he clepide him Jacob. Isaac was sixti yeer eeld, whanne the litle children weren borun.27 And whanne thei weren woxun, Esau was maad a man kunnynge of huntyng, and a man erthe tilier; forsothe Jacob was a symple man, and dwellide in tabernaclis.28 Isaac louyde Esau, for he eet of the huntyng of Esau; and Rebecca louyde Jacob.29 Sotheli Jacob sethide potage; and whanne Esau cam weri fro the feld,30 he seide to Jacob, Yyue thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am ful weri; for which cause his name was clepid Edom.31 And Jacob seide to him, Sille to me the riyt of the first gendrid childe.32 He answerde, Lo! Y die, what schulen the firste gendrid thingis profite to me?33 Jacob seide, therfor swere thou to me. Therfor Esau swoor, and selde the firste gendrid thingis.34 And so whanne he hadde take breed and potage, Esau eet and drank, and yede forth, and chargide litil that he hadde seld the riyt of the firste gendrid child.