[1] Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was
not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son:
and he said, Here am I. [2] And he said, See now, I am old, and my death
may take place at any time: [3] So take your arrows and your bow and go out
to the field and get meat for me; [4] And make me food, good to the taste,
such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal
and give you my blessing before death comes to me. [5] Now Isaac's words to
his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.
[6] And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother
Esau in my hearing, [7] Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal,
so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my
death. [8] Now, my son, do what I say. [9] Go to the flock and get me two
fat young goats; and I will make of them a meal to your father's taste:
[10] And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give
you his blessing before his death. [11] And Jacob said to Rebekah, his
mother, But Esau my brother is covered with hair, while I am smooth: [12]
If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am
tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing. [13]
And his mother said, Let the curse be on me, my son: only do as I say, and
go and get them for me. [14] So he went and got them and took them to his
mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste. [15] And Rebekah took
the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put
them on Jacob, her younger son: [16] And she put the skins of the young
goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck: [17] And she gave
into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made
ready. [18] And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said,
Here am I: who are you, my son? [19] And Jacob said, I am Esau, your oldest
son; I have done as you said: come now, be seated and take of my meat, so
that you may give me a blessing. [20] And Isaac said, How is it that you
have got it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord your God made
it come my way. [21] And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on
you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not. [22] And Jacob
went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The
voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. [23] And he
did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like
his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing. [24] And he said, Are
you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am. [25] And he said, Put it before
me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And
he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a
drink. [26] And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and
give me a kiss. [27] And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the
smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of
my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has
come: [28] May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the
earth, and grain and wine in full measure: [29] Let peoples be your
servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and
let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom
you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing. [30] And
when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long
gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field. [31] And he
made ready a meal, good to the taste, and took it to his father, and said
to him, Let my father get up and take of his son's meat, so that you may
give me a blessing. [32] And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And
he said, I am your oldest son, Esau. [33] And in great fear Isaac said, Who
then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you
came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be? [34] And hearing the
words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his
father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father! [35] And he said,
Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing. [36] And he
said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for
he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he
said, Have you not kept a blessing for me? [37] And Isaac answering said,
But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for
servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do
for you, my son? [38] And Esau said to his father, Is that the only
blessing you have, my father? give a blessing to me, even me! And Esau was
overcome with weeping. [39] Then Isaac his father made answer and said to
him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of
heaven on high will your living-place be: [40] By your sword will you get
your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is
increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck. [41] So Esau was full
of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his
heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my
brother Jacob to death. [42] Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent
for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother
Esau is purposing to put you to death. [43] So now, my son, do what I say:
go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban; [44] And be there with him for a
little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away; [45] Till the memory
of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will
send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in
one day? [46] Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me
because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the
daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will
my life be to me?
