1When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” (Ge 48:10; 1Sa 3:2)2He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.3Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me, (Ge 25:27)4and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.” (Ge 10:25; Ge 48:9; Ge 48:15; Ge 49:28; De 33:1)5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,7‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die.’8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you. (Ge 27:13)9Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.10And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” (Ge 27:4)11But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. (Ge 25:25)12Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.” (Ge 27:21; De 27:18)13His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.” (1Sa 25:24; 2Sa 14:9; Mt 27:25)14So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.15Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. (Ge 27:27)16And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.17And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.18So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”19Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”20But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the Lord your God granted me success.”21Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” (Ge 27:12)22So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”23And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him. (Ge 27:16; Heb 11:20)24He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”25Then he said, “Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son’s game and bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. (Ge 27:10)26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”27So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed! (Ge 27:23; Ho 14:6)28May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. (Ge 49:25; De 7:13; De 33:13; De 33:28; 2Sa 1:21; Joe 2:19; Zec 8:12)29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!” (Ge 12:3; Ge 49:8; Nu 24:9; 2Sa 8:14)30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.31He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that you may bless me.”32His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”33Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”34As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” (Heb 12:17)35But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”36Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob?[1] For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” (Ge 25:26; Ge 25:33)37Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?” (Ge 27:28; Ge 27:29; 2Sa 8:14)38Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. (Ge 27:34)39Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: “Behold, away from[2] the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from[3] the dew of heaven on high. (Ge 27:28; Ge 36:6)40By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck.” (Ge 25:23; 2Sa 8:14; 2Ki 8:20; Ob 1:18)41Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” (Ge 37:4; Ge 50:3; Ge 50:10; Am 1:11; Ob 1:10)42But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran44and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away—45until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?”46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women.[4] If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?” (Ge 24:3; Ge 26:34; Ge 28:8)
Genesis 27
New International Version
from Biblica1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for his elder son Esau and said to him, ‘My son.’ ‘Here I am,’ he answered.2Isaac said, ‘I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.3Now then, get your equipment – your quiver and bow – and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.4Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.’5Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, ‘Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,7“Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.”8Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:9go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.10Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.’11Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, ‘But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.12What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.’13His mother said to him, ‘My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.’14So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.15Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.16She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.17Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.18He went to his father and said, ‘My father.’ ‘Yes, my son,’ he answered. ‘Who is it?’19Jacob said to his father, ‘I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.’20Isaac asked his son, ‘How did you find it so quickly, my son?’ ‘The Lord your God gave me success,’ he replied.21Then Isaac said to Jacob, ‘Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.’22Jacob went close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.’23He did not recognise him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he proceeded to bless him.24‘Are you really my son Esau?’ he asked. ‘I am,’ he replied.25Then he said, ‘My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.’ Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.26Then his father Isaac said to him, ‘Come here, my son, and kiss me.’27So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, ‘Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.28May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness – an abundance of grain and new wine.29May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.’30After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting.31He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, ‘My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.’32His father Isaac asked him, ‘Who are you?’ ‘I am your son,’ he answered, ‘your firstborn, Esau.’33Isaac trembled violently and said, ‘Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him – and indeed he will be blessed!’34When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, ‘Bless me – me too, my father!’35But he said, ‘Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.’36Esau said, ‘Isn’t he rightly named Jacob[1]? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: he took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!’ Then he asked, ‘Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?’37Isaac answered Esau, ‘I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?’38Esau said to his father, ‘Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!’ Then Esau wept aloud.39His father Isaac answered him, ‘Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above.40You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.’41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’42When Rebekah was told what her elder son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, ‘Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.43Now then, my son, do what I say: flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran.44Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides.45When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I’ll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?’46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, ‘I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.’
Genesis 27
New International Reader’s Version
from Biblica1Isaac had become old. His eyes were so weak he couldn’t see anymore. One day he called for his elder son Esau. He said to him, ‘My son.’ ‘Here I am,’ he answered.2Isaac said, ‘I’m an old man now. And I don’t know when I’ll die.3Now then, get your weapons. Get your bow and arrows. Go out to the open country. Hunt some wild animals for me.4Prepare for me the kind of tasty food I like. Bring it to me to eat. Then I’ll give you my blessing before I die.’5Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. Esau left for the open country. He went to hunt for a wild animal and bring it back.6Then Rebekah said to her son Jacob, ‘Look, I heard your father speaking to your brother Esau.7He said, “Bring me a wild animal. Prepare some tasty food for me to eat. Then I’ll give you my blessing before I die. The LORD will be my witness.” ’8Rebekah continued, ‘My son, listen carefully. Do what I tell you.9Go out to the flock. Bring me two of the finest young goats. I will prepare tasty food for your father. I’ll make it just the way he likes it.10I want you to take it to your father to eat. Then he’ll give you his blessing before he dies.’11Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, ‘My brother Esau’s body is covered with hair. But my skin is smooth.12What if my father touches me? He would know I was trying to trick him. He would curse me instead of giving me a blessing.’13His mother said to him, ‘My son, let the curse be on me. Just do what I say. Go and get the goats for me.’14So he went and got the goats. He brought them to his mother. And she prepared some tasty food. She made it just the way his father liked it.15The clothes of her elder son Esau were in her house. She took Esau’s best clothes and put them on her younger son Jacob.16She covered his hands with the skins of the goats. She also covered the smooth part of his neck with them.17Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.18He went to his father and said, ‘My father.’ ‘Yes, my son,’ Isaac answered. ‘Who is it?’19Jacob said to his father, ‘I’m your eldest son Esau. I’ve done as you told me. Please sit up. Eat some of my wild meat. Then give me your blessing.’20Isaac asked his son, ‘How did you find it so quickly, my son?’ ‘The LORD your God gave me success,’ he replied.21Then Isaac said to Jacob, ‘Come near so I can touch you, my son. I want to know whether you really are my son Esau.’22Jacob went close to his father. Isaac touched him and said, ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau.’23Isaac didn’t recognise Jacob. Jacob’s hands were covered with hair like those of his brother Esau. So Isaac blessed him.24‘Are you really my son Esau?’ he asked. ‘I am’, Jacob replied.25Isaac said, ‘My son, bring me some of your wild meat to eat. Then I’ll give you my blessing.’ Jacob brought it to him. So Isaac ate. Jacob also brought some wine. And Isaac drank.26Then Jacob’s father Isaac said to him, ‘Come here, my son. Kiss me.’27So Jacob went to him and kissed him. When Isaac smelled the clothes, he gave Jacob his blessing. He said, ‘It really is the smell of my son. It’s like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.28May God give you dew from heaven. May he give you the richness of the earth. May he give you plenty of corn and fresh wine.29May nations serve you. May they bow down to you. Rule over your brothers. May the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed. And may those who bless you be blessed.’30When Isaac finished blessing him, Jacob left his father. Just then his brother Esau came in from hunting.31He too prepared some tasty food. He brought it to his father. Then Esau said to him, ‘My father, please sit up. Eat some of my wild meat. Then give me your blessing.’32His father Isaac asked him, ‘Who are you?’ ‘I’m your son,’ he answered. ‘I’m Esau, your eldest son.’33Isaac began to shake all over. He said, ‘Then who hunted a wild animal and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came. I gave him my blessing. And he will certainly be blessed!’34Esau heard his father’s words. Then he yelled loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, ‘Bless me! Bless me too, my father!’35But Isaac said, ‘Your brother came and tricked me. He took your blessing.’36Esau said, ‘Isn’t Jacob just the right name for him? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me. First, he took my rights as the eldest son. And now he’s taken my blessing!’ Then Esau asked, ‘Haven’t you saved any blessing for me?’37Isaac answered Esau, ‘I’ve made him ruler over you. I’ve made all his relatives serve him. And I’ve provided him with corn and fresh wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?’38Esau said to his father, ‘Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!’ Then Esau wept loudly.39His father Isaac answered him, ‘You will live far away from the fruit of the earth. You will live far away from the dew of heaven above.40You will live by using the sword. And you will serve your brother. But you will grow restless. Then you will throw off the heavy load he has caused you to carry.’41Esau was angry with Jacob. He was angry because of the blessing his father had given to Jacob. He said to himself, ‘The days of sorrow over my father’s death are near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.’42Rebekah was told what her elder son Esau had said. So she sent for her younger son Jacob. She said to him, ‘Your brother Esau is planning to get back at you by killing you.43Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away at once to my brother Laban in Harran.44Stay with him until your brother’s anger calms down.45When he forgets what you did to him, I’ll let you know. Then you can come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?’46Then Rebekah spoke to Isaac. She said, ‘I’m sick of living because of Esau’s Hittite wives. Suppose Jacob also marries a Hittite woman. If he does, my life won’t be worth living.’
Genesis 27
King James Version
1And 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.2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;4And 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.5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it .6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.9Go 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:10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:12My 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.13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them .14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:17And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.18And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?19And 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.20And 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.21And 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.22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob' voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau' hands: so he blessed him.24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am .25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son' 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.26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.27And 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:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother' sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.30And 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.31And 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' venison, that thy soul may bless me.32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.33And 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.34And 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.35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.36And 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?37And 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?38And 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.39And 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;40And 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.41And 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.42And 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.43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother' fury turn away;45Until thy brother' 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?46And 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?
1Als Isaak alt geworden und seine Augen zu schwach waren, um noch etwas zu sehen, rief er seinen älteren Sohn Esau und sagte zu ihm: Mein Sohn! Er antwortete: Hier bin ich.2Da sagte Isaak: Sieh! Ich bin alt geworden. Ich weiß nicht, wann ich sterbe.3Nimm jetzt dein Jagdgerät, deinen Köcher und deinen Bogen, geh aufs Feld und jag mir ein Wild!4Bereite mir dann ein leckeres Mahl, wie ich es gern mag, und bring es mir! Dann will ich essen, damit meine Lebenskraft dich segne, bevor ich sterbe.5Rebekka hatte gehört, was Isaak seinem Sohn Esau gesagt hatte. Als Esau zur Jagd aufs Feld gegangen war, um ein Wild zu jagen und herbeizuschaffen,6sagte Rebekka zu ihrem Sohn Jakob: Siehe, ich habe gehört, wie dein Vater zu deinem Bruder Esau gesagt hat:7Bring mir ein Wild und bereite mir ein leckeres Mahl! Dann will ich essen und dich vor dem HERRN segnen, bevor ich sterbe.8Jetzt aber, mein Sohn, hör genau zu, was ich dir auftrage:9Geh zur Herde und bring mir von dort zwei schöne Ziegenböckchen! Ich will damit ein leckeres Mahl für deinen Vater zubereiten, wie er es gern mag.10Bring es deinem Vater! Dann wird er essen, damit er dich vor seinem Tod segnet.11Jakob antwortete seiner Mutter Rebekka: Sieh, mein Bruder Esau ist behaart und ich habe eine glatte Haut.12Vielleicht betastet mich mein Vater; dann wäre ich in seinen Augen wie einer, der sich über ihn lustig macht, und ich brächte Fluch über mich statt Segen.13Seine Mutter entgegnete: Dein Fluch komme auf mich, mein Sohn. Hör auf mich, geh und hol mir die Böckchen!14Da ging er hin, holte sie und brachte sie seiner Mutter. Sie bereitete ein leckeres Mahl zu, wie es sein Vater gern mochte.15Dann holte Rebekka die kostbaren Gewänder ihres älteren Sohnes Esau, die bei ihr im Haus waren, und zog sie ihrem jüngeren Sohn Jakob an.16Die Felle der Ziegenböckchen legte sie um seine Hände und um seinen glatten Hals.17Dann gab sie das leckere Essen und das Brot, das sie zubereitet hatte, ihrem Sohn Jakob in die Hand.18Er ging zu seinem Vater hinein und sagte: Mein Vater! Er antwortete: Hier bin ich! Wer bist du, mein Sohn?19Jakob entgegnete seinem Vater: Ich bin Esau, dein Erstgeborener. Ich habe getan, wie du mir gesagt hast. Setz dich auf, iss von meinem Wildbret, damit deine Lebenskraft mich segne!20Da sagte Isaak zu seinem Sohn: Wie hast du nur so schnell etwas finden können, mein Sohn? Er antwortete: Der HERR, dein Gott, hat es mir entgegenlaufen lassen.21Da sagte Isaak zu Jakob: Komm näher heran! Ich will dich betasten, mein Sohn, ob du wirklich mein Sohn Esau bist oder nicht.22Jakob trat zu seinem Vater Isaak hin. Isaak betastete ihn und sagte: Die Stimme ist zwar Jakobs Stimme, die Hände aber sind Esaus Hände.23Er erkannte ihn nicht, denn Jakobs Hände waren behaart wie die seines Bruders Esau, und so segnete er ihn.24Er fragte: Bist du es, mein Sohn Esau? Er sagte: Ich bin es.25Da sagte Isaak: Bring es mir! Ich will von dem Wildbret meines Sohnes essen, damit dich meine Lebenskraft segne. Jakob brachte es ihm und Isaak aß. Dann reichte er ihm auch Wein und Isaak trank.26Nun sagte sein Vater Isaak zu ihm: Komm näher und küss mich, mein Sohn!27Er trat näher und küsste ihn. Isaak roch den Duft seiner Gewänder, er segnete ihn und sagte:
Siehe, mein Sohn duftet wie das Feld, / das der HERR gesegnet hat.28Gott gebe dir vom Tau des Himmels, / vom Fett der Erde, viel Korn und Most.29Völker sollen dir dienen, / Nationen sich vor dir niederwerfen. / Sei Herr über deine Brüder. / Die Söhne deiner Mutter sollen dir huldigen. / Verflucht, wer dich verflucht. / Gesegnet, wer dich segnet.30Als Isaak Jakob gesegnet hatte und Jakob gerade von seinem Vater Isaak weggegangen war, kam sein Bruder Esau von der Jagd. (Heb 12:16)31Auch er bereitete ein leckeres Mahl, brachte es seinem Vater und sagte zu ihm: Mein Vater richte sich auf und esse von dem Wildbret seines Sohnes, damit deine Lebenskraft mich dann segne!32Da fragte ihn sein Vater Isaak: Wer bist du? Er antwortete: Ich bin dein Sohn Esau, dein Erstgeborener.33Vor Schrecken überkam ihn ein heftiges Zittern und er fragte: Wer war es denn, der das Wild gejagt und es mir gebracht hat? Ich habe von allem gegessen, bevor du gekommen bist, und ich habe ihn gesegnet; gesegnet wird er auch bleiben.34Als Esau die Worte seines Vaters hörte, schrie er heftig auf, aufs Äußerste verbittert, und sagte zu seinem Vater: Segne auch mich, Vater!35Er entgegnete: Dein Bruder ist mit List gekommen und hat dir deinen Segen weggenommen.36Da sagte Esau: Hat man ihm nicht den Namen Jakob - Betrüger - gegeben? Er hat mich jetzt schon zweimal betrogen: Mein Erstgeburtsrecht hat er mir genommen, jetzt nimmt er mir auch noch den Segen. Dann sagte er: Hast du mir keinen Segen aufgehoben?[1] (Jer 9:3; Ho 12:4)37Isaak antwortete und sagte zu Esau: Siehe, ich habe ihn zum Herrn über dich gemacht und alle seine Brüder habe ich ihm als Knechte gegeben. Auch mit Korn und Most habe ich ihn versorgt. Was kann ich da noch für dich tun, mein Sohn?38Da sagte Esau zu seinem Vater: Hattest du denn nur einen einzigen Segen, mein Vater? Segne auch mich, Vater! Und Esau erhob seine Stimme und weinte.39Sein Vater Isaak antwortete ihm und sagte ihm:
Siehe, fern vom Fett der Erde musst du wohnen, / fern vom Tau des Himmels droben.40Von deinem Schwert wirst du leben. / Deinem Bruder wirst du dienen. / Doch reißt du dich los, so schüttelst du ab / sein Joch von deinem Nacken.41Esau war dem Jakob Feind wegen des Segens, mit dem ihn sein Vater gesegnet hatte, und Esau sagte in seinem Herzen: Es werden die Tage der Trauer um meinen Vater kommen; dann werde ich meinen Bruder Jakob töten.42Als man Rebekka hinterbrachte, was ihr ältester Sohn Esau gesagt hatte, ließ sie Jakob, ihren jüngeren Sohn, rufen und sagte zu ihm: Siehe, dein Bruder Esau will sich an dir rächen und dich töten.43Nun aber, mein Sohn, hör auf mich! Mach dich auf und flieh zu meinem Bruder Laban nach Haran!44Bleib einige Zeit bei ihm, bis sich der Groll deines Bruders gelegt hat!45Wenn der Zorn deines Bruders von dir abgelassen und er vergessen hat, was du ihm angetan hast, werde ich dich von dort holen lassen. Warum soll ich euch beide an einem Tag verlieren?
Jakobs Aufbruch und Esaus Frauen
46Zu Isaak sagte Rebekka: Mir ist mein Leben verleidet wegen der Hetiterinnen. Wenn Jakob eine Frau von diesen Hetiterinnen, den Töchtern des Landes, nimmt, was liegt mir dann noch am Leben? (Ge 26:34)