DB1 | ISAAC blesses Jacob. Gn.27.1-29 | NEB Contents | notes| 27 | New English Bible (New Testament) | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 27 1 | WHEN ISAAC GREW OLD and his eyes became so dim that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, 'My son', and he answered, 'Here I am.' | ISAAC blesses Jacob. Gn.27.1-29 | וַיְהִי כִּי־זָקֵן יִצְחָק וַתִּכְהֶיןָ עֵינָיו מֵרְאֹת וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־עֵשָׂו בְּנֹו הַגָּדֹל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּנִי׃ |
| 2 | Isaac said, 'Listen now: I am old and I do not know when I may die. | וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־נָא זָקַנְתִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יֹום מֹותִי׃ | |
| 3 | Take your hunting gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out into the country and get me some venison. | וְעַתָּה שָׂא־נָא כֵלֶיךָ תֶּלְיְךָ וְקַשְׁתֶּךָ וְצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְצוּדָה לִּי כ= צֵידָה ק= צָיִד׃ | |
| 4 | Then make me a savoury dish of the kind I like, and bring it to me to eat so that I may give you my blessing before I die.' | וַעֲשֵׂה־לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וְהָבִיאָה לִּי וְאֹכֵלָה בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶךְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת׃ | |
| 5 | Now Rebecca was listening as Isaac talked to his son Esau. When Esau went off into the country to find some venison and bring it home, | וְרִבְקָה שֹׁמַעַת בְּדַבֵּר יִצְחָק אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּנֹו וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו הַשָּׂדֶה לָצוּד צַיִד לְהָבִיא׃ | |
| 6 | she said to her son Jacob, 'I heard your father talking to your brother Esau, and he said, | וְרִבְקָה אָמְרָה אֶל־יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־אָבִיךָ מְדַבֵּר אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ לֵאמֹר׃ | |
| 7 | "Bring me some venison and make it into a savoury dish so that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die." | הָבִיאָה לִּי צַיִד וַעֲשֵׂה־לִי מַטְעַמִּים וְאֹכֵלָה וַאֲבָרֶכְכָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לִפְנֵי מֹותִי׃ | |
| 8 | Listen to me, my son, and do what I tell you. | וְעַתָּה בְנִי שְׁמַע בְּקֹלִי לַאֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מְצַוָּה אֹתָךְ׃ | |
| 9 | Go to the flock and pick me out two fine young kids, and I will make them into a savoury dish for your father, of the kind he likes. | לֶךְ־נָא אֶל־הַצֹּאן וְקַח־לִי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אֹתָם מַטְעַמִּים לְאָבִיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב׃ | |
| 10 | Then take them in to your father, and he will eat them so that he may bless you before he dies.' | וְהֵבֵאתָ לְאָבִיךָ וְאָכָל בַּעֲבֻר אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶךְךָ לִפְנֵי מֹותֹו׃ | |
| 11 | Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, 'But my brother Esau is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth. | וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־רִבְקָה אִמֹּו הֵן עֵשָׂו אָחִי אִישׁ שָׂעִר וְאָנֹכִי אִישׁ חָלָק׃ | |
| 12 | Suppose my father feels me, he will know I am tricking him and I shall bring a curse upon myself instead of a blessing.' | אוּלַי יְמֻשֵּׁנִי אָבִי וְהָיִיתִי בְעֵינָיו כִּמְתַעְתֵּעַ וְהֵבֵאתִי עָלַי קְלָלָה וְלֹא בְרָכָה׃ | |
| 13 | His mother answered him, 'Let the curse fall on me, my son, but do as I say ; go and bring me the kids.' | וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו אִמֹּו עָלַי קִלְלָתְךָ בְּנִי אַךְ שְׁמַע בְּקֹלִי וְלֵךְ קַח־לִי׃ | |
| 14 | So Jacob fetched them and brought them to his mother, who made them into a savoury dish of the kind that his father liked. | וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח וַיָּבֵא לְאִמֹּו וַתַּעַשׂ אִמֹּו מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב אָבִיו׃ | |
| 15 | Then Rebecca took her elder son's clothes, Esau's best clothes which she kept by her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. | וַתִּקַּח רִבְקָה אֶת־בִּגְדֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל הַחֲמֻדֹת אֲשֶׁר אִתָּהּ בַּבָּיִת וַתַּלְבֵּשׁ אֶת־יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן׃ | |
| 16 | She put the goatskins on his hands and on the smooth nape of his neck; | וְאֵת עֹרֹת גְּדָיֵי הָעִזִּים הִלְבִּישָׁה עַל־יָדָיו וְעַל חֶלְקַת צַוָּארָיו׃ | |
| 17 | and she handed her son Jacob the savoury dish and the bread she had made. | וַתִּתֵּן אֶת־הַמַּטְעַמִּים וְאֶת־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂתָה בְּיַד יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ׃ | |
| 18 | He came to his father and said, 'Father.' He answered, 'Yes, my son; who are you?' | וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּי מִי אַתָּה בְּנִי׃ | |
| 19 | Jacob answered his father, 'I am Esau, your elder son. I have done as you told me. Come, sit up and eat some of my venison, so that you may give me your blessing.' | וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־אָבִיו אָנֹכִי עֵשָׂו בְּכֹרֶךָ עָשִׂיתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלָי קוּם־נָא שְׁבָה וְאָכְלָה מִצֵּידִי בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֲכַנִּי נַפְשֶׁךָ׃ | |
| 20 | Isaac said to his son, 'What is this that you found so quickly?', and Jacob answered, 'It is what the LORD your God put in my way.' | וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנֹו מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָי׃ | |
| 21 | Isaac then said to Jacob, 'Come close and let me feel you, my son, to see whether you are really my son Esau.' | וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־יַעֲקֹב גְּשָׁה־נָּא וַאֲמֻשְׁךָ בְּנִי הַאַתָּה זֶה בְּנִי עֵשָׂו אִם־לֹא׃ | |
| 22 | When Jacob came close to his father, Isaac felt him and said, 'The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.' | וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הַקֹּל קֹול יַעֲקֹב וְהַיָּדַיִם יְדֵי עֵשָׂו׃ | |
| 23 | He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like Esau's, and that is why he blessed him. | וְלֹא הִכִּירֹו כִּי־הָיוּ יָדָיו כִּידֵי עֵשָׂו אָחִיו שְׂעִרֹת וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ׃ | |
| 24 | He said, 'Are you really my son Esau?', and he answered, 'Yes.' | וַיֹּאמֶר אַתָּה זֶה בְּנִי עֵשָׂו וַיֹּאמֶר אָנִי׃ | |
| 25 | Then Isaac said, 'Bring me some of your venison to eat, my son, so that I may give you my blessing.' Then Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it; he brought wine also, and he drank it. | וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּשָׁה לִּי וְאֹכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי לְמַעַן תְּבָרֶךְךָ נַפְשִׁי וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לֹו וַיֹּאכַל וַיָּבֵא לֹו יַיִן וַיֵּשְׁתְּ׃ | |
| 26 | Then his father Isaac said to him, 'Come near, my son, and kiss me.' | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִצְחָק אָבִיו גְּשָׁה־נָּא וּשְׁקָה־לִּי בְּנִי׃ | |
| 27 | So he came near and kissed him, and when Isaac smelt the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said:
blessed by the LORD. | וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיִּשַּׁק־לֹו וַיָּרַח אֶת־רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר רְאֵה רֵיחַ בְּנִי כְּרֵיחַ שָׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכֹו יְהוָה׃ | |
| 28 | God give you dew from heaven and the richness of the earth, corn and new wine in plenty! | וְיִתֶּן־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְרֹב דָּגָן וְתִירֹשׁ׃ | |
| 29 | Peoples shall serve you, nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers; may your mother's sons bow down to you. A curse upon those who curse you ; a blessing on those who bless you!' | יַעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים כ= וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוֻ ק= וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ לְאֻמִּים הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אִמֶּךָ אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָּרוּךְ׃ | |