1 Kui Iisak oli vanaks jäänud ja ta silmanägemine oli tuhmunud, siis ta kutsus Eesavi, oma vanema poja, ja ütles temale: „Mu poeg!" Ja see vastas temale: „Siin ma olen!"

2 Ja ta ütles: „Vaata, ma olen vanaks jäänud ega tea oma surmapäeva.

3 Võta nüüd oma jahiriistad, nooletupp ja amb, mine väljale ja küti mulle mõni jahiloom.

4 Valmista siis mulle maitsvat rooga, mida ma armastan, ja too mulle süüa, et mu hing sind õnnistaks enne kui ma suren."

5 Aga Rebeka kuulis, kui Iisak rääkis oma poja Eesaviga. Ja kui Eesav oli läinud väljale küttima ja jahisaaki tooma,

6 siis rääkis Rebeka oma poja Jaakobiga, öeldes: „Vaata, ma kuulsin su isa rääkivat su venna Eesaviga ja ütlevat:

7 too mulle jahisaaki ja valmista mulle maitsvat rooga, et ma söön ja sind Issand ees õnnistan enne kui ma suren.

8 Ja nüüd, mu poeg, kuule mu sõna ja tee, mida ma sind käsin:

9 mine pudulojuste juurde ja võta mulle sealt kaks head sikutalle ja ma valmistan need su isale maitsvaks roaks, mida ta armastab.

10 Sina vii need siis oma isale, et ta sööks ja sind õnnistaks enne kui ta sureb!"

11 Aga Jaakob ütles oma emale Rebekale: „Vaata, mu vend Eesav on karune, aga mina olen sile!

12 Võib-olla katsub isa mind käega, siis oleksin tema silmis nagu petis ja tooksin enesele needuse, mitte õnnistuse!"

13 Aga ta ema ütles talle: „Sinu needmine tulgu minu peale, mu poeg! Kuule ainult mu sõna ja mine too mulle!"

14 Siis ta läks ja võttis need ning tõi oma emale; ja ta ema valmistas maitsva roa, mida ta isa armastas.

15 Ja Rebeka võttis oma vanema poja Eesavi parimad riided, mis ta juures kodus olid, ja pani need selga oma nooremale pojale Jaakobile.

16 Tema käte ja sileda kaela ümber aga pani ta sikutallede nahad.

17 Siis ta andis maitsva roa ja leiva, mille ta oli valmistanud, oma poja Jaakobi kätte,

18 ja see läks oma isa juurde ning ütles: „Mu isa!" Ja tema vastas: „Siin ma olen! Kumb sa oled, mu poeg?"

19 Ja Jaakob ütles oma isale: „Mina olen Eesav, sinu esmasündinu! Ma tegin, nagu sa mind käskisid. Tõuse, istu ja söö mu jahisaaki, et su hing mind õnnistaks!"

20 Aga Iisak küsis oma pojalt: „Kuidas sa nii kähku leidsid, mu poeg?" Ja tema vastas: „Issand, sinu Jumal, saatis mulle ette!"

21 Siis Iisak ütles Jaakobile: „Tule ometi ligemale, et ma sind käega katsun, mu poeg, kas sa oled mu poeg Eesav või mitte?"

22 Ja Jaakob astus oma isa Iisaki juurde, ja tema katsus teda käega ning ütles: „Hääl on Jaakobi hääl, aga käed on Eesavi käed!"

23 Ja ta ei tundnud teda ära, sest tema käed olid karused nagu ta venna Eesavi käed; ja ta õnnistas teda.

24 Ta küsis veel kord: „Kas sa oled tõesti mu poeg Eesav?" Ja ta vastas: „Olen!"

25 Siis ta ütles: „Ulata mulle ja ma söön oma poja jahisaaki, et mu hing sind õnnistaks!" Ja ta ulatas temale selle, ja ta sõi; ja ta tõi temale viina, ja ta jõi.

26 Seejärel ütles ta isa Iisak temale: „Tule nüüd ligemale ja anna mulle suud, mu poeg!"

27 Ja ta astus ligi ning andis temale suud; siis ta tundis tema riiete lõhna ja ta õnnistas teda ning ütles: „Näe, mu poja lõhn — otsekui välja lõhn, mida Issand on õnnistanud!

28 Jumal andku sulle taeva kastet ja maa rammu, ning külluses vilja ja viina!

29 Rahvad orjaku sind, rahvahõimud kummardagu sind! Ole oma vendade isand, su ema pojad kummardagu sind! Neetud olgu, kes sind neab, õnnistatud, kes sind õnnistab!"

30 Ja kui Iisak oli Jaakobit õnnistanud ja kui Jaakob just oli väljunud oma isa Iisaki juurest, siis tuli tema vend Eesav küttimast.

31 Ja temagi valmistas maitsva roa ja viis oma isa juurde ning ütles isale: „Tõuse, mu isa, ja söö oma poja jahisaaki, et su hing mind õnnistaks!"

32 Aga tema isa Iisak küsis temalt: „Kes sa oled?" Ja ta vastas: „Mina olen su poeg Eesav, su esmasündinu!"

33 Siis Iisak värises üpris väga suurest ärritusest ja ütles: „Kes oli siis see, kes jahilooma küttis ja mulle tõi? Ja mina sõin kõike, enne kui sa tulid, ning õnnistasin teda! Õnnistatuks ta jääbki!"

34 Kui Eesav kuulis oma isa sõnu, siis ta kisendas üpris väga valjusti ja kibedasti ning ütles oma isale: „Õnnista ka mind, mu isa!"

35 Aga ta vastas: „Su vend tuli kavalusega ja võttis su õnnistuse!"

36 Siis ta ütles: „Eks ole temale nimeks pandud Jaakob? Juba teist korda on ta mind petnud: ta võttis mu esmasünniõiguse, ja vaata, nüüd ta võttis ka mu õnnistuse!" Ja ta küsis: „Kas sul pole hoitud õnnistust eraldi minu jaoks?"

37 Aga Iisak vastas ning ütles Eesavile: „Vaata, ma olen pannud ta sinu isandaks ja olen andnud kõik ta vennad temale sulaseiks, ja ma olen teda varustanud vilja ja viinaga. Mida võiksin siis nüüd teha sinu heaks, mu poeg?"

38 Ja Eesav ütles oma isale: „Ons see sul ainus õnnistus, mu isa? Õnnista ka mind, mu isa!" Ja Eesav tõstis häält ning nuttis.

39 Siis vastas tema isa Iisak ning ütles temale: „Vaata, su eluase on eemal rammusast maast ja ilma taeva kasteta ülalt!

40 Sa elad oma mõõga varal ja pead oma venda orjama! Ometi sünnib, kui end raputad, et rebid tema ikke oma kaelast!"

41 Ja Eesav hakkas Jaakobit vihkama õnnistuse pärast, millega ta isa teda oli õnnistanud; ja Eesav mõtles iseeneses: „Küllap tulevad mu isa leinamise päevad, siis ma tapan oma venna Jaakobi!"

42 Kui Rebekale tehti teatavaks ta vanema poja Eesavi mõtted, siis ta laskis kutsuda oma noorema poja Jaakobi ja ütles temale: „Vaata, sinu vend Eesav trööstib ennast sellega, et ta su tapab!

43 Aga nüüd, mu poeg, kuule mu sõna! Võta kätte ja põgene mu venna Laabani juurde Haaranisse

44 ja jää tema juurde mõneks ajaks, kuni su venna raev on raugenud,

45 kuni su venna viha sinu pärast on möödunud ja ta unustab, mis sa temale oled teinud. Siis ma läkitan sulle järele ja lasen sind sealt ära tuua. Miks peaksin teid mõlemaid kaotama ühel ja samal päeval?"

46 Ja Rebeka ütles Iisakile: „Ma olen elust tüdinud hetiiditaride pärast. Kui Jaakob võtab naise hetiiditaride hulgast, selle maa tütreist, niisuguse nagu need, mis elu mul siis on?"

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?