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Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
Chapter 27
Jacob's Deception
1 ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ γηρᾶσαι Ἰσαὰκ καὶ ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ὁρᾶν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἡσαῦ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν πρεσβύτερον καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, υἱέ μου· καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ. 2 καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ γεγήρακα καὶ οὐ γινώσκω τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς τελευτῆς μου· 3 νῦν οὖν λαβὲ τὸ σκεῦός σου, τήν τε φαρέτραν καὶ τὸ τόξον, καὶ ἔξελθε εἰς τὸ πεδίον καὶ θήρευσόν μοι θήραν 4 καὶ ποίησόν μοι ἐδέσματα, ὡς φιλῶ ἐγώ, καὶ ἔνεγκέ μοι, ἵνα φάγω, ὅπως εὐλογήσῃ σὲ ἡ ψυχή μου πρὶν ἀποθανεῖν με. 1 And it came to pass after Isaac had grown old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau his elder son and said to him, "My son"; and he said, "Behold, here I am." 2 And he said, "Behold, I have grown old, and I do not know the day of my death." 3 "Now therefore, take your equipment, both your quiver and your bow, and go out into the field and hunt game for me." 4 "And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die."
5 Ῥεβέκκα δὲ ἤκουσεν λαλοῦντος Ἰσαὰκ πρὸς Ἡσαῦ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ. ἐπορεύθη δὲ Ἡσαῦ εἰς τὸ πεδίον θηρεῦσαι θήραν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ· 6 Ῥεβέκκα δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς Ἰακὼβ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν ἐλάσσω, ἰδὲ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα τοῦ πατρός σου λαλοῦντος πρὸς Ἡσαῦ τὸν ἀδελφόν σου λέγοντος, 7 ἔνεγκόν μοι θήραν καὶ ποίησόν μοι ἐδέσματα, καὶ φαγὼν εὐλογήσω σὲ ἐναντίον κυρίου πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν με. 5 Now Rebekah heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son. And Esau went into the field to hunt game for his father. 6 And Rebekah said to Jacob her younger son, "Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying," 7 "'Bring me game and make me savory food, and after eating I will bless you before the Lord before I die.'"
8 νῦν οὖν, υἱέ, ἄκουσόν μου, καθὰ ἐγώ σοί ἐντέλλομαι, 9 καὶ πορευθεὶς εἰς τὰ πρόβατα λαβέ μοι ἐκεῖθεν δύο ἐρίφους ἁπαλοὺς καὶ καλούς, καὶ ποιήσω αὐτοὺς ἐδέσματα τῷ πατρί σου, ὡς φιλεῖ, 10 καὶ εἰσοίσεις τῷ πατρί σου, καὶ φάγεται, ὅπως εὐλογήσῃ σὲ ὁ πατήρ σου πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτόν. 8 "Now therefore, my son, listen to me, according to what I command you." 9 "And go to the flock and take for me from there two tender and good kids, and I will make them into savory food for your father, such as he loves." 10 "And you shall bring them to your father, and he will eat, so that your father may bless you before he dies."
11 εἶπεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ πρὸς Ῥεβέκκαν τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, ἔστιν Ἡσαῦ ὁ ἀδελφός μου ἀνὴρ δασύς, ἐγὼ δὲ ἀνὴρ λεῖος· 12 μήποτε ψηλαφήσῃ με ὁ πατήρ μου, καὶ ἔσομαι ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὡς καταφρονῶν καὶ ἐπάξω ἐπ' ἐμαυτὸν κατάραν καὶ οὐκ εὐλογίαν. 13 εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ, ἐπ' ἐμὲ ἡ κατάρα σου, τέκνον· μόνον ὑπάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου καὶ πορευθεὶς ἔνεγκέ μοι. 14 πορευθεὶς δὲ ἔλαβεν καὶ ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρί, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ ἐδέσματα, καθὰ ἐφίλει ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ. 11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man." 12 "Lest my father should feel me, and I shall be in his presence as a deceiver, and I shall bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing." 13 And his mother said to him, "Upon me be your curse, child; only obey my voice, and go and bring them to me." 14 And he went and took them and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
15 καὶ λαβοῦσα Ῥεβέκκα τὴν στολὴν Ἡσαῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῆς τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου τὴν καλήν, ἣ ἦν παρ' αὐτῇ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ, ἐνέδυσεν Ἰακὼβ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν νεώτερον 16 καὶ τὰ δέρματα τῶν ἐρίφων περιέθηκεν ἐπὶ τοὺς βραχίονας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ γυμνὰ τοῦ τραχήλου αὐτοῦ 17 καὶ ἔδωκεν τὰ ἐδέσματα καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους, οὓς ἐποίησεν εἰς τὰς χεῖρας Ἰακὼβ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῆς. 18 καὶ εἰσήνεγκεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν δέ, πάτερ. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ· τίς εἶ σύ, τέκνον; 15 And Rebekah took the fine robe of her elder son Esau, which was with her in the house, and put it on her younger son Jacob. 16 And she put the skins of the kids on his arms and on the bare parts of his neck. 17 And she gave the savory food and the bread which she had prepared into the hands of her son Jacob. 18 And he brought them to his father and said, "Father." And he said, "Behold, here I am; who are you, child?"
19 καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, ἐγὼ Ἡσαῦ ὁ πρωτότοκός σου· ἐποίησα, καθὰ ἐλάλησάς μοι· ἀναστὰς κάθισον καὶ φάγε τῆς θήρας μου, ὅπως εὐλογήσῃ με ἡ ψυχή σου. 20 εἶπεν δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ, τί τοῦτο, ὃ ταχὺ εὗρες, ὦ τέκνον; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ὃ παρέδωκεν κύριος ὁ θεός σου ἐναντίον μου. 21 εἶπεν δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τῷ Ἰακώβ, ἔγγισόν μοι, καὶ ψηλαφήσω σε, τέκνον, εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου Ἡσαῦ ἢ οὔ. 19 And Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Rise up, sit, and eat of my game, so that your soul may bless me." 20 And Isaac said to his son, "What is this that you found so quickly, my child?" And he said, "That which the Lord your God delivered before me." 21 And Isaac said to Jacob, "Draw near to me, and I will feel you, child, whether you are my son Esau or not."
22 ἤγγισεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ πρὸς Ἰσαὰκ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐψηλάφησεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν, ἡ μὲν φωνή, φωνὴ Ἰακώβ, αἱ δὲ χεῖρες χεῖρες Ἡσαῦ. 23 καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνω αὐτόν· ἦσαν γὰρ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ὡς αἱ χεῖρες Ἡσαῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δασεῖαι· καὶ ηὐλόγησεν αὐτόν. 24 καὶ εἶπεν, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου Ἡσαῦ; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἐγώ. 25 καὶ εἶπεν, προσάγαγέ μοι, καὶ φάγομαι ἀπὸ τῆς θήρας σου, τέκνον, ἵνα εὐλογήσῃ σὲ ἡ ψυχή μου. καὶ προσήγαγεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔφαγεν· καὶ εἰσήνεγκεν αὐτῷ οἶνον, καὶ ἔπιεν. 22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, "The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau." 23 And he did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like the hands of his brother Esau; and so he blessed him. 24 And he said, "Are you my son Esau?" And he said, "I am." 25 And he said, "Bring it to me, and I will eat of your game, child, that my soul may bless you." And he brought it to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ἔγγισόν μοι καὶ φίλησόν με, τέκνον. 27 καὶ ἐγγίσας ἐφίλησεν αὐτόν, καὶ ὠσφράνθη τὴν ὀσμὴν τῶν ἱματίων αὐτοῦ καὶ ηὐλόγησεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ὀσμὴ τοῦ υἱοῦ μου ὡς ὀσμὴ ἀγροῦ πλήρους ὃν ηὐλόγησεν κύριος. 28 καὶ δῴη σοί ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς πιότητος τῆς γῆς καὶ πλῆθος σίτου καὶ οἴνου. 29 καὶ δουλευσάτωσάν σοί ἔθνη, καὶ προσκυνήσουσίν σοί ἄρχοντες· καὶ γίνου κύριος τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, καὶ προσκυνήσουσίν σοί οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρός σου. ὁ καταρώμενός σὲ ἐπικατάρατος, ὁ δὲ εὐλογῶν σὲ εὐλογημένος. 26 And his father Isaac said to him, "Draw near to me and kiss me, child." 27 And drawing near he kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a full field which the Lord has blessed." 28 "And may God give to you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and an abundance of grain and wine." 29 "And let nations serve you, and let rulers bow down to you; and become lord over your brother, and the sons of your father shall bow down to you. He who curses you is cursed, and he who blesses you is blessed."
The Stolen Blessing
30 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὸ παύσασθαι Ἰσαὰκ εὐλογοῦντα Ἰακὼβ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐξῆλθεν Ἰακὼβ ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ἡσαῦ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ἦλθεν ἀπὸ τῆς θήρας. 31 καὶ ἐποίησεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδέσματα καὶ προσήνεγκεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν τῷ πατρί, ἀναστήτω ὁ πατήρ μου καὶ φαγέτω τῆς θήρας τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅπως εὐλογήσῃ με ἡ ψυχή σου. 32 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, τίς εἶ σύ; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ υἱός σου ὁ πρωτότοκος Ἡσαῦ. 30 And it happened, after Isaac had finished blessing his son Jacob, and just as Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also made savory food and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, so that your soul may bless me." 32 And Isaac his father said to him, "Who are you?" And he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."
33 ἐξέστη δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ἔκστασιν μεγάλην σφόδρα καὶ εἶπεν, τίς οὖν ὁ θηρεύσας μοι θήραν καὶ εἰσενέγκας μοι; καὶ ἔφαγον ἀπὸ πάντων πρὸ τοῦ σὲ ἐλθεῖν καὶ ηὐλόγησα αὐτόν, καὶ εὐλογημένος ἔστω. 34 ἐγένετο δὲ ἡνίκα ἤκουσεν Ἡσαῦ τὰ ῥήματα Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἀνεβόησεν φωνὴν μεγάλην καὶ πικρὰν σφόδρα καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλόγησον δὴ κἀμέ, πάτερ. 33 Then Isaac was seized with a very great trembling (ecstasy), and said, "Who then was he who hunted game for me and brought it to me? And I ate of everything before you came, and I blessed him—and indeed, he shall be blessed!" 34 And it happened, when Esau heard the words of Isaac his father, he cried out with a very great and bitter cry and said, "Bless me also, O father!"
35 εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ, ἐλθὼν ὁ ἀδελφός σου μετὰ δόλου ἔλαβεν τὴν εὐλογίαν σου. 36 καὶ εἶπεν, δικαίως ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰακώβ· ἐπτέρνικεν γάρ με ἤδη δεύτερον τοῦτο· τά τε πρωτοτόκιά μου εἴληφεν καὶ νῦν εἴληφεν τὴν εὐλογίαν μου. καὶ εἶπεν Ἡσαῦ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, οὐχ ὑπελίπω μοι εὐλογίαν, πάτερ; 35 But he said to him, "Your brother came with guile and took your blessing." 36 And he said, "Rightly was his name called Jacob! For he has now tripped me (supplanted me) this second time; he took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing." And Esau said to his father, "Have you not left a blessing for me, father?"
37 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰσαὰκ εἶπεν τῷ Ἡσαῦ, εἰ κύριον αὐτὸν ἐποίησά σου καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐποίησα αὐτοῦ οἰκέτας, σίτῳ καὶ οἴνῳ ἐστήρισα αὐτόν, σοί δὲ τί ποιήσω, τέκνον; 38 εἶπεν δὲ Ἡσαῦ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, μὴ εὐλογία μία Σοὶ ἐστιν, πάτερ; εὐλόγησον δὴ κἀμέ, πάτερ. κατανυχθέντος δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ἀνεβόησεν φωνὴν Ἡσαῦ καὶ ἔκλαυσεν. 37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, "If I have made him your lord, and all his brothers I have made his servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him, what then shall I do for you, child?" 38 And Esau said to his father, "Is there only one blessing with you, father? Bless me also, O father!" And as Isaac was deeply moved (pierced), Esau cried out and wept.
39 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἰδοὺ ἀπὸ τῆς πιότητος τῆς γῆς ἔσται ἡ κατοίκησίς σου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἄνωθεν· 40 καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ μαχαίρῃ σου ζήσῃ καὶ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου δουλεύσεις· ἔσται δὲ ἡνίκα ἐὰν καθέλῃς, καὶ ἐκλύσεις τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ τραχήλου σου. 39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him, "Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and away from the dew of heaven from above." 40 "And by your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; but it shall be, whenever you cast off his yoke, you shall loosen it from your neck."
41 καὶ ἐνεκότει Ἡσαῦ τῷ Ἰακὼβ περὶ τῆς εὐλογίας, ἧς εὐλόγησεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ· εἶπεν δὲ Ἡσαῦ ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ, ἐγγισάτωσαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ πένθους τοῦ πατρός μου, ἵνα ἀποκτείνω Ἰακὼβ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου. 42 ἀπηγγέλη δὲ Ῥεβέκκα τὰ ῥήματα Ἡσαῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῆς τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου, καὶ πέμψασα ἐκάλεσεν Ἰακὼβ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν νεώτερον καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἰδοὺ Ἡσαῦ ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἀπειλεῖ σοί τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναί σε. 41 And Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, "Let the days of mourning for my father draw near, so that I may kill my brother Jacob." 42 And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau is threatening you, intending to kill you."
43 νῦν οὖν, τέκνον, ἄκουσόν μου τῆς φωνῆς καὶ ἀναστὰς ἀπόδραθι εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν πρὸς Λαβὰν τὸν ἀδελφόν μου εἰς Χαρρὰν 44 καὶ οἴκησον μετ' αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας τινὰς ἕως τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι τὸν θυμὸν 45 καὶ τὴν ὀργὴν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἀπὸ σου καὶ ἐπιλάθηται ἃ πεποίηκας αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀποστείλασα μεταπέμψομαί σὲ ἐκεῖθεν, μήποτε ἀτεκνωθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ὑμῶν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ. 43 "Now therefore, child, listen to my voice; rise up and flee to Mesopotamia, to my brother Laban in Haran." 44 "And dwell with him for a few days, until the fury [of your brother] turns away," 45 "and the anger of your brother turns from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and fetch you from there. Why should I be bereaved of both of you in a single day?"
46 εἶπεν δὲ Ῥεβέκκα πρὸς Ἰσαάκ, προσώχθικα τῇ ζωῇ μου διὰ τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν υἱῶν Χέτ· εἰ λήμψεται Ἰακὼβ γυναῖκα ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῆς γῆς ταύτης, ἵνα τί μοι ζῆν; 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of the sons of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of this land, why should I even live?"