Genesis 35

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."	1 God said to Jacob: "Go up now to Bethel. Settle there and build an altar there to the God who appeared to you while you were fleeing from your brother Esau."
2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;	2 So Jacob told his family and all the others who were with him: "Get rid of the foreign gods that you have among you; then purify yourselves and put on fresh clothes.
3 then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."	3 We are now to go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my hour of distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."
4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.	4 They therefore handed over to Jacob all the foreign gods in their possession and also the rings they had in their ears.
5 And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were round about them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.	5 Then, as they set out, a terror from God fell upon the towns round about, so that no one pursued the sons of Jacob.
6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,	6 Thus Jacob and all the people who were with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
7 and there he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.	7 There he built an altar and named the place Bethel, for it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8 And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel; so the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.	8 Death came to Rebekah's nurse Deborah; she was buried under the oak below Bethel, and so it was called Allonbacuth.
9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.	9 On Jacob's arrival from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
10 And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So his name was called Israel.	10 God said to him: "You whose name is Jacob shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." Thus he was named Israel.
11 And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you.	11 God also said to him: "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, shall stem from you, and kings shall issue from your loins.
12 The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you."	12 The land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac I now give to you; And to your descendants after you will I give this land."
13 Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him.	13 Then God departed from him.
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.	14 On the site where God had spoken with him, Jacob set up a memorial stone, and upon it he made a libation and poured out oil.
15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.	15 Jacob named the site Bethel, because God had spoken with him there.
16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.	16 Then they departed from Bethel; but while they still had some distance to go on the way to Ephrath, Rachel began to be in labor and to suffer great distress.
17 And when she was in her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Fear not; for now you will have another son."	17 When her pangs were most severe, her midwife said to her, "Have no fear! This time, too, you have a son."
18 And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called his name Benjamin.	18 With her last breath--for she was at the point of death-she called him Ben-oni; his father, however, named him Benjamin.
19 So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),	19 Thus Rachel died; and she was buried on the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20 and Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.	20 Jacob set up a memorial stone on her grave, and the same monument marks Rachel's grave to this day.
21 Israel journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.	21 Israel moved on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-eder.
22 While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.	22 While Israel was encamped in that region, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine. When Israel heard of it, he was greatly offended. The sons of Jacob were now twelve.
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.	23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.	24 the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naphtali.	25 the sons of Rachel's maid Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali;
26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.	26 the sons of Leah's maid Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.	27 Jacob went home to his father Isaac at Mamre, in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
28 Now the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.	28 The lifetime of Isaac was one hundred and eighty years;
29 And Isaac breathed his last; and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.	29 then he breathed his last. After a full life, he died as an old man and was taken to his kinsmen. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.