Genesis 27

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.	1 When Isaac had grown old, and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he summoned hiselder son Esau. 'Son!' he said, and Esau replied, 'Here I am.'
2 And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.	2 He then said, 'Look, I am old and do not know when I may die.
3 Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting,	3 Now take your weapons, your quiver and bow; go out into the country and hunt me some game.
4 Make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee before I die.	4 Make me the kind of appetising dish I like and bring it to me to eat and I shal give you my specialblessing before I die.'
5 And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father's commandment,	5 Rebekah was listening while Isaac was talking to his son Esau. So when Esau went into the country tohunt game for his father,
6 She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:	6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, 'I have just heard your father saying to your brother Esau,
7 Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.	7 "Bring me some game and make an appetising dish for me to eat and then I shal bless you inYahweh's presence before I die."
8 Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel:	8 Now, son, listen to me and do as I tel you.
9 And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth:	9 Go to the flock and bring me back two good kids, so that I can make the kind of special dish yourfather likes.
10 Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.	10 Then take it to your father for him to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.'
11 And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth.	11 Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, 'Look, my brother Esau is hairy, while I am smooth-skinned.
12 If my father shall feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing.	12 If my father happens to touch me, he wil see I am cheating him, and I shall bring a curse down onmyself instead of a blessing.'
13 And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said.	13 But his mother replied, 'On me be the curse, my son! Just listen to me; go and fetch me the kids.'
14 He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked.	14 So he went to fetch them and brought them to his mother, and she made the kind of special dish hisfather liked.
15 And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:	15 Rebekah took her elder son Esau's best clothes, which she had at home, and dressed her youngerson Jacob in them,
16 And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.	16 covering his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skins of the kids.
17 And she gave him the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she had baked.	17 She then handed the special dish and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.
18 Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. Who art thou, my son?	18 He went to his father and said, 'Father!' 'Yes?' he replied. 'Which of my sons are you?'
19 And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.	19 Jacob said to his father, 'I am Esau your first-born; I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eatsome of the game I have brought and then give me your soul's blessing.'
20 And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son?	20 Isaac said to his son, 'Son, how did you succeed so quickly?' He replied, 'Because Yahweh your Godmade things go well for me.'
21 And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not.	21 Isaac said to Jacob, 'Come closer, son, so that I can feel you and be sure whether you real y are myson Esau or not.'
22 He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands are the hands of Esau.	22 Jacob went closer to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, 'The voice is Jacob's voice but the armsare the arms of Esau!'
23 He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.	23 He did not recognise him since his arms were hairy like his brother Esau's, and so he blessed him.
24 dummy verses inserted by amos	24 He said, 'Are you real y my son Esau?' And he replied, 'I am.'
25 Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,	25 Isaac said, 'Serve it to me, so that I can eat my son's game and give you my special blessing.' Heserved it to him and he ate; he offered him wine, and he drank.
26 He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.	26 His father Isaac said to him, 'Come closer, and kiss me, son.'
27 He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which Lord hath blessed.	27 He went closer and kissed his father, who sniffed the smel of his clothes. Then he blessed him,saying: Ah, the smel of my son is like the smel of a fertile field which Yahweh has blessed.
28 God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.	28 May God give you dew from heaven, and the richness of the earth, abundance of grain and wine!
29 And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let they mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.	29 Let peoples serve you and nations bow low before you! Be master of your brothers; let your mother'sother sons bow low before you! Accursed be whoever curses you and blessed be whoever blesses you!
30 Isaac had scarce ended his words, when Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came,	30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and just as Jacob was leaving his father Isaac, hisbrother Esau returned from hunting.
31 And brought in to his father meats made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son's venison; that thy soul may bless me.	31 He too made an appetising dish and brought it to his father, 'Father, please eat some of your son'sgame and then give me your special blessing.'
32 And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son Esau.	32 His father Isaac asked, 'Who are you?' 'I am your first-born son, Esau,' he replied.
33 Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly: and wondering beyond what can be believed, said Who is he then the even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.	33 At this Isaac was seized with a violent trembling and said, 'Who was it, then, that went hunting andbrought me the game? I finished eating it just before you came; I blessed him, and now blessed he wil remain!'
34 Esau having heard his father's words, roared out with a great cry: and being in a great consternation, said: Bless me also, my father.	34 On hearing his father's words, Esau cried out loudly and bitterly and said to his father, 'Father, blessme too!'
35 And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.	35 But he replied, 'Your brother came by fraud and took your blessing.'
36 But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: my first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?	36 Esau said, 'His name should be Jacob right enough, for he has now supplanted me twice. First hetook my birthright, and look, now he has gone and taken my blessing! But', he added, 'have you not kept ablessing for me?'
37 Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son?	37 Isaac replied to Esau, 'I have already made him your master; I have given him al his brothers asservants, I have given him grain and wine to sustain him. So what can I do for you, son?'
38 And Esac said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry,	38 Esau said to his father, 'Can you bless only once, father? Father, bless me too.' Isaac remainedsilent, and Esau began to weep aloud.
39 Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,	39 Then his father Isaac spoke again and said: 'Far from the richness of the earth and the dew ofheaven above, your home will be.
40 Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.	40 By your sword you wil live, and your brother wil you serve. But when you win your freedom, you wilshake his yoke off your neck.'
41 Esau therefore always hated Jacob for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him: and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.	41 Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him, and Esau said to himself, 'Thetime to mourn for my father wil soon be here. Then I shal kil my brother Jacob.'
42 These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob her son, and said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kill thee.	42 When the words of Esau, her elder son, were repeated to Rebekah, she sent for her younger sonJacob and said to him, 'Look, your brother Esau means to take revenge and kil you.
43 Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran:	43 Now, son, listen to me; go at once and take refuge with my brother Laban in Haran.
44 And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till wrath of thy brother be assuaged,	44 Stay with him a while, until your brother's fury cools,
45 And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons in one day?	45 until your brother's anger is diverted from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then Ishall send someone to bring you back. I do not want to lose you both on one day!'
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.	46 Rebekah said to Isaac, 'The Hittite women sicken me to death. If Jacob were to marry a Hittitewoman like these, one of the local women, what would there be left in life for me?'