Genesis 27

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”	1 Senuit autem Isaac, et caligaverunt oculi eius, et videre non poterat. Vocavitque Esau filium suum maiorem et dixit ei: “ Fili mi ”. Qui respondit: “ Adsum ”.
2 His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.	2 Cui pater: “ Vides, inquit, quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae;
3 Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,	3 sume arma tua, pharetram et arcum, et egredere in agrum. Cumque venatu aliquid apprehenderis,
4 make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”	4 fac mihi inde pulmentum, sicut velle me nosti, et affer, ut comedam; et benedicat tibi anima mea, antequam moriar ”.
5 And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,	5 Rebecca autem audierat Isaac loquentem cum Esau filio suo. Esau ergo abiit in agrum, ut venationem caperet et offerret eam.
6 she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,	6 Rebecca autem dixit filio suo Iacob: “ Ecce, audivi patrem tuum loquentem cum Esau fratre tuo et dicentem ei:
7 ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’	7 "Affer mihi venationem tuam et fac cibos, ut comedam et benedicam tibi coram Domino, antequam moriar".
8 Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,	8 Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi vocem meam in eo, quod praecipio tibi.
9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.	9 Pergens ad gregem affer mihi duos haedos optimos, ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo, quibus libenter vescitur.
10 Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”	10 Quas cum intuleris patri tuo, et comederit, benedicat tibi, priusquam moriatur ”.
11 He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.	11 Cui ille respondit: “ Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit, et ego lenis.
12 If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”	12 Si attrectaverit me pater meus et senserit, timeo, ne putet me sibi voluisse illudere; et inducam super me maledictionem pro benedictione”.
13 And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”	13 Ad quem mater: “ In me sit, ait, ista maledictio, fili mi; tantum audi vocem meam et perge afferque, quae dixi ”.
14 He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.	14 Abiit et attulit deditque matri. Paravit illa cibos, sicut noverat velle patrem illius.
15 And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.	15 Et vestibus Esau valde bonis, quas apud se habebat domi, induit eum
16 And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.	16 pelliculasque haedorum circumdedit manibus et colli nuda protexit;
17 And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.	17 dedit pulmentum optimum et panes, quos coxerat, in manus filii sui Iacob.
18 When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”	18 Qui ingressus ad patrem suum dixit: “ Pater mi ”. At ille respondit: “ Audio. Quis es tu, fili mi? ”.
19 And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”	19 Dixitque Iacob ad patrem suum: “ Ego sum Esau primogenitus tuus. Feci sicut praecepisti mihi; surge, sede et comede de venatione mea, ut benedicat mihi anima tua ”.
20 And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”	20 Rursum Isaac ad filium suum: “ Quomodo, inquit, tam cito invenire potuisti, fili mi? ”. Qui respondit: “ Voluntas Domini Dei tui fuit, ut occurreret mihi ”.
21 And Isaac said, “Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not.”	21 Dixitque Isaac ad Iacob: “ Accede huc, ut tangam te, fili mi, et probem, utrum tu sis filius meus Esau an non ”.
22 He approached 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 Accessit ille ad patrem, et, palpato eo, dixit Isaac: “ Vox quidem, vox Iacob est, sed manus, manus sunt Esau ”.
23 And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,	23 Et non cognovit eum, quia pilosae manus similitudinem maioris expresserant. Benedixit ergo illi.
24 he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”	24 Ait: “ Tu es filius meus Esau? ”. Respondit: “ Ego sum ”.
25 Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,	25 At ille: “ Affer, inquit, mihi, et comedam de venatione tua, fili mi, ut benedicat tibi anima mea ”. Quos cum oblatos comedisset, obtulit ei etiam vinum. Quo hausto,
26 he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”	26 dixit ad eum Isaac pater eius: “ Accede ad me et da mihi osculum, fili mi ”.
27 He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.	27 Accessit et osculatus est eum. Statimque, ut sensit vestimentorum illius fragrantiam, benedicens illi ait: “ Ecce odor filii mei sicut odor agri pleni, cui benedixit Dominus.
28 May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.	28 Det tibi Deus de rore caeli et de pinguedine terrae et abundantiam frumenti et vini.
29 And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”	29 Et serviant tibi populi, et adorent te nationes; esto dominus fratrum tuorum, et incurventur ante te filii matris tuae. Qui maledixerit tibi, sit maledictus; et, qui benedixerit tibi, sit benedictus! ”.
30 Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.	30 Vix Isaac benedictionem Iacob finierat, et Iacob egressus erat a patre suo Isaac, venit Esau frater eius
31 And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”	31 coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri dicens: “ Surge, pater mi, et comede de venatione filii tui, ut benedicat mihi anima tua ”.
32 And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”	32 Dixitque illi Isaac pater eius: “ Quis enim es tu? ”. Qui respondit: “ Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau ”.
33 Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”	33 Expavit Isaac stupore vehementi ultra modum et ait: “ Quis igitur ille est, qui dudum captam venationem attulit mihi, et comedi ex omnibus, priusquam tu venires? Benedixique ei, et erit benedictus! ”.
34 Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”	34 Auditis Esau sermonibus patris, irrugiit clamore magno et amaro ultra modum et ait patri suo: “ Benedic etiam mihi, pater mi! ”.
35 And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”	35 Qui ait: “ Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter et accepit benedictionem tuam ”.
36 But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”	36 At ille subiunxit: “ Iuste vocatum est nomen eius Iacob; supplantavit enim me en altera vice: primogenita mea ante tulit et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam ”. Rursumque ait: “ Numquid non reservasti mihi benedictionem? ”.
37 Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”	37 Respondit Isaac: “ Ecce, dominum tuum illum constitui et omnes fratres eius servituti illius subiugavi; frumento et vino stabilivi eum. Et tibi post haec, fili mi, ultra quid faciam? ”.
38 And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,	38 Dixitque Esau ad patrem suum: “ Num unam tantum benedictionem habes, pater mi? Mihi quoque obsecro, ut benedicas! ”. Cumque eiulatu magno fleret,
39 Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,	39 motus Isaac dixit ad eum: “ Ecce, procul a pinguedine terrae erit habitatio tua et procul a rore caeli desuper.
40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”	40 De gladio tuo vives et fratri tuo servies. Tempusque veniet, cum excutias et solvas iugum eius de cervicibus tuis ”.
41 Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”	41 Oderat ergo Esau Iacob pro benedictione, qua benedixerat ei pater, dixitque in corde suo: “ Appropinquabunt dies luctus patris mei, et occidam Iacob fratrem meum ”.
42 These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.	42 Nuntiata sunt Rebeccae verba Esau filii eius maioris, quae mittens et vocans Iacob filium suum minorem dixit ad eum: “ Ecce, Esau frater tuus minatur, ut occidat te.
43 Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.	43 Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi vocem meam et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Charran;
44 And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,	44 habitabisque cum eo dies paucos, donec requiescat furor fratris tui,
45 and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”	45 et cesset indignatio eius, obliviscaturque eorum, quae fecisti in eum. Postea mittam et adducam te inde huc. Cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die? ”.
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”	46 Dixit quoque Rebecca ad Isaac: “ Taedet me vitae meae propter filias Heth; si acceperit Iacob uxorem de filiabus Heth sicut istis de filiabus terrae, nolo vivere ”.