Chapter 27 of 50

Jacob by his mother's counsel getteth his father's blessing in place of Esau, 42. and by her is advised (for avoiding Esau's wrath, who threatened to kill him) to flee to his uncle Laban, in Haran of Mesopotamia.Iacob by his mothers counsel getteth his fathers blessing in place of Esau, 42. and by her is aduised (for auoiding Esaus wrath, who threatened to kil him) to flie to his vncle Laban, in Haran of Mesopotamia.

And 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? Who answered: Here I am.AND Isaac was old, and his eyes were dimme, and he could not see: and he called Esau his elder sonne, and said to him: My sonne? Who answered: Here I am.Senuit autem Isaac, et caligaverunt oculi ejus, et videre non poterat : vocavitque Esau filium suum majorem, et dixit ei : Fili mi ? Qui respondit : Adsum.

²To whom his father: Thou seest, quoth he, that I am old, and know not the day of my death.To whom his father: Thou seest, quoth he, that I am old, and know not the day of my death.Cui pater : Vides, inquit, quod senuerim, et ignorem diem mortis meæ.

³Take thy instruments, thy quiver and bow, and go abroadoutside, out into the open · Vulgate: foras: and when thou hast taken any thing by hunting,Take thy instruments, thy quiuer and bow, and go abrode: and when thou hast taken any thing by hunting,Sume arma tua, pharetram, et arcum, et egredere foras : cumque venatu aliquid apprehenderis,

⁴make me broth thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring that I may eat, and my soul may bless thee before I die.make me broth therof, as thou knowest I like, and bring that I may eate, and my soule may blesse thee before I dye.fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti, et affer ut comedam : et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar.

⁵Which when Rebecca had heard, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his father's commandment,Which when Rebecca had heard, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his fathers commandement,Quod cum audisset Rebecca, et ille abiisset in agrum ut jussionem patris impleret,

⁶she said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:she said to her sonne Iacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:dixit filio suo Jacob : Audivi patrem tuum loquentem cum Esau fratre tuo, et dicentem ei :

⁷Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of our Lord before I die.Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meates that I may eate, and blesse thee in the sight of our Lord before I dye.Affer mihi de venatione tua, et fac cibos ut comedam, et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar.

⁸Now therefore my son, assent to my counsel:Now therfore my sonne, assent to my counsel:Nunc ergo, fili mi, acquiesce consiliis meis :

⁹and 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:and go thy way to the flocke, bring me two kiddes of the best, that I may make of them meate for thy father, such as he gladly eateth:et pergens ad gregem, affer mihi duos hædos optimos, ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo, quibus libenter vescitur :

¹⁰Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may blesse thee before he dye.quas cum intuleris, et comederit, benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur.

¹¹To whom he answered: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is an hairy man, and I am smooth:To whom he answered: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is an hearie man, and I am smooth:Cui ille respondit : Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit, et ego lenis :

¹³To whom his mother said: This curse, my son, light upon me: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said.To whom his mother said: This curse, my sonne, light vpon me: only heare thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I haue said.Ad quem mater : In me sit, ait, ista maledictio, fili mi : tantum audi vocem meam, et pergens, affer quæ dixi.

¹⁴He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, even as she knew his father liked.He went, and brought, and gaue them to his mother. She dressed meats, euen as she knew his father liked.Abiit, et attulit, deditque matri. Paravit illa cibos, sicut velle noverat patrem illius.

¹⁵And she did on him the garments of Esau very good, which she had at home with her:And she did on him the garments of Esau verie good, which she had at home with her:Et vestibus Esau valde bonis, quas apud se habebat domi, induit eum :

¹⁶and the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.and the litle skinnes of the kiddes she put about his hands, and couered the bare of his necke.pelliculasque hædorum circumdedit manibus, et colli nuda protexit :

¹⁷And she gave him broth, and delivered him bread that she had baked.And she gaue him broth, and deliuered him bread that she had baked.deditque pulmentum, et panes, quos coxerat, tradidit.

¹⁸Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. Who art thou my son?Which when he had caried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I heare. Who art thou my sonne?Quibus illatis, dixit : Pater mi ? At ille respondit : Audio. Quis es tu, fili mi ?

¹⁹And Jacob said: I am thy first begotten Esau: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my hunting, that thy soul may bless me.And Iacob said: I am thy first begotten Esau: I haue done as thou didest command me: arise, sit, and eate of my hunting, that thy soule may blesse me.Dixitque Jacob : Ego sum primogenitus tuus Esau : feci sicut præcepisti mihi : surge, sede, et comede de venatione mea, ut benedicat mihi anima tua.

²¹And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or no.And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feele thee my sonne, and may proue whether thou be my sonne Esau, or no.Dixitque Isaac : Accede huc, ut tangam te, fili mi, et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau, an non.

²²He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice verily, is the voice of Jacob: but the hands, are the hands of Esau.He came neere to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice verily, is the voice of Iacob: but the hands, are the hands of Esau.Accessit ille ad patrem, et palpato eo, dixit Isaac : Vox quidem, vox Jacob est : sed manus, manus sunt Esau.

²³And he knew him not, because his hairy hands had made him like unto the elder. Blessing him therefore,And he knew him not, because his hearie hands had made him like vnto the elder. Blessing him therfore,Et non cognovit eum, quia pilosæ manus similitudinem majoris expresserant. Benedicens ergo illi,

²⁴he said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.he said: Art thou my sonne Esau? He answered: I am.ait : Tu es filius meus Esau ? Respondit : Ego sum.

²⁵But he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. Which when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,But he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my sonne, that my soule may blesse thee. Which when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offred him wine also, which after he had drunke,At ille : Affer mihi, inquit, cibos de venatione tua, fili mi, ut benedicat tibi anima mea. Quos cum oblatos comedisset, obtulit ei etiam vinum. Quo hausto,

²⁶he said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.he said to him: Come neere me, and giue me a kisse, my sonne.dixit ad eum : Accede ad me, et da mihi osculum, fili mi.

²⁷He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he felt the fragrant savourscent, smell · Vulgate: fragrantiam / odor of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the savour of my son is as the savour of a plentiful field, which our Lord hath blessed.He came neere, and kissed him. And immediatly as he felt the fragrant sauour of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the sauour of my sonne is as the sauour of a plentiful field, which our Lord hath blessed.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.

²⁸God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth abundance of corn and wine.God geue thee of the dew of heauen, and of the fatnes of the earth abundance of corne and wine.Det tibi Deus de rore cæli et de pinguedine terræ abundantiam frumenti et vini.

²⁹And let peoples serve thee, and tribes adore thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and thy mother's children bow they before thee. He that shall curse thee, be he cursed: and he that shall bless thee, be he replenished with blessings.And let peoples serue thee, and tribes adore thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and thy mothers children bow they before thee. He that shal curse thee, be he cursed: and he that shal blesse thee, be he replenished with blessings.Et serviant tibi populi, et adorent te tribus : esto dominus fratrum tuorum, et incurventur ante te filii matris tuæ : qui maledixerit tibi, sit ille maledictus, et qui benedixerit tibi, benedictionibus repleatur.

³⁰Isaac had scarce ended his words, and Jacob now gone forth abroad, but Esau came,Isaac had scarce ended his wordes, and Iacob now gone forth abrode, but Esau came,Vix Isaac sermonem impleverat, et egresso Jacob foras, venit Esau,

³¹and brought in to his father meats of his hunting, saying: Arise my father, and eat of thy son's hunting: that thy soul may bless me.and brought in to his father meats of his hunting, saying: Arise my father, and eate of thy sonnes hunting: that thy soule may blesse me.coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri, dicens : Surge, pater mi, et comede de venatione filii tui, ut benedicat mihi anima tua.

³²And Isaac said to him: Why? Who art thou? Who answered: I am thy first begotten son Esau.And Isaac said to him: Why? Who art thou? Who answered: I am thy first begotten sonne Esau.Dixitque illi Isaac : Quis enim es tu ? Qui respondit : Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau.

³⁴Esau having heard his father's words, roared out with a great cry: and being dismayed, said: Bless me also, my father.Esau hauing heard his fathers wordes, roared out with a great crie: and being dismaied, said: Blesse me also, my father.Auditis Esau sermonibus patris, irrugiit clamore magno : et consternatus, ait : Benedic etiam et mihi, pater mi.

³⁵Who said: Thy brother came deceitfully, and took thy blessing.Who said: Thy brother came deceitfully, and tooke thy blessing.Qui ait : Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter, et accepit benedictionem tuam.

³⁶But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob: for he hath supplanted me lo the second time: my first-birthright he took before, and now the second time he hath stolen my blessing. And again to his father he said: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?But he said againe: Rightly is his name called Iacob: for he hath supplanted me lo the second time: my first-birth-right he tooke before, and now the second time he hath stollen my blessing. And againe to his father he said: Hast thou not reserued me also a blessing?At ille subjunxit : Juste vocatum est nomen ejus Jacob : supplantavit enim me en altera vice : primogenita mea ante tulit, et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam. Rursumque ad patrem : Numquid non reservasti, ait, et mihi benedictionem ?

³⁷Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and all his brethren I have made subject to his service: with corn and wine I have established him, and for thee my son what shall I do more after this?Isaac answered: I haue appointed him thy lord, and al his brethren I haue made subiect to his seruice: with corne and wine I haue established him, and for thee my sonne what shal I do more after this?Respondit Isaac : Dominum tuum illum constitui, et omnes fratres ejus servituti illius subjugavi ; frumento et vino stabilivi eum : et tibi post hæc, fili mi, ultra quid faciam ?

³⁸To whom Esau said: Hast thou one only blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept that he howled again,To whom Esau said: Hast thou one only blessing, father? I beseech thee blesse me also. And when he wept that he howled againe,Cui Esau : Num unam, inquit, tantum benedictionem habes, pater ? mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas. Cumque ejulatu magno fleret,

⁴¹Esau 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 Jacob my brother.Esau therfore alwaies hated Iacob for the blessing wherwith his father had blessed him: and he said in his hart: The daies wil come of the mourning of my father, and I wil kil Iacob my brother.Oderat ergo semper Esau Jacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater : dixitque in corde suo : Venient dies luctus patris mei, et occidam Jacob fratrem meum.

⁴²These things were told to Rebecca: who sending and calling Jacob her son, said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kill thee.These things were told to Rebecca: who sending and calling Iacob her sonne, said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kil thee.Nuntiata sunt hæc Rebeccæ : quæ mittens et vocans Jacob filium suum, dixit ad eum : Ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te.

⁴³Now therefore my son, hear my voice, and get thee up and flee to Laban my brother into Haran:Now therfore my sonne, heare my voice, and get thee vp and flie to Laban my brother into Haran:Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi vocem meam, et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran :

⁴⁴and thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till the fury of thy brother be assuaged,and thou shalt dwel with him a few daies, til the furie of thy brother be asswaged,habitabisque cum eo dies paucos, donec requiescat furor fratris tui,

⁴⁵and his indignation cease, and he forget those things which thou hast done to him: afterward I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both sons in one day?and his indignation cease, and he forget those things which thou hast done to him: afterward I wil send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shal I be depriued of both sonnes in one day?et cesset indignatio ejus, obliviscaturque eorum quæ fecisti in eum : postea mittam, et adducam te inde huc : cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die ?

⁴⁶And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life for the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I listwish, desire, care · Vulgate: nolo (vivere): I will not not live.And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am wearie of my life for the daughters of Heth: if Iacob take a wife of the stocke of this land, I list not liue.Dixitque Rebecca ad Isaac : Tædet me vitæ meæ propter filias Heth : si acceperit Jacob uxorem de stirpe hujus terræ, nolo vivere.