¹Senuit autem Isaac,Now Isaac was old,et caligaverunt oculi ejus,and his eyes were cloudy,et videre non poterat:and so he was not able to see.vocavitque Esau filium suum majorem,And he called his elder son Esau,et dixit ei:and he said to him,Fili mi?“My son?”Qui respondit:And he responded,Adsum.“Here I am.”

¹Senuit autem Isaac,Now Isaac was old,et caligaverunt oculi ejus,and his eyes were cloudy,et videre non poterat:and so he was not able to see.vocavitque Esau filium suum majorem,And he called his elder son Esau,et dixit ei:and he said to him,Fili mi?“My son?”Qui respondit:And he responded,Adsum.“Here I am.”

²Cui pater: Vides,His father said to him:inquit, quod senuerim,“You see that I am old,et ignorem diem mortis meæ.and I do not know the day of my death.

²Cui pater: Vides,His father said to him:inquit, quod senuerim,“You see that I am old,et ignorem diem mortis meæ.and I do not know the day of my death.

³Sume arma tua,Take your weapons,pharetram,the quiveret arcum,and the bow,et egredere foras:and go out.cumque venatu aliquid apprehenderis,And when you have taken something by hunting,

³Sume arma tua,Take your weapons,pharetram,the quiveret arcum,and the bow,et egredere foras:and go out.cumque venatu aliquid apprehenderis,And when you have taken something by hunting,

⁴fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti,make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like,et affer ut comedam: et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar.and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”

⁴fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti,make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like,et affer ut comedam: et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar.and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”

⁵Quod cum audisset Rebecca,And when Rebekah had heard this,et ille abiisset in agrum ut jussionem patris impleret,and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,

⁵Quod cum audisset Rebecca,And when Rebekah had heard this,et ille abiisset in agrum ut jussionem patris impleret,and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,

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

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

⁷Affer mihi de venatione tua,‘Bring to me from your hunting,et fac cibos ut comedam,and make me foods,et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar.so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’

⁷Affer mihi de venatione tua,‘Bring to me from your hunting,et fac cibos ut comedam,and make me foods,et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar.so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’

⁸Nunc ergo,Therefore,fili mi,now my son,acquiesce consiliis meis:agree to my counsel,

⁸Nunc ergo,Therefore,fili mi,now my son,acquiesce consiliis meis:agree to my counsel,

⁹et pergens ad gregem,and go straight to the flock,affer mihi duos hædos optimos,and bring me two of the best young goats,ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo,so that from them I may make meat for your father,quibus libenter vescitur:such as he willingly eats.

⁹et pergens ad gregem,and go straight to the flock,affer mihi duos hædos optimos,and bring me two of the best young goats,ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo,so that from them I may make meat for your father,quibus libenter vescitur:such as he willingly eats.

¹⁰quas cum intuleris,Then,et comederit,when you have brought these in and he has eaten,benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur.he may bless you before he dies.”

¹⁰quas cum intuleris,Then,et comederit,when you have brought these in and he has eaten,benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur.he may bless you before he dies.”

¹¹Cui ille respondit:He answered her:Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit,“You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man,et ego lenis:and I am smooth.

¹¹Cui ille respondit:He answered her:Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit,“You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man,et ego lenis:and I am smooth.

¹²si attrectaverit me pater meus,If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it,et senserit,I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him,timeo ne putet me sibi voluisse illudere,and I will bring a curse upon myself,et inducam super me maledictionem pro benedictione.instead of a blessing.”

¹²si attrectaverit me pater meus,If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it,et senserit,I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him,timeo ne putet me sibi voluisse illudere,and I will bring a curse upon myself,et inducam super me maledictionem pro benedictione.instead of a blessing.”

¹³Ad quem mater: In me sit,And his mother said to him:ait, ista maledictio,“Let this curse be upon me,fili mi:my son.tantum audi vocem meam,Yet listen to my voice,et pergens, affer quæ dixi.and go directly to bring what I said.”

¹³Ad quem mater: In me sit,And his mother said to him:ait, ista maledictio,“Let this curse be upon me,fili mi:my son.tantum audi vocem meam,Yet listen to my voice,et pergens, affer quæ dixi.and go directly to bring what I said.”

¹⁴Abiit,He went out,et attulit,and he brought,deditque matri.and he gave to his mother.Paravit illa cibos,She prepared the meats,sicut velle noverat patrem illius.just as she knew his father liked.

¹⁴Abiit,He went out,et attulit,and he brought,deditque matri.and he gave to his mother.Paravit illa cibos,She prepared the meats,sicut velle noverat patrem illius.just as she knew his father liked.

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

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

¹⁶pelliculasque hædorum circumdedit manibus,And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats,et colli nuda protexit:and she covered his bare neck.

¹⁶pelliculasque hædorum circumdedit manibus,And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats,et colli nuda protexit:and she covered his bare neck.

¹⁷deditque pulmentum,And she gave him the small meal,et panes, quos coxerat, tradidit.and she handed him the bread that she had baked.

¹⁷deditque pulmentum,And she gave him the small meal,et panes, quos coxerat, tradidit.and she handed him the bread that she had baked.

¹⁸Quibus illatis,When he had carried these in,dixit:he said,Pater mi?“My father?”At ille respondit:And he answered,Audio.“I’m listening.Quis es tu,Who are you,fili mi?my son?”

¹⁸Quibus illatis,When he had carried these in,dixit:he said,Pater mi?“My father?”At ille respondit:And he answered,Audio.“I’m listening.Quis es tu,Who are you,fili mi?my son?”

¹⁹Dixitque Jacob:And Jacob said:Ego sum primogenitus tuus Esau:“I am Esau,feci sicut præcepisti mihi:your firstborn.surge,I have done as you instructed me.sede,Arise;et comede de venatione mea,sit and eat from my hunting,ut benedicat mihi anima tua.so that your soul may bless me.”

¹⁹Dixitque Jacob:And Jacob said:Ego sum primogenitus tuus Esau:“I am Esau,feci sicut præcepisti mihi:your firstborn.surge,I have done as you instructed me.sede,Arise;et comede de venatione mea,sit and eat from my hunting,ut benedicat mihi anima tua.so that your soul may bless me.”

²⁰Rursumque Isaac ad filium suum:And again Isaac said to his son,Quomodo, inquit, tam cito invenire potuisti,“How were you able to find it so quickly,fili mi?my son?”Qui respondit:He answered,Voluntas Dei fuit ut cito occurreret mihi quod volebam.“It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”

²⁰Rursumque Isaac ad filium suum:And again Isaac said to his son,Quomodo, inquit, tam cito invenire potuisti,“How were you able to find it so quickly,fili mi?my son?”Qui respondit:He answered,Voluntas Dei fuit ut cito occurreret mihi quod volebam.“It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”

²¹Dixitque Isaac:And Isaac said,Accede huc,“Come here,ut tangam te,so that I may touch you,fili mi,my son,et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau,and may prove whether you are my son Esau,an non.or not.”

²¹Dixitque Isaac:And Isaac said,Accede huc,“Come here,ut tangam te,so that I may touch you,fili mi,my son,et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau,and may prove whether you are my son Esau,an non.or not.”

²²Accessit ille ad patrem,He approached his father,et palpato eo, dixit Isaac:and when he had felt him, Isaac said:Vox quidem, vox Jacob est:“The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob.sed manus, manus sunt Esau.But the hands are the hands of Esau.”

²²Accessit ille ad patrem,He approached his father,et palpato eo, dixit Isaac:and when he had felt him, Isaac said:Vox quidem, vox Jacob est:“The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob.sed manus, manus sunt Esau.But the hands are the hands of Esau.”

²³Et non cognovit eum,And he did not recognize him,quia pilosæ manus similitudinem majoris expresserant.because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one.Benedicens ergo illi,Therefore, blessing him,

²³Et non cognovit eum,And he did not recognize him,quia pilosæ manus similitudinem majoris expresserant.because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one.Benedicens ergo illi,Therefore, blessing him,

²⁴ait:he said,Tu es filius meus Esau?“Are you my son Esau?”Respondit:He answered,Ego sum.“I am.”

²⁴ait:he said,Tu es filius meus Esau?“Are you my son Esau?”Respondit:He answered,Ego sum.“I am.”

²⁵At ille:Then he said,Affer mihi, inquit,“Bring me the foods from your hunting,cibos de venatione tua, fili mi,my son, so that my soul may bless you.”ut benedicat tibi anima mea.And when he had eaten what was offered,Quos cum oblatos comedisset,he also brought forth wine for him.obtulit ei etiam vinum. Quo hausto,And after he finished it,

²⁵At ille:Then he said,Affer mihi, inquit,“Bring me the foods from your hunting,cibos de venatione tua, fili mi,my son, so that my soul may bless you.”ut benedicat tibi anima mea.And when he had eaten what was offered,Quos cum oblatos comedisset,he also brought forth wine for him.obtulit ei etiam vinum. Quo hausto,And after he finished it,

²⁶dixit ad eum:he said to him,Accede ad me,“Come to meet da mihi osculum,and give me a kiss,fili mi.my son.”

²⁶dixit ad eum:he said to him,Accede ad me,“Come to meet da mihi osculum,and give me a kiss,fili mi.my son.”

²⁷Accessit, et osculatus est eum.He approached and kissed him.Statimque ut sensit vestimentorum illius fragrantiam,And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so,benedicens illi,blessing him, he said:ait: Ecce odor filii mei sicut odor agri pleni,“Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field,cui benedixit Dominus.which the Lord has blessed.

²⁷Accessit, et osculatus est eum.He approached and kissed him.Statimque ut sensit vestimentorum illius fragrantiam,And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so,benedicens illi,blessing him, he said:ait: Ecce odor filii mei sicut odor agri pleni,“Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field,cui benedixit Dominus.which the Lord has blessed.

²⁸Det tibi Deus de rore cæliMay God give to you,et de pinguedine terræ abundantiam frumentifrom the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth,et vini.an abundance of grain and wine.

²⁸Det tibi Deus de rore cæliMay God give to you,et de pinguedine terræ abundantiam frumentifrom the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth,et vini.an abundance of grain and wine.

²⁹Et serviant tibi populi,And may the peoples serve you,et adorent te tribus:and may the tribes reverence you.esto dominus fratrum tuorum,May you be the lord of your brothers,et incurventur ante te filii matris tuæ:and may your mother’s sons bow down before you.qui maledixerit tibi,Whoever curses you,sit ille maledictus,may he be cursed,et qui benedixerit tibi,and whoever blesses you,benedictionibus repleatur.may he be filled with blessings.”

²⁹Et serviant tibi populi,And may the peoples serve you,et adorent te tribus:and may the tribes reverence you.esto dominus fratrum tuorum,May you be the lord of your brothers,et incurventur ante te filii matris tuæ:and may your mother’s sons bow down before you.qui maledixerit tibi,Whoever curses you,sit ille maledictus,may he be cursed,et qui benedixerit tibi,and whoever blesses you,benedictionibus repleatur.may he be filled with blessings.”

³⁰Vix Isaac sermonem impleverat,Scarcely had Isaac completed his words,et egresso Jacob foras,and Jacob departed,venit Esau,when Esau arrived.

³⁰Vix Isaac sermonem impleverat,Scarcely had Isaac completed his words,et egresso Jacob foras,and Jacob departed,venit Esau,when Esau arrived.

³¹coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri,And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting,dicens:saying,Surge,“Arise,pater mi,my father,et comede de venatione filii tui,and eat from your son’s hunting,ut benedicat mihi anima tua.so that your soul may bless me.”

³¹coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri,And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting,dicens:saying,Surge,“Arise,pater mi,my father,et comede de venatione filii tui,and eat from your son’s hunting,ut benedicat mihi anima tua.so that your soul may bless me.”

³²Dixitque illi Isaac:And Isaac said to him,Quis enim es tu?“But who are you?”Qui respondit:And he answered,Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau.“I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

³²Dixitque illi Isaac:And Isaac said to him,Quis enim es tu?“But who are you?”Qui respondit:And he answered,Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau.“I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

³³Expavit Isaac stupore vehementi:Isaac became frightened and very astonished.et ultra quam credi potest admirans,And wondering beyond what can be believed,ait: Quis igitur ille est qui dudum captam venationem attulit mihi,he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting,et comedi ex omnibus priusquam tu venires;from which I ate, before you arrived?benedixique ei,And I blessed him,et erit benedictus?and he will be blessed.”

³³Expavit Isaac stupore vehementi:Isaac became frightened and very astonished.et ultra quam credi potest admirans,And wondering beyond what can be believed,ait: Quis igitur ille est qui dudum captam venationem attulit mihi,he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting,et comedi ex omnibus priusquam tu venires;from which I ate, before you arrived?benedixique ei,And I blessed him,et erit benedictus?and he will be blessed.”

³⁴Auditis Esau sermonibus patris,Esau, having heard his father’s words,irrugiit clamore magno:roared out with a great outcry.et consternatus, ait:And, being confounded,Benedic etiam et mihi,he said, “But bless me also,pater mi.my father.”

³⁴Auditis Esau sermonibus patris,Esau, having heard his father’s words,irrugiit clamore magno:roared out with a great outcry.et consternatus, ait:And, being confounded,Benedic etiam et mihi,he said, “But bless me also,pater mi.my father.”

³⁵Qui ait:And he said,Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter,“Your twin came deceitfully,et accepit benedictionem tuam.and he received your blessing.”

³⁵Qui ait:And he said,Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter,“Your twin came deceitfully,et accepit benedictionem tuam.and he received your blessing.”

³⁶At ille subjunxit:But he responded:Juste vocatum est nomen ejus Jacob:“Justly is his name called Jacob.supplantavit enim me en altera vice:For he has supplanted me yet another time.primogenita mea ante tulit,My birthright he took away before, and now,et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam.this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again,Rursumque ad patrem:he said to his father,Numquid non reservasti, ait, et mihi benedictionem?“Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”

³⁶At ille subjunxit:But he responded:Juste vocatum est nomen ejus Jacob:“Justly is his name called Jacob.supplantavit enim me en altera vice:For he has supplanted me yet another time.primogenita mea ante tulit,My birthright he took away before, and now,et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam.this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again,Rursumque ad patrem:he said to his father,Numquid non reservasti, ait, et mihi benedictionem?“Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”

³⁷Respondit Isaac:Isaac answered:Dominum tuum illum constitui,“I have appointed him as your lord,et omnes fratres ejus servituti illius subjugavi;and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants.frumento et vino stabilivi eum:I have reinforced him with grain and wine,et tibi post hæc,and after this,fili mi,my son,ultra quid faciam?what more shall I do for you?”

³⁷Respondit Isaac:Isaac answered:Dominum tuum illum constitui,“I have appointed him as your lord,et omnes fratres ejus servituti illius subjugavi;and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants.frumento et vino stabilivi eum:I have reinforced him with grain and wine,et tibi post hæc,and after this,fili mi,my son,ultra quid faciam?what more shall I do for you?”

³⁸Cui Esau: Num unam, inquit,And Esau said to him:tantum benedictionem habes,“Have you only one blessing,pater?father?mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas.I beg you, bless me also.”Cumque ejulatu magno fleret,And when he wept with a loud wail,

³⁸Cui Esau: Num unam, inquit,And Esau said to him:tantum benedictionem habes,“Have you only one blessing,pater?father?mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas.I beg you, bless me also.”Cumque ejulatu magno fleret,And when he wept with a loud wail,

³⁹motus Isaac,Isaac was moved,dixit ad eum:and he said to him:In pinguedine terræ,“In the fatness of the earth,et in rore cæli desuper,and in the dew of heaven from above,

³⁹motus Isaac,Isaac was moved,dixit ad eum:and he said to him:In pinguedine terræ,“In the fatness of the earth,et in rore cæli desuper,and in the dew of heaven from above,

⁴⁰erit benedictio tua.will your blessing be.Vives in gladio,You will live by the sword,et fratri tuo servies:and you will serve your brother.tempusque veniet,But the time will arrive when you will shake offcum excutias et solvas jugum ejus de cervicibus tuis.and release his yoke from your neck.”

⁴⁰erit benedictio tua.will your blessing be.Vives in gladio,You will live by the sword,et fratri tuo servies:and you will serve your brother.tempusque veniet,But the time will arrive when you will shake offcum excutias et solvas jugum ejus de cervicibus tuis.and release his yoke from your neck.”

⁴¹Oderat ergo semper Esau Jacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater:Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him.dixitque in corde suo:And he said in his heart,Venient dies luctus patris mei,“The days will arrive for the mourning of my father,et occidam Jacob fratrem meum.and I will kill my brother Jacob.”

⁴¹Oderat ergo semper Esau Jacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater:Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him.dixitque in corde suo:And he said in his heart,Venient dies luctus patris mei,“The days will arrive for the mourning of my father,et occidam Jacob fratrem meum.and I will kill my brother Jacob.”

⁴²Nuntiata sunt hæc Rebeccæ:These things were reported to Rebekah.quæ mittensAnd sending and calling for her son Jacob,et vocans Jacob filium suum,she said to him,dixit ad eum:“Behold,Ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te.your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.

⁴²Nuntiata sunt hæc Rebeccæ:These things were reported to Rebekah.quæ mittensAnd sending and calling for her son Jacob,et vocans Jacob filium suum,she said to him,dixit ad eum:“Behold,Ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te.your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.

⁴³Nunc ergo,Therefore,fili mi,now my son,audi vocem meam,listen to my voice.et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran:Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.

⁴³Nunc ergo,Therefore,fili mi,now my son,audi vocem meam,listen to my voice.et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran:Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.

⁴⁴habitabisque cum eo dies paucos,And you will dwell with him for a few days,donec requiescat furor fratris tui,until the fury of your brother subsides,

⁴⁴habitabisque cum eo dies paucos,And you will dwell with him for a few days,donec requiescat furor fratris tui,until the fury of your brother subsides,

⁴⁵et cesset indignatio ejus,and his indignation ceases,obliviscaturque eorum quæ fecisti in eum:and he forgets the things that you have done to him.postea mittam,After this,et adducam te inde huc:I will send for you and bring you from there to here.cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die?Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”

⁴⁵et cesset indignatio ejus,and his indignation ceases,obliviscaturque eorum quæ fecisti in eum:and he forgets the things that you have done to him.postea mittam,After this,et adducam te inde huc:I will send for you and bring you from there to here.cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die?Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”

⁴⁶Dixitque Rebecca ad Isaac:And Rebekah said to Isaac,Tædet me vitæ meæ propter filias Heth:“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth.si acceperit Jacob uxorem de stirpe hujus terræ,If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land,nolo vivere.I would not be willing to live.”

⁴⁶Dixitque Rebecca ad Isaac:And Rebekah said to Isaac,Tædet me vitæ meæ propter filias Heth:“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth.si acceperit Jacob uxorem de stirpe hujus terræ,If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land,nolo vivere.I would not be willing to live.”