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    34 Book of Genesis

    and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless 31 And brought in to his father meats, made
    me. of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise,
    20 And Isaac said to his son: How couldst my father, and eat of thy son’s venison; that thy
    thou find it so quickly, my son? He answered: soul may bless me.
    It was the will of God, that what I sought came 32 And Isaac said to him: Why! who art
    quickly in my way: thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son,
    21 And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may Esau.
    feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou 33 Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished
    be my son Esau, or no. exceedingly; and wondering beyond what can be
    22 He came near to his father, and when he believed, said: Who is he then that even now
    had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate
    voice of Jacob; but the hands, are the hands of of all before thou camest? and I have blessed
    Esau. him, and he shall be blessed.
    23 And he knew him not, because his hairy 34 Esau having heard his father’s words,
    hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing roared out with a great cry; and, being in a con-
    him, sternation, said: Bless me also, my father.
    24 He said: Art thou my son Esau? He an- 35 And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully
    swered: I am. and got thy blessing.
    25 Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy 36 But he said again: Rightly is his name
    hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this
    And when they were brought, and he had eaten, second time: My birthright he took away before,
    he offered him wine also, which after he had and now this second time he hath stolen away
    drunk, my blessing. And again he said to his father:
    26 He said to him: Come near me, and give Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?
    me a kiss, my son. 37 Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy
    27 He came near, and kissed him. And im- lord, and have made all his brethren his servants:
    mediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of I have established him with corn and wine, and
    his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold, the after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son?
    smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, 38 And Esau said to him: Hast thou only one
    which the Lord hath blessed. blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also.
    28 God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of And when he wept with a loud cry,
    the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and 39 Isaac being moved, said to him: In the
    wine. fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from
    29 And let peoples serve thee, and tribes wor- above,
    ship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and 40 Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by
    let thy mother’s children bow down before thee. the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the
    Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and
    blesseth thee be filled with blessings. loose his yoke from thy neck.
    30 Isaac had scarce ended his words, when, 41 Esau therefore always hated Jacob, for the
    Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came, blessing wherewith his father had blessed him;

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