Genesis 27

1 (27:3) And it came to passe that Isaac wexed olde and hys eyes were dymme, so that he coulde not see. Then called he Esau his eldest sonne & sayed vnto him: my sonne. And he sayd vnto hym: here am I. 2 (27:4) And he sayed: beholde, I am old, & know not 'fee day of my death: 3 (27:5) now therfore take thy weapens, thy quiuer & thy bowe, & gette the to the fyeldes, and take me some venison, 4 (27:6) and make me meate suche as I loue, and brynge it me, and let me eat that my soule may blesse the before that I dye. 5 (27:7) But Rebecca hearde when Isaac spake to Esau hys sonne. And as sone as Esau was gone to the fielde to catche venyson, and to bryng it, 6 (27:8) she spake to Iacob hir sonne saying? Beholde I haue heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother & saying: 7 (27:9) bringe me venyson & make me meate that I may eate and blesse the before the Lord yer I dye. 8 (27:10) Now therfore my sonne heare my voice in that whiche I commaunde the: 9 (27:11) gette the to the flocke, & bryng me thence two good kyddes, and I wyll make meate of them for thy father, such as he loueth. 10 (27:12) And thou shalt brynge it to thy father, & he shall eate, that he may blesse the before hys death. 11 (27:13) Then said Iacob to Rebecca his mother: beholde, Esau my brother is rough, & I am smooth. 12 (27:14) My father shall peraduenture fele me, & I shal seme vnto him as though I went about to begyle hym, & so shall he brynge a cursse vpon me, & not a blessing: 13 (27:15) & his mother sayd vnto hym: Vpon me be thy cursse my sonne, onely heare my voyce, & go & fetch me them. 14 (27:16) And Iacob went & fet them, & brought them to his mother. And his mother made meat of them, accordyng as hys father loued. 15 (27:17) And she went and fet goodlye raymente of hir eldest sonne Esau, which she had in the house with hir, and put theym vpon Iacob hir yongest sonne, 16 (27:18) and she putte the skynnes vpon hys handes, and vpon the smooth of hys necke. 17 (27:19) And she putt the meate and breade whyche she had made in the handes of hyr son Iacob. 18 (27:20) And he went in to his father saying: my father. And he answered: here am I: who arte thou my sonne? 19 (27:21) And Iacob said vnto his father: I am Esau thi eldest sonne, I haue done according as thou baddest me: vp & sit, & eat of my venison, that thy soule may blesse me. 20 (27:22) But Isaac sayd vnto his sonne: how commeth it 'fet thou hast found it so quickely my sonne? He answered. The Lord thi God brought it to my hande. 21 (27:23) Then sayd Isaac vnto Iacob: come nere and let me fele the mi sonne, whether thou be my sonne Esau or not. 22 (27:24) Then went Iacob to Isaac his father, and he felt him & said: the voice is Iacobs voice, but the handes are the handes of Esau. 23 (27:25) And he knewe hym not, bicause hys handes were rough as his brother Esaus handes: & so he blessed hym. 24 (27:26) And he axed him: art thou my sonne Esau? And he said that I am. 25 (27:27) Then said he: brynge me & let me eate of my sonnes venison, that my soule mai blesse the. And he brought him & he ate. And he brought him wine also, & he dranke. 26 (27:28) And his father Isaac saied vnto hym: come nere, & kisse me my sonne. 27 (27:29) And he wente vnto him and kissed him. And he smelled the sauour of hys rayment, & blessed hym, and sayd: Se, the smel of my sonne is as the smell of a fyld which the Lorde hath blessed. 28 (27:30) God giue the he dewe of heauen, & of the fatnes of the earth, & plenty of corne & wine. 29 (27:31) People be thy seruauntes, & nations bowe vnto the. Be Lord ouer thy brethren, & thy mothers chyldren stoupe vnto the. Curssed be he that curseth the, & blessed be he that blesseth the. 30 (27:32) As sone as Isaac had made an ende of blesinge, Iacob was scace gone out from the presence of Isaac his father: then came Esau his brother from his huntynge, 31 (27:33) & had made also meate, & brought it vnto hys father, & sayed vnto hym. Aryse my father, and eate of thy sonnes venison, that thy soule may blesse me. 32 (27:34) Then his father Isaac saied vnto him: who art thou? he answered: I am thy eldest sonne Esau. 33 (27:35) And Isaac was greatly astonied oute of measure, & sayed. Where is he then 'fet hath hunted venison and brought it me, & I haue eaten of all before thou camest, & haue blessed hym, & he shall be blessed styll. 34 (27:36) When Esau herd the wordes of hys father, he cryed out greatly & bytterly aboue measure, & said vnto his father: blesse me also mi father. 35 (27:37) And he sayd: thy brother came wyth subtilty, & hath taken away thy blessinge. 36 (27:38) Then sayed he: He maye well be called Iacob, for he hath vndermined me now two tymes, fyrste he toke away my byrthryght: & se, nowe hathe he taken away my blessynge also. And he sayed, hast thou kept neuer a blessyng for me? 37 (27:39) Isaac answered and saied vnto Esau: behold I haue made hym thy Lord, and al his mothers children haue I made his seruantes. Moreouer with corne & wyne haue I stablyshed him, what can I do vnto the now my sonne? 38 (27:40) And Esau sayd vnto his father: haste thou but 'fee one blessing my father? blesse me also my father: so lifted vp Esau hys voyce and wept. 39 (27:41) Then Isaac his father answered & sayd vnto him: behold thy dwellyng place shall haue of the fatnes of the earth, and of the dewe of heauen from aboue. 40 (27:42) And with thy swerd shalt thou liue, & shalt be thy brothers seruaunt. But the time wil come, when thou shalt get the mastry, & louse hys yocke from of thy necke. 41 (27:43) And Esau hated Iacob, bicause of 'fee blessyng that hys father blessed hym with all, & sayed in hys hert. The dayes of my fathers sorowes are at hand, for I wyll slea my brother Iacob. 42 (27:44) And these wordes of Esau hyr eldest sonne were tolde to Rebecca. And she sent & called Iacob hyr yongest sonne, & said vnto him: beholde thy brother Esau threateneth to kyll the: 43 (27:45) now therfore my sonne hear my voyce, make the redy, & fle to Laban my brother at Haran: 44 (27:46) & tary wyth hym a whyle vntil thy brothers fearcnes be swaged, 45 (27:47) & vntyl thy brothers wrath turne away from the and he forget that whiche thou hast done to hym. Then wyl I send & fet the away from thence. Why should I losse you boeth in one daye. 46 (27:48) And Rebecca spake to Isaac: I am werye of my life, for feare of the doughters of Heth. If Iacob take a wife of the doughters of Heth, such one as these are, or of 'fee daughters of 'fee land, what lust shold I haue to lyue.