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PERJANJIAN LAMA · OLD TESTAMENT

Kejadian 27

Kejadian · Genesis

1Ketika Ishak sudah tua, dan matanya telah kabur, sehingga ia tidak dapat melihat lagi, dipanggilnyalah Esau, anak sulungnya, serta berkata kepadanya: "Anakku." Sahut Esau: "Ya, bapa."

1When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am."

2Berkatalah Ishak: "Lihat, aku sudah tua, aku tidak tahu bila hari kematianku.

2He said, "Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

3Maka sekarang, ambillah senjatamu, tabung panah dan busurmu, pergilah ke padang dan burulah bagiku seekor binatang;

3Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,

4olahlah bagiku makanan yang enak, seperti yang kugemari, sesudah itu bawalah kepadaku, supaya kumakan, agar aku memberkati engkau, sebelum aku mati."

4and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."

5Tetapi Ribka mendengarkannya, ketika Ishak berkata kepada Esau, anaknya. Setelah Esau pergi ke padang memburu seekor binatang untuk dibawanya kepada ayahnya,

5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,

6berkatalah Ribka kepada Yakub, anaknya: "Telah kudengar ayahmu berkata kepada Esau, kakakmu:

6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,

7Bawalah bagiku seekor binatang buruan dan olahlah bagiku makanan yang enak, supaya kumakan, dan supaya aku memberkati engkau di hadapan TUHAN, sebelum aku mati.

7'Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.'

8Maka sekarang, anakku, dengarkanlah perkataanku seperti yang kuperintahkan kepadamu.

8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.

9Pergilah ke tempat kambing domba kita, ambillah dari sana dua anak kambing yang baik, maka aku akan mengolahnya menjadi makanan yang enak bagi ayahmu, seperti yang digemarinya.

9Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.

10Bawalah itu kepada ayahmu, supaya dimakannya, agar dia memberkati engkau, sebelum ia mati."

10And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies."

11Lalu kata Yakub kepada Ribka, ibunya: "Tetapi Esau, kakakku, adalah seorang yang berbulu badannya, sedang aku ini kulitku licin.

11But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

12Mungkin ayahku akan meraba aku; maka nanti ia akan menyangka bahwa aku mau memperolok-olokkan dia; dengan demikian aku akan mendatangkan kutuk atas diriku dan bukan berkat."

12Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing."

13Tetapi ibunya berkata kepadanya: "Akulah yang menanggung kutuk itu, anakku; dengarkan saja perkataanku, pergilah ambil kambing-kambing itu."

13His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me."

14Lalu ia pergi mengambil kambing-kambing itu dan membawanya kepada ibunya; sesudah itu ibunya mengolah makanan yang enak, seperti yang digemari ayahnya.

14So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.

15Kemudian Ribka mengambil pakaian yang indah kepunyaan Esau, anak sulungnya, pakaian yang disimpannya di rumah, lalu disuruhnyalah dikenakan oleh Yakub, anak bungsunya.

15Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.

16Dan kulit anak kambing itu dipalutkannya pada kedua tangan Yakub dan pada lehernya yang licin itu.

16And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

17Lalu ia memberikan makanan yang enak dan roti yang telah diolahnya itu kepada Yakub, anaknya.

17And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

18Demikianlah Yakub masuk ke tempat ayahnya serta berkata: "Bapa!" Sahut ayahnya: "Ya, anakku; siapakah engkau?"

18So he went in to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

19Kata Yakub kepada ayahnya: "Akulah Esau, anak sulungmu. Telah kulakukan, seperti yang bapa katakan kepadaku. Bangunlah, duduklah dan makanlah daging buruan masakanku ini, agar bapa memberkati aku."

19Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me."

20Lalu Ishak berkata kepada anaknya itu: "Lekas juga engkau mendapatnya, anakku!" Jawabnya: "Karena TUHAN, Allahmu, membuat aku mencapai tujuanku."

20But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the LORD your God granted me success."

21Lalu kata Ishak kepada Yakub: "Datanglah mendekat, anakku, supaya aku meraba engkau, apakah engkau ini anakku Esau atau bukan."

21Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not."

22Maka Yakub mendekati Ishak, ayahnya, dan ayahnya itu merabanya serta berkata: "Kalau suara, suara Yakub; kalau tangan, tangan Esau."

22So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

23Jadi Ishak tidak mengenal dia, karena tangannya berbulu seperti tangan Esau, kakaknya. Ishak hendak memberkati dia,

23And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

24tetapi ia masih bertanya: "Benarkah engkau ini anakku Esau?" Jawabnya: "Ya!"

24He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am."

25Lalu berkatalah Ishak: "Dekatkanlah makanan itu kepadaku, supaya kumakan daging buruan masakan anakku, agar aku memberkati engkau." Jadi didekatkannyalah makanan itu kepada ayahnya, lalu ia makan, dibawanya juga anggur kepadanya, lalu ia minum.

25Then he said, "Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26Berkatalah Ishak, ayahnya, kepadanya: "Datanglah dekat-dekat dan ciumlah aku, anakku."

26Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son."

27Lalu datanglah Yakub dekat-dekat dan diciumnyalah ayahnya. Ketika Ishak mencium bau pakaian Yakub, diberkatinyalah dia, katanya: "Sesungguhnya bau anakku adalah sebagai bau padang yang diberkati TUHAN.

27So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed!

28Allah akan memberikan kepadamu embun yang dari langit dan tanah-tanah gemuk di bumi dan gandum serta anggur berlimpah-limpah.

28May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.

29Bangsa-bangsa akan takluk kepadamu, dan suku-suku bangsa akan sujud kepadamu; jadilah tuan atas saudara-saudaramu, dan anak-anak ibumu akan sujud kepadamu. Siapa yang mengutuk engkau, terkutuklah ia, dan siapa yang memberkati engkau, diberkatilah ia."

29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!"

30Setelah Ishak selesai memberkati Yakub, dan baru saja Yakub keluar meninggalkan Ishak, ayahnya, pulanglah Esau, kakaknya, dari berburu.

30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31Ia juga menyediakan makanan yang enak, lalu membawanya kepada ayahnya. Katanya kepada ayahnya: "Bapa, bangunlah dan makan daging buruan masakan anakmu, agar engkau memberkati aku."

31He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me."

32Tetapi kata Ishak, ayahnya, kepadanya: "Siapakah engkau ini?" Sahutnya: "Akulah anakmu, anak sulungmu, Esau."

32His father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" He answered, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."

33Lalu terkejutlah Ishak dengan sangat serta berkata: "Siapakah gerangan dia, yang memburu binatang itu dan yang telah membawanya kepadaku? Aku telah memakan semuanya, sebelum engkau datang, dan telah memberkati dia; dan dia akan tetap orang yang diberkati."

33Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed."

34Sesudah Esau mendengar perkataan ayahnya itu, meraung-raunglah ia dengan sangat keras dalam kepedihan hatinya serta berkata kepada ayahnya: "Berkatilah aku ini juga, ya bapa!"

34As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"

35Jawab ayahnya: "Adikmu telah datang dengan tipu daya dan telah merampas berkat yang untukmu itu."

35But he said, "Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing."

36Kata Esau: "Bukankah tepat namanya Yakub, karena ia telah dua kali menipu aku. Hak kesulunganku telah dirampasnya, dan sekarang dirampasnya pula berkat yang untukku." Lalu katanya: "Apakah bapa tidak mempunyai berkat lain bagiku?"

36Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." Then he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"

37Lalu Ishak menjawab Esau, katanya: "Sesungguhnya telah kuangkat dia menjadi tuan atas engkau, dan segala saudaranya telah kuberikan kepadanya menjadi hambanya, dan telah kubekali dia dengan gandum dan anggur; maka kepadamu, apa lagi yang dapat kuperbuat, ya anakku?"

37Isaac answered and said to Esau, "Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?"

38Kata Esau kepada ayahnya: "Hanya berkat yang satu itukah ada padamu, ya bapa? Berkatilah aku ini juga, ya bapa!" Dan dengan suara keras menangislah Esau.

38Esau said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

39Lalu Ishak, ayahnya, menjawabnya: "Sesungguhnya tempat kediamanmu akan jauh dari tanah-tanah gemuk di bumi dan jauh dari embun dari langit di atas.

39Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: "Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high.

40Engkau akan hidup dari pedangmu dan engkau akan menjadi hamba adikmu. Tetapi akan terjadi kelak, apabila engkau berusaha sungguh-sungguh, maka engkau akan melemparkan kuk itu dari tengkukmu."

40By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck."

41Esau menaruh dendam kepada Yakub karena berkat yang telah diberikan oleh ayahnya kepadanya, lalu ia berkata kepada dirinya sendiri: "Hari-hari berkabung karena kematian ayahku itu tidak akan lama lagi; pada waktu itulah Yakub, adikku, akan kubunuh."

41Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

42Ketika diberitahukan perkataan Esau, anak sulungnya itu kepada Ribka, maka disuruhnyalah memanggil Yakub, anak bungsunya, lalu berkata kepadanya: "Esau, kakakmu, bermaksud membalas dendam membunuh engkau.

42But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.

43Jadi sekarang, anakku, dengarkanlah perkataanku, bersiaplah engkau dan larilah kepada Laban, saudaraku, ke Haran,

43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran

44dan tinggallah padanya beberapa waktu lamanya, sampai kegeraman

44and stay with him a while, until your brother's fury turns away--

45dan kemarahan kakakmu itu surut dari padamu, dan ia lupa apa yang telah engkau perbuat kepadanya; kemudian aku akan menyuruh orang menjemput engkau dari situ. Mengapa aku akan kehilangan kamu berdua pada satu hari juga?"

45until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?"

46Kemudian Ribka berkata kepada Ishak: "Aku telah jemu hidup karena perempuan-perempuan Het itu; jikalau Yakub juga mengambil seorang isteri dari antara perempuan negeri ini, semacam perempuan Het itu, apa gunanya aku hidup lagi?"

46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?"