Catholic Public Domain Version

Genesis 27:15-31 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

15. And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.

16. And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.

17. And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.

18. When he had carried these in, he said, "My father?" And he answered, "I'm listening. Who are you, my son?"

19. And Jacob said: "I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me."

20. And again Isaac said to his son, "How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly."

21. And Isaac said, "Come here, so that I may touch you, my son, and may prove whether you are my son Esau, or not."

22. He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: "The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau."

23. And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,

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

25. Then he said, "Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you." And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,

26. he said to him, "Come to me and give me a kiss, my son."

27. He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: "Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.

28. May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.

29. And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings."

30. Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.

31. And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, "Arise, my father, and eat from your son's hunting, so that your soul may bless me."