22. Jacob went closer. His father touched him and said, “You sound like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy like Esau's.”
23. And so Isaac blessed Jacob, thinking he was Esau.
24. Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?”“Yes, I am,” Jacob answered.
25. So Isaac told him, “Serve me the wild meat, and I can give you my blessing.”Jacob gave him some meat, and he ate it. He also gave him some wine, and he drank it.
26. Then Isaac said, “Son, come over here and kiss me.”
27. While Jacob was kissing him, Isaac caught the smell of his clothes and said:“The smell of my sonis like a fieldthe Lord has blessed.
28. God will bless you, my son,with dew from heavenand with fertile fields,rich with grain and grapes.
29. Nations will be your servantsand bow down to you.You will rule over your brothers,and they will kneelat your feet.Anyone who curses youwill be cursed;anyone who blesses youwill be blessed.”
30. Straight after Isaac had given Jacob his blessing and Jacob had gone, Esau came back from hunting.
31. He cooked the tasty food, brought it to his father, and said, “Father, please sit up and eat the meat I have brought you, so you can give me your blessing.”
32. “Who are you?” Isaac asked.“I am Esau, your firstborn son.”
33. Isaac started trembling and said, “Then who brought me some wild meat just before you came in? I ate it and gave him a blessing that cannot be taken back.”