27 — Genesi

1Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.Ma Isacco era invecchiato, e se gli era infiacchita la vista, e non poteva vedere: e chiamò il figlio suo maggiore Esaù, e gli disse: Figliuol mio? E quegli rispose: Eccomi qui.AND Isaac was old, and his eyes were dimme, and he could not see: and he called Esau his elder sonne, and said to him: my sonne? Who answered Here I am.Senuit autem Isaac, et caligaverunt oculi ejus, et videre non poterat: vocavitque Esau filium suum majorem, et dixit ei: Fili mi ? Cui respondit: Adsum. 2And his father said to him, Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.A cui il padre: Tu vedi, disse, che io son vecchio, e non so il giorno della mia morte.To whom his father: Thou seest, quoth he, that I am old, and know not the day of my death.Cui pater: Vides, inquit, quod senuerim, et ignorem diem mortis meæ. 3Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad; and when thou hast taken something by hunting,Prendi le tue armi, il turcasso, e l'arco, e va' fuori: e quando avrai preso qualche cosa alla caccia,Take thy instruments, thy quiuer, and bowe, and goe abrode: and when thou hast taken any thing by hunting,Sume arma tua, pharetram, et arcum, et egredere foras: cumque venatu aliquid apprehenderis, 4Make me a savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee, before I die.Fammene una pietanza nel modo, che sai, che a me piace, e portamela, perché io la mangi: e l'anima mia ti benedica avanti che io muoia.make me broth therof, as thou knowest I like, and bring that I may eate: and my soule may blesse thee before I dye.fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti, et affer ut comedam: et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar. 5And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his father’s commandment,La qual cosa avendo udito Rebecca, ed essendo quegli andato alla campagna per fare il comando del padre,Which when Rebecca had heard, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his fathers commandement,Quod cum audisset Rebecca, et ille abiisset in agrum ut jussionem patris impleret, 6She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau, thy brother, and saying to him:Disse ella a Giacobbe suo figliuolo: Ho sentito tuo padre parlare con Esaù tuo fratello, e dirgli:she said to her sonne Iacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:dixit filio suo Jacob: Audivi patrem tuum loquentem cum Esau fratre tuo, et dicentem ei:

7Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.Portami della tua cacciagione, e fammi una pietanza, perché io la mangi, e ti benedica dinanzi al Signore prima di morire:Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meates that I may eate, and blesse thee in the sight of our Lord before I dye.Affer mihi de venatione tua, et fac cibos ut comedam, et benedicam tibi coram Domino antequam moriar. 8Now therefore, my son, follow my counsel:Ora dunque, figliuol mio, attienti al mio consiglio:Now therfore my sonne, assent to my counsel:Nunc ergo, fili mi, acquiesce consiliis meis: 9And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth.E va' alla greggia, e portami due de' migliori capretti, affinché io faccia pel tuo padre le pietanze, delle quali con piacere si ciba:and go thy way to the flocke, bring me two kiddes of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth:et pergens ad gregem, affer mihi duos hædos optimos, ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo, quibus libenter vescitur: 10Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.Le quali quando tu avrai portate a lui, ed egli le avrà mangiate, ti benedica prima di morire.which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may blesse thee before he dye.quas cum intuleris, et comederit, benedicat tibi priusquam moriatur. 11And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am smooth:Le rispose egli: Tu sai che Esaù mio fratello è peloso, ed io senza un pelo.To whom he answered: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is an hearie man, and I am smooth:Cui ille respondit: Nosti quod Esau frater meus homo pilosus sit, et ego lenis: 12If my father should feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing.Se mio padre viene a palpeggiarmi, e mi riconosce, temo, che ei non si pensi, che io abbia voluto burlarlo, onde io mi tiri addosso la maledizione in cambio della benedizione.if my father shal feele me, and perceaue it, I feare lest he wil thinke I would haue deluded him, and I shal bring vpon me a curse for a blessing.si attrectaverit me pater meus, et senserit, timeo ne putet me sibi voluisse illudere, et inducam super me maledictionem pro benedictione. 13And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said.La madre a lui: Sia sopra di me, disse, questa maledizione, figliuol mio: solamente fa' a modo mio, e va' tosto, e porta quello che ho detto.To whom his mother said: This curse, my sonne, light vpon me: only heare thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I haue said.Ad quem mater: In me sit, ait, ista maledictio, fili mi: tantum audi vocem meam, et pergens, affer quæ dixi.

14He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked.Andò, e portò, e diede alla madre. Ella condizionò le pietanze, come sapeva esser di genio del padre di lui.He went, and brought, and gaue them to his mother. She dressed meats, euen as she knew his father liked.Abiit, et attulit, deditque matri. Paravit illa cibos, sicut velle noverat patrem illius. 15And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:E lo rivestì delle vesti migliori di Esaù, le quali ella teneva in casa presso di sé:And she did on him the garments of Esau verie good, which she had at home with her:Et vestibus Esau valde bonis, quas apud se habebat domi, induit eum: 16And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.E le mani di lui involse colle delicate pelli de' capretti, e ne ricoprì la parte nuda del collo.and the litle skinnes of the kidds ••e put about his hands, and couered the bare of his necke.pelliculasque hædorum circumdedit manibus, et colli nuda protexit: 17And she gave him the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she had baked.E diede (a lui) le pietanze, e i pani, che ella avea cotti.And she gaue him the broth, and deliuered him bread that she had baked.deditque pulmentum, et panes, quos coxerat, tradidit. 18Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. Who art thou, my son?I quali avendo egli portati dentro, disse: Padre mio? E quegli rispose: Che vuoi? Chi sei tu, figliuol mio?Which when he had caried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I heare. Who art thou my sonne?Quibus illatis, dixit: Pater mi ? At ille respondit: Audio. Quis es tu, fili mi ? 19And Jacob said: I am Esau, thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.E Giacobbe disse: Io sono il tuo primogenito Esaù: ho fatto quel che m'hai comandato: alzati, siedi, e mangia della mia cacciagione, affinché l'anima tua mi benedica.And Iacob said: I am thy first begotten Esau: I haue done as thou didest command me: arise, sit, and eate of my hunting, that thy soule may blesse me.Dixitque Jacob: Ego sum primogenitus tuus Esau: feci sicut præcepisti mihi: surge, sede, et comede de venatione mea, ut benedicat mihi anima tua. 20And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son? He answered: It was the will of God, that what I sought came quickly in my way:E soggiunse Isacco al figliuol suo: Come, figliuol mio, hai potuto trovare così presto? Egli rispose: Fu volere di Dio, ch'io tosto m'imbattessi in quello ch'io bramava.And againe Isaac to his sonne: How couldest thou, said he, find it so quickly, my sonne? Who answered: It was the wil of God that that which I would came quickly in my way:Rursumque Isaac ad filium suum: Quomodo, inquit, tam cito invenire potuisti, fili mi ? Qui respondit: Voluntas Dei fuit ut cito occurreret mihi quod volebam.

21And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or no.E Isacco disse: Appressati qua, ch'io ti tocchi, figliuol mio, e riconosca, se tu sei, o no il figliuol mio Esaù.And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feele thee my sonne, and may proue whether thou be my sonne Esau, or no.Dixitque Isaac: Accede huc, ut tangam te, fili mi, et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau, an non. 22He came near to 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.S'appressò egli al padre, e quando l'ebbe palpato, disse Isacco: La voce veramente ella è la voce di Giacobbe, ma le mani sono quelle di Esaù.He came nere to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice verely, is the voice of Iacob: but the hands, are the hands of Esau.Accessit ille ad patrem, et palpato eo, dixit Isaac: Vox quidem, vox Jacob est: sed manus, manus sunt Esau. 23And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him,E nol riconobbe perché le mani pelose eran del tutto simili a quelle del maggiore. Benedicendolo adunque,And he knew him not, because his hearie hands had made him like vnto the elder. Blessing him therfore,Et non cognovit eum, quia pilosæ manus similitudinem majoris expresserant. Benedicens ergo illi, 24He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.Disse: Tu sei il figliuol mio Esaù? Rispose: Io sono.he said: Art thou my sonne Esau? He answered: I am.ait: Tu es filius meus Esau ? Respondit: Ego sum. 25Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,E quegli: Dammi, disse, figliuol mio, le pietanze di tua cacciagione, affinché l'anima mia ti benedica. Portate le quali, e mangiate, (Giacobbe) gli presentò anche il vino, e bevuto che l'ebbe,But he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my sonne, that my soule may blesse thee. Which when they were brought and he had eaten, he offred him wine also, which after he had drunke,At ille: Affer mihi, inquit, cibos de venatione tua, fili mi, ut benedicat tibi anima mea. Quos cum oblatos comedisset, obtulit ei etiam vinum. Quo hausto, 26He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.Disse a lui: Accostati a me, figliuol mio, e dammi un bacio.he said to him: Come nere me, and geue me a kisse, my sonne.dixit ad eum: Accede ad me, et da mihi osculum, fili mi. 27He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord hath blessed.Si appressò, e baciollo. E tosto che egli sentì la fragranza delle sue vestimenta, benedicendolo disse: Ecco l'odore del figliuol mio è come l'odore di un campo ben fiorito e benedetto dal Signore.He came nere, and kissed him. And immediatly as he felt the fragrant sauoure of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the sauoure of my sonne is as the sauoure of a plentiful field, which our Lord hath blessed.Accessit, et osculatus est eum. Statimque ut sensit vestimentorum illius fragrantiam, benedicens illi, ait: Ecce odor filii mei / sicut odor agri pleni, / cui benedixit Dominus.

28God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.Dia a te il Signore la rugiada del cielo, e la pinguedine della terra, e l'abbondanza di frumento, e di vino;God geue thee of the deaw of heauen, and of the fatnes of the earth abundance of corne and wine.Det tibi Deus de rore cæli / et de pinguedine terræ / abundantiam frumenti et vini. 29And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother’s children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.E servi a te sieno i popoli, e ti adorino le tribù: sii tu il signore de' tuoi fratelli, e s'inchinino dinanzi a te i figliuoli della tua madre. Chi ti maledirà, sia egli maledetto; e chi ti benedirà, sia di benedizioni ricolmo.And let peoples serue thee, and tribes adore thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and thy mothers children bowe they before thee. He that shal curse thee, be he cursed: and he that shal blesse thee, be he replenished with blessings.Et serviant tibi populi, / et adorent te tribus: / esto dominus fratrum tuorum, / et incurventur ante te filii matris tuæ: / qui maledixerit tibi, sit ille maledictus, / et qui benedixerit tibi, benedictionibus repleatur. 30Isaac had scarce ended his words, when, Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came,Appena avea Isacco finite queste parole: e Giacobbe se n'era andato, quando arrivò Esaù.Isaac had scarce ended his wordes, and Iacob now gone forth abroad, but Esau came,Vix Isaac sermonem impleverat, et egresso Jacob foras, venit Esau, 31And brought in to his father meats, made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son’s venison; that thy soul may bless me.E le pietanze di sua cacciagione cucinate portò al padre suo, dicendo: Alzati, padre mio, e mangia della caccia del figliuol tuo; affinché l'anima tua mi benedica.and brought in to his father meates made of his hunting, saying: Arise my father, and eate of thy sonnes hunting: that thy soule may blesse me.coctosque de venatione cibos intulit patri, dicens: Surge, pater mi, et comede de venatione filii tui, ut benedicat mihi anima tua. 32And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son, Esau.E Isacco gli disse: Ma chi sei tu? Rispose egli: Io sono il figliuol tuo primogenito Esaù,And Isaac said to him: Why! who arth thou? Who answered: I am thy first begotten sonne Esaù.Dixitque illi Isaac: Quis enim es tu ? Qui respondit: Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau. 33Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly; and wondering beyond what can be believed, said: Who is he then that even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.Inorridì per grande stupore Isacco: e oltre ogni credere stupefatto disse: Chi è adunque colui, il quale già a me portò la presa cacciagione, e io di tutto mangiai prima che tu venissi? e io l'ho benedetto, e benedetto sarà.Isaac was amazed and astonied exceadingly: and marueling more then a man can beleue, said: Who is he then that euen now brought me venison that he had taken, and I did eate of al thinges before thou camest? and I haue blessed him, and he shal be blessed.Expavit Isaac stupore vehementi: et ultra quam credi potest admirans, ait: Quis igitur ille est qui dudum captam venationem attulit mihi, et comedi ex omnibus priusquam tu venires; benedixique ei, et erit benedictus ?

34Esau having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great cry; and, being in a consternation, said: Bless me also, my father.Udito il discorso del padre, ruggì Esaù, e diè grande strido, e costernato disse: Da' la benedizione anche a me, padre mio.Esau hauing heard his fathers wordes, roared out with a great crye: and being dismaied, said: Blesse me also, my father.Auditis Esau sermonibus patris, irrugiit clamore magno: et consternatus, ait: Benedic etiam et mihi, pater mi. 35And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.Disse egli: Venne con astuzia il tuo fratello, e si prese la tua benedizione.Who said: Thy brother came deceiptfully and tooke thy blessing.Qui ait: Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter, et accepit benedictionem tuam. 36But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: My birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?Ma quegli soggiunse: Con giustizia fu a lui posto nome Giacobbe: imperocché ecco che per la seconda volta egli mi ha soppiantato: mi tolse già la mia primogenitura, e di nuovo la mia benedizione mi ha tolto. E di nuovo disse al padre: Non hai tu, o padre, serbata benedizione anche per me?But he said again: Rightly is his name called Iacob: for he hath supplanted me loe the second time: my first-birth-right he tooke before, and now the second time he hath stollen my blessing. And againe to his father he said: Hast thou not reserued me also a blessing?At ille subjunxit: Juste vocatum est nomen ejus Jacob: supplantavit enim me en altera vice: primogenita mea ante tulit, et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam. Rursumque ad patrem: Numquid non reservasti, ait, et mihi benedictionem ? 37Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son?Rispose Isacco: Io lo ho costituito tuo signore, e ho soggettati al suo servaggio tutti i suoi fratelli: lo ho fatto forte a frumento, e a vino: e dopo di ciò, che farò io ancora per te, figlio mio?Isaac answered: I haue appointed him thy Lord, and al his brethren I haue made subiect to his seruice: with corne and wine I haue established him, and for thee, my sonne, what shal I doe more after this?Respondit Isaac: Dominum tuum illum constitui, et omnes fratres ejus servituti illius subjugavi; frumento et vino stabilivi eum: et tibi post hæc, fili mi, ultra quid faciam ? 38And Esau said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry,Disse a lui Esaù: Hai tu, o padre, sol una benedizione? benedici, ti prego, anche me. E piangendo egli, e urlando altamente,To whom Esau said: Hast thou one only blessing, father? I besech thee blesse me also. And when he wept that he howled againe,Cui Esau: Num unam, inquit, tantum benedictionem habes, pater ? mihi quoque obsecro ut benedicas. Cumque ejulatu magno fleret, 39Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,Commosso Isacco gli disse: Nella pinguedine della terra, e nella rugiada di su dal cieloIsaac being moued, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the deaw of heauen from abouemotus Isaac, dixit ad eum: In pinguedine terræ, / et in rore cæli desuper, 40Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.Sarà la tua benedizione. Viverai della spada, e sarai servo del tuo fratello: e tempo verrà, che tu scuoterai, e scioglierai dal tuo collo il suo giogo.shal thy blessing be. Thou shalt liue by the sworde, and shalt serue thy brother: and the time shal come, when thou shalt shake of, and loose his yoake from thy necke.erit benedictio tua. / Vives in gladio, et fratri tuo servies: / tempusque veniet, cum excutias et solvas jugum ejus de cervicibus tuis.

41Esau therefore always hated Jacob, for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him; and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning for my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.Esaù adunque avea sempre in odio Giacobbe per la benedizione, che questi avea ricevuto dal padre; e disse in cuor suo: Verranno i giorni del lutto pel padre mio, e io ammazzerò Giacobbe mio fratello.Esau therfore alwaies hated Iacob for the blessing wherwith his father had blessed him: and he said in his hart: The daies wil come of the mourning of my father, and I wil kil Iacob my brother.Oderat ergo semper Esau Jacob pro benedictione qua benedixerat ei pater: dixitque in corde suo: Venient dies luctus patris mei, et occidam Jacob fratrem meum. 42These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob, her son, and said to him: Behold Esau, thy brother, threateneth to kill thee.Fu ciò riferito a Rebecca: la quale mandò a chiamare Giacobbe suo figlio, e gli disse: Ecco che Esaù tuo fratello minaccia d'ucciderti.These things were told to Rebecca: who sending & calling Iacob her sonne, said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threatneth to kil thee.Nuntiata sunt hæc Rebeccæ: quæ mittens et vocans Jacob filium suum, dixit ad eum: Ecce Esau frater tuus minatur ut occidat te. 43Now therefore, my son, hear my voice, arise and flee to Laban, my brother, to Haran:Or adunque, figlio mio, credi a me, e fuggi tosto a casa di Laban mio fratello in Haran:Now therfore, my sonne, heare my voice, and get thee vp and flye to Laban my brother into Haran:Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi vocem meam, et consurgens fuge ad Laban fratrem meum in Haran: 44And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till the wrath of thy brother be assuaged,E con lui ti starai per un poco di tempo, fintantoché si ammansisca il furore di tuo fratello;and thou shalt dwel with him a few daies, til the furie of thy brother be asswaged,habitabisque cum eo dies paucos, donec requiescat furor fratris tui, 45And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons in one day?E passi la sua iracondia, e si scordi delle cose, che tu gli hai fatte: poscia io manderò chi di là ti riconduca in questo luogo. Perché dovrò io perdere tutti due i figli miei in un sol giorno?and his indignation cease, and he forget those things, which thou hast done to him: afterward I wil send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shal I be depriued of both sonnes in one day?et cesset indignatio ejus, obliviscaturque eorum quæ fecisti in eum: postea mittam, et adducam te inde huc: cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die ?

46And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.E disse Rebecca ad Isacco: Mi viene a noia la vita a causa di queste figliuole di Heth. Se Giacobbe prende una moglie della razza di questo paese, io non voglio più vivere.And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am wearie of my life for the daughters of Heth: if Iacob take a wife of the stocke of this land, I list not liue.Dixitque Rebecca ad Isaac: Tædet me vitæ meæ propter filias Heth: si acceperit Jacob uxorem de stirpe hujus terræ, nolo vivere.