< Genesis 27 >

1 When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
Ketika 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."
2 and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
Berkatalah Ishak: "Lihat, aku sudah tua, aku tidak tahu bila hari kematianku.
3 Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
Maka sekarang, ambillah senjatamu, tabung panah dan busurmu, pergilah ke padang dan burulah bagiku seekor binatang;
4 Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
olahlah bagiku makanan yang enak, seperti yang kugemari, sesudah itu bawalah kepadaku, supaya kumakan, agar aku memberkati engkau, sebelum aku mati."
5 Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
Tetapi Ribka mendengarkannya, ketika Ishak berkata kepada Esau, anaknya. Setelah Esau pergi ke padang memburu seekor binatang untuk dibawanya kepada ayahnya,
6 Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
berkatalah Ribka kepada Yakub, anaknya: "Telah kudengar ayahmu berkata kepada Esau, kakakmu:
7 ‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
Bawalah bagiku seekor binatang buruan dan olahlah bagiku makanan yang enak, supaya kumakan, dan supaya aku memberkati engkau di hadapan TUHAN, sebelum aku mati.
8 So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
Maka sekarang, anakku, dengarkanlah perkataanku seperti yang kuperintahkan kepadamu.
9 Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
Pergilah 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.
10 Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
Bawalah itu kepada ayahmu, supaya dimakannya, agar dia memberkati engkau, sebelum ia mati."
11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
Lalu kata Yakub kepada Ribka, ibunya: "Tetapi Esau, kakakku, adalah seorang yang berbulu badannya, sedang aku ini kulitku licin.
12 What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
Mungkin 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."
13 His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
Tetapi ibunya berkata kepadanya: "Akulah yang menanggung kutuk itu, anakku; dengarkan saja perkataanku, pergilah ambil kambing-kambing itu."
14 So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
Lalu ia pergi mengambil kambing-kambing itu dan membawanya kepada ibunya; sesudah itu ibunya mengolah makanan yang enak, seperti yang digemari ayahnya.
15 Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
Kemudian Ribka mengambil pakaian yang indah kepunyaan Esau, anak sulungnya, pakaian yang disimpannya di rumah, lalu disuruhnyalah dikenakan oleh Yakub, anak bungsunya.
16 She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
Dan kulit anak kambing itu dipalutkannya pada kedua tangan Yakub dan pada lehernya yang licin itu.
17 Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
Lalu ia memberikan makanan yang enak dan roti yang telah diolahnya itu kepada Yakub, anaknya.
18 Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
Demikianlah Yakub masuk ke tempat ayahnya serta berkata: "Bapa!" Sahut ayahnya: "Ya, anakku; siapakah engkau?"
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
Kata 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."
20 But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
Lalu Ishak berkata kepada anaknya itu: "Lekas juga engkau mendapatnya, anakku!" Jawabnya: "Karena TUHAN, Allahmu, membuat aku mencapai tujuanku."
21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
Lalu kata Ishak kepada Yakub: "Datanglah mendekat, anakku, supaya aku meraba engkau, apakah engkau ini anakku Esau atau bukan."
22 So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
Maka Yakub mendekati Ishak, ayahnya, dan ayahnya itu merabanya serta berkata: "Kalau suara, suara Yakub; kalau tangan, tangan Esau."
23 Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
Jadi Ishak tidak mengenal dia, karena tangannya berbulu seperti tangan Esau, kakaknya. Ishak hendak memberkati dia,
24 But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
tetapi ia masih bertanya: "Benarkah engkau ini anakku Esau?" Jawabnya: "Ya!"
25 Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
Lalu 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.
26 Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
Berkatalah Ishak, ayahnya, kepadanya: "Datanglah dekat-dekat dan ciumlah aku, anakku."
27 So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
Lalu 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.
28 I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
Allah akan memberikan kepadamu embun yang dari langit dan tanah-tanah gemuk di bumi dan gandum serta anggur berlimpah-limpah.
29 I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
Bangsa-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."
30 After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
Setelah Ishak selesai memberkati Yakub, dan baru saja Yakub keluar meninggalkan Ishak, ayahnya, pulanglah Esau, kakaknya, dari berburu.
31 Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
Ia juga menyediakan makanan yang enak, lalu membawanya kepada ayahnya. Katanya kepada ayahnya: "Bapa, bangunlah dan makan daging buruan masakan anakmu, agar engkau memberkati aku."
32 His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
Tetapi kata Ishak, ayahnya, kepadanya: "Siapakah engkau ini?" Sahutnya: "Akulah anakmu, anak sulungmu, Esau."
33 Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
Lalu 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."
34 When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
Sesudah Esau mendengar perkataan ayahnya itu, meraung-raunglah ia dengan sangat keras dalam kepedihan hatinya serta berkata kepada ayahnya: "Berkatilah aku ini juga, ya bapa!"
35 But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
Jawab ayahnya: "Adikmu telah datang dengan tipu daya dan telah merampas berkat yang untukmu itu."
36 Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
Kata 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?"
37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
Lalu 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?"
38 Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
Kata Esau kepada ayahnya: "Hanya berkat yang satu itukah ada padamu, ya bapa? Berkatilah aku ini juga, ya bapa!" Dan dengan suara keras menangislah Esau.
39 His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
Lalu Ishak, ayahnya, menjawabnya: "Sesungguhnya tempat kediamanmu akan jauh dari tanah-tanah gemuk di bumi dan jauh dari embun dari langit di atas.
40 You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
Engkau 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."
41 So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
Esau 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."
42 But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
Ketika diberitahukan perkataan Esau, anak sulungnya itu kepada Ribka, maka disuruhnyalah memanggil Yakub, anak bungsunya, lalu berkata kepadanya: "Esau, kakakmu, bermaksud membalas dendam membunuh engkau.
43 So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
Jadi sekarang, anakku, dengarkanlah perkataanku, bersiaplah engkau dan larilah kepada Laban, saudaraku, ke Haran,
44 Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
dan tinggallah padanya beberapa waktu lamanya, sampai kegeraman
45 When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
dan 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?"
46 Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
Kemudian 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?"

< Genesis 27 >