Genesis 28
1 ಇಸಾಕನು ಯಾಕೋಬನನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇ ನಂದರೆ--ಕಾನಾನ್ಯರ ಕುಮಾರ್ತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಹೆಂಡತಿ ಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಳ್ಳಬಾರದು.
2 ಎದ್ದು ನಿನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯ ತಂದೆಯಾದ ಬೆತೂವೇಲನು ಇರುವ ಪದ್ದನ್‌ ಅರಾಮಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯ ಸಹೋದರನಾದ ಲಾಬಾನನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೋ.
3 ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತನಾದ ದೇವರು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿ ನೀನು ಜನಸಮುದಾಯವಾಗುವಂತೆ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲಿ,
4 ದೇವರು ಅಬ್ರಹಾಮನಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ನೀನು ಈಗ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ದೇಶವನ್ನು ಬಾಧ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದುವಂತೆ ದೇವರು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿ ನಿನಗೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂತತಿಗೂ ಕೊಡಲಿ ಅಂದನು.
5 ಇಸಾಕನು ಯಾಕೋಬನನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವನು ಪದ್ದನ್‌ ಅರಾಮಿನಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಯಾಕೋಬನ ಮತ್ತು ಏಸಾವನ ತಾಯಿಯಾದ ರೆಬೆಕ್ಕಳ ಸಹೋದರನಾದ ಅರಾಮಿನವನಾದ ಬೆತೊ ವೇಲನ ಮಗನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಲಾಬಾನನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋದನು.
6 ಇಸಾಕನು ಯಾಕೋಬನನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಳ್ಳುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಪದ್ದನ್‌ ಅರಾಮಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದ್ದನ್ನೂ ಇಸಾಕನು ಅವನನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅವನಿಗೆ--ನೀನು ಕಾನಾನ್ಯರ ಕುಮಾರ್ತೆಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಳ್ಳಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದನ್ನೂ
7 ಯಾಕೋಬನು ತನ್ನ ತಂದೆತಾಯಿಗಳ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ವಿಧೇಯನಾಗಿ ಪದ್ದನ್‌ ಅರಾಮಿಗೆ ಹೋದದ್ದನ್ನೂ
8 ಏಸಾವನು ನೋಡಿ ದಾಗ ಕಾನಾನ್ಯರ ಕುಮಾರ್ತೆಯರು ತನ್ನ ತಂದೆಯಾದ ಇಸಾಕನಿಗೆ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಗೆಯಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದು
9 ಅವನು ಇಷ್ಮಾಯೇಲನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ತನಗಿದ್ದ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯರಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಬ್ರಹಾಮನ ಮಗನಾದ ಇಷ್ಮಾ ಯೇಲನ ಮಗಳೂ ನೆಬಾಯೋತನ ತಂಗಿಯೂ ಆಗಿರುವ ಮಹಲತ್‌ಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯಾಗಿ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡನು.
10 ಆಗ ಯಾಕೋಬನು ಬೇರ್ಷೆಬದಿಂದ ಖಾರಾ ನಿನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟನು.
11 ಅವನು ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದಾಗ ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತಮಾನವಾದದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳುಕೊಂಡನು. ಅವನು ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಕಲ್ಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ತಲೆದಿಂಬಾಗಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಆ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲಗಿಕೊಂಡನು.
12 ಆಗ ಅವನು ಕನಸು ಕಂಡನು. ಇಗೋ, ಏಣಿಯು ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು. ಅದರ ತುದಿಯು ಆಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು. ಇಗೋ, ದೇವದೂತರು ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಏರುತ್ತಾ ಇಳಿಯುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದರು.
13 ಇಗೋ, ಕರ್ತನು ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಂತುಕೊಂಡು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇನಂದರೆ--ನಿನ್ನ ತಂದೆ ಯಾದ ಅಬ್ರಹಾಮನ ಕರ್ತನಾದ ದೇವರೂ ಇಸಾಕನ ದೇವರೂ ನಾನೇ, ನೀನು ಮಲಗಿರುವ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ನಿನಗೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂತತಿಗೂ ಕೊಡುವೆನು.
14 ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂತತಿಯು ಭೂಮಿಯ ಧೂಳಿನಷ್ಟು ಆಗುವದು; ನೀನು ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಪೂರ್ವ ಉತ್ತರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಗಳಿಗೆ ಹರಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೀ. ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂತತಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕುಲದವರು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಲ್ಪ ಡುವರು.
15 ಇಗೋ, ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಇದ್ದು ನೀನು ಹೋಗುವಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿ ಈ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ತಿರಿಗಿ ಬರಮಾಡುವೆನು. ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವರೆಗೆ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಬಿಡುವದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದನು.
16 ತರುವಾಯ ಯಾಕೋಬನು ನಿದ್ರೆಯಿಂದ ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತು--ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಈ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ತನು ಇದ್ದಾನೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಅರಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದನು.
17 ಅವನು ಭಯಪಟ್ಟು--ಈ ಸ್ಥಳವು ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಭಯಂಕರ ವಾದದ್ದು; ಇದು ದೇವರ ಮನೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ಬೇರೆಯಲ್ಲ; ಇದೇ ಪರಲೋಕದ ಬಾಗಿಲು ಅಂದನು.
18 ಯಾಕೋಬನು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಎದ್ದು ತಾನು ತಲೆದಿಂಬಾಗಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕಲ್ಲನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಅದನ್ನು ಸ್ತಂಭವಾಗಿ ನೆಟ್ಟು ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಯ್ದನು.
19 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವನು ಆ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇತೇಲ್‌ ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟನು. ಆದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮೊದಲು ಆ ಪಟ್ಟಣಕ್ಕೆ ಲೂಜ್‌ ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿತ್ತು.
20 ಆಗ ಯಾಕೋಬನು ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮಾಡಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇ ನಂದರೆ--ದೇವರು ನನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಇದ್ದು ನಾನು ಹೋಗುವ ಈ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿ ತಿನ್ನುವದಕ್ಕೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನೂ ಹೊದಿಯುವದಕ್ಕೆ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ವನ್ನೂ ನನಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟು
21 ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಸಮಾಧಾನ ವಾಗಿ ನನ್ನ ತಂದೆಯ ಮನೆಗೆ ತಿರಿಗಿ ಬರಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಕರ್ತನು ನನಗೆ ದೇವರಾಗಿರುವನು.
22 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಸ್ತಂಭವಾಗಿ ನಾನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಈ ಕಲ್ಲು ದೇವರ ಮನೆಯಾಗಿರುವದು. ಆಗ ನೀನು ನನಗೆ ಕೊಡುವದ ರಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹತ್ತರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ನಾನು ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಕೊಡುವೆನು ಅಂದನು.
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
1 O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.