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| [1]And so Isaac clepide Jacob, and blesside hym, and comaundide to hym, and seide, Nyle thou take a wijf of the kyn of Canaan; but go thou, |
[1]Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan. |
| [2]and walke forth in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, to the hows of Batuel, fadir of thi modir, and take to thee of thennus a wijf of the douytris of Laban, thin vncle. |
[2]Arise, get thee to Padan-aram to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. |
| [3]Sotheli Almyyti God blesse thee, and make thee to encreesse, and multiplie thee, that thou be in to cumpanyes of puplis; |
[3]And God all sufficient bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people, |
| [4]and God yyue to thee the blessyngis of Abraham, and to thi seed aftir thee, that thou welde the lond of thi pilgrymage, which he bihiyte to thi grauntsir. |
[4]And give thee the blessing of Abraham, even 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 whanne Ysaac hadde left hym, he yede forth, and cam in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, to Laban, the sone of Batuel of Sirie, the brother of Rebecca, his modir. |
[5]Thus Isaac sent forth Jacob, and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban son of Bethuel the Aramite [Syrian], brother to Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. |
| [6]Forsothe Esau seiy that his fadir hadde blessid Jacob, and hadde sent him in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, that he schulde wedde a wijf of thennus, and that aftir the blessyng he comaundide to Jacob, and seide, Thou schalt not take a wijf of the douytris of Canaan; |
[6]When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him to Padanaram, to set him a wife thence, and given him a charge when he blessed him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan, |
| [7]and that Jacob obeiede to his fadir `and modir, and yede in to Sirie; |
[7]And that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram: |
| [8]also Esau preuyde that his fadir bihelde not gladli the douytris of Canaan. |
[8]Also Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac his father, |
| [9]And he yede to Ismael, and weddide a wijf, with out these whiche he hadde bifore, Melech, the douyter of Ismael, sone of Abraham, the sistir of Nabaioth. |
[9]Then went Esau to Ishmael, and took unto the wives, which he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nabajoth, to be his wife. |
| [10]Therfor Jacob yede out of Bersabee, and yede to Aran. |
[10]Now Jacob departed from Beer-sheba, and went to Haran, |
| [11]And whanne he hadde come to sum place, and wolde reste ther inne aftir the goynge doun of the sunne, he took of the stoonus that laien ther, and he puttide vndur his heed, and slepte in the same place. |
[11]And he came unto a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was down, and took of the stones of the place, and laid under his head and slept in the same place. |
| [12]And he seiye in sleep a laddir stondynge on the erthe, and the cop ther of touchinge heuene; and he seiy Goddis aungels stiynge vp and goynge doun ther bi, |
[12]Then he dreamed, and behold, there stood a ladder upon the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven: and lo, the Angels of God went up and down by it. |
| [13]and the Lord fastned to the laddir, seiynge to hym, Y am the Lord God of Abraham, thi fadir, and God of Isaac; Y schal yyue to thee and to thi seed the lond in which thou slepist. |
[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, upon the which thou sleepest, will I give thee and thy seed. |
| [14]And thi seed schal be as the dust of erthe, thou schalt be alargid to the eest, and west, and north, and south; and alle lynagis of erthe schulen be blessid in thee and in thi 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 Y schal be thi kepere, whidur euer thou schalt go; and Y schal lede thee ayen in to this lond, and Y schal not leeue no but Y schal fil alle thingis whiche Y seide. |
[15]And lo, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not forsake thee until I have performed that, that I have promised thee. |
| [16]And whanne Jacob hadde wakyd of sleep, he seide, Verili the Lord is in this place, and Y wiste not. |
[16]Then Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and said, Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware. |
| [17]And he seide dredynge, Hou worschipful is this place! Here is noon other thing no but the hows of God, and the yate of heuene. |
[17]And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. |
| [18]Therfor Jacob roos eerli, and took the stoon which he hadde put vndur his heed, and reiside in to a title, and helde oile aboue. |
[18]Then Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and set it up as a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. |
| [19]And he clepide the name of that citee Bethel, which was clepid Lusa bifore. |
[19]And he called the name of that place Bethel: notwithstanding the name of the city was at the first called Luz. |
| [20]Also he auowide a vow, and seide, If God is with me, and kepith me in the weie in which Y go, and yyueth to me looues to ete, and clothis to be clothid, |
[20]Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this journey which I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to put on: |
| [21]and Y turne ayen in prosperite to the hows of my fadir, the Lord schal be in to God to me. |
[21]So that I come again unto my father's house in safety, then shall the Lord be my God. |
| [22]And this stoon, which Y reiside in to a title, schal be clepid the hows of God, and Y schal offre tithis to thee of alle thingis whiche thou schalt yyue to me. |
[22]And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me, will I give the tenth unto thee. |