參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本              

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30. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31. And he also had made a dish of savory meat and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s venison so that your soul may bless me.”

32. And his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” And he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”

33. Then Isaac trembled greatly, and said, “Who then was the one who has hunted deer and brought it to me—and I have eaten it all before you came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed!”

34. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

35. And he said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”

36. And Esau said, “Is he not rightly called Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times—he took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

37. And Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brethren I have given him for servants. And with grain and wine I have sustained him. And what shall I do now to you, my son?”

38. And Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

39. And Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Behold, your dwelling shall be far from the fatness of the earth and far from the dew of heaven from above.

40. And you shall live by your sword and shall serve your brother. But it shall come to pass that when you shall have the dominion, you shall break his yoke from off your neck.”

41. And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand—then I will kill my brother Jacob.

42. And these words of her older son Esau were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is going to comfort himself concerning you—for he is planning to kill you.

43. And now therefore, my son, obey my voice—arise, and flee to my brother Laban, to Haran,

44. And stay with him a few days until your brother’s fury turns away,

45. Until your brother’s anger turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved of both of you in one day?”

46. And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these of the daughters of the land, what good is my life to me?”

 (A Faithful Version)

30. 以撒祝福完雅各後，剛離開不久，以掃打獵回來。

31. 以掃隨即將野味備妥，端到父親面前，說：起來享受我為你預備的野味，享用完畢好為我祝福。

32. 以撒好奇地問：你是誰？以掃回說：你的長子以掃。

33. 以撒甚感困惑，說：剛才有人給我鹿肉，就在你來來之先，我吃了，也祝福了。對，他必蒙福！

34. 以掃聽見這番話，就激動得痛心大叫，流淚不已，且對父親說：父啊，賜福給我，給我！

35. 以撒無奈的說：你弟弟用計，把祝福騙走。

36. 以掃氣憤地說：就是這個雅各，他騙走了我生來的權利，上次是長名份，現今又奪走我的祝福。以掃問：沒有其他可祝福的嗎？

37. 以撒回應：我已經立他為家主，眾兄弟都受他管理，五穀新酒都屬他。兒啊，現在我真不知該如何待你？

38. 以掃說：我父啊，只得一樣祝福嗎？你賜福給他，也賜福給我！以掃淚流滿面地乞求。

39. 以撒便向他說：凡你所到之處那塊土地會變得肥沃，天上供應充足的雨水。

40. 只是刀劍必隨你左 右，去為你弟辦事。有日，你足夠強大時，就可以獨立自主。

41. 以掃因為祝福的事，極之不滿雅各，說：父親離世那天，要給他好看。

42. 上面這番話是以掃跟利百加申訴，為此，她靜靜派人通知雅到來，對他說：你哥哥要對你不利。

43. 我兒，聽我的話，趕快離開，到我哥哥拉班那裡，他住哈蘭。

44. 在那裡住幾天，你哥現正怒火中燒，

45. 等過一段時間，你哥怒氣消了，原諒你對他做過的事，就會派人把你接回來。我是不能忍受一天之內，失去你兩兄弟。

46. 利百加為此事對以撒說：我 一直在擔心雅各會娶赫人的女子為妻，若是，我活著就太累了。

摩西在此似乎是描述利百加的心情，又如何解決當前的不和。這對雙生兒同是骨肉，不忍看到人間悲劇發生，雅各在用力方面不可與以掃比併，便勸他到住在哈蘭的舅父家暫住。

一家人，發生了爭執，它不是單純的事件，背後有促成如何達到目的有關。什麼目的，合理？

這是雙生胎，不由人選擇。就像好多事發生，它讓人產生無奈，一事有二面，各有好處，如何選擇？在以撒和利百加，面對這種手背都是肉的情況，如何作出選擇？也許是摩西提出的緣因。

以撒年歲大，被騙，是他妻子為了守住與耶和華立約的決心，延續那份應許，不惜以此為手段，它破壞了倫理的規範，在人眼中是不應為而為的事。這不是小事，因此在解釋這段利百加之選，好像是沒有。曾聽過，是以人為的道德作判準。

這事可不可以別論作判斷，是看官自己要決定的事。

若從整事件及當中採取的方式，與守或不守，選不選耶和華的應許，都反映當事人對事件要達到什麼目的而定。利百加心中有持守那份應許的決心，不惜遺反傳統禮節的規範。在當時問題小，因為人不多。在今日，有許多口說道德的人多，干涉多，除非那份相信，是真心實意，否則很難堅持。事實去堅持也不是難事，相信耶和華，與之共行，就可以獨立自強，像小鳥站在海岩石，前面大風大浪，卻能不懼，悠然自在，那是一道美得難言的風景。如果信心確定實是這種感覺，也有這份看見，那就多多去分享。