25. So Isaac told him, “Serve me the wild meat, and I can give you my blessing.”Jacob gave him some meat, and he ate it. He also gave him some wine, and he drank it.
26. Then Isaac said, “Son, come over here and kiss me.”
27. While Jacob was kissing him, Isaac caught the smell of his clothes and said:“The smell of my sonis like a fieldthe Lord has blessed.
28. God will bless you, my son,with dew from heavenand with fertile fields,rich with grain and grapes.
29. Nations will be your servantsand bow down to you.You will rule over your brothers,and they will kneelat your feet.Anyone who curses youwill be cursed;anyone who blesses youwill be blessed.”
30. Straight after Isaac had given Jacob his blessing and Jacob had gone, Esau came back from hunting.
31. He cooked the tasty food, brought it to his father, and said, “Father, please sit up and eat the meat I have brought you, so you can give me your blessing.”
32. “Who are you?” Isaac asked.“I am Esau, your firstborn son.”
33. Isaac started trembling and said, “Then who brought me some wild meat just before you came in? I ate it and gave him a blessing that cannot be taken back.”
34. Esau cried loudly and begged, “Father, give me a blessing too!”
35. Isaac answered, “Your brother tricked me and stole your blessing.”
36. Esau replied, “My brother deserves the name Jacob, because he has already cheated me twice. The first time he cheated me out of my rights as the firstborn son, and now he has cheated me out of my blessing.” Then Esau asked his father, “Don't you still have any blessing left for me?”
37. “My son,” Isaac answered, “I have made Jacob the ruler over you and your brothers, and all of you will be his servants. I have also promised him all the grain and grapes that he needs. There's nothing left that I can do for you.”
38. “Father,” Esau asked, “don't you have more than one blessing? You can surely give me a blessing too!” Then Esau started crying again.