¹ Und Gott sprach zu Jakob: Mache dich auf und zeuch gen Bethel und wohne daselbst; und mache daselbst einen Altar dem Gott, der dir erschien, da du flohest vor deinem Bruder Esau.

² Da sprach Jakob zu seinem Hause und zu allen, die mit ihm waren: Tut von euch die fremden Götter, so unter euch sind, und reiniget euch und ändert eure Kleider.

³ Und lasset uns auf sein und gen Bethel ziehen, daß ich daselbst einen Altar mache dem Gott, der mich erhöret hat zur Zeit meiner Trübsal und ist mit mir gewesen auf dem Wege, den ich gezogen bin.

⁴ Da gaben sie ihm alle fremden Götter, die unter ihren Händen waren, und ihre Ohrenspangen; und er vergrub sie unter eine Eiche, die neben Sichem stund.

⁵ Und sie zogen aus. Und es kam die Furcht Gottes über die Städte, die um sie her lagen, daß sie den Söhnen Jakobs nicht nachjagten.

⁶ Also kam Jakob gen Lus im Lande Kanaan, die da Bethel, heißt, samt all dem Volk, das mit ihm war,

⁷ und bauete daselbst einen Altar und hieß die Stätte El-Bethel, darum daß ihm daselbst Gott offenbaret war, da er floh vor seinem Bruder.

⁸ Da starb Debora, der Rebekka Amme, und ward begraben unter Bethel, unter der Eiche; und ward, genannt die Klageiche.

⁹ Und Gott erschien Jakob abermal, nachdem er aus Mesopotamien kommen war, und segnete ihn

¹⁰ und sprach zu ihm: Du heißest Jakob; aber du sollst nicht mehr Jakob heißen, sondern Israel sollst du heißen. Und also man ihn Israel.

¹¹ Und Gott sprach zu ihm: Ich bin der allmächtige Gott; sei fruchtbar und mehre dich; Völker und Völkerhaufen sollen von dir kommen, und Könige sollen aus deinen Lenden kommen.

¹² Und das Land, das ich Abraham und Isaak gegeben habe, will ich dir geben und will's deinem Samen nach dir geben.

¹³ Also fuhr Gott auf von ihm; von dem Ort, da er mit ihm geredet hatte.

¹⁴ Jakob aber richtete ein steinern Mal auf an dem Ort, da er mit ihm geredet hatte, und goß Trankopfer drauf und begoß ihn mit Öl.

¹⁵ Und Jakob hieß den Ort, da Gott mit ihm geredet hatte, Bethel.

¹⁶ Und sie zogen von Bethel. Und da noch ein Feldwegs war von Ephrath, da gebar Rahel.

¹⁷ Und es kam sie hart an über der Geburt. Da es ihr aber so sauer ward in der Geburt, sprach die Wehmutter zu ihr: Fürchte dich nicht, denn diesen Sohn wirst du auch haben.

¹⁸ Da ihr aber die Seele ausging, daß sie sterben mußte, hieß sie ihn Benoni; aber sein Vater hieß ihn Benjamin.

¹⁹ Also starb Rahel und ward begraben an dem Wege gen Ephrath, die nun heißt Bethlehem.

²⁰ Und Jakob richtete ein Mal auf über ihrem Grabe; dasselbe ist das Grabmal Rahels bis auf diesen Tag.

²¹ Und Israel zog aus und richtete eine Hütte auf jenseits des Turms Eder.

²² Und es begab sich, da Israel im Lande wohnete, ging Ruben hin und schlief bei Bilha, seines Vaters Kebsweibe; und das kam vor Israel. Es hatte aber Jakob zwölf Söhne.

²³ Die Söhne Leas waren diese: Ruben, der erstgeborne Sohn Jakobs, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isaschar und Sebulon.

²⁴ Die Söhne Rahels waren: Joseph und Benjamin.

²⁵ Die Söhne Bilhas, Rahels Magd: Dan und Naphthali.

²⁶ Die Söhne Silpas, Leas Magd: Gad und Asser. Das sind die Söhne Jakobs, die ihm geboren sind in Mesopotamien.

²⁷ Und Jakob kam zu seinem Vater Isaak gen Mamre in die Hauptstadt, die da heißt Hebron, da Abraham und Isaak Fremdlinge innen gewesen sind.

²⁸ Und Isaak ward hundertundachtzig Jahre alt.

²⁹ Und nahm ab und starb und ward versammelt zu seinem Volk, alt und des Lebens satt. Und seine Söhne Esau und Jakob begruben ihn.

¹ In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

² "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

³ If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."

⁴ His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

⁵ He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

⁶ He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

⁷ They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

⁸ They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

⁹ Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

¹⁰ Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.

¹¹ The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

¹² He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."

¹³ He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.

¹⁴ They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

¹⁵ He warned them, saying, "Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."

¹⁶ They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."

¹⁷ Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?

¹⁸ Having eyes, don't you see? Having ears, don't you hear? Don't you remember?

¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Twelve."

²⁰ "When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Seven."

²¹ He asked them, "Don't you understand, yet?"

²² He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

²³ He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴ He looked up, and said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking."

²⁵ Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.

²⁶ He sent him away to his house, saying, "Don't enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village."

²⁷ Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"

²⁸ They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

²⁹ He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."

³⁰ He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

³¹ He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

³² He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

³³ But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

³⁴ He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

³⁵ For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

³⁶ For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁷ For what will a man give in exchange for his life?

³⁸ For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."