Homilies on Genesis, Homilia XII
Jacob sent to Mesopotamia; Esau’s wives§1
1Isaac sends Jacob to Laban. Esau takes Canaanite wives — bitterness to his parents’ spirit.
Latin · §1
Isaac mittit Iacob ad Laban. Esau addit uxores Chananaeas — amaritudo spiritui parentum.
Stone pillow; dream of the ladder§2
2He takes a stone for his head; he dreams a ladder from earth to heaven, angels ascending and descending, the Lord leaning upon it.
Latin · §2
Accipit lapidem capiti; somniat scalam a terra in caelum, angelos ascendentes et descendentes, Dominum innixum.
The land and the seed promised§3
3The land on which you sleep I will give to you and to your seed. Abraham’s blessing passes to fleeing Jacob.
Latin · §3
Terram in qua dormis dabo tibi et semini. Benedictio Abrahae transit in Iacob fugientem.
How fearful is this place§4
4Awake: Truly the Lord is in this place. This is none other than the house of God and the gate of heaven.
Latin · §4
Expergefactus: vere Dominus est in loco isto. Non est hic aliud nisi domus Dei et porta caeli.
Pillar and vow — Homilia XII CLOSEOUT§5
5He sets the stone as a pillar and vows tithes. This is Homily XII’s close on the ladder. Amen.
Latin · §5
Erigit lapidem in titulum; votum decimarum. Haec Homiliae XII clausula de scala. Amen.