Битие 32
1 Тогава Яков отиде по пътя си и ангели Божии го срещнаха.
As Jacob and his family continued traveling, some angels, whom God sent, met him.
2 А като ги видя, Яков рече: Това е Божие войнство; и наименува мястото Маханаим.
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s army camp!” So he named that place Mahanaim, [which means ‘two camps’].
3 И Яков изпрати пред себе си вестители до брата си Исава в Сирийската земя, на местността Едом;
Jacob told some of the men to go ahead of him to his older brother Esau, who was living in Seir, the land where the descendants of Edom lived.
4 и заръча им, казвайки: Така да речете на господаря ми Исава: Слугата ти Яков тъй говори: Бях пришелец при Лавана и бавих се до сега;
He told them, “This is what I want you to say to Esau: 'I, Jacob, want to be your servant and I want you to be my master. I have been living with our uncle Laban, and I have stayed there until now.
5 придобих говеда, осли и, слуги и слугини; и изпратих да известят на господаря ми, за да придобия благоволението ти.
I now own many cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and male and female slaves. Now I am sending this message to you, sir, hoping that you will (be friendly toward me/treat me kindly) when I arrive.’ “
6 А вестителите се върнаха при Якова и казаха: Ходихме при брата ти Исава; а и той иде да те посрещне, и четиристотин мъже с него.
The messengers went and gave that message to Esau. When they returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your older brother Esau. Now he is coming to you, and 400 men are coming with him.”
7 А Яков, като се уплаши много и се смути, раздели людете, които бяха с него, и стадата, говедата и камилите, на две дружини, казвайки:
Jacob was very afraid and worried. So he divided the people who were with him into two groups. He also divided the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels, into two groups.
8 Ако налети Исав на едната дружина и я удари, останалата дружина ще се избави.
He was thinking, “If Esau and his men come and attack us, perhaps one of the groups will be left and will be able to escape.”
9 Тогава Яков каза: Боже на баща ми Авраам и Боже на баща ми Исаака, Господи, Който си ми рекъл: Върни се в отечеството си и при рода си, и Аз ще ти сторя добро,
Then Jacob prayed, “O Yahweh God, whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and my father Isaac worships, you said to me, ‘Go back to your own land and to your relatives, and I will (cause good things happen to/do good things for) you.’
10 не съм достоен за най-малката от всичките милости и от всичката вярност, които си показал на слугата си; защото едвам с тоягата си преминах тоя Иордан, а сега станах и два стана.
I am not worthy for you to have been so kind and faithful to me in so many ways, your servant. I had only this walking stick with me when I crossed the Jordan [River on my way to Haran], but now I am so wealthy that there are two large groups of my family and possessions.
11 Избави ме, моля Ти се, от ръката на брата ми, от ръката на Исава; защото се боя от него, да не би като дойде, да порази и мен, и майка с чада.
So now I pray that you will rescue me from [MTY] my [older] brother Esau, because I am afraid that he and his men will come and attack and kill me and the children and their mothers.
12 А Ти си казал: Наистина ще ти сторя добро и ще направя потомството ти като морския пясък, който поради множеството си не може да се изброи.
But do not forget that you have said, ‘I will certainly enable you to prosper, and I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, which are so many that no one can count them.’”
13 Като пренощува там оная нощ, взе от онова, що му дойде под ръка, за подарък на брата си Исава:
Jacob slept there that night. The next morning he selected some animals to give to his brother Esau.
14 двеста кози и двадесет козли, двеста овци и двадесет овни,
He selected 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,
15 тридесет дойни камили с малките им, четиридесет крави и десет юнци, двадесет ослици и десет жречбета,
30 female camels and their offspring, 40 cows and ten bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
16 и предаде всяко стадо отделно, в ръцете на слугите си. И рече на слугите си: Минете пред мене и оставете разстояние между едно стадо и друго.
He divided them into small herds, and put each herd into the care of one of his servants. He said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, one group at a time, and keep some space between each herd.”
17 На първия заръча, като каза: Когато те срещне брат ми Исав и те попита, казвайки: Чий си? Къде отиваш? Чии са тия пред тебе?
He said to the servant who was going with the first group, “When my brother Esau meets you, and he asks you, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and to whom do these animals in front of you belong?’
18 Тогава ще кажеш: Те са на слугата ти Якова; подарък е, който изпраща на господаря ми Исава; и той иде подир нас.
tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. He has sent them to you as a gift, sir. And he is coming behind us.’”
19 Така заръча и на втория, на третия и на всичките, които вървяха подир стадата, като казваше: По тоя начин ще говорите на Исава, когато го срещнете;
He also said the same thing to the servants who were taking care of the second and third groups, and to the other herdsmen. He said to them, “When you meet Esau, I want you to say to him the same thing that I told the first servant.
20 и ще речете: Ето, слугата ти Яков иде подир нас. Защото си думаше: Ще го умилостивя с подаръка, който върви пред мене и после ще видя лицето му; може би ще ме приеме благосклонно.
And be sure to say ‘Jacob, who wants to serve you, is coming behind us.’” Jacob told them to say that because he was thinking, “Perhaps these gifts that I am sending ahead of me will cause him to (act peacefully toward/stop being angry with) me. Then later, when I see him, perhaps he will be kind to me.”
21 И тъй, подаръкът мина пред него, но той остана през оная нощ в стана.
So the men taking the gifts [PRS] went ahead, but Jacob himself stayed in the camp that night.
22 А като стана през нощта, взе двете си жени, двете си слугини и единадесетте си деца, и премина брода на Яков.
Some time during that night, Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female slaves, and his eleven sons and his daughter, and he sent them across the ford at the Jabbok River.
23 Взе ги и ги прекара през потока, прекара и всичко, що имаше.
After he had done that, he sent other slaves, carrying all his possessions, across the river.
24 А Яков остана сам. И един човек се бореше с него до зазоряване,
So Jacob was left there alone. But a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
25 който, като видя, че не му надви, допря се до ставата на бедрото му; и ставата на Якововото бедро се измести, като се бореше с него.
When the man realized that he was not winning against Jacob, he struck Jacob’s hip and caused the thigh bone to pull away from the hip socket.
26 Тогава човекът рече: Пусни ме да си отида, защото се зазори. А Яков каза: Няма да те пусна да си отидеш, догде не ме благословиш
Then the man said, “Let me go, because it will soon be daylight.” [Then Jacob realized who he was really wrestling with]. So he replied, “No, if you will not bless me, I will not let you go!”
27 А той му каза: Как ти е името? Отговори: Яков.
The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”
28 А той рече: Няма да се именуваш вече Яков, но Израил, защото си бил в борба с Бога и с човеци и си надвил.
The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, [which means ‘he struggles with God’, ] because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won.”
29 А Яков го попита, като рече: Кажи ми, моля, твоето име. А той рече: Защо питаш за моето име? И благоволи го там.
Jacob said, “Now, please tell me your name!” The man replied, “(Why do you ask me what my name is?/You should not have to ask me what my name is!)” [RHQ] But he blessed Jacob there.
30 И Яков наименува мястото Фануил, защото, си казваше: Видях Бога лице с лице и животът ми биде опазен.
So Jacob named the place Peniel, [which means ‘God’s face’, ] saying “I looked directly at God, but I did not die because of doing that.”
31 Слънцето го огря, като заминаваше Фануил; и куцаше с бедрото си.
The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.
32 Затова и до днес израилтяните не ядат сухата жила, която е върху ставата на бедрото; защото човекът се допря до ставата на Якововото бедро при сухата жила.
The muscle on his hip joint had been injured. So to this present time, because of what happened to Jacob, the Israeli people do not eat the muscle/tendon that is attached to the socket of the hips of animals.
