创世记 32
1 雅各仍旧行路， 神的使者遇见他。
But Iacob went forth on his iourney. And the angells of God came and mett him.
2 雅各看见他们就说：“这是 神的军兵”，于是给那地方起名叫玛哈念。
And when Iacob sawe them he sayde: this is godes hoost: and called the name of that same place Mahanaim.
3 雅各打发人先往西珥地去，就是以东地，见他哥哥以扫，
Iacob sente meessengers before him to Esau his brother vnto the lande of Seir and the felde of Edom.
4 吩咐他们说：“你们对我主以扫说：‘你的仆人雅各这样说：我在拉班那里寄居，直到如今。
And he comaunded them saynge: se that ye speake after this maner to my lorde Esau: thy seruaunte Iacob sayth thus. I haue sogerned ad bene a straunger with Laban vnto this tyme:
5 我有牛、驴、羊群、仆婢，现在打发人来报告我主，为要在你眼前蒙恩。’”
and haue gotten oxen asses and shepe menservauntes and wemanseruauntes and haue sent to shewe it mi lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syghte.
6 所打发的人回到雅各那里，说：“我们到了你哥哥以扫那里，他带着四百人，正迎着你来。”
And the messengers came agayne to Iacob sainge: we came vnto thi brother Esau and he cometh ageynst the and. iiij. hundred men with hi.
7 雅各就甚惧怕，而且愁烦，便把那与他同在的人口和羊群、牛群、骆驼分做两队，
Than was Iacob greatlye afrayde and wist not which waye to turne him selfe and devyded the people that was with him and the shepe oxen and camels in to. ij. companies
8 说：“以扫若来击杀这一队，剩下的那一队还可以逃避。”
and sayde: Yf Esau come to the one parte and smyte it the other may saue it selfe.
9 雅各说：“耶和华—我祖亚伯拉罕的 神，我父亲以撒的 神啊，你曾对我说：‘回你本地本族去，我要厚待你。’
And Iacob sayde: O god of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac: LORde which saydest vnto me returne vnto thy cuntre and to thy kynrede and I will deall wel with the.
10 你向仆人所施的一切慈爱和诚实，我一点也不配得；我先前只拿着我的杖过这约旦河，如今我却成了两队了。
I am not worthy of the leaste of all the mercyes and treuth which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte. For with my staf came I over this Iordane and now haue Igoten. ij. droves
11 求你救我脱离我哥哥以扫的手；因为我怕他来杀我，连妻子带儿女一同杀了。
Delyver me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare him: lest he will come and smyte the mother with the childeru.
12 你曾说：‘我必定厚待你，使你的后裔如同海边的沙，多得不可胜数。’”
Thou saydest that thou woldest surely do me good and woldest make mi seed as the sonde of the see which can not be nombred for multitude.
13 当夜，雅各在那里住宿，就从他所有的物中拿礼物要送给他哥哥以扫：
And he taried there that same nyghte and toke of that which came to hande a preasent vnto Esau his brother:
14 母山羊二百只，公山羊二十只，母绵羊二百只，公绵羊二十只，
ij hundred she gootes ad xx he gootes: ij hundred shepe and xx rammes:
15 奶崽子的骆驼三十只—各带着崽子，母牛四十只，公牛十只，母驴二十匹，驴驹十匹；
thyrtye mylch camels with their coltes: xl kyne ad x bulles: xx she asses ad foles
16 每样各分一群，交在仆人手下，就对仆人说：“你们要在我前头过去，使群群相离，有空闲的地方”；
and delyuered them vnto his seruauntes euery drooue by them selues ad sayde vnto them: goo forth before me and put a space betwyxte euery drooue.
17 又吩咐尽先走的说：“我哥哥以扫遇见你的时候，问你说：‘你是哪家的人？要往哪里去？你前头这些是谁的？’
And he comaunded the formest sayngeWhe Esau my brother meteth the ad axeth the saynge: whose seruaute art thou and whither goost thou and whose ar these that goo before ye:
18 你就说：‘是你仆人雅各的，是送给我主以扫的礼物；他自己也在我们后边。’”
thou shalt say they be thy seruaunte Iacobs and are a present sent vnto my lorde Esau and beholde he him selfe cometh after vs.
19 又吩咐第二、第三，和一切赶群畜的人说：“你们遇见以扫的时候也要这样对他说；
And so comaunded he the seconde ad euen so the thirde and lykewyse all that folowed the drooues sainge of this maner se that ye speake vnto Esau whe ye mete him
20 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我借着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”
ad saye more ouer. Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde. I will pease his wrath with the present yt goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so peradventure he will receaue me to grace.
21 于是礼物先过去了；那夜，雅各在队中住宿。
So went the preset before him ad he taried all that nyghte in the tente
22 他夜间起来，带着两个妻子，两个使女，并十一个儿子，都过了雅博渡口，
ad rose vp the same nyghte ad toke his. ij. wyves and his. ij. maydens and his. xi. sonnes and went ouer the foorde Iabok.
23 先打发他们过河，又打发所有的都过去，
And he toke them ad sent the ouer the ryuer ad sent ouer that he had
24 只剩下雅各一人。有一个人来和他摔跤，直到黎明。
ad taried behinde him selfe alone. And there wrastled a man with him vnto the breakynge of the daye.
25 那人见自己胜不过他，就将他的大腿窝摸了一把，雅各的大腿窝正在摔跤的时候就扭了。
And when he sawe that he coude not prevayle agaynst him he smote hi vnder the thye and the senowe of Iacobs thy shranke as he wrastled with him.
26 那人说：“天黎明了，容我去吧！”雅各说：“你不给我祝福，我就不容你去。”
And he sayde: let me goo for the daye breaketh. And he sayde: I will not lett the goo excepte thou blesse me.
27 那人说：“你名叫什么？”他说：“我名叫雅各。”
And he sayde vnto him: what is thy name? He answered: Iacob.
28 那人说：“你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因为你与 神与人较力，都得了胜。”
And he sayde: thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell. For thou hast wrastled with God and with men ad hast preuayled.
29 雅各问他说：“请将你的名告诉我。”那人说：“何必问我的名？”于是在那里给雅各祝福。
And Iacob asked him sainge tell me thi name. And he sayde wherfore dost thou aske after my name? and he blessed him there.
30 雅各便给那地方起名叫毗努伊勒，意思说：“我面对面见了 神，我的性命仍得保全。”
And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel for I haue sene God face to face and yet is my lyfe reserved.
31 日头刚出来的时候，雅各经过毗努伊勒，他的大腿就瘸了。
And as he went ouer Peniel the sonne rose vpon him and he halted vpon his thye:
32 故此，以色列人不吃大腿窝的筋，直到今日，因为那人摸了雅各大腿窝的筋。
wherfore the childern of Israell eate not of the senow that shrancke vnder the thye vnto this daye: because that he smote Iacob vnder the thye in the senow that shroncke.
