創世記 32
1 雅各仍舊行路，上帝的使者遇見他。
Nowe Iaakob went forth on his iourney and the Angels of God met him.
2 雅各看見他們就說：「這是上帝的軍兵」，於是給那地方起名叫瑪哈念。
And when Iaakob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place Mahanaim.
3 雅各打發人先往西珥地去，就是以東地，見他哥哥以掃，
Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:
4 吩咐他們說：「你們對我主以掃說：『你的僕人雅各這樣說：我在拉班那裏寄居，直到如今。
To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time.
5 我有牛、驢、羊群、僕婢，現在打發人來報告我主，為要在你眼前蒙恩。』」
I haue beeues also and Asses, sheepe, and men seruantes, and women seruantes, and haue sent to shew my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
6 所打發的人回到雅各那裏，說：「我們到了你哥哥以掃那裏，他帶着四百人，正迎着你來。」
So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him.
7 雅各就甚懼怕，而且愁煩，便把那與他同在的人口和羊群、牛群、駱駝分做兩隊，
Then Iaakob was greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.
8 說：「以掃若來擊殺這一隊，剩下的那一隊還可以逃避。」
For he said, If Esau come to ye one company and smite it, the other companie shall escape.
9 雅各說：「耶和華－我祖亞伯拉罕的上帝，我父親以撒的上帝啊，你曾對我說：『回你本地本族去，我要厚待你。』
Moreouer Iaakob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Izhak: Lord, which saydest vnto me, Returne vnto thy coutrey and to thy kinred, and I will do thee good,
10 你向僕人所施的一切慈愛和誠實，我一點也不配得；我先前只拿着我的杖過這約旦河，如今我卻成了兩隊了。
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and al the trueth, which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant: for with my staffe came I ouer this Iorden, and now haue I gotte two bads.
11 求你救我脫離我哥哥以掃的手；因為我怕他來殺我，連妻子帶兒女一同殺了。
I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the mother vpon the children.
12 你曾說：『我必定厚待你，使你的後裔如同海邊的沙，多得不可勝數。』」
For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.
13 當夜，雅各在那裏住宿，就從他所有的物中拿禮物要送給他哥哥以掃：
And he taryed there the same night, and tooke of that which came to had, a present for Esau his brother:
14 母山羊二百隻，公山羊二十隻，母綿羊二百隻，公綿羊二十隻，
Two hundreth shee goates and twenty hee goates, two hundreth ewes and twentie rammes:
15 奶崽子的駱駝三十隻－各帶着崽子，母牛四十隻，公牛十隻，母驢二十匹，驢駒十匹；
Thirtie mylche camels with their coltes, fourtie kine, and ten bullockes, twentie she asses and ten foles.
16 每樣各分一群，交在僕人手下，就對僕人說：「你們要在我前頭過去，使群群相離，有空閒的地方」；
So he deliuered them into the hande of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and saide vnto his seruants, Passe before me, and put a space betweene droue and droue.
17 又吩咐儘先走的說：「我哥哥以掃遇見你的時候，問你說：『你是哪家的人？要往哪裏去？你前頭這些是誰的？』
And he commanded the formost, saying, If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, Whose seruant art thou? And whither goest thou? And whose are these before thee?
18 你就說：『是你僕人雅各的，是送給我主以掃的禮物；他自己也在我們後邊。』」
Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iaakobs: it is a present sent vnto my lord Esau: and beholde, he him selfe also is behinde vs.
19 又吩咐第二、第三，和一切趕群畜的人說：「你們遇見以掃的時候也要這樣對他說；
So likewise commanded he the seconde and the thirde, and all that followed the droues, saying, After this maner, ye shall speake vnto Esau, when ye finde him.
20 並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裏說：「我藉着在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)
21 於是禮物先過去了；那夜，雅各在隊中住宿。
So went the present before him: but he taried that night with the companie.
22 他夜間起來，帶着兩個妻子，兩個使女，並十一個兒子，都過了雅博渡口，
And he rose vp the same night, and tooke his two wiues, and his two maides, and his eleuen children, and went ouer the forde Iabbok.
23 先打發他們過河，又打發所有的都過去，
And he tooke them, and sent them ouer the riuer, and sent ouer that he had.
24 只剩下雅各一人。有一個人來和他摔跤，直到黎明。
Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day.
25 那人見自己勝不過他，就將他的大腿窩摸了一把，雅各的大腿窩正在摔跤的時候就扭了。
And he sawe that he could not preuaile against him: therefore he touched the holowe of his thigh, and the holowe of Iaakobs thigh was loosed, as he wrestled with him.
26 那人說：「天黎明了，容我去吧！」雅各說：「你不給我祝福，我就不容你去。」
And he saide, Let me goe, for the morning appeareth. Who answered, I will not let thee go except thou blesse me.
27 那人說：「你名叫甚麼？」他說：「我名叫雅各。」
Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob.
28 那人說：「你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因為你與上帝與人較力，都得了勝。」
Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
29 雅各問他說：「請將你的名告訴我。」那人說：「何必問我的名？」於是在那裏給雅各祝福。
Then Iaakob demaded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore now doest thou aske my name? and he blessed him there
30 雅各便給那地方起名叫毗努伊勒，意思說：「我面對面見了上帝，我的性命仍得保全。」
And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
31 日頭剛出來的時候，雅各經過毗努伊勒，他的大腿就瘸了。
And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.
32 故此，以色列人不吃大腿窩的筋，直到今日，因為那人摸了雅各大腿窩的筋。
Therefore the children of Israel eate not of the sinewe that shranke in the hollowe of the thigh, vnto this day: because he touched the sinew that shranke in the holow of Iaakobs thigh.
