1 Mosebog 32
1 Og Jakob drog sin Vej, og Guds Engle mødte ham.
And Jacob departed for his journey; and having looked up, he saw the host of God encamped; and the angels of God met him.
2 Og der Jakob saa dem, sagde han: Denne er Guds Hær; og han kaldte det samme Steds Navn Makanaim.
And Jacob said, when he saw them, This is the Camp of God; and he called the name of that place, Encampments.
3 Og Jakob sendte Bud for sig til Esau sin Broder, til det Land Sejr, paa Edoms Mark.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.
4 Og han befalede dem og sagde: Saa skulle I sige til min Herre, til Esau: Saa siger din Tjener Jakob: Jeg har været fremmed hos Laban og dvælet der indtil nu.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob; I have sojourned with Laban and tarried until now.
5 Og jeg har Øksne og Asener, Kvæg og Svende og Tjenestepiger, og jeg har udsendt Bud, at give min Herre det til Kende for at finde Naade for dine Øjne.
And there were born to me oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants and women-servants; and I sent to tell my lord Esau, that your servant might find grace in your sight.
6 Og Budene kom igen til Jakob og sagde: Vi kom til din Broder, til Esau; og han drager ogsaa imod dig, og fire Hundrede Mand med ham.
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and behold! he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him.
7 Da frygtede Jakob saare og blev bange; saa delte han Folket, som var hos ham, og Kvæget og Øksnene og Kamelerne i to Hære.
And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was perplexed; and he divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and the sheep, into two camps.
8 Og han sagde: Dersom Esau skulde komme til den ene Hær og slaar den, da kan den Hær, som bliver tilovers, undkomme.
And Jacob said, If Esau should come to one camp, and strike it, the other camp shall be in safety.
9 Og Jakob sagde: Min Fader Abrahams Gud og min Fader Isaks Gud, Herre, du, som sagde til mig: Drag igen til dit Land og til din Slægt, og jeg vil gøre vel imod dig;
And Jacob said, God of my father Abraam, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, you [are] he that said to me, Depart quickly to the land of your birth, and I will do you good.
10 jeg er ringere end al den Miskundhed og al den Trofasthed, som du har bevist mod din Tjener; thi med min Stav gik jeg over denne Jordan, og nu er jeg vorden til to Hære.
Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the justice and all the truth which you have wrought with your servant; for with this my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.
11 Kære, udfri mig af min Broders Haand, af Esaus Haand; thi jeg frygter for ham, at han skal komme og slaa mig, ja Moderen med Børnene.
Deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I am afraid of him, lest haply he should come and strike me, and the mother upon the children.
12 Og du har sagt: Jeg vil gøre meget vel imod dig og gøre din Sæd som Sand ved Havet, hvilket ikke kan tælles for Mangfoldighed.
But you said, I will do you good, and will make your seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be numbered for multitude.
13 Saa blev han der samme Nat og tog af det, han havde under sin Haand, til en Skænk for sin Broder Esau;
And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried [with him], and sent out to Esau his brother,
14 to Hundrede Geder og tyve Bukke, to Hundrede Faar og tyve Vædre,
two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two hundred sheep, twenty rams,
15 Kameler, som gave at die, og deres Føl tredive, Køer fyrretyve, og Øksen ti, Aseninder tyve, og ti Føl.
milch camels, and their foals, thirty, forty kine, ten bulls, twenty asses, and ten colts.
16 Og han gav dem under sine Tjeneres Haand, hver Hjord for sig, og sagde til sine Tjenere: Gaar foran mig og gører Rum imellem hver Hjord!
And he gave them to his servants [each] drove apart; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
17 Saa befalede han den første og sagde: Naar Esau, min Broder, møder dig og spørger dig og siger: Hvem hører du til, og hvor vil du rejse hen? og hvem høre disse til, som du driver for dig?
And he charged the first, saying, If Esau my brother meet you, and he ask you, saying, Whose are you? and whither would you go, and whose are these possessions advancing before you?
18 da skal du sige: Din Tjener Jakob; det er en Skænk, sendt til min Herre, til Esau, og se, han kommer ogsaa selv efter os.
You shall say, Your servant Jacob's; he has sent gifts to my lord Esau, and behold! he is behind us.
19 Og han befalede den anden ligesaa og den tredje og alle dem, som gik efter Hjordene, og sagde: Paa denne Maade skulle I sige til Esau, naar I møde ham.
And he charged the first and the second and the third, and all that went before him after these flocks, saying, Thus shall you speak to Esau when you find him;
20 Og I skulle sige: Se, ogsaa din Tjener Jakob er bag os; thi han tænkte: Jeg vil forsone hans Ansigt med den Skænk, som gaar for mig, og siden se hans Ansigt, kanske han antager min Person.
and you shall say, Behold your servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for perhaps he will accept me.
21 Saa gik den Skænk foran ham; men han blev selv samme Nat ved Hæren.
So the presents went on before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
22 Og han stod op i samme Nat og tog sine to Hustruer og sine to Tjenestekvinder og sine elleve Børn og gik over Vadestedet Jabok.
And he rose up in that night, and took his two wives and his two servant-maids, and his eleven children, and crossed over the ford of Jaboch.
23 Og han tog dem og lod dem drage over Bækken og førte over, hvad han havde.
And he took them, and passed over the torrent, and brought over all his possessions.
24 Og Jakob blev tilbage for sig selv alene; og der brødes en Mand med ham, indtil det dagedes.
And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him till the morning.
25 Og der han saa, at han ikke kunde overvinde ham, da rørte han ved hans Hofteskaal, og Jakobs Hofteskaal gik af Led, idet han brødes med ham.
And he saw that he prevailed not against him; and he touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob's thigh was benumbed in his wrestling with him.
26 Og han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi det dages; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke lade dig gaa, uden du har velsignet mig.
And he said to him, Let me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let you go, except you bless me.
27 Og han sagde til ham: Hvad er dit Navn? og han sagde: Jakob.
And he said to him, What is your name? and he answered, Jacob.
28 Og han sagde: Dit Navn skal ikke fremdeles kaldes Jakob, men Israel; thi du har kæmpet med Gud og med Mennesker og faaet Overhaand.
And he said to him, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name; for you have prevailed with God, and shall be mighty with men.
29 Og Jakob spurgte og sagde: Kære, kundgør mig dit Navn; og han sagde: Hvi spørger du dog om mit Navn? og han velsignede ham der.
And Jacob asked and said, Tell me your name; and he said, Therefore do you ask after my name? and he blessed him there.
30 Og Jakob kaldte Stedets Navn Pnuel; thi, sagde han, jeg har set Gud Ansigt til Ansigt, og min Sjæl er frelst.
And Jacob called the name of that place, the Face of God; for, [said he, ]I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved.
31 Og der han kom forbi Pnuel, gik Solen op for ham, og han haltede paa sin Hofte.
And the sun rose upon him, when he passed the Face of God; and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Derfor æde Israels Børn ikke den Spændesene, som er paa Hofteskaalen, indtil denne Dag; thi han rørte Jakobs Hofteskaal paa Spændesenen.
Therefore the children of Israel will by no means eat of the sinew which was benumbed, which is on the broad part of the thigh, until this day, because [the angel] touched the broad part of the thigh of Jacob—[even] the sinew which was benumbed.
