1 Mosebog 32
1 Og Jakob drog sin Vej, og Guds Engle mødte ham.
As Jacob and his family continued traveling, some angels, whom God sent, met him.
2 Og der Jakob saa dem, sagde han: Denne er Guds Hær; og han kaldte det samme Steds Navn Makanaim.
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s army camp!” So he named that place Mahanaim, [which means ‘two camps’].
3 Og Jakob sendte Bud for sig til Esau sin Broder, til det Land Sejr, paa Edoms Mark.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Da frygtede Jakob saare og blev bange; saa delte han Folket, som var hos ham, og Kvæget og Øksnene og Kamelerne i to Hære.
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 Og han sagde: Dersom Esau skulde komme til den ene Hær og slaar den, da kan den Hær, som bliver tilovers, undkomme.
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 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;
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 Saa blev han der samme Nat og tog af det, han havde under sin Haand, til en Skænk for sin Broder Esau;
Jacob slept there that night. The next morning he selected some animals to give to his brother Esau.
14 to Hundrede Geder og tyve Bukke, to Hundrede Faar og tyve Vædre,
He selected 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,
15 Kameler, som gave at die, og deres Føl tredive, Køer fyrretyve, og Øksen ti, Aseninder tyve, og ti Føl.
30 female camels and their offspring, 40 cows and ten bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
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!
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 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?
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 Saa gik den Skænk foran ham; men han blev selv samme Nat ved Hæren.
So the men taking the gifts [PRS] went ahead, but Jacob himself stayed in the camp that night.
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.
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 Og han tog dem og lod dem drage over Bækken og førte over, hvad han havde.
After he had done that, he sent other slaves, carrying all his possessions, across the river.
24 Og Jakob blev tilbage for sig selv alene; og der brødes en Mand med ham, indtil det dagedes.
So Jacob was left there alone. But a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
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.
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 Og han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi det dages; og han sagde: Jeg vil ikke lade dig gaa, uden du har velsignet mig.
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 Og han sagde til ham: Hvad er dit Navn? og han sagde: Jakob.
The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “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.
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 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.
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 Og Jakob kaldte Stedets Navn Pnuel; thi, sagde han, jeg har set Gud Ansigt til Ansigt, og min Sjæl er frelst.
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 Og der han kom forbi Pnuel, gik Solen op for ham, og han haltede paa sin Hofte.
The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.
32 Derfor æde Israels Børn ikke den Spændesene, som er paa Hofteskaalen, indtil denne Dag; thi han rørte Jakobs Hofteskaal paa Spændesenen.
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.
