1 Mosebog 33
1 Og Jakob opløftede sine Øjne og saa, og se, Esau kom, og fire Hundrede Mand med ham, og han fordelte Børnene til Lea og til Rakel og til begge Tjenestekvinderne.
[Then Jacob joined the rest of his family]. [Later that day] Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and there were 400 men with him. [Jacob was worried because of that], so he separated the children. He put Leah’s children with Leah, Rachel’s children with Rachel, and the two female slaves’ children with their mothers.
2 Og han satte Tjenestekvinderne og deres Børn først og Lea og hendes Børn derefter og Rakel og Josef bagest.
He put the two female slaves and their children in front. He put Leah and her children next. He put Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 Og han gik selv frem foran dem og bøjede sig til Jorden syv Gange, indtil han kom til sin Broder.
He himself went ahead of them all, and as he continued to approach his older brother, he prostrated himself with his face on the ground seven times.
4 Og Esau løb mod ham og tog ham i Favn og faldt om hans Hals og kyssede ham, og de græd.
But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
5 Og han opløftede sine Øjne og saa Kvinderne og Børnene og sagde: Hvo ere disse, som ere med dig? og han sagde: Det er de Børn, som Gud har skænket din Tjener.
Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, “Who are these people who are with you?” Jacob replied, “These are the wives and children that God has graciously/kindly given to me.”
6 Saa gik Tjenestekvinderne frem og deres Børn og nejede.
Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
7 Og Lea gik ogsaa frem og hendes Børn og nejede, og derefter kom Josef og Rakel frem og nejede.
Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
8 Og han sagde: Hvad vil du med al denne Hær, som jeg mødte? og han sagde: For at jeg maa finde Naade for min Herres Øjne.
Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
9 Og Esau sagde: Jeg har meget, min Broder! behold du, hvad dit er.
But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
10 Og Jakob sagde: Nej, kære, dersom jeg nu har fundet Naade for dig, da annam min Skænk af min Haand; thi derfor saa jeg dit Ansigt, som naar man kunde se Guds Ansigt, og du var mig naadig.
But Jacob said, “No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing your smiling face assures me [that you have forgiven me]. It is like seeing the face of God!
11 Kære, tag min Velsignelse, som er bragt til dig; thi Gud skænkede mig den, og jeg har alt dette; saa nødte han ham, og han tog det.
Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!” Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally he accepted them.
12 Og han sagde: Lad os drage frem og vandre, og jeg vil vandre videre med dig.
Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
13 Og han sagde til ham: Min Herre ved, at Børnene ere svage, og her er Kvæg og nybære Køer med mig, og overdrev man dem en Dag, da døde alt Kvæget.
Jacob [had no intention to go with Esau], but he said, “You know, sir, that the children are weak, and that I must take care of the female sheep and cows that are (sucking their mother’s milk/nursing their young). If I force them to walk fast for a long distance in just one day, the animals will all die.
14 Min Herre rejse nu frem for sin Tjeners Aasyn, og jeg vil drive saa sagteligen, efter som Hjorden, der er for mig, kan gaa, og Børnene kunne gaa, indtil jeg kommer til min Herre, til Sejr.
You go ahead of me. I will lead the animals slowly, but I will walk as fast as the children and animals can walk. I will catch up with you in Seir, [in the land where the descendants of Edom live].”
15 Og Esau sagde: Kære, jeg vil lade nogle af det Folk, som er med mig, blive hos dig; og han sagde: Hvortil det? lad mig finde Naade for min Herres Øjne.
Esau said, “Then allow me to leave with you some of the men who came with me, [to protect you].” But Jacob replied, “(Why do that?/There is no need to do that!) [RHQ] The only thing that I want is for you to act friendly toward me.”
16 Saa drog Esau samme Dag tilbage ad sin Vej til Sejr.
So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
17 Og Ja kob drog til Sukoth og byggede sig et Hus og gjorde Hytter til sit Kvæg; derfor kaldte han Stedets Navn Sukoth.
But [instead of going to Seir], Jacob and his family went to [a place called] Succoth. There he built a house for himself and his family, and built shelters for his livestock. That is the reason they named the place Succoth, [which means ‘shelters’].
18 Og Jakob kom lykkeligt den Stad Sikem, som er i det Land Kanaan, der han kom fra Paddan-Aram, og han slog Lejr foran Staden.
[Some time later, ] Jacob and his family left Paddan-Aram [in Mesopotamia], and they traveled safely to the Canaan region. There they set up their tents in a field near Shechem city.
19 Og han købte det Stykke Ager, paa hvilket han havde slaget Telt op, af Hemors, Sikems Faders, Sønner, for hundrede Penninge.
One of the leaders of the people in that area was named Hamor. Hamor had several sons. Jacob paid the sons of Hamor 100 pieces of silver for the piece of ground on which they set up their tents.
20 Og han oprejste der et Alter og kaldte det: Gud er Israels Gud.
He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
