1 Mosebog 32
1 men Jakob fortsatte sin Rejse. Og Guds Engle mødte ham;
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 og da Jakob saa dem, sagde han: »Her er Guds Lejr!« derfor kaldte han Stedet Mahanajim.
When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 Derpaa sendte Jakob Sendebud i Forvejen til sin Broder Esau i Se'irs Land paa Edoms Højslette,
Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
4 og han bød dem: »Sig til min Herre Esau: Din Træl Jakob lader dig vide, at jeg har levet som Gæst hos Laban og boet der indtil nu;
He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
5 jeg har samlet mig Okser, Æsler og Smaakvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder; og nu sender jeg Bud til min Herre med Efterretning herom i Haab om at finde Naade for dine Øjne!«
I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in your sight.’”
6 Men Sendebudene kom tilbage til Jakob og meldte: »Vi kom til din Broder Esau, og nu drager han dig i Møde med 400 Mand!«
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
7 Da blev Jakob saare forfærdet, og i sin Angst delte han sine Folk, Smaakvæget, Hornkvæget og Kamelerne i to Lejre,
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, along with the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies.
8 idet han tænkte: »Hvis Esau møder den ene Lejr og slaar den, kan dog den anden slippe bort.«
He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”
9 Derpaa bad Jakob: »Min Fader Abrahams og min Fader Isaks Gud, HERRE, du, som sagde til mig: Vend tilbage til dit Land og din Hjemstavn, saa vil jeg gøre vel imod dig!
Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD, who said to me, ‘Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,’
10 Jeg er for ringe til al den Miskundhed og Trofasthed, du har udvist mod din Tjener; thi med min Stav gik jeg over Jordan der, og nu er jeg blevet til to Lejre;
I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
11 frels mig fra min Broder Esaus Haand, thi jeg frygter for, at han skal komme og slaa mig, baade Moder og Børn!
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.
12 Du har jo selv sagt, at du vil gøre vel imod mig og gøre mit Afkom som Havets Sand, der ikke kan tælles for Mængde!«
You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which can’t be counted because there are so many.’”
13 Og han blev der om Natten. Af hvad han havde, udtog han saa en Gave til sin Broder Esau,
He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:
14 200 Geder og 20 Bukke, 200 Faar og 20 Vædre,
two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15 30 diegivende Kamelhopper med deres Føl, 40 Køer og 10 Tyre, 20 Aseninder og 10 Æselhingste;
thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
16 han delte dem i flere Hjorde og overlod sine Trælle dem, idet han sagde til dem: »Gaa i Forvejen og lad en Plads aaben mellem Hjordene!«
He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.”
17 Og han bød den første: »Naar min Broder Esau møder dig og spørger, hvem du tilhører, hvor du skal hen, og hvem din Drift tilhører,
He commanded the foremost, saying, “When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?’
18 skal du svare: Den tilhører din Træl Jakob; det er en Gave, han sender min Herre Esau; selv kommer han bagefter!«
Then you shall say, ‘They are your servant, Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.’”
19 Og han bød den anden og den tredje og alle de andre, der fulgte med Hjordene, at sige det samme til Esau, naar de traf ham:
He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.
20 »Din Træl Jakob kommer selv bagefter!« Thi han tænkte: »Jeg vil søge at forsone ham ved den Gave, der drager foran, og først bagefter vil jeg træde frem for ham; maaske han da tager venligt imod mig!«
You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
21 Saa drog Gaven i Forvejen, medens han selv blev i Lejren om Natten.
So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
22 Samme Nat tog han sine to Hustruer, sine to Trælkvinder og sine elleve Børn og gik over Jabboks Vadested;
He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.
23 han tog dem og bragte dem over Bækken; ligeledes bragte han alt, hvad han ejede, over.
He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
24 Men selv blev Jakob alene tilbage. Da var der en, som brødes, med ham til Morgengry;
Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
25 og da han saa, at han ikke kunde faa Bugt med ham, gav han ham et Slag paa Hofteskaalen; og Jakobs Hofteskaal gik af Led, da han brødes med ham.
When he saw that he didn’t prevail against him, the man touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained as he wrestled.
26 Da sagde han: »Slip mig, thi Morgenen gryr!« Men han svarede: »Jeg slipper dig ikke, uden du velsigner mig!«
The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
27 Saa spurgte han: »Hvad er dit Navn?« Han svarede: »Jakob!«
He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.
28 Men han sagde: »Dit Navn skal ikke mere være Jakob, men Israel; thi du har kæmpet med Gud og Mennesker og sejret!«
He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
29 Da sagde Jakob: »Sig mig dit Navn!« Men han svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn?« Og han velsignede ham der.
Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.
30 Og Jakob kaldte Stedet Peniel, idet han sagde: »Jeg har skuet Gud Ansigt til Ansigt og har mit Liv frelst.«
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
31 Og Solen stod op, da han drog forbi Penuel, og da haltede han paa Hoften.
The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
32 Derfor undlader Israeliterne endnu den Dag i Dag at spise Hoftenerven, der ligger over Hofteskaalen, thi han gav Jakob et Slag paa Hofteskaalen, paa Hoftenerven.
Therefore the children of Israel don’t eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.
