1 Mosebog 32
1 men Jakob fortsatte sin Rejse. Og Guds Engle mødte ham;
And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;
2 og da Jakob saa dem, sagde han: »Her er Guds Lejr!« derfor kaldte han Stedet Mahanajim.
and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, 'This [is] the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place 'Two Camps.'
3 Derpaa sendte Jakob Sendebud i Forvejen til sin Broder Esau i Se'irs Land paa Edoms Højslette,
And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards 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;
and commandeth them, saying, 'Thus do ye say to my lord, to Esau: Thus said thy servant Jacob, With Laban I have sojourned, and I tarry 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!«
and I have ox, and ass, flock, and man-servant, and maid-servant, and I send to declare to my lord, to find grace in his eyes.'
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!«
And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, 'We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him;'
7 Da blev Jakob saare forfærdet, og i sin Angst delte han sine Folk, Smaakvæget, Hornkvæget og Kamelerne i to Lejre,
and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who [are] with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,
8 idet han tænkte: »Hvis Esau møder den ene Lejr og slaar den, kan dog den anden slippe bort.«
and saith, 'If Esau come in unto the one camp, and have smitten it — then the camp which is left hath been for an 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!
And Jacob saith, 'God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah who saith unto me, Turn back to thy land, and to thy kindred, and I do good with thee:
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 have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant — for, with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
11 frels mig fra min Broder Esaus Haand, thi jeg frygter for, at han skal komme og slaa mig, baade Moder og Børn!
'Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me — mother beside sons;
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!«
and Thou — Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'
13 Og han blev der om Natten. Af hvad han havde, udtog han saa en Gave til sin Broder Esau,
And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:
14 200 Geder og 20 Bukke, 200 Faar og 20 Vædre,
she-goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,
15 30 diegivende Kamelhopper med deres Føl, 40 Køer og 10 Tyre, 20 Aseninder og 10 Æselhingste;
suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, she-asses twenty, and foals ten;
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!«
and he giveth into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and saith unto his servants, 'Pass over before me, and a space ye do put between drove and drove.'
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,
And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose [art] thou? and whither goest thou? and whose [are] these before thee?
18 skal du svare: Den tilhører din Træl Jakob; det er en Gave, han sender min Herre Esau; selv kommer han bagefter!«
then thou hast said, Thy servant Jacob's: it [is] a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and lo, 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:
And he commandeth also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, 'According to this manner do ye speak unto Esau in your finding 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!«
and ye have said also, Lo, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us;' for he said, 'I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterwards I see his face; it may be he lifteth up my face;'
21 Saa drog Gaven i Forvejen, medens han selv blev i Lejren om Natten.
and the present passeth over before his face, and he hath lodged during 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;
And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbok;
23 han tog dem og bragte dem over Bækken; ligeledes bragte han alt, hvad han ejede, over.
and he taketh them, and causeth them to pass over the brook, and he causeth that which he hath to pass over.
24 Men selv blev Jakob alene tilbage. Da var der en, som brødes, med ham til Morgengry;
And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;
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.
and he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him;
26 Da sagde han: »Slip mig, thi Morgenen gryr!« Men han svarede: »Jeg slipper dig ikke, uden du velsigner mig!«
and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'
27 Saa spurgte han: »Hvad er dit Navn?« Han svarede: »Jakob!«
And he saith unto him, 'What [is] thy name?' and he saith, 'Jacob.'
28 Men han sagde: »Dit Navn skal ikke mere være Jakob, men Israel; thi du har kæmpet med Gud og Mennesker og sejret!«
And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'
29 Da sagde Jakob: »Sig mig dit Navn!« Men han svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn?« Og han velsignede ham der.
And Jacob asketh, and saith, 'Declare, I pray thee, thy name;' and he saith, 'Why [is] this, thou askest for My name?' and He blesseth him there.
30 Og Jakob kaldte Stedet Peniel, idet han sagde: »Jeg har skuet Gud Ansigt til Ansigt og har mit Liv frelst.«
And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
31 Og Solen stod op, da han drog forbi Penuel, og da haltede han paa Hoften.
and the sun riseth on him when he hath passed over Penuel, and he is halting on 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 sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which [is] on the hollow of the thigh, unto this day, because He came against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against the sinew which shrank.
