Genesis 32
1 And Jacob has gone on his way, and messengers of God come on him;
men Jakob fortsatte sin Rejse. Og Guds Engle mødte ham;
2 and Jacob says, when he has seen them, “This [is] the camp of God”; and he calls the name of that place “Two Camps.”
og da Jakob saa dem, sagde han: »Her er Guds Lejr!« derfor kaldte han Stedet Mahanajim.
3 And Jacob sends messengers before him to his brother Esau, toward the land of Seir, the field of Edom,
Derpaa sendte Jakob Sendebud i Forvejen til sin Broder Esau i Se'irs Land paa Edoms Højslette,
4 and commands them, saying, “Thus you say to my lord, to Esau, Thus said your servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and I linger until now;
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;
5 and I have ox, and donkey, flock, and manservant, and maidservant, and I send to declare to my lord, to find grace in his eyes.”
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!«
6 And the messengers return to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is also coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him”;
Men Sendebudene kom tilbage til Jakob og meldte: »Vi kom til din Broder Esau, og nu drager han dig i Møde med 400 Mand!«
7 and Jacob fears exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divides the people who [are] with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,
Da blev Jakob saare forfærdet, og i sin Angst delte han sine Folk, Smaakvæget, Hornkvæget og Kamelerne i to Lejre,
8 and says, “If Esau comes to one camp, and has struck it—then the camp which is left has been for an escape.”
idet han tænkte: »Hvis Esau møder den ene Lejr og slaar den, kan dog den anden slippe bort.«
9 And Jacob says, “God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, YHWH who says to me, Return to your land and to your family, and I do good with you:
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!
10 I have been unworthy of all the kind acts and of all the truth which You have done with your servant—for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
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;
11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, lest he come and has struck me—mother beside sons;
frels mig fra min Broder Esaus Haand, thi jeg frygter for, at han skal komme og slaa mig, baade Moder og Børn!
12 and You have said, I certainly do good with you, and have set your seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.”
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!«
13 And he lodges there during that night, and takes from that which is coming into his hand, a present for his brother Esau:
Og han blev der om Natten. Af hvad han havde, udtog han saa en Gave til sin Broder Esau,
14 female goats two hundred, and male goats twenty, ewes two hundred, and rams twenty,
200 Geder og 20 Bukke, 200 Faar og 20 Vædre,
15 suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, female donkeys twenty, and foals ten;
30 diegivende Kamelhopper med deres Føl, 40 Køer og 10 Tyre, 20 Aseninder og 10 Æselhingste;
16 and he gives into the hand of his servants every drove by itself, and says to his servants, “Pass over before me, and a space you put between drove and drove.”
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!«
17 And he commands the first, saying, “When my brother Esau meets you, and has asked you, saying, Whose [are] you? And to where do you go? And whose [are] these before you?
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,
18 Then you have said, Your servant Jacob’s: it [is] a present sent to my lord, to Esau; and behold, he also [is] behind us.”
skal du svare: Den tilhører din Træl Jakob; det er en Gave, han sender min Herre Esau; selv kommer han bagefter!«
19 And he commands also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, “According to this manner do you speak to Esau in your finding him,
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:
20 and you have also said, Behold, your servant Jacob [is] behind us”; for he said, “I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterward I see his face; it may be he lifts up my face”;
»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!«
21 and the present passes over before his face, and he has lodged during that night in the camp.
Saa drog Gaven i Forvejen, medens han selv blev i Lejren om Natten.
22 And he rises in that night, and takes his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven children, and passes over the passage of Jabbok;
Samme Nat tog han sine to Hustruer, sine to Trælkvinder og sine elleve Børn og gik over Jabboks Vadested;
23 and he takes them, and causes them to pass over the brook, and he causes that which he has to pass over.
han tog dem og bragte dem over Bækken; ligeledes bragte han alt, hvad han ejede, over.
24 And Jacob is left alone, and One wrestles with him until the ascending of the dawn;
Men selv blev Jakob alene tilbage. Da var der en, som brødes, med ham til Morgengry;
25 and He sees that He is not able for him, and He comes against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with Him;
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.
26 and He says, “Send Me away, for the dawn has ascended”: and he says, “I do not send You away, except You have blessed me.”
Da sagde han: »Slip mig, thi Morgenen gryr!« Men han svarede: »Jeg slipper dig ikke, uden du velsigner mig!«
27 And He says to him, “What [is] your name?” And he says, “Jacob.”
Saa spurgte han: »Hvad er dit Navn?« Han svarede: »Jakob!«
28 And He says, “Your name is no longer called Jacob, but Israel; for you have reigned with God and with men, and prevail.”
Men han sagde: »Dit Navn skal ikke mere være Jakob, men Israel; thi du har kæmpet med Gud og Mennesker og sejret!«
29 And Jacob asks and says, “Please declare Your Name”; and He says, “Why [is] this, you ask for My Name?” And He blesses him there.
Da sagde Jakob: »Sig mig dit Navn!« Men han svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn?« Og han velsignede ham der.
30 And Jacob calls the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is delivered”;
Og Jakob kaldte Stedet Peniel, idet han sagde: »Jeg har skuet Gud Ansigt til Ansigt og har mit Liv frelst.«
31 and the sun rises on him when he has passed over Penuel, and he is halting on his thigh;
Og Solen stod op, da han drog forbi Penuel, og da haltede han paa Hoften.
32 therefore the sons of Israel do not eat the sinew which shrank, which [is] on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because He came against the hollow of Jacob’s thigh, against the sinew which shrank.
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.
