Genesis 32
1 As Jacob and his family continued traveling, some angels, whom God sent, met him.
men Jakob fortsatte sin Rejse. Og Guds Engle mødte ham;
2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s army camp!” So he named that place Mahanaim, [which means ‘two camps’].
og da Jakob saa dem, sagde han: »Her er Guds Lejr!« derfor kaldte han Stedet Mahanajim.
3 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.
Derpaa sendte Jakob Sendebud i Forvejen til sin Broder Esau i Se'irs Land paa Edoms Højslette,
4 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.
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 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.’ “
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 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.”
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 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.
Da blev Jakob saare forfærdet, og i sin Angst delte han sine Folk, Smaakvæget, Hornkvæget og Kamelerne i to Lejre,
8 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.”
idet han tænkte: »Hvis Esau møder den ene Lejr og slaar den, kan dog den anden slippe bort.«
9 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.’
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 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.
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 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.
frels mig fra min Broder Esaus Haand, thi jeg frygter for, at han skal komme og slaa mig, baade Moder og Børn!
12 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.’”
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 Jacob slept there that night. The next morning he selected some animals to give to his brother Esau.
Og han blev der om Natten. Af hvad han havde, udtog han saa en Gave til sin Broder Esau,
14 He selected 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,
200 Geder og 20 Bukke, 200 Faar og 20 Vædre,
15 30 female camels and their offspring, 40 cows and ten bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
30 diegivende Kamelhopper med deres Føl, 40 Køer og 10 Tyre, 20 Aseninder og 10 Æselhingste;
16 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.”
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 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?’
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 tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. He has sent them to you as a gift, sir. And he is coming behind us.’”
skal du svare: Den tilhører din Træl Jakob; det er en Gave, han sender min Herre Esau; selv kommer han bagefter!«
19 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.
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 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.”
»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 So the men taking the gifts [PRS] went ahead, but Jacob himself stayed in the camp that night.
Saa drog Gaven i Forvejen, medens han selv blev i Lejren om Natten.
22 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.
Samme Nat tog han sine to Hustruer, sine to Trælkvinder og sine elleve Børn og gik over Jabboks Vadested;
23 After he had done that, he sent other slaves, carrying all his possessions, across the river.
han tog dem og bragte dem over Bækken; ligeledes bragte han alt, hvad han ejede, over.
24 So Jacob was left there alone. But a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
Men selv blev Jakob alene tilbage. Da var der en, som brødes, med ham til Morgengry;
25 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.
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 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!”
Da sagde han: »Slip mig, thi Morgenen gryr!« Men han svarede: »Jeg slipper dig ikke, uden du velsigner mig!«
27 The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”
Saa spurgte han: »Hvad er dit Navn?« Han svarede: »Jakob!«
28 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.”
Men han sagde: »Dit Navn skal ikke mere være Jakob, men Israel; thi du har kæmpet med Gud og Mennesker og sejret!«
29 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.
Da sagde Jakob: »Sig mig dit Navn!« Men han svarede: »Hvorfor spørger du om mit Navn?« Og han velsignede ham der.
30 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.”
Og Jakob kaldte Stedet Peniel, idet han sagde: »Jeg har skuet Gud Ansigt til Ansigt og har mit Liv frelst.«
31 The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.
Og Solen stod op, da han drog forbi Penuel, og da haltede han paa Hoften.
32 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.
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.
