Genesis 33
1 [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.
さてヤコブは目をあげ、エサウが四百人を率いて来るのを見た。そこで彼は子供たちを分けてレアとラケルとふたりのつかえめとにわたし、
2 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.
つかえめとその子供たちをまっ先に置き、レアとその子供たちを次に置き、ラケルとヨセフを最後に置いて、
3 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.
みずから彼らの前に進み、七たび身を地にかがめて、兄に近づいた。
4 But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
するとエサウは走ってきて迎え、彼を抱き、そのくびをかかえて口づけし、共に泣いた。
5 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.”
エサウは目をあげて女と子供たちを見て言った、「あなたと一緒にいるこれらの者はだれですか」。ヤコブは言った、「神がしもべに授けられた子供たちです」。
6 Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
そこでつかえめたちはその子供たちと共に近寄ってお辞儀した。
7 Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
レアもまたその子供たちと共に近寄ってお辞儀し、それからヨセフとラケルが近寄ってお辞儀した。
8 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.”
するとエサウは言った、「わたしが出会ったあのすべての群れはどうしたのですか」。ヤコブは言った、「わが主の前に恵みを得るためです」。
9 But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
エサウは言った、「弟よ、わたしはじゅうぶんもっている。あなたの物はあなたのものにしなさい」。
10 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!
ヤコブは言った、「いいえ、もしわたしがあなたの前に恵みを得るなら、どうか、わたしの手から贈り物を受けてください。あなたが喜んでわたしを迎えてくださるので、あなたの顔を見て、神の顔を見るように思います。
11 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.
どうかわたしが持ってきた贈り物を受けてください。神がわたしを恵まれたので、わたしはじゅうぶんもっていますから」。こうして彼がしいたので、彼は受け取った。
12 Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
そしてエサウは言った、「さあ、立って行こう。わたしが先に行く」。
13 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.
ヤコブは彼に言った、「ごぞんじのように、子供たちは、かよわく、また乳を飲ませている羊や牛をわたしが世話をしています。もし一日でも歩かせ過ぎたら群れはみな死んでしまいます。
14 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].”
わが主よ、どうか、しもべの先においでください。わたしはわたしの前にいる家畜と子供たちの歩みに合わせて、ゆっくり歩いて行き、セイルでわが主と一緒になりましょう」。
15 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.”
エサウは言った、「それならわたしが連れている者どものうち幾人かをあなたのもとに残しましょう」。ヤコブは言った、「いいえ、それには及びません。わが主の前に恵みを得させてください」。
16 So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
その日エサウはセイルへの帰途についた。
17 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’].
ヤコブは立ってスコテに行き、自分のために家を建て、また家畜のために小屋を造った。これによってその所の名はスコテと呼ばれている。
18 [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.
こうしてヤコブはパダンアラムからきて、無事カナンの地のシケムの町に着き、町の前に宿営した。
19 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.
彼は天幕を張った野の一部をシケムの父ハモルの子らの手から百ケシタで買い取り、
20 He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
そこに祭壇を建てて、これをエル・エロヘ・イスラエルと名づけた。
