< Genesis 32 >

1 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Jekọb nʼonwe ya hapụrụ gawa nʼihu nʼije ya. Ndị mmụọ ozi Chineke zutere ya nʼụzọ.
2 When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Mgbe Jekọb hụrụ ha, o kwuru sị, “Ebe a bụ ụlọ ikwu Chineke!” Ọ kpọrọ ebe ahụ, Mahanaim.
3 Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb zipụrụ ndị ozi ka ha jee hụ Ịsọ nwanne ya nwoke nʼala Sia, nʼobodo Edọm.
4 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.
O ziri ha ozi sị, “Ihe a bụ ihe unu ga-agwa nna m ukwu Ịsọ, ‘Odibo gị Jekọb kwuru sị, Ọ bụ na nke Leban ka m jere kemgbe, ọ bụkwa ebe ahụ ka m nọ ruo ugbu a.
5 I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”
Enwere m ọtụtụ ehi, na ịnyịnya ibu, na igwe atụrụ na ewu, na ndị odibo ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị. Ana m ezigara onyenwe m ozi a ka m nata ihuọma nʼebe ọ nọ.’”
6 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.”
Mgbe ndị ozi ahụ lọghachikwutere Jekọb, ha gwara ya sị ya, “Anyị jekwuru nwanne gị nwoke Ịsọ dị ka i ziri anyị. Ugbu a, ọ na-abịa. Ọ chị narị ndị ikom anọ na-abịa izute gị.”
7 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.
Ụjọ tụrụ Jekọb nke ukwuu, obi ya jupụtakwara na nsogbu. Nʼihi nke a, o kewara ndị niile so ya ụzọ abụọ, tinyere anụ ụlọ ya, na igwe ehi ya na ịnyịnya kamel ya.
8 He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”
O chere nʼobi ya sị, “Ọ bụrụ na Ịsọ alụso otu nʼime ụzọ abụọ a ọgụ, otu ụzọ fọdụrụ ga-enwe ike gbalaga.”
9 Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh, who said to me, ‘Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,’
Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb kpere ekpere sị, “Chineke nke nna m Ebraham, Chineke nke nna m Aịzik, Onyenwe anyị, gị onye gwara m sị, ‘Laghachi nʼala gị na nʼebe ụmụnna gị nọ, aga m eme ka ihe gaara gị nke ọma.’
10 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.
Ekwesighị m obi ebere na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi nke i gosiri ohu gị. Mgbe m gabigara Jọdan a, enweghị m ihe ọbụla karịa mkpanaka m, ma ugbu a, abụ m ọmụma ụlọ ikwu abụọ.
11 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.
Zọpụta m, arịọ m gị, site nʼaka nwanne m Ịsọ, nʼihi na egwu na-atụ m na ọ ga-abịa lụso m agha, lụsokwa ndị nne a na ụmụntakịrị ha agha.
12 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.’”
Ọ bụ gị kwuru sị, ‘Aga m eme ka ihe gaara gị nke ọma, meekwa ka ụmụ ụmụ gị dịrị ka aja nke dị nʼọnụ osimiri, nke mmadụ na-apụghị ịgụta ọnụ.’”
13 He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:
Jekọb rahụrụ nʼebe ahụ nʼabalị ahụ. Site nʼihe niile o nwere, ọ họpụtara onyinye ọ ga-enye nwanne ya Ịsọ.
14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
Ọ kwadoro inye ya: narị nne ewu abụọ, iri mkpi abụọ, narị nne atụrụ abụọ, iri ebule abụọ
15 thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
Iri nne ịnyịnya kamel atọ na ụmụ ha, na iri nne ehi anọ, oke ehi iri, iri nne ịnyịnya ibu abụọ, oke ịnyịnya ibu iri.
16 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.”
O weere onyinye ndị a niile nyefee nʼaka ndị ozi ya nʼusoro dịka ụdị ha si dị. Ọ gwara ndị na-ejere ya ozi sị ha, “Burunu ụzọ na-aga, meenụ ka ohere dị nʼetiti igwe anụ na igwe ibe ya.”
17 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?’
O nyere onye mbụ iwu sị ha, “Mgbe Ịsọ nwanne m zutere unu jụọ unu ajụjụ sị, ‘Onye bụ nna unu ukwu? Ebee ka unu na-aga? Onye nwe anụ ụlọ ndị a niile unu chị na-aga?’
18 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.’”
Unu ga-aza sị ya, ‘Anụ ụlọ ndị a bụ nke ohu gị Jekọb. Ha bụ onyinye e zitere onyenwe m Ịsọ, lee ka ọ na-abịa nʼazụ anyị.’”
19 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.
Otu ozi ahụ ka Jekọb ziri onye nke abụọ na onye nke atọ, na ndị ọzọ niile chị igwe anụ ụlọ, sị ha, “Unu ga-agwa Ịsọ otu ihe ahụ mgbe unu zutere ya.
20 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.”
Hụkwanụ na unu gwara ya sị, ‘Ohu gị Jekọb nọ nʼazụ anyị.’” Echiche ya bụ, “Aga m eji onyinye ndị a niile m na-ezipụrụ ya mee ka obi ya dajụọ, nke ọ ga-abụ mgbe mụ na ya zutere, ma eleghị anya, ọ ga-anabata m.”
21 So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
Mgbe o zipụchasịrị onyinye ndị ahụ niile, Jekọb rahụrụ ụra nʼụlọ ikwu ya nʼabalị ahụ.
22 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.
Nʼabalị ahụ, Jekọb biliri duru ndị nwunye ya abụọ na ndị odibo nwanyị ya abụọ, na ụmụ ya iri na otu, site nʼebe na-adịghị omimi nke iyi Jabọk kpọfee ha.
23 He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
Mgbe ọ kpọfechara ha, o bufekwara ihe niile o nwere.
24 Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
Emesịa, Jekọb lọghachiri nọdụ naanị ya. Mgbe ahụ, otu nwoke bịara gbaso ya mgba. Ha abụọ gbagidere mgba a tutu chi ebido ịbọ.
25 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.
Mgbe nwoke ahụ hụrụ na ọ pụghị imeri Jekọb na mgba ahụ, o tiri Jekọb aka nʼọkpụ, mee ka ọkpụ ya hịkwapụ site nʼọnọdụ ya.
26 The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
Mgbe nke a mesịrị, nwoke ahụ gwara Jekọb sị ya: “Hapụ m aka ka m laa, nʼihi na chi ebidola ịbọ.” Ma Jekọb zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ naanị mgbe ị gọziri m ka m ga-ahapụ gị ka ị laa.”
27 He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.
Mgbe ahụ nwoke ahụ jụrụ Jekọb ajụjụ sị ya, “Gịnị bụ aha gị?” Ọ zara sị, “Aha m bụ Jekọb.”
28 He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Nwoke ahụ zara sị ya, “Aha gị agaghị abụkwa Jekọb, kama ọ ga-abụ Izrel, nʼihi na gị na Chineke na ndị mmadụ gbara mgba, ị mmeri.”
29 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.
Jekọb sịrị, “Biko gwa m aha gị.” Ma ọ zaghachiri, “Gịnị mere ị ji ajụ aha m?” Mgbe ahụ, ọ gọziri ya nʼebe ahụ.
30 Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
Jekọb kpọrọ aha ebe ahụ Peniel, nʼihi na ọ sịrị, “Ahụla m Chineke ihu na ihu, ma e chebere ndụ m.”
31 The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
Anyanwụ awaala mgbe Jekọb si Peniel gafee. Ma nʼihi ihe mere ya nʼọkpụ, ọ naghị agazikwa ije.
32 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.
Ọ bụ ihe a mere ụmụ Izrel adịghị eri akwara anụ jikọtara ukwu anụ na ọkpụ ya ruo taa. Nʼihi na ihe ahụ mere Jekọb metụtara akwara ukwu ya.

< Genesis 32 >