Genesis 33
1 Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants.
Yakobo akainua macho yake na, tazama, Esau alikuwa anakuja, na alikuwa na watu mia nne pamoja naye. Yakobo akawagawanya watoto kati ya Lea, Raheli, na wale wajakazi wawili.
2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
Kisha akawaweka wajakazi na wanao mbele, wakifuatiwa na Lea na watoto wake, Raheli na Yusufu wakafuata mwisho wa wote.
3 He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Yeye mwenyewe akatangulia mbele yao. Akasujudu mara saba kuelekea ardhi, hata alipomkaribia ndugu yake.
4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
Esau akakimbia kumlaki, akamkumbatia, akakumbatia shingo yake na kumbusu. Kisha wakalia.
5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
Esau alipoinua macho, aliona wanawake na watoto. Akauliza, “Hawa watu pamoja nawe ni kinanani?” Yakobo akasema, Ni watoto ambao Mungu amempa mtumishi wako kwa neema.”
6 Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.
Kisha wajakazi wakakaribia pamoja na watoto wao, nao wakasujudia.
7 Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Akafuata Lea pia na watoto wake wakaja na kusujudia. Mwisho Yusufu na Raheli wakaja na kusujudia.
8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Esau akasema, Unamaanisha nini kwa makundi haya yote niliyokutana nayo?” Yakobo akasema, “Kutafuta kibali mbele za bwana wangu.
9 Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”
Esau akasema, “Ninayo ya kutosha, ndugu yangu. Tunza uliyonayo kwa ajili yako mwenyewe.”
10 Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
Yakobo akasema, “Hapana, tafadhari, ikiwa nimeona kibali mbele zako, basi upokee zawadi yangu kutoka mkononi mwangu, na ni kama kuona uso wa Mungu, na umenipokea.
11 Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.
Tafadhari pokea zawadi yangu uliyoletewa, kwa sababu Mungu amenitendea kwa neema, na kwa sababu ninavyo vya kutosha.” Hivyo Yakobo akamsihi, na Esau akamkubali.
12 Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”
Kisha Esau akasema, “Haya na tuondoke. Nitakutangulia.”
13 Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
Yakobo akamwambia, “Bwana wangu anajua kwamba watoto ni wadogo, na kwamba kondoo na ng'ombe wananyonyesha ndama wao. Ikiwa watapelekwa kwa haraka hata siku moja, wanyama wote watakufa.
14 Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”
Tafadhari bwana wangu na amtangulie mtumishi wake. Nitasafiri polopole, kwa kadili ya mifugo iliyo mbele yangu, na kadili ya watoto, hata nitakapofika kwa bwana wangu huko Seiri.”
15 Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Esau akasema, haya nikuachie baadhi ya watu wangu waliopamoja nami.” Yakobo akasema, “Kwa nini kufanya hivyo? Bwana wangu amekuwa mkalimu kwangu kiasi cha kutosha.”
16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
Hivyo Esau akaanza kurudi Seiri.
17 Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Yakobo akasafiri kuelekea Sukothi, akajijengea nyumba, na akafanya mazizi kwa ajili ya mifugo wake. Hivyo jina la eneo linaitwa Sukothi.
18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.
Yakobo alipokuja kutoka Padani Aramu, akafika salama katika mji wa Shekemu, uliyo katika nchi ya Kanaani. Akapiga kambi karibu na mji.
19 He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
Kisha akanunu sehemu ya ardhi alipokuwa ameweka hema yake kutoka kwa wana wa Hamori, baba wa Shekemu, kwa vipande mia vya fedha.
20 He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.
Akajenga madhabahu pale na kuiita El Elohe Israeli.
