Genesis 32
1 Forsothe Jacob wente forth in the weie in which he began, and the aungels of the Lord metten him.
雅各伯也上道前行，遇見了天主的使者。
2 And whanne he hadde seyn hem, he seide, These ben the castels of God; and he clepide the name of that place Manaym, that is, castels.
雅各伯一見他們就說：「這是天主的營地。」遂給那地方起名叫瑪哈納因。
3 Sotheli Jacob sente bifore him also messangeris to Esau, his brother, in to the lond of Seir, in the cuntrey of Edom;
雅各伯先派使者，往厄東鄉間色依爾地方，他哥哥厄撒烏那裏去，
4 and comaundide to hem, and seide, Thus speke ye to my lord Esau, Thi brothir Jacob seith these thingis, Y was a pilgrym at Laban, `and Y was `til in to present dai;
吩咐他們說：「你們應對我主厄撒烏這樣說：你的僕人雅各伯這樣說：我在拉班那裏作客，一直到現在。
5 Y haue oxun, and assis, and scheep, and seruauntis, and hand maydis, and Y sende now a message to my lord, that Y fynde grace in thi siyt.
我擁有牛、驢、羊和僕婢，現在打發人報告我主，希望得你的恩愛。」
6 And the messageris turneden ayen to Jacob, and seiden, We camen to Esau, thi brother, and lo! he hastith in to thi comyng, with foure hundrid men.
使主回來見雅各伯說：「我們到了你哥哥厄撒烏那裏，他正前來迎接你；同他來的尚有四百人。」
7 Jacob dredde greetli, and he was aferd, and departide the puple that was with hym, and he departide the flockis, and scheep, and oxun, and camels, in to twei cumpenyes;
雅各伯大為震驚，很是憂慮，遂將自己的人和羊群牛群及駱駝分作兩隊，
8 and seide, If Esau schal come to o cumpeny, and schal smyte it, the tothir cumpeny which is residue schal be saued.
心想如果厄撒烏前來攻擊一隊，剩下的另一隊還可逃跑。
9 And Jacob seide, A! God of my fadir Abraham, and God of my fadir Isaac, A! Lord, that seidist to me, Turne thou ayen in to thi lond, and in to the place of thi birthe, and Y schal do wel to thee,
然後雅各伯祈求說：「我父亞巴郎的天主，我父依撒格的天主、上主! 你曾對我說：回到你本鄉，你本家去，我必使你順利。
10 Y am lesse than alle thi merciful doyngis, and than thi treuthe which thou hast fillid to thi seruaunt; with my staf Y passide this Jordan, and now Y go ayen with twei cumpanyes;
我本不配獲得你向你僕人所施的種種慈恩和忠信，我只帶了一條棍杖過了這約但河，現在我卻擁有兩隊人馬。
11 delyuere thou me fro the hond of my brothir Esau, for Y drede him greetli, lest he come and sle the modris with the sones.
求你救我脫離我哥哥厄撒烏的手，因為我怕他來擊殺我，擊殺母親和孩子。
12 Thou spakist that thou schuldist do wel to me, and shuldist alarge my seed as the grauel of the see, that mai not be noumbrid for mychilnesse.
你原來說過：我必要恩待你，使你的後代如海沙，多得不可勝數。」
13 And whanne Jacob hadde slept there in that nyyt, he departide of tho thingis whiche he hadde yiftis to Esau, his brothir,
那夜雅各伯就在那裏過夜。然後，就由他所有的財物中選出一些來，送給他哥哥厄撒烏作禮物：
14 two hundrid geet, and twenti buckis of geet, two hundrid scheep, and twenti rammys,
計有母山羊二百隻，公山羊二十隻，母綿羊二百隻，公綿羊二十隻，
15 camels fulle with her foolis thretti, fourti kyen, and twenti boolis, twenti sche assis, and ten foolis of hem.
哺乳的母駱駝同駝駒三十頭，母牛四十頭，公牛十頭，母驢二十匹，公驢十匹。
16 And he sente bi the hondis of his seruauntis alle flockis bi hem silf; and he seide to hise children, Go ye bifore me, and a space be betwixe flok and flok.
他將這些分成一隊一隊的交給自己的僕人，對他們說：「你們應走在我前面，每隊之間應隔開些。」
17 And he comaundide to the formere, and seide, If thou schalt mete my brothir Esau, and he schal axe thee, whos man thou art, ether whidir thou goist, ether whos ben these thingis whiche thou suest,
然後吩咐第一隊說：「幾時我哥哥厄撒烏遇見你，問你說：你是誰家的﹖你往那裏去﹖你前面這些牲畜是誰的﹖
18 thou schalt answere, Of thi seruaunt Jacob, he hath sent yiftis to his lord Esau, and he cometh aftir vs.
你要答說：是你僕人雅各伯的，是送給我主厄撒烏的禮物。看，他自己就在我們後面。」
19 In lijk maner, he yaf comaundementis to the secounde, and to the thridde, and to alle that sueden flockis; and seide, Speke ye bi the same wordis to Esau,
他也吩咐了第二第三隊，和跟在每隊後面的人說：「你們若遇見厄撒烏，都要照這話回答他。
20 whanne ye fynden hym, and ye schulen adde, Also Jacob hym silf thi seruaunt sueth oure weie. For Jacob seide, Y schal plese Esau with yiftis that goon bifore, and aftirward Y schal se hym; in hap he schal be mercyful to me.
並且還要說：看，你的僕人雅各伯就在我們後面。」因為他心裏想：如果我先送禮向他討好，然後才與他見面，也許他會歡迎我。」
21 And so the yiftis yeden bifore hym; sotheli he dwellide in that nyyt in the tentis.
於是禮物先他而行，他自己當夜仍留在營內。
22 And whanne Jacob hadde arise auysseli, he took hise twei wyues, and so many seruauntessis with enleuen sones, and passide the forthe of Jaboth.
他當夜起來，帶了他的兩個妻子，兩個婢女和十一個孩子，由淺處過了雅波克河。
23 And whanne alle thingis that perteyneden to hym weren led ouer, he dwellide aloone, and, lo!
等他們過了河，也叫自己所有的過了河，
24 a man wrastlide with him til to the morwetid.
雅各伯獨自一人留在後面。有一人前來與他搏鬥一直到曙光破曉。
25 And whanne the man seiy that he miyte not ouercome Jacob, he touchide the senewe of Jacobis hipe, and it driede anoon.
那人見自己不能制勝，就在他的大腿窩上打了一下；雅各伯正在與他搏鬥之際，大腿窩脫了節。
26 And he seide to Jacob, Leeue thou me, for the morewtid stieth now. Jacob answeride, Y schal not leeue thee, no but thou blesse me.
那人說：「讓我走罷! 天已破曉。」雅各伯說：「你如果不祝福我，我不讓你走。」
27 Therfore he seide, What name is to thee? He answeride, Jacob.
那人問他說：「你叫什麼名字﹖」他答說：「雅各伯。」
28 And the man seide, Thi name schal no more be clepid Jacob, but Israel; for if thou were strong ayens God, hou miche more schalt thou haue power ayens men.
那人說：「你的名字以後不再叫雅各伯，應叫以色列，因為你與神與人搏鬥，佔了優勢。」
29 Jacob axide him, Seie thou to me bi what name thou art clepid? He answerde, Whi axist thou my name, whiche is wondirful? And he blesside Jacob in the same place.
雅各伯問說：「請你告訴我你的名字。」那人答說：「為什麼你要問我的名字﹖」遂在那裏祝福了他。
30 And Jacob clepide the name of that place Fanuel, and seide, Y siy the Lord face to face, and my lijf is maad saaf.
雅各伯給那地方起名叫「培尼耳，」意謂「我面對面見了神，我的生命仍得保全。」
31 And anoon the sunne roos to hym, aftir that he passide Fanuel; forsothe he haltide in the foot.
雅各伯經過培尼耳時，太陽已升起照在身上，由於大腿脫了節，他一走一瘸。
32 For which cause the sones of Israel eten not `til in to present day the senewe, that driede in the hipe of Jacob; for the man touchide the senewe of Jacobs hipe, and it driede.
為此，以色列子民至今不吃大腿窩上的筋，因為那人打了雅各伯的大腿窩，正打在筋上。
