Jenesis 32
1 Jekọb nʼonwe ya hapụrụ gawa nʼihu nʼije ya. Ndị mmụọ ozi Chineke zutere ya nʼụzọ.
As Jacob and his family continued traveling, some angels, whom God sent, met him.
2 Mgbe Jekọb hụrụ ha, o kwuru sị, “Ebe a bụ ụlọ ikwu Chineke!” Ọ kpọrọ ebe ahụ, Mahanaim.
When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s army camp!” So he named that place Mahanaim, [which means ‘two camps’].
3 Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb zipụrụ ndị ozi ka ha jee hụ Ịsọ nwanne ya nwoke nʼala Sia, nʼobodo Edọm.
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.
4 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.
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.
5 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.’”
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.’ “
6 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.”
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.”
7 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.
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.
8 O chere nʼobi ya sị, “Ọ bụrụ na Ịsọ alụso otu nʼime ụzọ abụọ a ọgụ, otu ụzọ fọdụrụ ga-enwe ike gbalaga.”
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.”
9 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.’
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.’
10 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.
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.
11 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.
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.
12 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.’”
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.’”
13 Jekọb rahụrụ nʼebe ahụ nʼabalị ahụ. Site nʼihe niile o nwere, ọ họpụtara onyinye ọ ga-enye nwanne ya Ịsọ.
Jacob slept there that night. The next morning he selected some animals to give to his brother Esau.
14 Ọ kwadoro inye ya: narị nne ewu abụọ, iri mkpi abụọ, narị nne atụrụ abụọ, iri ebule abụọ
He selected 200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,
15 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.
30 female camels and their offspring, 40 cows and ten bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.
16 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.”
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.”
17 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?’
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?’
18 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.’”
tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. He has sent them to you as a gift, sir. And he is coming behind us.’”
19 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.
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.
20 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.”
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.”
21 Mgbe o zipụchasịrị onyinye ndị ahụ niile, Jekọb rahụrụ ụra nʼụlọ ikwu ya nʼabalị ahụ.
So the men taking the gifts [PRS] went ahead, but Jacob himself stayed in the camp that night.
22 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.
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.
23 Mgbe ọ kpọfechara ha, o bufekwara ihe niile o nwere.
After he had done that, he sent other slaves, carrying all his possessions, across the river.
24 Emesịa, Jekọb lọghachiri nọdụ naanị ya. Mgbe ahụ, otu nwoke bịara gbaso ya mgba. Ha abụọ gbagidere mgba a tutu chi ebido ịbọ.
So Jacob was left there alone. But a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
25 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.
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.
26 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.”
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!”
27 Mgbe ahụ nwoke ahụ jụrụ Jekọb ajụjụ sị ya, “Gịnị bụ aha gị?” Ọ zara sị, “Aha m bụ Jekọb.”
The man said to him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Jacob.”
28 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.”
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.”
29 Jekọb sịrị, “Biko gwa m aha gị.” Ma ọ zaghachiri, “Gịnị mere ị ji ajụ aha m?” Mgbe ahụ, ọ gọziri ya nʼebe ahụ.
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.
30 Jekọb kpọrọ aha ebe ahụ Peniel, nʼihi na ọ sịrị, “Ahụla m Chineke ihu na ihu, ma e chebere ndụ m.”
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.”
31 Anyanwụ awaala mgbe Jekọb si Peniel gafee. Ma nʼihi ihe mere ya nʼọkpụ, ọ naghị agazikwa ije.
The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.
32 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.
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.
