Genesis 32
1 Iacob autem abiit in itinere quod coeperat: fueruntque ei obviam Angeli Dei.
Likewise, Jacob continued on the journey that he had begun. And the Angels of God met him.
2 Quos cum vidisset, ait: Castra Dei sunt haec. et appellavit nomen loci illius Mahanaim, id est, Castra.
When he had seen them, he said, “These are the Encampments of God.” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, ‘Encampments.’
3 Misit autem et nuncios ante se ad Esau fratrem suum in terram Seir, in regionem Edom:
Then he also sent messengers before him to his brother Esau, in the land of Seir, in the region of Edom.
4 praecepitque eis, dicens: Sic loquimini domino meo Esau: Haec dicit frater tuus Iacob: Apud Laban peregrinatus sum, et fui usque in praesentem diem.
And he instructed them, saying: “You shall speak in this way to my lord Esau: ‘Your brother Jacob says these things: “I have sojourned with Laban, and I have been with him until the present day.
5 Habeo boves, et asinos, et oves, et servos, et ancillas: mittoque nunc legationem ad dominum meum, ut inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo.
I have oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and men servants, and women servants. And now I send an ambassador to my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.”’”
6 Reversique sunt nuncii ad Iacob, dicentes: Venimus ad Esau fratrem tuum, et ecce properat tibi in occursum cum quadringentis viris.
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau, and behold, he rushes to meet you with four hundred men.”
7 Timuit Iacob valde: et perterritus divisit populum qui secum erat, greges quoque et oves et boves, et camelos in duas turmas,
Jacob was very afraid. And in his terror, he divided the people who were with him, likewise the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies,
8 dicens: Si venerit Esau ad unam turmam, et percusserit eam, alia turma, quae relicta est, salvabitur.
saying: “If Esau goes to one company, and strikes it, the other company, which is left behind, will be saved.”
9 Dixitque Iacob: Deus patris mei Abraham, et Deus patris mei Isaac: Domine qui dixisti mihi: Revertere in terram tuam, et in locum nativitatis tuae, et benefaciam tibi:
And Jacob said: “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me: ‘Return to your land, and to the place of your nativity, and I will do well for you.’
10 minor sum cunctis miserationibus tuis, et veritate tua quam explevisti servo tuo. In baculo meo transivi Iordanem istum: et nunc cum duabus turmis regredior.
I am less than any of your compassions and your truth, which you have fulfilled to your servant. With my staff I crossed over this Jordan. And now I go back with two companies.
11 Erue me de manu fratris mei Esau, quia valde eum timeo: ne forte veniens percutiat matrem cum filiis.
Rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am very afraid of him, lest perhaps he may come and strike down the mother with the sons.
12 Tu locutus es quod benefaceres mihi, et dilatares semen meum sicut arenam maris, quae prae multitudine numerari non potest.
You did say that you would do well by me, and that you would expand my offspring like the sand of the sea, which, because of its multitude, cannot be numbered.”
13 Cumque dormisset ibi nocte illa, separavit de his quae habebat, munera Esau fratri suo,
And when he had slept there that night, he separated, from the things that he had, gifts for his brother Esau:
14 capras ducentas, hircos viginti, oves ducentas, et arietes viginti,
two hundred she-goats, twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 camelos foetas cum pullis suis triginta, vaccas quadraginta, et tauros viginti, asinas viginti, et pullos earum decem.
thirty milking camels with their young, forty cows, and twenty bulls, twenty she-donkeys, and ten of their young.
16 Et misit per manus servorum suorum singulos seorsum greges, dixitque pueris suis: Antecedite me, et sit spatium inter gregem et gregem.
And he sent them by the hands of his servants, each flock separately, and he said to his servants: “Pass before me, and let there be a space between flock and flock.”
17 Et praecepit priori, dicens: Si obvium habueris fratrem meum Esau, et interrogaverit te, Cuius es? aut, Quo vadis? aut, Cuius sunt ista quae sequeris?
And he instructed the first, saying: “If you happen to meet my brother Esau, and he questions you: “Whose are you?” or, “Where are you going?” or, “Whose are these which follow you?”
18 respondebis: Servi tui Iacob, munera misit domino suo Esau: ipse quoque post nos venit.
you shall respond: “Your servant Jacob’s. He has sent them as a gift to my lord Esau. And he is also coming after us.”
19 Similiter dedit mandata secundo, et tertio, et cunctis qui sequebantur greges, dicens: Iisdem verbis loquimini ad Esau, cum inveneritis eum.
Similarly, he gave orders to the second, and the third, and to all who followed the flocks, saying: “Speak these same words to Esau, when you find him.
20 Et addetis: Ipse quoque servus tuus Iacob iter nostrum insequitur: dixit enim: Placabo illum muneribus quae praecedunt, et postea videbo illum, forsitan propitiabitur mihi.
And you will add: ‘Your servant Jacob himself also follows after us, for he said: “I will appease him with the gifts that go ahead, and after this, I will see him; perhaps he will be gracious to me.”’”
21 Praecesserunt itaque munera ante eum, ipse vero mansit nocte illa in castris.
And so the gifts went before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
22 Cumque mature surrexisset, tulit duas uxores suas, et totidem famulas cum undecim filiis, et transivit vadum Iaboc.
And when he had arisen early, he took his two wives, and the same number of handmaids, with his eleven sons, and he crossed over the ford of Jabbok.
23 Traductisque omnibus quae ad se pertinebant,
And having delivered over all the things that belonged to him,
24 mansit solus: et ecce vir luctabatur cum eo usque mane.
he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning.
25 Qui cum videret quod eum superare non posset, tetigit nervum femoris eius, et statim emarcuit.
And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.
26 Dixitque ad eum: Dimitte me, iam enim ascendit aurora. Respondit: Non dimittam te, nisi benedixeris mihi.
And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”
27 Ait ergo: Quod nomen est tibi? Respondit: Iacob.
Therefore he said, “What is your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”
28 At ille, Nequaquam, inquit, Iacob appellabitur nomen tuum, sed Israel: quoniam si contra Deum fortis fuisti, quanto magis contra homines praevalebis?
But he said, “Your name will not be called Jacob, but Israel; for if you have been strong against God, how much more will you prevail against men?”
29 Interrogavit eum Iacob: Dic mihi, quo appellaris nomine? Respondit: Cur quaeris nomen meum? Et benedixit ei in eodem loco.
Jacob questioned him, “Tell me, by what name are you called?” He responded, “Why do you ask my name?” And he blessed him in the same place.
30 Vocavitque Iacob nomen loci illius Phanuel, dicens: Vidi Dominum facie ad faciem, et salva facta est anima mea.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.”
31 Ortusque est ei statim sol, postquam transgressus est Phanuel: ipse vero claudicabat pede.
And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he had crossed beyond Peniel. Yet in truth, he limped on his foot.
32 Quam ob causam non comedunt nervum filii Israel, qui emarcuit in femore Iacob, usque in praesentem diem: eo quod tetigerit nervum femoris eius, et obstupuerit.
For this reason, the sons of Israel, even to the present day, do not eat the nerve that withered in Jacob’s thigh, because he touched the nerve of his thigh and it was obstructed.
