Ebandeli 32
1 Wana Jakobi azalaki kokoba mobembo na ye, ba-anjelu ya Nzambe bayaki kokutana na ye.
And Jacob went on his way, and there met him angels of God.
2 Tango Jakobi amonaki bango, alobaki: « Oyo ezali molako ya Nzambe! » Mpe abengaki esika yango: Maanayimi.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is a host of God; and he called the name of that place Machanayim.
3 Jakobi atindaki bantoma liboso na ye epai ya Ezawu, ndeko na ye, na mokili ya Seiri, kati na zamba ya Edomi.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4 Apesaki bango malako oyo: « Tala makambo oyo bokoloba epai ya nkolo na ngai Ezawu: ‹ Mosali na yo Jakobi alobi: ‘Navandaki epai ya Labani mpe natikalaki kuna kino sik’oyo.
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord, to Esau, Thus hath said thy servant Jacob, With Laban have I sojourned, and stayed until now.
5 Nazali na bangombe, ba-ane, bameme, bantaba, basali ya mibali mpe ya basi; natindi sango oyo epai ya nkolo na ngai mpo ete nazwa ngolu na miso na ye.’ › »
And I have acquired oxen, and asses, flocks, and men-servants, and women-servants; and I send now to tell my lord, to find grace in thy eyes.
6 Tango bantoma bazongaki epai ya Jakobi, balobaki: « Tokendeki epai ya Ezawu, ndeko na yo, mpe sik’oyo azali koya elongo na bato nkama minei mpo na kokutana na yo. »
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
7 Na kobanga makasi mpe na komitungisa, Jakobi akabolaki bato oyo bazalaki elongo na ye na masanga mibale; ndenge moko mpe mpo na bameme, bantaba mpe bashamo.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and he felt distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two bands.
8 Azalaki komilobela: « Soki Ezawu abundisi lisanga moko, lisanga oyo etikali ekoki kokima. »
And he said, If Esau should come to the one band and smite it, then the other band which is left may escape.
9 Sima, Jakobi abondelaki: « Oh Nzambe ya Abrayami, tata na ngai! Nzambe ya Izaki, tata na ngai! Oh Yawe, Yo oyo olobaki na ngai: ‹ Zonga na mokili na yo, na libota na yo, mpe Ngai nakosalela yo bolamu. ›
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy birthplace, and I will deal well with thee:
10 Nazali nani mpo ete otalisa ngai mosali na Yo bolamu mpe bosembo nyonso oyo! Nazalaki kaka na lingenda tango nakatisaki Yordani, kasi sik’oyo nazali na masanga mibale.
I am not worthy of all the kindness, and of all the truth, which thou hast shown unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
11 Nabondeli Yo, kangola ngai na maboko ya ndeko na ngai, Ezawu, pamba te nazali kobanga ete aya kobundisa ngai elongo na bamama mpe bana na bango.
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, the mother with the children.
12 Nzokande, Yo olobaki na ngai: ‹ Ya solo nakosalela yo bolamu mpe nakokomisa bakitani na yo ebele lokola zelo ya ebale monene, oyo moto moko te akoki kotanga. › »
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 Jakobi alekisaki butu na esika wana. Kati na biloko oyo azalaki na yango, aponaki kado mpo na Ezawu, ndeko na ye:
And he lodged there that same night; and he took of that which he carried with him a present for Esau his brother:
14 bantaba ya basi nkama mibale mpe bantaba ya mibali tuku mibale, bameme ya basi nkama mibale mpe bameme ya mibali tuku mibale,
Two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams.
15 shamo ya basi tuku misato elongo na bana na yango, bangombe ya basi tuku minei mpe bangombe ya mibali zomi, ba-ane ya basi tuku mibale mpe ya mibali zomi.
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty cows, and ten bulls, twenty she-asses, and ten foals.
16 Akabolaki yango na bitonga mpe apesaki yango epai ya basali na ye. Alobaki na bango: « Boleka liboso na ngai mpe botia etonga moko mosika na mosusu. »
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said unto his servants, Pass on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
17 Jakobi apesaki mitindo oyo epai ya mosali na ye ya liboso: « Tango Ezawu, ndeko na ngai, akokutana na yo mpe akotuna yo: ‹ Yo ozali mosali ya nani, ozali kokende wapi mpe nani nkolo ya banyama nyonso oyo ezali liboso na yo? ›
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother should meet thee, and ask thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither art thou going? and for whom are these before thee?
18 Okozongisa: ‹ Ezali ya Jakobi, mosali na yo, ezali kado oyo atindeli nkolo na ngai Ezawu. Mpe tala ye moko azali koya sima na biso. › »
Then shalt thou say, They belong to thy servant, to Jacob; it is a present sent unto my lord, to Esau; and, behold, also, he is himself behind us.
19 Apesaki lisusu mitindo wana epai ya mosali ya mibale, ya misato mpe epai ya basali nyonso oyo bazalaki kolanda bibwele: « Bokoloba kaka maloba moko tango bokokutana na Ezawu.
And so he commanded also the second, also the third, as also all that followed the droves, saying, After this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
20 Bokoyebisa ye lisusu: ‹ Tala ye moko Jakobi, mosali na yo, azali koya na sima na biso! › » Pamba te azalaki komilobela: « Nakokitisa kanda na ye na kado oyo natindi liboso na ngai; sima tango nakokutana na ye, mbala mosusu akoyamba ngai malamu. »
And say ye moreover, Behold, also thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will receive me kindly.
21 Boye kado ya Jakobi ekendeki liboso, kasi ye moko alekisaki butu kati na Molako.
The present went thus on before him; and he lodged himself that night in the camp.
22 Na butu wana, Jakobi alamukaki, azwaki basi na ye mibale, basali na ye mibale ya basi, bana na ye zomi na moko mpe akatisaki mayi ya Yaboki.
And he rose up that night, and he took his two wives, and his two women-servants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Yabbok.
23 Sima na kokatisa bango mayi, akatisaki mpe biloko na ye nyonso.
And he took them, and sent them over the stream and sent over what he had.
24 Jakobi atikalaki kaka ye moko. Bongo moto moko abundaki na ye kino tango tongo elingaki kotana.
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 Wana moto yango amonaki ete akoki kolonga Jakobi te, abetaki Jakobi na loketo mpe mokuwa ya loketo na ye ebukanaki tango bazalaki kobunda.
And when he saw that he could net prevail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him.
26 Sima, moto yango alobaki: — Tika ngai nakende, pamba te tongo elingi kotana. Kasi Jakobi azongisaki: — Nakotika yo te kokende soki opamboli ngai te.
And he said, Let me go, for the day hath dawned. And he said, I will not let thee go until thou hast blessed me.
27 Moto yango atunaki Jakobi: — Kombo na yo nani? Jakobi azongisaki: — Kombo na ngai ezali Jakobi.
And he said unto him, What is thy name? and he said, Jacob.
28 Moto yango alobaki lisusu: — Kobanda lelo, kombo na yo ekozala lisusu Jakobi te, kasi Isalaele, pamba te obundi na Nzambe mpe na bato, bongo olongi.
And he said, Not Jacob shall any more be called thy name, but Israel; for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 Jakobi alobaki: — Nabondeli yo, yebisa ngai kombo na yo. Azongiselaki ye: — Mpo na nini ozali kotuna kombo na ngai? Boye apambolaki ye na esika wana.
And Jacob asked him, and said, tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 Jakobi abengaki esika yango « Penieli, » pamba te alobaki: « Namoni Nzambe na miso na ngai, mpe bomoi na ngai ebiki. »
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen an angel of God face to face, and my life hath been preserved.
31 Tango moyi ebimaki, Jakobi alekaki Penueli. Azalaki kotambola tengu-tengu mpo na loketo na ye.
And the sun rose unto him as he passed by Penuel, and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Yango wana kino lelo, bana ya Isalaele baliaka mosuni ya mopende te, pamba te Nzambe abetaki Jakobi na mosuni oyo ekangami na mokuwa ya loketo.
Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank.
