1 Mosebok 33
1 Da Jakob så op, fikk han se Esau som kom med fire hundre mann. Da delte han barna mellem Lea og Rakel og begge trælkvinnene,
[Then Jacob joined the rest of his family]. [Later that day] Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and there were 400 men with him. [Jacob was worried because of that], so he separated the children. He put Leah’s children with Leah, Rachel’s children with Rachel, and the two female slaves’ children with their mothers.
2 og han satte trælkvinnene med sine barn fremst og Lea med sine barn bakenfor dem og Rakel med Josef bakerst.
He put the two female slaves and their children in front. He put Leah and her children next. He put Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 Og selv gikk han foran dem og bøide sig syv ganger til jorden, inntil han kom frem til sin bror.
He himself went ahead of them all, and as he continued to approach his older brother, he prostrated himself with his face on the ground seven times.
4 Men Esau løp ham i møte og omfavnet ham og falt ham om halsen og kysset ham, og de gråt.
But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
5 Da han så op, fikk han øie på kvinnene og barna; da sa han: Hvem er det du har der? Han svarte: Det er de barn som Gud har unt din tjener.
Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, “Who are these people who are with you?” Jacob replied, “These are the wives and children that God has graciously/kindly given to me.”
6 Så gikk trælkvinnene frem med sine barn og bøide sig,
Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
7 og Lea gikk også frem med sine barn, og de bøide sig, og derefter gikk Josef og Rakel frem og bøide sig.
Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
8 Da sa han: Hvad vilde du med hele den leir som jeg møtte? Han svarte: Jeg vilde finne nåde for min herres øine.
Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
9 Da sa Esau: Jeg har nok; ha du selv, min bror, det som ditt er!
But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
10 Jakob svarte: Nei, kjære! Dersom jeg har funnet nåde for dine øine, så ta imot min gave! For da jeg så ditt ansikt, var det som om jeg så Guds ansikt, siden du var så vennlig mot mig.
But Jacob said, “No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing your smiling face assures me [that you have forgiven me]. It is like seeing the face of God!
11 Kjære, ta imot gaven som jeg sendte dig! For Gud har vært mig nådig, og jeg har nok av alle ting. Og han nødde ham til han tok imot det.
Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!” Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally he accepted them.
12 Da sa Esau: La oss bryte op og dra videre, og la mig dra side om side med dig!
Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
13 Men han svarte ham: Min herre vet at barna er svake, og småfeet og storfeet har nylig båret hos mig; og driver en dem bare en eneste dag for sterkt, så dør alt småfeet.
Jacob [had no intention to go with Esau], but he said, “You know, sir, that the children are weak, and that I must take care of the female sheep and cows that are (sucking their mother’s milk/nursing their young). If I force them to walk fast for a long distance in just one day, the animals will all die.
14 Vil ikke min herre dra foran. sin tjener, så vil jeg dra langsomt efter, som det kan passe for buskapen som drives foran mig, og for barna, inntil jeg kommer til min herre i Se'ir.
You go ahead of me. I will lead the animals slowly, but I will walk as fast as the children and animals can walk. I will catch up with you in Seir, [in the land where the descendants of Edom live].”
15 Da sa Esau: Så vil jeg få lov til å la nogen av de folk jeg har med, bli hos dig. Men han svarte: Hvorfor det? La mig bare finne nåde for min herres øine!
Esau said, “Then allow me to leave with you some of the men who came with me, [to protect you].” But Jacob replied, “(Why do that?/There is no need to do that!) [RHQ] The only thing that I want is for you to act friendly toward me.”
16 Så drog Esau samme dag sin vei tilbake til Se'ir
So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
17 Og Jakob drog til Sukkot og bygget sig et hus og gjorde løvhytter til sin buskap; derfor kalte de stedet Sukkot.
But [instead of going to Seir], Jacob and his family went to [a place called] Succoth. There he built a house for himself and his family, and built shelters for his livestock. That is the reason they named the place Succoth, [which means ‘shelters’].
18 Og Jakob kom lykkelig frem til byen Sikem, som ligger i Kana'ans land, da han kom fra Mesopotamia; og han slo leir utenfor byen.
[Some time later, ] Jacob and his family left Paddan-Aram [in Mesopotamia], and they traveled safely to the Canaan region. There they set up their tents in a field near Shechem city.
19 Og det stykke mark hvor han hadde slått op sitt telt, kjøpte han av sønnene til Hemor, Sikems far, for hundre kesitter.
One of the leaders of the people in that area was named Hamor. Hamor had several sons. Jacob paid the sons of Hamor 100 pieces of silver for the piece of ground on which they set up their tents.
20 Der reiste han et alter og kalte det El Elohe Israel.
He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
