Mwanzo 32
1 Yakobo pia akaendelea na safari yake, na malaika wa Mungu wakakutana naye.
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 Yakobo alipowaona, akasema, “Hii ni kambi ya Mungu,” hivyo akapaita mahali pale Mahanaimu.
When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 Yakobo akatuma wajumbe mbele yake waende kwa Esau ndugu yake katika nchi ya Seiri, katika eneo la Edomu.
Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
4 Aliwaagiza, kusema, “Hivi ndivyo mtakavyosema kwa bwana wangu Esau: Hivi ndivyo mtumishi wako Yakobo asemavyo: 'Nimekuwa nikikaa na Labani, naye amekawilisha kurudi kwangu hata sasa.
He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
5 Nina ng'ombe, punda, na kondoo, wajori na wajakazi. Nimetuma ujumbe huu kwa bwana wangu, ili kwamba nipate kibali mbele zako.”
I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”
6 Wajumbe wakarudi kwa Yakobo na kusema, “Tulikwenda kwa Esau ndugu yako. Anakuja kukulaki, na watu mia nne pamoja naye.”
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
7 Ndipo Yakobo alipoogopa sana na kutaabika. Hivyo akagawanya watu aliokuwa nao katika kambi mbili, na kondoo pia, mbuzi na ngamia.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, along with the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies.
8 Akasema, “Ikiwa Esau ataishambulia kambi moja, ndipo kambi nyingine itakaposalimika.”
He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”
9 Yakobo akasema, “Mungu wa baba yangu Ibrahimu, na Mungu wa baba yangu Isaka, Yahwe, uliyeniambia, 'Rudi katika nchi yako na kwa jamaa yako, nami nitakustawisha,'
Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD, who said to me, ‘Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,’
10 Mimi sistahili matendo yako yote ya agano la uaminifu na ustahilifu wote uliomfanyia mtumishi wako. Kwa maana nilikuwa na fimbo tu nilipovuka mto huu wa Yordani, na sasa nimekuwa matuo mawili.
I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
11 Tafadhari niokoe kutoka katika mikono ya ndugu yangu, mikono ya Esau, kwa maana namwogopa, kwamba atakuja na kunishambulia mimi na wamama na watoto.
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.
12 Lakini ulisema, 'hakika nitakufanya ufanikiwe. Nitaufanya uzao wako kuwa kama mchanga wa bahari, ambao hauwezi kuhesabika kwa hesabu yake.”
You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted because there are so many.’”
13 Yakobo akakaa pale usiku huo. Akachukua baadhi ya alivyokuwa navyo kama zawadi kwa Esau, ndugu yake:
He stayed there that night, and took from that which he had with him a present for Esau, his brother:
14 mbuzi majike mia mbili na mabeberu ishirini, kondoo majike mia mbili na madume ya kondoo ishirini,
two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15 ngamia wakamwao thelathini na wana wao, ng'ombe madume arobaini na madume kumi ya ng'ombe, punda wa kike ishirini na madume yake ishirini.
thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
16 Akawaweka katika mikono ya watumishi wake, kila kundi peke yake. Akawambia watumishi, “Tangulieni mbele yangu na mwache nafasi kati ya makundi ya wanyama.”
He delivered them into the hands of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.”
17 Akamwagiza mtumishi wa kwanza, akisema, “Ndugu yangu Esau atakapokutana nawe na kukuuliza, akasema, 'Ninyi ni wa nani? Mnakwenda wapi? Na wanyama hawa mbele yenu ni wa nani?
He commanded the foremost, saying, “When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?’
18 Ndipo umwambie, 'Ni wa mtumishi wako Yakobo. Ni zawadi wanaopelekwa kwa bwana wangu Esau. Na tazama, yeye pia anakuja nyuma yetu.”
Then you shall say, ‘They are your servant, Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.’”
19 Yakobo akatoa maelekezo kwa kundi la pili pia, la tatu, na watu wote walioyafuata makundi ya wanyama. Akasema, mseme vilevile kwa Esau mtakapokutana naye.
He commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is how you shall speak to Esau, when you find him.
20 Mnapaswa pia kusema, 'mtumwa wako Yakobo pia anakuja nyuma yetu.” Kwani alifikiri, “nitamtuliza Esau kwa zawadi nilizozituma mbele yangu. Kisha baadaye, nitakapomwona, bila shaka atanipokea.”
You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
21 Hivyo zawadi zikatangulia mbele yake. Yeye mwenyewe akakaa kambini usiku huo
So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
22 Yakobo akaamka wakati wa usiku, na akawachukua wakeze, wajakazi wake na wanaye kumi na wawili. Akawawavusha kijito cha Yaboki.
He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.
23 Kwa njia hii akawapeleka kupitia chemichemi pamoja na mali yake yote.
He took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
24 Yakobo akaachwa peke yake, na mtu akashindana naya mpaka alfajiri.
Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
25 Mtu yule alipoona kwamba hawezi kumshinda, akalipiga paja lake. Paja la Yakobo likatenguka alipokuwa akishindana naye.
When he saw that he did not prevail against him, the man touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained as he wrestled.
26 Yule mtu akasema, “Niache niende, kwani kunakucha.” Yakobo akasema, sitakuacha uende mpaka uwe umenibariki.”
The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 Yule mtu akamwuliza, “Jina lako ni nani?” Yakobo akasema, “Yakobo.” Yule mtu akasema,
He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob”.
28 “Jina lako halitakuwa Yakobo tena, ila Israeli. Kwa kuwa umeshindana na Mungu na wanadamu na umeshinda.”
He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
29 Yakobo akamwambia, “Tafadhari niambie jina lako.” Akasema, “Kwa nini kuniuliza jina langu?” Kisha akambariki pale.
Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” He said, “Why is it that you ask what my name is?” So he blessed him there.
30 Yakobo akapaita mahali pale Penieli kwani alisema, “Nimemwona Mungu uso kwa uso, na maisha yangu yamesalimika.”
Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
31 Jua likatoka wakati Yakobo anaipita Penieli. Alikuwa akichechemea kwa sababu ya paja lake.
The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
32 Ndiyo maana wana wa Israeli hawali kano ya paja iliyopo katika nyonga ya paja, kwa sababu yule mtu aliziumiza hizo kano alipotegua paja la Yakobo.
Therefore the children of Israel do not eat the sinew of the hip, which is on the hollow of the thigh, to this day, because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.
