Genesis 33
Ang Biblia, 2001
Nagtagpo sina Jacob at Esau
33 Tumanaw si Jacob at nakita niyang si Esau ay dumarating na may kasamang apatnaraang katao. Kaya't kanyang pinaghiwalay ang mga bata kina Lea at Raquel, at sa dalawang aliping babae.
2 Inilagay niya ang mga alipin na kasama ng kanilang mga anak sa unahan, at si Lea na kasama ng kanyang mga anak bilang pangalawa, at sina Raquel at Jose na pinakahuli.
3 At siya naman ay lumampas sa unahan nila, at pitong ulit na yumuko sa lupa hanggang sa siya ay mapalapit sa kanyang kapatid.
4 At tumakbo si Esau upang salubungin siya, niyakap siya, niyapos siya sa leeg, hinagkan at sila ay nag-iyakan.
5 Nang itaas ni Esau ang kanyang paningin, at nakita ang mga babae at ang mga bata, ay kanyang sinabi, “Sino itong mga kasama mo?” At kanyang sinabi, “Ang mga anak na ipinagkaloob ng Diyos sa iyong lingkod.”
6 Nang magkagayo'y lumapit ang mga aliping babae at ang kanilang mga anak, at nagsiyuko.
7 Lumapit din si Lea at ang kanyang mga anak, at nagsiyuko, pagkatapos ay nagsilapit sina Jose at Raquel, at nagsiyuko.
8 Sinabi ni Esau,[a] “Ano ang kahulugan ng lahat na ito na nasalubong ko?” At sumagot si Jacob,[b] “Upang makakita ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.”
9 Subalit sinabi ni Esau, “Sapat na ang nasa akin, kapatid ko. Ang nasa iyo ay sa iyo na.”
10 Sinabi sa kanya ni Jacob, “Hindi, nakikiusap ako sa iyo, na kung ngayo'y nakatagpo ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay tanggapin mo nga ang aking kaloob mula sa aking kamay; sapagkat nakita ko ang iyong mukha, na gaya ng nakakita ng mukha ng Diyos, at ikaw ay nalugod sa akin.
11 Nakikiusap ako sa iyo, tanggapin mo ang kaloob na dala ko sa iyo sapagkat lubos na ang ipinagkaloob sa akin ng Diyos, at mayroon ako ng lahat na kailangan ko.” Kaya't hinimok ni Jacob si Esau at kanyang tinanggap.
12 Sinabi niya, “Tayo'y humayo at maglakbay at ako'y sasama sa iyo.”
13 Subalit sinabi ni Jacob sa kanya, “Nalalaman ng aking panginoon na ang mga bata ay mahihina pa at mayroon sa mga kawan at mga baka na nagpapasuso; kapag sila'y pinagmadali nila sa isang araw lamang ay mamamatay ang lahat ng kawan.
14 Magpauna na ang aking panginoon sa kanyang lingkod at ako'y magpapatuloy na dahan-dahan, ayon sa hakbang ng mga hayop na nasa aking unahan, at sa hakbang ng mga bata, hanggang sa makarating ako sa aking panginoon sa Seir.”
15 Kaya't sinabi ni Esau, “Pahintulutan mong iwan ko sa iyo ang ilan sa mga taong kasama ko.” Kanyang sinabi, “Bakit kailangan pa? Sapat na ang makakita ako ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.”
16 Kaya't nagbalik si Esau nang araw ding iyon sa kanyang lakad patungo sa Seir.
17 Si Jacob ay naglakbay sa Sucot, at nagtayo ng isang bahay para sa kanya, at iginawa niya ng mga balag ang kanyang hayop. Kaya't tinawag ang pangalan ng lugar na iyon na Sucot.
18 Payapang dumating si Jacob sa bayan ng Shekem, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, nang siya'y dumating mula sa Padan-aram; at siya'y tumigil sa tapat ng bayan.
19 Binili(A) niya sa halagang isandaang pirasong salapi ang bahaging iyon ng lupa na pinagtayuan ng kanyang tolda, sa kamay ng mga anak ni Hamor, na ama ni Shekem.
20 At siya'y nagtayo roon ng isang dambana at tinawag niya itong El-Elohe-Israel.[c]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:8 Sa Hebreo ay niya .
- Genesis 33:8 Sa Hebreo ay siya .
- Genesis 33:20 Ang kahulugan ay Diyos, ang Diyos ng Israel .
Genesis 33
New King James Version
Jacob and Esau Meet
33 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, (A)Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. 3 Then he crossed over before them and (B)bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 (C)But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, (D)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”
So he said, “The children (E)whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by (F)all this company which I met?”
And he said, “These are (G)to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I (H)have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. 11 Please, take (I)my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt (J)graciously with me, and because I have [a]enough.” (K)So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. 14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, [b]are able to endure, until I come to my lord (L)in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.”
But he said, “What need is there? (M)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to (N)Succoth, built himself a house, and made [c]booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called [d]Succoth.
Jacob Comes to Canaan
18 Then Jacob came [e]safely to (O)the city of (P)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. 19 And (Q)he bought the parcel of [f]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (R)El[g] Elohe Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:11 Lit. all
- Genesis 33:14 can stand
- Genesis 33:17 shelters
- Genesis 33:17 Lit. Booths
- Genesis 33:18 Or to Shalem, a city of
- Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field
- Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33
English Standard Version
Jacob Meets Esau
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (A)Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. 2 And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. 3 He himself went on before them, (B)bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 (C)But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him (D)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, (E)“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. 8 Esau said, “What do you mean by (F)all this company[a] that I met?” Jacob answered, (G)“To find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” 10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. (H)For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. 11 Please accept my (I)blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he (J)urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead of[b] you.” 13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord (K)in Seir.”
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? (L)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to (M)Seir. 17 But Jacob journeyed to (N)Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.[c]
18 And Jacob came safely[d] to the city of (O)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. 19 And from the sons of (P)Hamor, Shechem's father, (Q)he bought for a hundred pieces of money[e] the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.[f]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:8 Hebrew camp
- Genesis 33:12 Or along with
- Genesis 33:17 Succoth means booths
- Genesis 33:18 Or peacefully
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew a hundred qesitah; a unit of money of uncertain value
- Genesis 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means God, the God of Israel
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