创世记 33
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
弟兄重逢
33 雅各远远看见以扫带着四百人迎面而来，便把孩子们分别交给利亚、拉结和两个婢女， 2 又吩咐两个婢女和她们的孩子走在前面，利亚和她的孩子跟在后面，拉结和约瑟走在最后。 3 他自己则走在他们前面，接连俯伏下拜七次，直到他哥哥跟前。
4 以扫见到雅各，就跑上去拥抱他，亲吻他，二人抱头痛哭。 5 以扫看见跟在雅各后面的妇女和孩子，就问：“这些和你同行的是谁？”雅各说：“这些孩子是上帝施恩赐给你仆人的。” 6 雅各的两个婢女和她们的孩子上前下拜， 7 利亚也和她的孩子上前下拜，最后约瑟和拉结也上前向以扫下拜。
8 以扫说：“我在路上遇见的那一群群牲畜是怎么回事？”雅各回答说：“我带来这些是要得到我主的恩待。” 9 以扫说：“弟弟，我已经有很多了，你自己留着吧！” 10 雅各说：“不，你若赏脸，就请收下！我见了你的面就像见了上帝的面，因为你这样善侍我。 11 请你收下我的礼物吧，因为上帝恩待了我，使我富足。”雅各再三恳求，以扫才收下。
12 以扫说：“我们走吧！我陪你们走。” 13 雅各却说：“我主知道孩子们还小，而且，我还要照料正在哺乳的牛羊，如果整天赶路，牛羊会累死。 14 倒不如请我主先走，我迁就牲畜和孩子慢慢走，我在西珥与我主会合。”
15 以扫说：“让我给你留几个帮手吧。”雅各说：“不用了，能得到我主的恩待就够了。” 16 于是，以扫在当天先回西珥去了， 17 雅各却去了疏割，在那里为自己建造房屋，为牲畜搭起棚子。因此那地方叫疏割[a]。
18 这样，雅各从巴旦·亚兰平安地回到迦南的示剑城，在城外搭营居住。 19 他搭营居住的这块地是他用一百块银子向示剑的父亲哈抹的子孙买的。 20 雅各在那里筑了一座坛，称之为伊利·伊罗伊·以色列[b]。
Genesis 33
World English Bible
33 Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two servants. 2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. 3 He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept. 5 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?”
He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the servants came near with their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”
10 Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me. 11 Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.
12 Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”
13 Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”
15 Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.”
He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. 17 Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.[a]
18 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city. 19 He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.[b]
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