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27 那人說:「你叫甚麼名字?」他說:「雅各。」 28 那人說:「你的名字不要再叫雅各,要叫以色列,因為你與 神和人較力,都得勝了。」 29 雅各問他說:「請告訴我你的名字。」那人說:「何必問我的名字呢?」於是他在那裏為雅各祝福。

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27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,”(A) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(B) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](C) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(D)

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(E)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(F) Then he blessed(G) him there.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.