1 Moseboken 32
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Jakob ger Esau gåvor
32 Jakob startade på nytt sin resa och Guds änglar kom för att möta honom. 2 När han såg det sa han: ”Detta är Guds läger”, och han kallade platsen för Machanajim[a].
3 Jakob skickade nu budbärare till sin bror Esau i Seir, dvs. i landet Edom. 4 ”Säg så här till min herre, Esau”, sa Jakob. ”Så här hälsar din tjänare Jakob. Jag har bott tillsammans med Laban tills nu, och 5 jag äger oxar, åsnor och får och har många tjänare och tjänarinnor. Jag har skickat detta budskap till dig, min herre, för att jag hoppas att du kommer att vara välvilligt inställd mot oss.”
6 Budbärarna återvände med nyheten att Esau redan var på väg för att möta Jakob tillsammans med fyrahundra man. 7 Jakob blev alldeles utom sig av skräck. Han delade sin familj och hjordarna och kamelerna i två grupper. 8 ”Om Esau anfaller den ena gruppen, kan den andra gruppen kanske fly”, tänkte han.
9 Sedan bad Jakob: ”Min farfar Abrahams och min far Isaks Gud, du Herre, som sa till mig att återvända till mina släktingars land och som sa att du skulle vara god mot mig, 10 jag är ovärdig all den nåd och trofasthet som du har visat mig, din tjänare. När jag gick över Jordan ägde jag ju inget annat än min vandringsstav, och nu har jag dessa två läger. 11 Rädda mig nu från min bror Esaus hand! Jag är rädd att han kommer för att slå ihjäl mig och mödrarna och barnen. 12 Du har ju lovat att göra gott mot mig och föröka mina ättlingar tills de blir som sanden på stranden, så många att man inte kan räkna dem.”
13 Jakob stannade där han var under natten och valde av sin egendom ut en gåva åt sin bror Esau: 14 200 getter, 20 bockar, 200 tackor, 20 baggar, 15 30 kameler med deras föl, 40 kor, 10 tjurar, 20 åsneston och 10 åsnehingstar.
16 Han lämnade dem till sina tjänare, var hjord för sig, och sa till dem att gå före honom och hålla avstånd mellan varje hjord. 17 Sedan instruerade han tjänaren som gick först: ”När min bror Esau möter dig och frågar: ’Vems tjänare är du? Vart är du på väg? Vems djur är dessa?’ 18 så ska du svara: ’De tillhör din tjänare Jakob och är en gåva till hans herre Esau. Han kommer själv strax efter oss!’ ”
19 Jakob gav samma instruktion till den andra och tredje tjänaren, och sedan till alla de andra som drev hjordarna. Alla skulle säga samma sak till Esau när de mötte honom. 20 De skulle också säga: ”Din tjänare Jakob kommer strax efter oss”. Han ville nämligen blidka Esau med gåvorna, innan han mötte honom ansikte mot ansikte. ”Kanske kommer han då att vara vänlig mot mig”, tänkte Jakob. 21 Gåvan sändes alltså i förväg medan Jakob tillbringade natten i lägret.
Jakobs brottningskamp
22 Under natten steg Jakob upp, och tog sina båda hustrur, de två slavinnorna och sina elva söner och gick över vid Jabboks vadställe. 23 Han förde dem tillsammans med alla sina ägodelar över floden. 24 Han blev kvar där ensam, och en man brottades med honom till gryningen. 25 När denne såg att han inte kunde vinna kampen, slog han till Jakob på höften så att den gick ur led när de brottades med varandra.
26 Sedan sa han: ”Släpp mig, för dagen gryr!” Men Jakob svarade: ”Jag tänker inte släppa dig förrän du välsignar mig.” 27 ”Vad heter du?” frågade mannen[b]. ”Jakob”, svarade han. 28 ”Du ska inte längre heta Jakob”, sa mannen. ”Du ska heta Israel[c], för du har kämpat med både Gud och människor och segrat.” 29 ”Säg mig, vad heter du?” frågade Jakob. ”Varför frågar du om mitt namn?” sa mannen till honom. Och han välsignade honom där.
30 Jakob kallade platsen Penuel[d], för han sa: ”Jag har sett Gud ansikte mot ansikte, och ändå är jag fortfarande vid liv.” 31 När solen gick upp lämnade han Penuel. Han haltade på grund av sin höftskada. 32 Det är därför som Israels folk än i dag inte äter nervsträngen[e] i höftmuskeln, för det var på höftbenet, höftnerven, som mannen slog Jakob.
Footnotes
- 32:2 Machanajim betyder två läger eller två skaror. Två fiendeläger hade just skilts som vänner. Nu skulle Jakob också möta sin bror Esaus läger.
- 32:27 Översättningen mannen följer v. 24; enligt grundtexten är det bara han i v. 27-29. Fortsättningen visar att det sedan gick upp för Jakob att han brottats med Gud själv.
- 32:28 Israel betyder han kämpar med Gud.
- 32:30 Penuel betyder Guds ansikte.
- 32:32 Grundtexten är svårförståelig.
Genesis 32
King James Version
32 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Genesis 32
English Standard Version
Jacob Fears Esau
32 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's (A)camp!” So he called the name of that place (B)Mahanaim.[a]
3 And Jacob sent[b] messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of (C)Seir, the country of Edom, 4 instructing them, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, ‘I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now. 5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that (D)I may find favor in your sight.’”
6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and (E)he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.” 7 Then Jacob was (F)greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps, 8 thinking, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the camp that is left will escape.”
9 And Jacob said, (G)“O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who (H)said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ 10 (I)I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for (J)I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children. 12 But (K)you said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’”
13 So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took (L)a present for his brother Esau, 14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15 thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. 16 These he handed over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on ahead of me and put a space between drove and drove.” 17 He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’ 18 then you shall say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.’” 19 He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, “You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him, 20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him[c] with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”[d] 21 So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
Jacob Wrestles with God
22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children,[e] and crossed the ford of the (M)Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And (N)a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, (O)“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, (P)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[f] for (Q)you have striven with God and (R)with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, (S)“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,[g] saying, “For (T)I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed (U)Penuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh.
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps
- Genesis 32:3 Or had sent
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew appease his face
- Genesis 32:20 Hebrew he will lift my face
- Genesis 32:22 Or sons
- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
- Genesis 32:30 Peniel means the face of God
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