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Naghanda si Jacob upang Salubungin si Esau

32 Nagpatuloy si Jacob sa kanyang paglakad, at sinalubong siya ng mga anghel ng Diyos.

Nang makita sila ni Jacob ay sinabi niya sa kanila, “Ito'y kampo ng Diyos!” Kaya't tinawag niya ang pangalan ng lugar na iyon na Mahanaim.[a]

Si Jacob ay nagpasugo kay Esau na kanyang kapatid sa lupain ng Seir, sa bayan ng Edom.

Sila'y kanyang inutusan na sinasabi, “Ganito ang inyong sasabihin kay Esau na aking panginoon. Ganito ang sabi ng iyong lingkod na si Jacob, ‘Ako'y tumigil ng ilang panahon kay Laban at namalagi roon hanggang ngayon.

Mayroon akong mga baka, mga asno, mga kawan, at mga aliping lalaki at babae; at ako'y nagpasugo sa aking panginoon, upang ako'y makatagpo ng biyaya sa iyong paningin.’”

Ang mga sugo ay bumalik kay Jacob, na nagsasabi, “Nakarating kami sa iyong kapatid na si Esau, at siya ay darating din upang sumalubong sa iyo, at kasama niya ang apatnaraang tao.”

Kaya't natakot nang husto at nabahala si Jacob; at kanyang hinati sa dalawa ang mga taong kasama niya, ang mga kawan, ang mga bakahan, at ang mga kamelyo.

At kanyang sinabi, “Kung dumating si Esau sa isang pulutong at kanyang puksain ito, ang pulutong na natitira ay tatakas.”

Sinabi ni Jacob, “O Diyos ng aking amang si Abraham, at Diyos ng aking amang si Isaac, O Panginoon, na nagsabi sa akin, ‘Bumalik ka sa iyong lupain at sa iyong kamag-anak at gagawa ako ng mabuti sa iyo.’

10 Hindi ako karapat-dapat sa lahat ng kaawaan, at lahat ng katotohanan na iyong ginawa sa iyong lingkod sapagkat dumaan ako sa Jordang ito na dala ang aking tungkod, at ngayo'y naging dalawang pulutong ako.

11 Hinihiling ko sa iyo na iligtas mo ako sa kamay ng aking kapatid na si Esau. Ako'y natatakot sa kanya, baka siya'y dumating at kaming lahat ay pagpapatayin niya, ang mga ina pati ang mga anak.

12 Hindi(A) ba't ikaw ang nagsabi, ‘Gagawa ako ng mabuti sa iyo at ang iyong binhi ay gagawin kong parang buhangin sa dagat na hindi mabibilang dahil sa karamihan.’”

13 Siya'y namalagi roon nang gabing iyon, at kumuha siya ng panregalo mula sa kanya para sa kanyang kapatid na si Esau;

14 dalawang daang kambing na babae, dalawampung lalaking kambing, dalawang daang tupang babae, at dalawampung tupang lalaki,

15 tatlumpung kamelyong inahin, kasama ng kanilang mga anak, apatnapung baka, at sampung toro, dalawampung babaing asno at sampung lalaking asno.

16 Ang mga ito ay ibinigay niya sa kanyang mga alipin, ang bawat kawan ay nakabukod at sinabi niya sa kanyang mga alipin, “Lumampas kayo sa aking unahan at lagyan ninyo ng pagitan ang bawat kawan.”

17 Iniutos niya sa una, “Kapag ikaw ay natagpuan ni Esau na aking kapatid, at tanungin ka, ‘Kanino ka? Saan ka pupunta? At kanino itong nasa unahan mo?’

18 Kung magkagayo'y sasabihin mo, ‘Sa iyong lingkod na si Jacob. Ito ay isang regalo na padala para sa aking panginoong si Esau; at bukod dito, siya'y nasa hulihan namin.’”

19 Gayundin, iniutos niya sa ikalawa, sa ikatlo, at sa lahat ng sumusunod sa mga kawan, na sinasabi, “Sasabihin ninyo ang gayunding bagay kay Esau, kapag nakasalubong ninyo siya,

20 at sasabihin ninyo, ‘Bukod dito, ang iyong lingkod na si Jacob ay nasa hulihan namin.’” Sapagkat kanyang iniisip, “Baka mapaglubag ko ang kanyang galit sa pamamagitan ng regalo na ipinauna ko, at pagkatapos ay makikita ko ang kanyang mukha, marahil ay tatanggapin niya ako.”

21 Kaya't ang regalo ay ipinadala na nauna sa kanya; at siya'y nanatili sa kampo nang gabing iyon.

Nakipagbuno si Jacob sa Peniel

22 Nang gabing iyon, siya'y bumangon at isinama niya ang kanyang dalawang asawa, ang kanyang dalawang aliping babae, at ang kanyang labing-isang anak at tumawid sa tawiran ng Jaboc.

23 Sila'y kanyang isinama at itinawid sa batis, at kanya ring itinawid ang lahat ng kanyang ari-arian.

24 Naiwang(B) nag-iisa si Jacob at nakipagbuno sa kanya ang isang lalaki hanggang sa magbukang-liwayway.

25 Nang makita ng lalaki na hindi siya manalo laban kay Jacob,[b] hinawakan niya ang kasu-kasuan ng hita ni Jacob, at ang kasu-kasuan ni Jacob ay nalinsad samantalang nakikipagbuno sa kanya.

26 Sinabi niya, “Bitawan mo ako, sapagkat nagbubukang-liwayway na.” At sinabi ni Jacob,[c] “Hindi kita bibitawan malibang ako ay mabasbasan mo.”

27 Sinabi ng lalaki kay Jacob, “Ano ang pangalan mo?” At kanyang sinabi, “Jacob.”

28 Sinabi(C) niya, “Ang iyong pangalan ay hindi na tatawaging Jacob, kundi Israel; sapagkat ikaw ay nakipaglaban sa Diyos at sa mga tao, at ikaw ay nagtagumpay.”

29 Siya'y(D) tinanong ni Jacob, “Hinihiling ko sa iyo na sabihin mo sa akin ang iyong pangalan.” At kanyang sinabi, “Bakit itinatanong mo ang aking pangalan?” At siya'y binasbasan doon.

30 Tinawag ni Jacob ang pangalan ng lugar na iyon na Peniel na sinasabi, “Sapagkat nakita ko ang Diyos sa harapan, at naligtas ang aking buhay.”

31 Sinikatan siya ng araw nang siya'y dumaraan sa Penuel; at siya'y papilay-pilay dahil sa kanyang hita.

32 Dahil dito, hanggang ngayon ay hindi kumakain ang mga anak ni Israel ng litid ng balakang na nasa kasu-kasuan ng hita, sapagkat dito hinampas ng taong nakipagbuno ang kasu-kasuan ng hita ni Jacob, sa litid ng balakang.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:2 Ibig sabihin ay Dalawang kampo .
  2. Genesis 32:25 Sa Hebreo ay sa kanya .
  3. Genesis 32:26 Sa Hebreo ay niya .

Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau

32 [a]Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God(A) met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!”(B) So he named that place Mahanaim.[b](C)

Jacob sent messengers(D) ahead of him to his brother Esau(E) in the land of Seir,(F) the country of Edom.(G) He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord(H) Esau: ‘Your servant(I) Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban(J) and have remained there till now. I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants.(K) Now I am sending this message to my lord,(L) that I may find favor in your eyes.(M)’”

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”(N)

In great fear(O) and distress(P) Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups,[c](Q) and the flocks and herds and camels as well. He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one group,[d] the group[e] that is left may escape.”

Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham,(R) God of my father Isaac,(S) Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’(T) 10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness(U) you have shown your servant. I had only my staff(V) when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.(W) 11 Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid(X) he will come and attack me,(Y) and also the mothers with their children.(Z) 12 But you have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand(AA) of the sea, which cannot be counted.(AB)’”

13 He spent the night there, and from what he had with him he selected a gift(AC) for his brother Esau: 14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,(AD) 15 thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.(AE) 16 He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.”(AF)

17 He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’ 18 then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant(AG) Jacob. They are a gift(AH) sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’”

19 He also instructed the second, the third and all the others who followed the herds: “You are to say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. 20 And be sure to say, ‘Your servant(AI) Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts(AJ) I am sending on ahead;(AK) later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”(AL) 21 So Jacob’s gifts(AM) went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.

Jacob Wrestles With God

22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons(AN) and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.(AO) 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.(AP) 24 So Jacob was left alone,(AQ) and a man(AR) wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip(AS) so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(AT)

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

“Jacob,”(AU) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(AV) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[f](AW) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(AX)

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

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

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[g] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(BB) and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[h](BC) and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip,(BD) because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:1 In Hebrew texts 32:1-32 is numbered 32:2-33.
  2. Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.
  3. Genesis 32:7 Or camps
  4. Genesis 32:8 Or camp
  5. Genesis 32:8 Or camp
  6. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
  7. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.
  8. Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

Jacob’s Fear of Esau

32 Then as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him [to reassure and protect him]. When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp.” So he named that place Mahanaim ([a]double camps).(A)

Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. He commanded them, saying, “This is what to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says this, “I have been living temporarily with Laban, and have stayed there until now; I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants; and I have sent [this message] to tell my lord, so that I may find grace and kindness in your sight.”’”

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.” Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps; and he said, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the other camp which is left will escape.”

Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord, who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your people, and I will make you prosper,’ 10 I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and compassion and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant. With only my staff [long ago] I crossed over this Jordan, and now I have become [blessed and increased into these] two groups [of people]. 11 Save me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children. 12 And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”

13 So Jacob spent the night there. Then he selected a present for his brother Esau from the livestock he had acquired: 14 two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams, 15 thirty milking camels with their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten [donkey] colts. 16 He put them into the care of his servants, every herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go on ahead of me, and put an interval [of space] between the individual herds.” 17 Then he commanded the one in front, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks to whom you belong, and where you are going, and whose are the animals in front of you? 18 then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s; they are a gift sent to my lord Esau. And he also is behind us.’” 19 And so Jacob commanded the second and the third as well, and all that followed the herds, saying, “This is what you shall say to Esau when you meet him; 20 and you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he said [to himself], “I will try to appease him with the gift that is going ahead of me. Then afterward I will see him; perhaps he will accept and forgive me.” 21 So the gift [of the herds of livestock] went on ahead of him, and he himself spent that night back in the camp.

22 But he got up that same night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and waded over the ford of the Jabbok. 23 Then he took them and sent them across the brook. And he also sent across whatever he had.

Jacob Wrestles

24 So Jacob was left alone, and a [b]Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 When the Man saw that He had not prevailed against Jacob, He touched his hip joint; and Jacob’s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with Him. 26 Then He said, “Let Me go, for day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing on me.” 27 So He asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [c]Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”(B) 29 Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He said, “Why is it that you ask My name?” And He declared a blessing [of the covenant promises] on Jacob there. 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.” 31 Now the sun rose on him as he passed Penuel (Peniel), and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore, to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the thigh, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s thigh by the tendon of the hip.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:2 Jacob may have been referring to the angels as another camp, along with his own, and viewing their presence as evidence of divine protection. This was Jacob’s second encounter with the “angels of God” (28:12).
  2. Genesis 32:24 This was God Himself (as Jacob eventually realizes in Gen 32:30; see also v 29 and Hosea 12:4), in the form of an angel.
  3. Genesis 32:28 “He who strives with God,” or “God strives.”