Genesis 32
Magandang Balita Biblia
Humanda si Jacob na Salubungin si Esau
32 Nagpatuloy si Jacob sa paglalakbay at sinalubong siya ng mga anghel ng Diyos. 2 Kaya't sinabi niya, “Ito ang hukbo ng Diyos,” kaya tinawag niyang Mahanaim[a] ang lugar na iyon.
3 Nagpadala siya ng mga sugo sa kapatid niyang si Esau sa lupain ng Seir, sa lupain ng Edom. 4 Ganito ang kanyang ipinasabi: “Ako si Jacob na abang lingkod mo. Matagal akong nanirahan sa Tiyo Laban at ngayon lamang ako uuwi. 5 Marami akong mga baka, asno, tupa, kambing at mga alipin. Pinauna ko ang mga sugong ito upang ipakiusap sa iyo na magkasundo na tayo.”
6 Pagbalik ng mga sugo, sinabi nila, “Nakausap po namin si Esau at ngayon po'y nasa daan na siya at may kasamang apatnaraang lalaki upang salubungin kayo.” 7 Natakot si Jacob at lubhang nabahala. Kaya't pinagdalawa niyang pangkat ang kanyang mga tauhan pati mga hayop 8 upang, kung salakayin sila ni Esau, ang isang pangkat ay makakatakas.
9 At nanalangin si Jacob, “Diyos ni Abraham at ni Isaac, tulungan po ninyo ako! Sinabi po ninyong ako'y bumalik sa aming lupain at mga kamag-anak, at hindi ninyo ako pababayaan. 10 Hindi po ako karapat-dapat sa lahat ng kagandahang-loob ninyo sa akin. Nang tumawid po ako sa Jordan, wala akong dala kundi tungkod, ngunit ngayon sa aking pagbabalik, dalawang pangkat na ang aking kasama. 11 Iligtas ninyo ako sa kamay ng aking kapatid na si Esau. Nangangamba po akong sa pagkikita nami'y patayin niya kami pati mga babae at mga bata. 12 Nangako(A) po kayong hindi ninyo ako pababayaan. Sinabi ninyong pararamihin ninyo ang aking lahi, sindami ng mga buhangin sa dagat.”
13 Kinabukasan, si Jacob ay naghanda ng regalo para kay Esau. Pumili siya ng 14 dalawampung barako at dalawandaang inahing kambing, dalawandaang inahing tupa at dalawampung barako, 15 tatlumpung gatasang kamelyo na may mga anak, apatnapung inahing baka at sampung toro, at dalawampung inahing asno at sampung lalaking asno. 16 Bawat kawan ay ipinagkatiwala niya sa isang alipin. Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Mauna kayo sa akin, ngunit huwag kayong magsasabay-sabay; lagyan ninyo ng pagitan ang bawat kawan.” 17 Sinabi niya sa naunang alipin, “Kung masalubong mo ang aking kapatid at tanungin ka, ‘Sino ang iyong panginoon? Saan ka pupunta? Kaninong mga hayop ito?’ 18 Sabihin mong, ‘Ito po'y galing sa inyong lingkod na si Jacob. Regalo po niya ito sa panginoon niyang si Esau.’ Sabihin mo ring kasunod na ninyo ako.” 19 Ganito rin ang iniutos niya sa pangalawa, pangatlo at sa lahat ng aliping kasama ng kawan. 20 Ipinasabi rin niya sa mga ito na siya'y kasunod nila. Inisip ni Jacob na sa ganitong paraa'y patatawarin siya ni Esau, kung sila'y magtagpo, dahil sa mga regalong padala niya. 21 Ang mga regalong ito'y nauna sa kanya; nagpahinga muna siya sa kanyang kampo nang gabing iyon.
Nakipagbuno si Jacob sa Peniel
22 Nang gabi ring iyon, gumising si Jacob at itinawid sa Ilog Jabok ang dalawa niyang asawa, labing-isang anak at dalawang asawang-lingkod. 23 Pagkatapos(B) maitawid ang lahat niyang ari-arian, 24 naiwang(C) mag-isa si Jacob.
Doon, nakipagbuno sa kanya ang isang lalaki hanggang sa pagbubukang-liwayway. 25 Nang maramdaman ng lalaki na hindi niya madadaig si Jacob, hinampas niya ito sa balakang at ang buto nito'y nalinsad. 26 Sinabi ng lalaki, “Bitiwan mo na ako at magbubukang-liwayway na!”
“Hindi kita bibitiwan hangga't hindi mo ako binabasbasan,” wika ni Jacob. 27 Tinanong ng lalaki kung sino siya, at sinabi niyang siya'y si Jacob.
28 Sinabi(D) sa kanya ng lalaki, “Mula ngayo'y Israel[b] na ang itatawag sa iyo, at hindi na Jacob, sapagkat nakipagbuno ka sa Diyos at sa mga tao, at ikaw ay nagtagumpay.”
29 “Ano(E) namang pangalan ninyo?” tanong ni Jacob.
“Bakit gusto mo pang malaman?” sagot naman ng lalaki. At binasbasan niya si Jacob.
30 Sinabi ni Jacob, “Nakita ko ang mukha ng Diyos, gayunma'y buháy pa rin ako.” At tinawag niyang Peniel[c] ang lugar na iyon. 31 Sumisikat na ang araw nang umalis siya roon at papilay-pilay na lumakad. 32 Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit hanggang ngayo'y hindi kinakain ng mga Israelita ang litid ng pigi ng hayop, sapagkat iyon ang bahaging napilay kay Jacob.
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:2 MAHANAIM: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang kahulugan ng salitang ito ay “dalawang kampo”.
- Genesis 32:28 ISRAEL: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang mga salitang “Israel” at “nakipagbuno sa Diyos” ay magkasintunog.
- Genesis 32:30 PENIEL: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang mga salitang “Peniel” at “ang mukha ng Diyos” ay magkasintunog.
Genesis 32
New King James Version
Esau Comes to Meet Jacob
32 So Jacob went on his way, and (A)the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s (B)camp.” And he called the name of that place [a]Mahanaim.
3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother (C)in the land of Seir, (D)the [b]country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, (E)“Speak thus to my lord Esau, ‘Thus your servant Jacob says: “I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now. 5 (F)I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that (G)I may find favor in your sight.” ’ ”
6 Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and (H)he also is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.” 7 So Jacob was greatly afraid and (I)distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies. 8 And he said, “If Esau comes to the one company and [c]attacks it, then the other company which is left will escape.”
9 (J)Then Jacob said, (K)“O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord (L)who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you’: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the (M)mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with (N)my staff, and now I have become two companies. 11 (O)Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and [d]attack me and (P)the mother with the children. 12 For (Q)You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the (R)sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”
13 So he lodged there that same night, and took what [e]came to his hand as (S)a present for Esau his brother: 14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15 thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals. 16 Then he delivered them to the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put some distance between successive droves.” 17 And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’ 18 then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.’ ” 19 So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, “In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him; 20 and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will (T)appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.” 21 So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.
Wrestling with God
22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, (U)and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 He took them, sent them [f]over the brook, and sent over what he had. 24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (V)a Man wrestled with him until the [g]breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He [h]touched the socket of his hip; and (W)the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And (X)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”
But he said, (Y)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”
He said, “Jacob.”
28 And He said, (Z)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [i]Israel; for you have (AA)struggled with God and (AB)with men, and have prevailed.”
29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”
And He said, (AC)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (AD)blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the name of the place [j]Peniel: “For (AE)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” 31 Just as he crossed over [k]Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He [l]touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.
Footnotes
- Genesis 32:2 Lit. Double Camp
- Genesis 32:3 Lit. field
- Genesis 32:8 Lit. strikes
- Genesis 32:11 Lit. strike
- Genesis 32:13 he had received
- Genesis 32:23 across
- Genesis 32:24 dawn
- Genesis 32:25 struck
- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
- Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God
- Genesis 32:31 Lit. Face of God; same as Peniel, v. 30
- Genesis 32:32 struck
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Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2009.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
