1 På veien møtte Jakob Guds engler.

And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.

2 Da han så dem, sa han: Dette er Guds hær. Derfor kalte han stedet Mahanaim.

And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.

3 Jakob sendte budbringere foran seg til Esau, sin bror, i landet Seir, Edoms mark.

Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;

4 Han ga dem ordre om å si: Din tjener Jakob sier, Jeg har bodd hos Laban til nå.

And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

5 Jeg har okser, esler, sauer, tjenere og tjenestepiker, og jeg sender bud for å få velvilje i din øyne.

And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.

6 Da budbringerne kom tilbake, sa de: Vi har sett din bror Esau, og han kommer imot deg med fire hundre menn.

When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

7 Jakob ble svært redd og bekymret. Han delte folket, flokkene, storfeet og kamelene i to leirer.

Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;

8 Han sa: Hvis Esau angriper den ene leiren, kan den andre slippe unna.

And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.

9 Da sa Jakob: Gud, min far Abrahams Gud, og min far Isaks Gud, Herren som sa til meg, Vend tilbake til ditt land og din slekt, og jeg vil gjøre det godt for deg.

Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

10 Jeg er uverdig all den miskunn og trofasthet du har vist din tjener; jeg hadde kun min stav da jeg gikk over Jordan, og nå har jeg to leirer.

I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.

11 Frels meg fra min bror Esaus hånd, for jeg er redd han vil komme og slå meg og barna ihjel.

Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

12 Du har sagt, Jeg vil gjøre det godt for deg og la din ætt bli som havets sand, som ikke kan telles.

And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

13 Så oppholdt han seg der den natten, og han tok ut gaver til sin bror Esau fra alt han eide,

Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,

14 To hundre geiter og tjue bukker, to hundre sauer og tjue værer,

Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep,

15 Tretti melkekameler med sine føll, førti kyr, ti okser, tjue esler og ti eselføll.

Thirty camels with their young ones, forty cows, ten oxen, twenty asses, and ten young asses.

16 Disse ga han sine tjenere, hver flokk for seg, og sa til dem: Gå foran meg, og la det være avstand mellom hver flokk.

These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

17 Han ga ordre til den første og sa: Når min bror Esau møter deg og spør, Hvem tilhører du, hvor går du, og hvem eier disse dyrene,

And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

18 skal du svare: De tilhører din tjener Jakob. Det er en gave til min herre Esau. Han selv kommer etter oss.

Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

19 Han ga de samme ordrene til den andre og tredje og alle som fulgte flokkene og sa, Slik skal dere si til Esau når dere møter ham.

And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

20 Dere skal si videre, Jakob, din tjener, kommer etter oss. For han tenkte: Jeg vil formilde ham med den gaven som går foran meg, og deretter vil jeg møte ham. Kanskje vil han ta vel imot meg.

And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

21 Staben gikk foran med gavene, mens han selv ble i teltene den natten med folkene sine.

So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.

22 Om natten sto han opp, tok sine to koner, de to tjenestekvinnene og de elleve barna sine, og gikk over elven Jabbok.

And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.

23 Han tok dem og sendte dem over bekken, og alt han eide.

He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.

24 Jakob var igjen alene, og en mann kjempet med ham til morgengry.

Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.

25 Men da mannen så at han ikke kunne overvinne Jakob, slo han hoften hans, så Jakobs hofte gikk ut av ledd mens han kjempet med ham.

But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged.

26 Mannen sa: Slipp meg, for daggryet kommer. Men Jakob sa: Jeg slipper deg ikke før du velsigner meg.

And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

27 Da spurte han: Hva er ditt navn? Og han svarte: Jakob.

Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

28 Han sa: Du skal ikke lenger hete Jakob, men Israel, for du har kjempet med Gud og med mennesker og vunnet.

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

29 Jakob spurte: Hva er ditt navn? Men han svarte: Hvorfor spør du om mitt navn? Og han velsignet ham der.

Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.

30 Jakob kalte stedet Peniel, fordi han sa: Jeg har sett Gud ansikt til ansikt, og enda har jeg beholdt livet.

And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

31 Da han gikk forbi Peniel, rant solen opp. Han haltet på grunn av hoften.

And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.

32 Derfor spiser ikke Israels barn den senen i hoften, som fremdeles i dag, for han rørte ved Jakobs hofteledd.

For this reason the children of Israel, even today, never take that muscle in the hollow of the leg as food, because the hollow of Jacob's leg was touched.