1 Mose 33
1 Jakob aber erhob seine Augen und schaute; da kam Esau mit 400 Mann. Da verteilte er die Kinder auf Lea, Rachel und die beiden Mägde.
[Then Jacob joined the rest of his family]. [Later that day] Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and there were 400 men with him. [Jacob was worried because of that], so he separated the children. He put Leah’s children with Leah, Rachel’s children with Rachel, and the two female slaves’ children with their mothers.
2 Und zwar stellte er die Mägde und ihre Kinder voran, dahinter Lea mit ihren Kindern und ganz hinten Rachel und Joseph.
He put the two female slaves and their children in front. He put Leah and her children next. He put Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
3 Er selbst ging ihnen voraus und neigte sich siebenmal zur Erde, bis er zu seinem Bruder kam.
He himself went ahead of them all, and as he continued to approach his older brother, he prostrated himself with his face on the ground seven times.
4 Da lief ihm Esau entgegen, umarmte ihn, fiel ihm um den Hals und küßte ihn. Und sie weinten.
But Esau ran to Jacob. He hugged him, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. And they both cried.
5 Dann erhob er seine Augen, sah die Weiber mit den Kindern und sprach: "Was sind diese da bei dir?" Er sprach: "Das sind die Kinder, die Gott deinem Sklaven geschenkt hat."
Then Esau looked up and saw the women and the children. He asked, “Who are these people who are with you?” Jacob replied, “These are the wives and children that God has graciously/kindly given to me.”
6 Da traten die Mägde mit ihren Kindern herzu und verneigten sich.
Then the female slaves and their children came near and bowed in front of Esau.
7 Auch Lea und ihre Kinder traten herzu und verneigten sich. Danach traten Joseph und Rachel herzu und verneigten sich.
Then Leah and her children came and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came near and bowed down.
8 Er sprach: "Was soll dir dies ganze Lager, auf das ich gestoßen bin?" Er sprach: "Auf daß ich Gnade finde bei meinem Herrn!"
Esau asked, “What is the meaning of all the animals that I saw?” Jacob replied, “I am giving them to you, sir, so that you will feel good toward me.”
9 Da sprach Esau: "Ich habe übergenug, mein Bruder. Behalte, was dir gehört!"
But Esau replied, “My [younger] brother, I have enough animals! Keep for yourself the animals that you have!”
10 Jakob sprach: "Nicht doch! Habe ich in deinen Augen Gnade gefunden, dann mußt du meine Gabe von mir annehmen. Denn ich habe dein Antlitz gesehen, so, wie ich Gottes Antlitz sah, und du nahmst mich zu Gnaden an.
But Jacob said, “No, please, if you feel good toward me, accept these gifts from me. You have greeted me very kindly. Seeing your smiling face assures me [that you have forgiven me]. It is like seeing the face of God!
11 Nimm doch mein Grußgeschenk, das dir dargebracht ward! Denn Gott hat mich begnadet, und ich habe vollauf." So drang er in ihn, bis er es nahm.
Please accept these gifts that I have brought to you, because God has acted kindly toward me, and I still have plenty of animals!” Jacob kept on urging him to accept the animals, and finally he accepted them.
12 Dann sprach er: "Laßt uns aufbrechen und weiterziehen! Ich halte gleichen Schritt mit dir."
Then Esau said, “Let’s continue traveling together, and I will show the road to you.”
13 Er aber sprach zu ihm: "Mein Herr sieht selber, daß die Kinder zart sind, und säugende Schafe und Kinder stehen in meiner Obhut. Wollte ich sie einen Tag über Gebühr anstrengen, dann stürbe die ganze Herde.
Jacob [had no intention to go with Esau], but he said, “You know, sir, that the children are weak, and that I must take care of the female sheep and cows that are (sucking their mother’s milk/nursing their young). If I force them to walk fast for a long distance in just one day, the animals will all die.
14 So ziehe mein Herr doch vor seinem Sklaven her! Ich ziehe gemächlich weiter, im Schritte des Viehstands vor mir und im Schritte der Kinder, bis ich zu meinem Herrn nach Seïr komme!"
You go ahead of me. I will lead the animals slowly, but I will walk as fast as the children and animals can walk. I will catch up with you in Seir, [in the land where the descendants of Edom live].”
15 Da sprach Esau: "So will ich wenigstens bei dir einen Teil meiner Leute lassen." Er aber sprach: "Wozu? Möchte ich nur Huld bei meinem Herrn finden!"
Esau said, “Then allow me to leave with you some of the men who came with me, [to protect you].” But Jacob replied, “(Why do that?/There is no need to do that!) [RHQ] The only thing that I want is for you to act friendly toward me.”
16 So kehrte Esau an jenem Tag nach Seïr zurück.
So on that day Esau left to return to Seir.
17 Jakob aber zog nach Sukkot weiter und baute sich ein Haus, seinem Vieh aber machte er Laubhütten. Daher nennt man den Ort Sukkot.
But [instead of going to Seir], Jacob and his family went to [a place called] Succoth. There he built a house for himself and his family, and built shelters for his livestock. That is the reason they named the place Succoth, [which means ‘shelters’].
18 Und Jakob kam in friedlicher Gesinnung nach der Stadt Sichem im Lande Kanaan auf seiner Fahrt aus Paddan Aram und lagerte östlich von der Stadt.
[Some time later, ] Jacob and his family left Paddan-Aram [in Mesopotamia], and they traveled safely to the Canaan region. There they set up their tents in a field near Shechem city.
19 Er kaufte das Stück Feld, wo er sein Zelt gespannt, von den Söhnen Chamors, des Herrn von Sichem, um 100 Beutel.
One of the leaders of the people in that area was named Hamor. Hamor had several sons. Jacob paid the sons of Hamor 100 pieces of silver for the piece of ground on which they set up their tents.
20 Und er stellte dort einen Altar auf und pries bei ihm den Gott Israels.
He built a stone altar there, and named it El-Elohe Israel, [which means ‘God, the God of Israel].’
