Genesis 32
1 Jacob went on his way and some angels of God came to meet him.
雅各仍舊行路，上帝的使者遇見他。
2 When he saw them he said, “This must be God's camp!” He named the place “Two Camps.”
雅各看見他們就說：「這是上帝的軍兵」，於是給那地方起名叫瑪哈念。
3 He sent messengers on ahead to meet his brother Esau who was living in the region of Seir in the country of Edom.
雅各打發人先往西珥地去，就是以東地，見他哥哥以掃，
4 He told them, “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau. Your servant Jacob sends you this message. I've been staying with Laban up till now,
吩咐他們說：「你們對我主以掃說：『你的僕人雅各這樣說：我在拉班那裏寄居，直到如今。
5 and I have cattle and donkeys and sheep and goats, and male and female slaves. I've sent these messengers to explain this to you my lord, hoping you'll be pleased to see me.”
我有牛、驢、羊群、僕婢，現在打發人來報告我主，為要在你眼前蒙恩。』」
6 The messengers returned to Jacob and told him, “Your brother Esau is coming to meet you with 400 armed men!”
所打發的人回到雅各那裏，說：「我們到了你哥哥以掃那裏，他帶着四百人，正迎着你來。」
7 When Jacob heard this, he was absolutely terrified. He split all the people with him, along with the sheep, goats, cattle, and camels, into two groups,
雅各就甚懼怕，而且愁煩，便把那與他同在的人口和羊群、牛群、駱駝分做兩隊，
8 saying to himself, “If Esau comes and destroys one group, the other one can get away.”
說：「以掃若來擊殺這一隊，剩下的那一隊還可以逃避。」
9 Jacob prayed, “God of my grandfather Abraham, God of my father Isaac! Lord, you were the one who told me, ‘Return to your own country and your family home, and I will treat you well.’
雅各說：「耶和華－我祖亞伯拉罕的上帝，我父親以撒的上帝啊，你曾對我說：『回你本地本族去，我要厚待你。』
10 I don't deserve all the trustworthy love and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I crossed the Jordan years ago with just my walking stick, and now I have two large camps.
你向僕人所施的一切慈愛和誠實，我一點也不配得；我先前只拿着我的杖過這約旦河，如今我卻成了兩隊了。
11 Please save me from my brother; defend me from Esau! I'm terrified that he's coming to attack me, my wives, and my children.
求你救我脫離我哥哥以掃的手；因為我怕他來殺我，連妻子帶兒女一同殺了。
12 You yourself told me, ‘I will definitely treat you well. I will make your descendants as numerous as the sand of the seashore—too many to count.’”
你曾說：『我必定厚待你，使你的後裔如同海邊的沙，多得不可勝數。』」
13 Jacob stayed the night there. Then he picked out animals as a gift to his brother Esau:
當夜，雅各在那裏住宿，就從他所有的物中拿禮物要送給他哥哥以掃：
14 200 female goats, 20 male goats; 200 ewes, 20 rams;
母山羊二百隻，公山羊二十隻，母綿羊二百隻，公綿羊二十隻，
15 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls; 20 female donkeys, 10 male donkeys.
奶崽子的駱駝三十隻－各帶着崽子，母牛四十隻，公牛十隻，母驢二十匹，驢駒十匹；
16 He put his servants in charge of each of the separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep a good distance between the herds.”
每樣各分一群，交在僕人手下，就對僕人說：「你們要在我前頭過去，使群群相離，有空閒的地方」；
17 He gave these instructions to those with the first herd: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who is your master, and where are you going, and whose are these animals with you?’
又吩咐儘先走的說：「我哥哥以掃遇見你的時候，問你說：『你是哪家的人？要往哪裏去？你前頭這些是誰的？』
18 you are to say to him, ‘Your servant Jacob sends these as a gift to my lord Esau, and he's following us.’”
你就說：『是你僕人雅各的，是送給我主以掃的禮物；他自己也在我們後邊。』」
19 He gave the same instructions to those with the second and third and all the subsequent herds, telling them, “This what you are to say to Esau when he meets you.
又吩咐第二、第三，和一切趕群畜的人說：「你們遇見以掃的時候也要這樣對他說；
20 You must also tell him, ‘Your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob said to himself, “Maybe by sending these gifts on ahead Esau won't be angry with me and when I meet him he'll be kind to me.”
並且你們要說：『你僕人雅各在我們後邊。』」因雅各心裏說：「我藉着在我前頭去的禮物解他的恨，然後再見他的面，或者他容納我。」
21 So the gifts went on ahead while Jacob spent the night at the camp.
於是禮物先過去了；那夜，雅各在隊中住宿。
22 He got up during the night and took his two wives and the two personal maids and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River at the ford.
他夜間起來，帶着兩個妻子，兩個使女，並十一個兒子，都過了雅博渡口，
23 After helping them cross he also sent over everything that belonged to him.
先打發他們過河，又打發所有的都過去，
24 But Jacob stayed there alone. A man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
只剩下雅各一人。有一個人來和他摔跤，直到黎明。
25 When the man realized he couldn't beat Jacob, he hit Jacob's hip socket and put it out of joint as he wrestled with him.
那人見自己勝不過他，就將他的大腿窩摸了一把，雅各的大腿窩正在摔跤的時候就扭了。
26 Then the man said, “Let me go because it's almost dawn.” “I won't let you go unless you bless me,” Jacob replied.
那人說：「天黎明了，容我去吧！」雅各說：「你不給我祝福，我就不容你去。」
27 “What's your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
那人說：「你名叫甚麼？」他說：「我名叫雅各。」
28 “Jacob will no longer be you name,” said the man. “Instead you will be called Israel, because you fought with God and with men and you won.”
那人說：「你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列；因為你與上帝與人較力，都得了勝。」
29 “Please tell me your name,” Jacob asked. “Why do you ask me my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
雅各問他說：「請將你的名告訴我。」那人說：「何必問我的名？」於是在那裏給雅各祝福。
30 Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “I saw God face to face and I'm still alive!”
雅各便給那地方起名叫毗努伊勒，意思說：「我面對面見了上帝，我的性命仍得保全。」
31 The sun came up as Jacob left Peniel, limping along because of his damaged hip.
日頭剛出來的時候，雅各經過毗努伊勒，他的大腿就瘸了。
32 (That's why, even today, Israelites don't eat the thigh tendon attached to the hip socket, because that's where the man hit Jacob's hip socket.)
故此，以色列人不吃大腿窩的筋，直到今日，因為那人摸了雅各大腿窩的筋。
