Genesis 33
1 Then Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! Esau, coming in, —and with him, four hundred men. So he divided the children—unto Leah and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids;
Jacob saw Esau in the distance, coming towards him with four hundred men. So he split up the children between Leah, Rachel and the two personal maids.
2 and put the handmaids and their children first, —and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph next;
He placed the two personal maids with their children first, then Leah and her children, and Rachel and Joseph last.
3 but he himself, passed over before them, and bowed himself to the earth seven times, until he had come near unto his brother.
Then Jacob went ahead of them and bowed low to the ground seven times before approaching his brother.
4 Then ran Esau to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, —and they wept.
Esau ran over to him and hugged him. He put his arms around his neck and kissed him. The two of them wept.
5 Then lifted he up his eyes, and beheld the women and the children, and said What are these to thee? And he said—The children wherewith God hath favoured thy servant,
Then Esau looked around at the women and children. “Who are these people with you?” he asked. “They are the children God graciously gave your servant,” Jacob replied.
6 Then came near the handmaids, they—and their children, —and bowed themselves.
The personal maids and their children came over and bowed down.
7 Then came near Leah also with her children, —and they bowed themselves. And afterwards, came near Joseph with Rachel, and they bowed themselves,
Then Leah and her children came over and bowed down. Lastly Joseph and Rachel came over and bowed down.
8 Then said he, What to thee is all this camp, which I have fallen in with? And he said, —To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
“What were all the livestock for that I met on the way?” Esau asked. “They're a gift to you my lord so you'd treat me well,” Jacob answered.
9 Then said Esau, I have an abundance, —my brother, be thine what thou hast!
“I have more than enough, my brother! You keep what you have,” said Esau.
10 Then said Jacob, Nay, I pray thee, if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then thou wilt take my present at my hand, —For on this account, hath my seeing thy face been like seeing the face of God in that thou wast well-pleased with me.
“No, please!” Jacob insisted. “If you're happy with me, then please accept the gift I'm giving you. Now I've seen your face again it's like seeing the face of God, and you have welcomed me so kindly!
11 Take, I pray thee my blessing which hath been brought in to thee, because God hath shewed me favour and because I have everything. So he was urgent with him and he took it.
Please take the gift I've brought to you because God has treated me so well and I have so much.” So Esau accepted it.
12 Then he said, Let us break up and go, and let me go on before thee.
“Let's get on our way,” Esau said. “I'll go ahead of you.”
13 And he said unto him, My lord, is taking note, that, the children are tender, —and the flocks and the herds are giving suck with me, —and, should I overdrive them a single day, then would all the flocks die.
“My lord can see that the children are weak,” Jacob responded. “Also, the goats, sheep, and cattle are nursing their young, and if I push them too hard, they'll all die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee pass over before his servant, and let, me, lead on in my own easy way, at the pace of the cattle that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until that I come in unto my lord, towards Seir.
You go on, my lord, and your servant will come along slowly, walking with the children, and I'll meet you at Seir.”
15 Then said Esau: Let me leave, I pray thee, along with thee, some of the people who are with me! And he said—Why so? let me find favour in the eyes of my lord!
“Fine, but let me leave some of my men with you,” said Esau. “You're very kind, but there's no need to do that,” Jacob replied.
16 So Esau returned, that day, to his journey towards Mount Seir.
So Esau started on his way back to Seir that day.
17 But, Jacob, brake up towards Succoth, and built for himself a house, for his cattle, made he places of shelter, for which cause, the name of the place was called, Succoth.
But Jacob headed to Succoth, where he built himself a house and shelters for the livestock. That's why the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, —when he came in from Padan-aram, —and he encamped before the city.
Later Jacob continued his journey from Paddan-aram. He arrived safely at Shechem in the country of Canaan where he camped outside the town.
19 And he bought the portion of the field where he had spread out his tent, at the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, —for a hundred kesitahs.
He bought the plot of ground where he was camping from the sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem, for 100 pieces of money.
20 And he set up there an altar, —and called it, El-elohe-Israel.
He built an altar there and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
