Jacob Meets Esau
1 Jacob saw Esau coming with his four hundred men, so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two concubines. 2 He put the concubines and their children first, then Leah and her children, and finally Rachel and Joseph at the rear. 3 Jacob went ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying. 5 When Esau looked around and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?”
“These, sir, are the children whom God has been good enough to give me,” Jacob answered. 6 Then the concubines came up with their children and bowed down; 7 then Leah and her children came, and last of all Joseph and Rachel came and bowed down.
8 Esau asked, “What about that other group I met? What did that mean?”
Jacob answered, “It was to gain your favor.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have.”
10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have gained your favor, accept my gift. To see your face is for me like seeing the face of God, now that you have been so friendly to me. 11 Please accept this gift which I have brought for you; God has been kind to me and given me everything I need.” Jacob kept on urging him until he accepted.
12 Esau said, “Let's get ready and leave. I will go ahead of you.”
13 Jacob answered, “You know that the children are weak, and I must think of the sheep and livestock with their young. If they are driven hard for even one day, the whole herd will die. 14 Please go on ahead of me, and I will follow slowly, going as fast as I can with the livestock and the children until I catch up with you in Edom.”
15 Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.”
But Jacob answered, “There is no need for that for I only want to gain your favor.” 16 So that day Esau started on his way back to Edom. 17 But Jacob went to Sukkoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Sukkoth.
18 On his return from Mesopotamia Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan and set up his camp in a field near the city. 19 He bought that part of the field from the descendants of Hamor father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver. 20 He put up an altar there and named it for El, the God of Israel.
Jēkaba un Ēsava sastapšanās
1 Jēkabs pacēla acis, paraudzījās, un redzi – Ēsavs nāca kopā ar četriem simtiem vīru. Tad viņš sadalīja bērnus starp Leu, Rāhēli un abām kalponēm. 2 Kalpones ar bērniem viņš nolika priekšā, Leu un viņas bērnus aiz tām, bet Rāhēli ar Jāzepu aizmugurē. 3 Viņš pats iznāca tiem priekšā un klanījās līdz zemei septiņas reizes, tuvodamies savam brālim. 4 Ēsavs skrēja viņam pretī, apkampa viņu, krita viņam ap kaklu un skūpstīja viņu, un viņi abi raudāja. 5 Tad viņš pacēla acis, ieraudzīja tās sievas un bērnus un teica: “Kas tie tev ir?” Jēkabs atbildēja: “Tie ir bērni, kurus Dievs žēlsirdībā devis savam kalpam!” 6 Un uz priekšu panācās kalpones, viņas pašas un viņu bērni, un paklanījās. 7 Un uz priekšu panācās arī Lea ar saviem bērniem un paklanījās. Pats pēdējais uz priekšu panācās Jāzeps ar Rāhēli, un viņi paklanījās. 8 Un Ēsavs teica: “Kas ir viss šis pulks, ko esmu sastapis?” Un viņš atbildēja: “Lai gūstu sava kunga vēlību!” 9 Ēsavs teica: “Man ir gana, mans brāli! Lai tev paliek tas, kas ir tavs!” 10 Un Jēkabs teica: “Nē, jel! Kaut jel es gūtu tavu vēlību un tu pieņemtu no manis šo dāvanu! Jo patiešām es redzēju tavu vaigu tāpat kā Dieva vaigu, un tu mani pieņēmi! 11 Ņem jel manu dāvanu, kas tev atvesta, jo Dievs ir bijis man žēlsirdīgs, un man visa ir gana!” Un viņš uzstāja, un tas paņēma. 12 Un viņš teica: “Taisāmies un ejam, un es iešu tev pa priekšu!” 13 Bet viņš atbildēja: “Mans kungs zina, ka bērni ir vāri, un man ir zīdītājas avis un govis, un, ja es tos dzīšu kaut vienu dienu, tad nobeigsies visas avis! 14 Lai jel mans kungs iet pa priekšu savam kalpam, bet es lēnām sekošu aiz saviem lopiem, kamēr nonākšu pie mana kunga Seīrā.” 15 Ēsavs teica: “Es likšu, lai pie tevis paliek kāds no maniem ļaudīm!” Bet viņš sacīja: “Kamdēļ tas, ja esmu guvis sava kunga vēlību?” 16 Un tajā dienā Ēsavs devās atpakaļceļā uz Seīru. 17 Bet Jēkabs devās uz Sukotu un uzbūvēja sev namu, bet savam ganāmpulkam taisīja būdas, tādēļ to vietu nosauca vārdā Sukota .
Jēkabs apmetas Šehemā
18 Iedams no Padān-Arāmas, Jēkabs sveikā nonāca Šehemas pilsētā, kas Kanaāna zemē, un viņš apmetās pilsētas priekšā. 19 Un par simts sudraba gabaliem viņš no Šehema tēva Hamora dēliem nopirka to lauka gabalu, kur bija izpletis savu telti. 20 Viņš uzslēja tur altāri un nosauca to par Ēl-Elohē-Israēl .
