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.
1 Un Jēkabs pacēla savas acis un redzēja Ēsavu nākam un četri simti vīru ar viņu. Tad viņš sadalīja bērnus starp Leu, Rahēli un abām kalponēm. 2 Un viņš novietoja kalpones un viņu bērnus priekšgalā, bet aiz viņām Leu un tās bērnus, bet Rahēli un Jāzepu aiz viņiem. 3 Bet viņš pats gāja tiem pa priekšu un palocījās septiņas reizes līdz zemei, kamēr tas tuvojās savam brālim. 4 Bet Ēsavs steidzās tam pretim un to apkampa, krita tam ap kaklu un to skūpstīja, un tie raudāja. 5 Un viņš pacēla savas acis un ieraudzīja sievas un bērnus un sacīja: "Kas tie tur tev?" Un tas atbildēja: "Tie ir mani bērni, ar kuriem Dievs ir svētījis tavu kalpu." 6 Tad kalpones pienāca ar saviem bērniem un palocījās. 7 Arī Lea un tās bērni nāca un palocījās viņa priekšā. Un pēc tam pienāca Jāzeps un Rahēle, un arī tie palocījās. 8 Un viņš sacīja: "Kas tas tev par pulku, ko es esmu sastapis?" Un tas atbildēja: "Lai atrastu labvēlību tavās acīs, mans kungs." 9 Bet Ēsavs teica: "Man pašam ir diezgan, mans brāli, paturi, kas tev pieder." 10 Bet Jēkabs sacīja: "To gan ne! Ja es esmu atradis labvēlību tavās acīs, tad saņem dāvanu no manām rokām, jo, tavu vaigu redzot, man bija, it kā es redzētu Dieva vaigu, tādu laipnību tu man parādīji. 11 Pieņem svētības dāvanu, kāda tev atnesta, jo Dievs mani ir svētījis un man ir visa kā." Un viņš tam to uzspieda, un tas pieņēma. 12 Un Ēsavs sacīja: "Dosimies ceļā, lai ejam; bet es iešu tev pa priekšu." 13 Un viņš sacīja: "Mans kungs, tu zini, pie manis ir vārgi bērni un aitu un govju mātes, un, kad es tos pārdzītu, tad nākamā dienā ietu bojā viss lopu pulks. 14 Dodies, mans kungs, kā pirmais tava kalpa priekšā, un es gribu lēnām sekot ar tiem, kas man uzticēti, ar kustoņiem un bērniem, līdz nonākšu pie mana kunga Seīrā." 15 Un Ēsavs sacīja: "Es, mazākais, atstāšu no tiem ļaudīm, kādi pie manis ir, dažus pie tevis." Un viņš sacīja: "Kādēļ tas vajadzīgs? Ja es tik atrodu labvēlību sava kunga acīs." 16 Un Ēsavs tanī dienā atgriezās, pa savu ceļu iedams, Seīrā. 17 Bet Jēkabs devās uz Sukotu un uzcēla sev namu, bet lopiem viņš uzcēla laidarus; tādēļ šīs vietas vārdu sauc Sukota . 18 Un Jēkabs sveiks nonāca Sihemas pilsētā, kas atrodas Kānaāna zemē, nākot no Mezopotāmijas. Viņš apmetās iepretim pilsētai. 19 Un viņš nopirka to zemes gabalu, uz kura savu telti bija uzcēlis, no Hamora, Šehema tēva, bērniem par simts naudas gabaliem. 20 Un viņš uzcēla turpat altāri un nosauca to: Dievs, Israēla Dievs.
