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.
1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it . 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. 15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 ¶ So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 ¶ And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city. 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money. 20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
