Geneza 33
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Întâlnirea dintre Iacov şi Esau
33 La un moment dat, Iacov şi-a ridicat privirea şi l-a văzut pe Esau venind cu patru sute de bărbaţi. Atunci el şi-a împărţit copiii între Lea, Rahela şi cele două sclave. 2 Le-a pus pe cele două sclave împreună cu copiii lor în faţă, apoi pe Lea împreună cu copiii ei, iar la urmă de tot pe Rahela cu Iosif. 3 El însuşi s-a aşezat înaintea lor şi s-a plecat până la pământ de şapte ori în timp ce se apropia de fratele său. 4 Dar Esau a alergat să-l întâmpine şi l-a îmbrăţişat; şi-a pus mâinile în jurul gâtului său, l-a sărutat, apoi au plâns împreună. 5 Când Esau şi-a ridicat privirea şi a văzut femeile şi copiii, a întrebat:
– Cine sunt aceştia care vin în urma ta?
– Sunt copiii cu care Dumnezeu l-a binecuvântat pe slujitorul tău, a răspuns Iacov.
6 Apoi sclavele şi copiii lor s-au apropiat şi s-au plecat înaintea lui Esau; 7 de asemenea, Lea şi copiii ei s-au apropiat şi s-au plecat înaintea lui; iar în cele din urmă, Iosif şi Rahela s-au apropiat şi s-au plecat şi ei înaintea lui.
8 Esau a întrebat:
– Ce ai de gând să faci cu toată tabăra aceea pe care am întâlnit-o?
– Să găsesc bunăvoinţă la stăpânul meu, a răspuns Iacov.
9 – Eu am destul, frate, i-a spus Esau; păstrează ce ai pentru tine.
10 Dar Iacov i-a răspuns:
– Nu, te rog! Dacă am găsit bunăvoinţă la tine, primeşte darul meu, căci, cu adevărat, atunci când ţi-am văzut faţa, parcă aş fi văzut faţa lui Dumnezeu, iar tu ai fost binevoitor cu mine. 11 Te rog, primeşte binecuvântarea mea, care ţi-a fost adusă, pentru că Dumnezeu a fost bun cu mine şi am de toate. Astfel, Iacov a insistat, iar Esau a primit.
12 Apoi Esau a zis:
– Hai să pornim şi să ne continuăm călătoria; eu voi merge înaintea ta.
13 Însă Iacov i-a răspuns:
– Stăpânul meu ştie că pruncii sunt plăpânzi şi că trebuie să am grijă de oile şi vitele care alăptează; dacă sunt silite la drum o singură zi, toate vor muri. 14 Să meargă stăpânul meu înaintea slujitorului său, iar eu voi veni încet, la pas cu turma care este înaintea mea şi cu copiii, până voi ajunge la stăpânul meu, în Seir.
15 Esau i-a zis:
– Atunci, dă-mi voie să las câţiva dintre oamenii mei cu tine.
– Pentru ce asta? a răspuns Iacov. Mi-ajunge să găsesc bunăvoinţă la stăpânul meu.
16 În aceeaşi zi, Esau s-a întors în Seir. 17 Însă Iacov a călătorit spre Sucot unde şi-a zidit o casă şi a făcut adăposturi pentru turmele sale; de aceea acel loc se numeşte Sucot[a].
18 Întorcându-se din Padan-Aram, Iacov a ajuns în siguranţă în cetatea Şehem[b], care se află în Canaan, şi şi-a aşezat tabăra în faţa cetăţii. 19 Cu o sută de chesita[c], el a cumpărat de la fiii lui Hamor, tatăl lui Şehem, partea de teren pe care şi-a întins cortul. 20 Acolo a ridicat un altar şi l-a numit El-Elohe-Israel[d].
Footnotes
- Geneza 33:17 Sukot înseamnă Adăposturi
- Geneza 33:18 Sau: a ajuns la Şalem (sau: Salem), o cetate a lui Şehem
- Geneza 33:19 Unitate de măsură arhaică cu origine şi greutate necunoscută
- Geneza 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel înseamnă Dumnezeu, Dumnezeul lui Israel sau El, Dumnezeul lui Israel
Genesis 33
King James Version
33 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 Padanaram; 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 EleloheIsrael.
Genesis 33
New King James Version
Jacob and Esau Meet
33 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, (A)Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. 2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. 3 Then he crossed over before them and (B)bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 (C)But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, (D)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”
So he said, “The children (E)whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by (F)all this company which I met?”
And he said, “These are (G)to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I (H)have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. 11 Please, take (I)my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt (J)graciously with me, and because I have [a]enough.” (K)So he urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.”
13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. 14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, [b]are able to endure, until I come to my lord (L)in Seir.”
15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.”
But he said, “What need is there? (M)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to (N)Succoth, built himself a house, and made [c]booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called [d]Succoth.
Jacob Comes to Canaan
18 Then Jacob came [e]safely to (O)the city of (P)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. 19 And (Q)he bought the parcel of [f]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (R)El[g] Elohe Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:11 Lit. all
- Genesis 33:14 can stand
- Genesis 33:17 shelters
- Genesis 33:17 Lit. Booths
- Genesis 33:18 Or to Shalem, a city of
- Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field
- Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel
Genesis 33
English Standard Version
Jacob Meets Esau
33 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (A)Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. 2 And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. 3 He himself went on before them, (B)bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 (C)But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him (D)and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, (E)“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. 8 Esau said, “What do you mean by (F)all this company[a] that I met?” Jacob answered, (G)“To find favor in the sight of my lord.” 9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” 10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. (H)For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. 11 Please accept my (I)blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he (J)urged him, and he took it.
12 Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead of[b] you.” 13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord (K)in Seir.”
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? (L)Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to (M)Seir. 17 But Jacob journeyed to (N)Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.[c]
18 And Jacob came safely[d] to the city of (O)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. 19 And from the sons of (P)Hamor, Shechem's father, (Q)he bought for a hundred pieces of money[e] the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.[f]
Footnotes
- Genesis 33:8 Hebrew camp
- Genesis 33:12 Or along with
- Genesis 33:17 Succoth means booths
- Genesis 33:18 Or peacefully
- Genesis 33:19 Hebrew a hundred qesitah; a unit of money of uncertain value
- Genesis 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means God, the God of Israel
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