Jacob and Esau
1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Yakobo akashika njia yake na malaika wa Mungu wakakutana naye.
2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Naye Yakobo alipowaona, alisema, Hili ni jeshi la Mungu. Akapaita mahali pale, Mahanaimu.
3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Basi, Yakobo akapeleka wajumbe mbele yake kwenda kwa Esau nduguye mpaka nchi ya Seiri katika nyika ya Edomu.
4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
Akawaagiza akisema, Mwambieni hivi bwana wangu, Esau, Hivi ndivyo asemavyo mtumwa wako, Yakobo; Nimekaa ugenini kwa Labani, na kukawia huko hata sasa,
5 and I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
nami nina ng'ombe, na punda, na kondoo, na watumwa, na vijakazi; nami nimepeleka watu nimpashe bwana wangu habari, nipate neema machoni pako.
6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
Wale wajumbe wakarudi kwa Yakobo wakisema, Tulifika kwa ndugu yako, Esau, naye anakuja kukulaki, na watu mia nne pamoja naye.
7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Ndipo Yakobo akaogopa sana, na kufadhaika sana, akawagawanya watu waliopo pamoja naye, na kondoo, na ng'ombe, na ngamia, wawe matuo mawili.
8 and said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
Akasema, Akija Esau kwa kundi la kwanza, akalipiga, kundi litakalosalia litaokoka.
9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
Yakobo akasema, Ee Mungu wa baba yangu Ibrahimu, na Mungu wa baba yangu Isaka, Bwana, uliyeniambia, Rudi uende mpaka nchi yako, na kwa jamaa zako, nami nitakutendea mema;
10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
mimi sistahili hata kidogo hizo rehema zote na kweli yote uliyomfanyia mtumwa wako; maana nalivuka mto huo wa Yordani na fimbo yangu tu, na sasa nimekuwa matuo mawili.
11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
Uniokoe sasa na mkono wa ndugu yangu, mkono wa Esau, maana mimi namwogopa, asije akanipiga, na mama pamoja na wana.
12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Nawe ulisema, Hakika nitakutendea mema, nami nitafanya uzao wako uwe kama mchanga wa bahari, usiohesabika kwa kuwa mwingi.
13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Akakaa huko usiku ule. Kisha akatwaa baadhi ya vitu alivyokuwa navyo, kuwa zawadi kwa Esau, nduguye;
14 two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
mbuzi wake mia mbili, na mbuzi waume ishirini, kondoo wake mia mbili, na kondoo waume ishirini;
15 thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
ngamia wanyonyeshao thelathini pamoja na wana wao, ng'ombe wake arobaini na mafahali kumi; punda wake ishirini na wana wao kumi.
16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
Akawatia mkononi mwa watumwa wake, kila kundi peke yake. Naye akawaambia watumwa wake, Vukeni mbele yangu, mkaache nafasi kati ya kundi na kundi.
17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Akamwagiza yule wa kwanza akasema, Esau, ndugu yangu, akikukuta, na kukuuliza, akisema, Wewe u wa nani? Unakwenda wapi? Tena ni wa nani hawa walio mbele yako?
18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
Basi, useme, Ni wa mtumwa wako, Yakobo, ni zawadi, aliyompelekea bwana wangu, Esau. Na tazama, yeye mwenyewe yuko nyuma yetu.
19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
Akamwagiza tena wa pili, na wa tatu, wote waliofuata makundi, akisema, Hivi ndivyo mtakavyomwambia Esau, akiwakuta.
20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
Tena semeni, Tazama, mtumwa wako, Yakobo, yuko nyuma yetu. Maana alisema, Nitamsuluhisha kwa zawadi inayonitangulia, baadaye nitamwona uso wake; huenda atanikubali uso wangu.
21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
Basi ile zawadi ikavuka mbele yake, naye mwenyewe akakaa usiku ule kambini.
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
Akaondoka usiku ule akawatwaa wakeze wawili, na vijakazi wake wawili, na wanawe kumi na mmoja, akavuka kivuko cha Yaboki.
23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
Akawatwaa, akawavusha mto, akavusha na vyote alivyokuwa navyo.
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Yakobo akakaa peke yake; na mtu mmoja akashindana naye mweleka hata alfajiri.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Naye alipoona ya kuwa hamshindi, alimgusa panapo uvungu wa paja lake; ukateguka uvungu wa paja la Yakobo alipokuwa akishindana naye.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Akasema, Niache, niende, maana kunapambazuka. Akasema, Sikuachi, usiponibariki.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Akamwuliza, Jina lako n'nani? Akasema, Yakobo.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Akamwambia, Jina lako hutaitwa tena Yakobo, ila Israeli, maana umeshindana na Mungu, na watu, nawe umeshinda.
29 And Jacob asked him , and said, Tell me , I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
Yakobo akamwuliza, akasema, Niambie, tafadhali, jina lako? Akasema, Kwa nini waniuliza jina langu? Akambariki huko.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Yakobo akapaita mahali pale, Penueli, maana alisema, Nimeonana na Mungu uso kwa uso, na nafsi yangu imeokoka.
31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
Jua likamzukia akivuka Penueli, akachechemea kwa sababu ya paja la mguu wake.
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Kwa hiyo wana wa Israeli hawali ule mshipa ulio katika uvungu wa paja hata leo; maana alimgusa Yakobo panapo uvungu wa paja katika mshipa wa kiuno.
