1 Jakob løftet blikket og så at Esau kom, og med ham fire hundre mann. Han delte barna mellom Lea, Rakel og de to tjenestekvinnene.

Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and to the two handmaids.

2 Han satte tjenestekvinnene og deres barn foran, Lea og hennes barn etter, og Rakel og Josef bakerst.

He put the handmaids and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

3 Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden sju ganger, til han nærmet seg sin bror.

He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 Esau løp for å møte ham, omfavnet ham, falt rundt halsen hans, kysset ham, og de gråt.

Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

5 Esau så opp og så kvinnene og barna, og spurte: "Hvem er disse som er med deg?" Jakob svarte: "Barna som Gud nådig har gitt din tjener."

He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, "Who are these with you?" He said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."

6 Deretter kom tjenestekvinnene fram med sine barn og bøyde seg.

Then the handmaids came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 Lea og hennes barn kom også nærmere og bøyde seg. Etter dem kom Josef med Rakel, og de bøyde seg.

Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 Esau spurte: "Hva mener du med alle disse som jeg møtte?" Jakob svarte: "For å finne nåde i min herres øyne."

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

9 Esau sa: "Jeg har nok, min bror; la det du har være ditt."

Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours."

10 Jakob sa: "Nei, vær så snill, hvis jeg har funnet nåde i dine øyne, så ta imot min gave, for jeg har sett ditt ansikt som om jeg ser Guds ansikt, og du har tatt vel imot meg.

Jacob said, "Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

11 Ta gjerne gaven jeg har brakt til deg, for Gud har vært nådig mot meg, og jeg har alt jeg trenger." Han insisterte, og Esau tok imot.

Please take the gift that I brought to you; because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." He urged him, and he took it.

12 Esau sa: "La oss ta veien videre, og la oss gå, så skal jeg gå foran deg."

Esau said, "Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you."

13 Jakob svarte: "Min herre vet at barna er sarte, og at flokkene og buskapen med meg har unger. Om de drives for hardt en dag, vil hele flokken dø.

Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

14 La min herre dra foran sin tjener, så vil jeg dra etter, sakte, i takt med buskapen og barna, til jeg kommer til min herre i Seir."

Please let my lord pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir."

15 Esau sa: "La meg da etterlate noen av folkene som er med meg hos deg." Men Jakob svarte: "Hvorfor det? La meg finne nåde i min herres øyne."

Esau said, "Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me." He said, "Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord."

16 Så Esau dro samme dag tilbake til Seir.

So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

17 Jakob reiste til Sukkot, bygde seg et hus og lagde skur til buskapen. Derfor kalles stedet Sukkot.

Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.{succoth means shelters or booths.}

18 Jakob kom fredelig fram til byen Sikem i Kanaans land, da han kom fra Paddan-Aram, og han slo leir foran byen.

Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.

19 Han kjøpte jordstykket hvor han slo opp sitt telt, av Hivitten Hamors sønner, Sikems far, for hundre pengeenheter.

He bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.

20 Der reiste han et alter og kalte det El Elohe Israel.

He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.{El Elohe Israel means "God, the God of Israel" or "The God of Israel is mighty."}