Genesis 32

1Jacob went on and there were angels of God who came to Jacob. Genises

2When Jacob saw the angels, Jacob said: This is a camp of God’s soldiers’ and he named that place Mahanaim. Genises

3Jacob sent a message to his brother Esau. Esau was in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Genises

4Jacob told the men to tell his brother Esau: Sir, I am your servant Jacob and I have lived with Laban all these years. Genises

5Now I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, goats, slaves and slave women. I am sending you a message now. I want to know if you will be friendly and accept me back. Genises

6When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said to Jacob. We went to your brother Esau. Esau is coming to meet you and He has 400 men with him. Genises

7Jacob became afraid and very worried. Jacob divided all the people who were with him into 2 groups, Jacob also divided all the sheep, goats, cattle and camels. Genises

8Jacob said: If Esau attacks one group, then the other group can flee. Genises

9Jacob prayed to God and said: God of my grandfather Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, You told me to go back to my land and to my family and You said that You would be good to me. Genises

10I am not worthy but You were very good to me and You have done everything that You promised me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing but my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups. Genises

11Lord, please protect me from my brother Esau, because I am afraid of him. I am afraid that he will attack me and the women and children. Genises

12Lord, You have promised and said to me: I will be good to Jacob. I will make your descendants as many as the grains of sand of the sea. There will be so many that no one will be able to count them. Genises

13Jacob slept there that night. Jacob took some of his animals and he sent a gift to his brother Esau. Genises

14Jaco gift 200 was female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep. Genises

1530 nursing camel and their calves, 40 cows and 10 bulls, and 20 donkey and 10 young donkey. Genises

16Jacob gave the animals to his servants. Jacob gave a flock of animals to each of them and he told them: Walk before me, but keep each flock of animals separate. Genises

17Jacob told his first servant: When my brother Esau comes to you and he asks you whose servant you are, where you are going and whose animals these are, Genises

18you must tell him: Sir, they belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift that Jacob sends to you, Esau. Jacob is also coming. Jacob is behind us. Genises

19Jacob said the same to the 2nd servant and the 3rd servant and to all the other servants who followed the flocks of animals. Jacon told them what they must say to Esau when they came to him. Genises

20They also had to say to Esau: Your servant Jacob is also coming. Jacob is behind us. Jacob said to himself: I am sending these gifts for Esau to make him friendly. When I come to him, maybe he will be friendly to me. Genises

21Jacob first sent the gifts to Esau and Jacob that night stayed in the camp. Genises

22Jacob got up that night. Jacob took his 2 wives, his 2 servant women and his 11 sons, and they went through the Jabbok River. Genises

23Jacob sent them through the river and then Jacob also sent his animals through the river. Genises

24Jacob stayed behind, and he was alone. A Man came to him and wrestled with him until just before the sun came up the next day. Genises

25When the Man saw that He could not defeat Jacob, he touched Jacob’s leg and put it out of joint. Genises

26The Man said to Jacob: Let Me go because the sun will be coming up and it is almost day. But Jacob said to Him: You must first bless me, then I will let You go. Genises

27The Man asked Jacob: What is your name? And he said: Jacob.

28The Man said: Your name will no longer be Jacob. From now on you will be Israel. The name Israel means: You have wrestled with God and with people and you have won’. Genises

29Jacob asked: Please tell me your name. And the Man said: ‘Why do you ask what my name is? The Man blessed Jacob there. Genises

30Jacob named that place Peniel. Jacob said: At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared. Genises

31The sun came up when Jacob went away from Peniel. Jacob could not walk well because his hip was hurt. Genises

32That is why the Israelites never eat the meat from the muscle in the hip bone of an animal, because the Man touched Jacob’s hip.