¹ Jakob toog ook zijns weegs; en de engelen Gods ontmoetten hem.

² En Jakob zeide, met dat hij hen zag: Dit is een heirleger Gods! en hij noemde den naam derzelver plaats Mahanaim.

³ En Jakob zond boden uit voor zijn aangezicht tot Ezau, zijn broeder, naar het land Seir, de landstreek van Edom.

⁴ En hij gebood hun, zeggende: Zo zult gij zeggen tot mijn heer, tot Ezau: Zo zegt Jakob, uw knecht: Ik heb als vreemdeling gewoond bij Laban, en heb er tot nu toe vertoefd;

⁵ En ik heb ossen en ezelen, schapen en knechten en maagden; en ik heb gezonden om mijn heer aan te zeggen, opdat ik genade vinde in uw ogen.

⁶ En de boden kwamen weder tot Jakob, zeggende: Wij zijn gekomen tot uw broeder, tot Ezau; en ook trekt hij u tegemoet, en vierhonderd mannen met hem.

⁷ Toen vreesde Jakob zeer, en hem was bange; en hij verdeelde het volk, dat met hem was, en de schapen, en de runderen, en de kemels, in twee heiren;

⁸ Want hij zeide: Indien Ezau op het ene heir komt, en slaat het, zo zal het overgeblevene heir ontkomen.

⁹ Voorts zeide Jakob: O, God mijns vaders Abrahams, en God mijns vaders Izaks, o HEERE! Die tot mij gezegd hebt: Keer weder tot uw land, en tot uw maagschap, en Ik zal wel bij u doen!

¹⁰ Ik ben geringer dan al deze weldadigheden, en dan al deze trouw, die Gij aan Uw knecht gedaan hebt; want ik ben met mijn staf over deze Jordaan gegaan, en nu ben ik tot twee heiren geworden!

¹¹ Ruk mij toch uit mijns broeders hand, uit Ezau's hand; want ik vreze hem, dat hij niet misschien kome, en mij sla, de moeder met de zonen!

¹² Gij hebt immers gezegd: Ik zal gewisselijk bij u weldoen, en Ik zal uw zaad stellen als het zand der zee, dat vanwege de menigte niet geteld kan worden!

¹³ En hij vernachtte aldaar dienzelfden nacht; en hij nam van hetgeen, dat hem in zijn hand kwam, een geschenk voor Ezau zijn broeder;

¹⁴ Tweehonderd geiten en twintig bokken, tweehonderd ooien en twintig rammen;

¹⁵ Dertig zogende kemelinnen met haar veulens, veertig koeien en tien varren, twintig ezelinnen en tien jonge ezels.

¹⁶ En hij gaf die in de hand zijner knechten, elke kudde bijzonder; en hij zeide tot zijn knechten: Gaat gijlieden door, voor mijn aangezicht, en stelt ruimte tussen kudde en tussen kudde.

¹⁷ En hij gebood de eerste, zeggende: Wanneer Ezau, mijn broeder, u ontmoeten zal, en u vragen, zeggende: Wiens zijt gij? en waarheen gaat gij? en wiens zijn deze voor uw aangezicht?

¹⁸ Zo zult gij zeggen: Dat is een geschenk van uw knecht Jakob, gezonden tot mijn heer, tot Ezau, en zie, hij zelf is ook achter ons!

¹⁹ En hij gebood ook den tweede, ook den derde, ook allen, die de kudden nagingen, zeggende: Naar ditzelfde woord zult gij spreken tot Ezau, als gij hem vinden zult.

²⁰ En gij zult ook zeggen: Zie, uw knecht Jakob is achter ons! Want hij zeide: Ik zal zijn aangezicht verzoenen met dit geschenk, dat voor mijn aangezicht gaat, en daarna zal ik zijn aangezicht zien; misschien zal hij mijn aangezicht aannemen.

²¹ Alzo ging dat geschenk heen voor zijn aangezicht; doch hijzelf vernachtte dienzelfden nacht in het leger.

²² En hij stond op in dienzelfden nacht, en hij nam zijn twee vrouwen, en zijn twee dienstmaagden, en zijn elf kinderen, en hij toog over het veer van de Jabbok.

²³ En hij nam ze, en deed hen over die beek trekken; en hij deed overtrekken hetgeen hij had.

²⁴ Doch Jakob bleef alleen over; en een man worstelde met hem, totdat de dageraad opging.

²⁵ En toen Hij zag, dat Hij hem niet overmocht, roerde Hij het gewricht zijner heup aan, zodat het gewricht van Jakobs heup verwrongen werd, als Hij met hem worstelde.

²⁶ En Hij zeide: Laat Mij gaan, want de dageraad is opgegaan. Maar hij zeide: Ik zal U niet laten gaan, tenzij dat Gij mij zegent.

²⁷ En Hij zeide tot hem: Hoe is uw naam? En hij zeide: Jakob.

²⁸ Toen zeide Hij: Uw naam zal voortaan niet Jakob heten, maar Israel; want gij hebt u vorstelijk gedragen met God en met de mensen, en hebt overmocht.

²⁹ En Jakob vraagde, en zeide: Geef toch Uw naam te kennen. En Hij zeide: Waarom is het, dat gij naar Mijn naam vraagt? En Hij zegende hem aldaar.

³⁰ En Jakob noemde den naam dier plaats Pniel: Want, zeide hij, ik heb God gezien van aangezicht tot aangezicht, en mijn ziel is gered geweest.

³¹ En de zon rees hem op, als hij door Pniel gegaan was; en hij was hinkende aan zijn heup.

³² Daarom eten de kinderen Israels de verrukte zenuw niet, die op het gewricht der heup is, tot op dezen dag, omdat Hij het gewricht van Jakobs heup aangeroerd had, aan de verrukte zenuw.

¹ It happened on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them;

² that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were numbered:

³ and they brought their offering before Yahweh, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.

⁴ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁵ "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service."

⁶ Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.

⁷ He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

⁸ and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

⁹ But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

¹⁰ The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes gave their offerings before the altar.

¹¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar."

¹² He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,

¹³ and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

¹⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

¹⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

¹⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

¹⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.

¹⁹ He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

²⁰ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

²¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²² one male goat for a sin offering;

²³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

²⁴ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun

²⁵ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

²⁶ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

²⁷ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²⁸ one male goat for a sin offering;

²⁹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

³⁰ On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben

³¹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

³² one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

³³ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

³⁴ one male goat for a sin offering;

³⁵ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

³⁶ On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon

³⁷ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

³⁸ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

³⁹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁰ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴¹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad

⁴³ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁴⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁴⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim

⁴⁹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁵⁰ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵² one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴ On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh

⁵⁵ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁵⁶ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵⁷ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵⁸ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵⁹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰ On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin

⁶¹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁶² one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶³ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁶⁴ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁶⁵ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶ On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan

⁶⁷ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁶⁸ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶⁹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁰ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷¹ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

⁷² On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher

⁷³ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁷⁴ one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁷⁵ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁶ one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷⁷ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

⁷⁸ On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali

⁷⁹ gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

⁸⁰ one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁸¹ one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁸² one male goat for a sin offering;

⁸³ and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

⁸⁴ This was the dedication of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles;

⁸⁵ each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;

⁸⁶ the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;

⁸⁷ all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and the male goats for a sin offering twelve;

⁸⁸ and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.

⁸⁹ When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.