Genesis 32 (TCZCHONG)

1Jacob chu akhol jinna amachal jingin, chule Pakai vantil ten ana lamto uvin ahi.Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

2Jacob in amaho amu chun hitin aseyin, “Hilai mun hi Pathen kicholdona mun ahi!” ati. Hiche mun chu Mahanaim asah tai.When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

3Hichun Jacob in Edom gamsunga Seir gamkaiya a upa Esau henga dingin thupo dingin mi asol masan ahi.Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

4Aman hitin athumop in, “Kapu Esau kom'a hitia hi nasei ding ahi: 'Na sohpa Jacob in hitin aseiye, tuni gei hin Laban kom'a kaum jing nalaiye.He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

5Keiman gancha bong hon ahin, sangan hon ahin, kelngoi hon ahin, kelcha hon ahin, soh le kol jong tamtah kanei tai. Tua ka pakai pa masanga kahung tao ahi hichu nangma mitmua ngailut kachan theina ding tia nangma seipeh dinga mi kahinsol ahiye ati, tin gasei tauvin,'” ati.I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

6Thu hettohsah ho ahung kinungle chun, Jacob kom'a hitin aseiyun, “Nasopi pa kaki mutopi uvin, tua hi ama nang toh kimuto dingin mi jali toh ahung kondoh in ahi.”When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”

7Ahin Jacob chu hiche thu ajah chun akicha lheh tan, hichun aman a insung mite ahin, gancha kelngoi ho jouse ahin, keltah ho se chule sangongsao hose ahin hopnin ahom khenin ahiye.In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.

8Jacob in hitin agel lin, “Esau vin honkhat chu ahung bulu tah jongleh honkhat pa beh asohcha theiye,” ati.He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

9Hichun Jacob ataovin, “Vo kapu Abraham Pathen, kapa Isaac Pathen, O ka Pakai, 'Nangin na sopite leh nagam lang uva kinungle kit tan' tin nei seipeh in chuleh 'Keiman nang dingin aphat-phat nan bolpeh nange' tin kitepna naneiye.Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’

10Nasohpa nei musah longlou ngailutna ho le nakitahna ho chu chang din lhinna imacha kaneipoi. Ajeh chu ka tenggol keoseh puma hiche Jordan hi hung galkaiya kahin, tun mihem loini lhingset ka lamdoh tai.I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

11O Pakai, lungset tah in ka sopipa Esau khut a kon'in nei huhhing teiyin, keima kati aja lheh jeng'e; ajeh chu aman kajite ho chule ka chate ho jong eihung nokhum ding ahitai.Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.

12Hinlah nangman, nang dingin aphat-phat nan bolpeh nange, na chilhah te jeng jong twikhanglen panga neldi jat hin phantin, tam behseh jenga kisim jou louding ahi,’ tin na-na kitep e,” ati.But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

13Jacob chu hiche mun'a chun ajan geh in athil poh ho lah achun alhengdoh in asopipa Esau peh dingin:Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:

14kelpi jani, kelchal somni, kelngoipi jani chule kelngoi chal somni toh,200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

15sangongsao pi somthum toh anoute se toh, bongpi somli toh, bongchal som toh, sanganpi somni toh, chule sangan chal som toh alheng doh e.30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

16Hichun Jacob in hiche gancha ho chu hopni in ahom in amaho vekol ding chun soh khat cheh anganse in, hichun asoh ho jah a hitin aseiye, “Nang hon hiche gancha hotoh hin keima masanglam a che tauvin. Hinlah gancha hon teni kikah a chun mun ong umsah un,” ati.He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”

17Hichun ama hon lamkaipa jah achun hitin aseiye, “Ka sopipa Esau to nakimuto lhon teng aman thu nahin doh teng, 'Nangho hi hoilam jon ding nahiuvem? Chule nangho koi gam mi nahiu ham? Tua gancha ho ahung masa ho chu koiya ham?' ahin ti tengleh,He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’

18Hiche teng chule hitia hi amaho na donbut dingu ahi, 'Hiche gancha ho se hi na sohpa Jacob a ahi, amaho hi kipa thilpeh adia kapu Esau a dinga kahin poh ahiye. Chule ama jong kanung lam uvah ahung e,'” tiuvin ati.then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”

19Hiti chun Jacob in soh masa pa athuhil bang chun anina pa ahin, athumna pa geijin gancha ho vetup lamkai jouse chu aseipeh cheh tan, “Esau toh nakimuto tengu le na thusei hou chu kibang cheh ding ahi.He also instructed the second, the third, and all those following behind the herds: “When you meet Esau, you are to say the same thing to him.

20'Chujongleh vetan na sohpa Jacob jong keiho nunga ahung'e, tia na seipeh ding'u ahi,'” atin ahi. Ijeh inem itile Jacob gel a chu, “Ka masanga kitol thilpeh chengse hin ama jol lungdam thei khat ingting, ajou teng amai kamu thei ding ahi; ijem atile bon eina sang jeng khat inte,” tia angaito ahi.You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

21Jacob in ngailut thilpeh ho chu ache masang'in asol tan ahi, amavang hiche mun achun ajan geh in akhovah dentai.So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.

22Hiche jan chun Jacob in aji teni chule asoh teni chule achate pasal som le khat chu athoudoh tan Jabbok Vadung chu agalkaipi tan ahi.During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

23Hichun Jacob in amaho chutoh vadung agalkai phat chun anei agou jouse toh asol tan ahi.He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

24Hichun Jacob chu achangin adalha tauvin, pasal khat in ama chu khovah geijin akibotpin ahi.So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

25Pasal akibotpi pa chun ajo louding phat chun Jacob konggu homlai tah chu asuhboh pehtan ahi.When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.

26Hichun mipa chun aseijin, “Nei lhatan kho hungvah ding ahitai!” Amavang Jacob in adonbut in, “Phatthei neiboh tokah a nangma kalha louding nahi,” ati.Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

27Mipa chun adongin, “Na min ipi ham?” ati, hichun aman adonbut in, “Jacob ahi,” ati.“What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.

28Mipa chun, “Na min hi Jacob hitalou ding, tua patna Israel kiti ding nahitai. Ajeh chu nangma Pathen toh na kibot in jong nahat in, mihemte jong na hinjo ding ahi,” atipeh e.Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

29Jacob in adongin, “Lungset tah in namin nei seipeh in,” ati, mipa chun adonbut in, “Ibola kamin chu nahet nom ham,” ati. Hichun aman Jacob chu hilai mun a chun phatthei abohtan ahi.And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.

30Hichun Jacob in hiche mun chu Peniel (hichu “Pathen mai” tina ahi) asahtai, “Ajeh chu keiman Pathen kaki maitopi tan chule ka hinkho jong eihuhdoh peh in ahi.”So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

31Jacob in Peniel adalhah chun nisa ahung sohdoh tan ahi, ajeh chu akonggu anat jeh ahi.The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

32(Hiche jeh chun tuni geihin Israel chaten akonggu to kijopmatna khelgu hom sunga thapigui hi anepouve; ipi jeh inem itile aman Jacob konggu hom sunga thapigui ana hebal peh in ahi.)Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.

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