Agya no Abɔfo Hyia Yakob
Yakob te sɛ Esau de mmarima ahannan reba, enti ɔkyekyɛ ne nsraban mu, soma akyɛde mpɛn pii, na ɔbɔ mpae kyerɛ n'Agya sɛ ɔmfata eyinom mu biara. Ɔno nko ara wɔ asubɔnten no ho no, ɔne obi pere kosi ahemadakye, ɔmpɛ sɛ ogyae ne tamfo no kosi sɛ ɔbɛhyira no, na ɔsɛkye kɔ a wɔasesa ne din ayɛ Israel.
Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 26–29
32 1Yakob toaa nʼakwantu so, na yɛn Agya abɔfo hyiaa no. 2Bere a Yakob huu wɔn no, ɔkae se, “Yei ne yɛn Agya nsraban!” Ɔtoo saa beae no din Mahanaim. a a v2 Mahanaim ase ne “nsraban abien”. Ɛyɛ din a Yakob de too beae a ɔhyiaa yɛn Agya abɔfo dɔm wɔ no.
3Yakob somaa abɔfo dii nʼanim kɔɔ ne nua Esau nkyɛn wɔ Seir asase so, Edom mantam mu.
4Ɔhyɛɛ wɔn se, “Monka nkyerɛ me wura Esau se: wo somfo Yakob se, Me ne Laban atena, na matena hɔ akosi nnɛ. 5Mewɔ anantwi, mfurum, nguan ne mmirekyi, ne nkoa, mmarima ne mmaa. Masoma abɛka akyerɛ me wura, na manya adom wɔ wʼani so.” 6Abɔfo no san baa Yakob nkyɛn bɛkae se, “Yɛkɔɔ wo nua Esau nkyɛn. Ɔreba abɛhyia wo, na mmarima ahanan ka ne ho.” 7Ehu kaa Yakob yiye, na ne werɛ howee. Ɔkyekyɛɛ nnipa a wɔka ne ho no, ne nguan, anantwi ne yoma no mu yɛɛ wɔn nsraban abien, 8osusuu se, “Sɛ Esau ba bɛtow hyɛ nsraban baako so a, nsraban a aka no bedwane.” 9Afei Yakob kae se, “Mʼagya Abraham Nyankopɔn ne mʼagya Isak Nyankopɔn, mʼAgya, wo a woka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘San kɔ wʼasase so ne wʼabusuafo nkyɛn, na mayɛ wo yiye,’ 10mensɛ wʼapam adɔe ne wo nokwaredi a woada no adi akyerɛ wo somfo no mu nea ɛsua koraa mpo, efisɛ me poma nko ara na mede twaa Yordan yi, na seesei mayɛ nsraban abien. 11Mesrɛ wo, gye me fi me nua nsam, fi Esau nsam. Misuro no, ebia ɔbɛba abɛtow ahyɛ me so akunkum me ne ɛnanom ne wɔn mma. 12Nanso wo ara wokae se, ‘Ampa ara, mɛyɛ wo yiye, na mama wʼasefo adɔɔso sɛ po ho anhwea a ɛdɔɔso dodo a obi ntumi nkan.’”
13Ɔdaa hɔ anadwo no, na afei ɔyii akyɛde fii nea ɔwɔ mu de maa ne nua Esau: 14mmirekyi bere ahannu ne mmirekyi nini aduonu, nguan bere ahannu ne adwennini aduonu, 15yoma bere aduasa a wɔma wɔn mma nufu ne wɔn mma, nantwi bere aduanan, nantwinini du, afurum bere aduonu ne afurum nini du. 16Ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ ne nkoa nsa, kuw biara nko, na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne nkoa no se, “Munni mʼanim nkɔ, na momma kwan nna kuw ne kuw ntam.” 17Ɔhyɛɛ nea odi kan no se, “Sɛ me nua Esau hyia wo na obisa wo se, ‘Wo wura ne hena? Worekɔ he? Na hena dea ne mmoa a wɔdi wʼanim yi?’ a, 18ɛno na ka se, ‘Wo somfo Yakob dea ne; ɛyɛ akyɛde a ɔde rekɔma me wura Esau. Hwɛ, ɔno ankasa di yɛn akyi.’” 19Ɔhyɛɛ nea ɔto so abien ne nea ɔto so abiɛsa ne wɔn a wɔkaa mmoa no nyinaa nso se, “Sɛ muhu Esau a, monka saa asɛm koro no ara nkyerɛ no, 20na mobɛka se, ‘Afei nso, wo somfo Yakob di yɛn akyi.’” Efisɛ osusuu se, “Mede akyɛde a edi mʼanim no bɛdwudwo ne bo, na afei mahu nʼanim; ebia ɔbɛgye me.”
21Enti akyɛde no dii nʼanim kɔe, na ɔno ankasa daa nsraban no mu anadwo no.
Yakob Twa Yabok
22Saa anadwo no ara, ɔsɔre faa ne yerenom baanu ne ne mfenaa baanu ne ne mmabarima dubaako, na ɔtwaa Yabok wɔ asutwabea hɔ. 23Ɔfaa wɔn de wɔn twaa asuwa no, na saa ara nso na ɔde nea ɔwɔ nyinaa twae. 24Na Yakob nko ara kaa hɔ. Na ɔbarima bi ne no peree kosii sɛ ade kyee. 25Bere a ɔbarima no huu sɛ ontumi nni Yakob so no, ɔde ne nsa kaa Yakob srɛ nkwaa, na Yakob srɛ nkwaa no tuu fii ne bea bere a wɔrepere no.
26Ɔbarima no kae se, “Ma menkɔ, efisɛ ade rekye.” Nanso Yakob kae se, “Sɛ wonhyira me a, merennyaw wo.”
27Na ɔbisaa no se, “Wo din de sɛn?” Na ɔkae se, “Yakob.”
28Ɔkae se, “Wɔremfrɛ wo Yakob bio, na mmom Israel, efisɛ wo ne yɛn Agya ne nnipa apere, na woadi nkonim.” b b v28 Israel ase ne “ɔne Onyankopɔn pere”. Ɛyɛ din a yɛn Agya de ma Yakob wɔ anadwo a wɔperee no akyi.
29Yakob bisaa no se, “Mesrɛ wo, ka wo din kyerɛ me.” Ɔkae se, “Adɛn nti na wobisa me din?” Na ɔhyiraa no wɔ hɔ.
30Enti Yakob too beae no din Peniel: “Efisɛ mahu yɛn Agya anim ne anim, nanso wɔgyee me nkwa.” c c v30 Yakob adansedi wɔ anadwo mu nyinaa pere no akyi: wahyia yɛn Agya anim ne anim; Agya a ɔne no wɔ abusuabɔ, wɔ sɛso a ɔtumi hu no, de ne nsa ka no, na ɔne no pere, na wɔagye ne nkwa. 31Owia puee guu no so bere a ɔretwa Penuel no, na ɔretwetwe ne nan esiane ne srɛ no nti. 32Ɛno nti na de besi nnɛ mpo, Israelfo nni ntini a ɛwɔ srɛ nkwaa no so no, efisɛ ɛhɔ na ɔbɔɔ Yakob srɛ nkwaa, wɔ ntini no so.