Genesis 32:20 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

ASV Byzantine Text

and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

Asang Khongca Bible

To pacoengah na tamna loe kaicae hnukah angzoh, tiah thui oh, tiah a naa. Hmaloe koek caeh kami mah paek ih tangqumnawk hoiah mikhmai ka sak han; to tiah nahaeloe anih hoi kang qum naah na talawk pae khoe doeh om tih, tiah a poek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

nang kah sal Jakob khaw kaimih hnukah om ke,’ na ti uh ni,” a ti tih a uen. Ba dongah tikoinih ka mikhmuh kah aka pongpa khosaa neh a hmai ka saak pah vetih, te phoeiah tah a maelhmai ka hmuh vaengah kai maelhmai khaw a hlam khaming a ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

nang kah sal Jakob khaw kaimih hnukah om ke,’ na ti uh ni,” a ti tih a uen. Ba dongah tikoinih ka mikhmuh kah aka pongpa khosaa neh a hmai ka saak pah vetih, te phoeiah tah a maelhmai ka hmuh vaengah kai maelhmai khaw a hlam khaming a ti.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

E i aku hoi oukou, Eia ae kau kauwa o Iakoba mahope o makou. No ka mea, i iho la ia, E hoolaulea aku au ia ia i ka makana e hele la mamua o'u, a mahope iho e ike aku au i kona maka; a e maliu mai paha ia ia'u.

English Berean Standard Bible

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. ”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se pou nou di: Wi, Jakòb, nèg pa ou la, ap vin dèyè nou pye pou pye. Jakòb t'ap di nan kè l'. Avèk tout kado m'ap voye devan m' lan, m'ap fè kè l' kontan. Konsa, lè n'a kontre, ou pa janm konnen, li ka fè pa m'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et addetis: Ipse quoque servus tuus Jacob iter nostrum insequitur. Dixit enim: Placabo illum muneribus quæ præcedunt, et postea videbo illum: forsitan propitiabitur mihi.

Bible in Basic English

And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il commanda de même au second, de même au troisième, de même à tous ceux qui suivaient les troupeaux, disant : Selon cette parole vous parlerez à Ésaü, quand vous le trouverez ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A díte také: Aj, služebník tvůj Jákob za námi; nebo řekl: Ukrotím tvář jeho darem, kterýž jde přede mnou, a potom uzřím tvář jeho; snad přijme tvář mou.

Kosraean Bible

Kowos enenu in fahk, ‘Aok, Jacob mwet kulansap lom el a na tokosr uh.’ Jacob el nunku sel sifacna mu, “Nga ac aklungyal ke mwe kite inge, ac ke pacl se nga ac osun nu sel uh, sahp el ac nunak munas nu sik.”

World Portuguese Bible

Vocês dirão: 'Não apenas isso, mas eis que o seu servo, Jacó, está atrás de nós.'” Pois ele dizia: “Eu o apaziguarei com o presente que vai à minha frente, e depois verei a sua face. Talvez ele me aceite.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi spuneţi mai departe: Iată, servitorul tău, Iacob, este în spatele nostru. Căci a spus: Îl voi linişti cu darul care merge înaintea mea şi după aceea îi voi vedea faţa; poate că îl va accepta de la mine.

Brenton English Septuagint

And he charged the first and the second and the third, and all that went before him after these flocks, saying, Thus shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him;

Burmese Common Language Bible

သင်တို့သည်ဧသောနှင့်တွေ့သောအခါ`ကိုယ်တော် ၏အစေခံယာကုပ်သည်ကျွန်ုပ်တို့နောက်မှလိုက် ပါလာပါသည်' ဟုပြောရမည်'' ဟူ၍မှာကြား ၏။ ယာကုပ်က``ယခုပေးလိုက်သောလက်ဆောင် များအားဖြင့် အစ်ကို၏စိတ်ကိုပြေစေ၍သူ နှင့်တွေ့ဆုံရသောအခါ ငါ့အပြစ်ကိုခွင့် လွှတ်ကောင်းခွင့်လွှတ်ပေလိမ့်မည်'' ဟု စိတ်ကူးမိလေ၏။-

Darby Translation

And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

und sollt sagen: Siehe, dein Knecht Jakob ist selbst hinter uns. Denn er sagte: Ich will ihn versöhnen durch das Geschenk, das vor mir hergeht, und danach will ich sein Angesicht sehen; vielleicht wird er mich annehmen.

Dutch Bible 1917

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.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

en ge voegt er ook nog aan toe: “Zie, uw dienaar Jakob komt achter ons aan”. Want hij dacht: ik wil hem eerst door het geschenk, dat mij vooruitgaat, verzoenen, en hem dan onder de ogen komen; misschien dat hij mij dan genadig behandelt.

Italian Diodati Bible

E dite gli ancora: Ecco il tuo servitore Giacobbe dietro a noi. Perciocchè egli diceva: Io lo placherò col presente che va davanti a me ; e poi potrò veder la sua faccia; forse mi farà egli buona accoglienza.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us: for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.

Geneva Bible 1599

And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)

Danish Bible 1931

“Din Træl Jakob kommer selv bagefter!” Thi han tænkte: “Jeg vil søge at forsone ham ved den Gave. der drager foran, og først bagefter vil jeg træde frem for ham; måske han da tager venligt imod mig!”

Leeser Tanakh

And say ye moreover, Behold, also thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will receive me kindly.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(32-21) and ye shall say: Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.' For he said: 'I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.'

King James Version

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

và nói như vầy: Nầy, Gia-cốp, kẻ tôi tớ chúa, đang theo sau chúng tôi. Vì người thầm nghĩ rằng: Mình đem lễ nầy dâng trước cho Ê-sau nguôi giận đã, rồi mình sẽ giáp mặt sau; có lẽ người tiếp rước mình một cách thuận hiệp đó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Revised West Version

Pea te mou pehē foki, ‘Vakai, ʻoku muimui mai ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko Sēkope.’” He naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Te u fakafiemālieʻi ia ʻaki ʻae meʻaʻofa, ʻe muʻomuʻa ʻiate au, pea te u toki mamata ki hono mata; heiʻilo pe te ne maʻu lelei au.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et vous direz: Voici même ton serviteur Jacob qui vient derrière nous. Car il se disait: Je l'apaiserai par ce présent qui va devant moi, et après cela, je verrai sa face; peut-être qu'il m'accueillera favorablement.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj diru: Jen ankaŭ via sklavo Jakob iras post ni. Ĉar li pensis: Mi pardonemigos lin per la donaco, kiu iras antaŭ mi, kaj poste mi vidos lian vizaĝon; eble li akceptos min favore.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Vous direz: Voici, ton serviteur Jacob vient aussi derrière nous. Car il se disait: Je l’apaiserai par ce présent qui va devant moi; ensuite je le verrai en face, et peut-être m’accueillera-t-il favorablement.

German Luther Bible 1912

[32:21] und sagt ja auch: Siehe, dein Knecht Jakob ist hinter uns. Denn er gedachte: Ich will ihn versöhnen mit dem Geschenk, das vor mir her geht; darnach will ich ihn sehen, vielleicht wird er mich annehmen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and you⌃ shall say, Behold your servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for perhaps he will accept me.

British English Septuagint 2012

and you⌃ shall say, Behold your servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterwards I will behold his face, for perhaps he will accept me.

Majority Standard BIble

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.”

Webster Bible

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

and to say, ‘Jacob himself is just behind us.’ For he said to himself, ‘I will please him with the present that goes before me, and then, when I meet him, perhaps he will welcome me.’

Open English Bible (US)

and to say, “Jacob himself is just behind us.” For he said to himself, “I will please him with the present that goes before me, and then, when I meet him, perhaps he will welcome me.”

Revised Version

and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.

Italian Riveduta Bible

e direte: “Ecco il tuo servo Giacobbe, che viene egli stesso dietro a noi”. Perché diceva: “Io lo placherò col dono che mi precede, e, dopo, vedrò la sua faccia; forse, mi farà buona accoglienza”.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Vous ajouterez : ‹ Voici, ton serviteur Jacob vient aussi derrière nous. › » Car il se disait : « Je l'apaiserai avec le présent qui me précède, et ensuite je verrai son visage. Peut-être m'acceptera-t-il. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y diréis también: He aquí tu siervo Jacob viene tras nosotros. Porque dijo: Apaciguaré su ira con el presente que va delante de mí, y después veré su rostro: quizá le seré acepto.

Spanish BLL

Y asegúrense de decirle: ‘Su siervo Jacob viene justo detrás de nosotros’”. Porque Jacob pensaba: “Lo apaciguaré con los regalos que van por delante, y cuando lo vea cara a cara, tal vez me reciba bien”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y diréis también: ‘He aquí tu siervo Jacob viene tras nosotros’”. Porque dijo: «Le apaciguaré con el presente que va delante de mí, y después veré su rostro; quizá le seré acepto».

Croatian Bible

Tako je naredio i drugome, pa trećemu i svima drugima koji su išli za stadima: “Ovo i ovako reci Ezavu kad ga sretneš.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I još kažite: Eto, Jakov sluga tvoj ide za nama. Jer govoraše: Ublažiću ga darom koji ide preda mnom, pa ću mu onda videti lice, da ako me lepo primi.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And he instructed also the second and the third, and all of them who followed the herds, saying, According to this word you shall speak with Esau, when you find him;

German Textbibel

Ebenso wies er auch den zweiten und den dritten und alle übrigen an, welche die Herden trieben, und sprach: Ganz ebenso sollt ihr zu Esau sagen, wenn ihr ihn antrefft,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And he charged the first and the second and the third, and all that went before him after these flocks, saying, Thus shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him;

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיְצַ֞ו גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַשֵּׁנִ֗י גַּ֚ם אֶת־הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י גַּ֚ם אֶת־כָּל־הַהֹ֣לְכִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֥י הָעֲדָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ תְּדַבְּר֣וּן אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו בְּמֹצַאֲכֶ֖ם אֹתֽוֹ׃