《圣经》（新旧约全书）

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但愿亚伯拉罕的神和拿鹤的神，就是他们父亲的神，在你我中间判断。雅各就指着他父亲以撒所敬畏的神起誓，

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac

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又在山上献祭，请众弟兄来吃饭。他们吃了饭，便在山上住宿。

Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount

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拉班清早起来，与他外孙和女儿亲嘴，给他们祝福，回往自己的地方去了。

And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place

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雅各仍旧行路，神的使者遇见他。

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him

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雅各看见他们就说，这是神的军兵，于是给那地方起名叫玛哈念（就是二军兵的意思）。

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim

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雅各打发人先往西珥地去，就是以东地，见他哥哥以扫，

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom

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吩咐他们说，你们对我主以扫说，你的仆人雅各这样说，我在拉班那里寄居，直到如今。

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now

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我有牛，驴，羊群，仆婢，现在打发人来报告我主，为要在你眼前蒙恩。

And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight

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所打发的人回到雅各那里，说，我们到了你哥哥以扫那里，他带着四百人，正迎着你来。

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him

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雅各就甚惧怕，而且愁烦，便把那与他同在的人口和羊群，牛群，骆驼分作两队，

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands