Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Genesis · chapter 33

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1. 1

   וּזְקֵיף יַעֲקב יַת עֵינוֹי וַחֲמָא וְהָא עֵשָו אָתֵי וְעִמֵיהּ אַרְבַּע מְאָה גוּבְרִין פּוּלְמוּרְכִין וּפַלֵיג יַת בְּנַיָא עַל לֵאָה וְעַל רָחֵל וְעַל תַּרְתֵּין לְחֵינָתָא

   And Jakob lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men of war. And he divided the children unto Leah, and to Rahel, and to the two concubines,

2. 2

   וְשַׁוִי יַת לְחֵינָתָא הִינָן וּבְנֵיהֶן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא אֲרוּם אָמַר אִלוּ אָתֵי עֵשָו לְחַבְּלָא בְּרֻבַיָא לְמֶעֱבַד זְנוּ בִּנְשַׁיָא יַעֲבֵּיד בְּאִילֵן וּבְגוֹ פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין נְקוּם וְנַגַח עִמֵיהּ קְרָבָא וְיַת לֵאָה וְרִיבָהָא בַּתְרָאִין וְיַת רָחֵל וְיַת יוֹסֵף בַּתְרָאִין

   and placed the concubines and their sons foremost; for he said, If Esau come to destroy the children and abuse the women, he will do it with them, and meantime we will arise and encounter him in fight; and Leah and her children after, and Rahel and Joseph after them.

3. 3

   וְאִיהוּ עָבַר לְקָדָמֵיהוֹן מַצְלֵי וּבְעֵי רַחֲמִין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְגָחַן עַל אַרְעָא שְׁבַע זִמְנִין עַד מִיקְרְבֵיהּ עַד אָחוֹי

   And he himself went over before them, praying and asking mercy before the Lord; and he bowed upon the earth seven times, until he met with his brother.

4. 4

   וּרְהַט עֵשָו לִקְדָמוּתֵיהּ וְגַפֵיף לֵיהּ וְאִתְרְכִין עַל צַוְורֵיהּ וּנְשֵׁיק לֵיהּ וּבְכוּן עֵשָו בָּכָא עַל צַעֲרָא דְשִׁינוֹי דְאִיתְמִזְמִיזוּ וְיַעֲקב בָּכָא עַל צַעֲרָא דְצַוָורֵיהּ

   And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept. Esau wept on account of the pain of his teeth which were shaken; but Jakob wept because of the pain of his neck.

5. 5

   וּזְקַף יַת עֵינוֹי וַחֲמָא יַת נְשַׁיָא וְיַת רַבְיָא וְאָמַר מַאן אִלֵין לָךְ וְאָמַר בְּנַי הִינוּן דְאִתְיְהִיבוּ לִי בְּמֵיחוּס מִן קֳדָם יְיָ עַל עַבְדָךְ

   And he lifted up his eyes and saw the wives and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, They are the souls which have been given to me through mercy from before the Lord upon thy servant.

6. 6

   וּקְרִיבַן לְחֵינָתָא הִינוּן וּבְנֵיהֶן וּגְחִינָן

   And the concubines came near, they and their children, and bowed themselves;

7. 7

   וּקְרִיבַת אוּף לֵאָה וּבְנָהָא וּגְחִינָן וּבָתַר כֵּן קָרִיב יוֹסֵף וְאִתְעַתַּד קָמֵי רָחֵל וְכַסְיָיהּ בְּקוֹמָתֵהּ וּגְחִינָן

   and Leah also approached, and her children, and bowed; and afterward Joseph came near and stood before Rahel, and hid her by his stature, and they bowed.

8. 8

   וַאֲמַר מַן לָךְ כָּל מַשְׁרֵי הָדֵין דְאַרְעִית וַאֲמַר דוֹרוֹן הוּא דְשַׁדְרִית לְאַשְׁכָּחָא רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינֵי רִבּוֹנִי

   And he said, What to thee is all this troop that I have met? And he said, It is a present I have sent to find mercy in the eyes of my lord.

9. 9

   וַאֲמַר עֵשָו אִית לִי נִכְסִין סַגִיאִין אָחִי יִתְקַיֵים לָךְ מַאן דְאִית לָךְ

   And Esau said, I have much substance, my brother; let what thou hast be confirmed to thee.

10. 10

    וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לָא תֵימָא כֵּן בְּבָעוּ אִין כְּדוּן אַשְׁכָּחִית רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינָךְ וּתְקַבֵּל דוֹרוֹנִי מִן יְדִי אֲרוּם בְּגִין כֵּן חָמִית סְבַר אַפָּךְ וּדְמֵי לִי הֵי כְּמִיחְמֵי אַפֵּי מַלְאָכָא דִידָךְ דְהָא אִתְרְעִיתָא לִי

    And Jakob said, Say not so, I beseech thee. If now I have found favor in thy eyes, accept my present from my hand; because I have seen the look of thy face, and it is to me as the vision of the face of thy angel; for, lo, thou art propitious to me.

11. 11

    קַבֵּיל כְּדוֹן יַת דוֹרוֹן דְאִתַּתְיָא לָךְ אֲרוּם אִתְיְהֵב לִי בְּמֵיחוּס מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲרוּם אִית לִי נִכְסִין סַגִיאִין וּדְחַק בֵּיהּ וְקַבֵּיל

    Receive now the present which is brought to thee, because it hath been given me through mercy from before the Lord, and because I have much substance. And he urged upon him, and he received.

12. 12

    וַאֲמַר נְטַיֵיל וּנְהַךְ וְאָזִיל לְקִבְלָךְ עַד דְתִמְטֵי לְבֵי מְשׁוּרַיִיךְ

    And he said, Let us journey and proceed, and I will go along with thee, till thou come to the house of thy habitation.

13. 13

    וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ רִבּוֹנִי יְדַע אֲרוּם טַלְיָיא חַטְיָן וְעָנָא וְתוֹרֵי דְמֵיַינְקַן עָלַי וְאִין דְחִיקְנָא לְהוֹם יוֹמָא חַד וִימוּתוּן כָּל עָנָא

    And he said to him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and kine giving milk are with me; and if I overdrive them one day, all the flock may die.

14. 14

    יְעִיבַּר בְּבָעוּ רִבּוֹנִי וִיטַיֵיל קֳדָם עַבְדֵיהּ וַאֲנָא אִידְבַּר בִּנְיָיחָא לְבִלְחוֹדוֹי לְרֶגֶל עִיבִדְתָּא דְאִית קֳדָמָי וּלְרֶגֶל אוּלְפַן טַלְיָא עַד זְמַן דְאֵיתֵי לְוַת רִיבּוֹנִי לְגַבְלָא

    Let me beseech my lord to pass over and journey before thy servant, and I will lead oil quietly alone, according to the foot of the work which is before me, and according to the foot of the instruction of the children; until the time that I come to my lord at Gabla.

15. 15

    וַאֲמַר עֵשָו אֶשְׁבּוֹק כְּדוּן עִמָךְ מִן פּוֹלְמוּסִין דְעִמִי וַאֲמַר לְמָא דְנַן אַשְׁכַּח רַחֲמִין קֳדָם רִבּוֹנִי

    And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the soldiers who are with me. But he said, Why this? Let me find favour before thee, my lord.

16. 16

    וְאִתְעֲבֵיד נִיסָא לְיַעֲקב וְתַב בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא עֵשָו לְאָרְחֵיהּ לְגַבְלָא

    And a miracle was wrought for Jakob, and that day Esau returned on his way to Gabla.

17. 17

    וְיַעֲקב נָטַל לְסוּכּוֹת וְאִיתְעַכֵּב תַּמָן תְּרֵיסַר יַרְחֵי שַׁתָּא וּבְנָא לֵיהּ בֵּי מֶדְרָשָׁא וּלְגֵיתוֹי עָבַד מַטְלָן בְּגִין כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָא דְאַתְרָא סוּכּוֹת

    And Jakob journeyed to Succoth, and sojourned there the twelve months of the year; and he builded in it a midrasha, and for his flocks he made booths; therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.

18. 18

    וְאָתָא יַעֲקב שָׁלֵם בְּכָל דִילֵיהּ לְקַרְתָּא דִשְׁכֶם דִי בְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן בְּמֵיתֵיהּ מִפַּדַן אֲרָם וּשְׁרָא לְקָבֵיל קַרְתָּא

    Then came Jakob in peace with all that he had to the city of Shekem, in the land of Kenaan, in his Coming from Padan Aram; and he dwelt near the city,

19. 19

    וּזְבַן יַת אַחֲסָנַת חֲקַל דִפְרַס תַּמָן מַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ מִן יַד בְּנֵי חֲמוֹר אָבוּי דִשְׁכֶם בְּמֵאָה מַרְגַלְיָין

    and bought the possession of a field where lie spread his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor father of Shekem, for a hundred pearls.

20. 20

    וְאָקִים תַּמָן מַדְבְּחָא וְתַמָן יְהַב מַעְשְרַיָא דְאַפְרֵישׁ מִן כָּל דִילֵיהּ קֳדָם אֵל אֱלָהָא דְיִשְרָאֵל

    And he raised there an altar, and there he gave the tithes which he had set apart of all that he had before God, the God of Israel.