But Jacob insisted,“ No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God!

雅各说：“不然，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就求你从我手里收下这礼物；因为我见了你的面，如同见了神的面，并且你容纳了我。

雅各说：“不，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就请你从我手里收下这礼物；因为我见了你的面，如同见了上帝的面，并且你也宽容了我。

雅各说：“不，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就请你从我手里收下这礼物；因为我见了你的面，如同见了神的面，并且你也宽容了我。

雅各说：“不，你若赏脸，就请收下！我见了你的面就像见了上帝的面，因为你这样善侍我。

雅各说：“请不要这样，我若得你的喜悦，就求你从我手里收下这些礼物吧；因为我看见了你的面，就好像见了神的面；你实在恩待了我。

雅各说：“不，如果我在你眼前蒙恩，就请你从我手中收下礼物；因为我见了你的面，就像见了神的面，而你也悦纳了我。

雅各說：「不然，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就求你從我手裏收下這禮物；因為我見了你的面，如同見了神的面，並且你容納了我。

雅各說：「不，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就請你從我手裏收下這禮物；因為我見了你的面，如同見了上帝的面，並且你也寬容了我。

雅各說：「不，我若在你眼前蒙恩，就請你從我手裏收下這禮物；因為我見了你的面，如同見了神的面，並且你也寬容了我。

雅各說：「不，你若賞臉，就請收下！我見了你的面就像見了上帝的面，因為你這樣善侍我。

雅各說：“請不要這樣，我若得你的喜悅，就求你從我手裡收下這些禮物吧；因為我看見了你的面，就好像見了神的面；你實在恩待了我。

雅各說：『不，若蒙你賞臉，求你從我手裏收下我這一點禮物；因為我既見了你的面、如同見了上帝的面，而你還容納我，就理當如此。

雅各說：「不，如果我在你眼前蒙恩，就請你從我手中收下禮物；因為我見了你的面，就像見了神的面，而你也悅納了我。

曰、勿爾、若沾爾恩、請受我禮、蓋我覿爾面、蒙爾悅納、如覿上帝面然、

曰、勿固卻、若沾爾恩、請受其禮、蓋我覿爾面、蒙爾悅我、如覿上帝面然。

雅各曰、請毋固卻、我若獲恩於爾前、請由我手受此禮物、蓋我覿爾面、如覿天主面、並蒙爾悅我、

“ No, please!” said Jacob.“ If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.

“ No, please!” said Jacob.“ If I’ve pleased you, accept this gift from me. Seeing your face is like seeing the face of God. You have welcomed me so kindly.

Jacob said,“ No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.

But Jacob said,“ No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.

Jacob said,“ No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then accept my gift from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

And Jacob said,“ No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

But Jacob said,“ No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

“ No, please take them,” Jacob said.“ If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.

Jacob said,“ Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing.

Jacob named the place Peniel( which means“ face of God”), for he said,“ I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.”

As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him,“ Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.

When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s advisers and said,“ Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf.

This is what the Lord says:“ Those who survive the coming destruction will find blessings even in the barren land, for I will give rest to the people of Israel.”

And Absalom replied,“ Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me.”

Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly.“ What have I done to deserve such kindness?” she asked.“ I am only a foreigner.”

“ Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

But Judah said,“ The man was serious when he warned us,‘ You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

“ You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.

I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.

But the king gave this order:“ Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence.” So Absalom did not see the king.

Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king.

One day Moses said to the Lord,“ You have been telling me,‘ Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me,‘ I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”

Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said,“ Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself,‘ I won’t tell Jonathan— why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!”

“ All right,” David replied,“ but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.”