Yakobo Ashindana na Malaika

Gustave Doré · 1866 (designs for La Sainte Bible, Tours); this printing 1873–1874
Maktaba ya Taifa ya Poland, Warsaw

C. Laplante alichonga picha hii kutoka kwa mchoro wa Doré; jina lake liko chini upande wa kulia. Maumbo mawili yaliyoshikamana yanajaza upande wa juu kulia, juu ya kilima kirefu juu ya uwanda mpana, na mwanga wa kwanza wa siku unaenea kando ya upeo wa macho.

Yakobo, akiwa amevaa kanzu fupi, anasukuma mbele kichwa chini, akiushika mkono wa mwingine. Umbo refu lenye mabawa, tulivu na lililovaa joho, linashika kifundo cha mkono wa Yakobo juu yao. Fimbo ya Yakobo iko ardhini. Mbali chini, mitende na maji viko katika mwanga hafifu.

Kutoka maandiko

Mtu akashindana naye mpaka alfajiri (Mwanzo 32:24)

“Niache niende, kwani kunakucha” (Mwanzo 32:26)

“Sitakuacha uende mpaka uwe umenibariki” (Mwanzo 32:26)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Mshindani amechorwa kama malaika mwenye mabawa — maandiko yanasema “mtu”

Kilele cha kilima juu ya uwanda wa mitende badala ya kivuko cha Yaboki (Mwanzo 32:22)

Maelezo ya karibu

Yakobo

Anasukuma mbele kichwa chini, akimshika mpinzani wake.

Umbo lenye mabawa

Umbo refu lililovaa joho na mabawa makubwa linashika kifundo cha mkono wa Yakobo.

Mikono iliyoinuliwa

Mikono yao imeshikamana juu hewani.

Fimbo

Fimbo ya Yakobo iko ardhini miguuni pao.

Gustave Doré, French, 1832–1883. National Library of Poland (Biblioteka Narodowa), Warsaw — «Pismo Święte Starego i Nowego Testamentu», vol. 1, Warsaw: M. Glücksberg, 1873 (acc. 75.267 A), tabl. 24 · Wood engraving after Gustave Doré’s design · National Library of Poland (Polona): the record of the volume gives the licence «Domena Publiczna» (Public Domain), «copyrightProtected»: false; the scan was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by the library itself («Polona Upload», GLAM-Wiki partnership: “This file was uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as part of a GLAM-Wiki partnership between the National Library of Poland and Wikimedia Polska”), linking its Polona record.

Aya

Mwa 32:24–30Yakobo akaachwa peke yake, na mtu akashindana naya mpaka alfajiri. Mtu yule alipoona kwamba hawezi kumshinda, akalipiga paja lake. Paja la Yakobo likatenguka alipokuwa akishindana naye. Yule mtu akasema, “Niache niende, kwani kunakucha.” Yakobo akasema, sitakuacha uende mpaka uwe umenibariki.” Yule mtu akamwuliza, “Jina lako ni nani?” Yakobo akasema, “Yakobo.” Yule mtu akasema, “Jina lako halitakuwa Yakobo tena, ila Israeli. Kwa kuwa umeshindana na Mungu na wanadamu na umeshinda.” Yakobo akamwambia, “Tafadhari niambie jina lako.” Akasema, “Kwa nini kuniuliza jina langu?” Kisha akambariki pale. Yakobo akapaita mahali pale Penieli kwani alisema, “Nimemwona Mungu uso kwa uso, na maisha yangu yamesalimika.”