Genesis 46 (CTH)

1Isarel teh a tawn e pueng hoi a tâco. Beersheba vah a pha teh a na pa Isak Cathut koe thuengnae a sak.So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2Cathut ni karum a mang lah Isarel koe lawk a dei teh, Jakop Jakop telah ati. Ahni ni, hivah ka o, telah ati.And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

3Ahni ni, kai teh Cathut nange Cathut lah ka o. Izip ram lah na cei hane hah taket hanh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, miphun kalen lah na coung sak han.“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

4Nang koe Izip lah ka cei van vaiteh, bout na hrawi han, hahoi Joseph ni na mit dawk na kut a hruek han telah ati.I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

5Hottelah hoi Jakop teh, Beersheba hoi a tâco teh, Isarel e capanaw ni, a na pa Jakop hoi a canaw hoi a yunaw a kâcui nahanelah Faro ni na patawn e leng dawk na kâcui sak han.Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.

6Jakop hoi a catoun pueng Kanaan ram e a hmu awh e a saringnaw hoi a hnopainaw hoi a tâcokhai teh Izip vah a cei awh.They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

7A capa hoi a pahringcanaw hoi a miphun a catoun pueng hah Izip vah a kâenkhai awh.Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

8Hetnaw heh Isarel catoun Izip ram ka kâen e Jakop hoi a canaw e minnaw doeh. Jakop e camin Reuben,Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

9Reuben capanaw teh Hanok, Pallu, Hezron hoi, Karmi.The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10Simeon capanaw teh Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakhin, Zohar hoi Kanaan napui koehoi e a capa Saul,The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11Levih capanaw teh Gershon, Kohath hoi, MerariThe sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12Judah capanaw teh Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez hoi Zerah naw doeh. Hateiteh, Er hoi Onan teh Kanaan kho vah a due awh toe. Perez ca roi lah Hezron hoi Hamul ao.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

13Issakhar capanaw teh Tola, Puvah, Jashub hoi Shimron,The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

14Zebulun capanaw teh Sered, Elon hoi Jaheel,The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15Hotnaw teh Leah capanaw a canu Dinah hoi Paddanaram vah Jakop hanlah a khe pouh e naw lah ao. A capanaw hoi a canunaw teh abuemlahoi 33 touh a pha awh.These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

16Gad capanaw teh Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi hoi Areli,The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

17Asher capanaw teh Imnah, Ishua, Ishvi, Beriah hoi a tawncanu Serah hoi Beriah capa teh Heber hoi Malkhiel tinaw doeh.The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18Hotnaw teh Zilpah Laban ni a canu Leah koevah a poe e capanaw doeh. Ahnimanaw teh tami 16 touh, Jakop ni a khe e naw doeh.These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

19Jakop yu Rachel capa roi teh Joseph hoi Benjamin doeh.The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

20Joseph ni Izip kho vah ao navah Manasseh hoi Ephraim a sak, hotnaw teh On kho e vaihma Potiphar canu Asenath ni a khe pouh e doeh.Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

21Benjamin capanaw teh Bela, Bekher, Ashbel Gera, Naaman Ehi, Rosh, Muppin, Huppim hoi Ard tinaw doeh.The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22Hotnaw teh Rachel ni Jakop hanlah a khe pouh e capanaw doeh, 14 touh a pha awh.These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23Dan capa teh Hushim doeh.The son of Dan: Hushim.

24Naphtali capanaw teh Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer hoi Shillem doeh.The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25Hotnaw teh Laban ni a canu Rachel koe a poe e Bilhah ni Jakop hanlah a khe pouh e naw doeh, abuemlahoi 7 touh a pha awh.These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

26Jakop e a capanaw e yu hmai touksin laipalah Jakop koe Izip ram rei ka cet e tami abuemlah 66 touh a pha awh.All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

27Joseph ni Izip ram e a capa a khe e naw teh kahni touh a pha Jakop imthung Izip ram dawk kâen e pueng teh 70 touh a pha awh.And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

28Jakop ni Goshen lam pâtue hanelah Judah teh Joseph koe hmaloe a ceisak teh, hottelah hoi Goshen ram lah a pha awh.Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

29Joseph ni a leng hah coungkacoe a rakueng teh Goshen vah a na pa a dawn hanelah a cei. Ahni koe a kâpanuesak teh a lahuen dawk a tapam teh a tapam laihoi ngailawi a ka.Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

30Isarel ni Joseph koevah, na hring rah dawkvah, na mei bout ka hmu toe, atuteh kadout lawi nakunghai yah, telah ati.Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

31Joseph ni a hmaunawngha a na pa imthung koevah, ka cei vaiteh, Faro koe ka dei pouh vaiteh, ahni koevah, ka hmaunawngha hoi apa imthung Kanaan ram kaawm e hah kai koe a pha awh toe.Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.

32Ahnimanaw teh saring kapacanaw lah ao teh tukhoumkung lah ao awh. Tuhu hoi maitohu hoi a tawn awh e pueng a thokhai awh toe telah ka dei han.The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

33Faro ni na kaw awh teh, bang thaw maw ouk na tawk awh na tet pouh pawiteh,When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

34nangmouh ni na sannaw teh ka mintoenaw koehoi kamtawng teh camoca hoi atu totouh, saring ka paca awh e doeh, telah na ti awh han. Hottelah hoi Goshen ram dawk na o thai awh han, telah atipouh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tu ka khoum e pueng teh Izip taminaw ni a panuet awh.you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

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