Genesis 29 (EKA)

1Jekob kehm soro asi go ege eljen tete a ba rehng go ndi nyio nyi anebe ero nfam.Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

2Owo á kehm nyehne elbing alahb go emahng, a nlong ejoro na era nya noongo o, tibre owo bo jo ka enyam alahb elbing nio. Eltal ni bo ko bulu nnyo elbing alahb nio jolo egburu eltal.He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

3Ngare nyi bo ma ko ejoro kpee ba wane o, mbaabe ebul kehm bannge eltal nio lennge nnyo elbing alahb, bo ka ejoro alahb, kehm kpe feere a eltal nio bulu.When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

4Jekob kehm bahbe abaabe ebul re, <<Abonanee, gan wo ń lohng no?>> Bo kehm-e faange re, <<Wahr lohng go Haran.>>“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

5Á kehm kpe bahb bo re, <<N kpˈkahne Leban ji mmona Nahor jel-e noa?>> Bo kehm faange re, <<Ee, e kp-e kahne.>>“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

6Owo Jekob kehm bahbe bo re, <<Ye noa nob noba?>> Bo kehm-e faange re, <<Ee, á noa nob nob, nyehn Rasel mmon ewe ga kpˈbake a ejoro.“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

7Á kehm tongo bo re, <<Njul ga kpeke li ero, ngare ka rehng nyi kehn enyam bahke ba kono edi ajehng, kaan ejoro alahb, wahn feere a bo, bo song li nsol.>>“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

8Bo kehm-e faange re, <<E nehm ma lim ano, tete bo lˈko atohkondi kpee ba edi ajehng fere bannge eltal nio lennge nnyo elbing alahb. Ngare nyio nyi e bahke ma ka bo alahb.>>But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

9Ana á kpi mbungu mbungu, ano wo Rasel kehm soro ba rehng a ejoro nde, tibre á jolo mbaabe ebul.While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10Eji Jekob nyehne Rasel mmona Leban ji jolo mmonannyehn no nnyehn ewe, a ejoro bi Leban, á kehm song bannge eltal nio lennge nnyo elbing alahb, fere ka ejoro Leban mmonannyehn nnyehn alahb.As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.

11Owo Jekob kehm bingi Rasel, fere kehm kehme ellingi wahre wahre.Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

12Ngare nyio yebtong Rasel re ye ekunu nde ji, fere tong-e re ye mmon no Rebeka wo. Á kehm beke song tong nde.He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.

13Ana Leban wuku bada Jekob mmona mmonannyehn, á kehm soro be song wan-e. Á kehm-e kake nnyo fere bing-e, kehm-e soro ko ba go ege etahk. Owo Jekob kehm-e tongo nsol kpee bade elkpin ene.When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

14Owo Leban kehm-e tongo re, <<Wo a me alung amehng ma.>> Eji Jekob ma kang a Leban nnyahng kohro kohro,Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

15Leban kehm bungu tong-e re, <<Anv, a bahk-m lohko loko na loko a na mbol mbol tib esi ji a li ekunu ejama? Tong-m ekun eba, ana m bahk-a jo kpi.Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

16Leban bele abon abal ba nkal. No nkul bo jo lung-e re Lia, no nse bo jo lung-e re Rasel.Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

17Lia kpoolo amahr, wo Rasel jolo nkpooda ngbahme, fere nˈnob.Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

18Rasel wo jo kor Jekob. Á kehm bungu re, <<M bahke limi eltum ka-a go nnya esehma, eji a lˈka-m Rasel, mmon ewa no nse.>>Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

19Leban kehm bungu re, <<Ga nob re me n ka-a ye, sehnge re me rod-e ka nne nondiki. Jol aname a.>>Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”

20Owo Jekob kehm loko Leban nnya esehma, eji á lˈko Rasel, jolo na are abon afung ba ka Jekob, tib go elkoro ni Rasel jo kor-e.So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

21Owo Jekob kehm bungu tong Leban re, <<Ka-m nkal ewame. Ngare enyame ebbiingi, n kpˈsebe re me n noongo a ne.>>Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

22Leban kehm lungu ane ba lene ejahbe re bo ba, kehm ba lim elkak elbal.So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

23Elgung ba kan a me, á kehm rodo Lia, mmon ewe no nkul ka Jekob, Jekob soro noongo a ne.But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

24Leban rodo monse nkal no jolo nlokeltum ewe, no bo jo lung-e re Jilpa, ka mmon ewe re á jol nlokeltum ewe.And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

25Efungfu se kan a me, nyehn Lia nong a Jekobe! Jekob kehm bungu tong Leban re, <<A elkohn ejum ajii á ma-m lim ana? Rasel sang n lok-a no re wo ka-m yea? Jenji wahnge á ma-m nehm?>>When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”

26Owo Leban kehm-e faange re, <<Go egahre eljini, e kpehme gbo mbang rod mmon no nse ka go elbal, kehm tange mmon no nkul.Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

27Nong erahde ji elkak elbal nia mal, owo e bahk-a kake Rasel a lˈkpe lim eltum go nnya esehma.Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

28Jekob lohko lim ano. Eji á ma mal erahde ji elkak elbal Lia, owo Leban kehme kake Rasel mmon ewe go elbal.And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

29Leban rodo monse nkal no jolo nlokeltum ewe, no bo jo lung-e re Bilha ka Rasel mmon re á jol nlokeltum ewe.Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

30Owo Jekob kehm tob noongo a Rasel, á jo kor-e sehnge Lia. Á kpe lim eltum ka Leban go nnya esehma.Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

31Eji Jehova nyehne no re Lia joom kor nlum we, á kehm-e lennge ala njel. Rasel jolo ngum.When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

32Lia kehm sake ela, jel mmon no nlum. Á gung-e mbing re Ruben, tib á bungu re, <<Jehova ebnyehn erem ebame. Anv, m bahke lohko kor nlum ewame.>>And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

33Á kehm kpe sa ela. Á jele kan mmon no nlum a, á kehm bungu re, <<tib Jehova wuku re n nehme kor nlum ewame, ji ji wahnge á ma-m kpe ka mmon noa.>> Wahng ka á lung-e re Simion.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

34Á kehm kpe sa ela behko. Eji á jele mmon no nlum, á kehm bungu re, <<Anv, nlum ewame bahke jolo bad bad aname, tibre me n jel abon ara ba nlum ka-e.>> Bo gung-e mbing re Levayi.Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

35Á kehm kpe sa ela. Eji á jele mmon no nlum, á kehm bungu re, <<Anv, m bahke tehke Jehova.>> Owo á kehm-e gungu mbing re Juda. Á kehm rahke njel.And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

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