Genesis 30 (EKA)

1Eji Rasel nyehne re á nehme jel mmon awohng awohng ka Jekob, á bele eteelala a mmonannyehn, á kehm bungu tong Jekob re, <<Ka-m abon, tohko jol ano, m bahke kpoko!>>When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

2Jekob atahng kehm-e rake tob-e, á kehm-e tongo re, <<Me wo ma ko nji nyi Esowoa, ye ji ma-a lim re wo kˈjel-a?Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

3Owo Rasel kehm bungu re, <<Nyehn Bilha nloketum ewame ga, song kang a ne eji á lˈjel abon ka-m, toono o ege n tob bom ebangennahb.Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

4Rasel kehm yake Bilha á jol nkala Jekob, Jekob kehm song kang a ne,So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

5á kehm sake ela jel mmon no nlum ka-e.and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

6Owo Rasel kehm bungu re, <<Esowo ebkim eno ka-m, fvfo yeb wuk elgboongo ename, fere ka-m mmon no nlum.>> Tib esi jia, á gung-e mbing re Dan.Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

7Bilha nlokeltum a Rasel kehm kpe sa ela, jel etoono mmon no nlum ka Jekob.And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8Owo Rasel kehm bungu re, <<Me n bel egburu enok a mmonannee no nkal, me n nok ga, Rasel kehm-e gungu mbing re Naftali.Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

9Eji Lia nyehne re yeb rahke njel, á fere rod nlokeltum ewe no nkal Jilpa ka Jekob á jol nkal.When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

10Nlokeltuma Lia, Jilpa jele mmon no nlum ka Jekob.And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11Lia kehm bungu re, <<A wo li enobesi.>> Á kehm-e gungu mbing re Gad.Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

12Nlokeltuma Lia, Jilpa kpe jel etoono mmon no nlum ka Jekob.When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,

13Lia kehm bungu re, <<Elkohn eyebatahng ji m ma bel ji nse sang. Anebkal bahke jo lung-m re, eyebatahng. Owo wahnge á gung-e mbing re Aser.Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

14Ngare nyi bo jo kiimi nkohl nyi bo kpo lung re wid, Ruben kehm tahme je go emahng song wob eti ji bo kpo lung re mandrak ba ka nnyehn Lia, Rasel kehm tongo Lia re, <<Titi tob yehke abon mandrak mmon ewa ka-m me.Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15Lia kehm-e faange re, <<Wa-a ka tiki gbal eji a ma-m taare nluma? A bahke kpe taare mandrak nyi mmon ewama? Rasel kehm bungu re, <<Ebnob sehng, atv ma lela nong á kang ega tib esi eti mandrak mmon ewa.But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

16Eji Jekob kehnge egbe ba elgung, Lia kehm song kpir-e, kehm-e tongo re, <<Lela a bahke kange ename, tibre me n ko eti mandrak mmon ewame ka ekun re wo kang aname. Jekob lohko kang a ne atv mao.When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.

17Esowo wˈwuk ji Lia bungu no, á sa ela jel mmon no nlum ka Jekob no biingi abon alon.And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

18Lia kehm bungu re, <<Esowo ma-m tuuru eji m ma ka nlum ewame nlokeltum ewame no nkal.>> Owo á kehm-e gungu mbing re Isakar.Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

19Lia kehm kpe sa ela jel mmon no nlum ka Jekob, mmon noa wo biingi abon nlum na arakera.Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

20Owo Lia kehm bungu re, <<Esowo ma-m yare ka ayare nya nno. Anv nlum ewame bahk-m kpunu, tibre me n jel abon arakera ba nlum ka-e.>> Lia kehm-e gungu mbing re Jebulon.“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.

21Eji kpe kang a, Lia kpe jel mmon no nkal, bo jo lung-e re Dayina.After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

22Esowo kehm buumu Rasel, wuung-e atung, fere lennge ejˈjele eje.Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

23Á sa ela jel mmon no nlum, á kehm bungu re, <<Esowo ma-m yehke go ndon.>>and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.

24Á gung-e mbing re Josef, kehm bung re, <<Nong Jehova kpe-m budu mmon no nlum nondiki.>>She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

25Eji Rasel jele Josef, Jekob kehm tongo Leban re, <<Tum-m me n song kehnge go egame ejahbe.Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.

26Ka-m akal ebame, a abon abon, bo ba wahnge m ma-a loko, me n tahm ejame. A kpˈkahne elkohn eltum ni m ma lim ka-a.Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”

27Leban kehm-e tongo re, <<Lˈjol re a kpˈkpi eyebatahng aname, titi tohko kpe jol aname, tibre me bu kahn re, Jehova ma-m fuulu tib esi eja.But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”

28Á kpe bung budu re, <<Tong-m ana m bahk-a kpiki, me n kpi-a.>>And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

29Jekob kehm-e tongo re, <<Wob kahn eltum ni m ma lim ka-a, ana atohkondi enya li nob nob, fere nyˈnyab go egame abo.Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.

30Atohkondi enya jolo ntiil, anv bob rur gbalee, Jehova ma-a fuulu go edi ajehng ajehng ji m ba jol. Anv, ngare anyii fuumu re me n tob bom ejum alimi ka elname?Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”

31Leban kehm-e tongo re, <<Anv me n ka-a jen? Jekob kehm-e faange re, <<Kama ka ejumjum.>> A lˈfere lim ejum ajehng jia ka-m, m bahke soro asi jo le atohkondi enya, fere jo kpur bo.“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.

32Nong lela me n feede go ellong atohkondi enya kpee, fere jak ejoro bi kpi anyono, a bo ji kpi adebbe, a abon njoro ba kpˈremme, a ebul bi kpi anyono, a bo ji kpi a adebbe, bo ba bahke jolo nsehng enyame.Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.

33Behnjehle, ngare anyehng anyehng nyi a lˈba nyehn ana a kpi-m no, a bahke kahne re n jolo etingi nne. Mbul baange anyehng anyehng nyi li nyˈnyame, nyi ki kpi anyono, afii adebbe, afii mmona njoro awohng awohng no ki remme, bahke lohngo re me n v na.So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”

34Leban kehm bungu re, <<Me n taame, nong jol ana a ma bung.>>“Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”

35Efung bˈnehm o Leban kehm yehke afahmbul kpee nya kpi anyono, a ba bele adebbe, a ebul baange kpee bi kpi adale, a bi kpi adebbe, bo ji kpi abarebare adale, a ejoro kpee bi kpˈremme, faake abo kpee kak abon ebe go abo.That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.

36Leban a abon ebe mehle eljen ejum nfung era, tahm Jekob sa edi ji á jolo no. Jekob sa soro asi jo kpur erik atohkondi nya Leban.Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.

37Fvfo Jekob song kiimi ajoobo abˈbo nti, go nti nyi bo kpo lung re poplar, Almon, a eplen, go abˈbo nyao kpee, laade akpake nyandiki, eji bo lˈnyehn nnyam eti nyi kpˈbare go elatahk.Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.

38Á kehm rodo abˈbo nyao kpee song bum kohlo go ejum ji atohkondi nyao kpo wo alahb, eji lˈjol songo songo wane go ebo mbuksong atohkondi, ngare nyi atohkondi kpo ba alahb wo owo bo kpo kuumu atemtem,Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,

39bo kpo ba gbehl abˈbo nyao go mbuksong jo kuumu atemtem, jo jel abon ba kpi anyono, adebbe, a adale.they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

40Jekob rodo abon mbul bao bum eje eje, á limi bo jehko kpee jo seenge atohkondi nya Leban nya kpi anyono, a remme, eji bo jo kuumu atem. Ano wo á limi no yehke atohkondi nya bahke jolo ka-e á semmem bo go ellong enyam bi Leban.Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.

41Ngare anyehng anyehng nyi atahntahn enyam bi nkal, lˈba elkuumu atemtem, Jekob jo rodo abˈbo nti nyao yahke go edi ji bo kpo wo alahb, go ebo esamahr, eji bo kpˈkuumu atemtem kohlo abˈbo nti.Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.

42Wo lˈfere jol re enyam bio eko bo kpimm, Jekob nehm sahd abˈbo nyao o. Ano wo bo ji ki bel eko jo jol ba Leban, bo ji jolo eko eko jol ka Jekob.But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.

43Go mbang nyia nyi Jekob koo gbo afang, nya sahb gbˈgbal, fere bel ellong atohkondi, alokeltum ba nkal, a ba nlum, akamel, a ebvankang.Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.

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