Genesis 49 (EKA)

1Owo Jekob kehm lungu abon ebe ba nlum kehm bungu re: <<Ba jiin senng-m wahn kak me n tong-n nsol nyi bahk-n limi go afung nya kpˈbake.Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

2<<Ba kon-n asi wahn wunngu atung, abon ba nlum ba Jekob; wuungen Isreel nso ewahne atung.Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

3<<Ruben wo wo li ngbokambang a mmon ewame, eko ejame, ngbokambang elliingi ni nsahm anyame, wob gbal go ekpunu, fere gbal go nsahm.Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

4Wo wo li alabb ma kil jo yiimi edi ajehng, ekpunu a nehm kpe bel, tibre wob song noongo go edilnong ji nso, wob fili edilnong ji nso rannge.Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

5Simion abola Levi bo abonanyehn ba. Bo kpo ko akahngkahng ebo jo rannge edi.Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

6Nong me n kˈwoomo go ebo ellong, nong me n kˈkono asi a bo, tibre bob wul ane tib go ebo erakatahng fere banne efong akpade ana koro bo.May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

7Nong nkuk jol ka erakatahng ebo ji kpˈsahb sˈsum, nong nkuk jol ka erakatahng ebo ji kil elgbodo. M bahke limi bo yaame, jol go ndi nyi Jekob, fere lim bo jol adi adi go ellong ni anebe Isreel.Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

8<<Judah, abonanne bahk-a tehke; abo enya bahke jolo go emel anebekv eba. Abon ba nlum ba nso bahke jo gong ka-a.Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

9Judah, mmon ewame, wo li ana mmona egabe. Wob wul nnyam enya kehnge a nyi, ba rehng go ega elbad. A nong go ndi ana egabe, a kp-e lehke ana nkal egabe. Nne awoo bahke ma nyeenge egabe elkohn ngare ana nyia?Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

10Ejehm jio ji etul nehm tiki jo lohng go etˈtohngo ji Juda. Abon ebe bahke tiki jo jol atul, tete nfono ejehm noo no etul bahke bake, ye ji ajahbe kpee bahk-e kpunu.The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

11Juda bahke tohko mbvankang enye go elˈlehke egreb, á bahke kahne mmon a mbvankang go nnobo noba mbˈbo mi greb, á bahke suku akpawobo enye go amahm, esubu eje go akehng grebHe ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

12Juda bahke bele amahm elwoko gbalee, bahke wahnge amahr enye bamme, á bahke bele alahbbel ma elwoko gbalee, wahnge amahn enye bahke sahb bˈbar tib esi alahbbel.His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

13<<Jebulon bahke lene go nkpe aya, edi eje bahke jolo elga ni asohkkahng bahke jo ba tehme, nkonandi enye bahke jolo rehng go Sidon.Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14Isaka li ana mbvankang nyi kpˈsahb tˈtahne, á nong go elka elka ni abam nsol.Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.

15Á lˈnyehn ana edi erekekv eje kpˈnobo, fere nyehn ana ndi enye kpˈtob nob, á bahke tahnge akpakebo enye ka go elsol asolo, fere yake elne ka eltum ni bo bahk-e bobo re a lim.He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.

16<<Dan bahke lame ane ebe go nseenga nseenge, ana etˈtohngo ajehng go ellong atˈtohngo nya Isreel.Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan bahke jolo nnyo go nkpea nlum mbang, ekumbad go alabmbang, ji bahke jo tokko anyˈnya go aselsel, eji ane ba kun bo bahke jo tuulu gbo feere njahmjahm.He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

18<<N kpˈsiki eltahre ena O Jehova.I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19<<Gad, ellong abanokabohng bahke noko a ne, wo á bahke sehnge go njahm jo nok a bo.Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

20<<Edi ndi ji Aser, owo nsol alehke nyi nno bahke lohngo, ye wo bahke toobo nsol nyi bahke jo fuumu a ntul.Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.

21<<Naftali li ana mbilikpa nyi bo me-e fannge go ekehd, ye ji kpo jel anobonobo abon.Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

22<<Josef nlehke egreb mi bahke jo kab, ji yim kohlo elbing alahb, ji ayal enye ma taare kuumu go egbunggbung.Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

23Go ebiltim wo anebelkv ba nok a ne; bo bahk-e take elban go eblum eblum.The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24Wo elban ene bahke sake ano ano, atahntahn abo enye bahke sake kpan yiimi, tib go ebo bi Etahntahn Nne no Jekob, tib esi Mbaabebul: ye ji li Ekpartal ji Isreel.Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25Tib esi ji Esowo bi nso, ye ji kak-a ebo, tib esi ji Nne no Gbale Sehng, ye ji ka-a nfuulu nyi lohng go ero, a nfuulu nyi wob go atahng ndi, nfuulu nyi abel a ejˈjele.by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

26Elfuulu ni nso kpˈgbale sehnge elfuulu ni babnsoo ejame, sehnge rehng go ero egburu ewong ji ma sahb kˈkul. Nong elfuulu nia kpee kuumu Josef go esi, go elka esi ji nne bo m-e ga kpunu go ellong abonanyehn.The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

27<<Benjamin li ana ejo ji kpo bob atem enyam jaake, efungfu á kpo li nnyam nyi á bobo no, ngare elgung á kpo bak bi á ma da.>>Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

28Ane baa kpee ba li ewubu etˈtohngo ebbal bi anebe Isreel, a wo li nsol nyi ndea bo tongo bo, á fuulu nne awohng awohng elkohn elfuulu ana ni fuumu a ne.These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

29Owo á kehm tubu bo elle nia re, <<M bahke gulu eltahme song kpiri ane ebame, song kak-m wahn go eyele ji babnsoo wob no, go egohng atal, go ekulugbe ji Efron nnea Hid,Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

30egohng atal jio li go Makipela kohlo Mamre go Kenan, edi ji Ebraham gunu ekulegbe budu edi eyele akvne goji Efron nne Hid.The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

31O edi jio wo bo kake Ebraham abola Sara nkal ewe, o edi jio wo bo kake Aisik abola Rebeka nkal ewe, o edi jˈnehm wo n kake Lia.There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

32Edi egbe jio a egang ji li o bo gunu goji nne a Hid.>>The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

33Eji Jekob ma tub abon ebe ba nlum elle mal, á kehm fehde akpade enye kunu edilnong soro v esˈkohro elv kpo song kpiri ane ebe.When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

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