Genesis 29 (LGA)

1Ego ko sa ovulia na nenena si Jekopiko sa taloa riu veiona pa ia tadira tinoni pa kale sagere tapo.Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

2Ketakoi sa batia sa kai oqili pie takorina pa ia isa beto ka ue godo sipi qai korapa tugu toqo opodia tata pa oqili pie ura pa oqili pie tugu isa sa qai teku vaniria na pie sa na sipi. Ego na patu lavata sa sa kole pa mangana na oqili pie.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.

3Totonai qai vavaikamu doru gogodo sipi ketakoi sa, ira na sepati qai vatitolo rijoa sa na patu pa mangana na oqili pie beto qai vabukuria sa na sipi. Beto poni sa qai vakole mulea sa na patu pa mangana na baongo oqili pie.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.

4Sa nanasaria na sepati si Jekopi, pira sau, <<Boko tavitiqu, Pai tinonimiu sagou?>> sauniria. Poni qai oe lao sira, Koi! <<Agei na tinoni Harani gu,>> qarigu.“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

5Sa pira sauniria, <<Ko qu gigilaimiu tu agou si Labani na mabusu tai Naho?>> sau. Poni pira qarigu sira, <<E! Qe gigilaimei,>> qarigu.“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

6Poni pira sauniria mutu i Jekopi, <<Ko ai vei sa korapa gu suvere vataleona?>> sau. Poni pira qarigu, <<E! Sa korapa gu suvere vataleona.>> <<Inana tugu ko i Resolo na tuna rereko isa, sa toni lameniria na sipi,>> qarigunia.“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

7Poni pira sauniria, <<Dotu!>> <<Korapa pa nulu tu sa na tapo ko nake totoso mai tavaikamu na gogodo sipi. Ko mu vabukuria beto mu toni mule laoniria nyaqo buburu gagani,>> sauniria.“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.”

8Ba qai oe lao tu sira, Koi! <<Meneke boka,>> <<mai vaikamu beto mai tu na gogodo sipi beto mina tavatitolo rijo mai tu na patu pa manga baongo oqili pie beto sa mene vabukuria sa na sipi,>> qarigunia.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.”

9Totonai sa korapa parangaria isa poni, sa kamu tugu si Resolo toniria na sipi tana tamana ura na tinoni kopu sipi si Resolo.While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10Totonai i Jekopi sa batia si Resolo na tuna rereko i Labani isa na luluna na tinana beto sa batia na sipi tai Labani, poni sa i Jekopi sa lao tata ko sa vatitolo varijoa sa na patu pa mangana na oqili pie ko sa vabukuria sa na sipi tai Labani na luluna na tinana.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.

11Beto sa aoa i Jekopi si Resolo beto sa ovulia na ovovelena ko sa vagorea sa kai lukana lavata si Jekopi.Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

12Ego beto i Jekopi sa vavakato vania si Resolo sa isa sa na tavitina na tamana beto na tuna marene i Ribeka sisa saunia. Poni sa abutu riu vavakato vania na tamana si Resolo.He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.

13Ego isa tugu sa nongoria i Labani sa na vavakatona i Jekopi na tuna marene na luluna poni sa abutu lao ko mi gosoria sau. Ko sa borua, sa aoa beto sa toni laonia pa ona ruma sisa. Beto sa vavakatonia i Jekopi tai Labani sa doru sakasa aipira.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.

14Beto pira saunia i Labani sisa, <<Ao sa na pupudaqu ara beto na masaqu ara,>> saunia. Ego beto sa suvere kai popu doruna tai Labani si Jekopi.Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

15Ego pira saunia i Labani si Jekopi, <<Na vabuguqu ara sao, ba sake jonga sa muna kole roiti goboro vanisiu ara. Ko mu ule vanisiu ka visa na tabaramu ao,>> saunia.Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

16Ego ko koleona karu tuna rereko si Labani; na isongona isa pa moa si Lia beto na isongona isa pa ligu si Resolo.Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

17Na matana i Lia sa qai leduru goto i Resolo sa isongia na tini momorutuna beto na tini babata jonga.Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

18Ba i Jekopi sa nyoroguania isa si Resolo ko pira sau, <<Ara mana roiti vanigo ka vitu aoro ko muna vanisiu i Resolo, na tumu rereko pa ligu,>> sau sisa.Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

19Sa pira sau si Labani, Koi! <<Sa vavagua jola mana vanigo ara sisa jolania vei ba vaniria kaki goto marene. Ko mu suvere taqu lani,>> saunia.Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”

20Ko i Jekopi sa roiti ka vitu aoro na vaina i Resolo, ba qai jola vei ka vivisa rane gu tana ura sa roroqua isa si Resolo.So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

21Beto pira saunia Jekopi si Labani, <<Mu valame vanisiu na maqotaqu. Ura sa okoto gu sa na totoso taqu ko kopira ma lao tome nagoa sisa,>> saunia.Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

22Ko i Labani sa kuku vakamuria sa doru na tinoni pa gusu ko sa roitinia kai vavolo.So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

23Ba totonai sa gore na vevelu, poni sasa tekua isa si Lia ko sa toni lao vania isa si Jekopi ko mi lao tome nagoa saunia.But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

24Beto i Labani sa vania i Lia si Zilipa nona nabulu rereko ko mina tokania isa sau.And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

25Ko sa sae na vuvugei ko mi doro sau si Jekopi, sa i Lia gu sa sa korapa suvere tavitia sisa. Poni sa pira saunia i Jekopi si Laban, <<Na sa qu roitinia taqu sao? I Resolo tu sa qa roiti vanigo ara ao ko muna tabaranisiu qugu. Ai sa vei ko qu sesekesiu?>> sau.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?”

26Poni pira saunia i Labani, <<Dai nake tutina tamigei pa ia lani sa mene vaiia momoenia sa isa na rereko pa ligu beto mene vaiiania sisa pa moa.Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

27Ko mu vaokotia mai ao sa na kai vuiki roiti vaialava tana kame api, beto poni sa kode tana vanigo mule sa kame le api isa na laena na roiti muna roiti vanisiu ara kai vitu aoro mutu,>> sau.Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

28Ego ko sa roiti vei tugu si Jekopi. Sa vaokotia isa sa na kai vuiki roiti vaialava tai Lia, beto poni i Labani sa vania ko kai maqotana mule si Resolo na tuna rereko.And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

29Beto i Labani sa vania tugu vei i Resolo na tuna rereko si Biliha na ona nabulu rereko ko mina tokania isa sau.Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

30Ko i Jekopi sa kole tavitia tugu vei si Resolo ko sa roroqu vivitigia si Resolo jolania i Lia. Ko sa roiti vania kai vitu aoro mule si Labani.Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

31Totonai sa batia i Iahova sake tatavaragua si Lia sa, sa revangia i Iahova sa na iapana i Lia goto i Resolo sa sa egoro.When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

32Ego sa bogata si Lia ko sa vapodoa sa kai tuna marene ko sa vakukunia i Rubeni sisa, ura pira sau, <<Pa laena i Iahova sa bationa sa na tapata taqu ko kopira na marenequ mina roroqusiu sara,>> sau.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.”

33Ego ko sa bogata soga mule si Lia, ko sa vapodoa kai tuna marene poni pira sau, <<Sa nongoria i Iahova sa qake tatavaragua sara, sa vei sa sa vanisiu mule sa alepi,>> sau. Ko sa vaisongonia i Simioni isa sisa.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.

34Ego ko sa bogata soga mutu si Lia, ko sa vapodoa kai tuna marene sa pira sau, <<Kopira tu sa na marenequ sa mina togasa vamauru taqu ura qa vapore vania ka ue marene,>> sau. Ko sa vei sa vaisongonia i Levi.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.

35Ko sa bogata ligu mutugu sisa, ko sa vapodoa mutugu kai marene poni sa pira sau, <<Kopira mana vatarasaea ara si Iahova,>> sau. Ko sa vaisongonia i Jiuda. Beto sa noso teku koburu si Lia.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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