Genesis 30 (MSY2020)

1Ezɨ Resel uabɨn gari, a boriba batir puvatɨ, egha uan avenamebamɨn gari a boriba batima, an navim ikufi. Ezɨ a Jekop mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ boriba na danɨng. Puvatɨghtɨ, kɨ aremegham.”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.

2Ezɨ Jekop Reselɨn atara ghaze, “God uabɨ nɨ navim asangan nɨn anogoroghezɨ, nɨ boriba isir puvatɨ. Kɨ Godɨn danganim inigh boriba nɨ danɨngan kogham.”Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

3Ezɨ Resel ghaze, “Nan ingangarir amizim Bilha kara. Nɨ a ko dakuightɨ a boritam na bagh a inika. Eghtɨ tuavir kamɨn kɨ an apengan boribar amebamɨn ikiam.”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.”

4Egha Resel ingangarir amizim Bilha, inigha uan pam Jekop, an amuimɨn mɨn a ganɨngizɨ, an a koma akui,So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

5ezɨ Bilha navim asegha Jekop bagha otarir mam bate.and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

6Ezɨ Resel kamaghɨn mɨgɨa ghaze, “God nan nɨghnɨziba tuisigha gɨvagha egha nan arazim gifonge. Egha nan azangsɨzim baregha otarir mam na ganɨngi.” Egha Resel otarim ziam, “Dan,” a gatɨ.Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

7Ezɨ Bilha ua navim asegha Jekop bagha otarir mam uam a bate.And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8Ezɨ Resel ghaze, “Kɨ uan avenamebam ko mɨgɨrɨgɨaba uaning adogha ghua kɨ datɨrɨghɨn a gafiragha gɨfa.” Egha borim ziam, “Naptali,” a gatɨ.Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

9Ezɨ Lea uabɨn gari, a ua boritaba inian kogham, egha uan ingangarir amizim Silpa inigha, a isa uan pam Jekop an amuimɨn mɨn a ganɨngi.When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

10Ezɨ Silpa Jekop bagha otarir mam bate.And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11Ezɨ Lea ghaze, “Kɨ bar angavsɨghɨn kamaghɨn amigha egha dera.” Egha ziam, “Gat,” a gatɨ.Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

12Ezɨ Silpa Jekop bagha borir igharazir mam uam a bate.When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,

13Ezɨ Lea ghaze, “Kɨ bar akonge, eghtɨ amiziba bar na mɨkɨm suam, kɨ bar akongezir amizim.” Egha otarir kam ziam, “Aser,” a gatɨ.Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

14Ezɨ wit aghoramin dughiam otozɨ, Ruben witɨn azenimɨn ghua gari, tevsevir mam iti. Ezɨ amiziba an ovɨziba isa akavsiar arazim gamua da api, ezɨ an gavgavim men akurvazi, me boriba bati. Ezɨ Ruben dar ovɨziba inigha ghua uan amebam Lea ganɨngi. Ezɨ Resel Lea mɨgɨa ghaze, “Kɨ gari nɨn otarim tevsevir ovɨzir kaba inigha ize. Nɨ taba na danɨngigh?”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.”

15Ezɨ Lea a ikaragha ghaze, “Nɨ nan pam inigha gɨvagha, datɨrɨghɨn nan otarim inigha izezir tevsevir ovɨziba iniasa.” Ezɨ Resel ghaze, “Nɨ tevsevir ovɨzitaba na danigh, datɨrɨghɨn dɨmangan Jekop ko dakuam.”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.”

16Ezɨ guaratɨzimɨn, Jekop azenibar ikegha izima, Lea ghua tuavimɨn a batogha egha ghaze, “Kɨ tevsevir ovɨzir nan otarim inigha izeziba isa nɨ givezegha gɨfa. Kamaghɨn, nɨ dɨmangan na ko dakuam.” Ezɨ Jekop dɨmangan Lea koma akui.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.

17Ezɨ God Lean azangsɨzim baraki, ezɨ a navim asegha otarir namba 5 Jekop bagha a bate.And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

18Ezɨ Lea ghaze, “Kɨ uan ingangarir amizim uan pam ganɨngizɨ, God ivezir aghuimɨn na gami.” Egha borir kam ziam, “Isakar,” a gatɨ.Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

19Ezɨ Lea ua navim asegha Jekop bagha otarir namba 6 bate.Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

20Egha a ghaze, “God bizir bar aghuim na ganɨngi. Kɨ uan pam bagha borir 6pla bategha gɨfa, eghtɨ datɨrɨghɨn a ziar ekiam na danɨngam.” Egha borim ziam, “Sebulun,” a gatɨ.“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.

21Egha gɨn Lea guivir mam bategha ziam, “Daina,” a gatɨ.After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

22Ezɨ God Resel gɨnɨghnɨsi. Egha Reselɨn azangsɨzim baregha an navir averiam akɨri, eghtɨ a boritam batam.Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

23Ezɨ Resel navim asegha otarir mam bate. Egha ghaze, “God nan osɨmtɨzim akɨrizɨma kɨ uam aghumsɨghan kogham.and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.

24Ezɨ nan ifongiam Ikiavɨra Itir God ua otaritam na danɨngam.” Egha borir kam ziam, “Josep,” a gatɨ.She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

25Resel Josep bategha gɨvazɨ Jekop kamagh Laban mɨgei, “Kɨ amizir kaba ko boribagh ivezasa ingangarir ekiabagh amigha gɨfa. Nɨ na ateghtɨ, kɨ ua uan nguibamɨn mangam. Nɨ fo, nɨn ingangariba kɨ bar deraghavɨram a dagh amigha gɨfa.”Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.

27Ezɨ Laban a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Ga uaning inigha iti. Egh nɨ teghtɨ kɨ nɨ mɨkemeka, kɨ kamaghɨn uan aseba ko ingara egha men azaragha fo, nɨ na ko itir bizimɨn, Ikiavɨra Itir God bar deravɨra na gami.”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.”

28Egha Laban ua kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Nɨ manmaghɨn ivezim inisɨ deragh na mɨkɨmtɨ kɨ nɨ givezam.”And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

29Ezɨ Jekop ghaze, “Nɨ uabɨ kɨ amizir ingangaribagh fo. Nɨ uabɨ fo, kɨ nɨn sipsipba ko asɨzir igharaziba sara eghuvi da bar avɨraseme.Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.

30Nɨ fomɨra sipsipɨn avɨriba itir puvatɨ. Da bar avɨrasemezir puvatɨ. Ezɨ kɨ datɨrɨghɨn nɨ ko iti, nɨn sipsipba bar avɨraseme. Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God na ko ikia, nan ingangaribar nan akurvagha nɨn ingangariba deragha dagh ami. Ezɨ datɨrɨghɨn kɨ kamaghsua, nan biziba igharagham.”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?”

31Ezɨ Laban kamaghɨn Jekopɨn azara, “Kɨ bizir tizim nɨn ingangarimɨn ivezimɨn mɨn nɨ danɨngam?” Ezɨ Jekop ghaze, “Kɨ dagɨaba inian aghua. Nɨ nan nɨghnɨzim gifueghtɨ kɨ nɨn sipsipbagh eghuvɨra ikiam.“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.

32Egh kɨ datɨrɨghɨn mangɨ deragh nɨn sipsipba ko memebar ganigham. Egh kɨ sipsipɨn nguzir pɨziba ko, sipsipɨn ekiar mɨkarzir dighdiriba itiba ko, memen mɨkarzir dighdiriba, kɨ uan ivezim bagh ada iniam.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.

33Egh nɨ gɨn uabɨ ifongegh dughiatamɨn izɨ, nan memeba ko sipsipbar gan, dar taba pighan kogham o dighdiriba dar ikian koghtɨ, nɨ fogh suam, kɨ uan akamɨn gɨn ghuzir puvatɨgha ada okeme.”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.”

34Ezɨ Laban ghaze, “A ti deragham, e nɨ mɨgei moghɨra damuam.”“Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”

35Egha dughiar kamra, Laban memen dighdiriba ko, sipsipɨn nguzir pɨziba bar da ini. Egha uan otaribav kemezɨ, me da inigha ghua danganir igharazimɨn da arɨki.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.

36Ezɨ Laban uaghan me ko zui. Me aruer 3plan memen kaba ko, sipsipba ko, saghon ghua danganir mamɨn iti. Ezɨ Jekop Labanɨn sipsipba ko memen mabagh eghufi.Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.

37Egha gɨn Jekop temebar aguaba inigha, vaghvagha dar inir maba afoghafogha da afɨrizɨ, da ghurghuri. Ezɨ maba iniba sara iti.Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.

38Egha a temer aguar kaba isa asɨziba dɨpaba apir itarir ekiamɨn boroghɨn ada arɨsi. Eghtɨ memeba ko sipsipɨn amebaba dɨpamɨn izɨ dɨpam amɨva dar ganam. A fo, memeba ko sipsipba zurara iza dɨpam apa egha dar apuriba amebabagh azɨghazɨsi.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,

39Egha dar apuriba dar amebaba temer aguar kabar boroghɨn me gazɨghazɨsi, ezɨ gɨn amebaba nguzir mɨkarzir dighdiriba itiba bati.they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

40Ezɨ gɨn Jekop uan sipsipɨn nguziba isa danganir igharazim garɨki. Egha Labanɨn sipsipba ko memebagh amizɨ, da an sipsipba ko memen dighdiribar itir danganimɨn gari. Egha tuavir kamɨn, a ua bagha sipsip ko memen nguzir dighdirir avɨriba isi. Egha dagh amizɨ da Labanɨn sipsipba ko memeba ko itir puvatɨ.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.

41Ezɨ sipsipba ko memen aghuir gavgaviba uari gazɨghazɨghasava ami, a temer aguar kaba isa me dɨpaba apir itarir ekiamɨn boroghɨn da arɨsi. Ezɨ me ter aguar kabar gara egha uari gazɨghazɨsi.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.

42Ezɨ sipsip ko memen gavgaviba puvatɨziba uari gazɨghazɨzima a temer aguaba arɨzir puvatɨ. A kamagh ami sipsipba ko memen amɨraghmɨraziba, da Labanɨn naba. Ezɨ sipsipba ko memen gavgaviba, da Jekopɨn naba.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.

43Jekop kamagh amigha bizir bar avɨrim iti. A sipsipɨn avɨriba, memeba, ingangarir gumaziba, ingangarir amiziba, donkiba ko kamelɨn avɨriba iti.Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.

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