Genesis 31 (MSY2020)

1Egha Jekop orazi, Labanɨn otariba kamaghɨn mɨgɨa ghaze, “Jekop en afeziamɨn biziba bar ada inigha, gumazir bizir avɨriba itimɨn mɨn iti.”Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

2Ezɨ Jekop gari, Laban fomɨra a gifongezɨ moghɨn datɨrɨghɨn amir puvatɨ, egha uan arazibagh ira.And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.

3Ezɨ Ikiavɨra Itir God kamaghɨn Jekop mɨgei, “Nɨ uamategh uan afeziam ko nɨn adarazir nguibamɨn mangɨ. Eghtɨ kɨ nɨ ko ikiam.”Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

4Ezɨ Jekop Resel ko Lea bagha akam amada, eghtɨ aning izɨ danganir an sipsipba itimɨn an ganam.So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,

5Ezɨ aning izezɨ Jekop kamagh aning mɨgei, “Kɨ gari guan afeziam fomɨra na gifongezir moghɨn ua na gami puvatɨ. Ezɨ nan afeziamɨn God a na ko iti.and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.

6Gua vɨrara fo, kɨ guan afeziam bagha uan gavgaviba sara ingari,You know that I have served your father with all my strength.

7ezɨ a dughiar avɨribar na gifara nan ivezim giraghɨrasi. Ezɨ God na gasɨghasɨghasa an amamangatɨzir puvatɨ.And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.

8Laban faragha na mɨgɨa ghaze, kɨ sipsipba ko memen dighdiriba, bar uan ivezimɨn mɨn da iniam. Ezɨ memeba ko sipsipɨn kaba bar, nguzir dighdiribarama ote. Ezɨ a gɨn ghaze, kɨ meme ko sipsipɨn dighdirir ruariba itibara uan ivezimɨn mɨn da iniam. Ezɨ memeba ko sipsipba bar nguzir dighdirir ruaribarama ote.If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.

9Kamaghɨn, guan afeziamɨn memeba ko sipsipba, God ada isa na ganɨngi.Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

10“Ezɨ memeba uari gazɨghazir dughiamɨn, kɨ irebamɨn gari, memen apurir dighdirir igharagha gariba, darara memen amebabagh azɨghazɨsi.When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.

11Ezɨ Godɨn ensel irebamɨn nan dɨa ghaze, ‘Jekop.’ Ezɨ kɨ ghaze, ‘Kɨ kati.’In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

12Ezɨ a ghaze, ‘Nɨ gan. Memen apurir dighdirir igharagha gariba, darara memen amebabagh azɨghazɨsi. Kɨ Laban nɨ gamizir bizibar ganigha gɨvagha, egha bizir kam kamagh a gami.‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

13Kɨrara, kɨ Godɨn kamnang Betelɨn nguibamɨn nɨ bato, danganir kamɨn, nɨ nan ziam fasa dagɨam asaragha borem a ginge. Egha guizbangɨra mɨgɨa na ko akar gavgavim akɨri. Ezɨ nɨ datɨrɨghɨra dɨkavigh uan biziba akɨrigh, egh nguibar kam ategh uamategh uan nguibamɨn mangɨ.’ ”I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”

14Ezɨ Resel ko Lea akar kam baregha kamaghɨn a ikaragha ghaze, “Gan afeziam ga danɨngamin bizitam ua itir puvatɨ.And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?

15Gan afeziam kantrin igharazibar amizibar mɨn ga gami. A ga amadagha gan ivezim inigha, dagɨar kaba bar ada makuni.Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.

16Ezɨ bizir avɨrir God gan afeziam da inigha nɨ ganɨngiziba, mar ga ko gan boribar biziba. Egh God nɨ mɨkemezɨ moghɨra nɨ damu.”Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”

17Ezɨ Jekop dɨkavigha uan amuiroghboriba inigha kamelbagh afe.Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,

18Egha uan sipsipba ko, memeba ko bizir igharazir a Mesopotemian iniziba sara me amangizɨma da men faragha ghue. Egha me bar Haranɨn nguibam ategha uamategha an afeziam, Aisak bagha Kenanɨn nguazimɨn zui.and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

19Me mangasava amir dughiamɨn, Laban uan sipsipɨn arɨzibagh isasa ghu. Ezɨ Resel modogha uan afeziamɨn dɨpenimɨn garir asebar marvir guaba okeme.Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

20Jekop arɨ mangasa, ifara deragha Aramian gumazim Laban mɨkemezir pu. Puvatɨ.Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.

21A modogha uan biziba bar da inigha zui. A Labanɨn nguibam ategha Yufretisɨn Fanem atugha, Gileatɨn mɨghsɨaba itir danganimɨn zui.So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

22Ezɨ dughiar pumuning gɨvazɨ dughiar mɨkezimɨn, gumaziba Laban mɨgɨa ghaze, Jekop arav ghugha gɨfa.On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.

23Ezɨ Laban uan adarazi inigha men gɨn zui. Egha 7plan aruebar ghuavɨra ikia Gileatɨn mɨghsɨabar itir danganimɨn Jekop bato.So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

24Ezɨ dɨmangan God irebamɨn otogha Aramian gumazim Laban mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ Jekop, mɨgɨrɨgɨar kuratam o aghuitamɨn bar a damuan markɨ.”But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

25Dughiar kam Jekop Gileatɨn mɨghsɨamɨn danganim uan purirpenibar ingarigha dar iti, ezɨ Laban uan adarazi ko kagh otogha uaghan Gileatɨn mɨghsɨamɨn danganim uan purirpenibar ingarigha dar iti.Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.

26Egha Laban Jekop bagha ghua a mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ manmaghsua nan guivimning, kalabuziar amizimningɨn mɨn aning inigha zui?Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!

27Nɨ manmaghsuavɨra na mɨkɨman aghuagha modogha nɨmɨram arav ghu? Nɨ izasa na mɨkemezɨ, kɨ uan adaraziv kemezɨ me ia bagha buaba ko gitabav soghezɨ ia bar akueghavɨra izeghai.Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

28Egha nɨ na ataghizɨ kɨ uan guivimning ko uan igiabar toregha dafarim me mɨkɨnizir puvatɨ. Kar nɨ bar arazir kuram na gami.But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

29Kɨ arazir kuratam nɨ damuamin gavgavim iti, ezɨ nɨn afeziamɨn God dɨmangan nan anogorogha ghaze, ‘Nɨ Jekop mɨgɨrɨgɨar kuratam o aghuitamɨn a damuan bar markɨ.’I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

30Kɨ fo, nɨ uan nguibamɨn mangasa bar ifuegha na ataki. Egha nɨ tizim bagha nan dɨpenimɨn garir asebar marvir guaba okeme?”Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

31Ezɨ Jekop a ikaragha ghaze, “Nɨ ua na dam uan guivimning inian kɨ atiatigha, kamaghɨn kɨ modogha arav ghu.“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

32Nɨ uabɨ e getiva en gan, en tina nɨn marvir guaba inigha ara ize, nɨ a mɨsueghtɨ an aremegh. Kagh en adarazir damazibar nɨ biziba bar da buriva dar gan, egh bizir tizim a nɨn nanam, nɨ uamategh a inigh.” Jekop kamaghɨn fozir puvatɨ, Resel uan afeziamɨn asebar marvir guaba okeme.If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

33Ezɨ Laban Jekopɨn purirpenimɨn aven ghugha biziba ghavkɨra dar gari. Egha gɨn Lean purirpenimɨn ghugha da buri. Egha a ingangarir amizimningɨn purirpenimningɨn aven ghugha marvir guaba bagha garava avenge. Egha men purirpeniba ategha Reselɨn purirpenimɨn aven ghu.So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

34Resel faraghavɨra uan afeziamɨn marvir guaba inigha, pilon a kamel gisɨn arɨgha apiaghirimɨn aven amadagha, pilon kam gisɨn apera. Ezɨ Laban purirpenimɨn aven ruiavɨra ikia ghua, egha uan marvir guabar apizir puvatɨ.Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.

35Ezɨ Resel uan afeziam mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nan ekiam, kɨ, amiziba e uan arɨmariam gami, egha dɨkavan ibura, ezɨ nɨ nan apangkuvigh nan ataran markɨ.” Ezɨ a ruia ghua marvir guabar apizir puvatɨ.Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.

36Ezɨ Jekopɨn muriam bar ikuvizɨ a Labanɨn atara ghaze, “Ai, kɨ nɨn bizir tizimra pazava a gamizɨ nɨ osemegha nan agɨragha izi? Kɨ arazir kurar manatam nɨ gami?Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?

37Nan biziba, nɨ bar da ghavkɨnigha dar ganigha gɨfa, egha nɨ uan bizir manamra gari a iti? Nɨ uan bizitamɨn gantɨ a ikɨtɨ, nɨ uan adarazi ko nan adarazir damazibar azenim datɨghtɨ, me vɨrara gan mɨgɨrɨgɨaba tuisɨgham. Egh fogh suam, tina guizɨn mɨgei, ezɨ tina ifari.You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.

38“Kɨ 20plan azenibar nɨ ko iti. Ezɨ nɨn sipsipɨn amebaba ko memen amebaba deravɨram oti. Ezɨ kɨ nɨn sipsipɨn apurir tam amezir puvatɨ.I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.

39Ezɨ asɨzir atiaba nɨn sipsipba ko memebav sozi da ariaghiri, ezɨ kɨ tam inigha ghua nɨn akazir puvatɨ. Kɨ uabɨ sipsipba ko memen ariaghɨriba ikarvasi. Egha nɨ zurara uan bizir ovengeziba ikarvaghasa mɨgei. Egha uaghan arueba ko dɨmagaribar gumaziba okɨava atera zuir sipsipba ko memeba, nɨ uaghan da ikarvaghasa na mɨgei.I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.

40Dughiar avɨriba aruem na mɨkarzim gaboi. Ezɨ dɨmagaribar ghuariaba na giri, ezɨ kɨ arugharugha egha deravɨram akuir puvatɨ.As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

41Kɨ 14plan azenibar nɨn guivimning inigh aningɨn ikiasa ingari, egha kɨ 6plan azenibar nɨn sipsipba ko memen taba iniasa ingari. Kɨ 20plan azeniba bar, nɨ ko ikia egha nɨn ingari. Ezɨ nɨ nan ivezim dughiar avɨribar a giraghɨragha na ganɨdi.Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!

42Eghtɨ nan inazim Abrahamɨn God, a Godɨn nan afeziam Aisak an ziam fem. A na ko ikian koghtɨ, nɨ ti pura na amadazɨ kɨ uamategha ghughai. Ezɨ puvatɨ, God nan itir osɨmtɨzim ko kɨ amir ingangaribar gani, egha kamaghɨn a dɨmangan akar gavgavim nɨ ganɨngi.”If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

43Ezɨ Laban a ikaragha ghaze, “Amizir kamning, kar nan guivimning, ezɨ aningɨn boriba uaghan nana. Ezɨ sipsipba ko memeba, da uaghan nana. Ezɨ bizir kagh itiba bar nananabara. Ezɨ kɨ bizir tizim damighvɨra uan guivimning ko, aningɨn boriba ko men anogorogham?But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?

44Kamaghɨn ga datɨrɨghɨn akar dɨkɨrɨzir gavgavim damuam. Egh bizitam atɨgh an gan akar ga dɨkɨrɨzir kam gɨnɨghnɨghvɨra ikiam.”Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

45Egha Jekop dagɨar ruarir mam inigha ababanimɨn mɨn anesara.So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

46Egha uan adaraziv kemezɨ me dagɨar maba inigha an boroghɨn deravɨra dar pozim mɨkɨni. Egha Laban ko Jekop aning uan adarazi ko, me dagɨar pozir kamɨn boroghɨn dagheba api.and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

47Egha Laban dagɨar pozir kam, ziam “Jegar Sahaduta,” a gatɨ, ezɨ Jekop ziam, “Galet,” a gatɨ.Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

48Egha Laban Jekop mɨgɨa ghaze, “Dagɨar pozir kam, gan akar dɨkɨrɨzir gavgavir kamɨn ababanimɨn mɨn ikiam.” Ezɨ kamaghɨn danganir dagɨar pozim itir kam, an ziam Galet.Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

49Egha Laban uaghan ghaze, “Dughiar ga ua uaning inigh ikian koghamim, Ikiavɨra Itir God gan araziba deraghvɨra dar ganam.” Kamaghɨn danganir kam, me ziar igharazir mam uaghan a dɨbora ghaze Mispa.It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

50Egha Laban ua ghaze, “Nɨ nan guivimning pazɨ aning damu, o amizir igharazibar ikiam, egh nɨ deraghvɨra nɨghnigh, gumazitam gan gari, o gan gari puvatɨ, God bar uabɨra ga amir arazibagh fo.”If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

51Egha Laban ua Jekop mɨgɨa ghaze, “Nɨ dagɨar pozir kam ko dagɨar ruarir ababanimɨn mɨn kɨ asarazir kamɨn gan, aning gan tɨzimɨn iti.Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.

52Dagɨar pozir kam ko dagɨar ruarir kam, aning gan akar dɨkɨrɨzimɨn ababanimɨn mɨn ikɨ nɨghnɨzim ga danɨngam. Eghtɨ nɨ a gitagh nan bighan izɨ na mɨsoghan kogham, eghtɨ kɨ a gitagh nɨn bighan mangɨ nɨ mɨsoghan kogham.”This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.

53Egha Laban me uan inazibar Godɨn ziam dɨborogha kamaghɨn mɨgei, “Abraham ko Nahorɨn God uabɨ, ga tuisɨgham.” Ezɨ Jekop, uan afeziam Aisak fer Godɨn ziam dɨbora, guizbangɨra mɨgɨa ghaze, an akar dɨkɨrɨzir gavgavir kamɨn gɨn mangam.May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

54Egha Jekop mɨghsɨar kamɨn asɨzir mam mɨsuegha an ofa gamigha gɨvagha uan adarazir diazɨma me iza an ofa gamizir asɨzir kamɨn tuziba ko dagheba saram api. Me amegha gɨvagha, dɨmangan mɨghsɨamram akui.Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

55Egha bar mɨzaraghara Laban uan guivimning ko uan igiar boribar toregha me ataghɨraghamin akar aghuiba me mɨgei. Egha me ategha uamategha uan nguibamɨn ghu.Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

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