Genesis 5050GenesisJosephPortions of the Holy Bible in the Yalë language of Papua New Guinea

Portions of the Holy Bible in the Yalë language of Papua New GuineaBerean Standard Bible

1. 1NCENa Josep mehwi tlole, aya wagli lëlefe, na bu matawa laniwa tobetle na tako ye tletle, na bubë nolo momotlë tletle.BSBBSB: Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
2. 2NCENa tokwafe Josep u mogo kë ululu sle mogotomabë home, gali tlome, “Sobo ayame lëkalu malasini atome gogwa eletelome, bu ato lëkalu feilawa kë jwa nalëgletleme na ato fla jwa lëletleme.” Na kwe u mogo kë ululu sle mogotomabë ho, bu melë mëtla, Josep fene gali tlome.BSBBSB: And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
3. 3NCENa iniwa u mogo kë ululu sle mogotomabë ho bu kë lëkalu malasini bubë ato mëta gogwa motokoutlabë olë këniji 40. Na bubë ato fla jwa tletle na kokowa tëbetle. Na Isip life mago oneho bu Jekopme 70 olë ye mëtletla.BSBBSB: taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4. 4NCEManibo mëtlabë olë yawe motlola na Josep eso hobë wege enëneme gali tlome, “Masiwafe, sobo lalowa bobë gali eso home gali egujuwelëlomene. Sobo bume megali egujuwelëlome,BSBBSB: When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
5. 5NCEeso ho, bobë aya glime nounou tëglena, bu bome megali latlonë, ‘Ju bome gali sle enonë, ju bome mogo ehunëme, na bo Kenan life mëta bo tobana kë go tëglelëbë aniji fuluju mëta gwa eutanëme.’ Na bo bume wagali sle tlolë. Këme nëgeme, bo metole nanelë, ju bome lalewa gali eglonëmene bo aya mogome gwa nanugujuwetlëme. Na bo ita nisime.”BSBBSB: my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”
6. 6NCENa eso ho Josepbë gali aholokwane tlole na gali metafu tëtatle, “Ju lalewa egujume, na blijaya mogome gwa eujuwetleme, ju blijayame fene gali sle tlole.”BSBBSB: Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7. 7NCENa kwe, Josep bu bolijaya mogome gwame tuju. Na eso hobë wege enënena bubë letitabo ho na Isip life magobë letitabo ho bu iniwa Josepme nagi mëtlëla.BSBBSB: Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
8. 8NCENa Josepbë ilawa mago hona bolijahanina bolijayabë ilawa mago hona iniwa aniji fulujuwa mutuja. Kwe tokwëtokwë nëbale hana mutuja. Nëbale na bulmakau kleli, sipsip kleli, mëmë kleli, Gosen lifate mëta lulu mëtla.BSBBSB: along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
9. 9NCENa kalë loha wesibi na hos kleli matawa kë tafa mogolekefëyabë hona iniwa Josepna mutuja. Lebutako enënemu mutuja.BSBBSB: Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
10. 10NCENa bu Atat life elime fwa mutula, Jodan tu nogowelëme. Kë Atat life kënegebë bu witi lijibë jibo fokwefokwe mototokwefëma na bubë afabo glo mëtla, hi namëglame. Na bu kë life mëta tako manibomu lamëtletla na feilawa ye mëtla. Na Josep bu 7 olëna bolijayame manibomu latletle na ye tletle.BSBBSB: When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
11. 11NCENa Kenan life mago oneho, ye kë mëtletlabë onehome hwi motloma na bu megali mëtla, “Isip life mago oneho bu tako manibomu lamëletla, na tako ye mëletla.” Këme nëgeme, bu kë life weniji mefë mototla, “Abel Misraim.” Abel Misraim gali ebë Hibru gali na ebë kë gali fenene, “Isip life mago oneho ye mëletla.” Ebë life Jodan tubë nogowelë lëbe.BSBBSB: When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
12. 12NCENa Jekop bowenenino bu melë mëtla, bolijaya fene gali tlome.BSBBSB: So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.
13. 13NCENa bume Kenan lifewa mëtehula, na bume aniji fuluju mëta gwa mototla. Kë aniji fuluju bu Makpela life mëta lo elamë, Mamre life li mëta. Ëtani Abraham bu kë aniji fuluju Efronna balitina hihijika mëtelo. Bubë matëmatëmu fata nalëgletleme. Efron Hitbë bolijafuju.BSBBSB: They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
14. 14NCENa Josep bu bolijayame wagwa totle. Na kwe Josepna, bolijahanina, na fli enëne buna kë mutujabë, iniwa Isip lifewa ita mitimiya.BSBBSB: After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
15. 15NCEBubë bolijaya wagli tletëme, na kwe Josepbë bolijahani blalo megëgali mëtla, “Josep bu seme mana wame logloname nawa. Na sebo bume kë tëbo togotlabë bu seme kofaya tëbo lëgëtaname nawa.”BSBBSB: When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
16. 16NCENa këme nëgeme, bu Josepme këme gali mëtelokwakla. Ebë gali melë, “Ëtani sebobë aya mana tafa tëglena bu seme megali latlona,BSBBSB: So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
17. 17NCEsobo bobë gali Josepme sagali elolo. Bobë gali melë, ‘Josep bo jume tokwëfo takune. Masiwafe. Jume blijahani kë tëbo mëtëtobë lowene asa ehwagule, aholokwana ti egleme.’ Na kwe sebo, sebobë ayabë Gotobë wege enëne, jume takune nolëyo, ‘Masiwafe, sebo jume kë tëbo tëgëtobë lowene asa ehole, aholokwana ti ele.’ ” Na Josep kë gali yafe aholokwane tle na bolijahanime manibo tletëme na feilawa ye tle.BSBBSB: ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18. 18NCETokwafe, Josepbë bolijahani, bume hwime mutuja. Na bubë elebo li mëta bubusu mëtletla. Na bume gali motlola, “Sebo, jubë manawa wege ho, ju belë nisiya.”BSBBSB: His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
19. 19NCEKwe Josep gali tlome, “Sobo tutune asa elo. Bo Goto nane, some kë tëbo nogotome. Weyewa.BSBBSB: But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20. 20NCESobo ëtani iniwa melowene latelo, bome tëbo naegëtaname. Kwe Goto bu kë tëbo lowene, bubë lale lowenena wahihijika tle, bu metole tëgleme nëgeme, bome Isip life onehobë eso ho aniji naloglonëme. Na lebutako onehome nëgaitamë nanëgelëme, bu foneme gigli jwa namëglame. Na ëje sobo kë wesibi wafi hwi elolo.BSBBSB: As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
21. 21NCEKëme nëgeme sobo tutune asa elo. Bo some na sobobë nëbale name iniwa tafa nëglelëyome na nëgaitome.” Na Josep bolijahanime flalego gëgalina lowene sle tëtatëme.BSBBSB: Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
22. 22NCENa Josep bolijayabë ilawa mago ho, Isip life mëta nibowai mëtla. Na Josep bu 110 tlibutu këniji tafa tle.BSBBSB: Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
23. 23NCEJosep mana tafa tle, Efraimbë nëbaleme hwi tlome na kë nëbale kë nëbaneni mëtëglabë nëbaleme mata hwi tlome. Na Makir mata nëbaneni tle na këbë nëbale mata Josep belë mëtleluma. Na bu sësle totome na ameijume gogwa tle. Makir ebë Manasebë bowene.BSBBSB: He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
24. 24NCENa tokwafe Josep bubë ilawa mago home gali tlome, “Bo gli nëgelëme nounou ekë nelë. Kwe Goto bu some tafa lëglagujome na bu some ebë life mago nëno lëleme na lale lifewa sei lujuwelëyome. Ëtani Goto bu Abrahamna Aisakna Jekopname iniyafe galime megali sle tlome, ‘Sobo ebë lale life hwi ejuwelëlome, na bo tokwafe some ebë lale life yo nolëyome. Na tokwafe Goto bu some kë lale lifewa sei lugujuwelëyome.’ ”BSBBSB: Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
25. 25NCETokwafe Josep bubë ilawa mago home gali tlome, “Sobo bome iniyafeme megali sle egloname. Tokwafe Goto some lëgaitome ligisi tëyona na some li lifewa sei lugujelëyona, sobo bo mogome ebë life mago saehulo.” Na Josep bubë ilawa mago home gali tlome, “Sobo bome sogëna asa enona. Sobo Gotobë naba lime iniyafeme fwa gali sle egloname.” Na bu gali motlola, “Sebo jume iniyafememu gali nolëyo.”BSBBSB: And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
26. 26NCENa Josep bu 110 tlibutu këniji tafa tle, na bu Isip life mëta mana gli tle. Na bu lëkalu malasini ato mëta gogwa mëtletla, ato lëkalu kë jwa na lëgletleme na ato fla jwa nalëgletleme. Na bu mogome bokis mëta gwa mototla.BSBBSB: So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.