Genesis 29 (RHG)

1Bade Yakube zat roiye edde fuk mullukka okkolor dešot aišše.Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

2Heṛe hibaye maṛot maze uggwa kuwa deikke, ar so, hibar ḍake tinnuwa berasoolor zãk luṛiroiye, kiyollahoile he kuwattu hinore fani fiyaito. Ar kuwawar mukot ekkan beši ḍõr fattor.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.

3Ar heṛe zãk okkol beggun zẽtte dola oito, hitara kuwar mukor fattorguware algaiyore zãkore fani fiyaito. Tarfore hitara fattorguware abar uwafes loi kuwar mukot buwai dito.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.

4Yakube soolsoroya okkolore fusar goredde, "Ãr báiyain okkol, tũwara hoṛiyar?" "Ãra Harranottu" hoi hitara zuwab diye.“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

5Yakube hitarare hodde, "Tũwara Nahuror nati, Labonore sino ne?" "Oi, ãra sini," hoi zuwab diye.“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

6Tarfore Yakube hitarare hodde, "Hiba bala asede no ne?" Toi hitara hodde, "Oi, bala ase, ar so, hibar zi Rahela berasoolor zãk loi aiyerwa."“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

7Yakube hodde, "So, beil foitte ar bout deri ase, zanuwaror zãk okkolore ekottro goribar ṭaim aizo no o. Tũwara bolke tũwarar soolgunore fani fiyaiyore hinore abar soraito loizo."“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.”

8Hitara zuwabe hodde, "Ãra hen gori no faijjum, zãk beggun ekottro no o foijjonto, toi kuwar mukottu fattorgan algaiyore ãra zãkore fani fiyai faijjumde."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.”

9Yakube ehono hitara loi hota hor, hen šomot Rahela hibar bafor berasoolor zãk loi heṛe aišše, kiyollahoile hiba aššilde soolsoroni.While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10Toi Yakube zehon hibar mamu Labonor zi Rahelare edde Labonor soolor zãkore deikke, hibaye ḍake zai kuwar mukottu fattorgan algaiye edde hibar mamu Labonor zãkore fani fiyaiye.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.

11Bade Rahelare suma diye edde õraguzori handa šuru goijje.Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

12Toi Yakube Rahelare hoil ze hiba hibar bafor egena edde Rebekar fut. Toi hibaye dũri giye edde hiyan bafore hoiye.He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.

13Ar Labone hitar boinor fut Yakubor babute funiyore, dũri hibar loi deha goitto giye, edde hibar loi ãzaãzi goijje, edde hibare suma diye, edde hibare hitar górot loi ainne, ar heṛe Yakube hitare in okkol beggun hoiye.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.

14Bade Labone hibare hodde, "Soiyi tui ãr nizor ãḍḍi edde gusto." Toi Yakub hitar górot ek maš taikke,Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

15bade Labone Yakubore hodde, "Tui ãr egena buli ki bina muzoriye ãr ham goribi ne? Tore beton ki diya foribo ãre ho."Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

16Labonottu duizon zi ase; ḍõrguwar nam Leah, ar šoṛowar nam Rahela.Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

17Leattu aššilde šude duwa šundor suk, kintu Rahelar hara ga edde siyara, hár kissu šundor aššil.Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

18Yakube Rahelare muhabbot goitto. Yakube hodde, "Tũwar šoṛo zi Rahelalla ãi hãt bosor tũwar gulami goijjium."Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

19Labone hodde, "Ãi hibare oinno honokiyore diyattuwaro tor diya iyan ãlla aro bala oibo. Tui ãr hãse tak!"Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”

20Toi Yakube Rahelalla hãt bosor gulami goijje, ar hibattu hibar uwore muhabbotor zoriya hinore hibattu šude kissu dinor ḍoil laigge.So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

21Tarfore Yakube Labonore hodde, "Ãr din šeš oiye, ehon ãr bou ãre do, ãi zene hiba loi taki fari."Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

22Toi Labone heṛiyar manuš okkol beggunore ekkui fũwati goijje, edde ek hánar entezam goijje.So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

23Ar hazinna zehon oiye, hite hitar zi Leare loi Yakubor hãse ani diye, toi Yakube hibar loi taikke.But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

24Labone hitar bandi Zilpare hitar zi Lealla daima hisabe hibare diye.And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

25Toi binna zehon oiye dekedde, hiba Leah! Toi Yakube Labonore hodde, "Tũi in ãr loi goijjode in ki? Ãi Rahelalla tũwar gulami goijjide, no ne? Tũi ãre dúha kene dila?"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?”

26Labone hodde, "Foila zormor age šoṛoware biya diya iyan ãrar ei zagar niyom no.Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

27Tui ei biyar hãt dinna furon gor; bade aro hãt bosor gulamir bodole ãra tore šoṛoware o diyum."Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

28Henot Yakube hendilla goijje, hãt dinna furon goijje, ar Labone hitar zi Rahelare o Yakubor bou oibolla diye.And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

29Labone hitar bandi Bilhare Rahelalla daima hisabe hibare diye.Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

30Yakube Rahela loi o taikke, ar hibaye Leattuwaro Rahelare beši ador goijje. Ar Yakube Labonor hãse aro hãt bosor gulami goijje.Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

31Bade Mabude zehon deikke ze Leare ador no gore, hibaye hibare hamil oi farefan gori diye, kintu Rahela baz oi roiye.When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

32Leah hamil oiye edde ek futore biyaiye. Hibaye hitar nam raikke Ruben, kiyollahoile hibaye hodde, "Mabude ãr dukkore deikke; ebar ãr šuwamiye ãre hameka ador goribo."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.”

33Hiba abar hamil oiye, edde ek futore biyaiye, toi hibaye hodde, "Ãre ador no gorede hiyan Mabude funniye, hetolla hibaye ãre iba o diyede." Toi hibaye hitar nam raikke Simeon.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.

34Hiba abar hamil oiye edde ek futore biyaiye, toi hibaye hodde, "Ebar ãr šuwami ãlloi bazi takibo, kiyollahoile ãi hiballa tin futore zormo diyi." Toi hibaye hitar nam raikke 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.

35Hiba abar hamil oiye edde ek futore biyaiye, toi hibaye hodde, "Ebar ãi Mabudore tarif goriyum." Toi hibaye hitar nam raikke Ehudah. Tarfore hibar fuwa biya bon oigiyegoi.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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