Genesis 35 (SHR)

1Nyamuzinda abwîra Yakôbo, erhi: «Yimuka! osôkere e Beteli onabêreyo, oj’iyubakayo oluhêrero; waluyubakira olya Nyamuzinda wakubonekeraga galya mango wajâga wayâka mukulu wâwe Ezau».Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

2Yakôbo abwîra ab’aha mwâge boshi na ngasi bandi banali bo naye, erhi: «Murhenze banyamuzinda b’obwîhambi bali ekarhî kinyu, mucîcêse munayambale yindi yindi myambalo.So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

3Muyimuke rhujè e Beteli, naj’iyubakira yo Nyamuzinda oluhêrero, ye wanyumvirhizagya amango nal’impanyagîre, ye wanal’indusize omu njira nâlimwo».Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

4Banacihà Yakôbo banyamuzinda b’ihanga bàli bagwêrhe boshi, n’orhugondo rhw’amarhwîri bàli bagwêrhe rhwoshi, naye Yakôbo abikalira aha murhi gubâ hôfi n’e Sikemi.So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

5Banacigandûla, n’ecôbà ca Nyamuzinda càgwa oku bishagala by’e marhambi byoshi: barhaderhaga mpu bayishakwo bene Yakôbo.As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

6Yakôbo ahika aha Luzu, omu cihugo c’e Kanâni, ho Beteli, ye n’abantu bàli boshi.So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

7Ayûbaka oluhêrero n’aho ahayîrika izîno lya El Beteli, bulya aho ho Nyamuzinda amubonekeraga amango ajâga ayâka mukulu wâge.There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.

8Oku bundi, Debora, mulezi wa Rebeka, anacifà, abishwa idako lya Beteli aha murhi; n’aho kwo bahaderha mpu Murhi gw’Emirenge.Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.

9Nyamuzinda abonekera kandi Yakôbo erhi arhenga e Padani Aramu, anamugisha.After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

10Amubwîra, erhi: «Izîno lyâwe we Yakôbo, ci barhakacikuderha Yakôbo, izîno lyâwe wekola Israheli». Lyo banakola bamuderha eryo lya Israheli.And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

11Nyamuzinda amubwîra, erhi: «Nie El Shadayi. Oburhè onahâbwe, ishanja lyaburhwa nâwe, omwandu gw’amashanja gwaburhwa nâwe, n’abâmi barhenga omu nda yâwe.And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

12Ecihugo nahâga Abrahamu na Izaki nkuhîre co; n’obûko bwâwe enyuma zâwe nabo mbuhîre eci cihugo».The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

13Nyamuzinda asôka, amuleka aho amuganîrizagya.Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.

14Yakôbo agwîka oluhêrero aho amuganirizagya, lwàli luhêrero lw’ibuye, abulagirakwo idivayi n’amavurha.So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.

15Yakôbo ahayîrika izîno lya Beteli aho Nyamuzinda amuganîrizagya. Okuburhwa kwa Benyamini n’okufà kwa RasheliJacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

16Banacirhenga e Beteli. Hali hacisigîre lugendo lwa kasanzi karhali kanyi bahike aha Efrata, lêro Rasheli anaciburha. Okuburha kwâge yàbà ntambala bwenêne.Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

17Oku izîmi lidwîrhe lyamubiribinga, omugikulu amubwîra, erhi: «Orhayôbohaga kandi murhabana waburha»During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”

18Amango g’okurhengamwo omûka, bulya kwàli kukola kufà, ayîrika olya mwâna izîno lya Benoni; ci îshe amuyîrika izîno lya Benyamini.And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

19Rasheli anacifà, abishwa oku njira y’e Efrata, ahaderhwa mpu ho Betelehemu.So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

20Yakôbo agwîka ibuye ly’oluhêrero oku cûsho ca Rasheli, lwo luhêrero lw’oku cûsho ca Rasheli, ho linacibà kuhika ene. Omuziro gwa RubeniJacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.

21Israheli agenda aj’igwîka ecirâlo câge aha ishiriza lya Midal-Ederi.Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.

22Ago mango Israheli ali ayûbasire eyo munda, Rubeni akanya aj’ilâla boshi na Bilaha ciherula c’îshe, na Israleli akumanya. Bene Yakôbo ikumi na babirhi Bene Yakôbo bàli ikumi na babirhi.While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

23Bene Lea: Rubeni yo nfula ya Yakôbo, Simoni, Levi, Yûda, Isakari na Zabuloni.The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

24Abâna ba Rasheli: Yozefu na Benyamini.The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

25Bene Bilaha, mujà-kazi wa Rasheli bàli: Dani na Nefutali.The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.

26Bene Zilafa, mujà-kazi wa Lea bâli: Gadi na Asheri. Bo bâna baburhiragwa Yakôbo omu Padani Aramu abo.And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

27Yakôbo anacihika aha mw’îshe Izaki aha Mambri, aha Kiriyati-Arba, ho haderhwa Hebroni.Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

28Emyâka y’akalamo ka Izaki yali myâka igana na makumi gali munâni.And Isaac lived 180 years.

29Izaki arhengamwo omûka. Afà, bamuhira kuli bene wâbo, erhi anakola mushosi, ali akola mukulu anali amâyigurha ensiku. Abagala Ezau na Yakôbo bamubisha.Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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