Mui 29
1 Ya: igobe da asili, eso maba la: idi soge amoga asi.
Then Jacob went on in his journey, and came into the east country.
2 E da hano nasu uli dou gisi soge ganodini diala, amoga doaga: i. Amo uli dogoi gadenene, sibi gilisisu udiana dialebe ba: i. Sibi gilisisu da amo uli dogoiga hano nasu. Uli dogoi da gele bagadega ga: i dagoi.
And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone.
3 Hou da agoane galu. Sibi gilisisu da uli dogoiga doaga: laloba, sibi ouligisu dunu da gele bagade amo bebesole, hano nasu amo sibima olelesu. Hano nanu, sibi ouligisu da uli dogoi gele bagadega bu ga: su.
And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.
4 Ya: igobe da sibi ouligisu dunuma amane adole ba: i, “Dilia da habidili misibila: ?” Ilia da bu adole i, “Ninia da Halane soge dunu.”
And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.
5 E da bu adole ba: i, “Dilia da La: iba: ne, Na: iho ea aowa amo dawa: bela: ?” “Ma! Ninia dawa: !” ilia amane sia: i.
And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of Nachor? They said: We know him.
6 Ya: igobe amane adole ba: i, “E da hahawane esalabala?” Ilia bu adole i, “E da hahawane esala! Ba: ma! Idiwi La: isele, La: iba: ne ea uda mano a: fini da ea sibi gilisisu oule manebe goea!”
He said: Is he in health? He is in health, say they: and behold Rachel his daughter cometh with his flock.
7 Ya: igobe da amane sia: i, “Wali da esomogoa fawane. Amaiba: le, sibi amo diasuga gilisimu da hamedei. Dilia sibi ilima hano dili ianu, bu gisi sogega oule masunu da defea.”
And Jacob said: There is yet much day remaining, neither is it time to bring the flocks into the folds again: first give the sheep drink, and so lead them back to feed.
8 Ilia da bu adole i, “Amai da hame hamomu! Sibi gilisisu huluane da doaga: sea fawane, ninia da gele bagade bebesole, sibi ilima hano dili imunu.”
They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well’s mouth, that we may water the flocks.
9 Ya: igobe da ilima sia: daloba, La: isele da ea sibi gilisisu oule misini, doaga: i dagoi.
They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she fed the flock.
10 Ya: igobe da La: isele amo ea daiya La: iba: ne ea sibi oule manebe ba: loba, e da hano nasu uli dogoi amoga asili, gele bebesole, sibi ilima hano dili i.
And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin-german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed.
11 Amalalu, e da La: isele amo nonogoi, amola hahawane bagadeba: le, dinanu.
And having watered the flock, he kissed her: and lifting up his voice, wept.
12 E da La: iselema amane adole i, “Na da dia ada esoa: bi, Lebega ea mano.” La: isele da ea ada amo adomusa: hehenane asi.
And he told her that he was her father’s brother, and the son of Rebecca: but she went in haste and told her father.
13 La: iba: ne da esoa: bi Ya: igobe misi dagoi amo nababeba: le, hehenane, ema doaga: le, nonogone, hi diasuga oule asi. Ya: igobe da ea hou huluane ema olelei.
Who, when he heard that Jacob his sister’s son was come, ran forth to meet him; and embracing him, and heartily kissing him, brought him into his house. And when he had heard the causes of his journey,
14 Amalalu, La: iba: ne da amane sia: i, “Dafawane! Di da na fi dunu maga: me afae amoga hamoi.” Ya: igobe da oubi afae amoga ea diasuga esalu.
He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And after the days of one month were expired,
15 La: iba: ne da Ya: igobema amane sia: i, “Di da na fi dunuba: le na hawa: hamosu udigili hamomu da defea hame galebe. Di da bidi habodayane lama: bela: ?”
He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.
16 La: iba: ne da uda mano aduna esala. Magobo mano da Lia amola eno da La: isele.
Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia: and the younger was called Rachel.
17 Lia ea si da gasa hame galu. Be La: isele ea da: i hodo da noga: iwane ba: i.
But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.
18 Ya: igobe da La: iselema bagade magesa: i. Amaiba: le e da La: iba: nema amane sia: i, “Na da La: isele amo lamusa: , ode fesuale dima hawa: hamomu da defeala: ?”
And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 La: iba: ne da bu adole i, “Na da dunu enoma imunu higa: i. Dima fawane imunu. Nama ouesaloma!”
Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me.
20 Ya: igobe da ode fesuale La: isele lama: ne hawa: hamosu. E da ema bagade asigiba: le, amo ode da eso bagahame defele ba: i.
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.
21 Amalalu, Ya: igobe da La: iba: nema amane sia: i, “Na ode da gidigi dagoi. Na da dia mano lamu galebe.”
And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; for now the time is fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 Amaiba: le, La: iba: ne da uda lasu lolo Nasu bagade hamoi. E da dunu huluane misa: ne sia: i.
And he, having invited a great number of his friends to the feast, made the marriage.
23 Be gasia, e da La: isele fisili, Lia amo Ya: igobema oule misi. Amalalu, Ya: igobe da Lia amo gilisili golai.
And at night he brought in Lia his daughter to him,
24 (La: iba: ne da ea udigili hawa: hamosu a: fini Siliba amo Lia hi hawa: hamomusa: gini i dagoi.)
Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zelpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw it was Lia:
25 Golale hahabe, Ya: igobe da uda da ema gilisili golai da La: isele hame be Lia ba: i. E da La: iba: nema asili amane sia: i, “Di da abuli amo hou nama hamobela: ? Na da La: isele lamusa: hawa: hamoi dagoi. Di da abuliba: le nama ogogobela: ?”
And he said to his father in law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?
26 La: iba: ne da bu adole i, “Ninia hou guiguda: da ninia magobo uda mano bisili dunuga lama: ne iaha. Fa: no eno uda mano iaha.
Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.
27 Be uda lasu lolo nasu hi afae da dagosea, defea, na da La: isele amola dima imunu. Be amo lama: ne, di da na hawa: hamosu ode fesuale eno hamoma.”
Make up the week of days of this match: and I will give thee her also, for the service that thou shalt render me other seven years.
28 Ya: igobe da amo hamomu sia: i. Amalalu, hi afae aligili, La: iba: ne da ea mano La: isele amo ema i.
He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:
29 (La: iba: ne da ea udigili hawa: hamosu a: fini ea dio amo Biliha amo La: isele fidimusa: i.)
To whom her father gave Bala for her servant.
30 Ya: igobe da La: isele amo gilisili golai. Ea magesa: i hou ema da ea asigi hou Lia ema baligi dagoi. Amalalu, e da La: iba: ne ea hawa: hamosu ode fesuale eno hamoi.
And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years.
31 Hina Gode da Ya: igobe ea hou amo La: iselema bagade asigi amola Liama fonobahadi asigi amo ba: beba: le, Gode da Liama mano lama: ne logo fodoi. Be La: isele da aligime esalu.
And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.
32 Lia da abula agui, dunu mano lalelegei. E amane sia: i, “Hina Gode da na se nabasu ba: i dagoi. Wali nagoa da nama asigimu.” Amaiba: le, e da dio asuli amo Liubene (Se Nabasu Ba: i)
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.
33 Amalalu, e da bu eno abula agui ba: i. Dunu mano eno da lalelegele, Lia da amane sia: i, “Hina Gode da Ya: igobe da nama hame asigi amo nababeba: le, mano nama i.” Amaiba: le, amo manoma e da Simione (Nabasu dunu) dio asuli.
And again she conceived and bore a son, and said: Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: and she called his name Simeon.
34 E da bu eno abula agui. Dunu mano eno lai. E amane sia: i, “Wali na da dunu mano udiana laiba: le, nagoa da nama la: gi dagoi ba: mu.” Amaiba: le, e da amo manoma Lifai (La: gi) dio asuli.
And she conceived the third time, and bore another son: and said: Now also my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons: and therefore she called his name Levi.
35 Amalalu, e da abula agui, dunu mano eno lai. E da amane sia: i, “Wali na da Hina Godema nodomu.” Amaiba: le, e da amo manoma Yuda (Nodosu) dio asuli. Amalalu, e da mano lasu yolesi.
The fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and said: now will I praise the Lord: and for this she called him Juda. And she left bearing.
