Genesis 46
1 To pongah Israel loe a tawnh ih hmuennawk boih hoiah caeh moe, Beersheba phak naah, ampa Issak ih Sithaw khaeah angbawnhaih to sak.
So Israel left for Egypt with everything he had. When he arrived at Beersheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 Sithaw mah Jakob khaeah aqum ah hnuksakhaih hoi lok to thuih pae, Jakob! Jakob! tiah a naa. Anih mah, Haeah ka oh, tiah pathim.
During the night God spoke to Israel in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “I'm here,” he replied.
3 Anih mah, Kai loe Sithaw, nam pa ih Sithaw ah ka oh; Izip prae ah caeh tathuk hanah zii hmah; to ah kalen parai acaeng ah kang sak han.
“I am God, the God of your father! Don't be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will turn you and your descendants into a great nation.
4 Izip prae ah kang caeh haih moe, kam laem haih let han, Joseph mah na mik nuiah a ban to koeng tih, tiah a naa.
I will go to Egypt with you, and I promise to bring you back again. And Joseph will personally close your eyes when you die.”
5 To pacoengah Jakob loe kholong caeh hanah Beersheba hoiah amsak, Israel ih caanawk mah ampa Jakob, anih ih caanawk hoi a zunawk to Faro mah nihcae phawh hanah patoeh ih hrang leeng nuiah angthueng o sak.
Then Jacob left Beersheba. His sons took him, their children, and their wives to Egypt using the wagons Pharaoh had sent.
6 To pacoengah Jakop mah Kanaan prae ah hnuk o ih hmuennawk hoi maitawnawk to sinh moe, a caanawk hoi nawnto Izip prae ah caeh tathuk.
They also took with them all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had accumulated in the country of Canaan. So Jacob and everyone in his extended family went to Egypt,
7 Jakob loe angmah hoi a caanawk doeh Izip prae ah caeh haih boih.
including all his sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters.
8 Hae kaminawk loe Izip prae ah kacaeh Israel ih caanawk, Jakob caanawk ih ahmin ah oh; Reuben loe Jakob ih calu ah oh.
The following is the genealogy of Israel and his sons who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 Reuben ih caanawk loe Hanok, Phallu, Hezron hoi Karmi.
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon ih caanawk loe Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar hoi Kanaan nongpata ih capa Shaul.
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a woman from Canaan.
11 Levi ih caanawk loe Gershon, Kohath hoi Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah ih caanawk loe Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez hoi Zerah; toe Er hoi Onan loe Kanaan prae ah duek hoi boeh. Perez ih caanawk loe, Hezron hoi Hamul.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. However, Er and Onan died in Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issakar ih caanawk loe Tola, Puvah, Job hoi Shimron.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
14 Zebulun ih caanawk loe Sered, Elon hoi Jahleel.
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Hae kaminawk loe Padan Aram ah, Leah mah Jakob hanah, canu Dinah hoi nawnto sak ih caa ah oh o; a capa hoi a canunawk loe sangqum boih ah qui thum, thumto oh o.
These are the sons Leah had for Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters and grandchildren was thirty-three.
16 Gad ih caanawk loe Zephion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi hoi Areli.
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher ih caanawk loe Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui hoi Beriah; nihcae ih tanuh loe Serah; Beriah ih caanawk loe Heber hoi Malkiel.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Leah khaeah paek ih, Zilpah mah Jakob hanah sak pae ih caa ah oh o; kami hatlai tarukto oh o.
These are the sons of Jacob Zilpah had, the servant given by Laban to his daughter Leah, a total of sixteen children and grandchildren.
19 Joseph hoi Benjamin loe Jakob ih zu Rachel ih caa ah oh,
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Izip prae, On vangpui ah kaom qaima Photipherah canu, Asenath mah Joseph han sak pae ih caanawk loe Manasseh hoi Ephraim.
The sons Joseph had in the land of Egypt by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On: Manasseh and Ephraim.
21 Benjamin ih caanawk loe Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim hoi Ard.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Hae kaminawk loe Rachel mah, Jakob hanah sak pae ih kami ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah hatlai palito oh o.
These are the sons that Rachel had for Jacob, a total of fourteen children and grandchildren.
23 Dan ih caanawk loe Hushim.
The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 Naphtali ih caanawk loe, Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer hoi Shillem.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Rachel khaeah paek ih, Bilah mah Jakob han sak pae ih caa ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah sarihto oh o.
These are the sons of Jacob that Bilhah had, the servant given by Laban to his daughter Rachel, a total of seven children and grandchildren.
26 Jakob hoi nawnto Izip prae ah angzo kaminawk boih, a capa ih zunawk to kroek ai ah, angmah ih caanawk boih loe qui taruk, tarukto oh o.
All those who were part of Jacob's family who came to Egypt (his blood relatives, apart from wives of Jacob's sons) totaled sixty-six.
27 Joseph mah Izip prae thungah sak ih capa hnetto hoi Izip prae ah angzo, Jakob ih canawknawk boih loe, sangqum boih ah qui sarihto oh o.
Including the two sons Joseph had in Egypt, the total number of Jacob's family who were in Egypt was seventy.
28 Goshen prae caehhaih loklam duengh hanah Jakob mah Judah to Joseph khaeah patoeh hmaloe, to tiah Goshen prae to a phak o.
Jacob sent Judah on ahead to meet Joseph and find out the way to Goshen. When they arrived in Goshen,
29 Joseph loe hrang leeng to suek coek moe, ampa Israel to hnuk hanah Goshen prae ah caeh; Goshen prae ah ampa khaeah phak naah, ampa to takop moe, a qah.
Joseph ordered his chariot made ready and went to meet his father Israel there. As soon as he arrived, he hugged his father and wept for a long time.
30 Israel mah Joseph khaeah, Na hing vop pongah, na krang ka hnuk boeh; vaihi loe ka duek cadoeh palung mong boeh, tiah a naa.
“Now I can die in peace because I have seen your face again and know you're still alive,” Israel told Joseph.
31 To pacoengah Joseph mah amyanawk hoi ampa imthung takohnawk khaeah, Faro khaeah ka caeh tahang moe, Kanaan prae ah kaom kam yanawk hoi kam pa imthung takohnawk angzoh o boeh;
Joseph told his brothers and his father's household, “I'm going to go and report to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘My brothers and my father's household have arrived from the country of Canaan to join me.
32 nihcae loe tuu toep kami, maitaw khenzawn kami ah oh o; nihcae loe a tawnh o ih hmuen boih, maitawnawk, tuunawk to sin o, tiah ka thuih pae han.
They are shepherds and keep livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and all their possessions.’
33 Faro mah kawk moe, tih tok maw na sak o? tiah na dueng nahaeloe,
When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you, ‘What work do you do?’
34 nangcae mah, Na tamnanawk loe nawkta nathuem hoi kamtong vaihni ni khoek to, kam pa mah sak ih baktih toengah, maitawnawk ni ka toep o, tiah thui oh; to tiah nahaeloe nangcae to Goshen prae ah na omsak tih; tuutoep kami loe Izip kaminawk mah panuet o, tiah a naa.
tell him, ‘Your servants have looked after livestock since we were children, both us and our fathers before us.’ That way you'll be able to live here in Goshen, because Egyptians look down on shepherds.”
