Suencuek 46
1 Te dongah Israel loh a taengkah aka om boeih neh cet uh tih Beershebaa pha vaengah a napa Isaak kah Pathen ham hmueiha ngawn pah.
Israel [God prevails] traveled with all that he had, and came to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac [Laughter].
2 Te dongah amah tekah khoyinah Isreal te Pathen loh mangthuinah neha voek tih, “Jakob, Jakob,” a tinah hatah, “Kai ka om he,” a ti nah.
God spoke to Israel [God prevails] in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob [Supplanter], Jacob [Supplanter]!” He said, “Here I am.”
3 Te vaengah kai Pathen he, na pa kah Pathen ni. Egypt lana suntlak thuk te rhih boeh. Nangte pilnu la pahoi kan khueh bitni.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt [Abode of slavery], for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 Egypt lam khaw nang taengah kan suntlak puei vetih nang te koep kam bal puei bal ni. Joseph long khaw na mik dongah a kuta tloeng ni,” a ti nah.
I will go down with you into Egypt [Abode of slavery]. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph [May he add] will close your eyes.”
5 Beersheba lamkah Jakob koepa thoh vaengah Israel ca rhoek loh a napa Jakob neh a carhoek khaw, a yuu rhoek khaw, anih aka phuei ham Pharaohloh a pat leng nen tea khuen uh.
Jacob [Supplanter] rose up from Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and the sons of Israel [God prevails] carried Jacob [Supplanter], their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 Te phoeiah amamih kah boiva neh Kanaan kho kaha dang uh khuehtawn te khaw a khuen uh tih Jakob neh amah taengkah a tiingan boeih loh Egypt la cet uh.
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and came into Egypt [Abode of slavery]— Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
7 A ca tongparhoek neh a ca kah ca rhoek, amah taengkah a canurhoek neh a ca rhoek kah canurhoek khaw, a tiingan boeihte amah neh Egypt laa khuen.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt [Abode of slavery].
8 Jakob neh a ca rhoek loh Egyptlaa caeh uh vaengkah Israel ca rhoek kah a ming tah, Jakob kah a caming Reuben,
These are the names of the children of Israel [God prevails], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], Jacob [Supplanter] and his sons: Reuben [See, a son!], Jacob [Supplanter]’s firstborn.
9 Reuben ca rhoek la Enok, Pallu, Khetsron neh, Karmee
The sons of Reuben [See, a son!]: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon ca rhoek la Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakhin, Zohar neh Kanaan nu kah a capa Saul,
The sons of Simeon [Hearing]: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul [Asked for] the son of a Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled] woman.
11 Levi ca rhoek la Gershon, Kohath neh, Merari
The sons of Levi [United with]: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah koca rhoek la Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah om daea Er neh Onante Kanaan kho ah duek tih Perez ca rhoi la Khetsron neh Hamul om.
The sons of Judah [Praised]: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan [Humbled]. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issakhar ca rhoek la Tola, Puvah, Jashub neh Shimron,
The sons of Issachar [Hire, Reward]: Tola, Puvah, Job [Persecuted], and Shimron.
14 Zebulun ca rhoek la Sered, Elon neh Jaheel,
The sons of Zebulun [Living together]: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Paddanaram ah Jakob hama sak pah Leah koca rhoek te a canu Dinah nen tah a pum la huta tongpa hinglu thumkip pathum lo.
These are the sons of Leah [Weary], whom she bore to Jacob [Supplanter] in Paddan Aram [Elevated], with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Gad ca rhoek la Ziphion, Hakki, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi neh Areli,
The sons of Gad [Good fortune]: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher ca rhoek la Imnah, Ishua, Ishee, Beriah neh a ngannu Serah om tih Beriah ca la Heber neh Malkhiel om.
The sons of Asher [Happy]: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Amih he Laban loh a canu Leah taengaha paek Zilpah koca rhoek ni. Te dongah anih loh Jakob hama sak pah he hinglu la hlai rhuk lo.
These are the sons of Zilpah [Frailty], whom Laban [White] gave to Leah [Weary], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter], even sixteen souls.
19 Jakob yuu Rakhel ca rhoi la Joseph neh Benjamin om.
The sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], Jacob [Supplanter]’s wife: Joseph [May he add] and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south].
20 Joseph loh Egypt kho ahaom vaengkah a ca sak la Oni khosoih Potiphera canu Asenath loh Manasseh neh Ephraima sak pah.
To Joseph [May he add] in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery] were born Manasseh [Causing to forget] and Ephraim [Fruit], whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
21 Benjamin carhoek khaw Bela, Bekher, Ashbel Gera, Naaman Ehi, Rosh Muppin, Huppim neh Ard om.
The sons of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south]: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Jakob hama sak pah Rakhel kocarhoek kah hinglu boeih he hlai li lo.
These are the sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], who were born to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Dan ca la Hushim om.
The son of Dan [He judged]: Hushim.
24 Naphtali ca rhoek la Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer neh Shillem om.
The sons of Naphtali [My wrestling]: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Laban loh a canu Rakhela paek tih Jakob ham ca aka sak pah Bilhah koca kah hinglu boeih te parhih lo.
These are the sons of Bilhah [Bashful], whom Laban [White] gave to Rachel [Ewe sheep], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were seven.
26 Te dongah Jakob ca rhoek kah a yuu rhoek te a hoep phoeiah Jakob amah pum dongkah aka poetih Egypt laa caeh puei hinglu boeih he hinglu sawmrhuk parhuk boeih louh.
All the souls who came with Jacob [Supplanter] into Egypt [Abode of slavery], who were his direct offspring, besides Jacob [Supplanter]’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
27 Joseph loh Egypt kah a cuna ca rhoi hinglu panit nen ngawn tah a pum boeih la Egypt aka paan Jakob imkhui he hinglu sawmrhih lo.
The sons of Joseph [May he add], who were born to him in Egypt [Abode of slavery], were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob [Supplanter], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], were seventy.
28 Te vaengah Judah te Goshen hil a hmai ah thuinuet ham Joseph taengah a hmai laa tueih tih Goshen khohmuen tea pha uh.
He sent Judah [Praised] before him to Joseph [May he add], to show the way before him to Goshen [Drawing near], and they came into the land of Goshen [Drawing near].
29 Joseph khaw amah kah leng te a khih tih a napa Israel doe ham Goshen la cet. Te dongaha napa tea hmuh neh a rhawn aha kop tih a rhawn dongah puet rhap.
Joseph [May he add] prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel [God prevails], his father, in Goshen [Drawing near]. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Te vaengah Israel loh Joseph la, “Na hing pueng tih na maelhmai ka hmuh coeng dongah ka duek thai pawn ni,” a ti nah.
Israel [God prevails] said to Joseph [May he add], “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 Te phoeiah Joseph loh a manucarhoek taeng neh a napa cako taengah, “Pharaoh yaak sak ham ka cet vetih, 'Kanaan kho kah ka manucarhoek neh a pa cako te kai taengla ha pawk uh coeng.
Joseph [May he add] said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan [Humbled], have come to me.
32 Tedae tekah hlangrhoek te boiva aka dawn hlang la om uh oeh tih boiva khaw a dawn uh dongah amamih kah boiva neh saelhung a khueh uh boeih te han khuen uh,’ ka ti nah ni.
These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’
33 Te vaengah Pharaoh loh nangmih n'uen tih, 'Na bibi balae,’ a ti ni.
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
34 Te vaengah, 'Na sal rhoek ngawn tah, a parhoek khaw, kamamih khaw ka camoe uh lamkah tahae due boiva hlang la om uh. Te dongah boiva aka dawn boeih he Egypt rhoek kah tueilaehkoi la a coeng dongah Goshen kho ah kho nan sak sak mai mako,'ti na uh,” a ti nah.
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen [Drawing near]; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].”
