Suencuek 46
1 Te dongah Israel loh a taengkah aka om boeih neh cet uh tih Beersheba a pha vaengah a napa Isaak kah Pathen ham hmueih a ngawn pah.
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 Te dongah amah tekah khoyin ah Isreal te Pathen loh mangthuinah neh a voek tih, “Jakob, Jakob,” a ti nah hatah, “Kai ka om he,” a ti nah.
During the night God spoke to Israel in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “I'm here,” he replied.
3 Te vaengah kai Pathen he, na pa kah Pathen ni. Egypt la na suntlak thuk te rhih boeh. Nang te pilnu la pahoi kan khueh bitni.
“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 Egypt lam khaw nang taengah kan suntlak puei vetih nang te koep kam bal puei bal ni. Joseph long khaw na mik dongah a kut a tloeng ni,” a ti nah.
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 Beersheba lamkah Jakob koep a thoh vaengah Israel ca rhoek loh a napa Jakob neh a ca rhoek khaw, a yuu rhoek khaw, anih aka phuei ham Pharaoh loh a pat leng nen te a khuen uh.
Then Jacob left Beersheba. His sons took him, their children, and their wives to Egypt using the wagons Pharaoh had sent.
6 Te phoeiah amamih kah boiva neh Kanaan kho kah a dang uh khuehtawn te khaw a khuen uh tih Jakob neh amah taengkah a tiingan boeih loh Egypt la cet uh.
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 A ca tongpa rhoek neh a ca kah ca rhoek, amah taengkah a canu rhoek neh a ca rhoek kah canu rhoek khaw, a tiingan boeih te amah neh Egypt la a khuen.
including all his sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters.
8 Jakob neh a ca rhoek loh Egypt la a caeh uh vaengkah Israel ca rhoek kah a ming tah, Jakob kah a caming Reuben,
The following is the genealogy of Israel and his sons who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 Reuben ca rhoek la Enok, Pallu, Khetsron neh, Karmee
The sons of Reuben: 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: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a woman from Canaan.
11 Levi ca rhoek la Gershon, Kohath neh, Merari
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah koca rhoek la Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah om daea Er neh Onan te Kanaan kho ah duek tih Perez ca rhoi la Khetsron neh Hamul om.
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 Issakhar ca rhoek la Tola, Puvah, Jashub neh Shimron,
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
14 Zebulun ca rhoek la Sered, Elon neh Jaheel,
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Paddanaram ah Jakob ham a sak pah Leah koca rhoek te a canu Dinah nen tah a pum la huta tongpa hinglu thumkip pathum lo.
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 ca rhoek la Ziphion, Hakki, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi neh Areli,
The sons of Gad: 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: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Amih he Laban loh a canu Leah taengah a paek Zilpah koca rhoek ni. Te dongah anih loh Jakob ham a sak pah he hinglu la hlai rhuk lo.
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 Jakob yuu Rakhel ca rhoi la Joseph neh Benjamin om.
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Joseph loh Egypt kho ah a om vaengkah a ca sak la Oni khosoih Potiphera canu Asenath loh Manasseh neh Ephraim a sak pah.
The sons Joseph had in the land of Egypt by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On: Manasseh and Ephraim.
21 Benjamin ca rhoek khaw Bela, Bekher, Ashbel Gera, Naaman Ehi, Rosh Muppin, Huppim neh Ard om.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Jakob ham a sak pah Rakhel koca rhoek kah hinglu boeih he hlai li lo.
These are the sons that Rachel had for Jacob, a total of fourteen children and grandchildren.
23 Dan ca la Hushim om.
The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 Naphtali ca rhoek la Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer neh Shillem om.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Laban loh a canu Rakhel a paek tih Jakob ham ca aka sak pah Bilhah koca kah hinglu boeih te parhih lo.
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 Te dongah Jakob ca rhoek kah a yuu rhoek te a hoep phoeiah Jakob amah pum dongkah aka poe tih Egypt la a caeh puei hinglu boeih he hinglu sawmrhuk parhuk boeih louh.
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 loh Egypt kah a cun a ca rhoi hinglu panit nen ngawn tah a pum boeih la Egypt aka paan Jakob imkhui he hinglu sawmrhih lo.
Including the two sons Joseph had in Egypt, the total number of Jacob's family who were in Egypt was seventy.
28 Te vaengah Judah te Goshen hil a hmai ah thuinuet ham Joseph taengah a hmai la a tueih tih Goshen khohmuen te a pha uh.
Jacob sent Judah on ahead to meet Joseph and find out the way to Goshen. When they arrived in Goshen,
29 Joseph khaw amah kah leng te a khih tih a napa Israel doe ham Goshen la cet. Te dongah a napa te a hmuh neh a rhawn ah a kop tih a rhawn dongah puet rhap.
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 Te vaengah Israel loh Joseph la, “Na hing pueng tih na maelhmai ka hmuh coeng dongah ka duek thai pawn ni,” a ti nah.
“Now I can die in peace because I have seen your face again and know you're still alive,” Israel told Joseph.
31 Te phoeiah Joseph loh a manuca rhoek taeng neh a napa cako taengah, “Pharaoh yaak sak ham ka cet vetih, 'Kanaan kho kah ka manuca rhoek neh a pa cako te kai taengla ha pawk uh coeng.
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 Tedae tekah hlang rhoek 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.
They are shepherds and keep livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and all their possessions.’
33 Te vaengah Pharaoh loh nangmih n'uen tih, 'Na bibi balae,’ a ti ni.
When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you, ‘What work do you do?’
34 Te vaengah, 'Na sal rhoek ngawn tah, a pa rhoek 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.
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.”
