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.
Israel made his journey with all that he had and went to Beersheba. There 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.
God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” He said, “Here I am.”
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.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for there I will make 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 kut a tloeng ni,” a ti nah.
I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will surely bring you up again and Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.”
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.
Jacob rose up from Beersheba. The sons of Israel transported Jacob their father, their children, and their wives, in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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 took their livestock and their possessions that they had accumulated in the land of Canaan. They came into Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.
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.
He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
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,
These were the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;
9 Reuben ca rhoek la Enok, Pallu, Khetsron neh, Karmee
the sons of Reuben, Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi;
10 Simeon ca rhoek la Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakhin, Zohar neh Kanaan nu kah a capa Saul,
the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman;
11 Levi ca rhoek la Gershon, Kohath neh, Merari
and 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 were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah, (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issakhar ca rhoek la Tola, Puvah, Jashub neh Shimron,
The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Lob, and Shimron;
14 Zebulun ca rhoek la Sered, Elon neh Jaheel,
The sons of Zebulun were 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 were the sons of Leah whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 Gad ca rhoek la Ziphion, Hakki, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi neh Areli,
The sons of Gad were Zephon, 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 were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and Serah was their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel
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 were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban had given to Leah his daughter. These sons she bore to Jacob—sixteen in all.
19 Jakob yuu Rakhel ca rhoi la Joseph neh Benjamin om.
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were 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.
In Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
21 Benjamin ca rhoek khaw Bela, Bekher, Ashbel Gera, Naaman Ehi, Rosh Muppin, Huppim neh Ard om.
The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, 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 were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23 Dan ca la Hushim om.
The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 Naphtali ca rhoek la Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer neh Shillem om.
The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, 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 were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter—seven in all.
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 went to Egypt with Jacob, who were his descendants, not counting Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six in all.
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.
With the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, the members of his family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
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 ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came to the land of 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 prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He saw him, hugged his neck, and wept on his neck 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.
Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
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 said to his brothers and to his father's house, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, saying, 'My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to 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.
The men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock. They have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.'
33 Te vaengah Pharaoh loh nangmih n'uen tih, 'Na bibi balae,’ a ti ni.
It will come about, when Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
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.
that you should say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth until now, both we, and our forefathers.' Do this so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
