Kamtawngnae 25
1 Abraham ni Keturah a yu lah bout a la.
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Hote a yu ni Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak hoi Shuah tinaw a khe.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan ni capa Sheba hoi Dedan a sak. Dedan capanaw teh Asshurim, Lethushim hoi Leummim tinaw doeh.
Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
4 Midian capanaw teh Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida hoi Eldaah tinaw doeh. Hetnaw pueng teh Keturah ca catounnaw lah ao.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham ni a tawn e pueng hah Isak a poe.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Hateiteh, Abraham ni a yu do hoi a sak e canaw teh poehno a poe. Ama a hring nah roeroe vah Isak koehoi kanîtholae ram lah a cei sak.
But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
7 Abraham e a hringyung teh a kum 175 touh a pha.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Abraham ni a hnukteng poung a kâha teh se kuep laihoi nget matong hoi kum rek kakueplah a due teh a hmaunawnghanaw koe vah a pakawp awh.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 A capa Isak hoi Ishmael ni Hit tami Zoar capa Ephron law dawk Mamre teng Makpelah talung kâko dawk a pakawp roi.
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
10 Hote law teh Abraham ni Hetnaw koehoi a ran e doeh. Hote hmuen koe Abraham teh a yu Sarah koe a pakawp awh.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Abraham a due hnukkhu vah, Cathut ni Isak hah yawhawi a poe. Isak teh Beerlahairoi dawk kho a sak.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Het heh Abraham capa Ishmael, Sarah e a sannu, Izip tami Hagar ni Abraham hoi a khe roi e canaw doeh.
(These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
13 Hetnaw heh min parui lahoi a catoun lahoi Ishmael capanaw e min lah ao. Ishmael capa camin teh Nebaioth doeh. A nawnghanaw teh Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam tinaw doeh.
These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish hoi Kedemah tinaw doeh.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Hotnaw teh Ishmael capanaw lah ao teh amamouh hoi kho hoi a roenae patetlah a min a thut awh. A miphun parui lah bawi hlaikahni touh ao.
The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
17 Ishmael a dam nathung a kum teh 137 touh a pha. A hnuktengpoung e a kâha a phout teh a due. A hmaunawnghanaw koevah a pakawp awh.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Ahnimouh teh Havilah ram koehoi Assyria ram pâtam hoi Izip ram teng Shur totouh kho a sak awh. A hmaunawnghanaw e hmaitung vah a due.
His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
19 Abraham e capa Isak e catounnaw teh hettelah ao. Abraham ni a capa Isak a khe teh,
(This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 Isak ni Paddanaram ram e Syria tami Bethuel canu, Syria tami Laban e a tawncanu Rebekah a yu lah a la nah a kum 40 touh a pha.
and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
21 A yu teh carôe dawk BAWIPA koevah pou a hei teh BAWIPA ni a heinae teh a thai pouh dawkvah Rebekah teh camo a vawn.
Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 Camo a vawn e teh a thung vah pou a kâthe dawkvah, ahni ni hettelah awm rah pawiteh, bangkongmaw kahring rah telah ati. Hatdawkvah, BAWIPA koe pacei hanlah a cei.
She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
23 BAWIPA ni camo im dawk miphun kahni touh ao. Na von thung hoi miphun kahni touh kâkapek han. Miphun buet touh e teh buet touh e hlak a thayoun han. Hahoi, a hmau ni a nawngha e thaw a tawk pouh han telah ati.
Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
24 Hottelah camo khenae tueng a pha toteh, camo im dawk ca samphei e ao.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Hmaloe e teh ka palingphung lahoi a tâco. Hni muen patetlah a muen puk a tho teh a min lah Esaw telah a phung.
The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
26 Hathnukkhu hoi, a nawngha teh Esaw e khokpaimai kuet lahoi a tâco. Hatdawkvah, a min lah Jakop telah a phung. Rebekah ni ahni a khe nah Isak teh a kum 60 touh a pha.
Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
27 Camo roi a roung teh, Esaw teh moi ka ka thai poung e samram pou ka cet tami lah ao. Hateiteh, Jakop teh kâkamuete lah ao dawk im vah ao.
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
28 Isak teh Esaw ni a thokhai e moi ouk a ca dawkvah, Esaw hah a lungpataw. Hateiteh, Rebekah ni teh Jakop hah a lungpataw.
Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
29 Jakop ni rawca a thawng teh, Esaw teh kahrawng hoi a tho nah a vonhlam ni a khaw teh ngawt a tawn dawkvah,
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Esaw ni Jakop koevah, pahren lahoi na thawng e rawca hah na cat sak haw. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka vonhlam ni na khaw toe telah atipouh. Hat dawk nahoehmaw min teh Edom telah ati.
He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
31 Hateiteh, Jakop ni camin coungnae hah hmaloe lah na ran sak telah atipouh.
Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
32 Esaw ni khenhaw! kai teh meimei ka due toe, camin coungnae teh kai hanlah bangmaw cungkei han telah ati.
Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
33 Jakop ni, kai koevah hmaloe thoekâbo ei, telah atipouh. Jakop koe thoe a kâbo teh a camin coungnae hah a yo.
Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Jakop ni Esaw teh vaiyei hoi rawca a thawng e hah a poe. Hottelah, a canei hnukkhu vah a tâco teh a cei. Hot patetlah Esaw ni camin coungnae hah banglahai noutna hoeh.
Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
