< Genesis 30 >
1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
Rĩrĩa Rakeli onire atĩ ndaraciarĩra Jakubu ciana-rĩ, akĩiguĩra mwarĩ wa nyina ũiru. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “He ciana kana ngue!”
2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Jakubu akĩrakario nĩ Rakeli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaarĩ niĩ ndĩ ithenya rĩa Ngai ũrĩa ũkũimĩte ciana?”
3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain sons by her.
Rakeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Biliha ndungata yakwa ya mũirĩtu ĩrĩ haha; koma nayo nĩgeetha ĩnjiarĩre ciana, na niĩ ngĩe na nyũmba na ũndũ wayo.”
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmũhe Biliha ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake. Jakubu agĩkoma nayo,
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
nake Biliha akĩgĩa nda, akĩmũciarĩra kahĩĩ.
6 And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.
Rakeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩandĩhĩria na nĩaiguĩte gũthaithana gwakwa, na nĩaheete kahĩĩ.” Na tondũ ũcio, agĩgatua Dani.
7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Biliha ndungata ĩyo ya Rakeli ĩkĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
Nake Rakeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ngoretwo na kũgiana kũnene na mwarĩ wa maitũ, na nĩ hootanĩte.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Nafitali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
Na rĩrĩa Lea onire atĩ nĩarũgamĩte kũgĩa ciana-rĩ, akĩoya Zilipa ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu akĩmĩhe Jakubu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake.
10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son.
Nake Zilipa, ndungata ĩyo ya Lea, ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ.
11 And Leah said, Fortunate! And she called his name Gad.
Nake Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kaĩ ũyũ nĩ mũnyaka-ĩ!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Gadi.
12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.
Zilipa ndungata ĩyo ya Lea ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
13 And Leah said, Happy am I! For the daughters will call me happy. And she called his name Asher.
Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndĩ mũkenu-ĩ! Andũ-a-nja marĩnjĩtaga ‘mũkenu.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Asheri.
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya kũgetha ngano-rĩ, Rubeni agĩthiĩ mũgũnda-inĩ na akĩona mĩmera ya mandarĩki, na akĩrehera nyina Lea. Nake Rakeli akĩĩra Lea atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha he mandarĩki mamwe ma mũrũguo.”
15 And she said to her, Is it a small matter that thou have taken away my husband? And would thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee tonight for thy son's mandrakes.
Nake Lea akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ arĩ ũndũ mũnini kũndunya mũthuuri wakwa? Rĩu ningĩ nĩũkuoya mandarĩki ma mũriũ wakwa o namo?” Rakeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “He mandarĩki ma mũrũguo, nake Jakubu akome nawe ũmũthĩ.”
16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
Na rĩrĩa Jakubu ookire hwaĩ-inĩ oimĩte mũgũnda-rĩ, Lea agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No nginya ũkome na niĩ, tondũ nĩngũgũrire na mandarĩki ma mũriũ wakwa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkoma nake ũtukũ ũcio.
17 And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Nake Ngai akĩigua mahooya ma Lea, nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga gatano.
18 And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩaheete kĩheo nĩ ũndũ wa kũheana ndungata yakwa ya mũirĩtu kũrĩ mũthuuri wakwa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Isakaru.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
Lea agĩcooka akĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na agĩciarĩra Jakubu, kahĩĩ ga gatandatũ.
20 And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.
Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai ekũhe kĩheo kĩa goro mũno. Rĩu mũthuuri wakwa nĩarĩheeaga gĩtĩĩo tondũ ndĩmũciarĩire ihĩĩ ithathatũ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Zebuluni.
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Thuutha ũcio agĩciara mũirĩtu na akĩmũtua Dina.
22 And God remembered Rachel. And God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Thuutha ũcio Ngai akĩririkana Rakeli, akĩmũigua, na akĩhingũra nda yake.
23 And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.
Nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciara kahĩĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩanjehereria thoni.”
24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah adds another son to me.
Nake agĩgatua Jusufu, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai arohe kahĩĩ kangĩ!”
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Thuutha wa Rakeli gũciara Jusufu, Jakubu akĩĩra Labani atĩrĩ, “Ndekereria ndĩthiĩre, nĩguo njooke bũrũri witũ.
26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go, for thou know my service with which I have served thee.
Nengera atumia akwa na ciana ciakwa, arĩa ngũtungatĩire nĩ ũndũ wao, na niĩ ndĩthiĩre. Wee nĩũũĩ wĩra ũrĩa ngũrutĩire.”
27 And Laban said to him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry, for I have learned by experience that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
No Labani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, ndagũthaitha ikaranga. Nĩmenyete na ũndũ wa ũragũri atĩ Jehova nĩandathimĩte nĩ ũndũ waku.”
28 And he said, Appoint for me thy wages, and I will give it.
Agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra mũcaara ũrĩa ũkwenda na nĩ ngũkũrĩha.”
29 And he said to him, Thou know how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa ngũrutĩire wĩra na ũrĩa menyereire mahiũ maku nginya makaingĩha.
30 For it was little which thou had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee wherever I turned. And now when shall I provide for my own house also?
Kĩrĩa kĩnini warĩ nakĩo itaanoka nĩkĩingĩhĩte mũno, nake Jehova nĩakũrathimĩte kũrĩa guothe ngoretwo. No rĩrĩ, ngeekĩra nyũmba yakwa ũndũ rĩ?”
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shall not give me anything. If thou will do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
Labani akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngũhe kĩ?” Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndũkahe kĩndũ o na kĩ. Korwo no ũnjĩkĩre ũndũ ũyũ ũmwe tu, no thiĩ na mbere na kũrĩithia ndũũru ciaku na gũcimenyerera:
32 I will pass through all thy flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and of such shall be my hire.
Naguo ũndũ ũcio nĩ ũyũ: Njĩtĩkĩria thiĩ ndũũru-inĩ ciaku ciothe ũmũthĩ, na njeherie thĩinĩ wacio ngʼondu iria ciothe irĩ maara kana irĩ marooro, na ndũrũme ciothe iria njirũ na mbũri ciothe iria irĩ maara na irĩ maroro. Icio nĩcio igũtuĩka mũcaara wakwa.
33 So shall my righteousness answer for me after this, when thou shall come concerning my hire that is before thee. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that is with me, shall be considered stolen.
Naguo wĩhokeku wakwa nĩguo ũkaanjarĩrĩria thuutha-inĩ, rĩrĩa rĩothe ũngĩũka kuona mũcaara ũrĩa ũndĩhĩte. Mbũri o yothe ĩtarĩ maara kana maroro, kana ndũrũme o yothe ĩtarĩ njirũ, ingĩgaakorwo nacio, igaatuĩka nĩ cia ũici.”
34 And Laban said, Behold, O that it might be according to thy word.
Nake Labani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndetĩkĩra; reke gũtuĩke o ro ũguo woiga.”
35 And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Mũthenya o ro ũcio-rĩ, Labani akĩeheria thenge ciothe iria ciarĩ maara na iria ciarĩ na maroro, na mĩgoma yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ maara na ĩrĩa yarĩ na marooro (iria ciothe ciarĩ na handũ herũ), na ndũrũme ciothe iria ciarĩ njirũ agĩcineana kũrĩ ariũ ake macirĩithagie.
36 And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
Ningĩ agĩcieheranĩria na iria ingĩ na ũraihu wa rũgendo rwa mĩthenya ĩtatũ gatagatĩ gake na Jakubu. Nake Jakubu agĩthiĩ na mbere kũrĩithia ndũũru iria ingĩ cia Labani ciatigarire.
37 And Jacob took for him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree, and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white which was in the rods appear.
No rĩrĩ, Jakubu agĩtema thanju njigũ cia mũribina, na mũrothi, na cia mũarimaũ, agĩciĩkĩra mĩcoora mĩerũ na ũndũ wa kũnũra igoko agatũma werũ wa thĩinĩ wa thanju icio wonekane.
38 And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. And they conceived when they came to drink.
Agĩcooka akĩiga thanju icio oonũrĩte mĩtaro-inĩ yothe ĩrĩa yanyuuagĩrwo maaĩ, nĩgeetha ikoragwo irĩ mbere ya mbũri rĩrĩa cioka kũnyua maaĩ. Rĩrĩa ndũũru icio ciakorwo irĩ na mũrukĩ na cioka kũnyua maaĩ-rĩ,
39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.
igakĩhaicanĩra hau mbere ya thanju icio. Thuutha ũcio igaciara tũũri tũrĩ na manyaga, kana maara, kana marooro.
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban. And he put his own herds apart, and did not put them near Laban's flock.
Jakubu akĩamũrania tũũri tũu kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwa Labani, na tũgetindia, no agatũma icio ingĩ ingʼethere iria ciarĩ na maroro na iria njirũ cia Labani. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩthondekera ndũũru ciake mwene, na ndaacituranĩrire na cia Labani.
41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods,
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe mbũri iria ciarĩ na hinya ciagĩa na mũrukĩ-rĩ, Jakubu aigaga thanju icio mĩtaro-inĩ ya maaĩ mbere yacio, nĩgeetha cihaicanĩre hakuhĩ na thanju icio;
42 but when the flock were weak, he did not put them in. So the weaker were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
no ingĩakorirwo nĩ iria itaarĩ na hinya, ndaigaga thanju icio ho. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbũri iria ciarĩ mocu igĩtuĩka cia Labani, na iria ciarĩ hinya igĩtuĩka cia Jakubu.
43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and donkeys.
Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo, mũndũ ũcio ti Jakubu agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na indo nyingĩ, akĩgĩa na mahiũ maingĩ, na ndungata cia airĩtu na cia arũme, o na ngamĩĩra na ndigiri.