Genesis 28
1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Izarak rele Jakòb, li beni l'. Apre sa, li ba li lòd sa a: -Piga ou pran fi peyi Kanaran an pou madanm ou.
2 But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Leve non, ale Mezopotami lakay Betwèl, papa manman ou. W'a pran yonn nan piti fi Laban yo pou madanm. Laban, se frè manman ou.
3 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
Mwen mande Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a pou l' beni maryaj ou, pou l' ba ou anpil pitit, pou ou tounen zansèt anpil nasyon.
4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.
Se pou l' beni ou, ou menm ansanm ak tout pitit pitit ou yo, menm jan li te beni Abraram, pou ou ka pran posesyon peyi kote w'ap viv koulye a, peyi li te deja bay Abraram lan.
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Se konsa Izarak fè Jakòb pati. Jakòb ale nan Mezopotami lakay Laban, pitit Betwèl, moun peyi Aram lan. Laban se te frè Rebeka, manman Jakòb ak Ezaou.
6 So when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Ezaou vin konnen ki jan Izarak te beni Jakòb, ki jan li te voye l' Mezopotami al chache yon madanm. Li vin konnen tout lè Izarak t'ap beni Jakòb la, li te pase l' lòd sa a: Piga ou pran fi peyi Kanaran an pou madanm ou.
7 And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
Ezaou te wè Jakob te obeyi papa l' ak manman l', li te pati pou Mezopotami.
8 It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,
Konsa, Ezaou vin wè Izarak papa l' pa t' renmen fi peyi Kanaran yo.
9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
Li leve, li ale lakay Izmayèl, lòt pitit gason Abraram lan, li pran yon lòt madanm mete sou sa li te genyen deja yo. Li marye ak Maalat, yonn nan pitit fi Izmayèl yo. Maalat sa a, se te sè Nebajòt.
10 So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
Jakòb kite Bècheba, li pati pou Karan.
11 And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.
Li rive yon kote, li rete pase nwit la la, paske sòlèy te fin kouche. Li pran yon wòch sèvi l' zòrye, epi li kouche atè a konsa pou l' dòmi.
12 And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
Li fè yon rèv. Li reve li wè yon nechèl ki te kanpe de pye l' atè ak tèt li pèdi nan syèl la. Zanj Bondye yo t'ap moute desann sou nechèl la.
13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
Epi li wè Seyè a kanpe anwo nechèl la. Seyè a t'ap di: -Se mwen menm, Seyè a, Bondye Abraram, zansèt ou, ak Bondye Izarak. Ou wè tè kote ou kouche a, m'ap ba ou l' pou ou menm ansanm ak tout pitit pitit ou yo.
14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Pitit pitit ou yo pral menm kantite ak grenn pousyè ki sou latè. Yo pral gaye nan tout direksyon, lès, lwès, nò, sid. Ou menm ak tout pitit pitit ou yo, nou pral tounen yon benediksyon pou tout moun ki sou latè.
15 And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
Pa bliye, m'ap toujou la avèk ou, m'ap voye je sou ou kote ou pase. M'ap fè ou tounen nan peyi sa a, paske mwen p'ap lage ou san m' pa fè tout sa mwen sot di ou la a.
16 And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.
Jakòb leve nan dòmi an, li di: -Wè pa wè, Seyè a isit la, mwen pa t' konn sa.
17 And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
Msye vin pè, li di: -Isit la se yon kote pou moun respekte! Se pa lòt bagay, isit la se kay Bondye ak pòt syèl la.
18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
Jakòb leve byen bònè, li pran wòch li te fè sèvi l' zòrye a, li plante l' tankou yon bòn tè, li vide lwil sou li pou mete l' apa pou Bondye.
19 And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.
Li rele kote sa a Betèl. (Anvan sa, lavil la te rele Louz.)
20 Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
Jakòb fè yon pwomès bay Seyè a, li di: -Si Bondye toujou kanpe avèk mwen, si li voye je sou mwen nan tout vwayaj sa m'ap fè a, si li ban m' manje pou m' manje ak rad pou m' met sou mwen,
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
si l' fè m' tounen ak kè poze lakay papa m', Seyè a va Bondye m' vre.
22 And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
Wòch sa a mwen plante nan tè tankou bòn lan va sèvi kay pou Bondye. m'a ba ou yon dizyèm nan tout sa ou va ban mwen.
