< Genesis 30 >

1 And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall 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 was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has deprived thee of the fruit of the womb?
Jakubu akĩrakario nĩ Rakeli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaarĩ niĩ ndĩ ithenya rĩa Ngai ũrĩa ũkũimĩte ciana?”
3 And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children 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 Balla her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmũhe Biliha ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake. Jakubu agĩkoma nayo,
5 And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
nake Biliha akĩgĩa nda, akĩmũciarĩra kahĩĩ.
6 And Rachel said, God has given judgment for me, and hearkened to 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 Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.
Biliha ndungata ĩyo ya Rakeli ĩkĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
8 And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.
Nake Rakeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ngoretwo na kũgiana kũnene na mwarĩ wa maitũ, na nĩ hootanĩte.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Nafitali.
9 And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.
Na rĩrĩa Lea onire atĩ nĩarũgamĩte kũgĩa ciana-rĩ, akĩoya Zilipa ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu akĩmĩhe Jakubu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake.
10 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Nake Zilipa, ndungata ĩyo ya Lea, ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ.
11 And Lea said, [It is] happily: and she called his name, Gad.
Nake Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kaĩ ũyũ nĩ mũnyaka-ĩ!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Gadi.
12 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Zilipa ndungata ĩyo ya Lea ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
13 And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.
Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndĩ mũkenu-ĩ! Andũ-a-nja marĩnjĩtaga ‘mũkenu.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Asheri.
14 And Ruben went in the day of barley-harvest, and found apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; and Rachel said to Lea her sister, Give me 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 Lea said, [Is it] not enough for thee that thou hast taken my husband, wilt thou also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with thee to-night 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 in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for 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 Lea, 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 Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.
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 Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.
Lea agĩcooka akĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na agĩciarĩra Jakubu, kahĩĩ ga gatandatũ.
20 And Lea said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zabulon.
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 after this she bore a daughter; and she called her name, Dina.
Thuutha ũcio agĩciara mũirĩtu na akĩmũtua Dina.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and he opened her womb.
Thuutha ũcio Ngai akĩririkana Rakeli, akĩmũigua, na akĩhingũra nda yake.
23 And she conceived, and bore Jacob a son; and Rachel 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, Let God add to me another son.
Nake agĩgatua Jusufu, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai arohe kahĩĩ kangĩ!”
25 And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.
Thuutha wa Rakeli gũciara Jusufu, Jakubu akĩĩra Labani atĩrĩ, “Ndekereria ndĩthiĩre, nĩguo njooke bũrũri witũ.
26 Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart, for thou knowest the service wherewith 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 I have found grace in thy sight, I would augur [well], for the Lord has blessed me at thy coming in.
No Labani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, ndagũthaitha ikaranga. Nĩmenyete na ũndũ wa ũragũri atĩ Jehova nĩandathimĩte nĩ ũndũ waku.”
28 Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [them].
Agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra mũcaara ũrĩa ũkwenda na nĩ ngũkũrĩha.”
29 And Jacob said, Thou knowest in what things I have served thee, and how many cattle of thine are with me.
Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa ngũrutĩire wĩra na ũrĩa menyereire mahiũ maku nginya makaingĩha.
30 For it was little thou hadst before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?
Kĩrĩa kĩnini warĩ nakĩo itaanoka nĩkĩingĩhĩte mũno, nake Jehova nĩakũrathimĩte kũrĩa guothe ngoretwo. No rĩrĩ, ngeekĩra nyũmba yakwa ũndũ rĩ?”
31 And Laban said to him, What shall I give thee? and Jacob said to him, Thou shalt not give me anything; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again tend thy flocks and keep them.
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 Let all thy sheep pass by to-day, and separate thence every grey sheep among the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted among the goats—[this] shall be my reward.
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 And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and grey among the rams, shall be stolen with me.
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 to him, Let it be according to thy word.
Nake Labani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndetĩkĩra; reke gũtuĩke o ro ũguo woiga.”
35 And he separated in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was grey among the rams, and every one that was white among them, and he 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 a distance of a three days' journey between them and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left behind.
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 to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane-tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.
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 laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whensoever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.
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 So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth [young] speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-coloured [spots].
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 before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.
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 in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by 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 he did not put them in [indiscriminately] whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, and the marked ones were 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 became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses.
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.

< Genesis 30 >