Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
Rĩrĩa Isaaka aakũrire na maitho make makĩaga hinya ũndũ atangĩahotire kuona-rĩ, agĩtũmanĩra Esaũ mũriũ wake ũrĩa mũkũrũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa.” Nake Esaũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
2 And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
Isaaka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rĩu niĩ ndĩ mũkũrũ na ndiũĩ mũthenya ũrĩa ingĩkua.
3 And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
Rĩu-rĩ, oya indo ciaku cia ũguĩmi; ũta na mĩguĩ yaku, na uumagare ũthiĩ werũ-inĩ ũkanguĩmĩre nyamũ cia gĩthaka.
4 and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Thondekera irio njega iria nyendete na ũndehere ndĩe, nĩgeetha ngũrathime na kĩrathimo gĩakwa itanakua.”
5 And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
Na rĩrĩ, Rebeka agĩkorwo nĩathikĩrĩirie Isaaka akĩhe mũriũ Esaũ ũhoro ũcio. Na rĩrĩa Esaũ aathiire werũ-inĩ kũguĩma nyamũ nĩguo amĩinũkie-rĩ,
6 And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,
Rebeka akĩĩra mũriũ Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ndaigua thoguo akĩĩra Esaũ mũrũ wa nyũkwa atĩrĩ,
7 Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
‘Ndehere nyamũ ya kũguĩma na ũthondekere irio njega ndĩe, nĩgeetha ngũrathime na kĩrathimo gĩakwa ndĩ mbere ya Jehova itanakua.’
8 And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
Rĩu, wee mũrũ wakwa-rĩ, thikĩrĩria wega na wĩke ũrĩa ngũkwĩra:
9 Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.
Thiĩ rũũru-inĩ rwa mbũri ũndehere tũũri twĩrĩ twa mbũri tũrĩa twega biũ, nĩguo thondekere thoguo irio njega, o ta ũrĩa endaga ithondekwo.
10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.
Ũcooke ũcioe ũcitwarĩre thoguo arĩe nĩgeetha akũrathime na kĩrathimo gĩake atanakua.”
11 And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
No Jakubu akĩĩra nyina Rebeka atĩrĩ, “Esaũ mũrũ wa maitũ nĩ wa mwĩrĩ ũrĩ guoya, na mwĩrĩ wakwa ndũrĩ guoya.
12 My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
Ĩĩ baba angĩĩhaambata? Ingĩonekana ngĩmũheenia na niĩ ndĩĩreherere kĩrumi handũ ha kĩrathimo.”
13 And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
Nyina akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, reke kĩrumi kĩu kĩnjookerere, wee ĩka o ũrĩa ndĩrakwĩra; thiĩ ũndehere tũũri tũu.”
14 And he went, and fetched and brought [them] to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu agĩthiĩ, akĩgĩĩra tũũri, na agĩtũrehere nyina, nake agĩthondeka irio njega o ta iria ithe eendete.
15 And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;
Ningĩ Rebeka akĩoya nguo iria ciarĩ njega cia Esaũ mũriũ wake ũrĩa mũkũrũ iria aarĩ nacio nyũmba agĩcihumba Jakubu mũriũ wake ũrĩa mũnini.
16 and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;
Agĩcooka akĩhumbĩra moko make na ngingo kũrĩa gũtaarĩ guoya na njũũa cia tũũri tũu.
17 and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
Agĩcooka akĩnengera Jakubu mũriũ wake irio icio ciarĩ njega na mũgate ũrĩa aathondekete.
18 And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?
Nake Jakubu agĩthiĩ kũrĩ ithe, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Baba.” Nake Isaaka agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ, mũrũ wakwa; wee nĩwe ũ?”
19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Jakubu akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Esaũ mũriũ waku wa irigithathi. Njĩkĩte o ta ũrĩa ũnjĩĩrire. Ndagũthaitha wĩtiire ũrĩe nyama imwe cia ũguĩmi wakwa nĩgeetha ũndathime na kĩrathimo gĩaku.”
20 And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put [it] in my way.
Nake Isaaka akĩũria mũriũ atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, kaĩ waciona narua atĩa?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ tondũ Jehova Ngai waku nĩaheire ũhootani.”
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.
Ningĩ Isaaka akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Ta ũka hakuhĩ mũrũ wakwa, nĩguo ngũhambate menye kana ti-itherũ nĩwe Esaũ mũrũ wakwa kana tiguo.”
22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu agĩkuhĩrĩria ithe Isaaka, nake akĩmũhambata, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũgambo nĩ wa Jakubu, no moko nĩ ma Esaũ.”
23 And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.
Na ndaigana kũmũkũũrana tondũ moko make maarĩ na guoya ta ma mũrũ wa nyina Esaũ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmũrathima.
24 And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.
O rĩngĩ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩwe mũrũ wakwa Esaũ?” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩ niĩ.”
25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Agĩcooka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa ndehere nyama imwe cia ũguĩmi waku ndĩe nĩgeetha ngũrathime na kĩrathimo gĩakwa.” Jakubu akĩmũrehera nake akĩrĩa, na akĩmũrehera ndibei na akĩnyua.
26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.
Ningĩ ithe Isaaka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, ũka haha ũũmumunye”.
27 And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
Nake agĩthiĩ harĩ we na akĩmũmumunya. Rĩrĩa Isaaka aiguire kĩheera kĩa nguo ciake, akĩmũrathima, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kĩheera kĩa mũrũ wakwa nĩ ta kĩheera gĩa gĩthaka kĩrĩa kĩrathimĩtwo nĩ Jehova.
28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.
Ngai arokũhe ime rĩa igũrũ o na ũnoru wa thĩ, na ũingĩ wa ngano na wa ndibei ya mũhihano.
29 Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.
Ndũrĩrĩ irogũtungatagĩra nayo mĩhĩrĩga ya andũ ĩkũinamagĩrĩre. Tuĩka mwathi wa ariũ a thoguo, nao ariũ a nyũkwa marokũinamagĩrĩra. Arĩa mangĩkũruma na kĩrumi marocookererwo nĩkĩo, nao arĩa magaakũrathima marorathimagwo.”
30 And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.
Na rĩrĩ, Isaaka aarĩkia kũmũrathima na Jakubu aarĩkia kuuma harĩ ithe o ro ũguo-rĩ, mũrũ wa nyina Esaũ agĩũka kuuma kũguĩma.
31 And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
O nake agĩthondeka irio njega na agĩcirehere ithe. Agĩcooka akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Baba, wĩtiire ũrĩe nyama imwe cia ũguĩmi wakwa nĩgeetha ũndathime na kĩrathimo gĩaku.”
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
Nake ithe Isaaka akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “We nĩwe ũ?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Esaũ, mũrũ waku wa irigithathi.”
33 Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.
Isaaka agĩkĩinaina mũno akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũcio ũngĩ ũkũguĩmĩte, na andehera nyama? Ndacirĩa o ro rĩu ũtanooka, na ndamũrathima, na ti-itherũ nĩ mũrathime.”
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me — me also, my father!
Rĩrĩa Esaũ aiguire ciugo cia ithe, agĩtumũka na kĩrĩro kĩnene na kĩa ruo, akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Ndaathima! O na niĩ baba ndaathima!”
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.
No ithe akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa nyũkwa okire na wara, aheenia, na oya kĩrathimo gĩaku.”
36 And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Esaũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Githĩ nĩ ma nĩkĩo etagwo Jakubu? Arĩ kũũheenia maita maya meerĩ; nĩoire ũrigithathi wakwa, na rĩu nĩoya kĩrathimo gĩakwa!” Agĩcooka akĩũria ithe atĩrĩ, “Ndũnandigĩria kĩrathimo o na kĩmwe?”
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him — and what can I do now for thee, my son?
Isaaka agĩcookeria Esaũ atĩrĩ, “Ndĩmũtuire mwathi waku na andũ ao othe ndaamatua ndungata ciake, na ndamũhe ngano na ndibei ya mũhihano imũtũũragie. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ atĩa ingĩhota gũgwĩkĩra, mũrũ wakwa?”
38 And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me — me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Esaũ akĩũria ithe atĩrĩ, “Baba, ndũrĩ na kĩrathimo o na kĩmwe ũndigĩirie? Ndaathima o na niĩ, baba!” Na hĩndĩ ĩyo Esaũ akĩrĩra anĩrĩire.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;
Nake ithe Isaaka akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũgaatũũraga kũraihu na ũnoru wa thĩ, kũraihu na ime rĩrĩa riumaga igũrũ.
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Ũgaatũũragio nĩ rũhiũ rwa njora na nĩũgatungataga mũrũ wa nyũkwa. No rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa ũkaaremwo nĩgũkirĩrĩria-rĩ, nĩũkeruta icooki rĩake ngingo, ũrĩte.”
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.
Esaũ agĩthũũra Jakubu nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrathimo kĩu aaheirwo nĩ ithe. Nake akiuga na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Matukũ ma gũcakaĩra baba makiriĩ gũkinya; maathira nĩguo ngooraga mũrũ wa maitũ Jakubu.”
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.
Rĩrĩa Rebeka eerirwo ũrĩa Esaũ mũriũ ũcio wake mũkũrũ oigĩte, agĩtũmanĩra Jakubu mũriũ wake ũrĩa mũnini, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Esaũ mũrũ wa nyũkwa arehooreria marakara na gwĩciiria ũrĩa egũkũũraga.
43 And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;
Rĩu mũrũ wakwa-rĩ, ĩka o ũrĩa ngũkwĩra. Thiĩ o ro rĩu ũũrĩre Harani, kwa mũrũ wa maitũ Labani.
44 and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away —
Nawe ũikare nake kwa ihinda nginya mangʼũrĩ ma mũrũ wa nyũkwa mahũahũe.
45 until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?
Rĩrĩa mũrũ wa nyũkwa agaatiga gũkũrakarĩra, na ariganĩrwo nĩ ũrĩa wamwĩkire-rĩ, nĩngagũtũmanĩra ũcooke mũciĩ. Ingĩkĩũrwo nĩ inyuĩ mũrĩ eerĩ mũthenya o ro ũmwe nĩkĩ?”
46 And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?
Ningĩ Rebeka akĩĩra Isaaka atĩrĩ, “Nĩnogetio nĩ mũtũũrĩre nĩ ũndũ wa andũ-a-nja aya a Ahiti. Jakubu angĩhikania kuuma kũrĩ andũ-a-nja aya a Ahiti a bũrũri ũyũ-rĩ, ta andũ-a-nja aya Esaũ ahikĩtie-rĩ, hatirĩ bata wa gũtũũra muoyo.”
