Genesis 29
1 Jacob went quickly on his way, and arrived in the land of the eastern people.
Hichun Jacob akhol che chu abanjom in solam mite gam chu ahung lhung tai.
2 As he looked around he saw a well in a field with three flocks of sheep lying down beside it, waiting to be given water. A large stone covered the top of the well.
Chuin aman agah ven ahile loulai a Twisam amun akomma chun kelngoi hon loi thum'a akol jong amun hiche gancha ho chu twikulla don ding twi ngah ahiuve, chule twisam chu songpi lentah in adal khum ahi.
3 The usual practice was that once all the flocks had arrived, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the well and give their sheep water. Then they would put the stone back again.
Hitia chu kelngoi hon ho abonna ahung kisuh kimteng uleh kelngoi ching hon twikhuh kamsin songpi chu akhin doh jiuva kelngoi te twi achip sah jiuva achipva teng ule song chu akikoi na ngai ngai twikhuh kam a chu ale khin lut kit jiu ahi.
4 Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” “We're from Haran,” they replied.
Chuin Jacob in amaho jah a “Sopite ho hoiya hung kon na hiu ham?” atile amahon adon but un “Keiho Haran gam'a hung kon ka hiuve,” ati.
5 “Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?” he asked. “Yes, we know him,” they replied.
Amapan adong kit in amaho chu “Nahor chapa Laban chu nahet khah hih uvem?” atile “Amahon jong kahe nauve,” atiuve.
6 “How is he?” he asked. “He's well,” they replied. “Look! In fact here's his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep right now.”
Chuin Jacob in ajah uva “Ama chu dam dam a hinam? tia adohle amahon “henge adam jingnai ven tua hung kelngoi hontoh hung kilhon khu achanu Rachel hija khu,” atiuve.
7 “Look, there's still plenty of daylight left,” said Jacob. “It's too early to round up the sheep yet. Why not let them drink so they can go back to grazing?”
Jacob in ama ho jah a “Tuhin nisa sangtah hinalai ja gancha hoi khom phat bon hilou lai, kelngoi hon chu twi chipsah uvin lang gavah pha uvin,” ati.
8 “We can't do that until all the flocks have arrived,” they told him. “Then we roll away the stone from the well and let the sheep drink.”
Ama hon a donbut un, “Gancha ho jouse ahung kikim tokah in twi kipethei ponte atiuve, hichun kelngoi chingho chun songpi chu twisam kot apat chun atangdoh un kelngoi hon jouse twija ka vah va ding ahi,” atiuve.
9 While he was still talking with them Rachel arrived with the flock she was looking after for her father.
Amahon hitia akihou lim pet tah uchun Rachel chu apa kelngoi hon hotoh ahung ki jot luttai, Ajeh chu amanu jong kelngoi ching a pang ahiye.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, he went over and rolled away the stone from the well so Laban's sheep could drink.
Hichun Jacob in anu sopipa Laban chanu Rachel le anu sopipa Laban kelngoite amu phat in anai lut in twikhuh kamsin songpi chu alih doh in apupa kelngoi hon chu twi achip sah in ahi.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept for joy.
Hichun Jacob'in Rachel chu abeng chop in awging tah in akap'e.
12 (He had told her that he was the son of Laban's brother and Rebekah.) She ran and told her father what had happened.
Jacob in Rachel jah a apa sopinu Rebekah chapa ahi thusim aseipeh tan ahile Rachel chu achen apa aga hetsah tan ahi.
13 As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob he ran out to meet him. He hugged him and kissed him, and took him home. After Jacob had explained everything to Laban,
Laban in Jacob asopinu chapa ahung lhun ahet chun akimu pin akoi jin achop jeng in chuin a in lama ahin puilut tai. Hichun Jacob in ima jouse thusimho chu aseipeh tai.
14 Laban told him, “No question about it—you're my own flesh and blood!” Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
Chuin Laban in Jacob henga aseiye, “Nangma hi kagu ka chang chule ka phevou mong nahi,” ati. Hichun Jacob chu apu Laban kom'a lhakhat sung aum tai.
15 One day Laban said to him, “You're my relative so you shouldn't be working for me for nothing! Tell me, what should I pay you?”
Laban in Jacob henga aseiye, “Nangma hi ka insung mi nahi vang'in mohseh a tohman beiya na um ding chu adih thei poi, natoh man ipi hiding ham neisei peh tem in? tin adong tai.”
16 Laban had two daughters. The older one was Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
Laban in chanu ni aneiyin, alenjo nu min chu Leah ahin, chule aneojo nu min chu Rachel ahi.
17 Leah had kind eyes, but Rachel had a shapely figure and beautiful looks.
Ahin Leah mit chu aleng thim in ama vang Rachel chu amelhoi jin, amaiso jong lungset aum lheh jenge.
18 Jacob was in love with Rachel so he promised Laban, “I'll do seven years work for you for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
Jacob'in Rachel chu hatah in adeichat jeh in hitin aseiye, “Keiman nang ding in kum sagi na nei tohsah in lang, na chanu aneojo nu Rachel hi keima ji din kipui tang kate,” ati.
19 “Well it's better for me to give her to you than anyone else,” Laban replied. “So stay here and work for me.”
Laban in adonbut'in, “Hithei nante,” ati. “Ajeh chu keiman midang ho kapeh sanga nangma kapeh ding chu thilphajo ahibouve, Hijeh chun keima koma um jingtan,” ati.
20 Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, but to him they seemed like just a few days because he really loved her.
Hichun Jacob in kum sagi sung in Rachel man toh kitoh ding in na atong tan, Hinlah Jacob in Rachel angailut behset jeh chun ni chomcha toh abahsah in ahi.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “I've completed the time we agreed. Now give me your daughter to be my wife.”
Chujouvin Jacob in Laban jah a hitin aseiye, “Keiman ka kitepna ho jouse ka subulhit tai, kajinu tun neipe tan ka luppi nom tai,” tin ahung thum tai.
22 So Laban organized a wedding banquet and invited everyone around to come.
Hichun Laban in jetle veija cheng ule nao jouse akou khom soh keiyin kichen na golvah chu aboltai.
23 But once it was dark Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
Hinlah hiche jan ahung thim phat chun Laban in Leah chu Jacob koma aga that lut pehtan, Jacob in hichenu chu alup khom petai.
24 (Laban also arranged for his servant Zilpah to be Leah's personal maid.)
Laban in asohnu Zilpah jong chu Leah kithopi a pang ding in apeh tha tai.
25 When morning came, he saw it was Leah! He went to Laban and asked angrily, “What have you done to me? It was for Rachel that I worked for you! Why have you deceived me?”
Ahin jingkah matah in Jacob ahung kitho leh Leah joh anahin, Jacob in Laban jah a aseiyin, “Ipi iti a hiti a hi neibol hitam? kum sagi nangma noiya na kana toh chu Rachel manding a katoh hilou ham? “Ibol a nei jou lhep ham? tin aseiye.
26 “Here we don't give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn,” Laban replied.
Laban in adonbut in “Kei ho chondana a unu umpet a hi anaonu jinei doh thei lou ahi.”
27 “Finish this week of wedding celebrations and then I'll give you the other daughter as well, as long as you work another seven years for me.”
Hiche hapta khat sunghi ji nei dan hi subu lhit tadin, hiche teng chule Rachel jong kapeh ding na hi, ahin nangman kum sagi ma kana, natoh kit ding ahi ati peh e.
28 Jacob agreed. He finished the week of wedding celebrations for Leah, and then Laban gave Jacob his daughter Rachel as his wife as well.
Chuin Jacob in Leah chu hapta khat lhing in akichen pin hiche jou chun Laban in Rachel jong ajinu ding in ape tai.
29 (Laban also arranged for his servant Bilhah to be Rachel's personal maid.)
Laban'in asohnu Bilhah jong chu achanu Rachel jenle a pang dingin apehtha tai.
30 So Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years for Rachel.
Hichun Jacob'in Rachel jong alup khom pitan, aman Rachel chu Leah sang in hatah in adei jon, hichun Jacob in kum sagi ma Laban na atong kit'in ahi.
31 The Lord saw that Leah wasn't loved he helped Leah to have children, but not Rachel.
Ahin Pathen in Leah kihot bol chu amudoh tan, hijeh chun anaobu ahondoh peh in, amavang Rachel chu aching in cha neilou in aum tai.
32 Leah became pregnant, and had a son she named Reuben, for she said, “The Lord saw how much I was suffering and now my husband will love me!”
Leah vang chu achung agih tan; chapa khat ahing in amin Reuben asah tai, Ijeh in em itile, “Pathen in ka gimna ho eihet pehtai, hiche jeh a hi ka jipan eilungset ding ahi tai,” ati.
33 Then Leah became pregnant again, and had another son. She said, “The Lord has heard that I'm not loved so he gave me this son.” So she named him Simeon.
Chuin aman nao avop kit in chapa khat ahing kit tai, ajeh chu “Keima eikihot bolhi Pakaiyin ajah doh phat'a chapa hiche jong hi eipeh kit ahiye,” Hijeh achu amin Simeon asah tai.
34 Leah became pregnant for the third time, and had another son. She said, “Finally my husband will be attached to me because now I've given him three sons.” That's why he was named Levi.
Hichun Leah achung gih in, nao avop kittan ama nun hitin aseiye, “Tua pat'a hi ka jipa toh thakhat tipum khat kahi lhon ding ahi tai, ajeh chu keiman cha pasal thum ka hin pehtai hichun naosen chu amin chu Levi asah tai.”
35 Once again Leah became pregnant and had another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “Now I can really praise the Lord!” After that she had no more children.
Chujouvin Leah in nao avop kit in chapa khat ahing in, “Tuchunga vang Pakai ka thangvah na ding ahi,” atin hijeh chun amin Judah asah tai, chujou a pat in vang cha abang tan ahi.
