< Genesis 46 >
1 So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Isiraeli akiumagara na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio, na aakinya Birishiba-rĩ, akĩrutĩra Ngai wa ithe Isaaka magongona.
2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
Nake Ngai akĩarĩria Isiraeli na kĩoneki ũtukũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jakubu! Jakubu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
3 He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.
Ngai akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Ngai, Ngai wa thoguo. Ndũgetigĩre gũikũrũka ũthiĩ Misiri, tondũ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene mũno kũu.
4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I myself will surely bring you up again, and Joseph will close your eyes."
O na nĩngũikũrũkania nawe kũu Misiri, na ti-itherũ nĩ ngagũcookia gũkũ rĩngĩ. Nakuo guoko kwa Jusufu kuo kwene nĩkuo gũgaakũhinga maitho wakua.”
5 Then Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, and their little ones, and their wives on the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jakubu akiuma Birishiba, nao ariũ a Isiraeli magĩkuua ithe wao Jakubu na ciana ciao na atumia ao na makaari marĩa Firaũni aatũmĩte ma kũmũkuua.
6 So they took their livestock and their possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and arrived in Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him,
O na ningĩ magĩthiĩ na mahiũ mao na indo iria ciothe maagĩĩte nacio marĩ kũu Kaanani, na Jakubu na rũciaro rwake ruothe magĩthiĩ Misiri.
7 his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and he brought all his descendants with him to Egypt.
Aathiire Misiri na ariũ ake na tũmwana twa ariũ ake, agĩthiĩ na airĩtu ake na tũirĩtu twa airĩtu ake, ũguo nĩ kuuga rũciaro rwake ruothe.
8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli (Jakubu na njiaro ciake) arĩa maathiire Misiri: Rubeni irigithathi rĩa Jakubu.
9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Ariũ a Rubeni maarĩ: Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jakin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
Ariũ a Simeoni maarĩ: Jemueli, na Jamini, na Ohadi, na Jakini, na Zoharu, na Shauli mũrũ wa mũtumia ũrĩa Mũkaanani.
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ: Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
12 And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamuel.
Ariũ a Juda maarĩ: Eri, na Onani, na Shela, na Perezu, na Zera (no Eri na Onani nĩmakuĩrĩire bũrũri wa Kaanani.) Nao ariũ a Perezu maarĩ: Hezironi na Hamuli.
13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and Shimron.
Ariũ a Isakaru maarĩ: Tola, na Puya, na Jashubu, na Shimuroni.
14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
Ariũ a Zebuluni maarĩ: Seredi, na Eloni, na Jahaleeli.
15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. All the persons of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa Lea aaciarĩire Jakubu kũu Padani-Aramu, hamwe na mwarĩ Dina. Ariũ acio na airĩtu ake othe maarĩ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na atatũ.
16 And the sons of Gad: Zephon, and Haggi, and Shuni, and Ezbon, and Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Ariũ a Gadi maarĩ: Zifioni, na Hagi, na Shuni, na Eziboni, na Eri, na Arodi, na Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malkiel.
Nao Ariũ a Asheri maarĩ: Imuna, na Ishiva, na Ishivi, na Beria. Mwarĩ wa nyina aarĩ Sera. Ariũ a Beria maarĩ: Heberi na Malikieli.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen persons.
Icio nĩcio ciana iria ciaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Zilipa, ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Lea; ciothe ciarĩ ciana ikũmi na ithathatũ.
19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
Ariũ a Rakeli mũtumia wa Jakubu maarĩ: Jusufu na Benjamini.
20 To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
Nake Jusufu arĩ kũu Misiri, nĩaciarĩirwo Manase na Efiraimu nĩ Asenathu mwarĩ wa Potifera, mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Onu.
21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Beker, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, and Ahiram, and Shuppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Nao ariũ a Benjamini maarĩ: Bela, na Bekeri, na Ashibeli, na Gera, na Naamani, na Ehi, na Roshu, na Mupimu, na Hupimu, na Aradi.
22 These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the persons were fourteen.
Acio nĩo ariũ a Rakeli arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu othe maarĩ andũ ikũmi na ana.
23 And the sons of Dan: Shuham.
Mũriũ wa Dani aarĩ: Hushimu.
24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
Nao Ariũ a Nafitali maarĩ: Jahazeeli, na Guni, na Jezeri, na Shilemu.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel; and these she bore to Jacob: all the persons were seven.
Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Biliha ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Rakeli, othe maarĩ mũgwanja.
26 All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons were sixty-six.
Andũ othe arĩa maathiire na Jakubu Misiri, arĩa maarĩ a njiaro ciake tũtegũtara atumia a ariũ ake, maarĩ andũ mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na atandatũ.
27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
Hamwe na ariũ arĩa eerĩ a Jusufu arĩa aaciarĩire Misiri, andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu arĩa maathiire Misiri maarĩ mĩrongo mũgwanja.
28 And he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. Then they arrived in the land of Goshen.
Nake Jakubu agĩtũma Juda athiĩ mbere yake kũrĩ Jusufu nĩgeetha athĩrĩrwo njĩra ya gũthiĩ Gosheni. Rĩrĩa maakinyire bũrũri wa Gosheni,
29 And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. And he presented himself to him and he threw his arms around his neck and wept for a long time.
Jusufu akĩhaarĩria ngaari yake ya mbarathi, na agĩthiĩ Gosheni gũtũnga ithe Isiraeli. Na Jusufu aakinya o ũguo harĩ ithe, akĩmũhĩmbĩria na akĩrĩra ihinda inene.
30 Then Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Nake Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Rĩu no ngĩkue, kuona atĩ nĩndeyonera niĩ mwene atĩ ũrĩ o muoyo.”
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and speak with Pharaoh and will tell him, 'My brothers and my father's household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jusufu akĩĩra ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe atĩrĩ, Nĩngwambata thiĩ njarie na Firaũni, ndĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, Ariũ a baba, na nyũmba ya baba, arĩa maratũũraga bũrũri wa Kaanani, nĩmokĩte kũrĩ niĩ.
32 The men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'
Andũ acio nĩ arĩithi; marĩithagia mahiũ, na mokĩte na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe, na indo ciothe ciao.
33 And it will come to pass, when Pharaoh summons you and says, 'What is your occupation?'
Na rĩrĩa Firaũni arĩmwĩta na amũũrie atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?”
34 that you are to say, 'Your servants have looked after livestock from our youth until now, both we, and our fathers: 'in order that you may settle in the land of Goshen; since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."
mwagĩrĩirwo mũmũcookerie atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũtũũraga tũrĩithagia mahiũ kuuma ũnini witũ, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ meekaga.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũgetĩkĩrio mũtũũre mwena wa Gosheni, tondũ arĩithi othe moonagwo marĩ thaahu nĩ andũ a Misiri.