< 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.
Yakub mengemasi segala miliknya lalu berangkat. Sampai di Bersyeba ia mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allah yang dipuja oleh Ishak ayahnya.
2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
Dalam suatu penglihatan pada waktu malam, Allah berkata kepadanya, "Yakub, Yakub!" "Ya, Tuhan," jawabnya.
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.
"Aku Allah, Allah yang dipuja ayahmu," katanya. "Jangan takut untuk pergi ke Mesir. Aku akan menjadikan keturunanmu bangsa yang besar di sana.
4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I myself will surely bring you up again, and Joseph will close your eyes."
Aku akan menyertai engkau ke Mesir, dan membawa keturunanmu kembali ke negeri ini. Yusuf akan ada di sampingmu apabila ajalmu tiba."
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.
Lalu berangkatlah Yakub dari Bersyeba. Anak-anaknya menaikkan ayah mereka serta anak-istri mereka ke atas kereta yang dikirimkan raja Mesir.
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,
Mereka juga membawa ternak dan segala harta benda yang telah mereka peroleh di Kanaan, lalu berangkat ke Mesir. Yakub membawa seluruh keturunannya, yaitu
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.
semua anak cucunya laki-laki dan perempuan.
8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Anggota-anggota keluarga Yakub yang turut ke Mesir ialah:
9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
Ruben, anak sulung; anak-anaknya: Henokh, Palu, Hezron dan Karmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jakin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
Simeon; anak-anaknya: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakhin, Zohar dan Saul, anak dari istrinya seorang wanita Kanaan.
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lewi; anak-anaknya: Gerson, Kehat dan 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.
Yehuda; anak-anaknya: Syela, Peres dan Zerah, sedangkan anak Yehuda yang lain, yaitu Er dan Onan meninggal di Kanaan. Anak-anak Peres: Hezron dan Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and Shimron.
Isakhar; anak-anaknya: Tola, Pua, Ayub dan Simron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
Zebulon; anak-anaknya: Sered, Elon dan Yahleel.
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.
Mereka semua adalah anak-anak yang dilahirkan oleh Lea bagi Yakub di Mesopotamia, selain itu juga anaknya perempuan yang bernama Dina. Jadi seluruh keturunan Yakub dari istrinya Lea berjumlah tiga puluh tiga orang.
16 And the sons of Gad: Zephon, and Haggi, and Shuni, and Ezbon, and Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Gad; anak-anaknya: Zifyon, Hagi, Syuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi dan 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.
Asyer; anak-anaknya: Yimna, Yiswa, Yiswi dan Beria serta Serah, saudara perempuan mereka. Anak-anak Beria ialah Heber dan Malkiel.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen persons.
Keenam belas orang itu adalah keturunan Yakub dari Zilpa, yaitu hamba wanita yang diberikan Laban kepada Lea, anaknya perempuan.
19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
Rahel istri Yakub mempunyai dua anak, yaitu Yusuf dan Benyamin.
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.
Di Mesir Yusuf memperoleh dua anak, yaitu Manasye dan Efraim yang dilahirkan oleh istrinya Asnat, anak Potifera, yang menjabat imam di Heliopolis.
21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Beker, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, and Ahiram, and Shuppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Benyamin; anak-anaknya: Bela, Bekher, Asybel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Ros, Mupim, Hupim dan Ared.
22 These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the persons were fourteen.
Keempat belas orang itu adalah keturunan Yakub dari istrinya Rahel.
23 And the sons of Dan: Shuham.
Berikutnya Dan; anaknya Husim.
24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
Naftali; anak-anaknya: Yahzeel, Guni, Yezer dan Syilem.
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.
Ketujuh orang itu adalah keturunan Yakub dari Bilha, hamba perempuan yang diberikan Laban kepada Rahel anaknya.
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.
Keturunan Yakub yang pergi ke Mesir semuanya berjumlah enam puluh enam orang, tidak termasuk menantu-menantunya.
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.
Anak-anak Yusuf yang lahir di Mesir ada dua orang, sehingga keluarga Yakub yang tiba di Mesir seluruhnya berjumlah tujuh puluh orang.
28 And he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to accompany him to Gesen. Then they arrived in the land of Gesen.
Yakub menyuruh Yehuda berjalan mendahuluinya untuk memanggil Yusuf supaya menemui ayahnya di Gosyen. Ketika mereka sampai di Gosyen,
29 And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Gesen. And he presented himself to him and he threw his arms around his neck and wept for a long time.
Yusuf naik keretanya untuk bertemu dengan ayahnya di situ. Waktu mereka berjumpa, Yusuf memeluk ayahnya dan lama menangis.
30 Then Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Kata Yakub kepada Yusuf, "Sekarang aku rela mati, karena sudah melihat engkau dan tahu bahwa engkau masih hidup."
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.
Lalu kata Yusuf kepada saudara-saudaranya dan sanak saudaranya yang lain, "Saya harus pergi dan memberitahukan kepada raja bahwa saudara-saudara saya dan seluruh sanak saudara saya yang tinggal di Kanaan telah datang.
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.'
Saya akan mengatakan bahwa kalian gembala-gembala domba dan sapi, dan telah membawa ternakmu dan segala milikmu.
33 And it will come to pass, when Pharaoh summons you and says, 'What is your occupation?'
Jika raja memanggil kalian dan menanyakan pekerjaanmu,
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 Gesen; since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."
katakanlah kepadanya bahwa kalian ini pemelihara ternak sejak kecil, sama seperti leluhurmu. Dengan demikian ia akan menyuruh kalian tinggal di daerah Gosyen." Yusuf mengatakan hal itu karena orang Mesir merasa hina untuk bergaul dengan gembala-gembala.

< Genesis 46 >