Genesis 27
1 And it came to pass that Isaac, was old, and his eyes became too dim to see, so he called Esau his elder son and said unto him My son! And he said unto him, Behold me!
Isaka alipozeeka na macho yake kuwa mazito kiasi cha kutokuona, alimwita Esau, mwanawe mkubwa, na akamwambia, “Mwanangu. Yeye akasema, “Mimi hapa.”
2 And he said, Behold, I pray thee, I am old, —I know not the day of my death.
Akamwambia, “Tazama, mimi nimezeeka. Sijui siku ya kufa kwangu.
3 Now, therefore, take I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and catch for me game;
Kwahiyo chukua silaha zako, podo lako na upinde wako, na uende uwandani ukaniwindie mnyama.
4 and make for me dainty meats, such as I love and bring in to me, that I may eat, —To the end my soul may bless thee, ere yet I die!
Uniandalie chakula kitamu, aina ile niipendayo, uniletee ili nikile na kukubariki kabla sijafa.
5 Now, Rebekah, was hearkening, when Isaac spake unto Esau his son, and Esau went his way to the field, to catch game, to bring in.
Basi Rebeka akasikia Isaka alipoongea na Esau mwanawe. Esau akaenda uwandani kuwinda mawindo na kuja nayo.
6 Rebekah, therefore spake unto Jacob her son saying, —Lo! I heard thy father, speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Rebeka akaongea na Yakobo mwanawe na kumwambia, “Tazama, nimemsikia baba yako akiongea na Esau ndugu yako. Akasema,
7 Bring in for me game and make for me dainty meats, that I may eat; and let me bless thee in the presence of Yahweh before my death.
'Niletee mnyama na unitengenezee chakula kitamu, ili nikile na kukubariki mbele za Yahwe kabla ya kufa kwangu.'
8 Now, therefore my son, hearken unto my voice, —in that which I am commanding thee:
Kwa hiyo sasa, mwanangu, usikilize sauti yangu kama ninavyokuagiza,
9 Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and fetch me from thence two kids of the goats, fine ones, —that I may make of them dainty meats for thy father such as he loveth:
Nenda kundini, na uniletee wanambuzi wawili; nami nitaandaa chakula kitamu kutokana nao kwa ajili ya baba yako, kwa namna aipendayo.
10 Then shalt thou take them in unto thy father and he shall eat, —To the end he may bless thee before his death.
Utakipeleka kwa baba yako, ili kwamba akile, na kukubariki kabla hajafa.”
11 And Jacob said unto Rebekah his mother, Lo! Esau my brother, is a hairy man, whereas, I, am a smooth man:
Yakobo akamwambia Rebeka mama yake, “Tazama, Ndugu yangu Esau ni mtu mwenye manyoya, na mimi ni mtu laini.
12 peradventure my father might feel me, then should I be in his eyes as one that mocketh, —and should bring upon myself a reproach, and not a blessing!
Pengine baba yangu atanigusa, nami nitaonekana kama mdanganyifu kwake. Nami nitajiletea laana badala ya baraka.”
13 And his mother said to him, Upon me, be thy reproach my son, —only hearken unto my voice and go fetch [them] for me.
Mama yake akamwambia, “Mwanangu, acha laana yoyote iwe juu yangu. Wewe sikiliza sauti yangu, nenda, uniletee.”
14 So he went, and fetched [them], and brought them in to his mother, and his mother made dainty meats, such as his father loved.
Hivyo Yakobo alikwenda na kuchukua wanambuzi na kuwaleta kwa mama yake, na mama yake akaandaa chakula kitamu, kama alichokipenda baba yake.
15 Then took Rebekah the garments of Esau her elder son, the costly ones, which were with her in the house, —and put them on Jacob her younger son:
Rebeka akachukua nguo nzuri za Esau, mwanawe mkubwa, alizokuwa nazo nyumbani mwake, na akamvika Yakobo, mwanawe mdogo.
16 and the, skins of the kids of the goats, put she upon his hands, —and on the smooth part of his neck;
Akamvalisha ngozi ya mwanambuzi katika mikono yake na katika sehemu laini za shingo yake.
17 then placed she the dainty meats and the bread, which she had made ready, in the hand of Jacob her son.
Akaweka katika mikono ya Yakobo kile chakula kitamu na mkate aliokuwa ameuandaa.
18 So he went in unto his father, and said My father! And he said Behold me! who art, thou, my son?
Yakobo akaenda kwa baba yake na kumwambia, “Babangu.” Yeye akasema, “Mimi hapa; U nani wewe, mwanangu?”
19 And Jacob said unto his father I, am Esau thy firstborn, I have made ready, as thou didst bid me. Rise, I pray thee, sit up, and eat thou of my game, To the end thy soul may bless me.
Yakobo akamwambia baba yake, “Mimi ni Esau mzaliwa wako wa kwanza; nimefanya kama ulivyoniagiza. Basi kaa na ule sehemu ya mawindo yangu, ili unibariki.”
20 Then said Isaac unto his son. How is it thou hast been so quick in finding, my son? And he said, Because Yahweh thy God caused it so to fall out before me.
Isaka akamwambia mwanawe, “Imekuwaje umepata kwa haraka hivyo, mwanangu?” Akasema, “Ni kwa sababu Yahwe Mungu wako ameniletea.”
21 Then said Isaac unto Jacob. Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee my son—whether, thou thyself, art my son Esau, or not.
Isaka akamwambia Yakobo, “Njoo karibu nami, ili nikuguse, mwanangu, ili nijue kama kweli wewe ni mwanangu Esau au hapana.”
22 So Jacob came near unto Isaac his father, and he felt him; then said he the voice is the voice of Jacob; But, the hands, are the hands of Esau.
Yakobo akamkaribia Isaka baba yake; na Isaka akamgusa na kusema, “Sauti ni sauti ya Yakobo, lakini mikono ni mkikono ya Esau.”
23 So he did not find him out, because, his hands were like the hands of Esau his brother hairy, —so he blessed him.
Isaka hakumtambua, kwa sababu mikono yake ilikuwa na manyoya, kama mikono ya Esau ndugu yake, hivyo Isaka akambariki.”
24 And he said, Thou thyself, art my son Esau? And he said, I am!
Akasema, “Wewe kweli ni mwanangu Esau?” Naye akasema, “Ni mimi.”
25 So he said, Bring it near to me., that I may eat of the game of my son, To the end my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat, and he brought in to him wine, and he drank.
Isaka akasema, “Kilete chakula kwangu, na nile mawindo yako, ili nikubariki.” Yakobo akakileta chakula kwake. Isaka akala, na Yakobo akamletea mvinyo, akanywa.
26 Then Isaac his father said unto him, —Come thou near I pray thee and kiss me my son.
Kisha Isaka baba yake akamwambia, “Sogea karibu nami na unibusu, mwanangu.”
27 So he came near, and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him, —and said. See! the smell of my son, As the smell of a field, which Yahweh hath blessed;
Yakobo akasogea na kumbusu, naye akanusa harufu ya nguo zake na kumbariki. Akasema, “Tazama, harufu ya mwanangu ni kama harufu ya shamba alilolibariki Yahwe.
28 Then, may God give thee of the dew of the heavens, And of the fatness of the earth, —And abundance of corn and new wine:
Mungu akupe sehemu ya umande wa mbinguni, sehemu ya unono wa nchi, na wingi wa nafaka na mvinyo mpya.
29 Let peoples serve thee And races bow down to thee, Become thou lord to thy brethren, And let the sons of thy mother bow down to thee, —He that curseth thee, be accursed! And he that blesseth thee, be blessed!
Watu na wakutumikie na mataifa yainame chini yako. Uwe bwana juu ya ndugu zako, na wana wa mama yako wainame chini yako. Kila anayekulaani na alaaniwe; na kila anayekubariki abarikiwe.”
30 And it came to pass as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, —yea it came to pass when Jacob, had only just gone forth, from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother, came in from his hunting.
Mara Isaka alipomaliza kumbariki Yakobo, na Yakobo ndo ametoka mbele ya Isaka baba yake, Esau ndugu yake akaja kutoka kuwinda.
31 Then, he too, made dainty meats, and brought in to his father, —and said to his father, Let my father rise that he may eat of the game of his son, To the end thy soul may bless me!
Yeye pia akaandaa chakula kitamu na kukileta kwa baba yake. Akamwambia baba yake, “Baba, inuka na ule baadhi ya mawindo ya mwanao, ili uweze kunibariki.”
32 And Isaac his father said to him Who art, thou? And he said, I, am thy son thy firstborn, Esau.
Isaka baba yake akamwambia, “U nani wewe? Akasema, “Mimi ni mwanao, Esau, mzaliwa wako wa kwanza.”
33 Then did Isaac tremble with an exceeding great trembling, and said Who then was it that caught game and brought in to me and I did eat of all ere yet thou didst come in and I blessed him? Yea blessed, shall he remain!
Isaka akatetemeka sana na kusema, “Alikuwa nani aliyewinda mawindo nakuniletea? Nilikula chote kabla haujaja, nami nimembariki. Atabarikiwa, kwa kweli.”
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, then cried he out with an outcry loud and bitter exceedingly, —and said to his father, Bless even me also, O my father!
Esau aliposikia maneno ya baba yake, akalia kwa kilio kikubwa na cha uchungu sana, na akamwambia baba yake, “Unibariki nami, mimi pia, babangu.”
35 Then he said, Thy brother came in with deceit, —and took away thy blessing.
Isaka akasema, “Ndugu yako alikuja hapa kwa hila na amechukua baraka yako.”
36 And he said, Is it because his name, is called, Jacob, that he hath tricked me, now twice? My birthright, he took away, And lo! now, he hath taken away my blessing! And he said, Hast thou not reserved for me a blessing?
Esau akasema, “Je hakuitwa Yakobo kwa haki? Kwa maana amenidanganya mara mbili hizi. Alichukua haki ya uzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, na tazama, sasa amechukua baraka yangu.” Na akasema, “Je haukuniachia baraka?
37 Then answered Isaac and said to Esau, —Lo a lord, have I appointed him unto thee, And, all his brethren, have I given to him as servants, And with corn and new wine, have I sustained him, —And for thee—now, what can I do, my son?
Isaka akajibu na kumwambia Esau, “Tazama, nimemfanya kuwa bwana wako, na nimempa ndugu zake kuwa watumishi wake. Na nimempa nafaka na divai. Je nikufanyie nini mwanangu?
38 And Esau said unto his father, But one blessing, hast thou, O my father? Bless, me also, O my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Esau akamwambia babaye, “Je hauna hata baraka moja kwa ajili yangu, babangu? Nibariki nami, hata mimi pia, babangu.” Esau akalia kwa sauti.
39 Then answered Isaac his father and said unto him, —Lo! of the fat parts of the earth, shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of the heavens, above;
Isaka baba yake akajibu na kumwambia, “Tazama, mahali unapoishi patakuwa mbali na utajiri wa nchi, mbali na umande juu angani.
40 And on thy sword, shalt thou live, And thy brother, shalt thou serve: But it shall come to pass when thou shalt rove at large, Then shalt thou break his yoke from off thy neck.
Kwa upanga wako utaishi, nawe utamtumikia ndugu yako. lakini utakapoasi, utaiondoa nira yake shingoni mwako.”
41 And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him, —and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.
Esau akamchukia Yakobo kwa sababu ya baraka ambayo baba yake alimpa. Esau akajisemea moyoni, “Siku za maombolezo kwa ajili ya baba yangu zinakaribia; baada ya hapo nitamwua Yakobo ndugu yangu.”
42 Then were told to Rebekah, the words of Esau her elder son, so she sent and called for Jacob, her younger son, and said unto him—Lo! Esau, thy brother, is consoling himself as touching thee, to slay thee.
Rebeka akaambiwa maneno ya Esau mwanawe mkubwa. Hivyo akatuma na kumwita Yakobo mwanawe mdogo na kumwambia, “Tazama, Esau ndugu yako anajifariji juu yako kwa kupanga kukuuwa.
43 Now, therefore, my son, hearken to my voice, —and rise flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
Kwa hiyo sasa, mwanangu, unisikie na kukimbilia kwa Labani, ndugu yangu, huko Harani.
44 And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, —until that the wrath of thy brother turn away:
Ukae naye kitambo, mpaka hasira ya ndugu yako itakapopungua,
45 until the turning away of the anger of thy brother from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him, and I send and fetch thee from thence. Wherefore should I lose, you both, in one day?
hata hasira ya ndugu yako itakapokuondokea, na kusahau ulivyomtenda. Kisha nitatuma na kukurudisha kutoka pale. Kwa nini niwapoteze ninyi nyote katika siku moja?
46 So then Rebekah said unto Isaac, I am disgusted with my life because of the daughters of Heth, —Should Jacob be taking a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these, of the daughters of the land, wherefore could I wish for life?
Rebeka akamwambia Isaka, “Nimechoka na maisha kwa sababu ya hawa binti za Hethi. Ikiwa Yakobo atachukua mmojawapo wa binti wa Hethi kuwa mkewe, kama wanawake hawa, baadhi ya binti za nchi, maisha yatakuwa na maana gani kwangu?”
