Genesis 31
1 Then heard he the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that belonged to our father; Yea out of what belonged to our father, hath he made all this wealth.
Jakubu nĩaiguire ariũ a Labani makiuga atĩrĩ, “Jakubu nĩoete indo iria ciothe iraarĩ cia baba na ũtonga ũrĩa wothe arĩ naguo eyoneire kuuma indo-inĩ cia baba.”
2 And Jacob looked upon the face of Laban, —and lo! it was not with him as afore-time.
Ningĩ Jakubu akĩona atĩ Labani ndaamwendete ta ũrĩa aamwendete mbere ĩyo.
3 Then said Yahweh unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, —that I may be with thee.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Cooka bũrũri wa maithe manyu na kũrĩ andũ anyu, na nĩndĩrĩkoragwo hamwe nawe.”
4 So Jacob sent, and called for Rachel and for Leah, to the field unto his flock;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu agĩtũmanĩra Rakeli na Lea mathiĩ kũrĩ we kũu werũ-inĩ kũrĩa mahiũ make maarĩ.
5 and said to them, Beholding, am I the face of your father, that it is not towards me as aforetime, —nevertheless, the God of my father, hath been with me;
Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete atĩ wendo wa thoguo harĩ niĩ ti ta ũrĩa ararĩ naguo hau mbere, no Ngai wa baba nĩakoretwo hamwe na niĩ.
6 and, ye, know that with all my vigour, have I served your father.
Inyuĩ eerĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ ndutĩire thoguo wĩra na hinya wakwa wothe,
7 But, your father, hath deceived me, and hath changed my wages ten times, —yet God hath not suffered him to deal harmfully with me.
no thoguo nĩaheenetie na akagarũra mũcaara wakwa maita ikũmi. No rĩrĩ, Ngai ndarĩ aamwĩtĩkĩria anjĩke ũũru.
8 If thus he saith, The speckled, shall be thy wages, then do all the flock bring forth speckled, —But if thus he saith, The ring-straked, shall be thy wages, then do all the flock bring forth ring-straked.
Thoguo angĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Mbũri iria irĩ maara nĩcio mũcaara waku,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo mahiũ mothe magaciara tũũri tũrĩ na maara; na angĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Iria irĩ marooro nĩcio mũcaara waku,’ namo mahiũ magaciara tũũri tũrĩ na marooro.
9 So hath God stripped away the herds of your father, and given them to me.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Ngai nĩatunyĩte thoguo mahiũ make na akamaheana kũrĩ niĩ.
10 And it came to pass in the season when the flock were in heat, then lifted I mine eyes and beheld in a dream, —and lo! the he-goats that were leaping upon the flock, were ring-straked speckled and dappled.
“Ihinda rĩrĩa mahiũ maahaicanaga, rĩmwe nĩndarootire kĩroto na ndarora na igũrũ ngĩona atĩ thenge iria ciahaicaga mahiũ ciarĩ na manyaga, na ciarĩ na maara, o na ciarĩ na marooro.
11 And the messenger of God said unto me in a dream, Jacob! and I said, Behold me!
Nake mũraika wa Ngai akĩnjarĩria ndĩ kĩroto-inĩ, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Jakubu.’ Na niĩ ngĩcookia atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ũyũ haha.’
12 Then he said Lift, I pray thee, thine eyes and behold All, the he-goats that are leaping upon the flock are ring-straked, speckled, and dappled, —for I have seen all that Laban, has been doing to thee.
Nake akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ta tiira maitho na igũrũ wone atĩ thenge iria ciothe irahaica mahiũ nĩ iria irĩ na manyaga, na iria irĩ na maara, na iria irĩ na marooro; nĩgũkorwo nĩnyonete maũndũ marĩa mothe Labani agwĩkĩte.
13 I, am the GOD of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow to me a vow, —Now, rise, go forth out of this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Nĩ niĩ Ngai wa Betheli, kũrĩa waitĩrĩirie gĩtugĩ maguta, na nokuo wehĩtĩire na mwĩhĩtwa nĩ ũndũ wakwa. Rĩu uma bũrũri ũyũ narua ũcooke bũrũri ũrĩa waciarĩirwo.’”
14 Then responded Rachel and Leah, and said to him, —Have we any longer a portion or an inheritance in the house of our father?
Nake Rakeli na Lea makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ-rĩ, no anga tũrĩ na kĩndũ kana igai indo-inĩ cia baba?
15 Are we not accounted, aliens, to him seeing that having sold us, he hath then gone on devouring, our silver?
Githĩ ndatũtuaga o ta tũrĩ andũ a kũngĩ? To gũtwendia aatwendirie, no rĩu nĩarĩkĩtie kũhũthĩra indo iria twagũrirwo nacio.
16 Surely all the riches which God hath stripped off from our father, unto us, it belongeth, and unto our sons, —Now, therefore, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Ti-itherũ ũtonga ũrĩa wothe Ngai atunyĩte baba nĩ witũ na ciana ciitũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ĩka ũrĩa wothe Ngai akwĩrĩte wĩke.”
17 So Jacob arose, —and mounted his sons and his wives on the camels;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩĩhaarĩria, akĩigĩrĩra ciana ciake na atumia ake igũrũ rĩa ngamĩĩra,
18 and drave away all his herds and all his goods which he had gathered, the gains he had gained, which he had gathered in Padan-aram; that he might go in unto Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.
na akiumagaria mahiũ make mothe mathiĩ mbere yake hamwe na indo ciake ciothe iria aagĩte nacio kũu Padani-Aramu, nĩguo athiĩ kũrĩ ithe Isaaka o kũu bũrũri wa Kaanani.
19 Now, Laban, had gone, to shear his sheep, —so Rachel stole the household gods that belonged to her father,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo, Labani aathiĩte kwenja ngʼondu ciake guoya-rĩ, Rakeli akĩiya ngai cia ithe cia mĩhianano.
20 Thus Jacob stole away unawares to Laban, the Syrian, —in that he had not told him that he was about to flee.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩheenia Labani ũcio Mũsuriata tondũ ndaamwĩrire nĩ kũũra aroora.
21 So he fled, he—and all that he had, and he arose, and passed over the River, —and set his face towards the mountain of Gilead.
Nake akĩũra na kĩrĩa gĩothe arĩ nakĩo, na aringa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, akĩerekera bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi.
22 And it was told Laban, on the third day, —that Jacob had fled.
Mũthenya wa ĩtatũ kuuma Jakubu oora, Labani akĩĩrwo atĩ Jakubu nĩorĩte.
23 So he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him a journey of seven days—and overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
Agĩkĩoya andũ a nyũmba yao, akĩingatana na Jakubu matukũ mũgwanja na akĩmũkinyĩra kũu bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi.
24 And God went in unto Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, —and said to him Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with Jacob either good or bad.
No Ngai akiumĩrĩra Labani ũcio Mũsuriata kĩroto-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Menya wĩre Jakubu ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, ũrĩ mwega kana ũrĩ mũũru.”
25 So then Laban came up with Jacob, —Jacob, having pitched his tent in the mountain, Laban, also, with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.
Na rĩrĩ, Jakubu aambĩte hema yake kũu bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi rĩrĩa Labani aamũkinyĩrire, nake Labani na andũ a nyũmba yao makĩamba hema ciao kuo.
26 Then said Laban to Jacob, What hadst thou done, that thou shouldst steal away unawares to me, —and shouldst carry off my daughters, as captives of the sword?
Nake Labani akĩũria Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũũ wĩkĩte? Nĩũũheenetie, na ũgathiĩ na airĩtu akwa ta andũ matahĩtwo mbaara-inĩ.
27 Wherefore didst thou secretly flee, and rob me, —and didst not tell me, that I might send thee away with rejoicing and with songs, with timbrel and with lyre;
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire ũre na hitho, na ũũheenie? Waregire kũnjĩĩra nĩkĩ, nĩguo ngumagarie na gĩkeno na gũkũinĩra nyĩmbo na ihembe na inanda cia mũgeeto?
28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now, hast thou done, foolishly.
O na ndwarekire mumunye ciana cia ciana ciakwa, kana njugĩre airĩtu akwa ũhoro. Nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ wa ũrimũ.
29 It is in the power of my hand, to deal with thee for harm, —but the God of your father, last night, spake unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with Jacob, either good or bad.
Ndĩ na hinya wa gũkũgera ngero; no rĩrĩ, ũtukũ wa ira Ngai wa thoguo aranjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Menya wĩre Jakubu ũndũ, ũrĩ mwega kana ũrĩ mũũru.’
30 But, now, though thou, didst even take thy journey, because thou, didst sorely long, for the house of thy father, wherefore didst thou steal away my gods?
Rĩu-rĩ, nĩumagarĩte nĩ ũndũ nĩũrerirĩria gũcooka nyũmba-inĩ ya thoguo. No rĩrĩ, ũrakĩiyire ngai ciakwa nĩkĩ?”
31 And Jacob answered and said unto Laban, —Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take by force thy daughters from me!
Jakubu agĩcookeria Labani atĩrĩ, “Nĩndetigĩrire tondũ ndeciiririe wahota kũndunya airĩtu aku na hinya.
32 He with whom thou find thy gods, shall not live! Before our brethren, note thou for thyself what is with me and take what is thine. Neither did Jacob know that, Rachel, had stolen them.
No rĩrĩ, ũrĩa ũgũkora arĩ na ngai ciaku-rĩ, ndegũtũũra muoyo. Tuĩria wone kana kũrĩ kĩndũ gĩaku ndĩ nakĩo andũ aya aitũ marĩ ho; na wakĩona-rĩ, ũkĩoe.” No Jakubu ndooĩ atĩ Rakeli nĩaiyĩte ngai icio.
33 Then entered Laban into the tent of Jacob and into the tent of Leah and into the tent of the two handmaids, and found nothing, —then went he forth out of the tent of Leah, and entered into the tent of Rachel.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Labani agĩtoonya hema ya Jakubu, na hema ya Lea, o na hema ya ndungata iria igĩrĩ cia andũ-a-nja, no ndaigana kuona kĩndũ. Oima hema ya Lea, agĩtoonya ya Rakeli.
34 Now Rachel, had taken the household gods and put them in the basket-saddle of the camel, and taken her seat upon them. And Laban felt about throughout all the tent, and found them not.
Rakeli oete ngai icio cia mĩhianano na agacikia matandĩko-inĩ ma ngamĩĩra thĩinĩ na akamaikarĩra. Labani akiururia kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩarĩ hema-inĩ ĩyo na ndaigana kuona kĩndũ.
35 And she said unto her father, Let it not be vexing in the eyes of my lord that I cannot rise up at thy presence, for, the way of women, is upon me. So he made search, but found not the household gods,
Nake Rakeli akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, ndũkandakarĩre nĩ ũndũ ndinakũrũgamĩra; nĩgũkorwo nĩ maũndũ ma andũ-a-nja ndĩ namo.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akiururia no ndaigana kuona ngai icio.
36 And it was vexing to Jacob and he contended with Laban, —and Jacob responded and said to Laban, What was my trespass, what my sin, that thou shouldst have come burning after me?
Jakubu agĩkĩrakara na agĩtetia Labani, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ihĩtia rĩakwa nĩ rĩrĩkũ? Nĩ rĩhia rĩrĩkũ njĩkĩte rĩtũmĩte ũnyingatithie ũguo?
37 Now that thou hast felt about among all my goods, what hast thou found of the goods of thine own house? Set it out here, right before my brethren and thy brethren, —that they may give sentence betwixt us two.
Rĩu tondũ nĩwoiruria indo ciakwa ciothe-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ wona kĩa indo cia gwaku mũciĩ? Kĩige haha mbere ya andũ aya anyu na mbere ya andũ akwa nĩguo matũtuithanie ciira.
38 This twenty years’ time, have, I, been with thee—Thy ewes and thy she-goats, have not cast their young, —And the rams of thy flock, have I not eaten,
“Ngũrutĩire wĩra mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Ngʼondu ciaku na mbũri ciaku itirĩ ciahuna, na ndirĩ ndarĩa ndũrũme cia mahiũ maku.
39 The torn, have I not brought in unto thee—I bare the loss, At my hand, didst thou require it, —Stolen by day, or stolen by night.
Ningĩ ndirĩ ndakũrehera iria ciatambuuragwo nĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka; no nĩ niĩ ndaarĩhaga ngathiĩ hathara. Ningĩ-rĩ, nĩwandĩhagia ĩrĩa yothe yaiywo kũrĩ mũthenya kana kũrĩ ũtukũ.
40 Thus have I been—By day, drought hath consumed me, And, frost, by, night, —So that my sleep fled away from mine eyes.
Ũguo nĩguo ndũũrĩte: Ndaarugagwo nĩ ũrugarĩ wa mũthenya na ngarĩĩo nĩ heho ya ũtukũ, naguo toro ũkĩnjũrĩra.
41 This, hath been my lot twenty years in thy house, —I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, And six years for thy sheep—And thou didst change my wages ten times: —
Ũguo nĩguo ndũũrĩte gwaku mũciĩ handũ-inĩ ha mĩaka ĩyo mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Ndakũrutĩire wĩra mĩaka ikũmi na ĩna nĩ ũndũ wa airĩtu aku eerĩ, na mĩaka ĩtandatũ nĩ ũndũ wa mahiũ maku; no rĩrĩ, wagarũrire mũcaara wakwa maita ikũmi.
42 But that the God of my father—The God of Abraham, and the Dread of Isaac—Proved to be mine, Surely even now, empty, hadst thou let me go? My humiliation and the wearying toil of my hands, God had seen, And therefore gave sentence last night!
Korwo Ngai wa baba, o we Ngai wa Iburahĩmu na nĩwe wĩtigĩrĩtwo nĩ Isaaka, ndaraakoragwo hamwe na niĩ-rĩ, ti-itherũ ũngĩranyumagaririe moko matheri. No Ngai nĩonete gũthĩĩnĩka gwakwa na wĩra wa moko makwa, na nĩkĩo arakũrũithirie ũtukũ wa ira.”
43 Then responded Laban and said unto Jacob—the daughters, are my daughters, And the sons, are my sons, And the sheep are my sheep, And, all that, thou, beholdest, To me doth it belong! But to my daughters, what can I do to these this day, Or to their sons whom they have borne?
Nake Labani agĩcookeria Jakubu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Atumia aya aku nĩ airĩtu akwa, ciana ici o nacio nĩ ciana ciakwa, namo mahiũ maya-rĩ, no mahiũ makwa. Kĩrĩa gĩothe ũroona nĩ gĩakwa. No rĩrĩ, nĩ atĩa ingĩhota gwĩka airĩtu aya akwa kana njĩke ciana ici maciarĩte ũmũthĩ?
44 Now, therefore, come on! Let us solemnise a covenant, I and thou, —So shall it be a witness betwixt me and thee.
Rĩu gĩũke, reke tũgĩe na kĩrĩkanĩro niĩ nawe, na ũreke gĩtuĩke mũira gatagatĩ gaitũ.”
45 So Jacob took a stone, —and set it up as a pillar.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩoya ihiga na akĩrĩhaanda ta gĩtugĩ.
46 Then said Jacob to his brethren—Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap, —and they did eat there, by the heap.
Akĩĩra andũ a nyũmba yake atĩrĩ, “Cookanĩrĩriai mahiga.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩũngania mahiga makĩmaiganĩrĩra hĩba, magĩcooka makĩrĩanĩra irio hau hakuhĩ na hĩba ĩyo.
47 And Laban called it, Jegar-sahadutha, —but, Jacob, called it, Galeed.
Labani akĩmĩĩta Jagari-Sahadutha, nake Jakubu akĩmĩĩta Galeedi.
48 Then said Laban: This heap, be witness betwixt me, and thee, to-day. For this cause, is the name thereof called Galeed;
Labani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ hĩba ĩno nĩ mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe.” Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire hetwo Galeedi.
49 also, The Watch Tower, as to which it is said, Yahweh watch betwixt me and thee, when we are parted one from another.
O na ningĩ hagĩĩtwo Mizipa, tondũ oigire atĩrĩ, “Jehova arotũmenyagĩrĩra rĩrĩa tũraihanĩrĩirie.
50 If thou oppress my daughters, or if thou take wives besides my daughters, —there may be no man with us—see! God, be witness betwixt me, and thee!
Wee ũngĩgaathĩĩnia airĩtu akwa kana ũmahikĩrĩrie atumia angĩ, o na hangĩgakorwo hatarĩ mũndũ ũngĩ-rĩ, ririkana atĩ Ngai nĩwe mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe.”
51 And Laban said to Jacob—Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have set betwixt me, and thee:
Ningĩ Labani akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩ hĩba, na gĩkĩ nĩ gĩtugĩ kĩrĩa ndahaanda gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ.
52 A witness, be this heap, and, a witness, the pillar, —That, I, am not to pass, unto thee, over this heap, And, thou, art not to pass, unto me, over this heap and this pillar for harm.
Hĩba ĩno nĩ mũira, na gĩtugĩ gĩkĩ nĩ mũira, atĩ ndigakĩra hĩba ĩno njũke mwena waku ngũgere ngero, na atĩ nawe ndũgakĩra hĩba ĩno, kana ũkĩre gĩtugĩ gĩkĩ ũũke mwena wakwa ũngere ngero.
53 The Gods of Abraham and the Gods of Nahor judge betwixt us—the Gods of their fathers. And Jacob sware by the Dread of his father Isaac:
Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Nahoru, o we Ngai wa ithe wao-rĩ, arotũtuithania ciira.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩĩhĩta na mwĩhĩtwa rĩĩtwa-inĩ rĩa ũcio Wĩtigĩrĩtwo nĩ ithe Isaaka.
54 and Jacob offered sacrifice in the mountain, and called on his brethren to eat bread. So they did eat bread, and tarried the night in the mountain.
Jakubu akĩruta igongona kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũcio wa irĩma, na agĩĩta andũ a nyũmba yake marĩĩanĩre. Na marĩkia kũrĩa-rĩ, makĩraara o kũu.
55 And Laban rose up early in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban went his way and returned to his place.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Labani akĩmumunya ciana cia ciana ciake o na airĩtu ake, akĩmoigĩra ũhoro na akĩmarathima. Agĩcooka akĩmatiga agĩcooka gwake mũciĩ.
