Genesis 28
1 Then Isaac summoned Jacob, and gave him a blessing. He told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group.
Hichun Isaac in Jacob akouvin, phatthei aboh-in chule athu lhah in ajah a hitin aseiye, “Nangman hiche Canaan numei hohi jia nakipui thei louhel ding ahi;
2 Instead, go right away to Paddan-Aram [in northwest Mesopotamia], to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Ask one of the daughters of your mother’s brother Laban to marry you.
Hijeh chun gangtah in kipatdoh in lang Padan-Ram a nanu upa Bethuel in a chen chukom akon chun nanu sopipa Laban Chanute joh ga kipuitan.
3 I will pray that God Almighty will bless you, and enable you to [get married and] have many descendants, in order that they will become many people-groups.
Pa Pathen in phatthei naboh hen lang nacha nanao tha lhinsah hen, na punsah hen, chule amaho chu nam lentah hung himaiyu hen.
4 I also will pray that he will bless you and your descendants by enabling you to possess/seize the land in which you are now living as a foreigner, the land that God promised to give to [my father] Abraham and his descendants.”
Pathen in nangma le nachilhahte chunga phatthei naboh uhen, napu Abraham kom a anaki tepna ho chu tua nangma na khopem nagam jong hi nahin losoh ding ahi, Ajeh chu Pathen in Abraham ana pehsa ahitai.
5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-Aram, to live with Rebekah’s brother Laban, the son of Bethuel, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
Chule Isaac in Jacob chu asol mang tai, ama jong Padan-Ram langa Jacob le Esau hingnu Rebekah sopipa Syrian mi Bethuel chapa Laban henga ache tai.
6 Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan-Aram. He also found out that when he blessed Isaac, he told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group,”
Esau in ahechen tai apa Isaac in Jacob phatthei aboh a Padan-Ram langa numei ji a gakipui dinga a phatsah a, chule phatthei aboh pet'a agihsal a “nangman hiche Canaan numei ho ji a naki pui thei lou ding ahi,” tia asei peh jong aja tai.
7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and had gone to Paddan-Aram.
Chule Jacob in apa le anu thu angaiya Padan-Ram lam ah achetai.
8 Esau also realized that his father Isaac did not approve of women from the Canaan people-group.
Chule Esau chun apa Isaac in Canaan numei ho chunga a lunglhai poi ti ahe chen tai.
9 Because of that, Esau went to see his uncle Ishmael, and married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. Mahalath was the sister of Nabaioth and the granddaughter of Abraham.
Hichun Esau jong apu Ishmael henga achen Abraham chapa Ishmael chanu Nebaioth sopinu Mahalath chu aji masa teni belap ding in aga kipui ben ahi.
10 Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and started walking along the road to Haran.
Chule Jacob in Beersheba chu adalhan Haran lang ajon tai.
11 When he arrived at a certain place, he stopped there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head to use as a pillow. Then he lay down and slept there.
Hiti chun gamkim lai khat ahung geidon hin nisan alhum den tai, hichun ama jong jan chun chukom muna ageh dentai, age na muna songho khat chu alan lukhap in aneiyin alumden tai.
12 While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he [was surprised to] see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.
Ama hiti chun alup lhah chun amang a kalbi saotah akido amun leiset apat vantham jol geiya kidolut amun, hichun Jacob in Pakai vantilte akaltou akumsuh jing u chu amun ahi.
13 And he [was surprised to] see Yahweh standing at the top of the stairway, saying “I am Yahweh God, whom your grandfather Abraham worshiped, and whom Isaac worships. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.
Chule kalbi achung langa chun Pakai adding in hitin aseiye, “Keima Pakai Pathen napu Abraham Pathen napa Isaac Pathen kahi. Tua naki choldo na mun hohi nangma leh nachilhahte kapeh doh ahitai.
14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of [what happens to] you and to your descendants.
Na chilhahte chu tol'a leivui ja kaphahsah ding amaho chun solam, lhumlam, sahlam, lhanglam aboncha ahin lodim soh dingu ahi, chule leiset chunga nangma le na insung mite jeh a vannoi phatthei kaboh ding ahi.
15 I will help you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you; I will continue to do for you all that I have promised to do.”
Itihchan hi jongle nangma ka umpi jing ding nache nachan a nikhat teng hiche gam'a hi kahin nung pui lut kit ding nahi, ajeh chu kaki tepna jouse ka suhbulhit masangse a donlouva ka koi louhel ding nahi.
16 [During the night], when Jacob woke up from sleeping, he thought, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and until now I was not aware of it!”
Hichun Jacob a emutna kona ahung khang doh in hitin aseiye, “Hikom ahin Pathen a um mong'e tihi kana hetphah lou ahi.”
17 He was afraid, and he said, “This place is very awesome! This is surely the place where God lives, and this is the entrance to heaven!”
Hinlah ama chu tijatnan adim in hitin aseiye, “Hiche lai mun hi Pathen in ahiloule thildang imacha ahi tapoi; chujong le hiche lai hi van gam kelkot phung ahi bouve,” ati.
18 In the morning Jacob got up and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up on its end to show that the place was a holy place. He poured some olive oil on top of the stone [to dedicate it to God].
Hichun Jacob jingkah matah in athouvin alukhap song chu alan khom phun aphut'in achunga chun thao twi asun khum in ahi.
19 He named that place Bethel, [which means ‘house of God’.] Previously its name was Luz.
Hiche mun chu Bethel asah tai, hichun avetsah chu Pathen hou in tina ahi; phat masalai chun Luz tin ana kihei.
20 Jacob solemnly promised God, saying, “God, if you will help me and protect me while I am taking this journey, and if you give me enough food to eat and clothes to wear,
Hichun Jacob in kigahna khat aneiyin, “Keima Pathen in ei umpi jing le kakhol jinna hi kaneh ding bu chuleh sil le chen eipeh ding ahi,” ati.
21 in order that I can later return safely to my father’s house, then you, Yahweh, will be the God that I will worship.
Chule keima kapa in damsel a ei nungpui lhung kitleh ama chu ka Pakai Pathen dihtah mong ahi tia ding det kahitai.
22 This stone that I have set up will mark the place where people can worship you. And I will give back to you a tenth of everything that you give to me.”
Chule hiche song khomphu a ka phudoh hi Pathen hou na in kiti ding ahi. Chuleh Pathen in eipeh jouse hi hopsom a hopkhat nangma kapeh ding ahi ati.
