< Genesis 28 >
1 Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.
Tondũ ũcio, Isaaka agĩĩta Jakubu akĩmũrathima na akĩmwatha, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani.
2 Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take a wife from there, one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Ũkĩra ũthiĩ Padani-Aramu, kwa nyũmba ya Bethueli ithe wa nyũkwa. Wĩcarĩrie mũtumia kuuma kũrĩ airĩtu a Labani, mũrũ wa nyina na nyũkwa.
3 May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a multitude of peoples.
Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe arokũrathima na atũme ũciarane mũno na ũingĩhe o nginya ũgaatuĩka rũrĩrĩ rwa andũ aingĩ.
4 May he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your descendants after you, that you may inherit the land where you have been living, which God gave to Abraham.”
Ngai arokũhe kĩrathimo kĩrĩa aaheire Iburahĩmu hamwe na njiaro ciaku, nĩgeetha wĩgwatĩre bũrũri ũyũ ũratũũra rĩu ũrĩ ta mũgeni, o bũrũri ũyũ Ngai eerĩire Iburahĩmu.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away. Jacob went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Isaaka akĩĩra Jakubu athiĩ, nake agĩthiĩ Padani-Aramu kwa Labani mũrũ wa Bethueli ũrĩa Mũsuriata, mũrũ wa nyina na Rebeka, nyina wa Jakubu na Esaũ.
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take a wife from there. He also saw that Isaac had blessed him and given him a command, saying, “You must not take a wife from the women of Canaan.”
Na rĩrĩ, Esaũ nĩamenyire atĩ Isaaka nĩarathimĩte Jakubu na akamũtũma Padani-Aramu akahikanie kuo, na atĩ rĩrĩa aamũrathimire nĩamwathire, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani.”
7 Esau also saw that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and had gone to Paddan Aram.
O na akĩmenya atĩ Jakubu nĩathĩkĩire ithe na nyina na nĩathiĩte Padani-Aramu.
8 Esau saw that the women of Canaan did not please Isaac his father.
Ningĩ Esaũ agĩkũũrana atĩ andũ-a-nja acio a Ahiti matiakenagia ithe, Isaaka;
9 So he went to Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
nĩ ũndũ ũcio, agĩthiĩ gwa Ishumaeli na akĩhikia Mahalathu, mwarĩ wa nyina na Nebaiothu, mũirĩtu wa Ishumaeli mũriũ wa Iburahĩmu, akĩmuongerera harĩ atumia arĩa angĩ aarĩ nao.
10 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran.
Jakubu oima Birishiba aathiire erekeire Harani.
11 He came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones in that place, put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Na aakinya handũ hana-rĩ, akĩraarĩrĩra ho tondũ riũa nĩ rĩathũĩte. Akĩoya ihiga rĩmwe hau, agĩĩtiira narĩo mũtwe nĩguo akome.
12 He dreamed and saw a stairway set up on the earth. Its top reached to heaven and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
Nake akĩroota, akĩona ngathĩ ĩturumĩte thĩ, na mũthia wayo ũgakinya igũrũ matu-inĩ, nao araika a Ngai mambataga magĩikũrũkaga nayo.
13 Behold, Yahweh stood above it and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.
Jakubu akĩona Jehova arũgamĩte igũrũ rĩa ngathĩ ĩyo akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ngai wa thoguo Iburahĩmu na Ngai wa Isaaka. Bũrũri ũyũ ũkomete nĩngakũhe, wee hamwe na njiaro ciaku.
14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread far out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and through your descendants will all the families of the earth be blessed.
Njiaro ciaku ikaingĩha ta rũkũngũ rwa thĩ, na nĩũgatambũrũka na mwena wa ithũĩro, na mwena wa irathĩro, na wa gathigathini, o na wa gũthini. Andũ a mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya thĩ nĩmakarathimwo nĩ ũndũ waku, na nĩ ũndũ wa rũciaro rwaku.
15 Behold, I am with you, and I will keep you wherever you go. I will bring you into this land again; for I will not leave you. I will do all that I have promised to you.”
Na niĩ ndĩ hamwe nawe, na nĩndĩkũmenyagĩrĩra kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga, na nĩngagũcookia bũrũri ũyũ. Ndigagũtiganĩria nginya ngaahingia maũndũ marĩa ndakwĩrĩra.”
16 Jacob awoke out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I did not know it.”
Rĩrĩa Jakubu ookĩrire, agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ Jehova arĩ handũ haha, na ndiikũũĩ.”
17 He was afraid and said, “How terrifying is this place! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
Agĩkĩigua guoya, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ handũ haha nĩ ha kũmakania-ĩ! Haha nĩho nyũmba ya Ngai; na gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩhingo kĩa igũrũ-kwa-Ngai.”
18 Jacob arose early in the morning and took the stone that he had put under his head. He set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Jakubu akĩoya ihiga rĩrĩa etiirĩte narĩo mũtwe, akĩrĩrũgamia ta gĩtugĩ, akĩrĩitĩrĩria maguta.
19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city originally was Luz.
Agĩcooka agĩĩta handũ hau Betheli, o na gũtuĩka mbere ĩyo itũũra rĩu rĩetagwo Luzu.
20 Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will protect me on this road on which I am walking, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to wear,
Ningĩ Jakubu akĩĩhĩta na mwĩhĩtwa, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai angĩkorwo hamwe na niĩ, na aamenyerere rũgendo-inĩ rũrũ ndĩrathiĩ, na aaheage irio cia kũrĩa na nguo cia kwĩhumba,
21 so that I return safely to my father's house, then Yahweh will be my God.
nĩguo ngaacooka nyũmba-inĩ ya baba na thayũ-rĩ, Jehova nĩagatuĩka Ngai wakwa,
22 Then this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be a sacred stone. From everything that you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.”
narĩo ihiga rĩĩrĩ ndaarũgamia ta gĩtugĩ rĩgaatuĩka nyũmba ya Ngai, na kĩrĩa o gĩothe ũkaahe, nĩngakũhe gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi.”