Genesis 46
1 Israel made his journey with all that he had and went to Beersheba. There he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
To pongah Israel loe a tawnh ih hmuennawk boih hoiah caeh moe, Beersheba phak naah, ampa Issak ih Sithaw khaeah angbawnhaih to sak.
2 God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” He said, “Here I am.”
Sithaw mah Jakob khaeah aqum ah hnuksakhaih hoi lok to thuih pae, Jakob! Jakob! tiah a naa. Anih mah, Haeah ka oh, tiah pathim.
3 He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation.
Anih mah, Kai loe Sithaw, nam pa ih Sithaw ah ka oh; Izip prae ah caeh tathuk hanah zii hmah; to ah kalen parai acaeng ah kang sak han.
4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will surely bring you up again and Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.”
Izip prae ah kang caeh haih moe, kam laem haih let han, Joseph mah na mik nuiah a ban to koeng tih, tiah a naa.
5 Jacob rose up from Beersheba. The sons of Israel transported Jacob their father, their children, and their wives, in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
To pacoengah Jakob loe kholong caeh hanah Beersheba hoiah amsak, Israel ih caanawk mah ampa Jakob, anih ih caanawk hoi a zunawk to Faro mah nihcae phawh hanah patoeh ih hrang leeng nuiah angthueng o sak.
6 They took their livestock and their possessions that they had accumulated in the land of Canaan. They came into Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.
To pacoengah Jakop mah Kanaan prae ah hnuk o ih hmuennawk hoi maitawnawk to sinh moe, a caanawk hoi nawnto Izip prae ah caeh tathuk.
7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
Jakob loe angmah hoi a caanawk doeh Izip prae ah caeh haih boih.
8 These were the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;
Hae kaminawk loe Izip prae ah kacaeh Israel ih caanawk, Jakob caanawk ih ahmin ah oh; Reuben loe Jakob ih calu ah oh.
9 the sons of Reuben, Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi;
Reuben ih caanawk loe Hanok, Phallu, Hezron hoi Karmi.
10 the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman;
Simeon ih caanawk loe Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar hoi Kanaan nongpata ih capa Shaul.
11 and the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi ih caanawk loe Gershon, Kohath hoi Merari.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah, (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Judah ih caanawk loe Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez hoi Zerah; toe Er hoi Onan loe Kanaan prae ah duek hoi boeh. Perez ih caanawk loe, Hezron hoi Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Lob, and Shimron;
Issakar ih caanawk loe Tola, Puvah, Job hoi Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel
Zebulun ih caanawk loe Sered, Elon hoi Jahleel.
15 These were the sons of Leah whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
Hae kaminawk loe Padan Aram ah, Leah mah Jakob hanah, canu Dinah hoi nawnto sak ih caa ah oh o; a capa hoi a canunawk loe sangqum boih ah qui thum, thumto oh o.
16 The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Gad ih caanawk loe Zephion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi hoi Areli.
17 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and Serah was their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel
Asher ih caanawk loe Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui hoi Beriah; nihcae ih tanuh loe Serah; Beriah ih caanawk loe Heber hoi Malkiel.
18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban had given to Leah his daughter. These sons she bore to Jacob—sixteen in all.
Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Leah khaeah paek ih, Zilpah mah Jakob hanah sak pae ih caa ah oh o; kami hatlai tarukto oh o.
19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
Joseph hoi Benjamin loe Jakob ih zu Rachel ih caa ah oh,
20 In Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On.
Izip prae, On vangpui ah kaom qaima Photipherah canu, Asenath mah Joseph han sak pae ih caanawk loe Manasseh hoi Ephraim.
21 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
Benjamin ih caanawk loe Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim hoi Ard.
22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
Hae kaminawk loe Rachel mah, Jakob hanah sak pae ih kami ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah hatlai palito oh o.
23 The son of Dan was Hushim.
Dan ih caanawk loe Hushim.
24 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Naphtali ih caanawk loe, Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer hoi Shillem.
25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter—seven in all.
Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Rachel khaeah paek ih, Bilah mah Jakob han sak pae ih caa ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah sarihto oh o.
26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob, who were his descendants, not counting Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six in all.
Jakob hoi nawnto Izip prae ah angzo kaminawk boih, a capa ih zunawk to kroek ai ah, angmah ih caanawk boih loe qui taruk, tarukto oh o.
27 With the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, the members of his family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
Joseph mah Izip prae thungah sak ih capa hnetto hoi Izip prae ah angzo, Jakob ih canawknawk boih loe, sangqum boih ah qui sarihto oh o.
28 Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came to the land of Goshen.
Goshen prae caehhaih loklam duengh hanah Jakob mah Judah to Joseph khaeah patoeh hmaloe, to tiah Goshen prae to a phak o.
29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He saw him, hugged his neck, and wept on his neck a long time.
Joseph loe hrang leeng to suek coek moe, ampa Israel to hnuk hanah Goshen prae ah caeh; Goshen prae ah ampa khaeah phak naah, ampa to takop moe, a qah.
30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
Israel mah Joseph khaeah, Na hing vop pongah, na krang ka hnuk boeh; vaihi loe ka duek cadoeh palung mong boeh, tiah a naa.
31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's house, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, saying, 'My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
To pacoengah Joseph mah amyanawk hoi ampa imthung takohnawk khaeah, Faro khaeah ka caeh tahang moe, Kanaan prae ah kaom kam yanawk hoi kam pa imthung takohnawk angzoh o boeh;
32 The men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock. They have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.'
nihcae loe tuu toep kami, maitaw khenzawn kami ah oh o; nihcae loe a tawnh o ih hmuen boih, maitawnawk, tuunawk to sin o, tiah ka thuih pae han.
33 It will come about, when Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
Faro mah kawk moe, tih tok maw na sak o? tiah na dueng nahaeloe,
34 that you should say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth until now, both we, and our forefathers.' Do this so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
nangcae mah, Na tamnanawk loe nawkta nathuem hoi kamtong vaihni ni khoek to, kam pa mah sak ih baktih toengah, maitawnawk ni ka toep o, tiah thui oh; to tiah nahaeloe nangcae to Goshen prae ah na omsak tih; tuutoep kami loe Izip kaminawk mah panuet o, tiah a naa.
