Genesis 30
1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Esi Rahel kpɔ be yemele vi dzim o la, eʋã ŋu nɔvia nyɔnu. Egblɔ na Yakob be, “Na madzi vi, ne menye nenema o la, maku.”
2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Yakob do dɔmedzoe, eye wòbiae be, “Alo nyee nye Mawu, ame si na nètsi koa?”
3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Rahel gblɔ nɛ be, “Metsɔ nye subɔla Bilha na wò, dɔ egbɔ ne wòadzi vi, eye viawo nazu vinyewo.”
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid for a wife: and Jacob went in to her.
Ale wòtsɔ Bilha nɛ wòzu srɔ̃a, eye wòdɔ egbɔ;
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
efɔ fu, eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi na Yakob.
6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore she called his name Dan.
Rahel na ŋkɔe be Dan si gɔmee nye “Afiatsotso,” elabena egblɔ be, “Mawu tso afia nam, ese nye gbedodoɖa, eye wòna ŋutsuvim.”
7 And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Bilha, Rahel ƒe subɔla gafɔ fu, eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi evelia na Yakob.
8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Rahel na ŋkɔe be Naftali si gɔmee nye “Hoʋiʋli,” elabena egblɔ be, “Mele ho ʋlim sesĩe kple nɔvinye, eye mele dzi ɖum!”
9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife.
Azɔ esi Lea kpɔ be yemegale fu fɔm o la, etsɔ eƒe subɔla Zilpa na Yakob wòɖe.
10 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a son.
Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, Lea ƒe kosi Zilpa dzi ŋutsuvi na Yakob.
11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
Lea na ŋkɔe be Gad si gɔmee nye “Dzɔgbenyui ɖi kpem!”
12 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a second son.
Zilpa dzi ŋutsuvi evelia na Yakob, eye Lea na ŋkɔe be Aser si gɔmee nye “Dzidzɔ”,
13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
elabena egblɔ be, “Dzi dzɔm ale gbegbe! Nyɔnu bubuwo abu be woyram vavã!”
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
Gbe ɖeka le lũŋeɣi la, Ruben gbe agbitsa aɖewo tso gbe me vɛ na dadaa Lea. Rahel ɖe kuku na Lea be wòana agbitsa la ƒe ɖe ye.
15 And she said to her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
Ke Lea ɖo eŋu nɛ kple dɔmedzoe be, “Èxɔ srɔ̃nye le asinye sesẽtɔe! Ɖe esia mesɔ gbɔ na wò oa? Azɔ ɖe nèdi be yeagaxɔ vinye ƒe agbitsa hã?” Rahel gblɔ nublanuitɔe be, “Ne àna agbitsa la ƒe ɖem la, mana mɔ srɔ̃nye wòadɔ gbɔwò ɖe agbitsa la nu.”
16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
Gbe ma gbe fiẽ, esi Yakob tso gbedzi gbɔna la, Lea yi ɖakpee, gblɔ nɛ be, “Egbe la, nye gbɔe nàdɔ, elabena metsɔ agbitsa siwo vinye gbe vɛ la na Rahel ɖe tawò!” Ale Yakob dɔ Lea gbɔ.
17 And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.
Mawu se Lea ƒe gbedodoɖa, eye wòfɔ fu dzi ŋutsuvi atɔ̃lia nɛ.
18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Lea na ŋkɔe be Isaka si gɔmee nye “Fetu,” elabena egblɔ be, “Mawu tu fe nam, elabena metsɔ nye kosivi na srɔ̃nye wòɖe.”
19 And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.
Egafɔ fu, eye wòdzi ŋutsuvi adelia na Yakob.
20 And Leah said, God hath bestowed on me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Ena ŋkɔe be Zebulon si gɔmee nye “Nunana,” elabena egblɔ be, “Mawu tsɔ nu nyuiwo to dzinye na srɔ̃nye. Azɔ la, srɔ̃nye abum, elabena medzi ŋutsuvi ade nɛ.”
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Emegbe la, edzi nyɔnuvi, eye wòna ŋkɔe be Dina.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Tete Mawu ɖo ŋku Rahel dzi le eƒe xaxa me, eye wòse eƒe gbedodoɖa heʋu eƒe vidzidɔ nu.
23 And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
Efɔ fu, dzi ŋutsuvi, eye wògblɔ be, “Mawu ɖe nye ŋukpe ɖa.”
24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
Ena ŋkɔ ɖevi la be Yosef, eye wògblɔ be, “Yehowa natsɔ ŋutsuvi bubu akpee nam.”
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Esi Rahel dzi Yosef vɔ megbe teti ko la, Yakob gblɔ na Laban be, “Medi be matrɔ ayi aƒe.
26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
Na makplɔ srɔ̃nyewo kple vinyewo ɖe asi, elabena wò ŋutɔ ènya ale si mesubɔ wò ɖe wo tae.”
27 And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Laban gblɔ nɛ be, “Meɖe kuku, mègadzo le gbɔnye o, elabena to nukaka me la, menya be wò afi sia nɔnɔe na mekpɔ yayra geɖe siawo.
28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
Ho neni mada ɖe fetu dzi na wò be nàganɔ gbɔnye? Ho sia ho si wòanye la, maxee na wò.”
29 And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle were with me.
Yakob ɖo eŋu be, “Ènya ale si mesubɔ wò anukwaretɔe le ƒe geɖe siawo me kple ale si wò lãwo dzii,
30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also?
elabena nu sue aɖe koe nɔ asiwò hafi meva gbɔwò. Fifia wò kesinɔnuwo dzi ɖe edzi ŋutɔ. Yehowa yra wò to nu sia nu si mewɔ la me! Ke ɣe ka ɣi nye ya manɔ ɖokuinye si awɔ dɔ na srɔ̃nyewo kple vinyewo?”
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
Laban gabiae be, “Nu ka mana wò?” Yakob ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Mègana nanekem o. Ke ne àwɔ nu ɖeka sia nam la, mayi wò lãwo dzi kpɔkpɔ dzi.
32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from there all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
Na matsa le wò lãhawo katã me egbe, eye maɖe alẽ siwo katã le ŋɔtaŋɔta la kple alẽvi ɖe sia ɖe si le yibɔ kple gbɔ̃ siwo le ŋɔtaŋɔta la. Woawoe anye nye fetu.
33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be accounted stolen with me.
Ekema ɣe sia ɣi si nàkpɔ gbɔ̃ ɣi alo alẽ ɣi aɖe le tɔnyewo dome la, nànya be ɖe mefi wo tso tɔwòwo dome!”
34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
Laban lɔ̃ ɖe edzi be, “Enyo; míawɔe abe ale si nègblɔe ene!”
35 And he removed that day the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons.
Gbe ma gbe ke la, eɖe gbɔ̃tsu siwo katã ŋu fli le alo le ŋɔtaŋɔta kple gbɔ̃nɔ siwo katã ŋu fli le, esiwo katã le ɣie kple alẽvi siwo katã le yibɔ la ɖe aga, eye wòtsɔ wo de via ŋutsuwo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.
36 And he set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
Ena eya ŋutɔ kple Yakob dome didi abe ŋkeke etɔ̃ ƒe azɔlizɔzɔ ene, eye Yakob yi Laban ƒe lãwo dzi kpɔkpɔ dzi.
37 And Jacob took to him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and peeled white stripes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Yakob lã atilɔ fɛ̃ aɖewo, kpa tsro le akpa aɖewo ŋu, ale be wozu ŋɔtaŋɔta, eye fli to ɖewo me.
38 And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
Etsɔ wo da ɖe lãwo ƒe tsinoƒe, ale be lãwo nakpɔ wo ne wova tsinoƒe, afi si lãtsuwo yɔa asi lãnɔwo le la.
39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle striped, speckled, and spotted.
Lãtsuawo yɔa asi le atilɔawo gbɔ, eye lãnɔawo dzia vi siwo le ŋɔtaŋɔta alo esiwo ŋu fli le la.
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban’s cattle.
Eye Yakob ɖe lãviawo ɖa le tsitsiawo ŋu, ke ena bubuawo dze ŋgɔ lã siwo le ŋɔtaŋɔta kple esiwo le yibɔɔ henye Laban tɔ. Ewɔ lãha aɖe na eɖokui, eye mena wotɔtɔ kple Laban ƒe lãwo o.
41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ne ekpɔ be lã sesẽwo le asi yɔm la, etsɔa atilɔ siwo wòŋlɔ la dana ɖe tsinoƒea be woafɔ fu ɖe ati ŋɔŋlɔawo ŋu.
42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
Ke ne lã beliwo le asi yɔm la, eɖea ati ŋɔŋlɔawo ɖa. Ale alẽ siwo ƒe lãme mesẽ tututu o la zua Laban tɔ, eye esiwo le lãmesẽ me la zua Yakob tɔ!
43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had many cattle, and female and male servants, and camels, and donkeys.
Esia ta Yakob ƒe alẽwo dzi ɖe edzi kabakaba, eye wòzu hotsuitɔ gã aɖe. Subɔlawo, kposɔwo kple tedziwo sɔ gbɔ ɖe esi fũu.
