Kĩambĩrĩria 30
1 Rĩrĩa Rakeli onire atĩ ndaraciarĩra Jakubu ciana-rĩ, akĩiguĩra mwarĩ wa nyina ũiru. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “He ciana kana ngue!”
And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.
2 Jakubu akĩrakario nĩ Rakeli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaarĩ niĩ ndĩ ithenya rĩa Ngai ũrĩa ũkũimĩte ciana?”
And Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of the womb?
3 Rakeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Biliha ndungata yakwa ya mũirĩtu ĩrĩ haha; koma nayo nĩgeetha ĩnjiarĩre ciana, na niĩ ngĩe na nyũmba na ũndũ wayo.”
And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmũhe Biliha ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake. Jakubu agĩkoma nayo,
And she gave him Balla her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.
5 nake Biliha akĩgĩa nda, akĩmũciarĩra kahĩĩ.
And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
6 Rakeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩandĩhĩria na nĩaiguĩte gũthaithana gwakwa, na nĩaheete kahĩĩ.” Na tondũ ũcio, agĩgatua Dani.
And Rachel said, God has given judgement for me, and listened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.
7 Biliha ndungata ĩyo ya Rakeli ĩkĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.
8 Nake Rakeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ngoretwo na kũgiana kũnene na mwarĩ wa maitũ, na nĩ hootanĩte.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Nafitali.
And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.
9 Na rĩrĩa Lea onire atĩ nĩarũgamĩte kũgĩa ciana-rĩ, akĩoya Zilipa ndungata yake ya mũirĩtu akĩmĩhe Jakubu ĩrĩ ta mũtumia wake.
And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.
10 Nake Zilipa, ndungata ĩyo ya Lea, ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ.
And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
11 Nake Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kaĩ ũyũ nĩ mũnyaka-ĩ!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Gadi.
And Lea said, [It is] happily: and she called his name, Gad.
12 Zilipa ndungata ĩyo ya Lea ĩgĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga keerĩ.
And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, and bore Jacob a second son.
13 Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndĩ mũkenu-ĩ! Andũ-a-nja marĩnjĩtaga ‘mũkenu.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Asheri.
And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.
14 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya kũgetha ngano-rĩ, Rubeni agĩthiĩ mũgũnda-inĩ na akĩona mĩmera ya mandarĩki, na akĩrehera nyina Lea. Nake Rakeli akĩĩra Lea atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha he mandarĩki mamwe ma mũrũguo.”
And Ruben went in the day of barley harvest, and found apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; and Rachel said to Lea her sister, Give me of your son's mandrakes.
15 Nake Lea akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ arĩ ũndũ mũnini kũndunya mũthuuri wakwa? Rĩu ningĩ nĩũkuoya mandarĩki ma mũriũ wakwa o namo?” Rakeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “He mandarĩki ma mũrũguo, nake Jakubu akome nawe ũmũthĩ.”
And Lea said, [Is it] not enough for you that you have taken my husband, will you also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes.
16 Na rĩrĩa Jakubu ookire hwaĩ-inĩ oimĩte mũgũnda-rĩ, Lea agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No nginya ũkome na niĩ, tondũ nĩngũgũrire na mandarĩki ma mũriũ wakwa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩkoma nake ũtukũ ũcio.
And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, You shall come in to me this day, for I have hired you for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.
17 Nake Ngai akĩigua mahooya ma Lea, nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciarĩra Jakubu kahĩĩ ga gatano.
And God listened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
18 Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩaheete kĩheo nĩ ũndũ wa kũheana ndungata yakwa ya mũirĩtu kũrĩ mũthuuri wakwa.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Isakaru.
And Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.
19 Lea agĩcooka akĩgĩa nda ĩngĩ, na agĩciarĩra Jakubu, kahĩĩ ga gatandatũ.
And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.
20 Ningĩ Lea akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai ekũhe kĩheo kĩa goro mũno. Rĩu mũthuuri wakwa nĩarĩheeaga gĩtĩĩo tondũ ndĩmũciarĩire ihĩĩ ithathatũ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgatua Zebuluni.
And Lea said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zabulon.
21 Thuutha ũcio agĩciara mũirĩtu na akĩmũtua Dina.
And after this she bore a daughter; and she called her name, Dina.
22 Thuutha ũcio Ngai akĩririkana Rakeli, akĩmũigua, na akĩhingũra nda yake.
And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and he opened her womb.
23 Nake akĩgĩa nda na agĩciara kahĩĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩanjehereria thoni.”
And she conceived, and bore Jacob a son; and Rachel said, God has taken away my reproach.
24 Nake agĩgatua Jusufu, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai arohe kahĩĩ kangĩ!”
And she called his name Joseph, saying, Let God add to me another son.
25 Thuutha wa Rakeli gũciara Jusufu, Jakubu akĩĩra Labani atĩrĩ, “Ndekereria ndĩthiĩre, nĩguo njooke bũrũri witũ.
And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.
26 Nengera atumia akwa na ciana ciakwa, arĩa ngũtungatĩire nĩ ũndũ wao, na niĩ ndĩthiĩre. Wee nĩũũĩ wĩra ũrĩa ngũrutĩire.”
Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, that I may depart, for you know the service wherewith I have served you.
27 No Labani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, ndagũthaitha ikaranga. Nĩmenyete na ũndũ wa ũragũri atĩ Jehova nĩandathimĩte nĩ ũndũ waku.”
And Laban said to him, If I have found grace in your sight, I would augur [well], for the Lord has blessed me at your coming in.
28 Agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Njĩĩra mũcaara ũrĩa ũkwenda na nĩ ngũkũrĩha.”
Appoint me your wages, and I will give [them].
29 Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa ngũrutĩire wĩra na ũrĩa menyereire mahiũ maku nginya makaingĩha.
And Jacob said, You know in what things I have served you, and how many cattle of your are with me.
30 Kĩrĩa kĩnini warĩ nakĩo itaanoka nĩkĩingĩhĩte mũno, nake Jehova nĩakũrathimĩte kũrĩa guothe ngoretwo. No rĩrĩ, ngeekĩra nyũmba yakwa ũndũ rĩ?”
For it was little you had before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed you since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?
31 Labani akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũkwenda ngũhe kĩ?” Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndũkahe kĩndũ o na kĩ. Korwo no ũnjĩkĩre ũndũ ũyũ ũmwe tu, no thiĩ na mbere na kũrĩithia ndũũru ciaku na gũcimenyerera:
And Laban said to him, What shall I give you? and Jacob said to him, You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I will again tend your flocks and keep them.
32 Naguo ũndũ ũcio nĩ ũyũ: Njĩtĩkĩria thiĩ ndũũru-inĩ ciaku ciothe ũmũthĩ, na njeherie thĩinĩ wacio ngʼondu iria ciothe irĩ maara kana irĩ marooro, na ndũrũme ciothe iria njirũ na mbũri ciothe iria irĩ maara na irĩ maroro. Icio nĩcio igũtuĩka mũcaara wakwa.
Let all your sheep pass by today, and separate thence every grey sheep amongst the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted amongst the goats—[this] shall be my reward.
33 Naguo wĩhokeku wakwa nĩguo ũkaanjarĩrĩria thuutha-inĩ, rĩrĩa rĩothe ũngĩũka kuona mũcaara ũrĩa ũndĩhĩte. Mbũri o yothe ĩtarĩ maara kana maroro, kana ndũrũme o yothe ĩtarĩ njirũ, ingĩgaakorwo nacio, igaatuĩka nĩ cia ũici.”
And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before you: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled amongst the goats, and grey amongst the rams, shall be stolen with me.
34 Nake Labani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩndetĩkĩra; reke gũtuĩke o ro ũguo woiga.”
And Laban said to him, Let it be according to your word.
35 Mũthenya o ro ũcio-rĩ, Labani akĩeheria thenge ciothe iria ciarĩ maara na iria ciarĩ na maroro, na mĩgoma yothe ĩrĩa yarĩ maara na ĩrĩa yarĩ na marooro (iria ciothe ciarĩ na handũ herũ), na ndũrũme ciothe iria ciarĩ njirũ agĩcineana kũrĩ ariũ ake macirĩithagie.
And he separated in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was grey amongst the rams, and every one that was white amongst them, and he gave them into the hand of his sons.
36 Ningĩ agĩcieheranĩria na iria ingĩ na ũraihu wa rũgendo rwa mĩthenya ĩtatũ gatagatĩ gake na Jakubu. Nake Jakubu agĩthiĩ na mbere kũrĩithia ndũũru iria ingĩ cia Labani ciatigarire.
And he set a distance of a three days' journey between them and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left behind.
37 No rĩrĩ, Jakubu agĩtema thanju njigũ cia mũribina, na mũrothi, na cia mũarimaũ, agĩciĩkĩra mĩcoora mĩerũ na ũndũ wa kũnũra igoko agatũma werũ wa thĩinĩ wa thanju icio wonekane.
And Jacob took to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.
38 Agĩcooka akĩiga thanju icio oonũrĩte mĩtaro-inĩ yothe ĩrĩa yanyuuagĩrwo maaĩ, nĩgeetha ikoragwo irĩ mbere ya mbũri rĩrĩa cioka kũnyua maaĩ. Rĩrĩa ndũũru icio ciakorwo irĩ na mũrukĩ na cioka kũnyua maaĩ-rĩ,
And he laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whenever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.
39 igakĩhaicanĩra hau mbere ya thanju icio. Thuutha ũcio igaciara tũũri tũrĩ na manyaga, kana maara, kana marooro.
So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth [young] speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-coloured [spots].
40 Jakubu akĩamũrania tũũri tũu kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwa Labani, na tũgetindia, no agatũma icio ingĩ ingʼethere iria ciarĩ na maroro na iria njirũ cia Labani. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩthondekera ndũũru ciake mwene, na ndaacituranĩrire na cia Labani.
And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one amongst the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.
41 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe mbũri iria ciarĩ na hinya ciagĩa na mũrukĩ-rĩ, Jakubu aigaga thanju icio mĩtaro-inĩ ya maaĩ mbere yacio, nĩgeetha cihaicanĩre hakuhĩ na thanju icio;
And it came to pass in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by the rods.
42 no ingĩakorirwo nĩ iria itaarĩ na hinya, ndaigaga thanju icio ho. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbũri iria ciarĩ mocu igĩtuĩka cia Labani, na iria ciarĩ hinya igĩtuĩka cia Jakubu.
But he did not put them in [indiscriminately] whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, and the marked ones were Jacob's.
43 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo, mũndũ ũcio ti Jakubu agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na indo nyingĩ, akĩgĩa na mahiũ maingĩ, na ndungata cia airĩtu na cia arũme, o na ngamĩĩra na ndigiri.
And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
