Kĩambĩrĩria 46
1 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Isiraeli akiumagara na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio, na aakinya Birishiba-rĩ, akĩrutĩra Ngai wa ithe Isaaka magongona.
So Jacob left [Canaan], taking with him all his family and possessions. When they arrived at Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the one whom his father Isaac worshiped.
2 Nake Ngai akĩarĩria Isiraeli na kĩoneki ũtukũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jakubu! Jakubu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
That night, God called to Jacob in a vision, saying, “Jacob! Jacob!” He replied, “I am here!”
3 Ngai akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Ngai, Ngai wa thoguo. Ndũgetigĩre gũikũrũka ũthiĩ Misiri, tondũ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene mũno kũu.
God said, “I am God, the one your father worshiped. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, because I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation there.
4 O na nĩngũikũrũkania nawe kũu Misiri, na ti-itherũ nĩ ngagũcookia gũkũ rĩngĩ. Nakuo guoko kwa Jusufu kuo kwene nĩkuo gũgaakũhinga maitho wakua.”
I will go down to Egypt with you, and later I will bring [your descendants] back to Canaan again. And Joseph will be with you [MTY] when you die.” [IDM]
5 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jakubu akiuma Birishiba, nao ariũ a Isiraeli magĩkuua ithe wao Jakubu na ciana ciao na atumia ao na makaari marĩa Firaũni aatũmĩte ma kũmũkuua.
Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took their father, their wives, and their children, in the carts that the king had sent for them to travel in.
6 O na ningĩ magĩthiĩ na mahiũ mao na indo iria ciothe maagĩĩte nacio marĩ kũu Kaanani, na Jakubu na rũciaro rwake ruothe magĩthiĩ Misiri.
So Jacob and all his family went to Egypt. They took with them the livestock and all the other possessions that they had acquired in Canaan.
7 Aathiire Misiri na ariũ ake na tũmwana twa ariũ ake, agĩthiĩ na airĩtu ake na tũirĩtu twa airĩtu ake, ũguo nĩ kuuga rũciaro rwake ruothe.
Jacob went to Egypt with all his sons and his daughters and grandsons and granddaughters—his whole family.
8 Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli (Jakubu na njiaro ciake) arĩa maathiire Misiri: Rubeni irigithathi rĩa Jakubu.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the names of the members of Jacob’s family who went with him to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son; Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; Simeon and his sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaan people-group woman; Levi and his sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; Judah and his sons, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (his other sons, Er, and Onan, had died in Canaan); Perez and his two sons Hezron and Hamul; Issachar and his sons Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron; Zebulon and his sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel; (Those were the sons of Jacob and Leah, and their daughter Dinah, who were born in Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia: There were 33 of them, altogether.) They had Gad and his sons Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; Asher and his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; and their sister Serah; Beriah’s sons Heber and Malkiel; (Those were the children and grandchildren of Jacob and Zilpah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah: There were 16 of them, altogether.) Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel; (Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph’s two sons. [They did not go down to Egypt] because they were already in Egypt. They were sons of Asenath, the daughter of On, who was the priest in the temple in On [city].) Benjamin and his sons Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard; (Those were the sons and grandsons of Rachel and Jacob: There were 14 people altogether.) Dan and his son Hushim; Naphtali and his sons Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. (Those were the sons and grandsons of Jacob and Bilhah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel: There were seven people altogether.)
9 Ariũ a Rubeni maarĩ: Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
10 Ariũ a Simeoni maarĩ: Jemueli, na Jamini, na Ohadi, na Jakini, na Zoharu, na Shauli mũrũ wa mũtumia ũrĩa Mũkaanani.
11 Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ: Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
12 Ariũ a Juda maarĩ: Eri, na Onani, na Shela, na Perezu, na Zera (no Eri na Onani nĩmakuĩrĩire bũrũri wa Kaanani.) Nao ariũ a Perezu maarĩ: Hezironi na Hamuli.
13 Ariũ a Isakaru maarĩ: Tola, na Puya, na Jashubu, na Shimuroni.
14 Ariũ a Zebuluni maarĩ: Seredi, na Eloni, na Jahaleeli.
15 Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa Lea aaciarĩire Jakubu kũu Padani-Aramu, hamwe na mwarĩ Dina. Ariũ acio na airĩtu ake othe maarĩ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na atatũ.
16 Ariũ a Gadi maarĩ: Zifioni, na Hagi, na Shuni, na Eziboni, na Eri, na Arodi, na Areli.
17 Nao Ariũ a Asheri maarĩ: Imuna, na Ishiva, na Ishivi, na Beria. Mwarĩ wa nyina aarĩ Sera. Ariũ a Beria maarĩ: Heberi na Malikieli.
18 Icio nĩcio ciana iria ciaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Zilipa, ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Lea; ciothe ciarĩ ciana ikũmi na ithathatũ.
19 Ariũ a Rakeli mũtumia wa Jakubu maarĩ: Jusufu na Benjamini.
20 Nake Jusufu arĩ kũu Misiri, nĩaciarĩirwo Manase na Efiraimu nĩ Asenathu mwarĩ wa Potifera, mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Onu.
21 Nao ariũ a Benjamini maarĩ: Bela, na Bekeri, na Ashibeli, na Gera, na Naamani, na Ehi, na Roshu, na Mupimu, na Hupimu, na Aradi.
22 Acio nĩo ariũ a Rakeli arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu othe maarĩ andũ ikũmi na ana.
23 Mũriũ wa Dani aarĩ: Hushimu.
24 Nao Ariũ a Nafitali maarĩ: Jahazeeli, na Guni, na Jezeri, na Shilemu.
25 Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Biliha ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Rakeli, othe maarĩ mũgwanja.
26 Andũ othe arĩa maathiire na Jakubu Misiri, arĩa maarĩ a njiaro ciake tũtegũtara atumia a ariũ ake, maarĩ andũ mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na atandatũ.
Altogether there were 66 people who were Jacob’s descendants who went to Egypt with him. That number does not include his sons’ wives.
27 Hamwe na ariũ arĩa eerĩ a Jusufu arĩa aaciarĩire Misiri, andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu arĩa maathiire Misiri maarĩ mĩrongo mũgwanja.
Including Jacob and Joseph and Joseph’s two sons who were born in Egypt, there were 70 members of Jacob’s family when they were all there in Egypt.
28 Nake Jakubu agĩtũma Juda athiĩ mbere yake kũrĩ Jusufu nĩgeetha athĩrĩrwo njĩra ya gũthiĩ Gosheni. Rĩrĩa maakinyire bũrũri wa Gosheni,
Jacob sent Judah to go ahead of the rest of them to talk with Joseph and ask for directions on how to travel to Goshen. Then [Judah returned to the rest of his family and] they all traveled to the Goshen region. When they arrived there,
29 Jusufu akĩhaarĩria ngaari yake ya mbarathi, na agĩthiĩ Gosheni gũtũnga ithe Isiraeli. Na Jusufu aakinya o ũguo harĩ ithe, akĩmũhĩmbĩria na akĩrĩra ihinda inene.
Joseph got his chariot ready and went to Goshen to meet his father. When Joseph arrived, he threw his arms around his father’s neck and cried a long time.
30 Nake Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Rĩu no ngĩkue, kuona atĩ nĩndeyonera niĩ mwene atĩ ũrĩ o muoyo.”
Jacob said to Joseph, “I have seen you and I know that you are still alive! So now I am ready to die.”
31 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jusufu akĩĩra ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe atĩrĩ, Nĩngwambata thiĩ njarie na Firaũni, ndĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, Ariũ a baba, na nyũmba ya baba, arĩa maratũũraga bũrũri wa Kaanani, nĩmokĩte kũrĩ niĩ.
Then Joseph said to his [older] brothers [and younger brother] and to the rest of his father’s family, “I will go to the king and say to him, ‘My [older] brothers [and younger brother] and my father and the rest of his family, who were living in Canaan land, have all come to me.
32 Andũ acio nĩ arĩithi; marĩithagia mahiũ, na mokĩte na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe, na indo ciothe ciao.
The men are all shepherds. They take care of their livestock, and they have brought with them their sheep and goats and cattle, and everything else that they own.’
33 Na rĩrĩa Firaũni arĩmwĩta na amũũrie atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?”
When the king summons you and asks, ‘What work do you do?’
34 mwagĩrĩirwo mũmũcookerie atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũtũũraga tũrĩithagia mahiũ kuuma ũnini witũ, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ meekaga.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũgetĩkĩrio mũtũũre mwena wa Gosheni, tondũ arĩithi othe moonagwo marĩ thaahu nĩ andũ a Misiri.
answer him by saying, ‘From the time when we were young, we have taken care of livestock, just as our ancestors did.’ If you tell him that, he will let you live in the Goshen region.” Joseph told them to say that because the people of Egypt despised all shepherds.
