Kĩambĩrĩria 46
1 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Isiraeli akiumagara na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio, na aakinya Birishiba-rĩ, akĩrutĩra Ngai wa ithe Isaaka magongona.
Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
2 Nake Ngai akĩarĩria Isiraeli na kĩoneki ũtukũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jakubu! Jakubu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”
3 Ngai akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Ngai, Ngai wa thoguo. Ndũgetigĩre gũikũrũka ũthiĩ Misiri, tondũ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene mũno kũu.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
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 with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
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 rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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.
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
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.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt.
8 Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli (Jakubu na njiaro ciake) arĩa maathiire Misiri: Rubeni irigithathi rĩa Jakubu.
These are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9 Ariũ a Rubeni maarĩ: Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Ariũ a Simeoni maarĩ: Jemueli, na Jamini, na Ohadi, na Jakini, na Zoharu, na Shauli mũrũ wa mũtumia ũrĩa Mũkaanani.
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ: Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and 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.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Ariũ a Isakaru maarĩ: Tola, na Puya, na Jashubu, na Shimuroni.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
14 Ariũ a Zebuluni maarĩ: Seredi, na Eloni, na Jahaleeli.
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
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.
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Ariũ a Gadi maarĩ: Zifioni, na Hagi, na Shuni, na Eziboni, na Eri, na Arodi, na Areli.
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and 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.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Icio nĩcio ciana iria ciaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Zilipa, ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Lea; ciothe ciarĩ ciana ikũmi na ithathatũ.
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19 Ariũ a Rakeli mũtumia wa Jakubu maarĩ: Jusufu na Benjamini.
The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Nake Jusufu arĩ kũu Misiri, nĩaciarĩirwo Manase na Efiraimu nĩ Asenathu mwarĩ wa Potifera, mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Onu.
To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
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.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Acio nĩo ariũ a Rakeli arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu othe maarĩ andũ ikũmi na ana.
These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Mũriũ wa Dani aarĩ: Hushimu.
The son of Dan: Hushim.
24 Nao Ariũ a Nafitali maarĩ: Jahazeeli, na Guni, na Jezeri, na Shilemu.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Biliha ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Rakeli, othe maarĩ mũgwanja.
These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 Andũ othe arĩa maathiire na Jakubu Misiri, arĩa maarĩ a njiaro ciake tũtegũtara atumia a ariũ ake, maarĩ andũ mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na atandatũ.
All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
27 Hamwe na ariũ arĩa eerĩ a Jusufu arĩa aaciarĩire Misiri, andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu arĩa maathiire Misiri maarĩ mĩrongo mũgwanja.
The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
28 Nake Jakubu agĩtũma Juda athiĩ mbere yake kũrĩ Jusufu nĩgeetha athĩrĩrwo njĩra ya gũthiĩ Gosheni. Rĩrĩa maakinyire bũrũri wa Gosheni,
Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
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 prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Nake Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Rĩu no ngĩkue, kuona atĩ nĩndeyonera niĩ mwene atĩ ũrĩ o muoyo.”
Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
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.
Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 Andũ acio nĩ arĩithi; marĩithagia mahiũ, na mokĩte na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe, na indo ciothe ciao.
These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’
33 Na rĩrĩa Firaũni arĩmwĩta na amũũrie atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?”
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
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.
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
