Jenesis 25
1 Ebraham lụrụ nwunye ọzọ, onye aha ya bụ Ketura.
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Ọ mụụrụ ya Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak na Shua.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan bụ nna Sheba na Dedan. Ụmụ ndị ikom Dedan bụ Ashurim, Letushim, na Leumim.
Jokshan became the father of two sons, Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshur people-group, the Letush people-group, and the Leum people-group.
4 Ụmụ ndị ikom Midian bụ Efaa, Efe, Hanok, Abida, na Eldaa. Ndị a niile bụ ụmụ Ketura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Ebraham nyere Aịzik ihe niile o nwere.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Ebraham nyere ụmụ ndị ikom ndị iko ya nwanyị mụtara onyinye dị iche iche, zipụ ha nʼala dị nʼebe ọwụwa anyanwụ, mgbe ọ ka nọ ndụ, ka ha ghara ịnọ nwa ya nwoke Aịzik nso.
But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his (concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives), and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.
7 Ebraham dị ndụ ruo narị afọ na iri afọ asaa na ise.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Ebraham kubiri ume ndụ nwụọ mgbe o mere nnọọ ezigbo agadi, agadi nwoke nke ndụ juru afọ, e mere ka ọ lakwuru ndị ya.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Ụmụ ya, Aịzik na Ishmel, liri ya nʼọgba Makipela nʼakụkụ Mamre, nʼala ubi Efrọn nwa Zoha onye Het,
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.
10 ala ahụ Ebraham zụrụ site nʼaka ndị Het. Ebe ahụ ka e liri Ebraham ya na Sera nwunye ya.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Mgbe Ebraham nwụrụ, Chineke gọziri nwa ya nwoke Aịzik onye bi nʼoge ahụ na nso nso Bịa-Lahai-Rọị.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Nke a bụ akụkọ banyere usoro ezinaụlọ Ishmel nwa Ebraham onye Hega, nwanyị Ijipt ahụ na-ejere Sera ozi mụụrụ ya.
(These are/I will now give a list of) the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.
13 Ndị a bụ aha ụmụ ndị ikom Ishmel nʼusoro ọmụmụ ha. Nebaiot bụ nwa mbụ ya. Ndị ọzọ bụ Keda, Adbel, Mibsam,
These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Duma, Masa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetua, Nafish na Kedema.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ndị a bụ ụmụ Ishmel, ndị a bụkwa aha ndịisi ikwu iri na abụọ ha, dịka ebe obibi ha si dị, na dịka ọmụma ụlọ ikwu ha si dị.
The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
17 Ishmel biri ndụ ruo narị afọ na iri afọ na asaa. Ọ nwụrụ, e mere ka ọ lakwuru ndị ya.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Ụmụ ụmụ ya bi nʼala dị site na Havila ruo Shua nso nso oke ala ndị Ijipt, nʼụzọ e si aga Ashọ. Ha na ụmụnna ha ndị ọzọ ebighị nʼudo.
His descendants (settled/went to live) in the area between Shur and Havilah, near the border of Egypt as a person travels toward Asshur. All of their camps were close to each other (OR, they all frequently attacked each other).
19 Nke a bụ akụkọ banyere usoro agbụrụ Aịzik nwa Ebraham. Ebraham bụ nna Aịzik.
(This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 Aịzik gbara iri afọ anọ mgbe ọ lụrụ Ribeka, nwa Betuel, onye Aram si nʼobodo Padan Aram, nwanne Leban, onye Aram.
and when Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was one of the descendants of Aram from Paddan-Aram. Rebekah was the sister of Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
21 Aịzik kpere ekpere rịọọ Onyenwe anyị ka o nye nwunye ya nwa nʼihi na ọ bụ nwanyị aga. Onyenwe anyị zara ekpere ya. Nwunye ya, Ribeka dịịrị ime.
Almost 20 years after they were married, Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac prayed to Yahweh concerning his wife, and Yahweh answered his prayer. His wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 Ụmụ o bu nʼafọ bidoro na-alụ ọgụ nʼime afọ ya. Nʼihi nke a, o kwuru sị, “Gịnị mere ihe dị otu a ji eme m?” Ya mere, ọ gara jụta ase nʼaka Onyenwe anyị.
She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, “Why is it [that this is happening to me]?” So she asked Yahweh about it.
23 Onyenwe anyị gwara ya sị, “Mba abụọ dị gị nʼafọ, ụzọ mba abụọ dị nʼime gị ka a ga-ekewa. Otu ụzọ ga-adị ike karịa nke ọzọ, nke okenye ga-ejere nke nta ozi.”
Yahweh said to her, “The older one of your twins will serve the younger one. The twins will be ancestors of two nations. And those two people-groups will separate from each other.” [CHI]
24 Mgbe oge ime ya zuru, ụmụ abụọ dị nʼakpanwa ya.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Ahụ nwa nke mbụ buru ụzọ pụta na-acha uhie uhie, ahụ ya niile dịka uwe ajị. Nʼihi ya, ha kpọrọ aha ya Ịsọ.
The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy'].
26 Emesịa, nwanne ya pụtara, ma aka ya jidere ikiri ụkwụ Ịsọ. Nʼihi ya, a kpọrọ aha ya Jekọb. Aịzik gbara iri afọ isii mgbe Ribeka mụrụ ha.
Then his brother was born, grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘heel’]. Isaac was 60 years old when the twins were born.
27 Ha abụọ toro, Ịsọ ghọrọ onye ọka nʼịchụ nta, onye na-epiogharị nʼọhịa, ebe Jekọb bụ nwoke dị nwayọọ, onye na-anọ nʼetiti ụlọ ikwu.
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He spent a lot of time out in the fields. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to the campsite.
28 Aịzik hụrụ Ịsọ nʼanya nʼihi na ụtọ anụ Ịsọ na-egbute nʼọhịa na-adị ya mma, ma Ribeka hụrụ Jekọb nʼanya.
Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
29 Otu ụbọchị, Jekọb nọ na-esi ofe mgbe Ịsọ si nʼọhịa bata. Agụụ na-agụkwa ya nke ukwuu.
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Ịsọ rịọrọ Jekọb sị, “Nyetụ m ụfọdụ nʼime nri a na-acha uhie uhie ị na-esi ka m rie, nʼihi na agụụ na-agụ m hie nne.” (Ọ bụ ihe a mere e ji na-akpọ ya Edọm.)
He said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew to eat right now, because I am very hungry!” [That is why Esau’s other name was Edom, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘red]’.]
31 Ma Jekọb zara ya, “Buru ụzọ resi m ọnọdụ ịbụ ọkpara gị.”
Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
32 Ịsọ sịrị, “Gịnị bụ uru ọnọdụ ịbụ ọkpara bara mgbe m na-anwụ nʼagụụ?”
Esau replied, “Well, I am about to die [from being so hungry]. [If I die now], (my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?)” [RHQ]
33 Jekọb sịrị ya, “Buru ụzọ ṅụọrọ m iyi.” Ya mere, ọ ṅụụrụ ya iyi, sị otu a resi Jekọb ọnọdụ ọkpara ya.
Jacob said, “(Swear to/Solemnly promise) me that you are giving me the privileges that you will have from being the firstborn son!” So that is what Esau did. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Mgbe ahụ, Jekọb nyere Ịsọ achịcha na ofe lentil o siri. O riri, ṅụọkwa, bilie ọtọ pụọ. Ya mere Ịsọ ledara ọnọdụ ịbụ ọkpara nna ya anya.
Then Jacob gave to Esau some bread and some stew made of lentils/beans. Esau ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing that, Esau showed that he (was not interested in/did not value) the privileges that would be his because of being the firstborn son.
