Jenesis 29
1 Jekọb gara nʼihu nʼije ya rute nʼala dị nʼọwụwa anyanwụ.
Then Jacob lifted up his feet, —and went his way towards the land of the sons of the East.
2 NʼEbe Nsọ a, ọ hụrụ otu olulu mmiri, hụkwa ụzọ igwe atụrụ atọ ndị nọ nʼakụkụ olulu mmiri nʼihi na ndị na-elekọta ha na-enye ha mmiri site nʼolulu mmiri ahụ. Nkume e ji mechie ọnụ olulu mmiri ahụ buru ibu.
And he looked, and lo! a well, in the field and lo! there, three flocks of sheep, lying down near it, for out of that well, do they water the flocks, but, the stone, is great, on the mouth of the well:
3 Nʼihi na mgbe igwe atụrụ niile bịazukọtara nʼolulu mmiri ahụ, ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ na-emeghepụ nkume ahụ nye ha mmiri. Emesịa, ha na-ejikwa nkume ahụ mechie ọnụ olulu mmiri ahụ.
so they gather together thither all the flocks, and roll away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, —and put back the stone upon the mouth of the well, to its place.
4 Jekọb jekwuru ndị na-elekọta atụrụ ahụ jụọ ha sị, “Ụmụnna m, ebee ka unu si?” Ha zara sị ya, “Anyị si Haran.”
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said: From haran, are we.
5 Ọ jụrụ ha sị, “Unu maara Leban, nwa Nahọ?” Ha zara sị, “Anyị ma ya.”
And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
6 Ọzọ Jekọb jụrụ ha sị, “Ahụ ọ dịkwa ya mma?” Ha zara sị ya, “E, ahụ dị ya. Lee nwa ya nwanyị Rechel ka ọ chị atụrụ ya na-abịa.”
And he said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, Well, but lo! Rachel his daughter, coming in with the sheep.
7 Jekọb kwuru sị, “Lee, anyanwụ ka na-acha. O rubeghị oge e ji achịbata igwe ụmụ anụ ụlọ. Nyenụ ha mmiri ka ha ṅụọ, ka ha laghachi gaa taa ahịhịa.”
And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, —water the sheep, and go feed.
8 Ha zara sị ya, “Anyị agaghị enye ha mmiri tutu ruo mgbe igwe atụrụ niile bịakọtara, mgbe e wepụrụ nkume e ji mechie ọnụ olulu mmiri, mgbe ahụ ka anyị ga-enye ha mmiri.”
And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, —and then can we water the sheep.
9 Mgbe Jekọb na ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ ndị a kpụ okwu nʼọnụ, Rechel chịịrị atụrụ nna ya bịakwute ha, nʼihi na onye ọzụzụ atụrụ nwanyị ka ọ bụ.
While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for a shepherdess, was she.
10 Mgbe Jekọb hụrụ Rechel nwa Leban nwanne nne ya, hụkwa igwe atụrụ Leban, ọ meghepụrụ nkume ahụ e ji mechie ọnụ olulu mmiri ahụ nye igwe atụrụ Leban, nwanne nne ya mmiri ka ha ṅụọ.
And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother,
11 Emesịa, Jekọb suturu Rechel ọnụ, kwaa akwa nʼoke olu.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, —and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12 Jekọb kọwaara Rechel na ọ bụ onye ikwu nna ya, bụrụkwa nwa Ribeka. Nʼihi ya Rechel ji ọsọ gbalaa nʼụlọ ha kọọrọ nna ya.
And when Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son, then ran she, and told her father.
13 Mgbe Leban nụrụ maka Jekọb nwa nwanne ya nwanyị, o mere ngwangwa pụọ izute ya. Ọ makụrụ ya, sutu ya ọnụ, kpọrọ ya laa nʼụlọ. Nʼebe ahụ, Jekọb kọọrọ ya ihe ndị a niile.
And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fondly kissed him, and brought him into his house, —when he recounted to Laban all these things.
14 Leban sịrị ya, “Nʼezie, ị bụ ọkpụkpụ m na anụ ahụ m.” Ọ nọnyeere ya otu ọnwa.
And Laban said to him, Surely, my bone and my flesh, art thou. So he abode with him a month of days.
15 Leban sịrị Jekọb, “Ọ bụ nʼihi na ị bụ onye ikwu m ka ị na-agbara m odibo nʼefu? Gwa m ego ole m ga-akwụ gị nʼihi ọrụ ị na-arụrụ m?”
Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
16 Leban mụrụ ụmụ ndị inyom abụọ. Aha nke okenye bụ Lịa. Aha nke nta bụ Rechel.
Now, Laban, had two daughters, —the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
17 Ịma mma Lịa dị ya nʼanya, ma Rechel mara mma nʼahụ, maakwa mma ile anya.
But, the eyes of Leah were weak, —whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.
18 Ọ bụ Rechel ka Jekọb hụrụ nʼanya. Nʼihi ya Jekọb gwara Leban sị, “Aga m arụrụ gị ọrụ afọ asaa ma ọ bụrụ na ị ga-ekwe ka m lụọ Rechel.”
So Jacob loved Rachel, —and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 Leban zara Jekọb sị ya, “Ọ dị mma na ị lụrụ Rechel karịa na onye ọzọ ga-alụ ya. Soro m nọdụ nʼebe a.”
And Laban said, Better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man, —Abide with me!
20 Ya mere Jekọb gbara odibo afọ asaa maka Rechel. Ma afọ asaa ndị a dịka abalị ole na ole nʼanya Jekọb nʼihi ịhụnanya o nwere nʼebe Rechel nọ.
So Jacob served for Rachel—seven years, —and they became, in his eyes, as single days, for his love to her.
21 Jekọb gwara Leban, okwu sị ya, “Kpọnye m nwunye m nʼihi nʼụbọchị m ezuola. Achọrọ m ịbakwuru ya.”
Then said Jacob unto Laban: Come give me my wife, for fulfilled are my days, —that I may go in unto her.
22 Leban kpọkọtara ndị niile bi nʼebe ahụ mere ha nʼoke oriri.
So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
23 Nʼanyasị ụbọchị ahụ, Leban kpọọrọ nwa ya nwanyị bụ Lịa kpọbara Jekọb, ọ bakwuuru ya.
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her in unto him, —and he went in unto her.
24 Leban nyekwara Lịa odibo ya, Zilpa, ka ọ bụrụ odibo nwanyị ya.
And Laban gave her Zilpah, his handmaid, unto Leah his daughter. as handmaid.
25 Mgbe chi bọrọ, Jekọb hụrụ na ọ bụ Lịa ka Leban kpọnyere ya. Jekọb sịrị Leban, “Gịnị bụ ihe a i mere m? Ọ bụghị nʼihi Rechel ka m ji gbaara gị odibo? Gịnị mere i ji ghọgbuo m?”
And it came to pass in the morning, that lo! it was Leah, —and he said unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Was it not, for Rachel, I served with thee? Wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
26 Leban zara sị ya, “Ọ bụghị omenaala anyị ibu ụzọ kee nwantakịrị nwanyị nke nta di tupu nke ada.
And Laban said, It must not be done so in our place, —to give the later-born before the firstborn.
27 Otu ọ dị, chere ka mmemme izu ụka nke onye nke a gafee. Mgbe ahụ, aga m akpọnyekwa gị onye nke ọzọ a maka odibo ị ga-agbara m afọ asaa ọzọ.”
Fulfil the week of this one, —then must we give thee, the other one also, for the service wherewith thou shalt serve with me, yet seven years more.
28 Jekọb mere ka o si kwuo. O debezuru mmemme otu izu ụka onye nke a, Leban kpọnyere ya nwa ya Rechel ka ọ bụrụ nwunye ya.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of this one, —and he gave him Rachel his daughter—to him to wife.
29 Leban nyere nwa ya nwanyị, Rechel, odibo ya nwanyị bụ Bilha, ka ọ bụrụ odibo ya.
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid, —to be hers as a handmaid.
30 Jekọb bakwukwara Rechel. Ọ hụrụ Rechel nʼanya nke ukwuu karịa Lịa. Ọ gbakwaara Leban odibo afọ asaa ọzọ.
So he went in, unto Rachel also, and loved, Rachel also, more than Leah, —and he served with him, yet seven years more.
31 Mgbe Onyenwe anyị hụrụ na Lịa bụ nwanyị a kpọrọ asị, o meghere akpanwa ya, ma Rechel bụ nwanyị aga.
And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, —whereas, Rachel, was barren.
32 Lịa tụrụ ime mụọ nwa nwoke, kpọọ ya Ruben. Nʼihi na o kwuru sị, “Ọ bụ nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ahụla nsogbu m, ugbu a di m ga-ahụ m nʼanya.”
So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben, —for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.
33 Ọ tụụrụ ime ọzọ mụọkwa nwa nwoke. O kwuru sị, “Onyenwe anyị anụla na m bụ nwanyị a kpọrọ asị, ọ bụ ya mere o ji nye m nwa nwoke ọzọ.” Ya mere ọ kpọrọ aha ya Simiọn.
And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said. Because Yahweh heard that, I, was hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name Simeon.
34 Lịa tụrụ ime ọzọ, mgbe ọ mụrụ nwa nwoke, o kwuru sị, “Nʼezie, ugbu a ka di m ga-arapara m nʼahụ, nʼihi na amụọrala m ya ụmụ ndị ikom atọ.” Ya mere ọ kpọrọ aha ya Livayị.
And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Now—this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons, —For this cause, called she his name Levi.
35 Ọ tụụrụ ime ọzọ mụọ nwa nwoke. O kwuru sị, “Ugbu a aga m eto Onyenwe anyị.” Ya mere, ọ kpọrọ aha ya Juda. Lịa mụsịrị nwa a kwụsị ịmụ ụmụ.
And she conceived again and bare a son, and said This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
