Jenesis 47
1 Josef gara gwa Fero sị, “Nna m na ụmụnne m ejirila igwe ewu na atụrụ ha, igwe ehi ha na ihe niile ha nwere site nʼala Kenan bịa nʼebe a. Ha nọ nʼala Goshen.”
And Ioseph wet and tolde Pharao and sayde: my father and my brethern their shepe and their beastes and all that they haue are come out of the lade of Canaan and are in the lande of Gosan.
2 Mgbe ọ gara ịgwa Fero okwu, o duuru mmadụ ise nʼetiti ụmụnne ya ndị ikom gosi ha Fero.
And Ioseph toke a parte of his brethern: euen fyue of them and presented them vnto Pharao.
3 Fero jụrụ ụmụnne ya ajụjụ sị ha, “Gịnị bụ ọrụ aka unu?” Ha zara sị ya, “Ndị ohu gị bụ ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ dịka nna nna anyị ha.”
And Pharao sayde vnto his brethern: what is youre occupation? And they sayde vnto Pharao: feaders of shepe are thi seruauntes both we ad also oure fathers.
4 Ha kwukwara sị, “Anyị bịara ịnọ dịka ọbịa nʼala a nʼihi na ụnwụ a siri oke ike nʼala Kenan. O nweghị nri igwe ewu na atụrụ anyị nwere iri nʼala ahụ. Ya mere, anyị na-arịọ ka i nye ndị ohu gị ike ka ha biri nʼala Goshen.”
They sayde moreouer vnto Pharao: for to sogcorne in the lande are we come for thy seruauntes haue no pasture for their shepe so sore is the fameshment in the lande of Canaan. Now therfore let thy seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosan.
5 Fero gwara Josef sị, “Nna gị na ụmụnne gị abịakwutela gị. Ha biri nʼala Goshen.
And Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: thy father and thy brethren are come vnto the.
6 Ala Ijipt dịkwa gị nʼihu. Họrọ ebe ọbụla masịrị gị nke dịkwa ezi mma nye nna gị na ụmụnne gị ka ha biri. Ka ha biri na Goshen. Ọ bụrụkwa na ị maara ndị ikom nʼetiti ha ndị nwere ike, mee ha ndị na-elekọta igwe anụ ụlọ m.”
The londe of Egipte is open before the: In the best place of the lande make both thy father and thy brothren dwell: And even in the lond of Gosan let them dwell. Moreouer yf thou knowe any men of actiuyte amonge them make them ruelars ouer my catell.
7 Josef kpọtara nna ya Jekọb, mee ka o guzo nʼihu Fero. Jekọb nọ nʼebe ahụ gọzie Fero.
And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father and sett him before Pharao And Iacob blessed Pharao.
8 Fero jụrụ Jekọb sị, “Ị gbaala afọ ole ugbu a?”
And Pharao axed Iacob how old art thou?
9 Jekọb zara Fero sị ya: “Ebiela m dịka onye ọbịa narị afọ na iri afọ atọ. Ọnụọgụgụ afọ ndị a ehighị nne, ma ha jupụtara nʼahụhụ na nsogbu. Ma a nọrubeghị m ọnụọgụgụ afọ nna m ha gbara mgbe ha biri nʼụwa dịka ọbịa.”
And Iacob sayde vnto Pharao: the dayes of my pilgremage are an hundred and. xxx. yeres. Few and euell haue the dayes of my lyfe bene and haue not attayned vnto the yeres of the lyfe of my fathers in the dayes of their pilgremages.
10 Jekọb gọziri Fero, site nʼihu ya pụọ.
And Iacob blessed Pharao and went out from him.
11 Ya mere, Josef mere ka nna ya na ụmụnne ya biri nʼala Ijipt. O nyere ha ala kachasị mma nʼala ahụ na mpaghara Ramesis, dịka Fero nyere nʼiwu.
And Ioseph prepared dwellinges for his father and his brethern and gaue them possessions in the londe of Egipte in the best of the londe: eue in the lande of Raemses as Pharao commaunded.
12 Josef nyere nna ya na ụmụnne ya na ezinaụlọ nna ya nri dịka ọnụọgụgụ nke ụmụ ha si dị.
And Ioseph made prouysion for his father his brethern and all his fathers housholde as yonge childern are fedd with bread.
13 Ma nri adịghị nʼala ahụ niile nʼihi na ụnwụ ahụ dị nnọọ njọ. Ihe siri ike nʼala Ijipt ma nʼala Kenan nʼihi ụnwụ a.
There was no bread in all the londe for the derth was exceadige sore: so yt ye lode of Egipte and ye lode of Canaan were fameshyd by ye reason of ye derth.
14 Josef chịkọtara ego niile dị nʼala Ijipt, na nʼala Kenan, nke ndị mmadụ ji kwụọ ụgwọ nri ha zụrụ webata ha nʼụlọeze Fero.
And Ioseph brought together all ye money yt was founde in yt lade of Egipte and of Canaan for ye corne which they boughte: and he layde vp the money in Pharaos housse.
15 Mgbe ego niile dị ndị mmadụ nʼaka gwụchara nʼala Ijipt ma nʼala Kenan, ndị Ijipt niile bịakwutere Josef sị ya, “Nye anyị nri, gịnị mere anyị ga-eji nwụọ nʼihu gị? Ego anyị agwụla.”
When money fayled in the lade of Egipte and of Canaan all the Egiptians came vnto Ioseph and sayde: geue us sustenaunce: wherfore suffrest thou vs to dye before the for oure money is spent.
16 Mgbe ahụ Josef zara sị ha: “Jirinụ anụ ụlọ unu kwụọ ụgwọ nri m ga-enye unu, ebe ọ bụ na ego unu agwụla.”
Then sayde Ioseph: brynge youre catell and I well geue yow for youre catell yf ye be without money.
17 Ya mere, ha kpụtaara Josef anụ ụlọ ha. Josef nyere ha nri nʼọnọdụ ịnyịnya ha, na atụrụ ha, na ewu ha, na ehi, na ịnyịnya ibu ha. O were nri zụọ ha nʼafọ ahụ nʼọnọdụ anụ ụlọ ha niile.
And they brought their catell vnto Ioseph. And he gaue them bread for horses and shepe and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their catell that yere.
18 Mgbe afọ ahụ gafesịrị, ha bịakwutekwara ya nʼafọ nke ọzọ sị ya, “Anyị agaghị ezoro onyenwe anyị na ego anyị agwụla, na igwe anụ ụlọ anyị bụkwa nke gị. O nweghị ihe ọzọ fọdụrụ anyị karịa ahụ anyị na ala anyị.
When that yere was ended they came vnto him the nexte yere and sayde vnto him: we will not hydest from my lorde how that we haue nether money nor catell for my lorde: there is no moare left for my lorde but euen oure bodies and oure londes.
19 Gịnị mere anyị ga-eji nọọ nʼagụụ nʼihu gị? Zụrụ anyị na ala anyị nʼọnọdụ ụgwọ anyị ga-akwụ maka nri ị ga-enye anyị. Ka anyị na ala anyị bụrụ ndị ohu Fero. Nye anyị mkpụrụ ubi ka anyị dịrị ndụ ghara ịnwụ, ka ala a ghara ịbụ ihe tọgbọrọ nʼefu.”
Wherfore latest thou us dye before thyne eyes and the londe to goo to noughte? bye us and oure landes for bread: and let both vs and oure londes be bonde to Pharao. Geue vs seed that we may lyue and not dye and that the londe goo not to wast.
20 Ya mere, Josef zụtaara Fero ala Ijipt niile. Ndị Ijipt niile nʼotu nʼotu rere ala ha nʼihi oke ụnwụ ahụ dakwasịrị ha. Mgbe ahụ, ala ha niile ghọrọ nke Fero.
And Ioseph boughte all the lande of Egipte for Pharao. For the Egiptians solde euery man his londe because the derth was sore apo them: and so the londe be came Pharaos.
21 Ya mere, Josef si otu a mee ka ndị Ijipt niile ghọọ ndị ohu Fero, site nʼotu obodo nʼala ahụ ruo na nke ọzọ ya.
And he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other:
22 Ala nke Josef na-azụtaghị nʼoge a bụ naanị ala ndị nchụaja. Nʼihi na ndị nchụaja si nʼaka Fero na-enweta nri ha site nʼoge ruo nʼoge. Ha nwekwara nri na-ezuru ha site na oke ahụ Fero na-enye ha. Ya mere ha ereghị ala ha.
only the londe of the Prestes bought he not. For there was an ordinauce made by Pharao for ye preastes that they shulde eate that which was appoynted vnto them: which Pharao had geuen them wherfore they solde not their londes.
23 Mgbe ahụ, Josef gwara ndị mmadụ ahụ niile okwu sị, “Lee, azụọla unu taa, zụkwaa a ala unu nye Fero.
Then Ioseph sayde vnto the folke: beholde I haue boughte you this daye ad youre landes for Pharao. Take there seed and goo sowe the londe.
24 Nʼoge owuwe ihe ubi, otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ ise nke ihe unu nwetara nʼubi unu bụ nke Fero. Deberenụ onwe unu ụzọ anọ fọdụrụ ka ọ bụrụ ihe unu ga-akụ nʼubi na ihe unu ga-eri na ihe ndị ezinaụlọ unu, na nke ụmụntakịrị unu ga-eri.”
And of the encrease ye shall geue the fyfte parte vnto Pharao and. iiij. partes shalbe youre awne for seed to sowe the feld: and for you and them of youre housholdes and for youre childern to eate.
25 Ha zara sị ya, “Ị zọpụtala ndụ anyị. Ka anyị hụta amara nʼihu nna anyị ukwu. Anyị ga-abụ ndị ohu Fero.”
And they answered: Thou haste saued oure lyves Let vs fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde and let us be Pharaos servautes.
26 Josef mere ka nke a bụrụ iwu nʼala Ijipt niile ruo taa, na Fero ga-ewe otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ ise nke ihe ọbụla si nʼala. Naanị ihe si nʼala ndị nchụaja bụ nke na-esoghị nʼiwu a.
And Ioseph made it a lawe ouer the lade of Egipte vnto this daye: that men must geue Pharao the fyfte parte excepte the londe of the preastes only which was not bond vnto Pharao.
27 Izrel biri na Goshen nke dị nʼala Ijipt. Ha kpatara akụ hie nne, mụbaa nʼọmụmụ, ma nʼọnụọgụgụ.
And Israel dwelt in Egipte: euen in the countre of Gosan. And they had their possessions therein and they grewe and multiplyed exceadingly.
28 Jekọb biri nʼala Ijipt afọ iri na asaa. Ya mere, afọ niile Jekọb gbara bụ narị afọ na iri afọ anọ na asaa.
Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egipte. xvij. yeres so that the hole age of Iacob was an hundred and. xlvij. yere.
29 Mgbe ụbọchị ọnwụ Izrel na-abịaru nso, ọ kpọrọ Josef nwa ya sị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na m ahụtala amara nʼihu gị, tinye aka gị nʼokpuru apata m, kwee m nkwa na ị ga-egosi m obi ebere na ezi ntụkwasị obi. Elila m nʼala nʼIjipt.
When the tyme drewe nye that Israel must dye: he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him: Yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte put thy hande vnder my thye and deale mercifully ad truely with me that thou burie me not in Egipte:
30 Kama, mgbe m nwụrụ, site nʼala Ijipt bupụ m. Buru ozu m gaa lie ya ebe e liri nna m ha.” Ọ zara, “Aga m eme dịka i kwuru.”
but let me lye by my fathers and carie me out of Egipte and burie me in their buryall. And he answered: I will do as thou hast sayde.
31 Ọ sịrị ya, “Ṅụọrọ m iyi na ị ga-eme ya.” Josef ṅụọrọ ya iyi. Izrel nʼonwe ya, kpọrọ isiala dịka ọ dabere nʼelu mkpanaka ya.
And he sayde: swere vnto me: ad he sware vnto him. And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head.
