Mwanzo 27
1 Isaka alipozeeka na macho yake kuwa mazito kiasi cha kutokuona, alimwita Esau, mwanawe mkubwa, na akamwambia, “Mwanangu. Yeye akasema, “Mimi hapa.”
When Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
2 Akamwambia, “Tazama, mimi nimezeeka. Sijui siku ya kufa kwangu.
and said to him, “My son?” Esau replied, “Here I am!”
3 Kwahiyo chukua silaha zako, podo lako na upinde wako, na uende uwandani ukaniwindie mnyama.
Isaac said, “Listen to me. I am very old, and I do not know when I will die. So now take your bow and quiver full of arrows and go out into the countryside, and hunt for a wild animal for me.
4 Uniandalie chakula kitamu, aina ile niipendayo, uniletee ili nikile na kukubariki kabla sijafa.
Kill one and prepare the kind of tasty meat that I like. Then bring it to me so that after I eat it, I can give you a blessing before I die.”
5 Basi Rebeka akasikia Isaka alipoongea na Esau mwanawe. Esau akaenda uwandani kuwinda mawindo na kuja nayo.
Rebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
6 Rebeka akaongea na Yakobo mwanawe na kumwambia, “Tazama, nimemsikia baba yako akiongea na Esau ndugu yako. Akasema,
Rebekah said to her son, Jacob, “Listen to me. I heard your father talking to your brother, Esau, saying,
7 'Niletee mnyama na unitengenezee chakula kitamu, ili nikile na kukubariki mbele za Yahwe kabla ya kufa kwangu.'
‘Go and kill some wild animal and bring it here, and prepare the meat in a tasty way, so that I may eat it, and then before I die I can give you my blessing while Yahweh is listening.’
8 Kwa hiyo sasa, mwanangu, usikilize sauti yangu kama ninavyokuagiza,
So now, my son, do what I am telling you.
9 Nenda kundini, na uniletee wanambuzi wawili; nami nitaandaa chakula kitamu kutokana nao kwa ajili ya baba yako, kwa namna aipendayo.
Go out to the flock and [kill] two nice young goats and bring [the meat] to me. Then I will prepare some tasty food for your father, the way he likes it.
10 Utakipeleka kwa baba yako, ili kwamba akile, na kukubariki kabla hajafa.”
Then you can take it to your father, in order that he can eat it, and then, before he dies, he will give his blessing to you, [and not to your older brother].”
11 Yakobo akamwambia Rebeka mama yake, “Tazama, Ndugu yangu Esau ni mtu mwenye manyoya, na mimi ni mtu laini.
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau’s skin has hair all over it, and my skin is not like that! My skin is smooth!
12 Pengine baba yangu atanigusa, nami nitaonekana kama mdanganyifu kwake. Nami nitajiletea laana badala ya baraka.”
What will happen if my father touches me? He will realize that I am tricking him, and as a result (I will be cursed/he will say that God will do bad things to) me, not a blessing!”
13 Mama yake akamwambia, “Mwanangu, acha laana yoyote iwe juu yangu. Wewe sikiliza sauti yangu, nenda, uniletee.”
His mother replied, “If that happens, let the curse be on me. You do what I am telling you. Go and get the goats for me!”
14 Hivyo Yakobo alikwenda na kuchukua wanambuzi na kuwaleta kwa mama yake, na mama yake akaandaa chakula kitamu, kama alichokipenda baba yake.
So Jacob went and killed two goats and brought them to his mother. Then [with the meat] his mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked.
15 Rebeka akachukua nguo nzuri za Esau, mwanawe mkubwa, alizokuwa nazo nyumbani mwake, na akamvika Yakobo, mwanawe mdogo.
Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s clothes that were with her in the tent, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
16 Akamvalisha ngozi ya mwanambuzi katika mikono yake na katika sehemu laini za shingo yake.
She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.
17 Akaweka katika mikono ya Yakobo kile chakula kitamu na mkate aliokuwa ameuandaa.
Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.
18 Yakobo akaenda kwa baba yake na kumwambia, “Babangu.” Yeye akasema, “Mimi hapa; U nani wewe, mwanangu?”
Jacob took it to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “I’m here; which of my sons are you?”
19 Yakobo akamwambia baba yake, “Mimi ni Esau mzaliwa wako wa kwanza; nimefanya kama ulivyoniagiza. Basi kaa na ule sehemu ya mawindo yangu, ili unibariki.”
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn son. I did what you told me to do. Sit up and eat some of the meat so that you can then bless me.”
20 Isaka akamwambia mwanawe, “Imekuwaje umepata kwa haraka hivyo, mwanangu?” Akasema, “Ni kwa sababu Yahwe Mungu wako ameniletea.”
But Isaac asked his son, “My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?” Jacob replied, “Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.”
21 Isaka akamwambia Yakobo, “Njoo karibu nami, ili nikuguse, mwanangu, ili nijue kama kweli wewe ni mwanangu Esau au hapana.”
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near to me, my son, so that I can touch you and determine whether you are really my son Esau.”
22 Yakobo akamkaribia Isaka baba yake; na Isaka akamgusa na kusema, “Sauti ni sauti ya Yakobo, lakini mikono ni mkikono ya Esau.”
So Jacob went close to him. Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob, but your hands feel hairy, like the hands of your older brother, Esau.”
23 Isaka hakumtambua, kwa sababu mikono yake ilikuwa na manyoya, kama mikono ya Esau ndugu yake, hivyo Isaka akambariki.”
Isaac did not recognize Jacob, [because he was blind] and because Jacob’s hands were now hairy, like those of his older brother, Esau. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24 Akasema, “Wewe kweli ni mwanangu Esau?” Naye akasema, “Ni mimi.”
But first Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob replied, “Yes, I am.”
25 Isaka akasema, “Kilete chakula kwangu, na nile mawindo yako, ili nikubariki.” Yakobo akakileta chakula kwake. Isaka akala, na Yakobo akamletea mvinyo, akanywa.
Isaac said, “My son, bring me some of the meat that you have cooked, so that I may eat it and then give you my blessing.” So Jacob brought him some, and he ate it. Jacob also brought him some wine, and he drank it.
26 Kisha Isaka baba yake akamwambia, “Sogea karibu nami na unibusu, mwanangu.”
Then Isaac said to him, “My son, come here and kiss me.”
27 Yakobo akasogea na kumbusu, naye akanusa harufu ya nguo zake na kumbariki. Akasema, “Tazama, harufu ya mwanangu ni kama harufu ya shamba alilolibariki Yahwe.
So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
28 Mungu akupe sehemu ya umande wa mbinguni, sehemu ya unono wa nchi, na wingi wa nafaka na mvinyo mpya.
I ask that God will send down to you dew from heaven [to water your fields], and cause you to have abundant crops, good harvests of grain, and grapes for wine.
29 Watu na wakutumikie na mataifa yainame chini yako. Uwe bwana juu ya ndugu zako, na wana wa mama yako wainame chini yako. Kila anayekulaani na alaaniwe; na kila anayekubariki abarikiwe.”
I ask that people of many nations will serve you and bow down to you. I ask that you will rule over your brothers, and that your mother’s descendants will also bow down to you. I ask that God will curse/punish those who (curse you/ask God to do bad things to you), and bless those who bless you.”
30 Mara Isaka alipomaliza kumbariki Yakobo, na Yakobo ndo ametoka mbele ya Isaka baba yake, Esau ndugu yake akaja kutoka kuwinda.
After Isaac finished blessing Jacob, Jacob was just leaving the room where his father was, when his older brother, Esau, returned from hunting.
31 Yeye pia akaandaa chakula kitamu na kukileta kwa baba yake. Akamwambia baba yake, “Baba, inuka na ule baadhi ya mawindo ya mwanao, ili uweze kunibariki.”
Esau cooked some tasty meat and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “My father, please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have cooked, so that you can then give me your blessing!”
32 Isaka baba yake akamwambia, “U nani wewe? Akasema, “Mimi ni mwanao, Esau, mzaliwa wako wa kwanza.”
His father, Isaac, said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am Esau, your firstborn son!”
33 Isaka akatetemeka sana na kusema, “Alikuwa nani aliyewinda mawindo nakuniletea? Nilikula chote kabla haujaja, nami nimembariki. Atabarikiwa, kwa kweli.”
Then Isaac, realizing that it was not Esau who had come earlier, trembled very violently. He said, “Then who is it that brought me some meat from an animal that he had hunted and killed, and I ate it all? He was here just before you came. I blessed him, and I cannot (take back that blessing/declare that those things will not happen to him).”
34 Esau aliposikia maneno ya baba yake, akalia kwa kilio kikubwa na cha uchungu sana, na akamwambia baba yake, “Unibariki nami, mimi pia, babangu.”
When Esau heard those words of his father, he cried loudly. He was very disappointed. He said to his father, “My father, bless me, too!”
35 Isaka akasema, “Ndugu yako alikuja hapa kwa hila na amechukua baraka yako.”
But his father said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing!”
36 Esau akasema, “Je hakuitwa Yakobo kwa haki? Kwa maana amenidanganya mara mbili hizi. Alichukua haki ya uzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, na tazama, sasa amechukua baraka yangu.” Na akasema, “Je haukuniachia baraka?
Esau said, “It is right [RHQ] that his name is Jacob, which means ‘cheat,’ because he deceived me two times. The first time he took my rights from being his firstborn son, and this time he took my blessing!” Then he asked, “Do you not have any blessing left for me?”
37 Isaka akajibu na kumwambia Esau, “Tazama, nimemfanya kuwa bwana wako, na nimempa ndugu zake kuwa watumishi wake. Na nimempa nafaka na divai. Je nikufanyie nini mwanangu?
Isaac answered and said to Esau, “I have declared that your younger brother will rule over you, and declared that all his relatives will serve him. And I have said that God will give him plenty of grain and grapes for wine. So, my son, (what can I do for you?/There is nothing more that I can do for you!)” [RHQ]
38 Esau akamwambia babaye, “Je hauna hata baraka moja kwa ajili yangu, babangu? Nibariki nami, hata mimi pia, babangu.” Esau akalia kwa sauti.
Esau said to his father, “My father, do you have only one blessing? My father, bless me, too!” Then Esau cried very loudly.
39 Isaka baba yake akajibu na kumwambia, “Tazama, mahali unapoishi patakuwa mbali na utajiri wa nchi, mbali na umande juu angani.
His father Isaac answered and said to him, “The place where you will live will be far from the fertile soil and from the dew that God sends from heaven [to water the fields].
40 Kwa upanga wako utaishi, nawe utamtumikia ndugu yako. lakini utakapoasi, utaiondoa nira yake shingoni mwako.”
You will [rob and] kill people [MTY] in order to [get what you need to] live, and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. But when you decide to rebel against him, you will (free yourself from/no longer be under) his control.”
41 Esau akamchukia Yakobo kwa sababu ya baraka ambayo baba yake alimpa. Esau akajisemea moyoni, “Siku za maombolezo kwa ajili ya baba yangu zinakaribia; baada ya hapo nitamwua Yakobo ndugu yangu.”
So, because his father had given a blessing to Jacob, and not to him, Esau hated his younger brother. Esau thought to himself, “After my father dies and we finish mourning for him, I will kill Jacob!”
42 Rebeka akaambiwa maneno ya Esau mwanawe mkubwa. Hivyo akatuma na kumwita Yakobo mwanawe mdogo na kumwambia, “Tazama, Esau ndugu yako anajifariji juu yako kwa kupanga kukuuwa.
But Rebekah found out what her older son, Esau, was thinking. So she summoned her younger son, Jacob, and said to him, “Listen to me. Your older brother, Esau, is [comforting himself by] planning to kill you, to get revenge because of your deceiving your father.
43 Kwa hiyo sasa, mwanangu, unisikie na kukimbilia kwa Labani, ndugu yangu, huko Harani.
So now, my son, listen carefully to what I am telling you. Escape quickly and go and stay with my brother Laban, in Haran [town].
44 Ukae naye kitambo, mpaka hasira ya ndugu yako itakapopungua,
Stay with him a while, until your older brother is no longer angry.
45 hata hasira ya ndugu yako itakapokuondokea, na kusahau ulivyomtenda. Kisha nitatuma na kukurudisha kutoka pale. Kwa nini niwapoteze ninyi nyote katika siku moja?
When he forgets what you did to him, I will send a message to you, to tell you to return from there. If Esau kills you, [others will kill him, and] then both my sons would die at the same time!” [RHQ]
46 Rebeka akamwambia Isaka, “Nimechoka na maisha kwa sababu ya hawa binti za Hethi. Ikiwa Yakobo atachukua mmojawapo wa binti wa Hethi kuwa mkewe, kama wanawake hawa, baadhi ya binti za nchi, maisha yatakuwa na maana gani kwangu?”
Rebekah also said to Isaac, “These [foreign] women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!”
