Mwanzo 46
1 Israeli akasafiri na yote aliyokuwa nayo na akaja Beersheba. Pale akatoa sadaka kwa Mungu wa Isaka baba yake.
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 Mungu akamwambia Israeli katika ndoto usiku, akisema, “Yakobo, Yakobo.”
And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I.
3 Akasema, “Mimi hapa.” Akasema, “Mimi ni Mungu, Mungu wa baba yako. Usiogope kushuka Misri, kwa maana nitakufanya taifa kubwa huko.
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
4 Nitakwenda pamoja nawe huko Misri, Nami nitakupandisha huku tena bila shaka. Na Yusufu akayafunika macho yako kwa mikono wake.”
I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes.
5 Yakobo akainuka kutoka Beersheba. Wana wa Israeli wakamsafirisha Yakobo baba yao, watoto wao, na wake wao, katika mikokotene ambayo Farao alikuwa ameipeleka kuwachukua.
And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, on the waggons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 Wakachukua mifugo yao na mali zao walizokuwa wamezipata katika nchi ya Kanaani. Wakaja Misri, Yakobo na uzao wake wote pamoja naye.
And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him;
7 Akaja Misri pamoja na wanawe na wana wa wanawe, binti zake na wana wa binti zake, na uzao wake wote.
his sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all his seed he brought with him to Egypt.
8 Haya ni majina ya watoto wa Israeli waliokuja Misri, Yakobo na wanawe: Rubeni, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Yakobo;
And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt: Jacob and his sons. Jacob's firstborn, Reuben.
9 wana wa Rubeni Hanoki na Palu na Hezroni na Karmi;
And the sons of Reuben: Enoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 wana wa Simoni, Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Zohari, na Shauli, wana wa mwanamke Mkanaani;
— And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Saul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 wana wa Lawi Gershoni, Kohathi, na Merari.
— And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Wana wa Yuda: Eri, Shela, Peresi, na Zera, (Lakini Eri na Onani walikufa katika nchi ya Kanaani). Na wana wa Peresi walikuwa Hezroni na Hamuli.
— And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pherez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pherez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Wana wa Isakari walikuwa Tola, Puva, Lobu, na Shimroni;
— And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, and Job, and Shimron.
14 Wana wa Zabuloni walikuwa Seredi, Eloni, na Yahleeli
— And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Hawa walikuwa wana wa Lea aliomzalia Yakobo huko Padani Aramu, pamoja na na Dina binti yake. Wanawe na binti zake walikuwa thelathini na watatu.
— These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-Aram; and his daughter, Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Wana wa Gadi walikuwa Zifioni, Hagi, Shuni, Ezboni, Eri, Arodi, na Areli.
And the sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 Wana wa Asheri walikuwa Imna, Ishva, Ishvi, na Beria; na Sera alikuwa dada yao. Wana wa Beria walikuwa Heberi na Malkieli.
— And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Hawa walikuwa wana wa Zilpa, ambaye Labani alikuwa amempa Lea binti yake. Wana aliomzalia Yakobo wote walikuwa kumi na sita.
— These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: sixteen souls.
19 Wana wa Raheli mkewe Yakobo walikuwa Yusufu na Benjamini.
The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Huko Misri Manase na Efraimu walizaliwa kwa Yusufu na Asenathi, binti Potifera kuhani wa Oni.
And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On.
21 Wana wa Benjamini walikuwa Bela, Bekeri, Ashbeli, Gera, Naamani, Ehi, Roshi, Mupimu, Hupimu, na Ardi.
— And the sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
22 Hawa walikuwa wana wa Raheli waliozaliwa kwa Yakobo - jumla yao kumi na wanne.
— These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Mwana wa Dani alikuwa Hushimu.
And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
24 Wana wa Naftali walikuwa Yahzeeli, Guni, Yezeri, na Shilemi.
— And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Hawa walikuwa wana Bilha aliomzalia Yakobo, ambaye Labani alimpa Raheli binti yake - wote walikuwa saba.
— These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 Wate waliokwenda na Yakobo, waliokuwa uzao wake, bila kuhesabu wake wa wana wa Yakobo walikuwa sitini na sita.
All the souls that came with Jacob to Egypt, that had come out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives: all the souls were sixty-six.
27 Pamoja na wana wawili wa Yusufu waliozaliwa kwake huko Misri, watu wa familia yake waliokwenda Misri walikuwa sabini jumla yao.
And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob that came to Egypt were seventy.
28 Yakobo akamtuma Yuda kuwatangulia mbele kwa Yusufu kuonesha njia mbele yake kwenda Gosheni, nao wakaja katika eneo la Gosheni.
And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
29 Yusufu akaandaa kibandawazi chake na akaenda kumlaki baba yake huko Gosheni. Akamwona, akaikumbatia shingo yake, na akalia shingoni mwake kwa kitambo.
Then Joseph yoked his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Israeli akamwambia Yusufu, “Basi na nife sasa, kwa kuwa nimeuona uso wako, kwamba bado uko hai.”
And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.
31 Yusufu akawambia ndungu zake na nyumba ya baba yake, “Nitakwenda na kumwambia Farao, kusema, 'Ndugu zangu na nyumba ya baba yangu, waliokuwa katika nchi ya Kanaani, wamenijia.
And Joseph said to his brethren and to his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brethren and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come to me;
32 Watu hawa ni wafugaji, kwani wamekuwa watunza wanyama. Wamekuja na makundi yao ya kondoo, na mbuzi, na vyote walivyonavyo.'
and the men are shepherds, for they have been occupied with cattle; and they have brought their sheep, and their cattle, and all that they have.
33 Itakuwa, Farao atakapowaita na kuwauliza, 'Kazi yenu ni ipi?'
And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation?
34 mwambieni, 'Watumishi wako wamekuwa watunza wanyama tangu ujana wetu mpaka sasa, sisi, na baba zetu.' Fanyeni hivyo ili mweze kuishi katika nchi ya Gosheni, kwani kila mfugaji ni chukizo kwa Wamisri.”
then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
