Senesi 25
1 Pea toe maʻu ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻae uaifi, ko hono hingoa ko Ketula.
[Some time after Sarah died], Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
2 Pea ne fanauʻi kiate ia ʻa Similani, mo Sokesani, mo Metani mo Mitiani: mo ʻIsipaka, mo Suaa.
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Pea naʻe fānau kia Sokesani ʻa Sipa mo Titani, pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Titani ko ʻAsuli, mo Litusi mo Leumi.
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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Mitiani: ko ʻEfaa, mo ʻEfee, mo Henoke, mo ʻApaita, mo Elitaa. Ko e ngaahi fānau eni ʻa Ketula.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. They were all descendants of Keturah.
5 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻene meʻa kotoa pē kia ʻAisake.
Abraham declared that after he died, Isaac would inherit everything he owned.
6 Ka ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻEpalahame ʻi hono sinifu, naʻe ʻatu ki ai ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻae ngaahi foaki, pea ʻi heʻene kei moʻui naʻa ne fekau ke nau ʻalu ki he feituʻu hahake, koeʻuhi ke ʻataʻatā ʻo hono foha ko ʻAisake.
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 Pea ko e ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe ngaahi taʻu naʻe moʻui ai ʻa ʻEpalahame, ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe fitungofulu ma nima.
Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.
8 Pea naʻe tukuange ʻe ʻEpalahame hono laumālie, pea pekia ia ʻi he motuʻa lelei, ko e tangata motuʻa kuo aʻu; pea naʻe fakataha ia ki hono kakai.
He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously [DOU].
9 Pea naʻe tanu ia ʻe hono ongo foha ko ʻAisake mo ʻIsimeʻeli, ʻi he ʻana ʻi Makipila, ʻi he ngoue ʻa ʻEfilone, ko e foha ʻo Sohaʻa, ko e Heti, ʻaia ʻoku fehangai mo Mamili.
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 Ko e ngoue ia naʻe fakatau ʻe ʻEpalahame mei he ngaahi foha ʻo Heti; naʻe tanu ʻi ai ʻa ʻEpalahame mo hono uaifi ko Sela.
Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.
11 Pea hili ʻae pekia ʻa ʻEpalahame, naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua hono foha ko ʻAisake: pea naʻe nofo ʻa ʻAisake ʻo ofi ki he vaikeli ko Lehai-Loʻai.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.
12 Pea ko e hako eni ʻo ʻIsimeʻeli, ko e foha ʻo ʻEpalahame, ʻaia naʻe fanauʻi kia ʻEpalahame ʻe Hekaʻā ko e ʻIsipite, ko e kaunanga ʻa Sela.
(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 Pea ko e hingoa eni ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsimeʻeli, ko honau hingoa ʻi honau ngaahi toʻutangata; ko e ʻuluaki ʻo ʻIsimeʻeli, ko Nepeoti; mo Keta, mo ʻAtieli, mo Mipisami,
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 Mo Misima, mo Tumaʻā mo Masa:
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Ko Hetaʻa, mo Tima, mo Situa, mo Nefisi, mo Kitema.
Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Ko e ngaahi foha ia ʻo ʻIsimeʻeli, pea ko honau hingoa ia, ʻi honau ngaahi kolo, ʻi honau ngaahi fale: ko e ʻeiki ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ua, ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi puleʻanga.
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 Pea ko e ngaahi taʻu eni ʻoe moʻui ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli, ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e tolungofulu ma fitu: pea tukuange ʻe ia hono laumālie, pea pekia ia, pea fakataha ia ki hono kakai.
Ishmael lived until he was 137 years old. Then he died, [EUP] joining his ancestors who had previously died.
18 Pea naʻa nau nofo mei Havila ʻo aʻu ki Sua, ʻaia ʻoku ofi ki ʻIsipite, ʻi he hala ki ʻAsilia; pea naʻe pekia ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono ngaahi kāinga kotoa pē.
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 Pea ko e hako eni ʻo ʻAisake ko e foha ʻo ʻEpalahame: naʻe fānau kia ʻEpalahame ʻa ʻAisake.
(This is an account of/I will now tell you about) Abraham’s son, Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 Pea naʻe fāngofulu taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻo ʻAisake, ʻi heʻene maʻu ʻa Lepeka ko hono uaifi, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Petueli, ko e Silia ʻa Petanalami, ko e tuofefine ʻo Lepani ko e Silia.
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 Pea naʻe hūfia ʻe ʻAisake hono uaifi kia Sihova, he naʻe paʻa ia; pea tui kiate ia ʻa Sihova, pea feitama hono uaifi ko Lepeka.
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 Pea naʻe fengaueʻi ʻae fānau ʻiate ia; pea pehē ʻe ia, “Kapau ʻoku moʻoni, ko e hā ʻoku ou pehē ai?” Pea ʻalu ia ke fehuʻi kia Sihova.
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 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate ia, “ʻOku ai ʻae puleʻanga ʻe ua ʻi ho manāva, pea ʻe mahuʻi mei ho manava ʻae kakai ʻe ua, ʻo taki taha hono anga; pea ʻe mālohi ʻae kakai ʻe taha ki he taha; pea ʻe tauhi ʻe he ʻuluaki ʻae kimui.”
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 Pea ʻi heʻene kakato hono ngaahi ʻaho ke fāʻele, pea vakai, naʻe ai ʻae māhanga ʻi hono manāva.
When Rebekah gave birth, it was true! Twin boys were born!
25 Pea fāʻele ʻae ʻuluaki kuo kulokula kotoa pē, ʻo hangē ha kofu fulufulu: pea ne nau ui hono hingoa ko ʻIsoa.
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 Pea toki fāʻeleʻi hono tehina, pea naʻe puke ʻe hono nima ʻae mui vaʻe ʻo ʻIsoa; pea naʻe ui hono hingoa ko Sēkope; pea naʻe onongofulu taʻu ʻa ʻAisake ʻi he fanauʻi ʻakinaua.
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 Pea tupu ʻae ongo tama: pea naʻe poto ʻa ʻIsoa ʻi he tuli manu, ko e tangata taka ʻuta; ka ko e tangata angamalūʻia ʻa Sēkope, pea naʻe nofo ia ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki.
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 Pea ʻofa ʻa ʻAisake kia ʻIsoa, he naʻa ne kai ʻa ʻene kanoʻi manu, ka naʻe ʻofa ʻa Lepeka kia Sēkope.
Isaac liked Esau more, because he enjoyed the taste of the meat of the animals that Esau killed. But Rebekah liked Jacob more.
29 Pea naʻe fei haka ʻa Sēkope; pea haʻu ʻa ʻIsoa mei he vao, pea kuo vaivai ia;
One day while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home from the field, very hungry.
30 Pea pehē ʻe ʻIsoa kia Sēkope, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fafanga au ʻaki ʻae lū kulokula na, he kuo u vaivai; ko ia naʻe ui ai hono hingoa, ko ʻItomi.”
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 Pea pehēange ʻe Sēkope, Fakatau kiate au he ʻaho ni, ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe ʻuluaki foha.
Jacob said, “I will give you some if you sell me (your birthright/the privileges you have because you are the firstborn son).”
32 Pea pehē ʻe ʻIsoa, “Vakai, kuo u teitei mate: pea ko e hā hono ʻaonga kiate au ʻoe ʻinasi ʻoe ʻuluaki foha?”
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 Pea pehēange ʻe Sēkope; “Fuakava mai kiate au he ʻaho ni; pea ne fuakava kiate ia:” pea naʻa ne fakatau ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe ʻuluaki foha kia Sēkope.
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 Pea toki ʻatu ai ʻe Sēkope kia ʻIsoa ʻae mā mo e haka lū; pea kai ia mo inu, pea ne tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu ʻi hono hala; naʻe pehē ʻae siʻaki ʻe ʻIsoa ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe ʻuluaki foha.
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.
