Semtilbu 35
1 Hichun Pathen in Jacob ahoulimpin, “Kithouvin lang Bethel lama kinungle kit inlang hikom a chun gacheng tan, chule na upa Esau koma nahung jampet'a nahenga hung kilah Pathen ding chun hikoma chun maicham khat gasem in,” ati.
God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
2 Chuin Jacob in a insung mite ahin midang akoma cheng ho jah a hitin aseiye, “Doiphung jouse pai mang un, natahsa kisuhthengun, vonthah kivon un,
Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.
3 Tua eiho Bethel lama iche diu Pathen henga maicham ka semding ahi. Ajeh chu Pakai in ka hahsat laitah a kataona eisan pehin, Ama in kache na kalam jotna jouse a eiumpi jinge ati.
Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”
4 Hichun amahon gamdang mite indoi akoi jouseu chule abil uva abilba u abonchan Jacob apeuvin ahile Jacob'in abonchan Shechem nai vel'a gangpi phungnoi khat ah agavui mang tai.
They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
5 Amaho ahung kon doh uchun Pathen a kona tijat na mipi adimun, hijeh chun Jacob insung mite bulu din koimacha ahung kondoh ngam tapoi.
They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.
6 Jacob le a insung mite Luz kiti mun hichu Bethel Cannan gam sunga um ahi. (Bethel ti chu Pathen in tina ahi).
So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
7 Chule hikom'a chun Jacob in maicham khat asem in, hiche lai mun chu EL-Bethel asah in ahi. Ajeh chu aupa henga kona ahung jam doh a chu hikoma chu Pathen ama among mong ahenga hung kiphong ahi.
He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 Rebekah jenle nu Deborah athi a chu Bethel noiya gangpi phungnoi khat ah ana kivui ahin, hiche jeh a chu hiche min chu lhilon na gangpi phung kisah ahiye.
Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.
9 Hichun Pathen in Jacob Padan-Arama kona ahung chun ana kimuto pi kitin, chuin Bethel muna Pathen in phatthei aboh kit in ahi.
God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.
10 Pathen in ahoulimpin ajah'a, “Namin hi Jacob ahin tunia patna hi nangma Jacob na kiti talou ding ahi. Amavang ISRAEL kiti ding na hitai,” hichun Pathen in ama pa min chu Israel asah tai.
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.
11 Hichun Pathen in aseiye, “Keima El-Shaddai kahi. Pathen hattah ka hi, hatah in ga un, hatah in pung tul tul un, nam lentah ka so ding nahi, chule chilhah jong tamtah kapeh ding nahi,” ati.
God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.
12 Chule khatvei Abraham, Isaac kapeh gamchu nangma le na insung mite kapeh kitding nahi, khonung teng jongle nangma kapeh ding nahi.
The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.”
13 Hichun Pakai vantil chu Jacob akihoulimpi na akon in achemang tai.
God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.
14 Jacob'in Pakai toa kimuto na melchihna ding in hiche muna chun song khom khat aphut doh kitin, hiche khom chunga chun kilhaina ju asun khum in, chule hiche chunga chun Olive thao twi asun khume.
Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.
15 Chule Jacob'in hilai mun chu Bethel asah tan ahi.
Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”.
16 Jacob le a insung miten Bethel chu adalhau vin, Ephratha lam ajot laitah un Rachel chu anaovop nat ahung kipantan, akhol che nao jong lhung joujep lou lai ahin, amanu soh dingin ha nat nat'in ahung natai.
They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
17 Rachel chu soh dinga hanat'a anat pet chun anaodom a pang a sohnu numei ho chun hitin ahoulimpi uve, “Nangma kicha hih in, lungneo hih beh in, chapa khat na neibe ding ahi,” atiuve.
When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”
18 Hinlah Rachel chu alhagao apotdoh tai, ajeh chu amanu athia ahitan ahi; hijeh chun aman jong nao min chu Ben-oni asah in (Ben-oni tichu, ka thoh gimpeta kacha tina ahi), apan vang Benjamin asah tai. (Benjamin tichu, kajet lama pang chapa tina ahi).
As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.
19 Rachel chu athitan Ephratha lampia avui tau vin ahi.
Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
20 Jacob'in angailut hetjing nan Rachel lhan song asem peh in, tuni gei hin hiche Rachel lhan hi aum jing nalaiye.
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
21 Hichun Israel (Jacob) chu achen pondal buh chu Eder inting vum geiyin atung doh e.
Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22 Israel chuche gamsunga ana cheng nalaiyin, ahin Reuben in apa jithahnu Bilhah chu ana chonsetpin ana luppi tan, hiche thu chu Israel in jong aja tai. Chule Jacob chapate chu som le ni alhinguve.
While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
23 Leah chapate chu Reuben, Jacob chapa apeng masa pen, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar chule Zebulun ahiuve.
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24 Rachel chapate ni chu Joseph le Benjamin ahi lhon'e.
The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 Rachel sohnu Bilhah chapate nichu Dan le Naphtali ahilhon in,
The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
26 Leah sohnu Zilpah chapate ni chu Gad le Asher ahi lhone. Hi chengse hi Jacob'in Padan-Ram gamsunga ahindoh achapate chu ahiuve.
The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
27 Hichun Jacob apa Isaac koma ahung kinungle kit tan Mamre a Kiriath-arba gam (Hebron tiajong kisei) phatkhat laia Abraham le Isaac maljin na ana umna'u mun chu ahi.
Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.
28 Isaac chu akum kum jakhat le kum som get ana lhing tan ahi.
The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.
29 Hichun Isaac ahaitan in ahinkho abeitai, anam mite ho jouse ateh akhang abonchauvin a nilhum gei in op cheh un, chuin achate ni Esau le Jacob in avui lhon tai.
Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.
