< Genesis 28 >

1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Pea ui ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope ʻo ne tāpuaki ia, ʻo ne naʻinaʻi kiate ia, mo ne pehē ki ai, “ʻOua naʻa ke fili ho uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Kēnani;
2 But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Ka ke tuʻu ʻo ʻalu ki Petanalami, ki he fale ʻo Petueli ko e tamai ʻa hoʻo faʻē; pea ke fili hao uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Lepani, ko e tuongaʻane ʻo hoʻo faʻē.
3 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
Pea ke tāpuaki koe ʻe he ʻOtua Māfimafi, pea fakatupu mo fakatokolahiʻi koe, koeʻuhi ke ke hoko ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahi.
4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.
Pea ke tuku kiate koe ʻae tāpuaki ʻo ʻEpalahame, pea ki ho hako foki; koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu ʻae fonua ʻaia ʻoku ke ʻāunofo ki ai, ʻaia naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kia ʻEpalahame.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Pea naʻe fekau ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope ke ne ʻalu: pea ʻalu ia ki Petanalami kia Lepani, ko e foha ʻo Petueli ko e [tangata ]Silia, ko e tuongaʻane ʻo Lepeka, ko e faʻē ʻa Sēkope mo ʻIsoa.
6 So when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻIsoa kuo tāpuaki ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope, ʻo ne fekau ia ke ʻalu ki Petanalami, ke fili moʻona ha uaifi mei ai; pea mo ʻene tāpuaki ia mo naʻinaʻi kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ʻoua naʻa ke fili ha uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Kēnani:
7 And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
Pea mo ʻene talangofua ʻa Sēkope ki heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻē, pea kuo ʻalu ia ki Petanalami;
8 It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,
Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻIsoa ʻoku ʻikai fiemālie ʻene tamai ko ʻAisake, ʻi he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Kēnani;
9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
Pea ʻalu ʻa ʻIsoa kia ʻIsimeʻeli, ʻo ne fakatokolahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi uaifi naʻa ne maʻu ʻa Mehalate, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻIsimeʻeli, ko e foha ʻo ʻEpalahame, ko e tuofefine ʻo Nepeoti, ke mali mo ia.
10 So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
Pea ʻalu atu ʻa Sēkope mei Peasipa, mo [ne ]fononga ki Halani.
11 And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.
Pea hoko ia ki he potu ʻe taha, pea ne nofo ai ʻi he pō ko ia, he kuo tō ʻae laʻā; pea ne toʻo ʻae ngaahi maka ʻoe potu ko ia, ke ne ʻolunga ʻaki, pea naʻa ne tokoto ʻi he potu ko ia, ʻo mohe.
12 And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
Pea misi ia, pea vakai, kuo fokotuʻu ha tuʻunga ki he funga kelekele, pea tau hake hono potu ki he langi, pea vakai, naʻe feʻaluʻaki hake mo hifo ʻi ai ʻae kau ʻāngelo ʻae ʻOtua.
13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
Pea vakai, naʻe ʻafio ʻa Sihova mei ʻolunga ʻi ai, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko au ko Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame ko hoʻo tamai, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake: ko e fonua ʻoku ke tokoto ai, te u foaki ia kiate koe, mo ho hako.
14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Pea ʻe tatau ho hako mo e efu ʻoe kelekele, pea te ke mafola koe ki he lulunga mo e hahake, pea ki he tokelau mo e tonga: pea ʻe monūʻia ʻiate koe mo ho hako, ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo māmani.
15 And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
Pea vakai, ʻoku ou ʻiate koe, pea te u tauhi koe ʻi hoʻo fononga kotoa pē, pea te u toe ʻomi koe ki he fonua ni: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te u siʻaki koe, ka te u fai ʻaia kuo u lea ai kiate koe.”
16 And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.
Pea ʻā hake ʻa Sēkope mei heʻene mohe, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻi heni ʻa Sihova; pea naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ia.”
17 And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
Pea naʻe manavahē ia, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku fakamanavahē ʻae potu ni! ʻOku ʻikai ko ha potu kehe eni, ka ko e fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko eni ʻae matapā ʻoe langi.”
18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
Pea tuʻu hengihengi hake pe ʻa Sēkope, pea ne toʻo mai ʻae maka naʻa ne ʻolunga ʻaki, pea ne tō ia ko e pou, pea lilingi ʻe ia ʻae lolo ki ai.
19 And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.
Pea ne ui ʻae hingoa ʻoe potu ko ia ko Peteli: ka ko hono hingoa ʻi muʻa ʻoe kolo ko ia ko Lusa.
20 Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
Pea fai ai ʻe Sēkope ʻae fuakava, ʻo pehē, “Kapau ʻe ʻiate au ʻae ʻOtua, pea ne tauhi au ʻi he hala ni ʻoku ou ʻalu ai, pea ne foaki kiate au ʻa ʻeku meʻakai, mo e ngaahi kofu ke u ai,
21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
Koeʻuhi ke u toe hoko ki he fale ʻo ʻeku tamai ʻi he fiemālie, pehē, te u ʻOtua ʻaki ʻa Sihova;
22 And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
pea ko e maka ni, ʻaia kuo u tō ko e pou, ʻe hoko ia ko e fale ʻoe ʻOtua; pea ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē te ke tuku mai kiate au, te u ʻatu moʻoni hono vahe hongofulu kiate koe.”

< Genesis 28 >