Semtilbu 46
1 Hichun Jacob chu Egypt gam jon din akipat dohtan anei agou jouse jong apon Bersheba ahung lhungin hiche jan chun apa Isaac Pathen min in maicham asem in ahi.
Israel [God prevails] traveled with all that he had, and came to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac [Laughter].
2 Hiche jan chun Pathen in gaova akihoulim pin, “Jacob Jacob tin akouvin,” hichun aman jong, “Hoijo Pakai keima hikoma ka ume,” ati.
God spoke to Israel [God prevails] in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob [Supplanter], Jacob [Supplanter]!” He said, “Here I am.”
3 Keima napu napate Pathen kahi tin ahoulim pin, nangma Egypt gam langa suh cheding kicha hih beh in ajeh chu keiman nangma hiche muna chu nam lentah kaso ding nahi ati.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt [Abode of slavery], for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 Keiman Egypt lama nasuh cheteng ka kilhonpi ding nahi, chule keiman nangma ka hin nungpui kit ding nahi ati; chule Joseph in namit ha geiya najen ding ahi.
I will go down with you into Egypt [Abode of slavery]. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph [May he add] will close your eyes.”
5 Hichun Jacob in Beersheba adalhan chule achate sen Egypt lama apui tauvin, kangtalai chunga ama ahin chapang naosen ho jong chule ajite ho chengse jong Pharaoh in ima ma agontup peh bang in apuisuh tauvin ahi.
Jacob [Supplanter] rose up from Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], and the sons of Israel [God prevails] carried Jacob [Supplanter], their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6 Amahon anei agou jouse chule agancha hou jouse Canaan gamsunga ana kilamdoh ho jouse jong apo tauvin ahi.
They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and came into Egypt [Abode of slavery]— Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
7 Achate hou sese chule atute ho jouse jong chule achanute ho jong chule achanute chate jouse jong ama chilhah namkim jouse toh Egypt ahin jon tauve.
his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and he brought all his offspring with him into Egypt [Abode of slavery].
8 Tua min hung kipe ho chengse hi Israel chilhah Jacob chate Egypt gam'a anache ho chu ahiuve, Reuben chu Jacob chate lah a atahpen ahi.
These are the names of the children of Israel [God prevails], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], Jacob [Supplanter] and his sons: Reuben [See, a son!], Jacob [Supplanter]’s firstborn.
9 Reuben chate ho Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, chule Carmi ahiuve.
The sons of Reuben [See, a son!]: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon chate amaho hi ahiuve, Jenuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Johan.
The sons of Simeon [Hearing]: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul [Asked for] the son of a Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled] woman.
11 Levi chate ho, Gershon, Kohath, chule Merari, ahiuve.
The sons of Levi [United with]: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah chate ho chu, Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, chule Zezah ahiuve. Er le Onan chu Canaan gam'a ana thi lhon tai; Perez chate ho Hezron le Hamul ahiuve.
The sons of Judah [Praised]: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan [Humbled]. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issachar chate ho chu, Tolah, Puvah, Jashub, chule Simron ahiuve.
The sons of Issachar [Hire, Reward]: Tola, Puvah, Job [Persecuted], and Shimron.
14 Zebulun chate ho chu Sered, Elon, chule Zahleel ahiuve.
The sons of Zebulun [Living together]: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 Hiche pasal min hung kijih hohi Jacob le Leah Padan-Ram gam'a achen lai uva peng ho se ahiuve, chule amaho tilouva apenbe chu ahile achanu Dinah jong ahi; Jacob chate jouse numei le pasal abon'a Leah a kona hung peng doh jouse chu agoma som-thumle thum ahiuve.
These are the sons of Leah [Weary], whom she bore to Jacob [Supplanter] in Paddan Aram [Elevated], with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
16 Gad chate ho chu, Zephon ahin, Haggi ahin, Shumi ahin, Ezbon ahin, Eri ahin, Arodi chule Areli ahiuve.
The sons of Gad [Good fortune]: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher chilhah ho chu, Imnah ahin, Isvah ahin, Ishvi chule Beriah ahiuve; chule Serah chu asopinu ahin Beriah chate ho Heber chule Malkaiel ahiuve.
The sons of Asher [Happy]: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Hiche pasal ho sese hi Zilpah chate ho Leah sohnun akon a Jacob chilhah ho ahiuvin agom a som le gup ahiuve.
These are the sons of Zilpah [Frailty], whom Laban [White] gave to Leah [Weary], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter], even sixteen souls.
19 Jacob chilhah Rachel in ahinpeh Joseph le Benjamin ahi.
The sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], Jacob [Supplanter]’s wife: Joseph [May he add] and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south].
20 Joseph chate ni Egypt gam'a peng Mannaseh le Ephhraim ahi lhone, amani nu min chu Asenath Potiphera chanu On gam'a thempu pa chanu ahiye.
To Joseph [May he add] in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery] were born Manasseh [Causing to forget] and Ephraim [Fruit], whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
21 Benjamin chate ho chu, Bela ahin, Bekar ahin, Ashbel ahin, Gera ahin, Namaan ahin, Ehi ahin, Rosh ahin, Muppim ahin, Huppim ahin, chule Ard ahiuve.
The sons of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south]: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 Hiche a pasal hung kijih hohi Rachel le Jacob ma kona hung peng doh abonchauva som le li ahiuve.
These are the sons of Rachel [Ewe sheep], who were born to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were fourteen.
23 Dan chapa chu, Hushim ahi.
The son of Dan [He judged]: Hushim.
24 Napthali chate ho chu, Jahzeel ahin, Guni ahin, Jezer ahin chule Shillem ahiuve.
The sons of Naphtali [My wrestling]: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 Hiche pasal ho hi Jacob chate Bilhah in ahin peh Laban in Rachel soh dinga apeh nu akon a chu ahi, abon'un cha pasal sagi ahing lhone.
These are the sons of Bilhah [Bashful], whom Laban [White] gave to Rachel [Ewe sheep], his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob [Supplanter]: all the souls were seven.
26 Jacob chilhah te Egypt ma amatoh che ho chu achate jiho sim louvin mihem somgup le gup ahiuve.
All the souls who came with Jacob [Supplanter] into Egypt [Abode of slavery], who were his direct offspring, besides Jacob [Supplanter]’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
27 Hiche tilou chun Jacob in Egypt ma cha pasal ni aneiben hijeh chun abonchauvin Jacob insung mite chu Egypt gam'a anachen laiyu chun mihem som sagi alhingset un ahi.
The sons of Joseph [May he add], who were born to him in Egypt [Abode of slavery], were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob [Supplanter], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery], were seventy.
28 Amaho alamjot naova alhun nadiu ahung naithim tan, Jacob in Judah chu Goshem jotna lamhil hedin asol in, chuin phat chomkhat jouvin amaho alhung tauve.
He sent Judah [Praised] before him to Joseph [May he add], to show the way before him to Goshen [Drawing near], and they came into the land of Goshen [Drawing near].
29 Joseph a sakol kangtalai chunga atou doh in apa Jacob chu Goshem lama aga kimuto pitai, Hichun Joseph in apa Jacob amu phat chun phat sottah a ngongkoi in akap tai.
Joseph [May he add] prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel [God prevails], his father, in Goshen [Drawing near]. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30 Hichun Jacob in ahin hou in, Joseph koma aseitai, “Keima tua hi thithei ka hitai, Ajeh chu nangma nana hing nalai in tuhin namai ka mutai,” ati.
Israel [God prevails] said to Joseph [May he add], “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
31 Hichun Joseph in asopite le apa insung mite jah a “Keima chetou ing ting Pharaoh jah a thu galhut ing ka ting ajah a, ‘Canaan gam'a cheng ka sopite le kapa insung mite ka heng ahung lhung tauve!
Joseph [May he add] said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan [Humbled], have come to me.
32 Amaho hi kelngoi ching mi ahiuvin, chule amahon anei thil jouse le agancha hou jong ahin kipui uve gati ing'e.
These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’
33 Ahin Pharaoh in nahin hou teng ule nahin doh dingu ahin, “Nangma hohi ipi na natoh ji uham ahin ti ding ahi.
It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
34 Nangma hon hitia hi na donbut dingu ahi, keiho nasoh teho hi ka neo uva patna kapate kapute banga kelngoi ching ka hung hitauve nati diu ahi, chuteng chule Pharaoh in Goshem lhanglam a nahin chen sah diu ahi; ajeh chu Egypt miten kelngoi chingho athei nom pouve.”
that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen [Drawing near]; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].”
