Genesis 46
1 And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,
Izrayèl pati avèk tout sa li te genyen. li al Bècheba, li touye bèt, li ofri yo bay Bondye Izarak, papa li.
2 He heard him by a vision in the night calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, here I am.
Jou lannwit sa a, Bondye pale ak Izrayèl nan rèv, li di l': -Jakòb! Jakòb! Jakòb reponn: -Men mwen wi.
3 God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father: fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there.
Bondye di li: -Mwen se Bondye, Bondye papa ou la. Ou pa bezwen pè desann ale nan peyi Lejip paske m'ap fè pitit pitit ou yo tounen yon gwo pèp laba a.
4 I will go down with thee thither, and will bring thee back again from thence: Joseph also shall put his hands upon thy eyes.
M'ap desann avè ou nan peyi Lejip, m'ap fè pitit pitit ou yo tounen isit la ankò. Se Jozèf ki va fèmen je ou lè wa mouri.
5 And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath: and his sons took him up, with their children and wives in the wagons, which Pharao had sent to carry the old man,
Jakòb pati, li kite Bècheba. Pitit Izrayèl yo pran Jakòb, papa yo, ansanm ak timoun yo ak madanm yo, yo fè yo moute sou cha farawon an te voye pou yo vwayaje a.
6 And all that he had in the land of Chanaan, and he came into Egypt with all his seed:
Yo pran tout bèt ak tout byen yo te fè nan peyi Kanaran an. Yo desann nan peyi Lejip. Yo mennen Jakòb desann nan peyi Lejip ak tout pitit pitit li yo.
7 His sons, and grandsons, daughters, and all his offspring together.
Jakòb pran pitit gason l' yo ak pitit fi l' yo, pitit pitit li yo, fi kou gason, li desann nan peyi Lejip ak yo tout.
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, that entered into Egypt, he and his children. His firstborn Ruben,
Men non pitit Izrayèl yo ansanm ak pitit pitit yo ki te desann nan peyi Lejip: Jakòb ak pitit gason l' yo. Premye gason an te rele Woubenn.
9 The sons of Ruben: Henoch and Phallu, and Hesron and Charmi.
Men non pitit Woubenn yo: Enòk, Palou, Ezwon ak Kami.
10 The sons of Simeon: Jamuel and Jamin and Ahod, and Jachin and Sohar, and Saul the son of a woman of Chanaan.
Men non pitit Simeyon yo: Jemouyèl, Jamen, Orad, Jaken, Zoka ak Sayil. Li te fè dènye sa a ak yon fanm peyi Kanaran.
11 The sons of Levi: Gerson and Caath and Merari.
Men non pitit gason Levi yo: Gèchon, Keyat ak Merari.
12 The sons of Juda: Her and Onan and Sela and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And sons were born to Phares: Hesron and Hamul.
Men non pitit gason Jida yo: Er, Onan, Chela, Perèz ak Zerak. Men Er ak Onan te mouri nan peyi Kanaran. Perèz te gen de pitit gason: Ezwon ak Amoul.
13 The sons of Issachar: Thola and Phua and Job and Semron.
Men non pitit Isaka yo: Tola, Pouva, Jòb ak Chimwon.
14 The sons of Zabulon: Sared and Elon and Jahelel.
Men non pitit Zabilon yo: Serèd, Elon ak Jaleyèl.
15 These are the sons of Lia, whom she bore in Mesopotamia of Syria, with Dina his daughter. All the souls of her sons and daughters, thirty-three.
Se pitit sa yo Leya te fè pou Jakòb lè yo te Mezopotami. Leya te fè yon fi tout yo te rele Dena. Avèk pitit pitit yo, sa te fè antou tranntwa gason ak yon fi.
16 The sons of Gad: Sephian and Haggi and Suni and Esebon and Heri and Arodi and Areli.
Men non pitit gason Gad yo: Zifjon, Agi, Chouni, Ezbon, Eri, Awodi ak Areyèli.
17 The sons of Aser: Jamne and Jesua and Jessuri and Beria, and Sara their sister. The sons of Beria: Heber and Melchiel.
Men non pitit gason Asè yo: Jimna, Jichva, Jichvi epi Beria. Yo te gen yon sè ki te rele Serak. Beria te gen de pitit gason: Ebè ak Malkyèl.
18 These are the sons of Zelpha, whom Laban gave to Lia his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls.
Se pitit gason sa yo Zilpa te fè pou Jakòb. Zilpa sa a, se te sèvant Laban te bay Leya, pitit fi li a. Avèk pitit pitit yo, sa te fè antou sèz moun.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
Men non pitit gason Rachèl, madan Jakòb: Jozèf ak Benjamen.
20 And sons were born to Joseph, in the land of Egypt, whom Aseneth the daughter of Putiphare priest of Heliopolis bore him: Manasses and Ephraim.
Pandan Jozèf te nan peyi Lejip, Asnat, pitit fi Potifera, prèt lavil On an, te fè Manase ak Efrayim pou li.
21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Bechor and Asbel and Gera and Naaman and Echi and Ros and Mophim and Ophim and Ared.
Men non pitit Benjamen yo: Bela, Bekè, Achbèl, Gera, Naaman, Ei, Wòch, Moupen, Oupim epi Ad.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all the souls, fourteen.
Se pitit gason sa yo Rachèl te fè pou Jakòb. Avèk pitit pitit yo, sa te fè antou katòz moun.
23 The sons of Dan: Husim.
Men non pitit gason Dann lan: Ouchim.
24 The sons of Nephtali: Jaziel and Guni and Jeser and Sallem.
Men non pitit gason Neftali yo: Jazeyèl, Gouni, Jezè epi Chilèm.
25 These are the sons of Bala, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter: and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls, seven.
Se pitit gason sa yo Bila te fè pou Jakòb. Bila sa a, se te sèvant Laban te bay Rachèl, pitit fi li a. Avèk pitit pitit yo, sa te fè antou sèt moun.
26 All the souls that went with Jacob into Egypt, and that came out of his thigh, besides his sons’ wives, sixty-six.
Antou sa te fè swasannsis moun, pitit ak pitit pitit ki te desann nan peyi Lejip ansanm ak Jakòb, san konte madanm pitit li yo.
27 And the sons of Joseph, that were born to him in the land of Egypt, two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, that entered into Egypt, were seventy.
Avèk Jozèf ki te gen tan fè de pitit nan peyi Lejip, sa te fè antou swasanndis moun laras Jakòb ki te vin nan peyi Lejip.
28 And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen.
Izrayèl te voye Jida devan al mande Jozèf pou l' vin jwenn li Gochenn.
29 And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father, in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him wept.
Jozèf fè pare cha li a, li moute, li al Gochenn, li al kontre papa l'. Rive Jozèf rive devan papa l', li lage kò l' nan bra l', li pase yon bon tan ap kriye sou zepòl li.
30 And the father said to Joseph: Now shall I die with joy, because I have seen thy face, and leave thee alive.
Izrayèl di Jozèf konsa: -Koulye a, mwen wè figi ou, mwen konnen ou vivan toujou, mwen mèt mouri.
31 And Joseph said to his brethren, and to all his father’s house: I will go up, and will tell Pharao, and will say to him: My brethren and my father’s house, that were in the land of Chanaan, are come to me:
Epi Jozèf di frè l' yo ak tout fanmi papa l' yo: -Mwen pral avèti wa a. Mwen pral di l': men frè m' yo ak tout fanmi papa m' yo ki t'ap viv nan peyi Kanaran vin jwenn mwen isit la.
32 And the men are shepherds, and their occupation is to feed cattle: their flocks and herds, and all they have, they have brought with them.
Se gadò mouton yo ye. Se bèt yo konn gade. Yo mennen tout mouton yo ak tout bèf yo ansanm ak tout sa yo genyen.
33 And when he shall call you, and shall say: What is your occupation?
Lè farawon an va rele nou pou mande nou ki metye nou,
34 You shall answer: We thy servants are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.
n'a reponn li: Monwa, depi nou tout piti jouk koulye a, se bèt n'ap gade, tankou tout zansèt nou yo. Konsa, nou ka rete nan peyi Gochenn lan. Li te di yo sa paske moun peyi Lejip yo pa ka sipòte wè moun k'ap gade bèt viv nan mitan yo.
