Genesis 31
1 Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”
Yakob va nya be Laban ƒe viwo nɔ liʋĩliʋĩ lĩm be, “Nu sia nu si le esi la do tso mía fofo ƒe nuwo me. Eƒe kesinɔnuwo katã tso mía fofo gbɔ.”
2 Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not towards him as before.
Yakob de dzesii be Laban megakɔa ŋkume ɖe ye o.
3 The LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
Yehowa ƒo nu na Yakob gblɔ be, “Trɔ nàyi fofowò ƒe anyigba dzi, nànɔ wò ƒometɔwo dome le afi ma, eye manɔ kpli wò.”
4 Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,
Eya ta gbe ɖeka Yakob ɖo du ɖe Rahel kple Lea be woava kpɔ ye le alẽhawo gbɔ le gbedzi,
5 and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not towards me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
ale be yewoalé nya aɖewo kpɔ. Yakob gblɔ na wo be, “Mia fofo tso ɖe ŋunye, ke fofonyewo ƒe Mawu va ƒo nu nam.
6 You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.
Mienya ale si mewɔ dɔ sesĩe na mia fofo,
7 Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.
ke mewɔ nu dzɔdzɔe ɖe ŋunye o; eda le ɖoɖo siwo míewɔ ɖe nye fetu ŋu la dzi zi geɖe. Ke Mawu meɖe mɔ nɛ be wòawɔ nuvevi aɖekem o!
8 If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.
Elabena ne egblɔ be lã ŋɔtaŋɔtawo nanye tɔnye la, ekema lã siwo wodzi la nɔa ŋɔtaŋɔta. Esi wòtrɔ ɖoɖo la hegblɔ be lã siwo me fli to nazu tɔnyewo la, fli nɔa lãawo katã ŋuti.
9 Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock, and given them to me.
Ale Mawu na mezu hotsuitɔ to mia fofo ƒe lãha si wòxɔ tsɔ nam ta.
10 During mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leapt on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
“Le lãawo ƒe asiyɔɣi la, meku drɔ̃e, eye mekpɔ be gbɔ̃tsu siwo katã nɔ asi yɔm la nye lã siwo me fli to kple esiwo nɔ ŋɔtaŋɔta la.
11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
Mawudɔla aɖe yɔm le drɔ̃ea me be, ‘Yakob,’ eye metɔ be, ‘Nyee nye esi.’
12 He said, ‘Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you.
Eye wògblɔ nam be mana gbɔ̃tsu siwo me fli le kple esiwo le ŋɔtaŋɔta la nayɔ asi gbɔ̃nɔ ɣiawo.” Egblɔ be, “Elabena mekpɔ nu siwo katã Laban wɔ ɖe ŋuwò la.
13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’”
Nyee nye Mawu si ɖe ɖokuinye fia wò le Betel, afi si nèkɔ ami ɖe kpe dzi le, eye nèɖe adzɔgbe be yeasubɔm. Azɔ la, ele na wò be nàdzo le afi sia, eye nàyi afi si wodzi wò ɖo la.”
14 Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
Rahel kple Lea ɖo eŋu be, “Nu sia nyo na mí! Naneke mele afi sia na mí o; mía fofo ƒe kesinɔnuwo dometɔ aɖeke mazu domenyinu na mí o!
15 Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.
Ele nuwo wɔm ɖe mía ŋu abe amedzrowo míenye ene. Etsɔ mí dzra, eye nu si wòxɔ ɖe mía ta hã megali o.
16 For all the riches which God has taken away from our father are ours and our children’s. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”
Le sea nu la, kesinɔnu siwo Mawu tsɔ na wò to mía fofo dzi la nye mí kple mía viwo tɔ, eya ta wɔ nu sia nu si Mawu be nàwɔ la.”
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,
Yakob kɔ viawo kple srɔ̃awo ɖo kposɔwo dzi, eye wodzo.
18 and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
Ke ena wokplɔ eƒe lãhawo do ŋgɔe kpe ɖe nunɔamesi siwo katã wòkpɔ le Padan Aram la ŋuti ɖo ɖe fofoa Isak le Kanaanyigba dzi.
19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.
Esi Laban yi ɖe fu ko ge na eƒe alẽwo la, Rahel fi fofoa ƒe aklamakpakpɛwo tsɔ dzoe.
20 Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.
Gawu la, Yakob flu Laban, Arameatɔ la, eye meklãe hafi dzo o.
21 So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face towards the mountain of Gilead.
Ale wòsi kple eƒe nunɔamesiwo katã. Esi wòtso Frat tɔsisi la, eɖo ta Gilead ƒe tonyigbawo dzi.
22 Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.
Ŋkeke etɔ̃ va yi hafi Laban nya nu tso Yakob ƒe sisi ŋu.
23 He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
Ekplɔ ame aɖewo ɖe asi, eye wodze eyome kple du heva tui le ŋkeke adre megbe le Gilead to la gbɔ.
24 God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”
Gbe ma gbe la, Mawu ɖe eɖokui fia Laban Arameatɔ le drɔ̃e me, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Kpɔ nyuie le nu si nàgblɔ na Yakob la ŋuti. Mègayrae o, eye mègaƒo fi dee hã o.”
25 Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
Laban va tu Yakob esime Yakob tu agbadɔ ɖe Gilead to la dzi. Laban hã tu eƒe agbadɔ ɖe to la te.
26 Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?
Laban bia Yakob be, “Nu kae nye esi nèwɔ hesi dzo le adzame ale? Ɖe vinyenyɔnuwo nye aboyome siwo wolé le aʋa me, eya ta nèkplɔ wo si dzoe alea?
27 Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
Nu ka ta mèna mɔnukpɔkpɔm be maɖo kplɔ̃ na mi, eye hadzidzi, ʋuƒoƒo kple kasaŋkuƒoƒo nanɔ anyi o ɖo?
28 and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
Nu ka ta mèna megbugbɔ nu na nye tɔgbuiyɔviwo hedo hedenyui na wo o ɖo? Nu sia nye nu trama aɖe si nèwɔ.
29 It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’
Mate ŋu awɔ nuvevi wò hafi, gake fofowò ƒe Mawu la ɖe eɖokui fiam le zã si va yi la me, eye wògblɔ nam be, ‘Kpɔ nyuie be màklẽ ŋku ade Yakob o.’
30 Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
Ke esi nèkpɔ be ele be yeadzo, eye aƒe nɔ dzrowòm vevie nenema ɖe, nu ka ta nèfi nye aklamakpakpɛwo dzoe ɖo?”
31 Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’
Yakob ɖo eŋu na Laban be, “Mesi dzo, elabena menɔ vɔvɔ̃m. Megblɔ na ɖokuinye be, ‘Àva xɔ viwò nyɔnuwo le asinye sesẽtɔe.’
32 Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.
Ke le wò aklamakpakpɛwo gome la, woaƒo fi ade ame si fi wo la, eye wòaku! Ka nye nuwo katã me le mía nɔviawo ƒe ŋkume kpɔ be wò nane le wo me mahã. Ne èkpɔ wò nane si mefi dzoe la, ekema tsɔe.” Ke Yakob menya be Rahel fi aklamakpakpɛawo o.
33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants; but he didn’t find them. He went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
Laban yi ɖaka Yakob ƒe agbadɔ me gbã; emegbe eyi ɖaka Lea kple kosi eveawo ƒe agbadɔ me, gake mekpɔ aklamakpakpɛawo o. Esia megbe la, eyi ɖaka Rahel tɔ me azɔ.
34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.
Rahel nye ame si fi aklamakpakpɛawo. Etsɔ wo ɣla ɖe eƒe kposɔ ƒe akpa te, eye wònɔ anyi ɖe wo dzi. Togbɔ be Laban ka agbadɔawo me abe ale si wòate ŋui ene hã la, mete ŋu kpɔ aklamakpakpɛawo o.
35 She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.
Rahel gblɔ na fofoa be, “Papa, tsɔe kem be nyemate ŋu atsi tsitre o, elabena mekpɔ dzinu.”
36 Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?
Yakob do dɔmedzoe ɖe Laban ŋu, eye wòbiae be, “Nu vɔ̃ ka mewɔ? Vo ka meda si ta nànɔ fu ɖem nam ale?
37 Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.
Azɔ esi nèka nye nuwo katã me ɖe, nu ka nèkpɔ si nye tɔwò? Tsɔe da ɖe wò ƒometɔwo kple tɔnyewo ŋkume, eye nàna woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu le nye kpli wò dome.
38 “These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven’t eaten the rams of your flocks.
“Menɔ gbɔwò ƒe blaeve sɔŋ. Le ɣeyiɣi ma katã me la, mekpɔ wò alẽnɔwo kple gbɔ̃nɔwo dzi, ale be wodzi vi lãmesesẽtɔwo na wò, eye nyemewu wò agbo ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã ɖa ɖu o.
39 That which was torn of animals, I didn’t bring to you. I bore its loss. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
Ne lã wɔadãwo wu ɖewo la, ɖe metsɔa wo fiaa wò be nàɖe wo tso wò lãwo domea? Ao, meɖoa eteƒe na wò. Èna mexe fe ɖe wò lã ɖe sia ɖe si wofi tso wò lãhawo me la ta, eɖanye nye vodada, alo menye nye vodada o!
40 This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
“Mewɔ dɔ na wò, ŋdɔkutsu ɖum le ŋkeke me, eye vuvɔ wɔm le zã me, eye nyemedɔa alɔ̃ o.
41 These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
Ɛ̃, mewɔ dɔ na wò ƒe blaeve sɔŋ: ƒe wuiene be mate ŋu aɖe viwò nyɔnu eve, ƒe ade be lãha sia naka asinye! Gawu la, èɖe nye fetu dzi zi ewo.
42 Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”
Nyateƒe, ne menye tɔgbuinye Abraham ƒe Mawu kple fofonye Isak ƒe Mawu ƒe amenuveve tae o la, anye ne èdo mɔm asi ƒuƒlu, pesewa ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã manɔ asinye o! Ke Mawu kpɔ wò ŋutasesẽ kple nye nuteƒewɔwɔ, eya ta wòɖe eɖokui fia wò le zã si va yi me.”
43 Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine! What can I do today to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?
Laban ɖo eŋu na Yakob be, “Vinyewoe nye nyɔnu siawo; ɖevi siawo hã tɔnyewoe. Lãha siawo kple nu siwo katã le asiwò la, tɔnyee wonye, eya ta nu ka ta mawɔ nuvevi nye ŋutɔ vinyewo kple nye tɔgbuiyɔviwo ɖo?
44 Now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be for a witness between me and you.”
Na míabla ŋutifafanu kple mía nɔewo, eye mía dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nazɔ ɖe nubabla sia ƒe ɖoɖowo dzi.”
45 Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
Ale Yakob ɖi kpe aɖe abe ŋkuɖodzikpe ene,
46 Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.
eye wògblɔ na eƒe amewo be woafɔ kpewo ali kɔ ɖe kpe la dzi. Emegbe Yakob kple Laban ɖu nu ɖekae le kpeawo gbɔ.
47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
Laban yɔe be Yegar Sahaduta, eye Yakob yɔe be Galed.
48 Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed
Laban gblɔ be, “Kpoƒuƒu sia nye ɖasefo le nye kpli wò dome egbea.” Eya ta woyɔe be Galed.
49 and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.
Eya ta woyɔe hã be “Mizpa” si gɔmee nye “Nuŋudzɔla,” elabena Laban gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ la nakpɔ egbɔ be ne míegale mía nɔewo gbɔ o hã la, míazɔ ɖe nubabla sia dzi.
50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”
Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ne èwɔ fu vinyewo alo ègaɖe srɔ̃ bubuwo la, nyemanya o, gake Mawu ya akpɔe.”
51 Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.
Laban gblɔ na Yakob be, “Kpekɔ sia le afi sia, eye sɔti sia si metu ɖe nye kpli wò dome la hã le afi sia.
52 May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
Kpekɔ sia nye ɖasefo, eye sɔti sia hã nye ɖasefo be nyemava to kpekɔ sia ŋu be mava wò akpa dzi ava wɔ nuvevi aɖeke wò o, eye be wò hã màto kpekɔ kple sɔti sia ŋu ava nye akpa dzi be nàva wɔ nuvevi aɖekem o.
53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.
Meyɔ Abraham kple Nahor kpakple wo fofowo ƒe Mawu la be wòatsrɔ̃ mía dometɔ si mawɔ nubabla sia ƒe ɖoɖowo dzi o la.” Ale Yakob ka atam le fofoa Isak ƒe Mawu, Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ŋkume be yealé ŋku ɖe liƒo la ŋu.
54 Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.
Tete Yakob sa vɔ na Mawu le to la tame, eye wòɖo kplɔ̃ na eƒe amewo. Etsi wo gbɔ dɔ le to la dzi.
55 Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
Laban fɔ ŋdi kanya, gbugbɔ nu na viawo kple eƒe tɔgbuiyɔviawo, yra wo, eye wòtrɔ yi wo de.
