¹Ary rehefa hitan-dRahely fa tsy mba niteraka tamin'i Jakoba izy, dia nialona ny rahavaviny izy, ka hoy izy tamin'i Jakoba: Mba omeo zaza aho, fa raha tsy izany, dia ho faty aho.

¹When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

²Dia nirehitra tamin-dRahely ny fahatezeran'i Jakoba, ka hoy izy: Solon'Andriamanitra, Izay nahamomba anao tsy hiteraka, va aho?

²Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in God’s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

³Ary hoy izy: Indro Bila ankizivaviko, vadio izy; dia hiteraka eo am­pofoako izy, mba hahazoako zaza aminy.

³She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”

⁴Dia nomeny azy Bila ankizivaviny ho vadiny; ary dia novadin'i Jakoba koa izy.

⁴She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

⁵Dia nanan'anaka Bila ka niteraka zazalahy tamin'i Jakoba.

⁵Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

⁶Ary hoy Rahely: Andriamanitra efa nanome ahy ny rariny sady efa nihaino ny feoko, ka nomeny zazalahy aho; izany no nanaovany ny anarany hoe Dana.

⁶Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore called she his name Dan.

⁷Dia nanan'anaka indray Bila, ankizivavin-Rahely, ka niteraka zazalahy faharoany tamin'i Jakoba.

⁷Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

⁸Ary hoy Rahely: Fitolomana mafy dia mafy no nitolomako tamin'ny rahavaviko, ka nahery aho; dia nataony hoe Naftaly ny anarany.

⁸Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.

⁹Ary rehefa hitan'i Lea fa efa nitsaha-jaza izy, dia naka an'i Zilpa ankizivaviny izy, ka nomeny ho vadin'i Jakoba koa.

⁹When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

¹⁰Ary Zilpa, ankizivavin'i Lea, dia niteraka zazalahy tamin'i Jakoba.

¹⁰Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bore Jacob a son.

¹¹Ary hoy Lea: Manan-jara re aho! dia nataony hoe Gada ny anarany.

¹¹Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.

¹²Ary Zilpa, ankizivavin'i Lea, dia nitera­ka zazalahy faharoany tamin'i Jakoba.

¹²Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bore Jacob a second son.

¹³Ary hoy Lea: Sambatra aho, fa hataon'ny zanakavavin'ny olona hoe sambatra aho; dia nataony hoe Asera ny anarany.

¹³Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.

¹⁴Ary nivoaka nitsangantsangana Robena tamin'ny andro fijinjam-bary ka nahita dodaima naniry tany an-tsaha, dia nitondra azy ho any amin'i Lea reniny. Ary hoy Rahely tamin'i Lea: Veloma ianao, mba anomezo ahy kely ny dodaiman'ny zanakao.

¹⁴Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

¹⁵Ary hoy izy taminy: Moa zavatra kely va ny nakanao ny vadiko? Dia halainao koa va ny dodaiman'ny zanako? Ary hoy Rahely: Aoka handry aminao ihany ary izy anio alina noho ny dodaiman'ny zanakao.

¹⁵She said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes, also?” Rachel said, “Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.”

¹⁶Ary nony hariva, rehefa tonga avy tany an-tsaha Jakoba, dia nivoaka nitsena azy Lea ka nanao hoe: Ho ato amiko no halehanao; fa ny dodaiman'ny zanako no efa nakaramako anao tokoa. Dia nandry taminy izy tamin'iny alina iny.

¹⁶Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” He lay with her that night.

¹⁷Ary Andriamanitra nihaino an'i Lea, dia nanan'anaka izy ka niteraka zazalahy fahadiminy tamin'i Jakoba.

¹⁷God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

¹⁸Ary hoy Lea: Efa nomen'Andriamanitra ny karamako, satria nomeko hovadin'ny vadiko ny ankizivaviko; dia nataony hoe Isakara ny anarany.

¹⁸Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband.” She named him Issachar.

¹⁹Dia nanan'anaka indray Lea ka niteraka zazalahy faheniny tamin'i Jakoba.

¹⁹Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

²⁰Ary hoy Lea: Efa nanome anjara soa ho ahy Andriamanitra; amin'izao vao hitoetra amiko ny vadiko, fa efa niteraka zaza enin-dahy ho azy aho; dia nataony hoe Zebolona ny anarany.

²⁰Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.” She named him Zebulun.

²¹Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia niteraka zazavavy izy, ka nataony hoe Dina ny anarany.

²¹Afterwards, she bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.

²²Ary Andriamanitra nahatsiaro an-dRahely, dia nihaino azy ka nampanan'anaka azy.

²²God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

²³Ary nanan'anaka izy ka niteraka zazalahy; dia hoy izy: Efa nahafa-tondromaso ahy Andriamanitra.

²³She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

²⁴Dia nataony hoe Josefa ny anarany, ka hoy izy: Jehovah anie mbola hanampy zazalahy iray ho ahy koa.

²⁴She named him Joseph, Joseph means “may he add.” saying, “May Yahweh add another son to me.”

²⁵[Ny fanekena hafa koa izay nataon'i Labana sy Jakoba] Ary rehefa niteraka an'i Josefa Rahely, dia hoy Jakoba tamin'i Labana: Alefaso aho hankany amin'ny fonenako sy ny taniko.

²⁵It happened, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.

²⁶Omeo ahy ny vadiko aman-janako, izay nanompoako anao, dia handeha aho; fa fantatrao ny fanompoana izay nanompoako anao.

²⁶Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you.”

²⁷Ary hoy Labana taminy: Masìna ianao, raha nahita fitia eo imasonao aho, mitoera eto amiko, efa namantatra aho, ka fantatro fa avy taminao no nitahian'i Jehovah ahy.

²⁷Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake.”

²⁸Ary hoy koa izy: Tonony izay ho karamanao, dia homeko anao.

²⁸He said, “Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.”

²⁹Ary hoy Jakoba taminy; Fantatrao ny nanompoako anao sy ny toetry ny omby aman'ondrinao tato amiko.

²⁹He said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

³⁰Fa kely ny fanananao, fony tsy mbola tonga aho, fa efa nitombo be dia be izy; ary efa nitahy anao Jehovah tamin'ny diako rehetra; ary ankehitriny, rahoviana kosa aho no mba hihary ho an'ny ao an-tranoko?

³⁰For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?”

³¹Ary hoy izy: Inona ary no homeko anao? Ary hoy Jakoba: Tsy hanome ahy na inona na inona ianao; raha hataonao amiko izao zavatra izao, dia mbola handrasako sy hotandremako ihany ny ondry aman'osinao:

³¹He said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.

³²Handeha hitety ny ondry aman'osinao rehetra aho anio ka hanavaka ny mara sy ny sada rehetra, ary ny mainty rehetra eo amin'ny ondry ary ny sada sy ny mara eo amin'ny osy; koa ireny no ho karamako.

³²I will pass through all your flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. This will be my hire.

³³Ny fahamarinako no ho vavolombeloko amin'ny andro ho avy, raha tonga ianao handinika ny karamako: izay rehetra tsy mara ary tsy sada eo amin'ny osy, ary izay tsy mainty eo amin'ny ondry, dia ho halatro izany.

³³So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be counted stolen.”

³⁴Ary hoy Labana: Eny, aoka ho araka ny teninao ary.

³⁴Laban said, “Behold, let it be according to your word.”

³⁵Dia navahany tamin'izany andro izany ny osilahy sadika sy sada, ary izay osivavy rehetra mara sy sada, dia izay rehetra nisy fotsy, ary ny mainty rehetra teo amin'ny ondry; dia natolony teo an-tanan'ny zananilahy ireny.

³⁵That day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

³⁶Ary nasiany lalan­kateloana teo anelanelan'izy sy Jakoba; ary Jakoba niandry ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana sisa.

³⁶He set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

³⁷Ary Jakoba dia naka tsorakazo maro tamin'ny hazo popola maitso sy tamin'ny hazo lozy sy tamin'ny hazo platana; ka nataony ofy vandana ireny hisehoan'ny fotsy izay teo amin'ny tsorakazo.

³⁷Jacob took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

³⁸Ary ireny tsorakazo voaofiny ireny dia napetrany teo anoloan'ny ondry aman'osy, teo anatin'ny tavin-drano, dia teo amin'ny fisotroan-drano, izay nalehan'ny ondry aman'osy hisotro, ka nikambana teo ny lahy sy ny vavy, raha avy hisotro rano izy.

³⁸He set the rods which he had peeled opposite the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink. They conceived when they came to drink.

³⁹Dia nikambana tandrifin'ny tsorakazo ny ondry aman'osy ka niteraka sadika sy mara ary sada.

³⁹The flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks produced streaked, speckled, and spotted.

⁴⁰Ary ny zanak'ondry navahan'i Jakoba, ary ny ondry sisa dia nataony manatrika ny sadika sy ny mainty rehetra teo amin'ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana; ary natokany izay ondry aman'osy ho azy ka tsy navelany hiharo tamin'ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana.

⁴⁰Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and didn’t put them into Laban’s flock.

⁴¹Ary na oviana na oviana no hikambanan'ny ondry aman'osy matanjaka, dia napetrak'i Jakoba teo anatin'ny tavin-drano teo anoloan'ny mason'ny ondry aman'osy ireny tsorakazo ireny, mba hikambanany eo anilan'ny tsorakazo.

⁴¹It happened, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;

⁴²Fa raha osaosa kosa ny ondry aman'osy, dia tsy mba napetrany teo ireny; ka dia ny osaosa no an'i Labana, fa ny matanjaka kosa no an'i Jakoba.Dia nitombo harena indrindra ralehilahy ka nanana ondry aman'osy betsaka ary andevovavy sy andevolahy ary rameva sy boriky.

⁴²but when the flock were feeble, he didn’t put them in. So the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

⁴³Dia nitombo harena indrindra ralehilahy ka nanana ondry aman'osy betsaka ary andevovavy sy andevolahy ary rameva sy boriky.

⁴³The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.