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.”

¹Huan, Rakil in Jakob ta himhim a neihsak kei chih a kitheih in a sanggam nu a haja ta a; huan, Jakob kiangah, tate hon pia in, huchilouin jaw ka si ding, achia.

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?”

²Huan, Rakil tungah Jakob a heh guih a: huchiin, na gila gah phallou Pathian sik a ka hi ahia? Achia.

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.”

³Huan, aman, enin, ka sikha nu Bilha, amah kithuahpih in; huchiin ken leng amah a kipan a tate ka neihsam theih na dingin ka phei tungah ta honnei ding ahi, achia.

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

⁴Huchiin, a sikha nu Bilha a ji dingin a pia a: huan, Jakob in amah ana kithuahpih a.

⁵Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

⁵Huan, Bilha a gai a Jakob ta a neihsak ta.

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

⁶Huan, Rakil in, Pathian in a hon ngaihtuah a ka aw leng a ja a, tapa honpia ahi, achi: huaijaikin amin dingin Dan a sa a.

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

⁷Huan, Rakil sikha nu Bilha a gai nawna, Jakob tapa dang a neihsak nawn a.

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

⁸Huan, Rakil in Pathian buan in ka sanggam nu ka buan a ka jouta, achia: huchiin a min dingin Napthtali a sa a.

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

⁹Huan, Lea in ta dang anei nawn tadih kei lai chih a kitheih in, a sikha nu Zilpa a pia a ji dingin Jakob kiangah a pia hi.

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

¹⁰Huchiin, Lea sikha nu Zilpa in Jakob tapa a neihsak a.

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

¹¹Huan, Lea in vangphat huai mah ei achia: huchiin amin dingin Gad a sa a.

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

¹²Huan, Lea sikha nu Zilpa in Jakob tapa dang a neihsak nawn a.

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

¹³Huan, Lea in, hampha natel ing e! Numei ten hampha hon chiding uh eive, achia: huchiin amin dingin Aser a sa hi.

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.”

¹⁴Huan, a buh lak laiin Reuben in jawl ai gamlak ah ava mu a; anu Lea kiangah hon tawi a. Huchiin, Rakil in Lea kiangah, hehpihtak in na tapa jawlai a khen honpe dih ve, achia.

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.”

¹⁵Huan, aman, ka kiangah, ka pasal non suh thil duai ahi hia? ka tapa jawl ai leng hon suh na tum nawn lai maw? Achia. Huan, Rakil in, ahihkeileh, n tapa jawl ai sikin tu jan in a hon lupih ding achia.

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.

¹⁶Huan, nitaklam in Jakob gamlak a kipan hong tunga, huan Lea a dawn dingin a kuan a, non kithuahpih ding ahi; ka tapa jawl ai in kon khel ta ngal a achia. Huchiin, huai jan in a lupih ta hi.

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

¹⁷Huan, Pathian in Lea thumna a ngaikhia a, huchiin a gaia, Jakob tapa ngana a neihsak nawna.

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

¹⁸Huan, Lea in, ka sikha nu ka pasal kianga ka piak jiakin Pathianin ka loh honpia eive, achia; huchiin a min dingin Essakar a sa hi.

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

¹⁹Huan, Lea a gai nawna, Jakob tapa gukna a neihsak nawna.

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.

²⁰Huan, Lea in, Pathianin van hoih tak a hon neisak a; tuin jaw ka pasal, tapa guk ka neihsak tak jiakin, ka kiangah a teng ta ding, achia: huchiin, amin dingin Zebulun a sa a.

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

²¹Huan, huai nungin tanu a nei nawna, amin dingin Dina a sa hi.

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

²²Huan, Pathianin Rakil a theigige a, huchiin Pathianin a thumna a ngaikhia a, a sul a honsak hi.

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

²³Huchiin a gaia, tapa a neia: Pathianin ka minsia a la mang, achia:

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

²⁴Huan, Toupan tapa dang honpiak beh hen, chiin, a min dingin Joseph a sa hi.

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.

²⁵Huan, hichi ahia, Rakil in Joseph a neih nungin Jakob in, Laban kiangah, kei ka omna ngei ah, ka gam lam ua ka pai na dingin hon paisak ta in aw.

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.”

²⁶Na na ka sep san ka jite leh ka tate honpia inla, hon paisakin: na na kon sepsak dan leh na thei ngala, achia.

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.”

²⁷Huan, Laban in, a kiangah, na honhehpih theih leh, om tadih lai ve: Toupan nang vangin a honvualjawl chih aisan in ka thei hi, achia.

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

²⁸Huan, amah mahin, na loh ding sep inla, honhilh dih, huchiin ka honpe ding hi, achia.

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

²⁹Huan, aman, a kiangah, bangchin na na ka sema, bangchin na gan ka kiangah a om ua na thei akei hiam.

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?”

³⁰Ka hong main tawm chik kia na neia, tuin jaw tampi a hong phata uhi; ka kalsuanna lam peuh ah Toupan nang a honvualjawl jel hi: Ahihhangin chik chiangin ahia kei inkuante adia ka sep khiak sam ding? Achia.

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.

³¹Huan, aman, bang ka hon pe dia? Achia. Huan, Jakobin, bangmah na honpiak ding ahi kei: Hiai thil na hon hihsak leh na gan hon ka khah dia ka ching nawn ding.

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.

³²Tuniin na gan hon ka va enkhe vek dia, belam laka a vom gial petmah a gial leh a voma gial zekzek leh a vom peuhmah, kel laka a kanga gial petmah a gial leh a kanga gial zekzek te huaia kipan ka pi tuam jel dinga: huan, tuban huchibanga hong piang peuhmah ka loh ding ahi takei dia leh.

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.”

³³Huchiin, tuban, na mit muha khelha ka omna thuah na hongpai hun chiangin, ka diktatna in a hondawnsak mai ding: kel laka a kanga gial petmah a gial lou leh, a kanga gial zekzek lou leh, belam laka a vom lou ka kianga na muh peuhpeuh ka guk in na sep mai ding ahi, achia.

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

³⁴Huan, Labanin, ngaiin, na gen bang tak hile ake, achia.

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.

³⁵Huchiin, huai nitak in kel tal a kanga gial tan leh a kanga gial zekzek teng leh, kelnu a kanga gial petmah a gial leh a kanga gial zekzek teng a kanna om peuhmah, belam, belam laka a vom tengteng toh a pi tuama, a tapate khut ah a pia a;

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

³⁶Huan, amah leh Jakob kalah ni thum lam a om saka; huan, Jakobin Laban ganhon dang tengteng a khah nawnta.

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.

³⁷Huan, Jakobin hiangjau sing leh makha sing leh sesing chiang hing a laa, a hawng a khok ngou chiata, chiangte ah a ngoute a kilangsaka.

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.

³⁸Huan, achiang hawng khohte gan honten, a hong dawn jelna tuikuangte ah, tui luannate ah, gan honte ma jawn jelah a koihta; huan, tui dawn dinga a hongpai chiang ua a gaina ding un.

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

³⁹Huchiin, ganhonte chiang jawnah a gai panta ua, a gial tante, gial petmah a gialte, a gial zekzek te a honnei jel uh.

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.

⁴⁰Huan, Jakob in belamnou te khawng a koih tuma, huan, ganhonte Laban gan hon laka a gial tan leh a vom tengteng lam a ngasak jela; amah gan honte a koih tuam jela, Laban gan lakah a koih kei.

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;

⁴¹Huan, hichi ahi a, gan hat deuhte a hong gai pat peuh chiang un chiang laka a gai pat theihna ding un, Jakob in tui luanna ah, gan mitmuhin, chiangte a koih jela;

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

⁴²Ahihhangin gan a hat kei leh, a koih kei jel: huchiin a nou hat lou deuhte jaw Laban a ahi jela, a hat deuhta bel Jakob a ahi jel hi.Huchiin, Jakob nakpiin a hongpung a, ganhon hon thupi tak, sikhanute, sikhapate, sangawngsaute, sabengtungte a neita hi.

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

⁴³Huchiin, Jakob nakpiin a hongpung a, ganhon hon thupi tak, sikhanute, sikhapate, sangawngsaute, sabengtungte a neita hi.