¹There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

¹ Haray fo ye ka te koyne laabo din ra, kaŋ waana haray fa din kaŋ jin ka te Ibrahim jirbey ra. Isaka mo koy Filistancey koyo Abimelek do, Gerar ra.

¹And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

²Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

² Rabbi binde bangay a se ka ne: «Ma si zumbu ka koy Misira. Kala ni ma goro laabo kaŋ ay ga ci ni se din ra.

²And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

³Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

³ Ma goro laabo wo ra, ay mo ga bara ni banda. Ay ga ni albarkandi, zama nin da ni banda se no ay ga laabo wo kulu no. Ay zeyaŋo kaŋ ay ze ni baaba Ibrahim se din mo, ay g'a toonandi.

³Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father.

⁴I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed all these lands. In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed,

⁴ Ay ga naŋ ni banda ma baa mo danga beene handariyayzey cine. Laabo wo kulu, ay m'a no ni banda se. Ni banda bora do mo no ndunnya dumey kulu ga du albarka.

⁴And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

⁵because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

⁵ Zama Ibrahim maa ay se. A n'ay ganayaŋ sanney d'ay lordey*, d'ay hin sanney d'ay asariyey* gaay.»

⁵Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

⁶Isaac lived in Gerar.

⁶ Isaka mo goro Gerar ra.

⁶And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

⁷The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

⁷ Kwaara borey n'a hã a wando sanni. Kal a ne «Ay wayme no.» Zama a humburu nga ma ci ka ne nga wande no, zama kwaara borey ma si nga wi Rabeka sabbay se, zama nga wo ihanno no, a ga sogo mo.

⁷And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.

⁸It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.

⁸ A ciya mo, saaya kaŋ a gay noodin gumo, kala Filistancey bonkoono Abimelek guna finetar fo gaa. Kal a di Isaka go ga fooru nda nga wando Rabeka.

⁸And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

⁹Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”

⁹ Abimelek mo na Isaka ce ka ne: «Wiiza, daahir ni wande no. Day, mate no kaŋ ni ne ni wayme no?» Isaka mo ne a se: «Ay ci yaadin zama ay ma si bu a sabbay se.»

⁹And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife. And how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

¹⁰Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”

¹⁰ Abimelek mo ne: «Ifo no woone kaŋ ni te iri se? A si gaabu ay borey ra afo ma kani nda ni wando wo. Da yaadin no mo, ni na taali candi iri boŋ nooya.»

¹⁰And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

¹¹Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

¹¹ Abimelek mo kaseeti boro kulu gaa ka ne: «Boro kulu kaŋ ga bora din wala a wando mo ham, daahir i g'a koy wi.»

¹¹And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

¹²Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.

¹² Isaka binde na dumariyaŋ te laabo din ra. Jiiro din mo, a du riiba zangu, Rabbi n'a albarkandi mo.

¹²And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.

¹³The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

¹³ Bora soobay ka tonton ka koy jina hal a beeri gumo.

¹³And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

¹⁴He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

¹⁴ A gonda alman kuruyaŋ, ikayna nda ibeeri, a gonda goy-teeri boobo mo. Filistancey mo canse a gaa.

¹⁴And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

¹⁵Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

¹⁵ Kala dayey kulu kaŋ a bannyey fansi, a baabo Ibrahim jirbey ra, Filistancey n'i lutu k'i toonandi nda laabu.

¹⁵Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

¹⁶Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go from us, for you are much mightier than we.”

¹⁶ Abimelek ne Isaka se: «Tun neewo iri do, zama ni bisa iri gaabi gumo.»

¹⁶And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.

¹⁷Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.

¹⁷ Isaka binde tun noodin i do ka koy sinji Gerar gooro ra, ka goro noodin.

¹⁷And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

¹⁸Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

¹⁸ Isaka na dayey kaŋ i fansi nga baabo Ibrahim jirbey ra yaaso, zama Filistancey jin k'i daabu Ibrahim banda. A ye ka maa daŋ i gaa, mate kaŋ a baabo daŋ i gaa za doŋ.

¹⁸And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

¹⁹Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

¹⁹ Isaka bannyey mo na day fo fansi gooro ra ka du hari.

¹⁹And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

²⁰The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

²⁰ Amma Gerar hawjiyey kakaw da Isaka hawjiyey ka ne: «Haro wo, iri wane no.» A na maa daŋ dayo din mo gaa, Eseku, zama i kakaw a boŋ.

²⁰And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

²¹They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.

²¹ I na day fo fansi koyne. I na canda-candayaŋ te woodin mo boŋ. A ne woodin mo se Sitna.

²¹And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

²²He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

²² A gana noodin, a na day fo fansi koyne. I mana canda-canda te woodin wo boŋ. A na woodin maa daŋ Rehobot, zama a ne: «Sohõ Rabbi na nangu feeri ay se, iri ga du albarka mo laabo wo ra.»

²²And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

²³He went up from there to Beersheba.

²³ A tun noodin koyne ka kaa Beyer-Seba.

²³And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

²⁴Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

²⁴ Rabbi bangay a se cino din ra ka ne: «Ay no ga ti Irikoy, ni baaba Ibrahim wano. Ma si humburu, zama ay go ni banda. Ay ga ni albarkandi mo, ay ga naŋ ni banda ma baa, ay tamo Ibrahim sabbay se.»

²⁴And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

²⁵He built an altar there, and called on the name of Yahweh, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.

²⁵ Kala Isaka na sargay feema fo cina noodin. A ce Rabbi maa boŋ ka nga kuuru fuwo sinji noodin. Noodin mo koyne Isaka bannyey na day fansi.

²⁵And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants digged a well.

²⁶Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.

²⁶ Saaya din ra Abimelek tun Gerar ka koy a do, nga nda nga coro fo, Ahuzatu, da nga wonkoyo Fikol.

²⁶Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

²⁷Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”

²⁷ Isaka ne i se: «Ifo se no araŋ kaa ay do, kaŋ a go, araŋ wangu ay hal araŋ n'ay gaaray araŋ do?»

²⁷And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

²⁸They said, “We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

²⁸ I ne: «Iri di no kaŋ daahir Rabbi go ni banda. Iri binde ne, naŋ zeyaŋ ma goro iri game ra, sanda iri da nin game ra. Naŋ koyne iri ma sappe da nin.

²⁸And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee. And we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

²⁹that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.’ You are now the blessed of Yahweh.”

²⁹ Ni ma si iri maray, danga mate kaŋ cine iri mana ni ham, iri mana hay kulu te ni se, kala gomni. Iri na ni sallama mo baani, nin wo sohõ albarkante no, Rabbi wane.»

²⁹that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace. Thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.

³⁰He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

³⁰ A na burnye te i se. I ŋwa, i haŋ.

³⁰And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

³¹They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

³¹ I tun susubay za da hinay ka ze care se. Isaka mo n'i sallama. I dira a do baani samay.

³¹And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

³²It happened the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

³² A go mo, zaaro din ra no Isaka bannyey kaa k'a no baaru, way, dayo kaŋ ngey fansi din, i ne ngey du hari.

³²And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

³³He called it Shibah. Shibah means “oath” or “seven.” Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba Beersheba means “well of the oath” or “well of the seven” to this day.

³³ A na maa daŋ a gaa Seba. Woodin sabbay se no hala sohõ kwaara din maa ga ti Beyer-Seba.

³³And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

³⁴When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

³⁴ Saaya kaŋ Isuwa te jiiri waytaaci a na Yudita, Beyer ize, Hittance hiiji, nga nda Basematu, Elon Hittance ize.

³⁴And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

³⁵They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.

³⁵ Ngey mo ciya bine saray hariyaŋ Isaka nda Rabeka se.

³⁵And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.