1It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”
1 I go no mo, waato kaŋ Isaka zeen, a moy te kubay kal a si di, kal a na nga ize hay-jina Isuwa ce ka ne a se: «Ay izo.» Izo mo tu a se ka ne: «Ay neeya.»
1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.
2He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death.
2 Baabo ne: «Guna, sohõ ay zeen. Ay buuyaŋ zaaro mo, ay s'a bay.
2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
3Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
3 Day sohõ, ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma ni tonga da ni birawo sambu. Ma koy saajo ra ka ganji ham ceeci.
3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
4Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.”
4 Ni ma maafe kaano te kaŋ ay ga ba, ka kande ay se. Ay ma ŋwa, ay bina ma albarka gaara ni se za ay mana bu.»
4And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless thee before I die.
5Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
5 Rabeka mo go ga hangan ka maa haŋ kaŋ Isaka goono ga ci nga izo Isuwa se. Isuwa koy gaway saajo ra ka ganji ham ceeci ka kande.
5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
6 Kala Rabeka ci nga izo Yakuba se ka ne: «Guna, ay maa haŋ kaŋ ni baaba ci ni beere Isuwa se
6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’
7 ka ne: ‹Ma kand'ay se ganji ham, ka maafe kaano te ay se ay ma ŋwa, ay ma albarka gaara ni se Rabbi jine za ay mana bu.›
7Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
8 Sohõ, ay izo, ma hangan ay se. Ma laakal daŋ ka te haŋ kaŋ ay ci ni se:
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
9Go now to the flock, and get me from there two good young goats. I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves.
9 Ma koy hinciney kuro ra ka hincin ize hanno hinka di. Ay mo ga maafe te mate kaŋ cine ga kaan ni baaba se.
9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loveth.
10You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”
10 Ni ga kond'a ni baaba se a ma ŋwa ka albarka gaara ni se, za a mana bu.»
10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.
11Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
11 Yakuba ne nga nyaŋo se: «Guna, ay beere Isuwa, a gaahamo kulu gonda hamniyaŋ, ay mo ga yuttu.
11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
12What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”
12 Hambara ay baaba g'ay ham, a g'ay ciya tangarikom. Yaadin gaa ay ga kande laaliyaŋ ay boŋ gaa nooya, manti albarka.»
12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver. And I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”
13 Nyaŋo ne a se: «Ay izo, laaliyaŋo din ma kaa ay gaa. Ni ya, ma hangan day ka te haŋ kaŋ ay ci ni se. Ma koy kand'ey ay se.»
13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
14 Yakuba koy k'i di ka kande nga nyaŋo se. Nga mo na maafe te mate kaŋ cine ga kaan baabo se.
14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
15Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.
15 Rabeka na nga hay-jina Isuwa bankaarayey kaŋ yaŋ go no fuwo ra sambu, wo kaŋ yaŋ ga boori ka bisa i kulu. A n'i daŋ nga ize koda Yakuba gaa.
15And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.
16She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.
16 A na hincin izey kuurey mo daŋ a kambey gaa, d'a jinda gaa mo, naŋ kaŋ sinda hamni.
16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.
17She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
17 Maafe kaana da buuro kaŋ a soola mo, a n'i daŋ nga izo Yakuba kambe ra.
17And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18He came to his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
18 Nga mo kaa nga baabo do ka ne: «Ay baaba.» Nga mo ne: «Ay neeya. Nin no may, ay izo?»
18And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I. Who art thou, my son?
19Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.”
19 Yakuba mo ne nga baabo se: «Ay no, ni hay-jina Isuwa. Ay te mate kaŋ cine ni ci ay se din. Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma tun ka goro ka ŋwa ay ŋwaaro gaa, hala ni bina ma albarka gaara ay se.»
19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God gave me success.”
20 Isaka mo ne nga izo se: «Mate no ni te ka du a da waasi ya-cine, ay izo?» Nga mo ne: «Rabbi ni Irikoyo no k'ay no saaya.»
20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.
21Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
21 Isaka binde ne Yakuba se: «Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ay izo, ni ma kaa ka maan zama ay ma ni ham, hala nda cimi ni ya ay izo Isuwa no, wala manti nga no.»
21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
22Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
22 Kala Yakuba koy ka maan nga baaba Isaka do, nga mo n'a ham. A ne: «Jinda ya Yakuba jinde no, amma kambey Isuwa kambey no.»
22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father. And he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23He didn’t recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.
23 A mana fayanka ka bay, zama a kambey gonda hamni, mate kaŋ Isuwa kambey go d'a. Yaadin cine no a na albarka gaara nd'a a se.
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.
24He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
24 A ne: «Hala cimi mo no, ni ya ay izo Isuwa no?» Yakuba ne: «Ay day no.»
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless you.” He brought it near to him, and he ate. He brought him wine, and he drank.
25 Kala Isaka ne: «M'a maanandi ay do, ay mo g'ay izo ŋwaari kaana ŋwa, hal ay bina ma ni albarkandi.» A n'a maanandi a do, nga mo ŋwa. Yakuba kand'a se duvan*, a haŋ mo.
25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat. And he brought him wine, and he drank.
26His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
26 Waato din gaa baabo Isaka ne a se: «Ni ma kaa ka maan sohõ, k'ay garbey sunsum, ay izo.»
26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.
27 Kala Yakuba kaa ka maan k'a garbey sunsum. Baabo mo n'a bankaarayey mani ka maa hawo. A na albarka gaara a se ka ne: «Guna, ay izo hawo ga hima fari fo haw, wo kaŋ Rabbi na albarka daŋ a gaa.
27And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son Is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.
28God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
28 Naŋ Irikoy ma ni no beene harandaŋ da ndunnya maafe, masangu nda reyzin* hari mo da yulwa.
28And God five thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine.
29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.”
29 Dumi-dumey ma may ni se, yawey mo ma sumbal ni jine. Ni ma ciya bonkooni ni dumey boŋ, ni nya izey mo ma sumbal hala ganda ni jine. Laalante no boro kulu kaŋ ga ni laali, albarkante no boro kaŋ ga ni albarkandi.»
29Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
30It happened, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
30 A ciya mo, waato kaŋ Isaka na albarka gaara Yakuba se ka ban, a mana gay kaŋ Yakuba fatta ka fun nga baabo Isaka jine, kal a beero Isuwa kaa ka fun nga fooyaŋo do.
30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31He also made savory food, and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that your soul may bless me.”
31 A na maafe kaana te mo ka kand'a nga baabo do ka ne nga baabo se: «Ay baaba, ma tun ka ŋwa ni izo fooyaŋ hamo gaa, zama ni bina ma albarka gaara ay se.»
31And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father. And he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
32 Baabo Isaka binde ne a se: «Ifo? Nin no may?» Nga mo ne: «Ay no ni izo, ni hay-jina Isuwa.»
32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.
33Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed.”
33 Kala Isaka jijiri gumo-gumo ka ne: «May? May no bora kaŋ na fooyaŋ hamo sambu ka kand'ay se, hal ay n'a kulu ŋwa za ni mana kaa. Ay na albarka gaara a se, a ga ciya albarkante mo.»
33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, [and] he shall be blessed.
34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, my father.”
34 Waato kaŋ Isuwa maa nga baabo sanney, a soobay ka kaati nda hẽeni fotto, ka ne nga baabo se: «Ya nin ay baaba, m'ay no albarka, ay mo!»
34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
35 Amma Isaka ne: «Ni kayne kaa da hiila ka ni albarka sambu.»
35And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
36 Isuwa ne: «Manti i n'a maa daŋ Yakuba? Guna ce hinka neeya kaŋ a n'ay tuti k'ay kayyaŋ nango ta. A n'ay hay-jinetara ta, sohõ mo a n'ay albarka ta. Ni mana baa albarka kayna jisi ay se no?»
36And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two time. He took away my birthright. And, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37Isaac answered Esau, “Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants. With grain and new wine have I sustained him. What then will I do for you, my son?”
37 Isaka tu a se ka ne: «Guna, ay n'a daŋ a ma ciya ni koy. Ay n'a nya izey kulu no a se a m'i may. Ay na masangu nda reyzin hari no a se. Sohõ, ifo n'ay ga hin ka te ni se, ay izo?»
37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants. And with grain and new wine have I sustained him. And what then shall I do for thee, my son?
38Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
38 Isuwa ne nga baabo se: «Ya ay baaba, albarka folloŋ hinne no ni se? Ay baaba, ay no albarka, ay mo.» Kala Isaka na jinde sambu ka hẽ.
38And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39Isaac his father answered him, “Behold, of the fatness of the earth will be your dwelling, and of the dew of the sky from above.
39 Kala baabo Isaka na sanney wo ci ka ne: «Ni nangoray si du ndunnya maafe, a si du beene harandaŋ.
39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above.
40By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck.”
40 Kala ni ma funa nda ni takuba, kala ni ma ye ni kayne se ganda. A ga ciya mo, waati kaŋ ni ga koma a se, ni ga du k'a calo* foobu ka kaa ni jinda gaa.»
40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.
41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
41 Isuwa na konnari jisi nga bina ra Yakuba se, zama baabo na Yakuba no albarka. A go ga ne nga bina ra: «Ay baaba buuyaŋ zaaro go ga maan. Waato din gaa no ay g'ay kayno Yakuba wi.»
41And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then will I slay my brother Jacob.
42The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
42 I koy ka sanney din kaŋ a hay-jina Isuwa ci dede Rabeka se, nga mo donton ka nga koda Yakuba ce. A ne a se: «Guna, ni beere Isuwa go ga miila nga ma bana ni gaa ka ni wi.
42And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
43 Sohõ ay izo, ma hangan ay sanney se: Tun ka koy ay arme Laban do ka tugu; Haran kwaara no a go.
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. And arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran.
44Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away;
44 Ma goro noodin alwaatiyaŋ hala ni beero bina ma zumbu,
44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away.
45until your brother’s anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”
45 hala ni beero futa ma ban a gaa, hal a ma dinya haŋ kaŋ ni te nga se. Waato din gaa ay ga ye ka kande nin fu. Ifo se no ay ga di araŋ boro hinka kulu mursay zaari folloŋ?»
45Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him. Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?
46Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?”
46 Rabeka ci Isaka se ka ne: «Ay farga nd'ay fundo Hetance wayborey sabbay se. Da Yakuba mo na wande sambu Hetu ize wayey ra, sanda laabo wandiyey dumi nooya, ifo no fundi ga hanse ay se koyne?»
46And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?