¹He heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. From that which was our father’s, has he gotten all this wealth.”

¹ Kal a maa Laban ize arey sanney, i go ga ne: «Yakuba na iri baaba harey kulu sambu. Iri baabo arzaka ra no a du darza woone kulu.»

¹And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

²Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

² Yakuba mo laakal da Laban moyduma, a di kaŋ a na moyduma bare nga se.

²And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

³Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

³ Rabbi ne Yakuba se: «Ma ye ni baaba laabu ka koy ni dumey do, ay mo ga bara ni banda.»

³And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

⁴Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,

⁴ Yakuba binde donton ka Rahila nda Laya ce, ngey mo koy saajo ra a kurey do.

⁴And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

⁵and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

⁵ A ne i se: «Ay go ga laakal d'araŋ baabo moyduma. Ay di kaŋ a na moyduma bare ay se. Amma ay baaba Irikoyo go ay banda.

⁵and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

⁶You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.

⁶ Araŋ bay mo mate kaŋ ay may araŋ baaba se d'ay gaabo kulu.

⁶And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.

⁷Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.

⁷ Araŋ baaba n'ay fafagu mo, k'ay alhakku barmay sorro way, amma Irikoy mana ta a m'ay zamba.

⁷And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

⁸If he said this, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said this, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.

⁸ D'a ne: ‹Icangarey no ga ciya ni alhakko,› kala saaya din kuro kulu ma icangareyaŋ hay. D'a ne mo: ‹Waaliya-waaliyey no ga ciya ni alhakko,› kala almaney kulu ma hay waaliya-waaliyayaŋ.

⁸If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.

⁹Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock, and given them to me.

⁹ Yaadin no Irikoy n'araŋ baaba almaney sambu k'ay no nd'ey.

⁹Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

¹⁰It happened during mating season that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

¹⁰ A go mo, alwaato kaŋ kuro ga gunde sambu, ay n'ay boŋ sambu ka di hindiri ra, danga jindey kaŋ yaŋ ga kurey kaaru, waaliya-waaliyayaŋ no, da tombi-tombi nda cangare-cangare-koyyaŋ.

¹⁰And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

¹¹The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

¹¹ Irikoy malayka mo ne ay se hindiro ra: ‹Yakuba!› ay mo ne: ‹Ay neeya.›

¹¹And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

¹²He 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.

¹² A ne: ‹Ma ni boŋ sambu sohõ ka jindey guna. I kulu kaŋ ga kurey kaaru waaliya-waaliyayaŋ no, da tombi-tombi nda cangare-cangareyaŋ, zama ay di hay kulu kaŋ Laban goono ga te ni se.

¹²And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

¹³I 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.’”

¹³ Ay ya Irikoy no, Betel wano, nango kaŋ ni na tondi sinjanta tuusu da ji, nango kaŋ ni na alkawli sambu ay se mo. Tun sohõ ka fun laabu woone ra ka ye ni hayyaŋ laabo ra.› »

¹³I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.

¹⁴Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

¹⁴ Rahila nda Laya tu a se ka ne: «Iri gonda baa wala tubu fo no iri baaba windo ra koyne?

¹⁴And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

¹⁵Aren’t we accounted by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also quite devoured our money.

¹⁵ Manti sanda yawyaŋ no a n'iri himandi, zama a n'iri neera, a n'iri nooro kulu ŋwa mo.

¹⁵Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.

¹⁶For all the riches which God has taken away from our father, that is ours and our children’s. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”

¹⁶ Zama arzaka kulu kaŋ Irikoy kaa iri baaba kambe ra, iri nda iri izey wane yaŋ no. Sohõ binde, hay kulu kaŋ Irikoy ci ni se, kala ni m'a te.»

¹⁶For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

¹⁷Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,

¹⁷ Saaya din ra Yakuba tun ka nga izey da nga wandey dake yoyaŋ boŋ.

¹⁷Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

¹⁸and 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.

¹⁸ A na nga almaney kulu ku, da arzaka kulu kaŋ a margu, a duura almaney kaŋ yaŋ a margu Padan-Aram kwaara ra, zama nga ma koy nga baaba Isaka do Kanaana laabo ra.

¹⁸and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

¹⁹Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property. that were her father’s.

¹⁹ Amma Laban jin ka koy nga feejey hõseyaŋ do. Rahila mo na nga baaba toorey zay.

¹⁹Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

²⁰Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.

²⁰ Yakuba binde na Suriyanca Laban hiila, zama a mana ne a se nga ga zuru.

²⁰And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

²¹So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

²¹ Yaadin binde no a zuru nda hay kulu kaŋ go nga se. A tun ka koy ka gooro daŋandi. A kamba ka guna Jileyad tondey haray.

²¹So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

²²Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.

²² Zaari hinzanta hane binde i ci Laban se kaŋ Yakuba zuru.

²²And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

²³He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

²³ Nga mo na nga nya-izey margu nga banda ka laawalo gana jirbi iyye diraw. A n'a to Jileyad tondey boŋ.

²³And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

²⁴God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Take heed to yourself that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

²⁴ Irikoy binde kaa Suriyanca Laban do cin jirbi hindiri ra ka ne a se: «Ma haggoy da ni boŋ! Ni ma si salaŋ da Yakuba hala ilaalo no wala ihanno no.»

²⁴And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

²⁵Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

²⁵ Laban binde na Yakuba gar, a jin ka nga kuuru fuwo sinji tondo boŋ. Laban da nga nya-izey mo na ngey waney sinji Jileyad tondo boŋ.

²⁵And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

²⁶Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?

²⁶ Laban ne Yakuba se: «Ifo no ni te wo kaŋ ni n'ay hiila ya-cine? Ni n'ay ize wayey mo ku danga wongu tamyaŋ.

²⁶And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

²⁷Why 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;

²⁷ Ifo se no ni tugu ka zuru? Ni n'ay hiila, ni mana ci ay se mo, hal ay ma ni sallama nda farhã da dooni nda haray da moolo.

²⁷Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

²⁸and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.

²⁸ Ni mana naŋ mo ay m'ay ize arey d'ay ize wayey garbey sunsum. Ni na saamotaray goy te.

²⁸and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

²⁹It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Take heed to yourself that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’

²⁹ To. Ay gonda hina kaŋ ga hasaraw te ni se ay kambe ra, amma ni baabo Irikoyo salaŋ ay se bi cin ka ne: ‹Ma te laakal da ni boŋ. Ma si sanni fo te Yakuba se, hala ihanno no wala ilaalo no.›

²⁹It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

³⁰Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”

³⁰ Sohõ binde, baa kaŋ ni faaji ni baaba kwaara se, ifo se no ni n'ay toorey mo zay? »

³⁰And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

³¹Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

³¹ Yakuba tu ka ne Laban se: «Zama ay humburu se no. Zama ay ne hambara ni ga ni ize wayey ta ay gaa da gaabi.

³¹And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

³²Anyone 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.

³² Amma boro kulu kaŋ do ni na ni toorey gar, a ma si funa. Neewo, iri nya-izey jine, kala ni ma guna ka di haŋ kaŋ ci ni wane kaŋ go ay do, m'a sambu.» Zama Yakuba mana bay hala Rahila n'i zay no.

³²With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

³³Laban 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.

³³ Laban binde furo Yakuba kuuru fuwo ra, da Laya kuuru fuwo ra, da koŋŋa hinka kuuru fuwey ra mo, amma a mana di ey. A fatta Laya kuuru fuwo ra ka furo Rahila kuuru fuwo ra.

³³And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

³⁴Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt about all the tent, but didn’t find them.

³⁴ Rahila kaŋ na toorey sambu din n'i daŋ yo jinayyaŋ ra ka goro i boŋ. Laban na kuuru fuwo kulu dadabe amma a mana di ey.

³⁴Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

³⁵She 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.

³⁵ Kala Rahila ne nga baabo se: «Ay jine bora ma si binya zama ay si hin ka tun ka kay ni jine no, zama wayboro alaada ka bara ay gaa.» Laban ceeci, amma a mana di toorey.

³⁵And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

³⁶Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?

³⁶ Yakuba binde futu. A deeni Laban gaa. Yakuba tu ka ne Laban se: «Ifo ga ti ay taali? Wala ifo ga ti ay zunubi, kaŋ se ni n'ay ce gana nda konni ya-cine?

³⁶And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?

³⁷Now 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.

³⁷ To. Baa kaŋ ni n'ay jinayey kulu fisi, ni windo jinay woofo no ni gar? Ma kand'a neewo ay nya-izey da ni nya-izey game ra, zama i ma ciiti dumbu iri boro hinka game ra.

³⁷Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.

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.

³⁸ Jiiri waranko wo kaŋ ay go ni banda, ni feejey da ni hinciney mana te gunde hasaraw, ni feeji gaarey mo, ay mana i ŋwa.

³⁸These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

³⁹That 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.

³⁹ Wo kaŋ yaŋ ganji hamey tooru, ay mana kand'a ni se, ay no g'a mursa sambu. Ay kambe ra no ni g'a ceeci, baa i n'a zay no, cin wala zaari.

³⁹That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

⁴⁰This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

⁴⁰ Yaadin n'ay bara, zaari ra wayno dunga n'ay ŋwa, cin mo, yeeno. Jirbi mo zuru ay moy se.

⁴⁰Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

⁴¹These 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.

⁴¹ Jiiri waranka no ay go ni windo ra. Ay may ni se jiiri way cindi taaci ni ize way hinka sabbay se, jiiri iddu mo ni almaney sabbay se. Sorro way mo no ni g'ay alhakko barmay.

⁴¹These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

⁴²Unless 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 labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

⁴² Da manti ay baaba Irikoyo, ay kaayo Ibrahim Irikoyo, nga kaŋ Isaka mo ga humburu, a go ay banda, doŋ hunkuna ni g'ay sallama no kambe koonu. Amma Irikoy di ay kankamo d'ay kambey taabo, nga mo deeni ni gaa bi cin.»

⁴²Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

⁴³Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine: and what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?

⁴³ Laban tu ka ne Yakuba se: «Ize wayey wo, ay ize wayyaŋ no. Zankey wo mo, ay wane yaŋ no. Kurey wo, ay wane yaŋ no. Hay kulu mo kaŋ ni goono ga di, ay wane yaŋ no. Mate n'ay ga te ay ize wayey wo se hunkuna, wala mo izey kaŋ yaŋ i hay se?

⁴³And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children whom they have borne?

⁴⁴Now come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you.”

⁴⁴ Sohõ binde, kaa iri ma koy ka sappe te, in da nin, a ma ciya seeda in da nin game ra.»

⁴⁴And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

⁴⁵Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

⁴⁵ Yakuba na tondi fo sambu ka sinji a ma te seeda.

⁴⁵And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

⁴⁶Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

⁴⁶ Yakuba ne nga nya-izey se: «Wa tondiyaŋ margu.» I na tondiyaŋ sambu ka gusam ka te fonguyaŋ hari, i ŋwa mo noodin tondi gusamo boŋ.

⁴⁶And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap.

⁴⁷Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, “Jegar Sahadutha” means “Witness Heap” in Aramaic. but Jacob called it Galeed. “Galeed” means “Witness Heap” in Hebrew.

⁴⁷ Laban ne a se Yegar-Sahaduta, amma Yakuba ne a se Jileyad.

⁴⁷And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

⁴⁸Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you this day.” Therefore it was named Galeed

⁴⁸ Laban ne: «Tondi gusam woone, seeda no in da nin game ra hunkuna.» Woodin se no i ne a se Jileyad,

⁴⁸And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:

⁴⁹and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

⁴⁹ da Mispa mo, zama a ne: «Rabbi ma kosaray in da nin game ra, saaya kulu kaŋ iri go fayante nda care.

⁴⁹and Mizpah, for he said, Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

⁵⁰If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”

⁵⁰ Da ni n'ay ize wayey gurzugandi, da mo ni na wande fooyaŋ hiiji i banda kaŋ manti ay ize no, ma fongu, baa kaŋ boro kulu si no iri banda, kaŋ Irikoy no ga ti seeda in da nin game ra.»

⁵⁰If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

⁵¹Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.

⁵¹ Laban ne Yakuba se koyne: «Tondi gusamo wo neeya, fonguyaŋ haro mo neeya, kaŋ ay jisi in da nin game ra.

⁵¹And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee.

⁵²May 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.

⁵² Gusamo wo ma te seeda. Fonguyaŋ haro wo mo ma te seeda: Ay si gusamo wo daaru ka koy ni do. Ni mo, ni ma si gusamo wo da fonguyaŋ haro wo daaru ka kaa ay do da hasaraw miila.

⁵²This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

⁵³The 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.

⁵³ Ibrahim Irikoyo, Nahor wane Irikoy, i baabo wane Irikoyo, a ma ciiti iri game ra.» Kala Yakuba ze da bora kaŋ nga baabo Isaka ga humburu.

⁵³The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac.

⁵⁴Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

⁵⁴ Waato din gaa Yakuba na sargay* salle tondo boŋ. A na nga nya-izey ce i ma kaa ka ŋwa. I ŋwa, i kani mo cino din tondo boŋ.

⁵⁴And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.

⁵⁵Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.

⁵⁵ Laban mo tun susubay za da hinay. A na nga ize arey da nga izey wayey garbey sunsum, ka albarka gaara i se. Laban dira ka ye ka koy nga bumbo nango ra.

⁵⁵And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed and returned unto his place.