¹Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. He divided the children between Leah, Rachel, and the two handmaids.

¹ Yakuba na nga boŋ sambu mo, kal a di Isuwa go kaa, da boro zangu taaci nga banda. Kal a na izey fay Laya nda Rahila nda koŋŋa hinka din se.

¹And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

²He put the handmaids and their children in front, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.

² A na koŋŋey da ngey izey daŋ jina, Laya nda nga izey ga dake i gaa, Rahila nda Yusufu mo go banda.

²And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

³He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

³ Nga bumbo furo i jine ka sumbal hala ganda sorro iyye, hal a ga to nga beero do.

³And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

⁴Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

⁴ Isuwa mo tun da zuray nga ma kuband'a. A n'a ganday, a koli Yakuba jinda gaa k'a garba sunsum, i hẽ mo.

⁴And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

⁵He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

⁵ Isuwa na nga boŋ sambu ka di wayborey da izey. A ne: «Borey wo binde kaŋ yaŋ go ni banda, mayyaŋ no?» Yakuba ne: «Izey kaŋ yaŋ Irikoy na gomni te ay, ni bannya se d'a nooya.»

⁵And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.

⁶Then the handmaids came near with their children, and they bowed themselves.

⁶ Saaya din koŋŋey maan, ngey da ngey izey, i sombu.

⁶Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

⁷Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

⁷ Laya nda nga izey maan, i sombu. Kokor banda Yusufu nda Rahila mo maan ka sombu.

⁷And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

⁸Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

⁸ Isuwa ne a se mo: «Ifo ni ga te da jama wo kulu kaŋ ay kuband'ey?» A ne: «Zama i ma du gaakuri ay jine bora do.»

⁸And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

⁹Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

⁹ Isuwa ne: «Ay nya izo, ay gonda haŋ kaŋ ga wasa ay se. Soobay ka ni hariyaŋ gaay.»

⁹And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let that which thou hast be thine.

¹⁰Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

¹⁰ Yakuba ne: «Abada, ay ga ni ŋwaaray sohõ d'ay du gaakuri ni do, kala ni m'ay fooyaŋey ta ay se, za kaŋ ay di ni moyduma mate kaŋ boro ga di Irikoy moyduma, ni maa ay kaayaŋo kaani mo.

¹⁰And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

¹¹Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.

¹¹ Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, m'ay fooyaŋey ta kaŋ i kande ni se, zama Irikoy na gomni boobo te ay se. Ay haro mo ga wasa ay se.» Yakuba soobay k'a faali hal a n'i ta.

¹¹Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

¹²Esau said, “Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before you.”

¹² Isuwa ne: «Naŋ iri ma tun ka dira, ay mo ga koy ni jine.»

¹²And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

¹³Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

¹³ Kala Yakuba ne a se: «Ay jine bora ga bay kaŋ zanka kayney ga baan. Feeji nda haw kurey da ngey naanandey mo, d'i n'i gaaray, zaari fo kankami ga kurey kulu wi.

¹³And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

¹⁴Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”

¹⁴ Ay g'ay jine bora ŋwaaray a ma furo ay, nga bannya jine. Ay mo m'i gana nda laakal, mate kaŋ almaney kaŋ yaŋ go ay jine, da zankey mo ga hin, hal ay ma to ay jina bora do Seyir.»

¹⁴Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

¹⁵Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

¹⁵ Isuwa mo ne: «Kal ay ma boro fooyaŋ naŋ ni se, borey kaŋ go ay banda yaŋ ra.» Yakuba ne: «Ay ga laami woodin, wala? Naŋ ay ma du gaakuri ay jina bora do.»

¹⁵And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the sight of my lord.

¹⁶So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.

¹⁶ Isuwa binde ye Seyir zaaro din.

¹⁶So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

¹⁷Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. succoth means shelters or booths.

¹⁷ Woodin banda Yakuba soobay ka dira kala Sokot. A na fu fo cina nga boŋ se noodin ka bukkayaŋ te nga almaney se. Woodin se no i ga nango din maa ce Sokot.

¹⁷And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

¹⁸Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.

¹⁸ Yakuba to Sekem kwaara nda baani, wo kaŋ go Kanaana laabo ra, saaya kaŋ a kaa ka fun Padan-Aram. A zumbu mo kwaara jarga.

¹⁸And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.

¹⁹He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.

¹⁹ A na fari fo jare day, noodin no a na nga kuuru fuwo sinji. Hamor kaŋ ga ti Sekem baaba izey kambe ra no a n'a day. Nzarfu gude zangu fo no ga ti a nooro.

¹⁹And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

²⁰He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel. El Elohe Israel means “God, the God of Israel” or “The God of Israel is mighty.”

²⁰ A na sargay feema cina noodin k'a maa daŋ El-Elohe-Israyla.

²⁰And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-israel.