¹God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

¹ Irikoy ne Yakuba se: «Tun ka ziji ka koy Betel, ka goro noodin. Noodin mo ni ga sargay feema fo cina Irikoy se, nga kaŋ bangay ni se waato kaŋ ni zuru ni nya izo Isuwa se.»

¹And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

²Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

² Saaya din Yakuba ne nga almayaaley da boro kulu kaŋ go a banda se: «Wa toorey kaŋ yaŋ go araŋ do darandi. Wa araŋ boŋ hanandi, araŋ ma araŋ bankaarayey mo barmay.

²Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:

³Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.”

³ Iri ma tun ka ziji ka koy Betel. Ay mo, ay ga sargay feema cina Irikoy se, nga kaŋ tu ay se ay gurzugay zaaro ra. A go ay banda mo fondo kulu kaŋ ay ga gana ra.»

³and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

⁴They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

⁴ I toorey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go i kambe ra, i n'i no Yakuba se, ngey da korbayey kaŋ go i hangey gaa. Yakuba mo n'i tugu tuuri nyaŋo kaŋ go Sekem meyo gaa din cire.

⁴And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

⁵They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.

⁵ I binde dira. Irikoy humburkumay bambata go kwaarey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go i windanta boŋ. I mana Yakuba izey ce gana mo.

⁵And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

⁶So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

⁶ Yakuba binde kaa Luz, wo kaŋ go Kanaana laabo ra, kaŋ ga ti Betel, nga nda borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go a banda.

⁶So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him.

⁷He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

⁷ A na sargay feema fo cina noodin, a na nango maa daŋ El-Betel. Zama noodin no Irikoy bangay a se waato kaŋ a zuru nga nya izo se.

⁷And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

⁸Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.

⁸ Rabeka gaaykwa Debora bu. I n'a fiji mo Betel, shen* tuuri nya fo cire, ka nango maa daŋ Allon-Bakut.

⁸And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.

⁹God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

⁹ Irikoy ye ka bangay Yakuba se waato kaŋ a kaa ka fun Padan-Aram, a n'a albarkandi mo.

⁹And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

¹⁰God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.

¹⁰ Irikoy ne a se mo: «Doŋ ni maa ga ti Yakuba. I si ye ka ni maa ce Yakuba koyne, amma ni maa ga ciya Israyla*.» A binde n'a maa daŋ Israyla.

¹⁰And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

¹¹God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

¹¹ Irikoy ne a se koyne: «Ay no ga ti Irikoy, Hina-Kulu-Koyo. Ni ma yulwa, ma hay ize boobo ka tonton. Dumi fo da dumi jama no ga fun ni gaa. Bonkooniyaŋ mo ga fatta ni banda gaa.

¹¹And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

¹²The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your seed after you will I give the land.”

¹² Laabo kaŋ ay na Ibrahim da Isaka no, ay g'a no ni mo se. Ni banda kaŋ yaŋ ga ni gana, ay ga laabo no ngey mo se.»

¹²and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

¹³God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

¹³ Irikoy binde tun k'a naŋ, noodin kaŋ a salaŋ d'a.

¹³And God went up from him in the place where he spake with him.

¹⁴Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

¹⁴ Kala Yakuba na fonguyaŋ hari te noodin kaŋ Irikoy salaŋ d'a, sanda tondiyaŋ no a dake care boŋ ka haŋyaŋ sargay* soogu a boŋ, a na ji soogu a boŋ mo.

¹⁴And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon.

¹⁵Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel.”

¹⁵ Koyne, Yakuba na nango kaŋ Irikoy salaŋ d'a din maa daŋ Betel.

¹⁵And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

¹⁶They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

¹⁶ A tun Betel. I dira. I ga ba ka to Efrata kala hay-zaŋay na Rahila di, a hay-zaŋa kaa mo da taabi.

¹⁶And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

¹⁷When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

¹⁷ A ciya binde, saaya kaŋ a go hay-zaŋay kankamo ra, kala fuuma dumbukwa ne a se: «Ma si humburu, zama sohõ ni du ize aru fo koyne.»

¹⁷And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.

¹⁸It happened, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Benoni, “Benoni” means “son of my trouble.” but his father named him Benjamin. “Benjamin” means “son of my right hand.”

¹⁸ A ciya mo, saaya kaŋ a fundo ga ba ka fun (zama a bu no), a na izo maa daŋ Ben-Oni, amma baabo n'a maa daŋ Benyamin.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

¹⁹Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).

¹⁹ Rahila binde bu. I n'a fiji Efrata, kaŋ ga ti Baytlahami fonda jinde gaa.

¹⁹And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

²⁰Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

²⁰ Yakuba na tondi kuuku fo sinji a saara boŋ. Nga no ga ti Rahila saara tondo hala ka kaa hunkuna.

²⁰And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

²¹Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

²¹ Israyla mo na nga diraw te. A na nga kuuru fuwo sinji Edar cinaro se jine.

²¹And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

²²It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

²² A go no mo, alwaato kaŋ Israyla goono ga goro laabo din ra, Ruben koy ka kani nda Bila, nga baabo wahayo. Israyla mo maa baaru. Israyla ize arey binde, i way cindi hinka no:

²²And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

²³The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

²³ Laya izey neeya: Ruben, kaŋ ga ti Yakuba hay-jina, da Simeyon, da Lawi, da Yahuda, da Isakar, da Zabluna.

²³The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;

²⁴The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

²⁴ Rahila izey mo neeya: Yusufu nda Benyamin.

²⁴the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

²⁵The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s handmaid): Dan and Naphtali.

²⁵ Rahila koŋŋa Bila izey neeya: Dan da Naftali.

²⁵and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;

²⁶The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

²⁶ Laya koŋŋa Zilpa izey mo neeya: Gad da Aser. Woodin yaŋ ga ti Yakuba ize arey kaŋ yaŋ i hay a se Padan-Aram.

²⁶and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.

²⁷Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

²⁷ Yakuba mo koy nga baabo Isaka do. A go Mamre, Ciriyat-Arba ra, kaŋ ga ti Hebron, nango kaŋ Ibrahim da Isaka na yawtaray gora te.

²⁷And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

²⁸The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

²⁸ Isaka jirbey binde, jiiri zangu nda wahakku no.

²⁸And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.

²⁹Isaac gave up the spirit, and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.

²⁹ Isaka mo na nga biya taŋ ka bu. I n'a margu nga kaayey banda. Dottijo zeeno no kaŋ kungu nda ndunnya. A izey Isuwa nda Yakuba n'a fiji.

²⁹And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.