Genesis 46
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
1To pongah Israel loe a tawnh ih hmuennawk boih hoiah caeh moe, Beersheba phak naah, ampa Issak ih Sithaw khaeah angbawnhaih to sak.
2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
2Sithaw mah Jakob khaeah aqum ah hnuksakhaih hoi lok to thuih pae, Jakob! Jakob! tiah a naa. Anih mah, Haeah ka oh, tiah pathim.
3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
3Anih mah, Kai loe Sithaw, nam pa ih Sithaw ah ka oh; Izip prae ah caeh tathuk hanah zii hmah; to ah kalen parai acaeng ah kang sak han.
4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
4Izip prae ah kang caeh haih moe, kam laem haih let han, Joseph mah na mik nuiah a ban to koeng tih, tiah a naa.
5Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives.
5To pacoengah Jakob loe kholong caeh hanah Beersheba hoiah amsak, Israel ih caanawk mah ampa Jakob, anih ih caanawk hoi a zunawk to Faro mah nihcae phawh hanah patoeh ih hrang leeng nuiah angthueng o sak.
6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
6To pacoengah Jakop mah Kanaan prae ah hnuk o ih hmuennawk hoi maitawnawk to sinh moe, a caanawk hoi nawnto Izip prae ah caeh tathuk.
7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
7Jakob loe angmah hoi a caanawk doeh Izip prae ah caeh haih boih.
8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
8Hae kaminawk loe Izip prae ah kacaeh Israel ih caanawk, Jakob caanawk ih ahmin ah oh; Reuben loe Jakob ih calu ah oh.
9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
9Reuben ih caanawk loe Hanok, Phallu, Hezron hoi Karmi.
10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
10Simeon ih caanawk loe Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar hoi Kanaan nongpata ih capa Shaul.
11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
11Levi ih caanawk loe Gershon, Kohath hoi Merari.
12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
12Judah ih caanawk loe Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez hoi Zerah; toe Er hoi Onan loe Kanaan prae ah duek hoi boeh. Perez ih caanawk loe, Hezron hoi Hamul.
13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
13Issakar ih caanawk loe Tola, Puvah, Job hoi Shimron.
14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
14Zebulun ih caanawk loe Sered, Elon hoi Jahleel.
15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
15Hae kaminawk loe Padan Aram ah, Leah mah Jakob hanah, canu Dinah hoi nawnto sak ih caa ah oh o; a capa hoi a canunawk loe sangqum boih ah qui thum, thumto oh o.
16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
16Gad ih caanawk loe Zephion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi hoi Areli.
17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
17Asher ih caanawk loe Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui hoi Beriah; nihcae ih tanuh loe Serah; Beriah ih caanawk loe Heber hoi Malkiel.
18These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
18Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Leah khaeah paek ih, Zilpah mah Jakob hanah sak pae ih caa ah oh o; kami hatlai tarukto oh o.
19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
19Joseph hoi Benjamin loe Jakob ih zu Rachel ih caa ah oh,
20Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
20Izip prae, On vangpui ah kaom qaima Photipherah canu, Asenath mah Joseph han sak pae ih caanawk loe Manasseh hoi Ephraim.
21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
21Benjamin ih caanawk loe Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim hoi Ard.
22These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
22Hae kaminawk loe Rachel mah, Jakob hanah sak pae ih kami ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah hatlai palito oh o.
23The son of Dan: Hushim.
23Dan ih caanawk loe Hushim.
24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
24Naphtali ih caanawk loe, Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer hoi Shillem.
25These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
25Hae kaminawk loe Laban mah a canu Rachel khaeah paek ih, Bilah mah Jakob han sak pae ih caa ah oh o moe, sangqum boih ah sarihto oh o.
26All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
26Jakob hoi nawnto Izip prae ah angzo kaminawk boih, a capa ih zunawk to kroek ai ah, angmah ih caanawk boih loe qui taruk, tarukto oh o.
27And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
27Joseph mah Izip prae thungah sak ih capa hnetto hoi Izip prae ah angzo, Jakob ih canawknawk boih loe, sangqum boih ah qui sarihto oh o.
28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
28Goshen prae caehhaih loklam duengh hanah Jakob mah Judah to Joseph khaeah patoeh hmaloe, to tiah Goshen prae to a phak o.
29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
29Joseph loe hrang leeng to suek coek moe, ampa Israel to hnuk hanah Goshen prae ah caeh; Goshen prae ah ampa khaeah phak naah, ampa to takop moe, a qah.
30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
30Israel mah Joseph khaeah, Na hing vop pongah, na krang ka hnuk boeh; vaihi loe ka duek cadoeh palung mong boeh, tiah a naa.
31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me.
31To pacoengah Joseph mah amyanawk hoi ampa imthung takohnawk khaeah, Faro khaeah ka caeh tahang moe, Kanaan prae ah kaom kam yanawk hoi kam pa imthung takohnawk angzoh o boeh;
32The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
32nihcae loe tuu toep kami, maitaw khenzawn kami ah oh o; nihcae loe a tawnh o ih hmuen boih, maitawnawk, tuunawk to sin o, tiah ka thuih pae han.
33When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
33Faro mah kawk moe, tih tok maw na sak o? tiah na dueng nahaeloe,
34you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
34nangcae mah, Na tamnanawk loe nawkta nathuem hoi kamtong vaihni ni khoek to, kam pa mah sak ih baktih toengah, maitawnawk ni ka toep o, tiah thui oh; to tiah nahaeloe nangcae to Goshen prae ah na omsak tih; tuutoep kami loe Izip kaminawk mah panuet o, tiah a naa.
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