1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
5And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: 7His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
8¶ And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10¶ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.46.10 Jemuel: or, Nemuel46.10 Jachin: or, Jarib46.10 Zohar: or, Zerah
11¶ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.46.11 Gershon: or, Gershom
12¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13¶ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.46.13 Phuvah, and Job: or, Puah, and Jashub
14¶ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
16¶ And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.46.16 Ziphion: or, Zephon46.16 Ezbon: or, Ozni46.16 Arodi: or, Arod
17¶ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
20¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.46.20 priest: or, prince
21¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.46.21 Ehi: or, Ahiram46.21 Muppim: or, Shupham or, Shuppim46.21 Huppim: or, Hupham 22These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23¶ And the sons of Dan; Hushim.46.23 Hushim: or, Shuham
24¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;46.26 loins: Heb. thigh 27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
28¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.46.32 their trade…: Heb. they are men of cattle 33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 34That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Yakobo Aenda Misri
1Hivyo Israeli akaondoka na vyote vilivyokuwa mali yake, naye alipofika Beer-Sheba, akamtolea dhabihu Mungu wa Isaki baba yake.
246:2 Mwa 15:1Mungu akanena na Israeli katika maono usiku na kusema, “Yakobo! Yakobo!”
Akajibu, “Mimi hapa.”
346:3 Mwa 12:2; 28:13Mungu akamwambia, “Mimi ndimi Mungu wa baba yako, usiogope kushuka Misri, kwa maana huko nitakufanya taifa kubwa. 446:4 Mwa 5:16Nitashuka Misri pamoja nawe, nami hakika nitakurudisha tena Kanaani. Mikono ya Yosefu mwenyewe ndiyo itakayofunga macho yako.”
546:5 Mwa 45:19Ndipo Yakobo akaondoka Beer-Sheba nao wana wa Israeli wakamchukua baba yao Yakobo na watoto wao na wake zao katika magari ya kukokotwa yale Farao aliyokuwa amempelekea kumsafirisha. 646:6 Kum 26:5; Mdo 7:15Wakachukua pia mifugo yao na mali walizokuwa wamezipata Kanaani, Yakobo na uzao wake wote wakashuka Misri. 7Akawachukua wanawe na binti zake, wajukuu wake wa kiume na wa kike, yaani uzao wake wote mpaka Misri.
8Haya ndiyo majina ya wana wa Israeli (Yakobo na wazao wake), waliokwenda Misri:
Reubeni mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Yakobo.
9Wana wa Reubeni ni:
Hanoki, Palu, Hesroni na Karmi.
1046:10 Kut 6:15Wana wa Simeoni ni:
Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Sohari na Shauli mwana wa mwanamke Mkanaani.
11Wana wa Lawi ni:
Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari.
1246:12 1Nya 2:5; Mt 1:3Wana wa Yuda ni:
Eri, Onani, Shela, Peresi na Zera (lakini Eri na Onani walifariki katika nchi ya Kanaani).
Wana wa Peresi ni:
Hesroni na Hamuli.
13Wana wa Isakari ni:
Tola, Puva, Yashubu na Shimroni.
1446:14 Mwa 30:20Wana wa Zabuloni ni:
Seredi, Eloni na Yaleeli.
1546:15 Mwa 30:21Hawa ndio wana wa Lea aliomzalia Yakobo huko Padan-Aramu pamoja na binti yake Dina. Jumla ya wanawe na binti zake walikuwa thelathini na watatu.
1646:16 Hes 26:15Wana wa Gadi ni:
Sefoni, Hagi, Shuni, Esboni, Eri, Arodi na Areli.
1746:17 Mwa 30:13Wana wa Asheri ni:
Imna, Ishva, Ishvi na Beria.
Dada yao alikuwa Sera.
Wana wa Beria ni:
Heberi na Malkieli.
18Hawa ndio watoto Zilpa aliomzalia Yakobo, ambao Labani alimpa binti yake Lea; jumla yao walikuwa kumi na sita.
19Wana wa Raheli mke wa Yakobo ni:
Yosefu na Benyamini. 2046:20 Mwa 41:51Huko Misri, Asenathi binti wa Potifera, aliyekuwa kuhani wa mji wa Oni,46:20 Yaani Heliopoli (Mji wa Jua). alimzalia Yosefu wana wawili, Manase na Efraimu.
2146:21 1Nya 7:6-12Wana wa Benyamini ni:
Bela, Bekeri, Ashbeli, Gera, Naamani, Ehi, Roshi, Mupimu, Hupimu na Ardi.
22Hawa ndio wana wa Raheli aliomzalia Yakobo; jumla yao ni kumi na wanne.
23Mwana wa Dani ni:
Hushimu.
2446:24 Mwa 30:8Wana wa Naftali ni:
Yaseeli, Guni, Yeseri na Shilemu.
2546:25 Mwa 30:8Hawa walikuwa wana wa Bilha aliomzalia Yakobo, ambaye Labani alikuwa amempa Raheli binti yake; jumla yao walikuwa saba.
2646:26 Kut 1:5; Kum 10:22Wote waliokwenda Misri pamoja na Yakobo, waliokuwa wazao wake hasa pasipo kuhesabu wakwe zake, walikuwa watu sitini na sita. 2746:27 Mdo 7:14Pamoja na wana wawili waliozaliwa na Yosefu huko Misri, jumla yote ya jamaa ya Yakobo, waliokwenda Misri, walikuwa sabini.
2846:28 Mwa 45:10Basi Yakobo akamtanguliza Yuda aende kwa Yosefu ili amwelekeze njia ya Gosheni. Walipofika nchi ya Gosheni, 2946:29 Mwa 29:11gari kubwa zuri la Yosefu liliandaliwa, naye akaenda Gosheni kumlaki baba yake Israeli. Mara Yosefu alipofika mbele yake, alimkumbatia baba yake, akalia kwa muda mrefu.
3046:30 Mwa 44:28Israeli akamwambia Yosefu, “Sasa niko tayari kufa, kwa kuwa nimejionea mwenyewe kwamba bado uko hai.”
3146:31 Mwa 45:10Ndipo Yosefu akawaambia ndugu zake na watu wa nyumbani mwa baba yake, “Nitapanda kwa Farao na kumwambia, ‘Ndugu zangu na watu wa nyumbani mwa baba yangu, waliokuwa wakiishi katika nchi ya Kanaani, wamekuja kwangu. 3246:32 Mwa 42:20Watu hao ni wachunga mifugo, huchunga mifugo, wamekuja na makundi ya kondoo, mbuzi na ngʼombe pamoja na kila kitu walicho nacho.’ 3346:33 Mwa 47:3Farao atakapowaita na kuwaulizeni, ‘Kazi yenu ni nini?’ 3446:34 Mwa 43:32Mjibuni, ‘Watumwa wako wamekuwa wachunga mifugo tangu ujana wetu mpaka sasa, kama baba zetu walivyofanya.’ Ndipo mtakaporuhusiwa kukaa katika nchi ya Gosheni, kwa kuwa wachunga mifugo wote ni chukizo kwa Wamisri.”
