Jacob Goes to Egypt
1So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
3“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
5Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. 7Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
8These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
9The sons of Reuben:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
10The sons of Simeon:
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
12The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
13The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah,46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah Jashub46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob and Shimron.
14The sons of Zebulun:
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,46:15 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
16The sons of Gad:
Zephon,46:16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text Ziphion Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:
Joseph and Benjamin. 20In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.46:20 That is, Heliopolis
21The sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
22These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23The son of Dan:
Hushim.
24The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
25These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
26All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons. 27With the two sons46:27 Hebrew; Septuagint the nine children who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy46:27 Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5 and note); Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five in all.
28Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father46:29 Hebrew around him and wept for a long time.
30Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”
31Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’ 33When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
Jakubu Gũthiĩ Misiri
1Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Isiraeli akiumagara na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio, na aakinya Birishiba-rĩ, akĩrutĩra Ngai wa ithe Isaaka magongona.
246:2 Kĩam 15:1Nake Ngai akĩarĩria Isiraeli na kĩoneki ũtukũ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jakubu! Jakubu!”
Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
346:3 Kĩam 12:2; Kĩam 28:13Ngai akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Ngai, Ngai wa thoguo. Ndũgetigĩre gũikũrũka ũthiĩ Misiri, tondũ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene mũno kũu. 446:4 Kĩam 5:16O na nĩngũikũrũkania nawe kũu Misiri, na ti-itherũ nĩ ngagũcookia gũkũ rĩngĩ. Nakuo guoko kwa Jusufu kuo kwene nĩkuo gũgaakũhinga maitho wakua.”
546:5 Kĩam 45:19Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jakubu akiuma Birishiba, nao ariũ a Isiraeli magĩkuua ithe wao Jakubu na ciana ciao na atumia ao na makaari marĩa Firaũni aatũmĩte ma kũmũkuua. 646:6 Gũcook 26:5; Atũm 7:15O na ningĩ magĩthiĩ na mahiũ mao na indo iria ciothe maagĩĩte nacio marĩ kũu Kaanani, na Jakubu na rũciaro rwake ruothe magĩthiĩ Misiri. 7Aathiire Misiri na ariũ ake na tũmwana twa ariũ ake, agĩthiĩ na airĩtu ake na tũirĩtu twa airĩtu ake, ũguo nĩ kuuga rũciaro rwake ruothe.
8Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli (Jakubu na njiaro ciake) arĩa maathiire Misiri:
Rubeni irigithathi rĩa Jakubu.
9Ariũ a Rubeni maarĩ:
Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
1046:10 Thaam 6:15Ariũ a Simeoni maarĩ:
Jemueli, na Jamini, na Ohadi, na Jakini, na Zoharu, na Shauli mũrũ wa mũtumia ũrĩa Mũkaanani.
11Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ:
Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
1246:12 1Maũ 2:5; Math 1:3Ariũ a Juda maarĩ:
Eri, na Onani, na Shela, na Perezu, na Zera (no Eri na Onani nĩmakuĩrĩire bũrũri wa Kaanani.)
Nao ariũ a Perezu maarĩ:
Hezironi na Hamuli.
13Ariũ a Isakaru maarĩ:
Tola, na Puya, na Jashubu, na Shimuroni.
1446:14 Kĩam 30:20Ariũ a Zebuluni maarĩ:
Seredi, na Eloni, na Jahaleeli.
1546:15 Kĩam 30:21Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa Lea aaciarĩire Jakubu kũu Padani-Aramu, hamwe na mwarĩ Dina. Ariũ acio na airĩtu ake othe maarĩ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na atatũ.
1646:16 Ndar 26:15Ariũ a Gadi maarĩ:
Zifioni, na Hagi, na Shuni, na Eziboni, na Eri, na Arodi, na Areli.
1746:17 Kĩam 30:13Nao Ariũ a Asheri maarĩ:
Imuna, na Ishiva, na Ishivi, na Beria.
Mwarĩ wa nyina aarĩ Sera.
Ariũ a Beria maarĩ:
Heberi na Malikieli.
18Icio nĩcio ciana iria ciaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Zilipa, ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Lea; ciothe ciarĩ ciana ikũmi na ithathatũ.
19Ariũ a Rakeli mũtumia wa Jakubu maarĩ:
Jusufu na Benjamini. 2046:20 Kĩam 41:51Nake Jusufu arĩ kũu Misiri, nĩaciarĩirwo Manase na Efiraimu nĩ Asenathu mwarĩ wa Potifera, mũthĩnjĩri-ngai wa Onu.
2146:21 1Maũ 7:6-12Nao ariũ a Benjamini maarĩ:
Bela, na Bekeri, na Ashibeli, na Gera, na Naamani, na Ehi, na Roshu, na Mupimu, na Hupimu, na Aradi.
22Acio nĩo ariũ a Rakeli arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu othe maarĩ andũ ikũmi na ana.
23Mũriũ wa Dani aarĩ:
Hushimu.
2446:24 Kĩam 30:8Nao Ariũ a Nafitali maarĩ:
Jahazeeli, na Guni, na Jezeri, na Shilemu.
2546:25 Kĩam 30:8Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa maaciarĩirwo Jakubu nĩ Biliha ũrĩa Labani aaheete mwarĩ Rakeli, othe maarĩ mũgwanja.
2646:26 Thaam 1:5; Gũcook 10:22Andũ othe arĩa maathiire na Jakubu Misiri, arĩa maarĩ a njiaro ciake tũtegũtara atumia a ariũ ake, maarĩ andũ mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na atandatũ. 2746:27 Atũm 7:14Hamwe na ariũ arĩa eerĩ a Jusufu arĩa aaciarĩire Misiri, andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu arĩa maathiire Misiri maarĩ mĩrongo mũgwanja.
2846:28 Kĩam 45:10Nake Jakubu agĩtũma Juda athiĩ mbere yake kũrĩ Jusufu nĩgeetha athĩrĩrwo njĩra ya gũthiĩ Gosheni. Rĩrĩa maakinyire bũrũri wa Gosheni, 2946:29 Kĩam 29:11Jusufu akĩhaarĩria ngaari yake ya mbarathi, na agĩthiĩ Gosheni gũtũnga ithe Isiraeli. Na Jusufu aakinya o ũguo harĩ ithe, akĩmũhĩmbĩria na akĩrĩra ihinda inene.
3046:30 Kĩam 44:28Nake Isiraeli akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Rĩu no ngĩkue, kuona atĩ nĩndeyonera niĩ mwene atĩ ũrĩ o muoyo.”
3146:31 Kĩam 45:10Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jusufu akĩĩra ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe atĩrĩ, Nĩngwambata thiĩ njarie na Firaũni, ndĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, Ariũ a baba, na nyũmba ya baba, arĩa maratũũraga bũrũri wa Kaanani, nĩmokĩte kũrĩ niĩ. 3246:32 Kĩam 42:20Andũ acio nĩ arĩithi; marĩithagia mahiũ, na mokĩte na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe, na indo ciothe ciao. 3346:33 Kĩam 47:3Na rĩrĩa Firaũni arĩmwĩta na amũũrie atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?” 3446:34 Kĩam 43:32mwagĩrĩirwo mũmũcookerie atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũtũũraga tũrĩithagia mahiũ kuuma ũnini witũ, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ meekaga.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũgetĩkĩrio mũtũũre mwena wa Gosheni, tondũ arĩithi othe moonagwo marĩ thaahu nĩ andũ a Misiri.
