1 Ikwerele-ureke nhenge Leah-elarle ampe areye atnyeneke iperre, Rachel-ele akenhe ampe atnyenetyakenhe-arle ikwere anewe Jacob-eke. Alakenhe ikwerenge anteme re ingkerte-irreke yaye ikwerenheke re imerte Jacob-eke angketyeke alhemele, “Unte apeke atyenge ampe anthetyakenhe, kele ayenge itethe akwete anetyeke ahentye-anetyakenhe-arle!”

2 Jacob ikwere ahele-irreke imerte ikwere angkemele “Aye, ayenge-ame Ngkarte? Arrangkwe-arle! Ngkartele-ante kwenhe ampe anthentye akngerre! Re akwele ngenhe ayakeme ampe atnyenetyakenhe, ayenge kwenye!”

3 Rachel anteme ikwere alakenhe angkeke, “Nhenheyaye, urrkapentye akngerre atyinhe Bilhah akngaye imerte ikwerenge intemele. Re ampe ikwerenhe atnyenemele, re ayenge anthetyenhenge. Yanhenge anteme re atyinhe anteme aneme the renhe amangkelhe-iletyeke.”

4 Yanhe-ngentyele, Rachel-ele Bilhah renhe antheke Jacob anewe akemele ikwerenge intetyeke.

5 Bilhah re atnerte-atnerte anteme irreke re anteme ampe urreye akweke atnyenemele Jacob ikwere. 6 Yanhe-ngentyele, Rachel angkeke, “Ngkartele arratye imerneke ayenge-arle arratye aneke. Re kwenhe atyenge akangkwe-irreke ayenge-arle angkekenge, nhenge rarle Leah-eke akangkwe-irreke-arteke, re anteme ayenge ampe urreye antheke.” Alakenhenge anteme Rachel-ele urreye akweke renhe Dan arritnye antheke. Arritnye Dan ileme “Re Ayenge Aremele Ayenge Arratye Akeke.”

7 Yanhe iperre, Bilhah re awethe atnerte-atnerte-irreke re imerte ampe urreye akweke atnyenemele Jacob-eke. 8 Rachel angkeke, “Ayenge akwetethe-arle yaye atyinhenge ahele akerreme ampe areye anewe atyinheke atnyenetyeke. The anteme impeme.” Alakenhe anteme Rachel-ele ampe urreye akweke renhe Naphtali arritnye antheke. Naphtali ileme “Re Ayenge Ayaketyeke Aneke.”

9 Kele ampe urreye four-pele-arle atnyeneke iperre Leah-ele ampe awethe atnyenetyakenhe aneke. Alakenhe ikwerenge anteme re arelhe urrkapentye akngerre ikwerenhe Zilpah antheke Jacob rarle anewe ikwerenhe anetyeke. 10 Ikwere ipenhe, Zilpah-ele ampe urreye akweke atnyeneke re Leah anthetyenhenge Jacob-eke anthetyenhenge. 11 Leah angkeke, “Alakenhe ware kwenhe arne mwerre areye atyenge irreke!” Alakenhenge anteme re ampe renhe Gad arritnye antheke. Arritnye Gad ileme “Atyenge-arle Mwerre-irreke.”

12 Ikwere iperre, Zilpah-ele ampe urreye akweke arrpenhe atnyeneke Leah-eke re Jacob anthetyenhenge. 13 Leah angkeke, “Ayenge-arle lyete akangkentye anthurre aneme. Arelhe atningkele anteme ayenge akangkentye aketyenhe.” Alakenhe anteme, re ampe urreye akweke renhe Asher arritnye antheke. Asher ileme “Ayenge akangketyeke mpwareke.”

14 Ikwere-arlke ipenhe anteme, tyerrtye apmere yanhe-arenye areyele merne inetyame, Reuben alheke itne-arle urrkapetyame ikwere-werne imerte arne akweke aremele itnarle ileme “mandrake areye” arlpelhe-akerte. Tyerrtye areye itirretyarte nhenge arelhele apeke mandrake renhe arlkwemele, arlpelhe areyele itnenhe alpe-eme-ilemele atnerte-atnerte-arle-irretyeke. Reuben-ele arne arlpelhe renhe ineke imerte meye ikwerenhe Leah-eke akngirtnemele. Rachel-ele areke re alakenhe mpwarerlenge imerte alakenhe Leah-eke angkemele, “Atyenge alhwarrpe-irraye, arne arlpelhe akweke ayenge anthaye urreye ngkwinhe-arle inekenge.”

15 Leah angkirtneke, “Impaye! Unte kwenhe kele anewe atyinhe akngeke atyenge-ketyenge. Unte apeke urreye atyinhe kenhe arlpelhe mandrake areye akngetyeke-arlke ahentye-aneme, arlpelhe nhenge areyele ngenhe alpe-eme-ileme atnerte-atnerte-irretyeke!”

Rachel ikwere angkeke, “Unte apeke ayenge arne arlpelhe urreye ngkwinhe-kenhe anthemele, kele unte lyete Jacob-enge inteme-arle lyete ingwele the ngkwenge arratye ileme.” Yanhe-ngentyele, Leah kele yewe angkeke Rachel-eke.

16 Ingwe ikwerele, Jacob-arle urrkapentye iperre apmere-werne apetyalpeke, Leah alheke ikwere arnekarnare irremele. Re anteme Jacob-eke angkeke, “The Rachel arne arlpelhe antheke atnerte-atnerte irretyeke, Reuben atyenge urreyele-arle ineke areye. Ilerne kwenhe apurte inteme lyete ingwele.” Kele, ingwe ikwerele, Jacob Leah-enge inteke.

17 Alakenhe urreke anetyenhenge, Leah-ele Ngkarte-arlke arrekwele apayuthnetyarte re atnerte-atnerte-irretyenhenge. Ngkartele renhe aweke angkerlenge, arratye re atnerte-atnerte-irreke awethe, re urreye arrpenhe atnyeneke. Kele re ampe urreye five-peleke-artweye aneke. 18 Yanhe-ngentyele, Leah angkeke. “Ayenge kwenhe Ngkarteke angkeke atyenge ampe anthetyeke. The antheke arelhe urrkapentye akngerre atyinhe Zilpah re renhe anewe akemele atnyenetyeke. Alakenhenge anteme ayenge Ngkartele ampe urreye arrpenhe antheke.” Alakenhenge anteme Leah-ele ampe urreye ikwerenhe Issachar arritnye antheke. Issachar arritnye ileme “Re Ayenge Antheke.”

19 Ikwere-arle ipenhe, Leah awethe atnerte-atnerte-irreke, re imerte urreye akweke arrpenhe atnyenemele. Re anteme ampe urreye six-pele anteme atnyeneke. 20 Ikwere-ipenhe anteme re angkeke alakenhe, “Ngkartele kwenhe atyenge arne impene anthurre antheke arratye mwerre anthurre. Tharle anewe atyinhe ampe urreye six-pele-arle antheke. Yanhenge anteme re atyenge arne impene anthetyenhe!” Alakenhenge anteme Leah-ele ampe urreye ikwerenhe Zebulun arritnye antheke. Zebulun arritnye ileme “Arne Impene Atyenge.”

21 Ikwere-iperre, Leah-ele ampe marle akweke anteme atnyeneke renhe Dinah arritnye antheke.

22 Ikwerele-ureke anteme, Rachel-ele Ngkarte apayuthneke renhe atnerte-atnerte mpwaretyeke Ngkarte akenhe Rachel-eke alkngwirretyakenhe-arle. Rarle itele-arle-areke tyerrtye areye-arle ikwere mwerrantye angketyakenhe re anteme renhe mwerre-ileke re ampe anteme atnyenetyeke. 23 Rachel atnerte-atnerte-irreke imerte ampe urreye akweke atnyenemele. Akweke renhe anteme re Joseph arritnye antheke, re anteme angkeke, “Tyerrtye areye kwenhe atyenge akurnentye angkerreke nhenge the ampe atnyenetyakenhenge. Ayenge kwenhe ayenge-arrpe apure-irreke. Kele lyete akenhe ayenge Ngkartele akangkentye anthurre-arle mpwareke, apure-irretyale. 24 Kele ayenge akenhe ahentye-aneme ayenge YAHWEH-ele ampe arrpenhe anthetyeke.” Alakenhenge anteme Rachel-ele ampe urreye ikwerenhe Joseph arritnye antheke. Joseph ileme “Ayenge ahentye-aneme arrpenhe atnyenetyeke.”

25 Kele Joseph-arle inteke ipenhe, Jacob ahentye-aneke apmere ikwerenhe-werne alpetyeke, re anteme Laban-werne alheke apayuthnetyeke re renhe impemele alpetyeke. 26 Re anteme ikwere angkeke, “Atyenge anthaye anewe atyinhe areye ampe areye-arlke atyinhe ayenge apmere atyinhe-werne alpetyenhenge. The arne atyinhe areye atnyenetyeke ahentye-aneme ayenge-arle ngkwenge arnterre anthurre urrkapekenge. Unte itelareme kele arratye-arle.”

27 Kenhe Laban akenhe angkerlenge, “Unte apeke atyenge akangkentye, kele nhenhele anaye, alhetyale. The ngkarte akweke atyinhe areye apayuthneke itne atyenge ilerlenge ngkwenge-akerte. Unte nhenhele anerle-anerlenge, YAHWEH-elarle ngenhe lterrke ileke arntarnte-aremele. Alakenhenge kwenhe re ayenge-arlke arntarnte-areke. 28 Kele atyenge ilaye. Iwenhe-ame the ngkwenge antheye unte-arle nhenhele atyengenge anetyenhenge?”

29-30 Jacob angkirtneke, “Unte ayenge itelareme ayenge-arle ngkwenge arnterre urrkapeke. Arrule urreke ayenge nhenhe-werne apetyetyenhenge, unte kwenhe yepe-yepe urrpetye ware atnyeneke. Kele ayenge anteme apetyeke yepe-yepe areye uthene nanikute areye uthene arntarnte-aretyamele, kele itne atningke anteme-arle-irrerlenge unte anteme atningke anteme atnyeneme. Nthenhele apeke-arle ayenge ngkwenge urrkapeke, YAHWEH-ele ngenhe lterrke-ilemele ngenhe arntarnte-areke. Kele ayenge-arle-artaye? Ilengare-arle-ame unte atyenge mwerre angkeme ayenge yernirtnemele atyinhe areye the-arrpele arntarnte-aretyenhenge.”

31 Ikwerenge-ntyele, Laban-ele renhe awethe apayuthneke, “Iwenhe-ame the ngkwenge anthetyenhe?”

Jacob-ele renhe tyerneke, “Ayenge arne iwenhe apeke renhe anthetyale. Ayenge ahentye-aneme unte atyenge arne anyente ware mpwaretyeke. Unte apeke atyenge yewe angkeme kele ayenge apetyalpemele yepe-yepe areye uthene nanikute areye uthene arntarnte-aretyeke. 32 The yepe-yepe itnenhe akngakemele urrperle areye inetyenhenge; yepe-yepe ntenye-ntenye urrperle-akerte areye-arlke the akngaketyenhenge. The nanikute ntenye-ntenye-akerte areye-arlke. Alakenhe ware-arle the ngenhe apayuthneme the itnenhe atyenge-arrpe atnyenetyeke. The itnenhe kele arntwarre anthurre-werne arntarnte-aretyeke akngirtnetyenhenge. 33 Ikwerenge, nhenge unte anteme apetyemele ayenge arerle-alpetyeke, unte ayenge itelareme the ngkwengenge anyelkngele inetyakenhe. Unte-arrpe akngakemele aretyeke. Unte apeke areme nanikute urrperle areye-arlke ntenye-ntenye-akerte areye-arlke kele unte itelareme tharle ngkwengenge anyelkngele inetyakenhe-arle. Kele unte apeke yepe-yepe mperlkere areye aremele kele unte itelaretyeke tharle ngkwenge-ntyele anyelkngele-arle ineke.”

34 Laban-ele Jacob awemele alakenhe ikwere angkeke, “Mwerre! Kele mpe, alhetyekaye nanikute areye uthene yepe-yepe areye uthene akngaketyeke.” 35 Kenhe, arlte anyente ikwerele, Laban akenhe yepe-yepe ikwerenhe areye-werne alhemele nanikute areye-arlke-werne imerte akngakemele mperlkere-akerte areye marle uthene urreye uthene, alakenhenge ntenye-ntenye arlpentye-akerte areye apeke. Re yepe-yepe urrperle areye-arlke akngakeke. Re anteme yepe-yepe areye itnenhe akngeke alere ikwerenhele arntarnte-aretyeke. 36 Yanhe-ngentyele Laban ikwerenhe areye-akerte aname-irremele alheke yepe-yepe areye-arlke, nanikute ikwerenhe areye-arlke-akerte arlte urrpetyele alhemele irntwarre Jacob-ketyenge.

Yanhe-ngentyele, Jacob-ele yepe-yepe Laban-kenhe areye uthene nanikute areye uthene arntarnte-areke yanhe ikwerele.

37 Jacob-ele walye akeke arne poplar-nge, arne almond-nge uthene, arne plane-ngentyele-arlke. Kele imerte walye areye yenpe parlke-iwemele. Walye areye arlkenye mperlkere-akerte nthenhele-arle rarle yenpe parlke-iweke. 38 Re anteme arne tyipe areye iperteke-arleke arrernemele kwatye ngentye itwele nthenhele-arle yepe-yepe areyele-arle kwatye antywetyarte. Re alakenhe mpwareke rarle itelaremele alakentye-ntyele-arle itneke anewe akerrentye akngerrenge. 39 Nanikute urrperle marle areye urreye urrperle areye-arlke apurte-irretyarte arrekwele arne arlkenye-akerte itnekenge. Alakenhenge anteme nanikute itne atnerte-atnerte-irreke, akweke areye akenhe ntenye-ntenye-akerte-arle apeke, arlkenye-akerte-arlke apeke inteke. 40 Kenhe yepe-yepe akweke areye akenhe, Jacob-ele akngerre areye-ngentyele-arle akngakeke. Re itnenhene utepelhe-ileke itne nanikute urrperle Laban-kenhe areye aretyenhenge uthene ntenye-ntenye areye-arlke. Alakenhe ikwerenge yepe-yepe Jacob-kenhe areyele akweke ntenye-ntenye areye atnyenetyenhenge. Alakenhe-arle Jacob-ele yepe-yepe ikwerenhe areye akngaketyarte Laban-kenhe areye-ketyenge. 41-42 Nhenge atyepe-atyepe lterrke ulkere areye-arle apurte-irretyarte anewe akerretyeke, Jacob-ele akenhe arne arlkenye mperlkere-akerte areye arrernetyarte itneke arrwekeleke itne aretyenhenge. Kele akweke ulkere itne atnerte-atnerte-irrerlenge, kele akweke itnekenhe akenhe ntenye-ntenye-akerte, lterrke anthurre anteye interlenge. Itne akenhe Jacob-kenhe-arle aneke. Kele alyepe-alyepe areye apurte-irremele anewe-akerretyeke re itnenhe arne arlkenye mperlkere-akerte areye arrekweleke arrernetyakenhe-arle. Nhenge alyepe-alyepe areye atnerte-atnerte irremele, akweke itnekenhe ntenye-ntenye-kwenye akenhe alyepe-alyepe anthurre-arle inteke. Nhenhe areye Laban-kenhe areye-arle aneke. 43 Alakenhenge-arle nanikute Jacob-kenhe areye-arlke yepe-yepe areye-arlke atningke irreke. Re nanikute-arlke yepe-yepe-arlke atningke atnyeneke, arelhe-arlke artwe-arlke urrkapentye akngerre atningke re atnyeneke. Kamule-arlke tangkeye-arlke atningke.