1 Palaja Pijilja yana jinangu. Yartikarra turlpanyajanaku warrarnja warinyja, kakarranga. 2 Palaja palinyju parrjarn-parrjarnikinyi, yijalu ngapa karlinaja yirrirni, yamarnikinyi warnkulu wirtulu. Palanga yirrirnijaninyi kujarrapa waraja kurrngalarrangu kukurnjayirrangu, ngapanga wangkamartaji karta-karta karrinyikinyiyi, mimarnikinyiyi ngapaku. 3 Tuku jirnikinyiyijaninyi palarrangu kukurnjayirrangu, kanginyikinyiyijaninyi ngapa karlinyajakarti. Jampa wiyirr kajanaja ngapanga pala warnku purlu jirnikinyiyi. Minpinajalu kulpanya warnku wirrirnikinyiyi.

4 Jacob-ju karra marnajanaku marrngu tuku kalkunukatarranguku, “Wanyjarnija nyurra?” Puntaju karra marnayalu palinyku, “Nganarna tawunja, ngapija, Haran-ja.” 5 Palinyju karra marnajanaku, “Nyurra miranu Laban-ku, Nahor-mili karluji?” “Yuu, nganarna miranu.” 6 “Ngalypangarra waninyi?” “Yuu, paliny ngalypa waninyi. Parrjala, mirtawa partany palinymili turlpanya kuwarri kukurnjayirrangujartiny.”

7 Palinyju karra marnajanaku, “Pinakarrayi. Karrpu kanka ngarrany waninyi. Nganiku kanganyanyurrujaninyi kukurnjayirrangu karrpu kankanga? Nyampalu yuwayijaninyi ngapa, palaja nyampalu kulpanya kawayijaninyi warrulykarti.” 8 Puntaju karra marnayalu, “Munu yinganyakupa ngapaku, mimalapiyirnijanaku jinta warinyku kukurnjayirranguku. Yijamarta palajalu warnku nyungu purlu jilipiyirni, palajunjalu yungkulupiyirnijaninyi ngapa.”

9 Muwarr pinajalu, kajarnajanaku Rachel japartumurninymili kukurnjayirrangujartiny. Palinyjungarra kalkurnikinyijaninyi. 10 Jampa yirrirni Rachel-pa kukurnjayirrangu kakamurninymili, Jacob ngapa karlinyajakarti yana, purlu jirni pala wirtu warnku kankakartija, ngapa yinyajaninyi kakamurninymili kukurnjayirrangu. 11 Palaja Rachel yampu marna manyjarraja. 12 Wurrarnala, “Nyuntumili japartu ngajumilaku pipiku mamaji. Pipi ngajumili Rebekah.” Mirti jarrinyi Rachel pala muwarr wurranaku japartuku palinymilaku.

13 Pala muwarr pinakarrinyaja nyampa yana Laban pujamumurninykarti. Yampu marna, ngurrakarti kanya. Jacob-ju wurrarnala wunyjurru ngunarrija turlpanyaja warinyja warrarnja waljaja. 14 Laban-ju wurranala, “Nyunturla pujamumurniny walja. Nyungungu wantuluman ngajungu.” Palanga waninyi Jacob, warrkamu jarrinyi kakajimurninyku waraja wirlarra.

15 Palaja Laban-ju karra marnalu, “Pujamu nyuntu ngajumili walja. Warrkamu jarrinyikinyijin puru. Kuwarri warrkamuja nganipa yungkulumarnanta?” 16-18 Laban partanykarrangu kurntaljirripa pirirrirrangu. Wariny kurntal Leah, wariny Rachel. Leah jirtamarra kurluny-kurluny. Rachel kumparakata yiji. Jacob Rachel marru marnakinyi, karrinyikinyalu mirtawaku. Palajalu karra marnalu Laban-ku, “Warrkamu jarrulumarnangu partunurranguku 7-ku. Palaja yungkuluminyin Rachel mirtawa.” 19 Laban-ju karra marnalu, “Yuu. Nyuntu yungkulumarnanta Rachel, jintawayinga. Yija nyungungarra wantuluman ngajungu.”

20 Palaja warrkamu jarrinyikinyalu kakamurninyku punja, partunurranguku 7-ku. Yija-yiji marru marnakinyi pala mirtawa. Palajalu warrkamu jarrinyikinyi mimarnakinyi partunurrangu 7, kurlkarri marnakinyi karrpu kujarrapa warajakapali warrkamu jarrinyikinyi palaku mirtawaku.

21 Palaja karra marnalu kakajimurninyku, “Warrkamu jarrinyarnangu partunurranguku 7-ku. Nyampa yuwaji pilyurr ngajungu.” 22 Laban-ju muwarr ngakarnajanaku palamartajiku marrngurranguku milpanyaku ngurrakarti palinymilikarti. “Mayi ngalkuluminyipulaku nyungukujirri kulunuja wantulinypulu pirirripa mirtawa.” Warrkamukatarrangulu palinymilalu mayi wirtu kamparnayajanaku ngananyaku.

23 Warrukarti jarrinyaja Laban-ju pujamumurninykarti kanyalu Leah, Rachel-mili kangkujimurniny, wurrarnala, “Nyungu nawu pilyurr nyuntumili.” 24 (Laban-ju wariny mirtawa warrkamuku yinyali Leah-nga, yini Zilpah.) 25 Palanga warrukartingi Jacob karta karrinyi Leah-nga. Jampa parrily jarrinyi kartakarralungarra wariny yirrirni Leah! Palanga paliny kuli jarrinyi, karra marnalu kakamurninyku, “Nganija mitu marnanyin? Ngaju warrkamu jarrinyarnangu warinyku mirtawaku, Rachel-ku. Nganija yinyanyan Leah?”

26 Laban-ju karra marnalu, “Nyungu wupartumurniny warlilamarnangu. Walangkarra pilkuliny wirtumurniny. Palajunpinti nganarnamili. 27 Mimalaman jampa. 7-ja karrpuja jipi jilaminyi nyunguku nyupaku. Palaja yungkulumarnanta wariny nyupa. Palaja warrkamu jarrulupijin 7 partunurrangu wupartumurninyku.”

28 Jacob-ju pinakarrikinyalu Laban-ku. “Yuu, yarrana warrkamu jilamarnanga.” Palaja waninyikinyi Leah-nga karrpurranguku 7-ku, palaja Laban-ju yinyali wariny mirtawa, Rachel. 29 (Laban-ju wariny mirtawa warrkamuku yinyali Rachel-ja, yini Bilhah.) 30 Jacob-ju karrinyikinyalu Rachel-kujakun, yakarl marnakinyi Leah. Palaku mirtawaku Rachel-ku yarrana warrkamu jarrinyikinyalu kakajimurninyku partunurranguku 7-ku.

31 Ngarrkalu parrjarnakinyi Jacob wunyjurru jarrinyaja. Paju karrinyalu Leah-ku Ngarrka, yinyali Leah-nga partanykarrangu. Palinymili marrkamurniny partanymajirri waninyikinyi. 32 Palaja Leah ngayinykarra jarrinyi. Yijalu palinyju mana partany pirirri. Palinyju kurlkarri marna Ngarrka, “Paju karrinyaji Ngarrkalu. Partany yinyanyi nyungu pirirri. Yija ngajumili nyupa ngarluja wantulupiji, nyungu partany manarnalu.” Pala yini marna partany murrkangunya Reuben. [Reuben sounds like, “Look! A son!”, and like, “He has seen my misery”.]

33 Palaja palinyju partany warinymal mana, pirirri. “Ngarrkalu parrjarna ngajumili pirirri, munu karrinyikinyiji, yinyaji partany wariny Ngarrkalu.” Yini marna pala partany Simeon. [Simeon sounds like, “One who hears”.]

34 Palaja partany warinymal mana, pirirri. Palaja karra marna, “Ngajumilinga pirirringa yinyarnalu partanykarrangu pirirrimarta kujarrapa waraja. Kuwarri yiji ngarluja wantulupiji.” Yini marna pala Levi. [Levi sounds like, “being attached”, or “feeling affection for”.]

35 Palaja partany warinymal mana, pirirri. Karra marnalu Ngarrkaku, “Yarranijayi, Ngarrka! Nyurra malamarnanta.” Yini marna pala pirirri Judah. Palaja partanymajirri waninyi punja. [Judah is related to the Hebrew word for “Praise”, with the thought that “I will praise the Lord”. (Had she given up on Jacob loving her just because she bore him sons!)]

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