1 Rachel waninyikinyi partanymajirri. Paliny miku jarrinyikinyi palinymilaku kangkujiku. Palinyju karra marnalu palaku pirirriku, “Partany ngalilupa mankulupali. Munujalu marlkarri jarrulumarna.” 2 Jacob palaja kuli jarrinyi palinymili mirtawaku. “Munu ngajukupa parrjanaku. Munuyiji munu ngaju Ngarrkakapali. Ngarrkalungarra kunta jirnanti partany mananyaku.” 3 Rachel-ju karra marnalu Jacob-ku, “Pala nawu mirtawa, warrkamukata ngajumili, Bilhah. Karta karrulunyumpulu. Palinyjungarra mankulkulupija partany ngajuku. Pala partany wantulupiji ngajuku.” Palajun muwarr pinalu Rachel-ju.

4 Palaja yijangarra Jacob karta karrinyi palanga warrkamukatanga mirtawaji. 5 Bilhah palanga ngayinykarra jarrinyi, pirirri partany mana. 6 Rachel-ju karra marna, “Ngajulu japirr marnarna Ngarrka yungkulupiji partany ngajuku. Palinyju pinakarrinyiji, yinyanyi partany pirirri.” Yini marna pala partany Dan. [“Dan” means “he judged” or “he vindicated”. Rachel felt vindicated.]

7 Yarrana ngayinykarra jarrinyi pala warrkamukata mirtawa, palaja partany mana wariny, pirirri. 8 Rachel-ju karra marna, “Ngalayi mirarnakinyaliyirnarninyi partanyjamarra, ngajulu yiji mirarnarna partanyku.” [Put this sentence into the lexicon!] Yini marna pala partany Naphtali. [“Naphtali” means, “my struggle”.]

9 Leah-lu karra marna, “Kuwarringarra partanymajirri wantulumarna. Ngajumili warrkamukata mirtawa yungkulmarnalu ngajumilinga pirirringa. Palinyju mankuliny partany ngajuku.” 10 Palajalu Zilpah-lu partany pirirri kanya Jacob-ku. 11 Leah-lu karra marna, “Yarranijayi!” Yini marna pala partany Gad. [“Gad” means, “good fortune”.]

12 Palajalu Zilpah-lu mana partany wariny, pirirri. 13 Leah-lu karra marna, “Ngaju pikaly jarrinyarna. Mirtawanyjarrilu wurralaminyiyi pikalykata.” Yini marna pala partany Asher. [“Asher” means, “happy”]

14 Yurranga jarrinyijanaku. Marrngurrangulu mananyikinyiyijaninyi palarrangu mayirrangu, ngapirrangu, wiyitirrangu. Palanga Reuben, Leah-mili murrkangunya, yana ngurraja ngunarri. Yirrirnijaninyi pirraja warruly, ngapi, manturayiki. Jinta manajaninyi, kanyajaninyi pipikarti. Rachel-ju japirr marna mirtamarniny kangkuji, “Jinta yuwanyi pala manturayiki partanymili nyuntumilimili.” 15 Palanga Leah kuli jarrinyalu. “Jipi kanyajinpa pirirri, nyungukurna kamu karrinyan ngajumilalu partanyju manaja, pala mirrijin ngayinykarra jinaku.”

16 Jarurrukartingi warrkamuja warruly-warrulyja Jacob kulpanya ngunarrija, ngurrakarti. Leah-lu purrpi karrinyalu. Palaja karra marnalu, “Kuwarringa warrukartinga ngali karta karrulupali. Yinyarnalu ngajumilinga marrkanga jinta manturayiki, partanyju manaja. Palaja karta karrulupali.” Palanga warrukartingi yijangarra karta karrinyipulu. 17 Ngarrkalu pinakarrinyirri Leah-ku, palaja ngayinykarra jirni. Palaja wariny mana partany, pirirri. 18 Leah-lu karra marna, “Ngajulu yinyarnala ngajumili warrkamukata mirtawa karta karrinyaku ngajumilinga pirirringa. Palajunjalu Ngarrkalu yinyaji partany wariny pirirri.” Yini marna pala partany Issachar. [“Issachar” sounds like, “reward” or “my hire”.]

19 Palajalu palalu Leah-lu wariny mana partany, pirirri. 20 Karra marna, “Ngarrkalu ngalypa jirniji ngajunga. Ngajulu kanyarnajaninyi pirirrimarta 6 ngajumilaku pirirriku. Palajunjalu kuwarri wurralapiji yija-yiji mirtawa ngaju.” Yini marna pala partany Zebulun. [“Zebulun” probably means “honour”; it also means “gift”.] 21 Yarti yiji palajalu wariny mana partany, mirtawa. Pala yini mana Dinah.

22 Palaja Ngarrkalu pinakarrinyalu Rachel-ku. Purlpija warrarnja Rachel-ju japirr marnikinyi Ngarrka partanykarranguku yinganyaku. Yartikarra pinakarrinyalu. 23 Yijangarra ngayinykarra jarrinyi paliny, mana partany, pirirri. Karra marna, [“God has taken away my shame.”] “Kurntany waninyikinyirni purlpija warrarnja partanymajirri. Yijalungarra Ngarrkalu yinyaji partany. Munu janalu kurntany jiliminyiyi.” 24 Yini marna pala partany Joseph ['asap “take away” sounds like “Joseph”, which means “may he add”]. Karra marna, “Yijapa yungkuluminyi wariny partany, pirirri.”

25 Jampa Joseph-ja ngayarta jarrinyajalu Jacob-ju karra marnalu kakajimurninyku, “Ngaju kulpulumarna ngajumilikarti warrarnkarti waljakarti. 26 Yijalu warrkamu jarrinyarnangu palarrangukupa mirtawaku partanykarrangukupa. Nyuntu miranungarra palaku. Kuwarringa kangkulumarnajaninyi palamarrangu. Munu ngajuku ngatu jinaku nyuntulu. Yankulumarna.” 27 Laban-ju karra marnalu, “Pinakarraji. Ngajulu karrinyarnangu nyungunguku waninyaku. Jampa nyuntu turlpanyan ngunarrija purlpi Ngarrkalu ngalypa jirnikinyiji ngajuku, palinyju yinyaji marlu jarnturrangu kuwiyirrangu. Palaku ngaju miranu jarrinyarna maparnja kankarni. Palajunja ngajulu karrinyarnangu purukata wantaji. 28 Yini malanyinga nganikupa nyuntu karrinyan, ngajulu yungkulumarnanta nganipa, palaja wantulupijin.”

29 Jacob-ju karra marnalu, “Ngaju jipi warrkamu jarrinyarnangu. Tuku jirnirnijaninyi kuwiyirrangu nyuntumilirrangu. Nyuntu miranungarra palaku. 30 Nyuntu wanikinyin wupartumartarrangujartiny kuwiyirrangujartiny. Jampa ngaju turlpanyarna nyungukarti marlu jarrinyiyinga. Ngaju warrkamu jarrinyarnangu. Palajalu Ngarrkalu tuku jirnikinyinti. Kuwarri ngajulu tuku jilamarnajaninyi ngajumili partanykarrangupa.”

31-32 Laban-ju japirr marnalu, “Ngani yungkulumarnanta? Wurraliji.” Puntaju karra marnalu Jacob-ju, “Munu yinganyakupa warnkuku. Kula, wurralamarnangu. Kuwarringa parrjalamarnajaninyi kuwiyirrangu nyuntumilirrangu, jinta pilamarnajaninyi, kangkulumarnajaninyi warrukurla kukurnjayirrangupa taparl-taparl nanikuturrangu. Palamarninyarrangu. Ngajumili wantulupijiya palarrangu, jinta wiyirr nyuntumili. Yuu, karra malaman nyuntulu, nyuntungu wantulumarnanga, tuku jilamarnajaninyi kuwiyirrangu nyuntumilirrangu nyuntuku. 33 Yartipa yirrilaman ngajulu ngalypa jilamarnangu, ngajulu munu mitu manakupa nyuntuku. Nyuntulu parrjalaman palarrangu kuwiyirrangu. Jintamarniny wantulupiyi warrukurla kukurnjayirrangu, jintamarniny wantulupiyi taparl-taparl nanikuturrangu. Yijapa yirrilamanjaninyi warinypa wariny, nyuntu miranu jarruluman ngajulu ngulyulu kanyarnangu.” Palajun karra marnalu. 34 Puntaju karra marnalu Laban-ju, “Yuu, ngalypa. Palajun jilaman.”

35-36 Laban-ju mitu marna Jacob. Palangangarra karrpungu palinyju kanyajaninyi wiyirr taparl-taparl nanikuturrangupa wiyirr warrukurlarrangu kukurnjayirrangu, wurrarnajanaku palinymilinga partanykarrangungu pirirrimartanga, “Kawayijaninyi nyungurrangu nanikuturrangupa kukurnjayirrangu ngunarri kaja, tuku jilayijaninyi ngunarringa.” Palajalu muwarrjalu kanyayijaninyi kujarrapa waraja karrpurrangu.

Palaja Jacob-ju tuku jirnikinyijaninyi jinta wariny Laban-mili kuwiyirrangu. 37 Palanga Jacob-ju ngartarnajaninyi yalyurrangu, wupartu-wupartu karnu pirnijaninyi mirta-mirta marni jarrinyaku. 38-39 Palinyju wirrirnijaninyi palarrangu karnu pinaja yalyurrangu ngapamartaji. Jampa palarrangu kuwiyirrangu turlpanyikinyiyi ngapakarti yirrirnikinyiyijaninyi palarrangu yalyurrangu. Ngapanga wangka jarrinyajalu yumuny jarrinyikinyiyi. Yumuny jarrinyijalu parrjarnikinyiyijaninyi palarrangu yalyurrangu. Palajalu kukurnjayirrangulu kanyayijaninyi wupartupani warrukurla, nanikutulurrangu kanyayijaninyi wupartupani taparl-taparl marnijartiny.

40 Palaja palinyju jinta pirnijaninyi palarrangu wupajupanirrangu. Munu wirrirnamajaninyi Laban-milinga kuwiyirrangunga. Palinyju wirrirnijaninyi mirtanya-mirtanyarrangu kuwiyirrangu ngumpa Laban-milikarti. 41 Jampa palarrangu kuwiyirrangu marrjapanurrangu yumuny jarrinyikinyiyi Jacob-ju wirrirnijaninyi palarrangu yalyurrangu walangkarra jananga. 42 Jampa manyurla-manyurlarrangu kuwiyirrangu yumuny jarrinyikinyiyi, munu wirrirnamajanaku palarrangu yalyurrangu Jacob-ju. 43 Palajunjalu Jacob-ju manarninga marlu yiji kukurnjayirrangupa nanikuturrangu. Palinyju kalkurnikinyijaninyi marlu kamalpa tangki, pirirripa mirtawa warrkamukatarrangu pukun.

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