Genesis
30 Berɛ a Rahel huu sɛ ɔnwoo ba biara mmaa Yakob no, n’ani beree ne nua no na ɔka kyerɛɛ Yakob sɛ: “Ma me mma, anyɛ saa a mɛwu.” 2 Ɛnna Yakob bo fuu Rahel na ɔbisaa no sɛ: “Meyɛ Onyankopɔn a wasi w’awoɔ kwan* no anaa?” 3 Enti ɔkaa sɛ: “Hwɛ, m’abaawa Bilha+ nie. Wo ne no nna na ɔnwo mma me,* na me nso manya mma afiri ne hɔ.” 4 Ɛnna ɔde n’abaawa Bilha maa Yakob wareeɛ, na Yakob ne no daeɛ.+ 5 Bilha nyinsɛneeɛ, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima maa Yakob. 6 Ɛnna Rahel kaa sɛ: “Onyankopɔn adi m’asɛm ama me, na watie me nso ama me ɔbabarima.” Enti ɔtoo ne din Dan.*+ 7 Rahel abaawa Bilha san nyinsɛneeɛ, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima a ɔtɔ so mmienu maa Yakob. 8 Ɛnna Rahel kaa sɛ: “Me ne me nua adi asie kɛseɛ, na madi nkonim!” Enti ɔtoo ne din Naftali.*+
9 Berɛ a Lea huu sɛ ɔnwo bio no, ɔde n’abaawa Silpa maa Yakob wareeɛ.+ 10 Na Lea abaawa Silpa woo ɔbabarima maa Yakob. 11 Ɛnna Lea kaa sɛ: “Aba yie!” Enti ɔtoo ne din Gad.*+ 12 Ɛno akyi no, Lea abaawa Silpa woo ɔbabarima a ɔtɔ so mmienu maa Yakob. 13 Ɛnna Lea kaa sɛ: “M’ani agye! Mmaa bɛfrɛ me deɛ ɔwɔ anigyeɛ.”+ Enti ɔtoo ne din Aser.*+
14 Ɛduruu berɛ a wɔtwa hwiit no, na Ruben+ nam na ɔkɔhuu dudayim* aduaba bi wɔ wuram. Enti ɔde brɛɛ ne maame Lea. Ɛnna Rahel ka kyerɛɛ Lea sɛ: “Mesrɛ wo, ma me dudayim aduaba a wo ba no de baeɛ no bi.” 15 Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Wogye di sɛ ɛyɛ ade ketewa sɛ wobɛgye me kunu+ na woasan abɛgye aduaba a me ba de aba yi?” Enti Rahel kaa sɛ: “Saa na woaka a, ɛnneɛ ma me wo ba no aduaba no bi na ɔbarima no ne wo nkɔda anadwo yi.”
16 Anwummerɛ a Yakob firi afuo mu reba no, Lea kɔhyiaa no kaa sɛ: “Wo ne me bɛda anadwo yi, ɛfiri sɛ mede me ba aduaba ama Rahel de abɔ wo paa.” Enti ɔne no kɔdaa saa anadwo no. 17 Na Onyankopɔn tiee Lea na ɔnyinsɛneeɛ, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima a ɔtɔ so nnum maa Yakob. 18 Ɛnna Lea kaa sɛ: “Onyankopɔn de m’akatua* ama me, ɛfiri sɛ mede m’abaawa ama me kunu.” Enti ɔtoo abɔfra no din Isakar.*+ 19 Na Lea san nyinsɛneeɛ na ɔwoo ɔbabarima a ɔtɔ so nsia maa Yakob.+ 20 Ɛnna Lea kaa sɛ: “Onyankopɔn akyɛ me adepa. Afei deɛ me kunu bɛgye me atom,+ ɛfiri sɛ mawo mmarima nsia ama no.”+ Enti ɔtoo ne din Sebulon.*+ 21 Ɛno akyi no, ɔwoo ɔbabaa na ɔtoo ne din Dina.+
22 Afei Onyankopɔn kaee Rahel, na Onyankopɔn tiee no na ɔmaa no nyinsɛneeɛ.*+ 23 Ɔnyinsɛn woo ɔbabarima. Ɛnna ɔkaa sɛ: “Onyankopɔn ayi m’aniwuo afiri me so!”+ 24 Enti ɔtoo ne din Yosef,*+ na ɔkaa sɛ: “Yehowa de ɔbabarima foforɔ aka me ho.”
25 Berɛ a Rahel woo Yosef no, ɛhɔ ara na Yakob ka kyerɛɛ Laban sɛ: “Gya me kwan ma menkɔ me kurom ne baabi a mefiri baeɛ.+ 26 Fa me yerenom ne me mma a masom wo anya wɔn no ma me na menkɔ, na wo ara wonim sɛdeɛ masom wo.”+ 27 Ɛnna Laban ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Sɛ manya w’anim adom a, ɛnneɛ wo ne me ntena, na mahu nsɛnkyerɛnne* a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Yehowa nam wo so ahyira me.” 28 Na ɔka kaa ho sɛ: “Kyerɛ me akatua a memfa mma wo, na mede bɛma wo.”+ 29 Enti Yakob ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Wo ara wunim sɛdeɛ masom wo ne sɛdeɛ mahwɛ wo mmoa so yie;+ 30 ansa na mereba no, na wowɔ mmoa kakraa bi, nanso ɛfiri berɛ a mebaa ha yi, Yehowa ahyira wo ama wɔadɔɔso ayɛ bebree. Enti berɛ bɛn na me nso mɛnya biribi ama me fie?”+
31 Ɛnna ɔbisaa no sɛ: “Ɛdeɛn na memfa mma wo?” Na Yakob kaa sɛ: “Mma me hwee! Sɛ wobɛyɛ wei ama me a, anka mɛkɔ so ahwɛ wo nnwan no na mabɔ wɔn ho ban.+ 32 Mɛfa wo nnwan no nyinaa mu nnɛ. Ma nnwan a wɔn ho yɛ nsisiinsisii ne damedame ne adwennini nkumaa a wɔn ho bere dum ne mpɔnkye a wɔn ho yɛ nsisiinsisii ne damedame no nnyina faako. Ɛfiri nnɛ rekɔ, ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ m’akatua.+ 33 Sɛ ɛba sɛ daakye wobɛhwɛ m’akatua no a, me nokorɛdie* bɛdi me adanseɛ; na sɛ wohu mpɔnkye a wɔn ho nyɛ nsisiinsisii ne damedame ne adwennini nkumaa a wɔn ho mmere nnum wɔ me mmoa mu a, na mawia.”
34 Ɛnna Laban kaa sɛ: “Ɛyɛ paa! Ma yɛnyɛ no sɛdeɛ woaka no.”+ 35 Enti saa da no Laban maa mpɔnkyenini a wɔn ho yɛ nsensaneeɛ ne mpɔnkyebedeɛ a wɔn ho yɛ nsisiinsisii ne damedame, deɛ fitaa wɔ ne ho biara, ne adwennini nkumaa a wɔn ho bere dum nyinaa gyinaa faako, na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ ne mma mmarima no nsa. 36 Afei ɔtee ne ho firii Yakob ho kɔɔ bɛyɛ nnansa kwan. Yakob toaa so hwɛɛ Laban mmoa a ɛkaeɛ no so.
37 Ɛno akyi no, Yakob twitwaa duafufuo* ne aborɔfo nkateɛ ne kyɛnkyɛn nnua nteaanteaa a ɛyɛ mono, na ɔwaawaee ho nketenkete maa baabi a ɛyɛ fitaa no daa adi. 38 Afei ɔde nnua nteaanteaa a wawaawae ho no guu baabi a mmoa no nom nsuo no, na sɛ berɛ duru sɛ anini no foro abedeɛ no na wɔba hɔ bɛnom nsuo a, wɔahu nnua no.
39 Enti sɛ berɛ duru ma anini no foro abedeɛ no wɔ nnua no ho a, wɔwo mma a wɔn ho yɛ nsensaneeɛ, nsisiinsisii, ne damedame. 40 Yakob yii nnwan mma no kɔɔ nkyɛn na ɔde nnwankuo no ani kyerɛɛ adwennini nkumaa a wɔn ho yɛ nsensaneeɛ ne damedame a wɔwɔ Laban nnwankuo mu no. Ɛnna Yakob yii mmoa a wanya no kɔɔ nkyɛn na wɔamfra Laban deɛ no. 41 Mmoa a wɔn ho yɛ den no, sɛ berɛ duru sɛ anini no foro abedeɛ no a, Yakob de nnua no kɔgu suka no mu faako a mmoa no bɛhunu, na sɛ anini no foro abedeɛ no a, wɔahu nnua no. 42 Na sɛ mmoa no ho nyɛ den deɛ a, ɔmfa nnua no ngu hɔ. Enti, na Laban mmoa no ho nyɛ den, nanso Yakob mmoa no deɛ, na wɔn ho yɛ den.+
43 Enti ɔbarima no nyaa ne ho paa, na ɔnyaa nnwan ne mfenaa ne nkoa ne yoma ne mfunumu pii.+