Genesis
35 Ɛno akyi no, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Yakob sɛ: “Sɔre kɔ Betel+ kɔtena hɔ, na si afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ ma nokorɛ Nyankopɔn a ɔyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ wo berɛ a woredwane wo nua Esau no.”+
2 Ɛnna Yakob ka kyerɛɛ ne fiefoɔ ne wɔn a wɔka ne ho nyinaa sɛ: “Monto ananafoɔ anyame a ɛwɔ mo ho no nyinaa ngu,+ na monte mo ho na monsesa mo ntaadeɛ, 3 na momma yɛnkɔ Betel. Mɛsi afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ ama nokorɛ Nyankopɔn a ɔtiee me wɔ m’ahohia mu na wadi m’akyi wɔ m’akwantuo nyinaa mu no.”+ 4 Enti ananafoɔ anyame a ɛwɔ wɔn ho nyinaa ne asomuadeɛ a ɛhyehyɛ wɔn no, wɔde maa Yakob, na ɔde siee dua kɛseɛ bi ase wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn Sekem.
5 Wɔn akwantuo no mu no, Onyankopɔn ho hu tɔɔ nkuro a atwa wɔn ho ahyia no so, enti wɔanti Yakob mma no. 6 Na Yakob ne wɔn a wɔka ne ho nyinaa kɔduruu Lus+ anaa Betel a ɛwɔ Kaananfoɔ asaase so no. 7 Ɔsii afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ, na ɔfrɛɛ hɔ El-Betel,* ɛfiri sɛ berɛ bi a ɔredwane afiri ne nua no nkyɛn no, ɛhɔ na nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no.+ 8 Akyire yi, Debora+ a na ɔhwɛ Rebeka no wuiɛ, na wɔsiee no odum kɛseɛ bi ase wɔ Betel anaafoɔ. Enti ɔtoo hɔ din Alon-Bakut.*
9 Onyankopɔn san yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yakob berɛ a ɔfiri Padan-Aram reba no, na ɔhyiraa no. 10 Na Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Wo din de Yakob.+ Nanso wɔremfrɛ wo Yakob bio, na mmom wɔbɛfrɛ wo Israel.” Enti ɔfirii aseɛ frɛɛ no Israel.+ 11 Afei Onyankopɔn san ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Mene adeɛ nyinaa so Tumfoɔ Nyankopɔn.+ Monwo na monnɔɔso.+ Aman ne aman asafodɔm ne ahemfo bɛfiri wo mu aba.*+ 12 Na asaase a mede ama Abraham ne Isak no, mede bɛma wo ne w’asefoɔ*+ a wɔbɛdi w’akyi aba no.” 13 Ɛno akyi no, Onyankopɔn firii baabi a ɔne no kasaeɛ no kɔɔ soro.
14 Afei Yakob de boɔ yɛɛ edum sii baabi a ɔne no kasaeɛ no, na ɔhwiee nsã guu so de bɔɔ afɔreɛ, na ɔhwiee ngo guu so.+ 15 Na Yakob kɔɔ so frɛɛ baabi a Onyankopɔn ne no kasaeɛ no Betel.+
16 Afei wɔtu firii Betel, na berɛ a wɔkɔduruu baabi a ɛne Efrat ntam twe kakra no, awoɔ kaa Rahel, na awoɔ no mu yɛɛ den. 17 Nanso berɛ a n’awoɔ mu yɛɛ den no, deɛ ɔregye no awoɔ no kaa sɛ: “Nsuro, na wobɛsan anya ɔbabarima yi nso.”+ 18 Berɛ a ne nkwa* refiri ne mu no, (saa berɛ no na ɔrewu) ɔtoo abɔfra no din Ben-Oni,* nanso ne papa frɛɛ no Benyamin.*+ 19 Enti Rahel wuiɛ, na wɔsiee no Efrat anaa Betlehem+ kwan so. 20 Yakob yɛɛ edum sii ne da so. Ɛyɛ edum a ɛsi Rahel da so bɛsi nnɛ.
21 Ɛno akyi no, Israel firii hɔ kɔsii ne ntomadan wɔ Eder aban no akyi baabi. 22 Berɛ a Israel te asaase no so no, da bi Ruben ne ne papa mpena* Bilha daeɛ, na Israel teeɛ.+
Ná Yakob mma mmarima no yɛ 12. 23 Mma a ɔne Lea woeɛ ne Ruben,+ a ɔyɛ Yakob ba panin, Simeon, Lewi, Yuda, Isakar, ne Sebulon. 24 Mma a ɔne Rahel woeɛ ne Yosef ne Benyamin. 25 Na Rahel abaawa Bilha nso mma a ɔne no woeɛ ne Dan ne Naftali. 26 Lea abaawa Silpa mma a ɔne no woeɛ ne Gad ne Aser. Weinom ne Yakob mma mmarima a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ Padan-Aram.
27 Afei Yakob kɔduruu ne papa Isak nkyɛn wɔ Mamre,+ wɔ Kiriat-Arba, kyerɛ sɛ Hebron, baabi a Abraham ne Isak tenaa sɛ ahɔhoɔ no.+ 28 Mfeɛ a Isak diiɛ nyinaa yɛ 180.+ 29 Afei Isak guu ahome a ɛtwa toɔ na ɔwuiɛ. Ná wanyini abɔ akɔkoraa adi nna amee, na ɔne n’agyanom kɔdae.* Ne mma Esau ne Yakob na wɔsiee no.+