Битие 30
1 А като видя Рахил, че не раждаше деца на Якова, Рахил завидя на сестра си и рече на Якова: Дай ми чада, иначе аз ще умра.
Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
2 А Яков се разгневи на Рахил и рече: Нима съм аз, а не Бог, Който е лишил утробата ти от плод?
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
3 А тя рече: Ето слугинята ми Вала; влез при нея, и тя да роди на коленете ми, та да придобия и аз деца чрез нея.
Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
4 И тъй, тя му даде слугинята си Вала за жена; и Яков влезе при нея.
So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
5 И Вала зачна и роди син на Якова.
She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6 Тогава рече Рахил: Бог отсъди за мене, послуша и гласа ми, та ми даде син; затова го наименува Дан.
Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
7 И Вала, слугинята на Рахил, пак зачна и роди втори син на Якова.
Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
8 Тогава рече Рахил: Силна борба водих със сестра си и надвих; затова го наименува Нефталим
Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
9 Когато видя Лия, че престана да ражда, взе слугинята си Зелфа, та я даде на Якова за жена.
When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
10 И Зелфа, слугинята на Лия, роди син на Якова.
Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
11 И рече Лия: Щастие дойде; затова го наименува Гад.
Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
12 И Зелфа, слугинята на Лия, роди втори син на Якова.
Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
13 Тогава рече Лия: Честита съм; защото честита ще ме нарекат жените; затова го наименува Асир
Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
14 И през времето на пшеничената жетва, Рувим, като излезе, намери мандрагорови ябълки на полето и ги донесе на майка си Лия; и Рахил рече на Лия: Я ми дай от мандрагоровите ябълки на сина ти.
When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
15 А тя й рече: Малко ли ти е дето си отнела мъжа ми, та искаш да отнемеш мандрагоровите ябълки на сина ми? Тогава Рахил й рече: Като е тъй, нека лежи с тебе тая нощ за мандрагоровите ябълки на сина ти.
But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
16 И така, когато дойде Яков вечерта от полето, Лия излезе да го посрещне и рече: При мене да влезеш, защото наистина те откупих с мандрагоровите ябълки на сина си. И лежа с нея оная нощ.
When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
17 И Бог послуша Лия; и тя зачна, и роди пети син на Якова.
God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18 Тогава рече Лия: Бог ми даде награда за гдето дадох слугинята си на мъжа си, затова го наименува Исахар.
Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
19 И Лия пак зачна, и роди шести син на Якова.
Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
20 И рече Лия: Бог ми даде добър дар, сега мъжът ми ще живее с мене, защото му родих шест сина; затова го наименува Завулон.
Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
21 И после роди дъщеря, която наименува Дина.
Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
22 След това Бог си спомни за Рахил; Бог я послуша и отвори утробата й.
Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 Тя зачна и роди син, и рече: Бог отне от мене позора.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
24 И наименува го Иосиф
She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
25 А като роди Рахил Иосифа, Яков рече на Лавана: Пусни ме да си отида в моето място и в отечеството си.
After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
26 Дай ми жените и децата ми, за които съм ти работил, за да си отида; защото ти знаеш работата, която ти свърших.
You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
27 А Лаван му рече: Ако съм придобил твоето благоволение, остани, защото разбрах, че Господ ме е благословил заради тебе.
But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
28 Рече още: Кажи ми каква заплата искаш и ще ти я дам.
Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
29 А Яков му каза: Ти знаеш как съм ти работил и как е бил добитъкът ти при мене.
Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
30 Защото това, което имаше ти преди моето идване, беше малко; а сега нарасна и стана много. С моето идване Господ те благослови. Но сега, кога ще промисля и за своя си дом?
You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
31 А той рече: Какво да ти дам? И Яков каза: Не ми давай нищо; ако направиш каквото ти кажа, аз пак ще пазя и стадото ти;
Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
32 ще премина днес през цялото ти стадо и ще отлъча от него всяка капчеста и пъстра, и всяка черникава между овците, и всяка пъстра и капчеста между козите; те ще ми бъдат заплатата.
Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
33 И занапред, когато дойдеш да прегледаш заплатата ми, моята правота ще засвидетелствува за мене - всяка коза, която не е капчеста и пъстра, и всяка овца, която не е черна, тя, ако се намери у мене, ще се счита за крадена.
In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
34 И рече Лаван: Нека да бъде според както си казал.
Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
35 И тъй, в същия ден, Лаван отлъчи нашарените с линии и пъстрите козли, всичките капчести и пъстри кози, всичките, на които имаше бяло и всичките черни между овците, та ги предаде в ръцете на Якововите синове
But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
36 и постави тридневен път между себе си и Якова; а Яков пасеше останалите от Лавановите стада.
Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37 Тогава Яков взе зелени пръчки от топола, от леска и от явор, и изряза по тях бели ивици, така щото да се вижда бялото по пръчките.
Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
38 Тия пръчки, по които беше изрязал белите ивици, тури пред стадата в коритата, в поилата, дето дохождаха стадата да пият; и, като зачеваха, когато дохождаха да пият,
Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
39 то стадата зачеваха пред пръчките; и стадата раждаха нашарени с линии, капчести и пъстри.
The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
40 И Яков отлъчваше агнетата, и обръщаше лицата на овците към нашарените и към всичките черни от Лавановото стадо; а своите стада тури отделно и не ги тури с Лавановите овци.
Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
41 И когато по-силните овци зачеваха, Яков туряше пръчките в коритата пред очите на стадото, за да зачеват между пръчките.
In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
42 А когато те бяха по-слаби, не ги туряше; така че се падаха по-слабите на Лавана, а по-силните на Якова.
But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
43 Така човекът забогатя твърде много и придоби големи стада, слугини и слуги, камили и осли.
As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
