Genesis 29
1 Unya mipadayon si Jacob sa iyang panaw ug nahiabot siya sa kayutaan sa katawhan sa sidlakan.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Sa iyang pagtan-aw, nakakita siya ug atabay didto sa uma, ug ania, adunay tulo ka panon sa mga karnero nga naglubog niini. Kay gikan niana nga atabay magpainom sila sa mga panon sa kahayopan, ug adunay dako nga bato ibabaw sa baba sa atabay.
There he [was surprised to] see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top of the well.
3 Sa dihang matigom na didto ang tanang panon sa kahayopan, ang mga magbalantay maoy magligid sa bato gikan sa baba sa atabay ug magpainom sa mga karnero, ug unya ibutang ang bato ibabaw sa baba sa atabay balik sa nahimutangan niini.
When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.
4 Miingon si Jacob ngadto kanila, mga igsoon ko, asa man kamo gikan? Ug miingon sila, “Gikan kami sa Haran.”
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Miingon siya kanila, “Nakaila ba kamo kang Laban ang anak nga lalaki ni Nahor?” Mitubag sila, “Nakaila kami kaniya,”
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 Miingon siya kanila, “Maayo ba siya?” Sila mitubag, “Maayo man siya, ug tan-awa, nagpadulong dinhi ang iyang anak nga babaye nga si Raquel uban ang mga karnero.”
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 Miingon si Jacob, “Tan-awa, hataas pa ang adlaw. Dili pa kini mao ang takna aron tigumon ang mga kahayopan. Kinahanglan paimnon una ninyo ang mga karnero ug unya lakaw ug pasabsaba sila.”
Jacob said, “Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to (graze/eat grass) in the pastures!”
8 Miingon sila, “Dili kami makapainom kanila hangtod nga matigom ang tanang kahayopan. Unya igaligid sa mga lakaki ang bato gikan sa baba sa atabay, ug makapainom na kami sa mga karnero.”
They replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
9 Samtang nakigsulti pa si Jacob kanila, miabot si Raquel uban sa mga karnero sa iyang amahan, kay siya man ang nag-atiman kanila.
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
10 Sa pagkakita ni Jacob kang Raquel, ang anak nga babaye ni Laban, nga igsoong lalaki sa iyang inahan, ug sa mga karnero ni Laban, nga igsoong lalaki sa iyang inahan, miduol si Jacob, ug giligid niya ang bato gikan sa baba sa atabay, ug gipainom ang kahayopan ni Laban, nga igsoon sa iyang inahan.
When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, [Jacob was so excited that] he went over and [by himself] rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.
11 Gihalokan ni Jacob si Raquel ug mihilak siya sa makusog.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 Gisultihan ni Jacob si Raquel nga siya mao ang paryente sa iyang amahan, ug nga siya ang anak ni Rebeca. Unya midagan siya ug gisuginlan ang iyang amahan.
Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.
13 Sa pagkadungog ni Laban sa balita mahitungod kang Jacob nga anak sa iyang igsoong babaye, midagan siya aron sa pagtagbo kaniya, gigakos niya siya ug gihalokan, ug gidala niya siya sa iyang panimalay. Gisugilon ni Jacob kang Laban kining tanang butang.
As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek]. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.
14 Miingon si Laban kaniya, “Ikaw gayod ang akong bukog ug ang akong unod.” Unya mipuyo si Jacob kaniya sa usa ka bulan.
Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
15 Unya miingon si Laban kang Jacob, “Kinahanglan ba nga mag-alagad ka kanako nga walay bayad tungod kay ikaw akong paryente? Sultihi ako, unsa man ang ibayad kanimo?”
Laban said to him “(You should not work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine!/Why should you work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine?) [RHQ] Tell me how much you want me to pay you.”
16 Karon si Laban adunay duha ka anak nga babaye. Ang ngalan sa kamagulangan mao si Lea, ug ang kinamanghoran mao si Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Ang mga mata ni Lea malumo, apan si Raquel maanyag ang pamarog ug ang panagway.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Gihigugma ni Jacob si Raquel, busa miingon siya, “Mag-alagad ako kanimo sulod sa pito ka tuig alang kang Raquel, ang imong kamanghorang anak nga babaye.”
Jacob (was in love with/wanted very much to be married to) Rachel, and he said, “I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.”
19 Si Laban miingon, “Mas maayo pa nga ihatag ko siya kanimo kaysa ihatag ko siya sa ubang lalaki. Pagpuyo uban kanako.”
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Busa nag-alagad si Jacob kang Laban sulod sa pito katuig alang kang Raquel; ug daw sama lamang kini sa pipila ka mga adlaw, tungod sa iyang gugma kaniya.
So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
21 Unya miingon si Jacob kang Laban, “Ihatag na kanako ang akong asawa, kay nahingpit ko na ang mga adlaw—aron nga mapangasawa ko na siya!”
After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her. [EUP]”
22 Busa gitigom ni Laban ang tanang tawo sa maong dapit ug nagpakombira siya.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Pagkagabii niana, gikuha ni Laban ang iyang anak nga babaye nga si Lea ug gidala siya ngadto kang Jacob, nga nakigdulog kaniya.
But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex [EUP] with her.
24 Ug gihatag ni Laban ang iyang babayeng sulugoon nga si Zilpa ngadto sa iyang anak nga si Lea, aron mahimo niyang sulugoon.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 Sa pagkabuntag, tan-awa, si Lea diay kadto! Miingon si Jacob ngadto kang Laban, “Unsa man kining gibuhat mo kanako? Dili ba nag-alagad man ako kanimo alang kang Raquel? Nganong gilingla mo man ako?”
The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban [and told him] very angrily, “(What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me?) [RHQ] I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?”
26 Mitubag si Laban, “Wala namo nabatasan ang paghatag una sa manghod kaysa magulang.
Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.
27 Taposa una ang simana sa kasal niining anak nga babaye, ug igahatag usab namo kanimo ang manghod ingon nga baylo sa imong pag-alagad pa kanako sa dugang pito katuig.”
After we finish this week of celebration, we will let you marry the younger one also. But in return, you must pay for Rachel by working for me for another seven years.”
28 Busa gibuhat kana ni Jacob, ug gitapos ang simana ni Lea. Unya gihatag usab ni Laban kaniya si Raquel nga iyang anak nga babaye ingon nga iyang asawa.
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 Gihatag usab ni Laban si Bilha ngadto sa iyang anak nga babaye nga si Raquel aron mahimo niyang sulugoon.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Busa nakigdulog usab si Jacob kang Raquel, apan mas gihigugma pag-ayo niya si Raquel kaysa kang Lea. Busa nag-alagad pa si Jacob kang Laban sa dugang pito katuig.
Jacob had sex [EUP] with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
31 Nakita ni Yahweh nga wala gihigugma si Lea, busa giablihan niya ang iyang tagoangkan, apan si Raquel walay anak.
When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah [very much], he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.
32 Nagmabdos si Lea ug nanganak ug usa ka batang lalaki, ug ginganlan niya siya ug Ruben. Kay miingon siya, “Tungod kay nakita ni Yahweh ang akong kasakitan; higugmaon na gayod ako karon sa akong bana.”
Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son]!’ She said, “Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.”
33 Unya nagmabdos siya pag-usab ug nanganak ug usa ka batang lalaki. Miingon siya, “Tungod kay nadungog ni Yahweh nga wala ako higugmaa, gihatagan niya usab ako ug laing anak nga lalaki.” Ug ginganlan niya siya ug Simeon.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.” So she named him Simeon, [which means ‘someone who hears’].
34 Unya nagmabdos na usab siya ug nanganak ug laing batang lalaki. Miingon siya, “Karon niining higayona mahigugma na kanako ang akong bana, tungod kay gipanganak ko alang kaniya ang tulo ka anak nga lalaki.” Busa ginganlan siya ug Levi.
Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.” So she named him Levi, [which means ‘hold close’].
35 Nagmabdos siya pag-usab ug nanganak ug batang lalaki. Miingon siya, “Niining higayona pagadaygon ko si Yahweh.” Busa ginganlan siya ug Juda; unya mihunong na siya sa pagpanganak.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “(This time/Now) I will praise Yahweh.” So she called his name Judah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’]. After that, she did not give birth to any more children [for several years].
