Genesis 29
1 Ug si Jacob mipadayon sa iyang paglakat, ug miabut sa yuta sa mga anak sa silangan.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Ug mitan-aw siya, ug ania karon, ang usa ka atabay diha sa kapatagan, ug tan-awa, ang totolo ka panon sa mga carnero nga nanglubog duol niini; kay kining atabaya mao ang giimnan sa mga panon: ug usa ka dakung bato didto 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 Ug didto gitigum ang tanang mga panon: ug giligid nila ang bato gikan sa baba sa atabay, ug gipainum nila ang mga carnero, ug giuli nila sa iyang dapit ang bato sa ibabaw sa baba sa atabay.
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 Ug si Jacob miingon kanila: Mga igsoon ko, taga-diin ba kamo? Ug mitubag sila: Taga-Haran kami.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Ug siya miingon kanila: Naila ba ninyo si Laban, anak ni Nachor? Ug miingon sila: Kami nakaila kaniya.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 Ug siya miingon kanila: Maayo ba siya? Ug sila ming-ingon: Maayo man; ug, ania karon, si Raquel iyang anak nga babaye nagapaingon nganhi uban sa mga carnero.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 Ug miingon siya: Tan-awa, hataas pa ang adlaw, ug dili pa panahon sa pagpatigum sa kahayupan; paimna ninyo ang mga carnero, ug lumakaw, ug pasibsiba 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 Ug miingon sila: Dili kami makahimo hangtud nga ang tanan nga mga panon matigum, ug ilang maligid ang bato gikan sa ibabaw sa baba sa atabay; unya kami magpainum sa mga carnero.
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 nagsulti pa siya kanila, miabut si Raquel uban ang mga carnero sa iyang amahan; kay siya mao ang magbalantay niini.
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 Ug nahitabo nga sa nakita ni Jacob si Raquel anak nga babaye ni Laban nga igsoon sa iyang inahan, ug ang mga carnero ni Laban nga igsoon nga lalake sa iyang inahan, nga miduol si Jacob, ug giligid niya ang bato gikan sa baba sa atabay, ug gipainum niya ang panon ni Laban, igsoon nga lalake 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 Ug si Jacob mihalok kang Raquel, ug gipatugbaw niya ang iyang tingog, ug mihilak siya.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 Ug si Jacob miingon kang Raquel nga siya mao ang igsoon sa iyang amahan, ug siya mao ang anak nga lalake ni Rebeca: ug midalagan siya ug misugilon niini sa 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 Ug nahitabo nga sa pagkadungog ni Laban sa balita mahitungod kang Jacob, ang anak nga lalake sa iyang igsoon nga babaye, midalagan siya pagsugat kaniya, ug siya gigakus niya, ug gihagkan niya, ug gidala niya sa iyang balay. Ug misugilon siya kang Laban sa tanan niining mga butanga.
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 Ug si Laban miingon kaniya: Sa pagkamatuod, ikaw sa akong bukog ug sa akong unod. Ug mipuyo siya uban 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 Ug si Laban miingon kang Jacob: Tungod kay ikaw akong igsoon, angay na diay nga ikaw magaalagad kanako nga walay bayad? Umingon ka kanako, pila ba ang imong isuhol?
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 Ug si Laban adunay duha ka anak nga babaye: ang ngalan sa magulang mao si Lea, ug ang ngalan sa manghud mao si Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Ug ang mga mata ni Lea malomo man; apan si Raquel maanyag ug madanihon.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Ug si Raquel gihigugma ni Jacob; ug miingon siya: Sa pito ka tuig ako magaalagad kanimo tungod kang Raquel nga imong kamanghuran.
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 Ug miingon si Laban: Labi pa nga maayo nga siya ihatag ko kanimo kay sa akong ihatag siya sa laing tawo: pumuyo ka uban kanako.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Ug nagaalagad si Jacob ug pito ka tuig tungod kang Raquel, ug kini ingon lamang sa pipila ka adlaw tungod sa iyang gugma alang 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 Ug si Jacob miingon kang Laban: Ihatag kanako ang akong asawa, kay natuman na ang akong mga adlaw, nga ako makapuyo uban kaniya.
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 Ug si Laban nagpatigum sa tanang mga tawo niadtong dapita ug gibuhat niya ang usa ka kombira.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Ug nahitabo nga sa pagkagabii, iyang gikuha si Lea, nga iyang anak nga babaye, ug iyang gidala ngadto kaniya: ug siya miduol kang Lea.
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 ulipon nga babaye, si Silpa, kang Lea nga iyang anak, ingon nga iyang sulogoon nga babaye.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 Ug sa pagkabuntag na, tan-awa, si Lea man diay; ug miingon siya kang Laban: Unsa kini nga imong gibuhat kanako? Wala ba ako magaalagad kanimo tungod kang Raquel? Ngano man nga gilimbongan mo 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 Ug si Laban mitubag: Dili batasan namo ang paghatag sa manghud sa dili pa ang 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 Tumanon mo ang semana niining usa, ug igahatag namo kanimo usab ang usa tungod sa imong pag-alagad kanako ug pito pa ka tuig.
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 Ug gibuhat ni Jacob sa ingon niini, ug gituman ang iyang semana ug iyang gihatag kaniya si Raquel nga iyang anak 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 Ug gihatag ni Laban kang Raquel nga iyang anak nga babaye si Bilha nga iyang ulipon ingon nga iyang sulogoon nga babaye.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Ug siya miduol pag-usab kang Raquel, ug gihigugma niya si Raquel labi pa kay kang Lea, ug nag-alagad pa gayud kaniya ug pito pa ka tuig.
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 Ug nakita ni Jehova nga gidumtan si Lea, ug giablihan niya ang iyang taguangkan: apan si Raquel apuli man.
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 Ug nanamkon si Lea ug nag-anak siya ug usa ka anak nga lalake, ug iyang gihinganlan ang iyang ngalan si Ruben: kay miingon siya: Natan-aw na ni Jehova ang akong kasakit; karon tungod niini mahigugma kanako ang 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 Ug nanamkon siya pag-usab, ug nag-anak siya ug usa ka anak nga lalake, ug miingon siya: Kay gipatalinghugan ni Jehova nga ako gidumtan, mao nga iyang gihatag kini kanako. Ug gihinganlan ang iyang ngalan si 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 Ug nanamkon siya pag-usab, ug nag-anak ug usa ka anak nga lalake, ug miingon siya: Karon moipon na ang akong bana kanako, kay giangkan ko siya ug totolo ka mga anak nga lalake, tungod niini gihinganlan ang iyang ngalan si 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 Ug nanamkon siya pag-usab, ug nag-anak siya ug usa ka anak nga lalake, ug miingon siya: Karon magadayeg ako kang Jehova. Tungod niini, gihinganlan ang iyang ngalan si Juda; ug mihunong 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].
