創世記 29
1 雅各伯取道前行，來到了東方人的地方；
Then Jacob lifted up his feet, —and went his way towards the land of the sons of the East.
2 舉目看見田間有口井，還有三群羊，臥在井旁。－－因為人慣常由這井取水飲羊，井口上蓋著塊大石頭；
And he looked, and lo! a well, in the field and lo! there, three flocks of sheep, lying down near it, for out of that well, do they water the flocks, but, the stone, is great, on the mouth of the well:
3 幾時羊群都聚集在那裏，人就將井口的石頭挪開，取水飲羊；然後再將石頭蓋在井口原處。
so they gather together thither all the flocks, and roll away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, —and put back the stone upon the mouth of the well, to its place.
4 雅各伯對他們說：「弟兄們，你們是那裏的﹖」他們答說：「我們是哈蘭人。」
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said: From haran, are we.
5 雅各伯問他們說：「你們認識納曷爾的兒子拉班嗎﹖」他們答說：「我們認識。」
And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
6 雅各伯又問說：「他好嗎﹖」他們答說：「他好。看，那不是他的女兒辣黑耳領著羊群來了。」
And he said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, Well, but lo! Rachel his daughter, coming in with the sheep.
7 雅各伯說：「看，太陽還很高，尚不到聚集家畜的時候，你們取水飲了羊，然後再領去牧放。」
And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, —water the sheep, and go feed.
8 他們回答說：「不能夠；因為除非等所有羊群都聚集起來，才可挪開井口的石頭，取水飲羊。」
And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, —and then can we water the sheep.
9 他還同他們說話的時候，辣黑耳領著他父親的羊群到了；因為她是個牧羊女。
While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for a shepherdess, was she.
10 雅各伯一見了舅父拉班的女兒辣黑耳，和舅父拉班的羊群，就上前去，挪開井口的石頭，取水飲他舅父拉班的羊。
And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother,
11 然後雅各伯口親辣黑耳，放聲大哭，
And Jacob kissed Rachel, —and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12 告訴辣黑耳，自己是她父親的外甥，黎貝加的兒子。辣黑耳便跑回去，告訴她父親。
And when Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son, then ran she, and told her father.
13 拉班一聽得了關於他外甥雅各伯的消息，就跑來迎接他，抱住他，親他，領他到自己的家中。雅各伯遂將所遇的事全告訴了拉班。
And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fondly kissed him, and brought him into his house, —when he recounted to Laban all these things.
14 拉班對他說：「你實在是我的骨肉。」雅各伯遂同他住下了。過了一月，
And Laban said to him, Surely, my bone and my flesh, art thou. So he abode with him a month of days.
15 拉班對雅各伯說：「豈可因為你是我的外甥，就該白白服事我﹖告訴我，你要什麼報酬﹖」
Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
16 拉班有兩個女兒：大的名叫肋阿，小的名叫辣黑耳。
Now, Laban, had two daughters, —the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
17 肋阿雙眼無神；辣黑耳卻相貌美麗；
But, the eyes of Leah were weak, —whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.
18 為此雅各伯喜愛辣黑耳，遂回答說：「我願為你小女兒辣黑耳服事你七年。」
So Jacob loved Rachel, —and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 拉班答說：「我將她給你，比給外人好；你就同我住下。」
And Laban said, Better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man, —Abide with me!
20 這樣，雅各伯為得到辣黑耳，服事了拉班七年；由於他喜愛這少女，看七年好像幾天。
So Jacob served for Rachel—seven years, —and they became, in his eyes, as single days, for his love to her.
21 雅各伯遂對拉班說：「期限已滿，請將我的妻子給我，我好與她親近。」
Then said Jacob unto Laban: Come give me my wife, for fulfilled are my days, —that I may go in unto her.
22 拉班也請了當地所有的人士，擺了婚宴。
So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
23 到了晚上，他卻將自己的女兒肋阿，引到雅各伯前，雅各伯就親近了她。－－
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her in unto him, —and he went in unto her.
24 拉班且將自己的婢女齊耳帕給了女兒肋阿作婢女。－－
And Laban gave her Zilpah, his handmaid, unto Leah his daughter. as handmaid.
25 到了早晨，他一見是肋阿，便對拉班說：「你對我作的是什麼事﹖我服事你，豈不是為了辣黑耳﹖你為什麼欺騙我﹖」
And it came to pass in the morning, that lo! it was Leah, —and he said unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Was it not, for Rachel, I served with thee? Wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
26 拉班回答說：「我們這地方沒有先嫁幼女，而後嫁長女的風俗。
And Laban said, It must not be done so in our place, —to give the later-born before the firstborn.
27 你同長女滿了七天以後，我也將幼女給你，只要你再服事我七年。」
Fulfil the week of this one, —then must we give thee, the other one also, for the service wherewith thou shalt serve with me, yet seven years more.
28 雅各伯就這樣做了。與肋阿滿了七天以後，拉班便將自己的女兒辣黑耳給了他為妻。－－
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of this one, —and he gave him Rachel his daughter—to him to wife.
29 拉班且將自己的婢女彼耳哈給了女兒辣黑耳作婢女。－－
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid, —to be hers as a handmaid.
30 雅各伯也親近了辣黑耳，而且他愛辣黑耳甚於肋阿；於是又服事了拉班七年。
So he went in, unto Rachel also, and loved, Rachel also, more than Leah, —and he served with him, yet seven years more.
31 上主見肋阿失寵，便開了她的胎；但辣黑耳卻荒胎不孕。
And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, —whereas, Rachel, was barren.
32 肋阿懷孕生了一子，給他起名叫勒烏本，說：「上主垂視了我的苦衷，現在我的丈夫會愛我了。」
So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben, —for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.
33 她又懷孕生了一子，說：「上主聽說我失了寵，又給了我一個。」遂給他起名叫西默盎。
And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said. Because Yahweh heard that, I, was hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name Simeon.
34 她又懷孕生了一子，說：「這次，我的丈夫可要戀住我了，因為我已給他生了三個兒子。」遂給他起名叫肋未。
And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Now—this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons, —For this cause, called she his name Levi.
35 她又懷孕生了一子，說：「這次我要讚頌上主。」為此給他起名叫猶大。以後就停止生育。
And she conceived again and bare a son, and said This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
