創世記 29
1 雅各伯取道前行，來到了東方人的地方；
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
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；
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 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。
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 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。」
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
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。」
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, 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。」
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel 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。」
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 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。」
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 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 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 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。
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 然後雅各伯口親辣黑耳，放聲大哭，
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
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。
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 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。
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 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，
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 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﹖」
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 拉班有兩個女兒：大的名叫肋阿，小的名叫辣黑耳。
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 肋阿雙眼無神；辣黑耳卻相貌美麗；
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
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。」
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 拉班答說：「我將她給你，比給外人好；你就同我住下。」
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
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 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 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。」
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 拉班也請了當地所有的人士，擺了婚宴。
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
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。－－
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 拉班且將自己的婢女齊耳帕給了女兒肋阿作婢女。－－
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
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﹖」
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 拉班回答說：「我們這地方沒有先嫁幼女，而後嫁長女的風俗。
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 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。」
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 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。－－
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 拉班且將自己的婢女彼耳哈給了女兒辣黑耳作婢女。－－
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
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。
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 上主見肋阿失寵，便開了她的胎；但辣黑耳卻荒胎不孕。
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 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。」
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 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。
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 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。
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 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。
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].
