Genesis 31

1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and he has gotten all this glory of that which was our father's.

Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

3 And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee.

Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,

Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,

5 and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime, but the God of my father has been with me.

and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.

7 And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.

Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages, then all the flock bore speckled, and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages, then all the flock bore ringstreaked.

If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore streaked.

9 Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

During mating season, I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

11 And the agent of God said to me in the dream, Jacob. And I said, Here I am.

The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to thee.

He said, ‘Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled, for I have seen all that Laban does to you.

13 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointed a pillar, where thou vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return to the land of thy nativity.

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’”

14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

15 Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and has also quite devoured our money.

Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.

16 For all the riches which God has taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatever God has said to thee, do.

For all the riches which God has taken away from our father are ours and our children’s. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels.

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,

18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father to the land of Canaan.

and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.

19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s.

20 And Jacob slipped away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.

Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.

21 So he fled with all that he had. And he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.

23 And he took his brothers with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey, and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou not speak to Jacob either good or bad.

God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

25 And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain. And Laban encamped with his brothers in the mountain of Gilead.

Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What have thou done, that thou have slipped away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?

27 Why did thou flee secretly, and creep away from me, and did not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp,

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

28 and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now thou have done foolishly.

and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou not speak to Jacob either good or bad.

It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’

30 And now, though thou have certainly gone, because thou have been very desirous for thy father's house, yet why have thou stolen my gods?

Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”

31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou should take thy daughters from me by force.

Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

32 With whomever thou find thy gods, he shall not live. Before our brothers discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.

33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants; but he didn’t find them. He went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt around all the tent, but did not find them.

Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. Laban felt around all the tent, but didn’t find them.

35 And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee, for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but did not find the teraphim.

She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He searched, but didn’t find the teraphim.

36 And Jacob was angry, and chided with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? What is my sin that thou have hotly pursued after me?

Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?

37 Whereas thou have felt around all my stuff, what have thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brothers and thy brothers, that they may judge between us two.

Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.

38 These twenty years I have been with thee, thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and I have not eaten the rams of thy flocks.

“These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven’t eaten the rams of your flocks.

39 I did not bring to thee that which was torn by beasts; I bore the loss of it, of my hand thou required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

That which was torn of animals, I didn’t bring to you. I bore its loss. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

41 These twenty years I have been in thy house. I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock. And thou have changed my wages ten times.

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

42 Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now thou would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee last night.

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

43 And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou see is mine. And what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their sons whom they have borne?

Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine! What can I do today to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?

44 And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

Now come, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be for a witness between me and you.”

45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

46 And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones, and they took stones, and made a heap. And they ate there by the heap.

Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

47 And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

48 And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day. Therefore the name of it was called Galeed,

Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed

49 and Mizpah. For he said, May Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another,

and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

50 if thou will afflict my daughters, and if thou will take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us, see, God is witness between me and thee.

If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”

51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set between me and thee.

Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.

52 This heap is witness, and the pillar is witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shall not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.

54 And Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brothers to eat bread. And they ate bread, and tarried all night on the mountain.

Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. And Laban departed and returned to his place.

Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.