Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
POI Giacobbe si mise in cammino, e andò nel paese degli Orientali.
2 And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
E riguardò, ed ecco un pozzo in un campo, e quivi [erano] tre gregge di pecore, che giacevano appresso di quello; perciocchè di quel pozzo si abbeveravano le gregge; ed una gran pietra [era] sopra la bocca del pozzo.
3 And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
E quivi si raunavano tutte le gregge, e [i pastori] rotolavano quella pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo, e abbeveravano le pecore; e poi tornavano la pietra al suo luogo, in su la bocca del pozzo.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
E Giacobbe disse loro: Fratelli miei, onde [siete] voi? Ed essi risposero: Noi [siamo] di Charan.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
Ed egli disse loro: Conoscete voi Labano, figliuolo di Nahor? Ed essi dissero: [Sì], noi [lo] conosciamo.
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
Ed egli disse loro: Sta egli bene? Ed essi dissero: [Sì], egli sta bene; ed ecco Rachele, sua figliuola, che viene con le pecore.
7 Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
Ed egli disse loro: Ecco, il giorno è ancora alto; non è tempo di raccogliere il bestiame; abbeverate queste pecore, ed andate, e pasturate[le].
8 And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
Ma essi dissero: Noi non possiamo, finchè tutte le gregge non sieno adunate, e che si rotoli la pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo; allora abbevereremo le pecore.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Mentre egli parlava ancora con loro, Rachele sopraggiunse, con le pecore di suo padre; perciocchè ella [era] guardiana di pecore.
10 Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
E, quando Giacobbe ebbe veduta Rachele, figliuola di Labano, fratello di sua madre, con le pecore di Labano, fratello di sua madre, egli si fece innanzi, e rotolò quella pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo, e abbeverò le pecore di Labano, fratello di sua madre.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
E Giacobbe baciò Rachele, e alzò la sua voce, e pianse.
12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
E Giacobbe dichiarò a Rachele come egli [era] fratello di suo padre; e come egli [era] figliuolo di Rebecca. Ed ella corse, e [lo] rapportò a suo padre.
13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
E, come Labano ebbe udite le novelle di Giacobbe, figliuolo della sua sorella, gli corse incontro, e l'abbracciò, e lo baciò, e lo menò in casa sua. E [Giacobbe] raccontò a Labano tutte queste cose.
14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
E Labano gli disse: Veramente tu [sei] mie ossa e mia carne. Ed egli dimorò con lui un mese intiero.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
E Labano gli disse: Perchè tu [sei] mio fratello, mi serviresti tu gratuitamente? dichiarami qual [deve essere] il tuo premio.
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Or Labano avea due figliuole: la maggiore si chiamava Lea, e la minore Rachele.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
E Lea avea gli occhi teneri; ma Rachele era formosa, e di bello aspetto.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
E Giacobbe amava Rachele; e disse [a Labano: ] Io ti servirò sett'anni per Rachele, tua figliuola minore.
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
E Labano disse: Meglio [è] che io la dia a te, che ad un altro uomo; stattene pur meco.
20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
E Giacobbe servì per Rachele [lo spazio] di sette anni; e quelli gli parvero pochi giorni, per l'amore ch'egli le portava.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
E Giacobbe disse a Labano: Dammi la mia moglie; perciocchè il mio termine è compiuto; [e lascia] che io entri da lei.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
E Labano adunò tutte le genti del luogo, e fece un convito.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Ma la sera prese Lea, sua figliuola, e la menò a Giacobbe; il quale entrò da lei.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
E Labano diede Zilpa, sua serva, a Lea, sua figliuola, [per] serva.
25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
Poi, venuta la mattina, ecco, colei [era] Lea. E [Giacobbe] disse a Labano: Che cosa [è] ciò [che] tu mi hai fatto? non ho io servito appo te per Rachele? perchè dunque mi hai ingannato?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
E Labano [gli] disse: E' non si suol far così appo noi, di dar la minore avanti la maggiore.
27 Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
Fornisci pure la settimana di questa; e poi ti daremo ancora quest'altra, per lo servigio che tu farai in casa mia altri sett'anni.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Giacobbe adunque fece così; e fornì la settimana di quella; poi Labano gli diede ancora per moglie Rachele, sua figliluola.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
E Labano diede Bilha, sua serva, a Rachele, sua figliola, per serva.
30 Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
E [Giacobbe] entrò eziandio da Rachele, ed anche amò Rachele più che Lea, e servì ancora sett'altri anni appo Labano.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
E il Signore, veggendo che Lea [era] odiata, aperse la sua matrice; ma Rachele [era] sterile.
32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
E Lea concepette, e partorì un figliuolo, al quale ella pose nome Ruben; perciocchè disse: Il Signore ha pur riguardato alla mia afflizione; ora mi amerà pure il mio marito.
33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
Poi concepette di nuovo, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Il Signore ha pure inteso che io [era] odiata, e però mi ha dato ancora questo figliuolo; perciò gli pose nome Simeone.
34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
Ed ella concepette ancora, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Questa volta pure il mio marito starà congiunto meco; perciocchè io gli ho partoriti tre figliuoli; perciò fu posto nome a quel figliuolo Levi.
35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
Ed ella concepette ancora, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Questa volta io celebrerò il Signore; perciò pose nome a quel figliuolo Giuda; poi restò di partorire.
