Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
Jacob prosiguió su viaje y se fue al país de los hijos de Oriente.
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.
Mirando vio en el campo un pozo y he aquí tres rebaños de ovejas sesteando junto a él; pues en aquel pozo se abrevaban los rebaños; y había una piedra grande sobre la boca del pozo.
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.
Allí se reunían todos los rebaños; (los pastores) removían la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, para abrevar los rebaños, y después volvían aponer la piedra en su lugar sobre la boca del pozo.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
Díjoles Jacob: “Hermanos, ¿de dónde sois?” Contestaron: “Somos de Harán”.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
Les preguntó: “¿Conocéis a Labán, hijo de Nacor?” Respondieron: “Lo conocemos.”
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.
Les dijo entonces: “¿Está bien?” “Bien está, respondieron ellos, y he aquí a Raquel, su hija, que viene con su rebaño.”
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.
Entonces dijo: “Todavía es muy de día, no es hora de recoger el ganado; abrevad las ovejas, y volved a apacentarlas.”
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.
Ellos respondieron: “No podemos, hasta que se reúnan todos los rebaños y se remueva la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo para que abrevemos las ovejas.”
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Aún estaba hablando con ellos, cuando llegó Raquel con las ovejas de su padre, pues ella era pastora.
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.
Como viese Jacob a Raquel, hija de Labán, hermano de su madre, se acercó y removió la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo y abrevó las ovejas de Labán, hermano de su madre.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Y besó Jacob a Raquel, y alzó su voz para llorar.
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.
Luego declaró Jacob a Raquel que era hermano de su padre e hijo de Rebeca. Tras lo cual ella echó a correr y avisó a su 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.
Cuando Labán oyó lo que le decía de Jacob, hijo de su hermana, corrió a su encuentro, lo abrazó, lo besó y lo condujo a su casa. Y (Jacob) contó a Labán todas estas cosas.
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.
Díjole entonces Labán: “De veras, eres hueso mío y carne mía.” Y estuvo con él por espacio de un mes.
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?
Dijo Labán a Jacob: “¿Acaso por ser mi hermano, has de servirme de balde? Dime cuál será tu salario.”
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Ahora bien, tenía Labán dos hijas; el nombre de la mayor era Lía, y el nombre de la menor, Raquel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
Lía tenía los ojos enfermos; Raquel, en cambio, era de buena figura y de hermoso aspecto.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
Jacob amaba a Raquel, por lo cual dijo: “te serviré siete años por Raquel, tu hija menor.”
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
Labán respondió: “Mejor es dártela ti, que dársela a otro; quédate conmigo.”
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.
Sirvió, pues, Jacob por Raquel siete años, que le parecieron como unos pocos días, por el amor que le tenía.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Dijo entonces Jacob a Labán: “Dame mi mujer, que se han cumplido los días, y me llegaré a ella.”
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
Reunió, pues, Labán a toda la gente del lugar y dio un banquete.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Mas por la noche tomó a Lía, su hija, y la llevó a Jacob, y este se llegó a ella.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
Y dio Labán a su hija Lía su sierva Silfá para esclava.
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?
Llegada la mañana, vio (Jacob) que era Lía. Dijo, pues, a Labán: “¿Qué es lo que has hecho conmigo? ¿No te he servido por Raquel? ¿Por qué me has engañado?”
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
Respondió Labán: “No es costumbre en nuestra tierra dar la menor antes que la mayor.
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.
Cumple la semana con esta, y te daremos también la otra, por el servicio que me prestarás durante otros siete años.”
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Jacob lo hizo así; y habiendo cumplido la semana con ella, le dio por mujer a su hija Raquel.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Y dio Labán por esclava a su hija Raquel su sierva Bilhá.
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.
Así se llegó (Jacob) también a Raquel, a la cual amó más que a Lía y sirvió a (Labán) otros siete años.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Viendo Yahvé que Lía era menospreciada, la hizo fecunda, mientras Raquel era estéril.
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.
Concibió Lía y dio a luz un hijo, al cual llamó Rubén, pues decía: “Yahvé ha mirado mi aflicción; ahora sí que me amará mi marido.”
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.
Concibió otra vez y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: “Yahvé oyó que yo era menospreciada; por eso me ha dado también este.” Y le llamó Simeón.
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.
Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: “Ahora, esta vez, mi marido se aficionará a mí, ya que le he dado tres hijos.” Por eso le llamó Leví.
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.
Volvió a concebir, y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo “Esta vez alabaré a Yahvé.” Por tanto, le puso por nombre Judá; y cesó de tener hijos.
