Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
Entonces Jacob prosiguió su viaje, y fue a tierra 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.
Miró, y en el campo vio un pozo y tres rebaños de ovejas que descansaban junto a él, porque de aquel pozo solían abrevar los rebaños. Una gran piedra tapaba 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 juntaban todos los rebaños. Después de rodar la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, abrevaban las ovejas, después de lo cual devolvían la piedra a 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.
Jacob les dijo: Hermanos, ¿de dónde son? Y respondieron: 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: ¿Conocen a Labán, hijo de Nacor? Contestaron: 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: ¿Está en paz? Y ellos dijeron: En paz, y mira, su hija Raquel viene con el 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.
Él dijo: Miren, todavía es pleno día. Aún no es tiempo de recoger el ganado. Abreven las ovejas y déjenlas pastar.
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.
Pero ellos respondieron: No podemos hasta que todos los rebaños se reúnan. Entonces rodamos la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo y abrevamos las ovejas.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Cuando él aun hablaba con ellos, Raquel llegó con el rebaño de su padre, pues ella era la 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.
Sucedió que cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, hija de Labán, hermano de su madre, y el rebaño de Labán, hermano de su madre, Jacob se acercó y rodó la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo y abrevó el ganado de Labán.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Después Jacob besó a Raquel, alzó su voz y lloró.
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.
Jacob le declaró a Raquel que él era pariente de su padre e hijo de Rebeca. Y ella corrió y lo declaró 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.
Aconteció que cuando Labán oyó la noticia con respecto a Jacob, hijo de su hermana, corrió a su encuentro. Lo abrazó y lo besó efusivamente, y lo llevó a su casa. Y él 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.
Labán le dijo: ¡Ciertamente eres hueso mío y carne mía! Y habitó con él 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?
Entonces Labán dijo a Jacob: ¿Me vas a servir sin pago por ser mi pariente? Indícame 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.
Labán tenía dos hijas. El nombre de la mayor era Lea, y el de la menor, Raquel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
Los ojos de Lea eran alicaídos, mientras Raquel era de hermosa apariencia y bello semblante.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
Jacob se había enamorado de Raquel, de modo que 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.
Y Labán respondió: Mejor es que te la dé a ti que dársela a otro hombre. 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.
Así Jacob sirvió por Raquel siete años y le parecieron como unos días, porque la amaba.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Y Jacob dijo a Labán: Dame a mi esposa porque mi plazo se cumplió y deseo unirme a ella.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
Entonces Labán reunió a todos los varones de aquel lugar e hizo banquete.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Pero sucedió que al anochecer tomó a su hija Lea y se la llevó, y [Jacob] se unió a ella.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
Y Labán entregó su esclava Zilpa a su hija Lea como su 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?
Al llegar la mañana, ¡claro que era Lea! Y él dijo a Labán: ¿Qué es esto que hiciste conmigo? ¿No te serví por Raquel? ¿Por qué me engañaste?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
Labán respondió: No se hace así en nuestro lugar, que se dé la más joven antes que la primogénita.
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.
Completa la semana de ésta y se te dará también la otra, por la labor que harás para mí otros siete años.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Jacob hizo así y completó la semana de aquélla. Y le dio como esposa a su hija Raquel.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Labán le dio su esclava Bilha a su hija Raquel como esclava suya.
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 unió también a Raquel y amó más a Raquel que a Lea. Y le sirvió [a Labán] aún otros siete años.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Al ver Yavé que Lea era menospreciada, abrió su matriz, 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.
Lea concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Lo llamó Rubén, pues dijo: Yavé vio mi aflicción, y ahora mi esposo me amará.
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 de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: Yavé oyó que era menospreciada y me dio también a éste. Lo 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 otra vez y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: Esta vez mi esposo se sentirá ligado a mí, pues le di a luz tres hijos. Por tanto, lo 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.
Concibió una vez más y dio a luz un hijo, y declaró: Esta vez alabaré a Yavé. Por tanto lo llamó Judá, y dejó de concebir.
