Genesis 29
1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
ヤコブはその旅を続けて東の民の地へ行った。
2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
見ると野に一つの井戸があって、そのかたわらに羊の三つの群れが伏していた。人々はその井戸から群れに水を飲ませるのであったが、井戸の口には大きな石があった。
3 And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
群れが皆そこに集まると、人々は井戸の口から石をころがして羊に水を飲ませ、その石をまた井戸の口の元のところに返しておくのである。
4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
ヤコブは人々に言った、「兄弟たちよ、あなたがたはどこからこられたのですか」。彼らは言った、「わたしたちはハランからです」。
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
ヤコブは彼らに言った、「あなたがたはナホルの子ラバンを知っていますか」。彼らは言った、「知っています」。
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
ヤコブはまた彼らに言った、「彼は無事ですか」。彼らは言った、「無事です。御覧なさい。彼の娘ラケルはいま羊と一緒にここへきます」。
7 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
ヤコブは言った、「日はまだ高いし、家畜を集める時でもない。あなたがたは羊に水を飲ませてから、また行って飼いなさい」。
8 And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
彼らは言った、「わたしたちはそれはできないのです。群れがみな集まった上で、井戸の口から石をころがし、それから羊に水を飲ませるのです」。
9 While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
ヤコブがなお彼らと語っている時に、ラケルは父の羊と一緒にきた。彼女は羊を飼っていたからである。
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
ヤコブは母の兄ラバンの娘ラケルと母の兄ラバンの羊とを見た。そしてヤコブは進み寄って井戸の口から石をころがし、母の兄ラバンの羊に水を飲ませた。
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
ヤコブはラケルに口づけし、声をあげて泣いた。
12 And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
ヤコブはラケルに、自分がラケルの父のおいであり、リベカの子であることを告げたので、彼女は走って行って父に話した。
13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
ラバンは妹の子ヤコブがきたという知らせを聞くとすぐ、走って行ってヤコブを迎え、これを抱いて口づけし、家に連れてきた。そこでヤコブはすべての事をラバンに話した。
14 And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
ラバンは彼に言った、「あなたはほんとうにわたしの骨肉です」。ヤコブは一か月の間彼と共にいた。
15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
時にラバンはヤコブに言った、「あなたはわたしのおいだからといって、ただでわたしのために働くこともないでしょう。どんな報酬を望みますか、わたしに言ってください」。
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
さてラバンにはふたりの娘があった。姉の名はレアといい、妹の名はラケルといった。
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
レアは目が弱かったが、ラケルは美しくて愛らしかった。
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
ヤコブはラケルを愛したので、「わたしは、あなたの妹娘ラケルのために七年あなたに仕えましょう」と言った。
19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
ラバンは言った、「彼女を他人にやるよりもあなたにやる方がよい。わたしと一緒にいなさい」。
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
こうして、ヤコブは七年の間ラケルのために働いたが、彼女を愛したので、ただ数日のように思われた。
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
ヤコブはラバンに言った、「期日が満ちたから、わたしの妻を与えて、妻の所にはいらせてください」。
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
そこでラバンはその所の人々をみな集めて、ふるまいを設けた。
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
夕暮となったとき、娘レアをヤコブのもとに連れてきたので、ヤコブは彼女の所にはいった。
24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
ラバンはまた自分のつかえめジルパを娘レアにつかえめとして与えた。
25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
朝になって、見ると、それはレアであったので、ヤコブはラバンに言った、「あなたはどうしてこんな事をわたしにされたのですか。わたしはラケルのために働いたのではありませんか。どうしてあなたはわたしを欺いたのですか」。
26 And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
ラバンは言った、「妹を姉より先にとつがせる事はわれわれの国ではしません。
27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labour, which you labour with me, yet seven other years.
まずこの娘のために一週間を過ごしなさい。そうすればあの娘もあなたにあげよう。あなたは、そのため更に七年わたしに仕えなければならない」。
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
ヤコブはそのとおりにして、その一週間が終ったので、ラバンは娘ラケルをも妻として彼に与えた。
29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
ラバンはまた自分のつかえめビルハを娘ラケルにつかえめとして与えた。
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
ヤコブはまたラケルの所にはいった。彼はレアよりもラケルを愛して、更に七年ラバンに仕えた。
31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
主はレアがきらわれるのを見て、その胎を開かれたが、ラケルは、みごもらなかった。
32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
レアは、みごもって子を産み、名をルベンと名づけて、言った、「主がわたしの悩みを顧みられたから、今は夫もわたしを愛するだろう」。
33 And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「主はわたしが嫌われるのをお聞きになって、わたしにこの子をも賜わった」と言って、名をシメオンと名づけた。
34 And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「わたしは彼に三人の子を産んだから、こんどこそは夫もわたしに親しむだろう」と言って、名をレビと名づけた。
35 And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「わたしは今、主をほめたたえる」と言って名をユダと名づけた。そこで彼女の、子を産むことはやんだ。
