Genesis 29
1 Jacob went quickly on his way, and arrived in the land of the eastern people.
Kemudian Yakub meneruskan perjalanan hingga tiba di tanah orang-orang di sebelah timur Kanaan.
2 As he looked around he saw a well in a field with three flocks of sheep lying down beside it, waiting to be given water. A large stone covered the top of the well.
Dari jauh, dia melihat sebuah sumur dengan tiga kawanan domba sedang berbaring di dekatnya. Dari sumur itulah domba-domba akan diberi minum. Namun, saat itu sumur masih ditutup dengan sebuah batu besar.
3 The usual practice was that once all the flocks had arrived, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the well and give their sheep water. Then they would put the stone back again.
Sudah menjadi kebiasaan di sana untuk menunggu sampai semua gembala dan kawanan domba mereka berkumpul, barulah batu besar itu digulingkan ke samping, lalu semua kawanan domba diberi minum. Setelah itu, sumur akan ditutup kembali dengan batu besar tadi.
4 Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” “We're from Haran,” they replied.
Yakub mendekati para gembala di situ dan berkata, “Saudara-saudara, dari manakah kalian ini?” Jawab mereka, “Kami dari Haran.”
5 “Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?” he asked. “Yes, we know him,” they replied.
Yakub bertanya lagi, “Apakah kalian mengenal Laban, cucu Nahor?” Jawab mereka, “Ya, kami kenal dia.”
6 “How is he?” he asked. “He's well,” they replied. “Look! In fact here's his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep right now.”
Lalu kata Yakub, “Bagaimana kabarnya?” Jawab mereka, “Dia baik-baik saja. Lihatlah, itu anaknya yang bernama Rahel datang. Dia membawa domba-domba ayahnya.”
7 “Look, there's still plenty of daylight left,” said Jacob. “It's too early to round up the sheep yet. Why not let them drink so they can go back to grazing?”
Yakub berkata, “Ya, tetapi hari masih siang. Belum waktunya domba-domba dikumpulkan dan dimasukkan ke kandang. Sebaiknya domba-domba ini diberi minum lalu digiring kembali ke padang untuk merumput.”
8 “We can't do that until all the flocks have arrived,” they told him. “Then we roll away the stone from the well and let the sheep drink.”
Jawab mereka, “Tidak bisa. Kalau semua kawanan domba sudah berkumpul, barulah kami dapat menggulingkan batu penutup sumur itu dan memberi minum domba-domba kami.”
9 While he was still talking with them Rachel arrived with the flock she was looking after for her father.
Ketika Yakub masih berbicara dengan mereka, Rahel tiba di tempat itu sambil menggiring domba-domba milik ayahnya.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, he went over and rolled away the stone from the well so Laban's sheep could drink.
Begitu Yakub melihat Rahel, sepupunya, yaitu anak Laban, saudara ibunya, dia menggulingkan batu penutup sumur itu. Kemudian Yakub memberi minum domba-domba pamannya.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept for joy.
Yakub mencium pipi kanan dan kiri Rahel sambil menangis dengan nyaring karena senangnya.
12 (He had told her that he was the son of Laban's brother and Rebekah.) She ran and told her father what had happened.
Yakub menceritakan kepada Rahel bahwa mereka adalah sepupu, karena Laban adalah saudara ibunya, Ribka. Mendengar itu, Rahel berlari pulang untuk memberitahu ayahnya.
13 As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob he ran out to meet him. He hugged him and kissed him, and took him home. After Jacob had explained everything to Laban,
Begitu Laban mendengar tentang kedatangan Yakub, dia langsung berlari menemuinya, kemudian memeluk dan mencium pipi kanan dan kiri Yakub. Laban mengajak Yakub ke rumahnya, dan Yakub menceritakan semua hal yang sudah terjadi padanya.
14 Laban told him, “No question about it—you're my own flesh and blood!” Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
Lalu kata Laban kepadanya, “Kamu benar-benar keponakanku.” Maka Yakub tinggal di rumah Laban selama sebulan penuh.
15 One day Laban said to him, “You're my relative so you shouldn't be working for me for nothing! Tell me, what should I pay you?”
Kemudian Laban berkata kepada Yakub, “Tidak pantas kamu bekerja untukku tanpa digaji hanya karena kita masih keluarga. Katakanlah berapa bayaran yang kamu inginkan.”
16 Laban had two daughters. The older one was Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
Laban mempunyai dua anak perempuan, yang sulung Lea, dan adiknya bernama Rahel.
17 Leah had kind eyes, but Rachel had a shapely figure and beautiful looks.
Lea bermata sayu, sedangkan Rahel cantik wajahnya maupun perawakannya.
18 Jacob was in love with Rachel so he promised Laban, “I'll do seven years work for you for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
Yakub sudah jatuh cinta kepada Rahel. Karena itu, dia berkata, “Aku bersedia bekerja pada Paman selama tujuh tahun. Sebagai bayarannya, izinkanlah aku menikah dengan Rahel.”
19 “Well it's better for me to give her to you than anyone else,” Laban replied. “So stay here and work for me.”
Jawab Laban, “Ya. Lebih baik aku memberikan Rahel kepadamu daripada kepada orang lain! Tinggallah di sini bekerja padaku.”
20 Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, but to him they seemed like just a few days because he really loved her.
Maka Yakub pun bekerja selama tujuh tahun untuk mendapatkan Rahel. Bagi Yakub, tujuh tahun terasa seperti beberapa hari saja, karena dia sangat mencintai Rahel.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “I've completed the time we agreed. Now give me your daughter to be my wife.”
Sesudah tujuh tahun berlalu, berkatalah Yakub kepada Laban, “Masa kerjaku selama tujuh tahun sudah berakhir. Sekarang izinkanlah aku menikah dengan Rahel.”
22 So Laban organized a wedding banquet and invited everyone around to come.
Maka Laban mengundang semua orang di tempat itu dan mengadakan pesta pernikahan yang besar.
23 But once it was dark Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
Namun, malam itu Laban membawa Lea kepada Yakub, dan Yakub pun bersetubuh dengannya.
24 (Laban also arranged for his servant Zilpah to be Leah's personal maid.)
Laban memberikan seorang budak perempuan bernama Zilpa kepada Lea untuk menjadi pelayannya.
25 When morning came, he saw it was Leah! He went to Laban and asked angrily, “What have you done to me? It was for Rachel that I worked for you! Why have you deceived me?”
Keesokan paginya, Yakub baru menyadari bahwa yang bersama dia semalam adalah Lea. Maka berkatalah Yakub kepada Laban, “Kenapa Paman memperlakukan aku seperti ini?! Aku bekerja tujuh tahun demi mendapatkan Rahel! Kenapa Paman menipu aku?!”
26 “Here we don't give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn,” Laban replied.
Jawab Laban, “Dalam adat kami, seorang adik perempuan tidak boleh menikah mendahului kakaknya.
27 “Finish this week of wedding celebrations and then I'll give you the other daughter as well, as long as you work another seven years for me.”
Jalanilah dulu perayaan pernikahanmu dengan Lea selama satu minggu, lalu aku akan memberikan Rahel kepadamu. Tetapi kamu harus berjanji untuk bekerja padaku selama tujuh tahun lagi.”
28 Jacob agreed. He finished the week of wedding celebrations for Leah, and then Laban gave Jacob his daughter Rachel as his wife as well.
Yakub memenuhi permintaan Laban dan menjalani perayaan pernikahan untuk Lea selama satu minggu. Kemudian Laban memberikan Rahel kepada Yakub untuk diperistri.
29 (Laban also arranged for his servant Bilhah to be Rachel's personal maid.)
Laban memberikan juga budak perempuan bernama Bilha kepada Rahel untuk menjadi pelayannya.
30 So Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years for Rachel.
Jadi Yakub juga bersetubuh dengan Rahel, dan dia lebih mencintai Rahel daripada Lea. Sesudah itu, Yakub masih tinggal dan bekerja untuk Laban selama tujuh tahun lagi.
31 The Lord saw that Leah wasn't loved he helped Leah to have children, but not Rachel.
TUHAN tahu bahwa Yakub tidak mencintai Lea, maka TUHAN mengizinkan Lea hamil, sedangkan Rahel tetap mandul.
32 Leah became pregnant, and had a son she named Reuben, for she said, “The Lord saw how much I was suffering and now my husband will love me!”
Lea melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Dia berkata, “TUHAN sudah melihat penderitaanku. Sekarang suamiku pasti mencintai aku.” Karena itu, dia menamai anaknya Ruben.
33 Then Leah became pregnant again, and had another son. She said, “The Lord has heard that I'm not loved so he gave me this son.” So she named him Simeon.
Kemudian Lea hamil lagi, dan ketika dia melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dia berkata, “TUHAN sudah mendengar bahwa aku tidak dicintai. Itu sebabnya TUHAN memberikan seorang anak lagi kepadaku.” Maka dia menamai anak itu Simeon.
34 Leah became pregnant for the third time, and had another son. She said, “Finally my husband will be attached to me because now I've given him three sons.” That's why he was named Levi.
Sesudah itu, Lea kembali mengandung, dan ketika melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dia berkata, “Sekarang suamiku pasti semakin erat kepadaku karena aku sudah melahirkan tiga anak laki-laki baginya.” Maka Lea menamai anak itu Lewi.
35 Once again Leah became pregnant and had another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “Now I can really praise the Lord!” After that she had no more children.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, Lea hamil lagi dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Kali ini dia berkata, “Aku memuji TUHAN!” Maka dia menamai anak keempatnya itu Yehuda. Setelah itu, Lea berhenti mengandung.
