Genesis 29
1 And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
Profectus ergo Jacob venit in terram orientalem.
2 and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
Et vidit puteum in agro, tres quoque greges ovium accubantes juxta eum: nam ex illo adaquabantur pecora, et os ejus grandi lapide claudebatur.
3 (When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
Morisque erat ut cunctis ovibus congregatis devolverent lapidem, et refectis gregibus rursum super os putei ponerent.
4 And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
Dixitque ad pastores: Fratres, unde estis? Qui responderunt: De Haran.
5 And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
Quos interrogans, Numquid, ait, nostis Laban filium Nachor? Dixerunt: Novimus.
6 And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
Sanusne est? inquit. Valet, inquiunt: et ecce Rachel filia ejus venit cum grege suo.
7 And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
Dixitque Jacob: Adhuc multum diei superest, nec est tempus ut reducantur ad caulas greges: date ante potum ovibus, et sic eas ad pastum reducite.
8 And they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
Qui responderunt: Non possumus, donec omnia pecora congregentur, et amoveamus lapidem de ore putei, ut adaquemus greges.
9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
Adhuc loquebantur, et ecce Rachel veniebat cum ovibus patris sui: nam gregem ipsa pascebat.
10 and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
Quam cum vidisset Jacob, et sciret consobrinam suam, ovesque Laban avunculi sui, amovit lapidem quo puteus claudebatur.
11 And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
Et adaquato grege, osculatus est eam: et elevata voce flevit,
12 and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to her father.
et indicavit ei quod frater esset patris sui, et filius Rebeccæ: at illa festinans nuntiavit patri suo.
13 And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to Laban all these things,
Qui cum audisset venisse Jacob filium sororis suæ, cucurrit obviam ei: complexusque eum, et in oscula ruens, duxit in domum suam. Auditis autem causis itineris,
14 and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
respondit: Os meum es, et caro mea. Et postquam impleti sunt dies mensis unius,
15 And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
dixit ei: Num quia frater meus es, gratis servies mihi? dic quid mercedis accipias.
16 And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
Habebat vero duas filias: nomen majoris Lia, minor vero appellabatur Rachel.
17 and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
Sed Lia lippis erat oculis: Rachel decora facie, et venusto aspectu.
18 And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
Quam diligens Jacob, ait: Serviam tibi pro Rachel filia tua minore, septem annis.
19 and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
Respondit Laban: Melius est ut tibi eam dem quam alteri viro: mane apud me.
20 and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
Servivit ergo Jacob pro Rachel septem annis: et videbantur illi pauci dies præ amoris magnitudine.
21 And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
Dixitque ad Laban: Da mihi uxorem meam: quia jam tempus impletum est, ut ingrediar ad illam.
22 and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
Qui vocatis multis amicorum turbis ad convivium, fecit nuptias.
23 And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
Et vespere Liam filiam suam introduxit ad eum,
24 and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
dans ancillam filiæ, Zelpham nomine. Ad quam cum ex more Jacob fuisset ingressus, facto mane vidit Liam:
25 And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?”
et dixit ad socerum suum: Quid est quod facere voluisti? nonne pro Rachel servivi tibi? quare imposuisti mihi?
26 And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
Respondit Laban: Non est in loco nostro consuetudinis, ut minores ante tradamus ad nuptias.
27 fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you serve with me yet seven other years.”
Imple hebdomadam dierum hujus copulæ: et hanc quoque dabo tibi pro opere quo serviturus es mihi septem annis aliis.
28 And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
Acquievit placito: et hebdomada transacta, Rachel duxit uxorem:
29 and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
cui pater servam Balam tradiderat.
30 And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
Tandemque potitus optatis nuptiis, amorem sequentis priori prætulit, serviens apud eum septem annis aliis.
31 And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
Videns autem Dominus quod despiceret Liam, aperuit vulvam ejus, sorore sterili permanente.
32 and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband love me.”
Quæ conceptum genuit filium, vocavitque nomen ejus Ruben, dicens: Vidit Dominus humilitatem meam: nunc amabit me vir meus.
33 And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls his name Simeon.
Rursumque concepit et peperit filium, et ait: Quoniam audivit me Dominus haberi contemptui, dedit etiam istum mihi; vocavitque nomen ejus Simeon.
34 And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name Levi.
Concepitque tertio, et genuit alium filium: dixitque: Nunc quoque copulabitur mihi maritus meus: eo quod pepererim ei tres filios: et idcirco appellavit nomen ejus Levi.
35 And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from bearing.
Quarto concepit, et peperit filium, et ait: Modo confitebor Domino, et ob hoc vocavit eum Judam: cessavitque parere.
