Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east.
雅各伯取道前行，來到了東方人的地方；
2 He looked and saw a well in the field, and look, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.
舉目看見田間有口井，還有三群羊，臥在井旁。－－因為人慣常由這井取水飲羊，井口上蓋著塊大石頭；
3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there, and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, and water the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.
幾時羊群都聚集在那裏，人就將井口的石頭挪開，取水飲羊；然後再將石頭蓋在井口原處。
4 Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
雅各伯對他們說：「弟兄們，你們是那裏的﹖」他們答說：「我們是哈蘭人。」
5 He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."
雅各伯問他們說：「你們認識納曷爾的兒子拉班嗎﹖」他們答說：「我們認識。」
6 He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
雅各伯又問說：「他好嗎﹖」他們答說：「他好。看，那不是他的女兒辣黑耳領著羊群來了。」
7 He said, "Look, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."
雅各伯說：「看，太陽還很高，尚不到聚集家畜的時候，你們取水飲了羊，然後再領去牧放。」
8 They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
他們回答說：「不能夠；因為除非等所有羊群都聚集起來，才可挪開井口的石頭，取水飲羊。」
9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
他還同他們說話的時候，辣黑耳領著他父親的羊群到了；因為她是個牧羊女。
10 It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went over and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
雅各伯一見了舅父拉班的女兒辣黑耳，和舅父拉班的羊群，就上前去，挪開井口的石頭，取水飲他舅父拉班的羊。
11 Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept loudly.
然後雅各伯口親辣黑耳，放聲大哭，
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.
告訴辣黑耳，自己是她父親的外甥，黎貝加的兒子。辣黑耳便跑回去，告訴她父親。
13 It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
拉班一聽得了關於他外甥雅各伯的消息，就跑來迎接他，抱住他，親他，領他到自己的家中。雅各伯遂將所遇的事全告訴了拉班。
14 Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.
拉班對他說：「你實在是我的骨肉。」雅各伯遂同他住下了。過了一月，
15 Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be?"
拉班對雅各伯說：「豈可因為你是我的外甥，就該白白服事我﹖告訴我，你要什麼報酬﹖」
16 Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
拉班有兩個女兒：大的名叫肋阿，小的名叫辣黑耳。
17 Leah looked rather plain, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.
肋阿雙眼無神；辣黑耳卻相貌美麗；
18 Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
為此雅各伯喜愛辣黑耳，遂回答說：「我願為你小女兒辣黑耳服事你七年。」
19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
拉班答說：「我將她給你，比給外人好；你就同我住下。」
20 Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him because of his love for her.
這樣，雅各伯為得到辣黑耳，服事了拉班七年；由於他喜愛這少女，看七年好像幾天。
21 Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is completed, so that I may sleep with her."
雅各伯遂對拉班說：「期限已滿，請將我的妻子給我，我好與她親近。」
22 Laban gathered together all the people of the place, and gave a feast.
拉班也請了當地所有的人士，擺了婚宴。
23 It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he slept wit her.
到了晚上，他卻將自己的女兒肋阿，引到雅各伯前，雅各伯就親近了她。－－
24 Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to his daughter Leah as a servant.
拉班且將自己的婢女齊耳帕給了女兒肋阿作婢女。－－
25 It happened in the morning that, look, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not work for you to have Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"
到了早晨，他一見是肋阿，便對拉班說：「你對我作的是什麼事﹖我服事你，豈不是為了辣黑耳﹖你為什麼欺騙我﹖」
26 Laban said, "It is not our custom here to give the younger before the firstborn.
拉班回答說：「我們這地方沒有先嫁幼女，而後嫁長女的風俗。
27 Finish the week of this one, and I will give you the other also in exchange for the work which you are to serve with me for another seven years."
你同長女滿了七天以後，我也將幼女給你，只要你再服事我七年。」
28 Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
雅各伯就這樣做了。與肋阿滿了七天以後，拉班便將自己的女兒辣黑耳給了他為妻。－－
29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his female servant, to be her servant.
拉班且將自己的婢女彼耳哈給了女兒辣黑耳作婢女。－－
30 So he slept with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked with him another seven years.
雅各伯也親近了辣黑耳，而且他愛辣黑耳甚於肋阿；於是又服事了拉班七年。
31 The LORD saw that Leah was unloved, so he made her fertile, but Rachel was barren.
上主見肋阿失寵，便開了她的胎；但辣黑耳卻荒胎不孕。
32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because God has looked at my affliction, and given me a son. For now my husband will love me."
肋阿懷孕生了一子，給他起名叫勒烏本，說：「上主垂視了我的苦衷，現在我的丈夫會愛我了。」
33 She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because God has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also." So she named him Simeon.
她又懷孕生了一子，說：「上主聽說我失了寵，又給了我一個。」遂給他起名叫西默盎。
34 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, since I have given him three sons." Therefore he was named Levi.
她又懷孕生了一子，說：「這次，我的丈夫可要戀住我了，因為我已給他生了三個兒子。」遂給他起名叫肋未。
35 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise God." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
她又懷孕生了一子，說：「這次我要讚頌上主。」為此給他起名叫猶大。以後就停止生育。
