< Genesis 29 >

1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
یعقوب به سفر خود ادامه داد تا به سرزمین مردمان مشرق رسید.
2 There he [was surprised to] see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top of the well.
در صحرا چاهی دید که سه گلۀ گوسفند کنار آن خوابیده بودند، زیرا از آن چاه، به گله‌ها آب می‌دادند. اما سنگی بزرگ بر دهانۀ چاه قرار داشت.
3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.
(رسم بر این بود که وقتی همهٔ گله‌ها جمع می‌شدند، آن سنگ را از سر چاه برمی‌داشتند و پس از سیراب کردن گله‌ها، دوباره سنگ را بر سر چاه می‌غلتانیدند.)
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
یعقوب نزد چوپانان رفت و از آنها پرسید که از کجا هستند. گفتند از حران هستند.
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
به ایشان گفت: «آیا لابان نوۀ ناحور را می‌شناسید؟» گفتند: «بله، او را می‌شناسیم.»
6 Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
یعقوب پرسید: «حالِ او خوب است؟» گفتند: «بله، حالش خوب است. اینک دخترش راحیل نیز با گله‌اش می‌آید.»
7 Jacob said, “Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to (graze/eat grass) in the pastures!”
یعقوب گفت: «هنوز تا غروب خیلی مانده است. چرا به گوسفندها آب نمی‌دهید تا دوباره بروند و بچرند؟»
8 They replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
جواب دادند: «تا همهٔ گله‌ها سر چاه نیایند ما نمی‌توانیم سنگ را برداریم و گله‌هایمان را سیراب کنیم.»
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
در حالی که این گفتگو ادامه داشت، راحیل با گلهٔ پدرش سر رسید، زیرا او نیز چوپان بود.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, [Jacob was so excited that] he went over and [by himself] rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.
وقتی یعقوب دختر دایی خود، راحیل را دید که با گله لابان می‌آید، سنگ را از سر چاه برداشت و گلهٔ او را سیراب نمود.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
سپس یعقوب، راحیل را بوسیده، با صدای بلند شروع به گریستن نمود!
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.
یعقوب خود را معرفی کرد و گفت که خویشاوند پدرش و پسر ربکاست. راحیل به محض شنیدن سخنان او، دوان‌دوان به منزل شتافت و پدرش را باخبر کرد.
13 As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek]. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.
چون لابان خبر آمدن خواهرزادهٔ خود یعقوب را شنید به استقبالش شتافت و او را در آغوش گرفته، بوسید و به خانهٔ خود آورد. آنگاه یعقوب داستان خود را برای او شرح داد.
14 Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
لابان به او گفت: «تو از گوشت و استخوان من هستی!» یک ماه بعد از آمدن یعقوب،
15 Laban said to him “(You should not work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine!/Why should you work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine?) [RHQ] Tell me how much you want me to pay you.”
لابان به او گفت: «تو نباید به دلیل اینکه خویشاوند من هستی برای من مجانی کار کنی. بگو چقدر مزد به تو بدهم؟»
16 Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
لابان دو دختر داشت که نام دختر بزرگ لَیه و نام دختر کوچک راحیل بود.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
لیه چشمانی ضعیف داشت، اما راحیل زیبا و خوش‌اندام بود.
18 Jacob (was in love with/wanted very much to be married to) Rachel, and he said, “I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.”
یعقوب عاشق راحیل شده بود. پس به لابان گفت: «اگر راحیل، دختر کوچکت را به همسری به من بدهی، هفت سال برای تو کار خواهم کرد.»
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
لابان جواب داد: «قبول می‌کنم. ترجیح می‌دهم دخترم را به تو که از بستگانم هستی بدهم تا به یک بیگانه.»
20 So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
یعقوب برای ازدواج با راحیل هفت سال برای لابان کار کرد، ولی به قدری راحیل را دوست می‌داشت که این سالها در نظرش چند روز آمد.
21 After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her. [EUP]”
آنگاه یعقوب به لابان گفت: «مدت قرارداد ما تمام شده و موقع آن رسیده است که راحیل را به زنی بگیرم.»
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
لابان همهٔ مردم آنجا را دعوت کرده، ضیافتی بر پا نمود.
23 But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex [EUP] with her.
وقتی هوا تاریک شد، لابان دختر خود لیه را به حجله فرستاد و یعقوب با وی همبستر شد.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
(لابان کنیزی به نام زلفه به لیه داد تا او را خدمت کند.)
25 The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban [and told him] very angrily, “(What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me?) [RHQ] I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?”
اما صبح روز بعد، یعقوب به جای راحیل، لیه را در حجلهٔ خود یافت. پس رفته، به لابان گفت: «این چه کاری بود که با من کردی؟ من هفت سال برای تو کار کردم تا راحیل را به من بدهی. چرا مرا فریب دادی؟»
26 Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.
لابان جواب داد: «رسم ما بر این نیست که دختر کوچکتر را زودتر از دختر بزرگتر شوهر بدهیم.
27 After we finish this week of celebration, we will let you marry the younger one also. But in return, you must pay for Rachel by working for me for another seven years.”
صبر کن تا هفتهٔ عروسی لیه بگذرد، بعد راحیل را نیز به زنی بگیر، مشروط بر اینکه قول بدهی هفت سال دیگر برایم کار کنی.»
28 So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
یعقوب قبول کرد و لابان پس از پایان هفتهٔ عروسی لیه، دختر کوچک خود راحیل را هم به یعقوب داد.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
(لابان کنیزی به نام بلهه به راحیل داد تا او را خدمت کند.)
30 Jacob had sex [EUP] with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
یعقوب با راحیل نیز همبستر شد و او را بیشتر از لیه دوست می‌داشت و به خاطر او هفت سال دیگر برای لابان کار کرد.
31 When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah [very much], he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.
وقتی خداوند دید که یعقوب لیه را دوست ندارد، لیه را مورد لطف خود قرار داد و او بچه‌دار شد، ولی راحیل نازا ماند.
32 Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son]!’ She said, “Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.”
آنگاه لیه حامله شد و پسری زایید. او گفت: «خداوند مصیبت مرا دیده است و بعد از این شوهرم مرا دوست خواهد داشت.» پس او را رئوبین نامید، زیرا گفت: «خداوند مصیبت مرا دیده است، اکنون شوهرم مرا دوست خواهد داشت.»
33 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.” So she named him Simeon, [which means ‘someone who hears’].
او بار دیگر حامله شده، پسری به دنیا آورد و او را شمعون نامید، زیرا گفت: «خداوند شنید که من مورد بی‌مهری قرار گرفته‌ام و پسر دیگری به من داد.»
34 Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.” So she named him Levi, [which means ‘hold close’].
لیه باز هم حامله شد و پسری به دنیا آورد و او را لاوی نامید، زیرا گفت: «اینک مطمئناً شوهرم به من دلبسته خواهد شد، زیرا این سومین پسری است که برایش به دنیا آورده‌ام.»
35 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “(This time/Now) I will praise Yahweh.” So she called his name Judah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’]. After that, she did not give birth to any more children [for several years].
بار دیگر او حامله شد و پسری به دنیا آورد و او را یهودا نامید، زیرا گفت: «این بار خداوند را ستایش خواهم نمود.» آنگاه لیه از زاییدن بازایستاد.

< Genesis 29 >