Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Yakup yoluna devam ederek doğu halklarının ülkesine vardı.
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.
Kırda bir kuyu gördü. Kuyunun yanıbaşında üç davar sürüsü yatıyordu. Sürülere o kuyudan su verilirdi. Kuyunun ağzında büyük bir taş vardı.
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.
Bütün sürüler oraya toplanınca, çobanlar kuyunun ağzındaki taşı yuvarlar, davarlarını suvardıktan sonra taşı yine yerine, kuyunun ağzına koyarlardı.
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
Yakup çobanlara, “Kardeşler, nerelisiniz?” diye sordu. Çobanlar, “Harranlı'yız” diye yanıtladılar.
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
Yakup, “Nahor'un torunu Lavan'ı tanıyor musunuz?” diye sordu. “Tanıyoruz” dediler.
6 Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
Yakup, “İyi midir?” diye sordu. “İyidir. İşte kızı Rahel davarlarla birlikte geliyor.”
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!”
Yakup, “Akşama daha çok var” dedi, “Sürülerin toplanma vakti değil. Davarlarınızı suvarın, götürüp otlatın.”
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.”
Çobanlar, “Bütün sürüler toplanmadan, kuyunun ağzındaki taşı yuvarlamadan olmaz” dediler, “Ancak o zaman davarları suvarabiliriz.”
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.
Yakup onlarla konuşurken Rahel babasının davarlarını getirdi. Rahel çobanlık yapıyordu.
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.
Yakup dayısı Lavan'ın kızı Rahel'i ve davarları görünce, gidip kuyunun ağzındaki taşı yuvarladı, dayısının davarlarını suvardı.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
Rahel'i öperek hıçkıra hıçkıra ağladı.
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.
Rahel'e baba tarafından akraba olduklarını, Rebeka'nın oğlu olduğunu anlattı. Rahel koşup babasına haber verdi.
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.
Lavan, yeğeni Yakup'un geldiğini duyunca, onu karşılamaya koştu. Ona sarılıp öptü, evine getirdi. Yakup bütün olanları Lavan'a anlattı.
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,
Lavan, “Sen benim etim, kemiğimsin” dedi. Yakup Lavan'ın yanında bir ay kaldıktan sonra,
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.”
Lavan, “Akrabamsın diye benim için bedava mı çalışacaksın?” dedi, “Söyle, ne kadar ücret istiyorsun?”
16 Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
Lavan'ın iki kızı vardı. Büyüğünün adı Lea, küçüğünün adı Rahel'di.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Lea'nın gözleri alımlıydı, Rahel ise boyu bosu yerinde, güzel bir kızdı.
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.”
Yakup Rahel'e aşıktı. Lavan'a, “Küçük kızın Rahel için sana yedi yıl hizmet ederim” dedi.
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
Lavan, “Onu sana vermek başkasına vermekten daha iyidir” dedi, “Yanımda kal.”
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.
Yakup Rahel için yedi yıl çalıştı. Rahel'i sevdiği için, yedi yıl ona birkaç gün gibi geldi.
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]”
Lavan'a, “Zaman doldu, kızını ver, evleneyim” dedi.
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Lavan bütün yöre halkını toplayıp bir şölen verdi.
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.
Gece kızı Lea'yı Yakup'a götürdü. Yakup onunla yattı.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Lavan cariyesi Zilpa'yı kızı Lea'nın hizmetine verdi.
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?”
Sabah olunca Yakup bir de baktı ki, yanındaki Lea! Lavan'a, “Nedir bana bu yaptığın?” dedi, “Ben Rahel için yanında çalışmadım mı? Niçin beni aldattın?”
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.
Lavan, “Bizim buralarda adettir. Büyük kız dururken küçük kız evlendirilmez” dedi,
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.”
“Bu bir haftayı tamamla, Rahel'i de sana veririz. Yalnız ona karşılık yedi yıl daha yanımda çalışacaksın.”
28 So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
Yakup kabul etti. Lea'yla bir hafta geçirdi. Sonra Lavan kızı Rahel'i de ona verdi.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Cariyesi Bilha'yı Rahel'in hizmetine verdi.
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.
Yakup Rahel'le de yattı. Onu Lea'dan çok sevdi. Lavan'a yedi yıl daha hizmet etti.
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.
RAB Lea'nın sevilmediğini görünce, çocuk sahibi olmasını sağladı. Oysa Rahel kısırdı.
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.”
Lea hamile kalıp bir erkek çocuk doğurdu. Adını Ruben koydu. “Çünkü RAB mutsuzluğumu gördü” dedi, “Kuşkusuz artık kocam beni sever.”
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’].
Yine hamile kaldı ve bir erkek çocuk daha doğurdu. “RAB sevilmediğimi duyduğu için bana bu çocuğu verdi” diyerek adını Şimon koydu.
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’].
Üçüncü kez hamile kalıp bir daha erkek çocuk doğurdu. “Artık kocam bana bağlanacak” dedi, “Çünkü ona üç erkek çocuk doğurdum.” Onun için çocuğa Levi adı verildi.
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].
Dördüncü kez hamile kaldı ve bir erkek çocuk daha doğurdu. “Bu kez RAB'be övgüler sunacağım” dedi. Onun için çocuğa Yahuda adını verdi. Bir süre doğum yapmadı.
