Genesis 30
1 Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
Rachele, vedendo che non le era concesso di procreare figli a Giacobbe, divenne gelosa della sorella e disse a Giacobbe: «Dammi dei figli, se no io muoio!».
2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
Giacobbe s'irritò contro Rachele e disse: «Tengo forse io il posto di Dio, il quale ti ha negato il frutto del grembo?».
3 Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
Allora essa rispose: «Ecco la mia serva Bila: unisciti a lei, così che partorisca sulle mie ginocchia e abbia anch'io una mia prole per mezzo di lei».
4 So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
Così essa gli diede in moglie la propria schiava Bila e Giacobbe si unì a lei.
5 She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
Bila concepì e partorì a Giacobbe un figlio.
6 Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
Rachele disse: «Dio mi ha fatto giustizia e ha anche ascoltato la mia voce, dandomi un figlio». Per questo essa lo chiamò Dan.
7 Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Poi Bila, la schiava di Rachele, concepì ancora e partorì a Giacobbe un secondo figlio.
8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
Rachele disse: «Ho sostenuto contro mia sorella lotte difficili e ho vinto!». Perciò lo chiamò Nèftali.
9 When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
Allora Lia, vedendo che aveva cessato di aver figli, prese la propria schiava Zilpa e la diede in moglie e Giacobbe.
10 Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
Zilpa, la schiava di Lia, partorì a Giacobbe un figlio.
11 Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
Lia disse: «Per fortuna!» e lo chiamò Gad.
12 Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
Poi Zilpa, la schiava di Lia, partorì un secondo figlio a Giacobbe.
13 Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
Lia disse: «Per mia felicità! Perché le donne mi diranno felice». Perciò lo chiamò Aser.
14 When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
Al tempo della mietitura del grano, Ruben uscì e trovò mandragore, che portò alla madre Lia. Rachele disse a Lia: «Dammi un pò delle mandragore di tuo figlio».
15 But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
Ma Lia rispose: «E' forse poco che tu mi abbia portato via il marito perché voglia portar via anche le mandragore di mio figlio?». Riprese Rachele: «Ebbene, si corichi pure con te questa notte, in cambio delle mandragore di tuo figlio».
16 When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
Alla sera, quando Giacobbe arrivò dalla campagna, Lia gli uscì incontro e gli disse: «Da me devi venire, perché io ho pagato il diritto di averti con le mandragore di mio figlio». Così egli si coricò con lei quella notte.
17 God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
Il Signore esaudì Lia, la quale concepì e partorì a Giacobbe un quinto figlio.
18 Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
Lia disse: «Dio mi ha dato il mio salario, per avere io dato la mia schiava a mio marito». Perciò lo chiamò Issacar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
Poi Lia concepì e partorì ancora un sesto figlio a Giacobbe.
20 Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
Lia disse: «Dio mi ha fatto un bel regalo: questa volta mio marito mi preferirà, perché gli ho partorito sei figli». Perciò lo chiamò Zàbulon.
21 Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
In seguito partorì una figlia e la chiamò Dina.
22 Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
Poi Dio si ricordò anche di Rachele; Dio la esaudì e la rese feconda.
23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
Essa concepì e partorì un figlio e disse: «Dio ha tolto il mio disonore».
24 She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
E lo chiamò Giuseppe dicendo: «Il Signore mi aggiunga un altro figlio!».
25 After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
Dopo che Rachele ebbe partorito Giuseppe, Giacobbe disse a Làbano: «Lasciami andare e tornare a casa mia, nel mio paese.
26 You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
Dammi le mogli, per le quali ti ho servito, e i miei bambini perché possa partire: tu conosci il servizio che ti ho prestato».
27 But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
Gli disse Làbano: «Se ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi... Per divinazione ho saputo che il Signore mi ha benedetto per causa tua».
28 Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
E aggiunse: «Fissami il tuo salario e te lo darò».
29 Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
Gli rispose: «Tu stesso sai come ti ho servito e quanti sono diventati i tuoi averi per opera mia.
30 You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
Perché il poco che avevi prima della mia venuta è cresciuto oltre misura e il Signore ti ha benedetto sui miei passi. Ma ora, quando lavorerò anch'io per la mia casa?».
31 Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
Riprese Làbano: «Che ti devo dare?». Giacobbe rispose: «Non mi devi nulla; se tu farai per me quanto ti dico, ritornerò a pascolare il tuo gregge e a custodirlo.
32 Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
Oggi passerò fra tutto il tuo bestiame; metti da parte ogni capo di colore scuro tra le pecore e ogni capo chiazzato e punteggiato tra le capre: sarà il mio salario.
33 In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
In futuro la mia stessa onestà risponderà per me; quando verrai a verificare il mio salario, ogni capo che non sarà punteggiato o chiazzato tra le capre e di colore scuro tra le pecore, se si troverà presso di me, sarà come rubato».
34 Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
Làbano disse: «Bene, sia come tu hai detto!».
35 But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
In quel giorno mise da parte i capri striati e chiazzati e tutte le capre punteggiate e chiazzate, ogni capo che aveva del bianco e ogni capo di colore scuro tra le pecore. Li affidò ai suoi figli
36 Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
e stabilì una distanza di tre giorni di cammino tra sé e Giacobbe, mentre Giacobbe pascolava l'altro bestiame di Làbano.
37 Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
Ma Giacobbe prese rami freschi di pioppo, di mandorlo e di platano, ne intagliò la corteccia a strisce bianche, mettendo a nudo il bianco dei rami.
38 Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
Poi egli mise i rami così scortecciati nei truogoli agli abbeveratoi dell'acqua, dove veniva a bere il bestiame, proprio in vista delle bestie, le quali si accoppiavano quando venivano a bere.
39 The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
Così le bestie si accoppiarono di fronte ai rami e le capre figliarono capretti striati, punteggiati e chiazzati.
40 Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
Quanto alle pecore, Giacobbe le separò e fece sì che le bestie avessero davanti a sé gli animali striati e tutti quelli di colore scuro del gregge di Làbano. E i branchi che si era così costituiti per conto suo, non li mise insieme al gregge di Làbano.
41 In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
Ogni qualvolta si accoppiavano bestie robuste, Giacobbe metteva i rami nei truogoli in vista delle bestie, per farle concepire davanti ai rami.
42 But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
Quando invece le bestie erano deboli, non li metteva. Così i capi di bestiame deboli erano per Làbano e quelli robusti per Giacobbe.
43 As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
Egli si arricchì oltre misura e possedette greggi in grande quantità, schiave e schiavi, cammelli e asini.
