Genesis 31

1 Someone told Jacob that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has become very rich by taking everything [HYP] that belonged to our father.”

Suatu hari, Yakub mendapat kabar bahwa anak-anak lelaki Laban saling bersungut-sungut tentang dia, “Yakub sudah merampas harta ayah kita. Semua kekayaannya itu dia peroleh dari ayah kita!”

2 And Jacob noticed that Laban was not acting friendly toward him as he had done before.

Yakub juga memperhatikan bahwa sikap Laban terhadapnya sudah tidak seperti sebelumnya.

3 Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will help you there.”

Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Yakub, “Kembalilah ke negeri nenek moyangmu dan kepada kaum keluargamu. Aku akan menyertai kamu.”

4 So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah, telling them to come out to the pastures where his flocks of sheep and goats were.

Sesudah itu, Yakub menyuruh seseorang memanggil kedua istrinya, Rahel dan Lea, untuk menemuinya di padang rumput tempat dia menggembalakan kambing dombanya.

5 When they arrived, he said to them, “I see that your father does not act friendly toward me as he did previously. But God, whom my father worshiped, has helped me.

Ketika Rahel dan Lea datang, Yakub berkata kepada mereka, “Aku memperhatikan bahwa sekarang sikap ayah kalian sudah berubah terhadapku. Tetapi Allah yang disembah ayahku tetap menyertai aku.

6 You two know that I have worked very hard for your father,

Kalian sendiri tahu bahwa selama ini aku bekerja keras untuk ayah kalian sekuat tenaga.

7 but many times [HYP] he has cheated me by decreasing my wages. But God has not allowed him to harm me.

Namun, dia sudah menipuku dengan berulang kali mengubah gajiku. Meski demikian, Allah tidak membiarkan dia berbuat jahat kepadaku.

8 When Laban said, ‘The speckled animals are the ones that I will give you to be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were speckled. When he changed and said, ‘The ones that have black and white stripes on them will be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were striped.

Buktinya, ketika dia berkata, ‘Kambing dan domba yang berbintik-bintik akan menjadi upahmu,’ maka semua anak kambing dan domba lahir berbintik-bintik. Ketika dia berkata, ‘Kambing dan domba yang bergaris-garis akan menjadi upahmu,’ maka semua anak kambing dan domba lahir bergaris-garis.

9 In that way, God has taken away the livestock that belonged to your father and has given them to me.

Allah sudah mengambil ternak-ternak ayah kalian dan memberikannya kepadaku.

10 “One time, when the animals were mating, I had a dream. In my dream I [looked up and was surprised to] see that some of the male goats that were mating with the female goats had black and white stripes on them, some were speckled, and some were spotted.

Ketika musim kawin binatang tiba, aku bermimpi. Dalam mimpi itu aku melihat bahwa kambing-kambing jantan yang kawin dengan kambing-kambing betina berbulu belang-belang, garis-garis, dan bintik-bintik.

11 An angel who was sent by God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I am here!’

Dalam mimpi itu, ada malaikat yang menyampaikan pesan Allah. Dia memanggilku, ‘Yakub!’ Jawabku, ‘Ya TUHAN, aku di sini!’

12 He said to me, ‘Look up and you will see that all the male goats that are mating have black and white stripes on them, or are speckled or spotted. This is happening because I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

Lalu malaikat itu berkata kepadaku, ‘Lihat dan perhatikanlah bahwa semua kambing jantan yang mengawini kawanan ternak betina ini memiliki bulu belang-belang, garis-garis, dan bintik-bintik. Aku membuat semuanya seperti itu karena Aku sudah melihat bagaimana Laban memperlakukanmu.

13 I am God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you set up a stone to show that the place was holy, and you poured [olive] oil on the stone and made a solemn promise to me. So now leave this land immediately, and return to the land where you were born.’”

Akulah Allah yang sudah menjumpaimu di Betel, di tempat kamu mendirikan batu peringatan dan menuang minyak di atasnya lalu berjanji kepada-Ku. Sekarang, bersiaplah untuk pergi dari tempat ini dan kembali ke negeri kelahiranmu.’”

14 Rachel and Leah replied, “Our father will not give us anything more when he dies [RHQ].

Rahel dan Lea menjawab, “Kami tahu bahwa kamu sudah bertahun-tahun bekerja pada ayah untuk mendapatkan kami sebagai istrimu. Sekarang dia sudah menghabiskan semua kekayaan yang dia hasilkan dari kerja kerasmu. Kami tahu bahwa kami tidak akan mendapat warisan apa-apa, bahkan dia memperlakukan kami seperti orang asing.

15 He treats us as though we were foreigners [RHQ]! [Your working for him all these years was like a payment] that you gave him as a price for us, but we will not inherit any of that money that he got as a price for us. He has spent it all!

16 Surely all of the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you to do!”

Semua kekayaan dari ayah kami yang sudah Allah berikan kepadamu adalah milik kita dan milik anak-anak kita. Jadi, lakukanlah apa yang sudah Allah perintahkan kepadamu.”

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels.

Yakub mengakali Laban, orang Aram itu, dengan pergi tanpa memberitahu dia. Ketika Laban beserta para pekerjanya dan seluruh sanak saudaranya sudah pergi ke padang untuk menggunting bulu domba-dombanya, Yakub cepat-cepat berangkat bersama istri-istri dan anak-anaknya dengan menunggangi beberapa ekor unta. Mereka menuju Kanaan, ke tempat Isak, ayahnya. Yakub menyuruh para budaknya membawa semua ternak dan harta yang diperolehnya selama bekerja di Padan Aram. Namun, tanpa sepengetahuan Yakub, Rahel sudah mencuri patung-patung berhala pelindung keluarga milik ayahnya.

18 He made all his livestock go ahead of him. Besides the livestock, he took along all the other things that he had acquired while living in Paddan-Aram. And they prepared to return to his father Isaac, in the Canaan region.

19 Before they left, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the [small wooden] idols [that were in her father’s tent].

20 Furthermore, Jacob deceived Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group, by not telling him that they were planning to leave.

21 So Jacob and his family fled with all their possessions, and they crossed the Euphrates River, and then started traveling south toward the hilly Gilead region.

Demikianlah Yakub lari dengan membawa semua harta dan keluarganya, lalu menyeberangi sungai Efrat menuju perbukitan Gilead.

22 On the third day after they left, someone told Laban that Jacob and his family had left.

Pada hari ketiga, seseorang memberitahu Laban bahwa Yakub sudah melarikan diri.

23 So he took some of his relatives with him and started to pursue Jacob. They continued walking for seven days.

Mendengar berita itu, Laban langsung membawa rombongan untuk mengejar Yakub. Sesudah tujuh hari perjalanan, mereka melihat Yakub di perbukitan Gilead.

24 Then God appeared to Laban in a dream at night, and said to him, “When you catch up to Jacob, be sure that you do not say anything at all [HYP] to him in an angry manner!”

Ketika Laban mencapai tempat mereka, Yakub sudah mendirikan perkemahan di perbukitan itu. Jadi, Laban dan rombongannya mendirikan perkemahan mereka dekat tempat Yakub. Malam harinya, ketika Laban sedang tidur, datanglah Allah kepadanya dalam mimpi dan berkata, “Perhatikanlah! Ketika bertemu dengan Yakub, jangan mengatakan apa pun kepadanya dalam keadaan marah.”

25 The next day, by the time Laban caught up with Jacob, Jacob and his household had set up their tents in the hilly Gilead region. So Laban and his relatives set up their tents there, too.

26 Then Laban went to Jacob and said to him, “Why have you done this? You have deceived me by carrying away my daughters as though you had captured them in a war [MTY]!

Lalu, ketika Laban bertemu Yakub, dia berkata, “Apa yang kamu lakukan ini! Kamu sudah menipuku dengan membawa anak-anak perempuanku seperti tawanan perang.

27 Why did you run away and deceive me? Why did you not tell me that you were going to leave, so that we could have rejoiced and sung while people played music on tambourines and harps before I said ‘goodbye’ to you?

Mengapa kamu menipuku dengan pergi diam-diam? Kalau saja kamu memberitahuku, tentu aku akan merelakan kepergian kalian dengan sukacita. Aku akan mengantar kalian dengan nyanyian diiringi rebana dan kecapi.

28 (You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye before they left!/Why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye before they left?) [RHQ] What you have done was foolish!

Kamu bahkan tidak memberiku kesempatan mencium cucu-cucuku dan anak-anak perempuanku untuk mengucapkan selamat jalan kepada mereka. Bodoh sekali tindakanmu ini!

29 My relatives and I have the power to harm you, but last night the God whom your father worships said to me in a dream, ‘Be sure that you do not say anything at all to Jacob in an angry way.’

Aku bisa saja mencelakaimu, tetapi semalam, Allah yang disembah ayahmu sudah melarang aku untuk mengatakan apa pun kepadamu dalam keadaan marah.

30 Now, I know you have left because you long to go back home. But why did you steal my [wooden] idols?”

Baiklah, sekarang kamu sudah memutuskan untuk pergi dengan alasan sangat rindu kepada ayahmu. Tetapi mengapa kamu juga mencuri patung-patung dewaku?”

31 Jacob replied to Laban, saying, “I did not tell you that we were planning to leave, because I was afraid. I thought that [if I told you], you would forcefully take your daughters away from me.

Jawab Yakub kepadanya, “Aku pergi diam-diam karena takut kalau Paman akan berusaha keras menahan anak-anak perempuanmu ini secara paksa, sehingga aku tidak bisa membawa mereka pergi.

32 But if you find anyone here who has your wooden idols, we will execute that person. While our relatives are watching, search for yourself to see if there is anything that belongs to you that is here with me. If you find anything, you can take it!” When Jacob said that, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the wooden idols.

Namun, mengenai patung-patung Paman itu, siapa pun nanti yang ketahuan mencurinya, biarlah dia dihukum mati! Dengan disaksikan oleh saudara-saudara kita, Paman boleh memeriksa sendiri apakah ada barang milik Paman di antara barang bawaan kami. Jika ada, silakan mengambilnya.” Yakub berkata demikian karena tidak tahu bahwa Rahel yang mencuri patung-patung itu.

33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and then into Leah’s tent, and then into the tents of the two female slaves and searched for the idols, but he did not find them. After he left their tents, he entered Rachel’s tent.

Maka Laban mulai mencari patung-patung tersebut. Dia mencari di dalam kemah Yakub, kemudian di kemah Lea, dan selanjutnya di kemah Zilpa dan Bilha, tetapi Laban tidak menemukan patung-patung itu. Kemudian dia masuk ke kemah Rahel.

34 But Rachel had previously taken the idols and put them in the saddle of a camel, and she was sitting on the saddle. So when Laban searched all over for them inside Rachel’s tent, he did not find them.

Namun, Rahel sudah menyembunyikan patung-patung itu di dalam pelana untanya dan duduk di atas pelana tersebut. Jadi, saat Laban mencari di kemahnya, dia tidak menemukan apa-apa.

35 Rachel said to her father, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I cannot get up in your presence [to show respect for you], because I am having my monthly menstrual period. [EUP]” So when Laban searched some more, he did not find the [wooden] idols.

Sementara Laban sibuk memeriksa kemah Rahel, berkatalah Rahel kepada ayahnya itu, “Ayah, aku minta maaf. Aku tidak dapat berdiri dari tempat dudukku untuk menyambut Ayah karena aku sedang datang bulan.” Maka Laban tidak berhasil menemukan patung-patungnya.

36 Then Jacob became angry. He rebuked Laban, saying, “What crime did I commit? For what sin that I committed have you pursued me?

Yakub pun marah dan menegur Laban, katanya, “Apa salahku dan dosaku sehingga Paman mengejar-ngejar aku seperti seorang penjahat?!

37 Now you have searched through all my possessions, and what did you find from all these possessions that belongs to you? Put it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they can decide who is right, you or me!

Paman sudah memeriksa seluruh barang-barang kami! Apakah Paman menemukan barang milik Paman?! Kalau ada, tunjukkanlah di sini di hadapan saudara-saudara Paman dan saudara-saudaraku, supaya mereka memutuskan siapa yang benar di antara kita berdua!

38 I was with you for 20 years. In all that time, your sheep and goats have (not miscarried/always given birth to animals safely). I have not [killed and] eaten any rams from your flocks.

“Dua puluh tahun lamanya aku tinggal bersama Paman dan bekerja keras memelihara ternakmu. Kambing dombamu bertambah banyak bahkan tidak ada satu pun anaknya yang mati. Tidak pernah satu kali pun aku makan daging dari ternak Paman itu.

39 When one of your animals was attacked and mauled/killed by a wild animal, I did not bring it to you. I replaced the dead animal with a living one of my own animals. Whenever one of your animals was stolen, during the day or during the night, you demanded that I replace it with one of my own animals.

Paman selalu menuntut ganti rugi dariku untuk setiap binatang yang dicuri pada waktu siang ataupun malam. Yang mati tercabik-cabik karena dimangsa binatang buas tidak pernah aku bawa kepada Paman.

40 I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was often not even able to sleep [PRS]!

Aku menanggung sengatan panasnya siang dan dinginnya malam, juga hampir tidak punya waktu untuk tidur.

41 I lived in your household for 20 years. I worked for you for 14 years to buy your two daughters, and for six more years to buy some of your sheep and goats. During that time, you changed and reduced my wages many times [HYP].

Inilah yang Paman lakukan terhadapku selama dua puluh tahun aku tinggal di rumah Paman. Aku bekerja seperti budak, empat belas tahun untuk mendapatkan kedua anak perempuan Paman, dan enam tahun untuk mendapatkan ternak-ternak ini sebagai upahku. Tetapi selama itu, Paman sudah berulang kali mengubah upahku.

42 If God, the one whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and before whom my father Isaac trembled in fear, had not been with me and helped me, you would have sent me away (with nothing in my hands/owning nothing)! But God saw how much I was suffering and how hard I was working, so last night he told you that what you have done to me was wrong.”

Kalau bukan karena Allah nenek moyangku, yaitu Allah yang disembah Abraham dan Isak, yang menyertai aku, tentulah Paman sudah menyuruh aku pergi dengan tangan kosong! Namun, Allah melihat bahwa aku sudah bekerja keras dan Paman terus membuatku menderita. Itulah sebabnya tadi malam Dia menegur Paman dan hal itu menunjukkan bahwa Pamanlah yang salah!”

43 Laban replied, “These two women are my daughters, and their children are my grandchildren, and the animals are my animals. Everything you see here is mine [HYP]! But what can I do today to keep my daughters or the children they have given birth to [RHQ]?

Jawab Laban kepada Yakub, “Kedua perempuan ini adalah anak-anakku, dan anak-anak yang mereka lahirkan adalah cucu-cucuku. Ternak-ternak ini juga adalah milikku. Semua yang kamu lihat adalah milikku. Tidak mungkin aku akan mencelakai anak-anak dan cucu-cucuku!

44 I cannot do anything in order to keep them, so hey, we should make a peace agreement, you and I, and do something that will remind us about our agreement.”

Karena itu, marilah kita membuat perjanjian sebagai tanda peringatan bahwa aku dan kamu sudah berdamai.”

45 So Jacob took a [large] stone and set it on its end.

Lalu Yakub dan orang-orang yang mengikutinya mendirikan sebuah batu besar sebagai tugu peringatan.

46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, “You also gather some stones.” So they gathered some rocks and put them in a heap, and they ate some food there near the heap.

Yakub juga meminta bantuan rombongan Laban untuk mengumpulkan batu. Maka mereka semua mengambil batu-batu itu dan menyusunnya menjadi suatu tumpukan. Sesudah itu, mereka makan di samping tumpukan batu itu.

47 Laban gave the heap the Aramaic name Jegar-Sahadutha, [which means ‘rock-pile to remind us’, ] but Jacob gave the rock-pile the Hebrew name Galeed, [which has the same meaning].

Laban menamai tumpukan batu itu Yegar Sahaduta, sedangkan Yakub menamainya Galed.

48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks we have put here today will help us to remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called it Galeed.

Laban berkata kepada Yakub, “Mulai hari ini, biarlah tugu tanda perjanjian ini menjadi saksi antara aku dan kamu.” Itulah sebabnya tempat itu dinamai Galed.

49 They also named the place Mizpah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, ] because Laban said, “We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, [so that we do not try to harm each other].

Tugu peringatan itu juga disebut Mispa, karena Laban berkata kepada Yakub, “TUHANlah yang mengawasi perbuatanmu dan perbuatanku setelah kita berpisah.

50 If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take other women to be your wives, even if no one tells me about it, don’t forget that God sees what you and I are doing!”

Jika kamu menyakiti hati anak-anakku atau mengambil perempuan-perempuan lain untuk menjadi istrimu selain mereka berdua— biarpun tidak ada saksi yang memberitahuku tentang hal itu— ingatlah bahwa Allah akan menjadi saksi atas perbuatanmu itu.”

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “You see this large stone and this pile of rocks that we have set up to be between us.

Lalu katanya lagi kepada Yakub, “Perhatikanlah tumpukan batu dan tugu yang kita dirikan ini, yang aku taruh antara aku dan kamu.

52 Both this pile of rocks and this large stone will remind us, that I will not go past these rocks to harm you, and you will not go past these rocks to harm me.

Keduanya akan menjadi tanda batas antara kita, sebagai peringatan bahwa aku tidak akan melewati tempat ini dengan tujuan berbuat jahat terhadap kamu, dan kamu pun tidak akan melewatinya untuk berbuat jahat terhadap aku.

53 We will ask the God whom [your grandfather] Abraham and [his father] Nahor worshiped to punish [MTY] either one of us, [if we harm the other one].” So Jacob solemnly promised to do what they said in their peace agreement. And he asked God, the one before whom his father Isaac trembled, to listen to what they promised.

Biarlah kiranya Allah Abraham dan Dewa Nahor menghakimi siapa pun di antara kita yang melanggar perjanjian ini.” Lalu Yakub berjanji atas nama Allah yang disembah oleh Isak, ayahnya.

54 He offered a sacrifice to God there in the hilly area, and he invited his relatives to eat with him. After they had eaten, they slept there that night.

Yakub mempersembahkan kurban di atas bukit itu dan mengundang seluruh rombongan Laban untuk makan bersama. Mereka pun makan dan bermalam di sana.

55 The next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters [goodbye] and asked God to bless them. Then he [and his men] left them and returned home.

Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi sekali, Laban bangun dan memberikan ciuman perpisahan kepada cucu-cucunya dan anak-anaknya serta memberkati mereka. Sesudah itu, Laban pulang.