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.”

Şi a auzit cuvintele fiilor lui Laban, spunând: Iacob a luat tot ce era al tatălui nostru; şi din ceea ce era al tatălui nostru el a dobândit toată această glorie.

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

Şi Iacob a privit înfăţişarea lui Laban şi, iată, aceasta nu mai era faţă de el ca înainte.

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

Şi DOMNUL i-a spus lui Iacob: Întoarce-te în ţara părinţilor tăi şi la rudele tale; şi eu voi fi cu tine.

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.

Şi Iacob a trimis şi a chemat pe Rahela şi Leea la câmp, la turma sa,

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.

Şi le-a spus: Văd înfăţişarea tatălui vostru, că aceasta nu mai este faţă de mine ca înainte; dar Dumnezeul părinţilor mei a fost cu mine.

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

Şi voi ştiţi că eu, cu toată puterea mea, am servit pe tatăl vostru.

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

Şi tatăl vostru m-a înşelat şi a schimbat plăţile mele de zece ori; dar Dumnezeu nu i-a permis să mă vatăme.

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.

Dacă el a spus astfel: Cele pestriţe vor fi plăţile tale; atunci toate vitele au născut pestriţe; şi dacă el a spus astfel: Cele vărgate vor fi plata ta; atunci toate vitele au născut vărgate.

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

Astfel Dumnezeu a luat vitele tatălui vostru şi mi le-a dat mie.

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.

Şi s-a întâmplat în acel timp, când vitele zămisleau, că mi-am ridicat ochii şi am văzut într-un vis şi, iată, berbecii care săreau pe oi erau vărgaţi, pestriţi şi bălţaţi.

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

Şi îngerul lui Dumnezeu mi-a vorbit într-un vis, spunând: Iacob; iar eu am spus: Iată-mă.

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.

Şi a spus: Ridică-ţi acum ochii şi vezi, toţi berbecii care sar pe vite sunt vărgaţi, pestriţi şi bălţaţi, pentru că am văzut tot ceea ce Laban îţi face.

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.’”

Eu sunt Dumnezeul din Betel, unde ai uns stâlpul şi unde mi-ai făcut o promisiune; acum ridică-te, ieşi din această ţară şi întoarce-te în ţara rudelor tale.

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

Şi Rahela şi Leea au răspuns şi i-au zis: Este totuşi vreo parte sau moştenire pentru noi în casa tatălui nostru?

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!

Nu suntem socotite de el ca străine? Căci ne-a vândut şi ne-a mâncat în întregime şi banii.

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!”

Pentru că toată bogăţia pe care Dumnezeu a luat-o de la tatăl nostru este a noastră şi a copiilor noştri, acum aşadar, fă orice ţi-a spus Dumnezeu.

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

Atunci Iacob s-a ridicat şi a aşezat pe fiii săi şi pe soţiile sale pe cămile;

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.

Şi a dus toate vitele sale şi toate bunurile sale pe care le dobândise, vitele agoniselii sale, pe care le dobândise în Padanaram, pentru a merge la Isaac, tatăl său, în ţara lui Canaan.

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

Şi Laban s-a dus să-şi tundă oile şi Rahela furase idolii care erau ai tatălui ei.

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

Şi Iacob s-a furişat pe neştiute de la Laban sirianul, în aceea că nu i-a spus că a fugit.

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.

Aşa că a fugit cu tot ce a avut; şi s-a ridicat şi a trecut dincolo de râu şi el şi-a îndreptat faţa spre muntele Galaad.

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

Şi în a treia zi i s-a spus lui Laban că Iacob fugise.

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

Şi a luat pe fraţii săi cu el şi l-a urmărit şapte zile de călătorie; şi l-au ajuns în muntele Galaad.

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!”

Şi Dumnezeu a venit la Laban sirianul într-un vis, noaptea, şi i-a spus: Ia seamă să nu vorbeşti lui Iacob nici bine nici rău.

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.

Atunci Laban a ajuns pe Iacob. Şi Iacob şi-a ridicat cortul în munte şi Laban, cu fraţii săi, şi l-au ridicat în muntele Galaad.

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]!

Şi Laban i-a spus lui Iacob: Ce ai făcut, că te-ai furişat pe neştiute de la mine şi ai dus pe fiicele mele ca pe captivi luaţi cu sabia?

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?

Pentru ce ai fugit în secret şi te-ai furişat de la mine; şi nu mi-ai spus, ca să te fi trimis cu bucurie şi cu cântece, cu tamburină şi cu harpă?

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!

Şi nu m-ai lăsat să sărut pe fiii mei şi pe fiicele mele? Acum ai lucrat prosteşte făcând astfel.

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.’

Este în puterea mâinii mele să îţi fac rău, dar Dumnezeul tatălui tău mi-a vorbit azi-noapte, spunând: Ia seamă să nu vorbeşti lui Iacob nici bine nici rău.

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

Şi acum, deşi ai dori să fii plecat, pentru că tânjeşti aprins după casa tatălui tău, totuşi pentru ce ai furat dumnezeii mei?

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.

Şi Iacob a răspuns şi a spus lui Laban: Pentru că m-am temut, căci spuneam: S-ar putea să iei cu forţa pe fiicele tale de la mine.

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.

La oricine găseşti dumnezeii tăi, nu îl lăsa să trăiască, înaintea fraţilor noştri să recunoşti ce este al tău la mine şi ia aceasta la tine. Pentru că Iacob nu ştia că Rahela i-a furat.

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.

Şi Laban a intrat în cortul lui Iacob şi în cortul Leei şi în corturile celor două servitoare, dar nu i-a găsit. Atunci a ieşit din cortul Leei şi a intrat în cortul Rahelei.

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.

Acum Rahela luase idolii şi îi pusese în şeaua cămilei şi stătea peste ei. Şi Laban a căutat în tot cortul, dar nu i-a găsit.

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.

Şi ea a spus tatălui ei: Să nu fie cu supărare domnului meu că nu pot să mă ridic înaintea ta; căci rânduiala femeilor este asupra mea. Iar el a căutat, dar nu a găsit idolii.

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

Şi Iacob s-a înfuriat şi s-a certat cu Laban; şi Iacob a răspuns şi i-a zis lui Laban: Care îmi este fărădelegea? Care îmi este păcatul, că aşa aprins m-ai urmărit?

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!

Cu toate că ai căutat în toate lucrurile mele, ce ai găsit din toate lucrurile casei tale? Pune-le aici înaintea fraţilor mei şi a fraţilor tăi, ca ei să judece între noi doi.

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.

Aceşti douăzeci de ani am fost cu tine; oile tale şi caprele tale nu au lepădat puii lor şi berbecii turmei tale nu i-am mâncat.

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.

Ce a fost sfâşiat de fiare nu am adus la tine; eu am purtat pierderea aceea; din mâna mea ai cerut-o, fie că a fost furată ziua sau furată noaptea.

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

Astfel am fost; în timpul zilei seceta mă mistuia şi bruma în timpul nopţii; şi somnul mi s-a depărtat de la ochii mei.

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].

Astfel am fost eu douăzeci de ani în casa ta; ţi-am servit paisprezece ani pentru cele două fiice ale tale şi şase ani pentru vitele tale; şi ai schimbat plăţile mele de zece ori.

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.”

Dacă Dumnezeul tatălui meu, Dumnezeul lui Avraam şi teama lui Isaac, nu ar fi fost cu mine, cu adevărat m-ai fi trimis acum gol. Dumnezeu a văzut necazul meu şi munca mâinilor mele şi te-a mustrat aseară.

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]?

Şi Laban a răspuns şi i-a zis lui Iacob: Aceste fiice sunt fiicele mele şi aceşti copii sunt copiii mei şi aceste vite sunt vitele mele şi tot ceea ce vezi este al meu şi ce pot face în această zi acestor fiice ale mele, sau copiilor lor pe care i-au născut?

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.”

De aceea vino acum, să facem un legământ, eu şi tu; şi să fie acesta pentru o mărturie între mine şi tine.

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

Şi Iacob a luat o piatră şi a aşezat-o drept stâlp.

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.

Şi Iacob le-a spus fraţilor săi: Adunaţi pietre; şi au luat pietre şi au făcut o movilă şi au mâncat acolo pe movilă.

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].

Şi Laban a numit-o Iegarsahaduta, dar Iacob a numit-o 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.

Şi Laban a spus: Această movilă este o mărturie între mine şi tine în această zi. De aceea a fost pus numele acesteia, 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].

Şi Miţpa, căci el a spus: DOMNUL să vegheze între mine şi tine, în timp ce suntem absenţi unul faţă de celalalt.

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!”

Dacă vei chinui pe fiicele mele, sau dacă vei lua alte soţii pe lângă fiicele mele, niciun bărbat nu este cu noi; vezi, Dumnezeu este martor între mine şi tine.

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.

Şi Laban i-a spus lui Iacob: Iată, această movilă şi, iată, acest stâlp, pe care l-am aruncat între mine şi tine;

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.

Această movilă fie mărturie şi acest stâlp fie mărturie, că nu voi trece peste această movilă la tine şi că nu vei trece peste această movilă şi peste acest stâlp la mine, pentru a face rău.

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.

Dumnezeul lui Avraam şi Dumnezeul lui Nahor, Dumnezeul Tatălui lor, să judece între noi. Şi Iacob a jurat pe teama tatălui său Isaac.

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.

Atunci Iacob a oferit sacrificii pe munte şi a chemat pe fraţii săi să mănânce pâine şi au mâncat pâine şi au rămas toată noaptea pe munte.

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.

Şi devreme dimineaţa Laban s-a ridicat şi a sărutat pe fiii săi şi pe fiicele sale şi i-a binecuvântat; şi Laban a plecat şi s-a întors la locul său.