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.”
Lavan'ın oğulları, “Yakup babamızın sahip olduğu her şeyi aldı” dediler, “Bütün varlığını babamıza ait şeylerden kazandı.” Yakup bu sözleri duyunca,
2 And Jacob noticed that Laban was not acting friendly toward him as he had done before.
Lavan'ın kendisine karşı tutumunun eskisi gibi olmadığını anladı.
3 Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will help you there.”
RAB Yakup'a, “Atalarının topraklarına, akrabalarının yanına dön” dedi, “Seninle olacağım.”
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.
Bunun üzerine Yakup Rahel'le Lea'yı sürüsünün bulunduğu kırlara çağırttı.
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.
Onlara, “Bakıyorum, babanız bana eskisi gibi davranmıyor” dedi, “Ama babamın Tanrısı benimle birlikte.
6 You two know that I have worked very hard for your father,
Var gücümle babanıza hizmet ettiğimi bilirsiniz.
7 but many times [HYP] he has cheated me by decreasing my wages. But God has not allowed him to harm me.
Ne yazık ki, babanız beni aldattı, ondan alacağımı on kez değiştirdi. Ama Tanrı bana kötülük etmesine izin vermedi.
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.
Babanız, ‘Ücret olarak noktalı hayvanları al’ deyince, bütün sürü noktalı doğurdu. ‘Ücret olarak çizgili olanları al’ deyince de bütün sürü çizgili doğurdu.
9 In that way, God has taken away the livestock that belonged to your father and has given them to me.
Tanrı babanızın hayvanlarını aldı, bana verdi.
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.
“Sürülerin çiftleştiği mevsimde bir düş gördüm. Çiftleşen tekeler çizgili, noktalı, kırçıldı.
11 An angel who was sent by God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I am here!’
Düşümde Tanrı'nın meleği bana, ‘Yakup!’ diye seslendi. ‘Buyur’ dedim.
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.
Bana, ‘Bak, bütün çiftleşen tekeler çizgili, noktalı ve kırçıl’ dedi, ‘Çünkü Lavan'ın sana yaptıklarının hepsini gördüm.
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.’”
Ben Beytel'in Tanrısı'yım. Hani orada bana anıt dikip meshetmiş, adak adamıştın. Kalk, bu ülkeden git, doğduğun ülkeye dön.’”
14 Rachel and Leah replied, “Our father will not give us anything more when he dies [RHQ].
Rahel'le Lea, “Babamızın evinde hâlâ payımız, mirasımız var mı?” dediler,
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!
“Onun gözünde artık yabancı değil miyiz? Çünkü bizi sattı. Bizim için ödenen bedelin hepsini yedi.
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!”
Tanrı'nın babamızdan aldığı varlığın tümü bize ve çocuklarımıza aittir. Tanrı sana ne dediyse öyle yap.”
17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels.
Böylece Yakup çocuklarını, karılarını develere bindirdi.
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.
Bütün hayvanları önüne kattı; topladığı mallarla, Paddan-Aram'da kazandığı hayvanlarla birlikte Kenan ülkesine, babası İshak'ın yanına gitmek üzere yola çıktı.
19 Before they left, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the [small wooden] idols [that were in her father’s tent].
Lavan koyunlarını kırkmaya gidince, Rahel babasının putlarını çaldı.
20 Furthermore, Jacob deceived Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group, by not telling him that they were planning to leave.
Yakup da kaçacağını söylemeyerek Aramlı Lavan'ı kandırdı.
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.
Böylece kendisine ait her şeyi alıp kaçtı. Fırat Irmağı'nı geçip Gilat dağlık bölgesine doğru gitti.
22 On the third day after they left, someone told Laban that Jacob and his family had left.
Üçüncü gün Yakup'un kaçtığını Lavan'a bildirdiler.
23 So he took some of his relatives with him and started to pursue Jacob. They continued walking for seven days.
Lavan yakınlarını yanına alıp Yakup'un peşine düştü. Yedi gün sonra Gilat dağlık bölgesinde ona yetişti.
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!”
O gece Tanrı Aramlı Lavan'ın düşüne girerek ona, “Dikkatli ol!” dedi, “Yakup'a ne iyi, ne kötü bir şey söyle.”
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.
Lavan Yakup'a yetişti. Yakup çadırını Gilat dağlık bölgesine kurmuştu. Lavan da yakınlarıyla birlikte çadırını aynı yere kurdu.
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]!
Yakup'a, “Nedir bu yaptığın?” dedi, “Beni aldattın. Kızlarımı alıp savaş tutsağı gibi götürdün.
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?
Neden gizlice kaçtın? Neden beni aldattın? Niçin bana söylemedin? Seni sevinçle, ezgilerle, tefle, lirle yolcu ederdim.
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!
Torunlarımla, kızlarımla öpüşüp vedalaşmama izin vermedin. Aptallık ettin.
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.’
Size kötülük yapacak güçteyim, ama babanın Tanrısı dün gece bana, ‘Dikkatli ol!’ dedi, ‘Yakup'a ne iyi, ne kötü hiçbir şey söyleme.’
30 Now, I know you have left because you long to go back home. But why did you steal my [wooden] idols?”
Babanın evini çok özlediğin için bizden ayrıldın. Ama ilahlarımı niçin çaldın?”
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.
Yakup, “Korktum” diye karşılık verdi, “Kızlarını zorla elimden alırsın diye düşündüm.
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.
İlahlarını kimde bulursan, o öldürülecektir. Yakınlarımızın önünde kendin ara, eşyalarımın arasında sana ait ne bulursan al.” Yakup ilahları Rahel'in çaldığını bilmiyordu.
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.
Lavan Yakup'un, Lea'nın ve iki cariyenin çadırına baktıysa da ilahları bulamadı. Lea'nın çadırından çıkıp Rahel'in çadırına girdi.
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.
Rahel çaldığı putları devesinin semerine koymuş, üzerine oturmuştu. Lavan çadırını didik didik aradıysa da putları bulamadı.
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.
Rahel babasına, “Efendim, huzurunda kalkamadığım için kızma, âdet görüyorum da” dedi. Lavan her yeri aradıysa da, putları bulamadı.
36 Then Jacob became angry. He rebuked Laban, saying, “What crime did I commit? For what sin that I committed have you pursued me?
Yakup kendini tutamadı. Lavan'a çıkışarak, “Suçum ne?” diye sordu, “Ne günah işledim ki böyle öfkeyle peşime takıldın?
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!
Bütün eşyalarımı aradın, kendine ait bir şey buldun mu? Varsa onu buraya, yakınlarımızın önüne koy. Onlar ikimiz hakkında karar versinler.
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.
Yirmi yıl yanında kaldım. Koyunların, keçilerin hiç düşük yapmadı. Sürülerinin içinden bir tek koç yemedim.
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.
Yabanıl hayvanların parçaladığını sana göstermedim, zararını ben çektim. Gece ya da gündüz çalınan her hayvanın karşılığını benden istedin.
40 I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was often not even able to sleep [PRS]!
Öyle bir durumdaydım ki, gündüz sıcak, gece kırağı yedi bitirdi beni. Gözüme uyku girmedi.
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].
Yirmi yıl evinde böyle yaşadım. İki kızın için on dört yıl, sürün için altı yıl sana hizmet ettim. On kez alacağımı değiştirdin.
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.”
Babamın ve İbrahim'in Tanrısı, İshak'ın taptığı Tanrı benden yana olmasaydı, beni eli boş gönderecektin. Tanrı çektiğim zorluğu, verdiğim emeği gördü ve dün gece seni uyardı.”
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]?
Lavan, “Kadınlar benim kızlarım, çocuklar benim çocuklarım, sürüler benim sürülerim” diye karşılık verdi, “Burada gördüğün her şey bana ait. Kızlarıma ya da doğurdukları çocuklara bugün ne yapabilirim ki?
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.”
Gel anlaşalım. Aramıza tanık koyalım.”
45 So Jacob took a [large] stone and set it on its end.
Yakup bir taş alıp onu anıt olarak dikti.
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.
Yakınlarına, “Taş toplayın” dedi. Adamlar topladıkları taşları bir yere yığdılar. Orada, yığının yanında yemek yediler.
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].
Lavan taş yığınına Yegar-Sahaduta, Yakup ise Galet adını verdi.
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.
Lavan, “Bu yığın bugün aramızda tanık olsun” dedi. Bu yüzden yığına Galet adı verildi.
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].
Mispa diye de anılır. Çünkü Lavan, “Birbirimizden uzak olduğumuz zaman RAB aramızda gözcülük etsin” dedi,
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!”
“Eğer kızlarıma kötü davranır, başka kadınlarla evlenirsen, yanımızda kimse olmasa bile Tanrı tanık olacaktır.”
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.
Sonra, “İşte taş yığını, işte aramıza diktiğim anıt” dedi,
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.
“Bu yığın ve anıt birer tanık olsun. Bu yığının ötesine geçip sana kötülük etmeyeceğim. Sen de bu yığını ve anıtı geçip bana kötülük etmeyeceksin.
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.
İbrahim'in, Nahor'un ve babalarının Tanrısı aramızda yargıç olsun.” Yakup babası İshak'ın taptığı Tanrı'nın adıyla ant içti.
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.
Sonra dağda kurban kesip yakınlarını yemeğe çağırdı. Yemeği yiyip geceyi dağda geçirdiler.
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.
Lavan sabah erkenden kalktı; torunlarını, kızlarını öpüp kutsadıktan sonra evine gitti.
