Genesis 31
1 And Iacob herde the wordes of Labas sonnes how they sayde: Iacob hath take awaye all that was oure fathers and of oure fathers goodes hath he gote all this honoure.
And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory.
2 And Iacob behelde the countenauce of Laban that it was not toward him as it was in tymes past.
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold it was not towards him as before.
3 And the LORde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne in to the lade of thy fathers and to thy kynred and I wilbe with ye.
And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of your father, and to your family, and I will be with you.
4 Tha Iacob sent and called Rahel and Lea to the felde vnto his shepe
And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were.
5 and sayde vnto the: I se youre fathers countenauce yt it is not toward me as in tymes past. Morouer ye God of my father hath bene with me.
And he said to them, I see the face of your father, that it is not towards me as before, but the God of my father was with me.
6 And ye knowe how that I haue serued youre father with all my myghte.
And you too know that with all my might I have served your father.
7 And youre father hath disceaued me and chaunged my wages. x. tymes: But God suffred him not to hurte me.
But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not [power] to hurt me.
8 When he sayde the spotted shalbe thy wages tha all the shepe barespotted. Yf he sayde the straked shalbe thi rewarde tha bare all the shepe straked:
If he should say thus, The speckled shall be your reward, then all the cattle would bear speckled; and if he should say, The white shall be your reward, then would all the cattle bear white.
9 thus hath God take awaye youre fathers catell and geue the me.
So God has taken away all the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
10 For in buckynge tyme I lifted vp myne eyes and sawe in a dreame: and beholde the rammes that bucked the shepe were straked spotted and partie.
And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I saw with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots.
11 And the angell of God spake vnto me in a dreame saynge: Iacob. And I answered: here am I.
And the angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it?
12 And he sayde: lyfte vp thyne eyes ad see how all therames that leape vpon the shepe are straked spotted and partie: for I haue sene all that Laban doth vnto ye.
And he said, Look up with your eyes, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots; for I have seen all things that Laban does to you.
13 I am ye god of Bethell where thou anoynteddest the stone ad where thou vowdest a vowe vnto me. Now aryse and gett the out of this countre ad returne vnto the lade where thou wast borne.
I am God that appeared to you in the place of God where you anointed a pillar to me, and vowed to me there a vow; now then arise and depart out of this land, depart into the land of your nativity, and I will be with you.
14 Than answered Rahel and Lea and sayde vnto him: we haue no parte nor enheritaunce in oure fathers house
And Rachel and Lea answered and said to him, Have we yet a part or inheritance in the house of our father?
15 he cownteth us eue as straungers for he hath solde vs and hath euen eaten vp the price of vs.
Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.
16 Moreouer all the riches which God hath take from oure father that is oures and oure childerns. Now therfore what soeuer God hath sayde vnto the that doo.
All the wealth and the glory which God has taken from our father, it shall be our's and our children's; now then do whatever God has said to you.
17 Tha Iacob rose vp and sett his sones and wiues vp vpon camels
And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels;
18 and caried away all his catell and all his substace which he had gotte in Mesopotamia for to goo to Isaac his father vnto the lade of Canaan.
and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.
19 Laba was gone to shere his shepe and Rahel had stolle hir fathers ymages.
And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father's images.
20 And Iacob went awaye vnknowynge to Laban the Sirie and tolde him not yt he fled.
And Jacob hid [the matter from] Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.
21 So fled he and all yt he had and made him self redy and passed ouer the ryuers and sett his face streyght towarde the mounte Gilead.
And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.
22 Apo the thirde day after was it tolde Laba yt Iacob was fled.
But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled.
23 Tha he toke his brethre with him and folowed after him. vij. dayes iourney and ouer toke him at the mounte Gilead.
And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.
24 And God came to Laba the Siria in a dreame by nyghte and sayde vnto him: take hede to thi selfe that thou speake not to Iacob oughte save good.
And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to yourself that you speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.
25 And Laba ouer toke Iacob: and Iacob had pitched his tete in yt mounte. And Laban with his brethern pitched their tete also apon the mounte Gilead.
And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban stationed his brothers in the mount Galaad.
26 Than sayde Laba to Iacob: why hast thou this done vnknowynge to me and hast caried awaye my doughters as though they had bene take captyue with swerde?
And Laban said to Jacob, What have you done? therefore did you run away secretly, and pillage me, and lead away my daughters as captives taken with the sword?
27 Wherfore wentest thou awaye secretly vnknowne to me and didest not tell me yt I myghte haue broughte yt on the waye with myrth syngynge tymrells and harppes
Whereas if you had told me, I would have sent you away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.
28 and hast not suffred me to kysse my childern and my doughters. Thou wast a fole to do
And I was not counted worthy to embrace my children and my daughters; now then you have wrought foolishly.
29 it for I am able to do you evell. But the God of youre father spake vnto me yesterdaye saynge take hede tha thou speake not to Iacob oughte saue goode.
And now my hand has power to hurt you; but the God of your father spoke to me yesterday, saying, Take heed to yourself that you speak not evil words to Jacob.
30 And now though thou wetest thi waye because thou logest after thi fathers house yet wherfore hast thou stollen my goddes?
Now then go on your way, for you have earnestly desired to depart to the house of your father; therefore have you stolen my gods?
31 Iacob answered and sayde to Laba: because I was afrayed and thought that thou woldest haue take awaye thy doughters fro me.
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest at any time you should take away your daughters from me, and all my possessions.
32 But with whome soeuer thou fyndest thy goddes let him dye here before oure brethre. Seke that thine is by me and take it to the: for Iacob wist not that Rahel had stolle the.
And Jacob said, With whoever you shall find your gods, he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I have of your property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob knew not that his wife Rachel had stolen them.
33 Tha wet Laba in to Iacobs tete and in to Leas tete and in to. ij. maydens tentes: but fownde the not. Tha wet he out of Leas tete and entred in to Rahels tete.
And Laban went in and searched in the house of Lea, and found [them] not; and he went out of the house of Lea, and searched in the house of Jacob, and in the house of the two maidservants, and found them not; and he went also into the house of Rachel.
34 And Rahel toke the ymages and put them in the camels strawe and sate doune apo the. And Laba serched all the tete: but fownde the not.
And Rachel took the idols, and cast them amongst the camel's packs, and sat upon them.
35 Tha sayde she to hir father: my lorde be not angrye yt I ca not ryse vp before the for the disease of weme is come apon me. So searched he but foude the not.
And she said to her father, Be not indignant, Sir; I can’t rise up before you, for it is with me according to the manner of women. Laban searched in all the house, and found not the images.
36 Iacob was wrooth and chode with Laba: Iacob also answered and sayde to him: what haue I trespaced or what haue I offended that thou foloweddest after me?
And Jacob was angry, and strove with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my injustice, and what my sin, that you have pursued after me,
37 Thou hast searched all my stuffe and what hast thou founde of all thy housholde stuffe? put it here before thi brethern and myne and let the iudge betwyxte vs both.
and that you have searched all the furniture of my house? what have you found of all the furniture of your house? set it here between your relations and my relations, and let them decide between us two.
38 This xx. yere yt I haue bene wyth the thy shepe and thy gootes haue not bene baren and the rammes of thi flocke haue I not eate.
These twenty years have I been with you; your sheep, and your she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of your cattle.
39 What soeuer was torne of beastes I broughte it not vnto ye but made it good mysilf: of my hade dydest thou requyre it whether it was stollen by daye or nyghte
That which was taken of beasts I brought not to you; I made good of myself the thefts of the day, and the thefts of the night.
40 Moreouer by daye the hete consumed me and the colde by nyghte and my slepe departed fro myne eyes.
I was parched with heat by day, and [chilled] with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.
41 Thus haue I bene. xx. yere in thi house and serued the. xiiij. yeres forthy. ij. doughters and vi. yere for thi shepe and thou hast changed my rewarde. x. tymes.
These twenty years have I been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years amongst your sheep, and you did falsely rate my wages for ten lambs.
42 And excepte the God of my father the God of Abraha and the God whome Isaac feareth had bene with me: surely thou haddest sent me awaye now all emptie. But God behelde my tribulation and the laboure of my handes: and rebuked the yester daye.
Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now you would have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked you yesterday.
43 Laban answered ad sayde vnto Iacob: the doughters are my doughters and the childern ar my childern and the shepe are my shepe ad all that thou seist is myne. And what can I do this daye vnto these my doughters or vnto their childern which they haue borne?
And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the cattle are my cattle, and all things which you see are mine, and [the property] of my daughters; what shall I do to them today, or their children which they bore?
44 Now therfore come on let us make a bonde I and thou together and let it be a wytnesse betwene the and me.
Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and you, and it shall be for a witness between me and you; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.
45 Than toke Iacob a stone and sett it vp an ende
And Jacob having taken a stone, set it up for a pillar.
46 ad sayde vnto his brethern gather stoones And they toke stoones ad made an heape and they ate there vpo the heape.
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and you today.
47 And Laba called it Iegar Sahadutha but Iacob called it Gylead.
And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap.
48 Than sayde Laban: this heape be witnesse betwene the and me this daye (therfore is it called Gilead)
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and the pillar, which I have set between me and you; this heap witnesses, and this pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap witnesses.
49 and this totehill which the lorde seeth (sayde he) be wytnesse betwene me and the when we are departed one from a nother:
And the vision of which he said—Let God look to it between me and you, because we are about to depart from each other, —
50 that thou shalt not vexe my doughters nether shalt take other wyves vnto them. Here is no man with vs: beholde God is wytnesse betwixte the and me.
If you shall humble my daughters, if you should take wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking on. God [is] witness between me and you.
51 And Laban sayde moreouer to Iacob: beholde this heape and this marke which I haue sett here betwyxte me and the:
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold, this heap, and this pillar are a witness.
52 this heape be wytnesse and also this marcke that I will not come ouer this heape to the ad thou shalt not come ouer this heape ad this marke to do any harme.
For if I should not cross over to you, neither should you cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar.
53 The God of Abraham the God of Nahor and the God of theyr fathers be iudge betwixte vs. And Iacob sware by him that his father Isaac feared.
The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Iacob dyd sacrifyce vpon the mounte and called his brethern to eate breed. And they ate breed and taried all nyghte in the hyll.
And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the mountain.
55 And early in the mornynge Laban rose vp and kyssed his childern and his doughters and blessed the and departed and wet vnto his place agayne.
And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place.
