Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
斯てヤコブ其途にすすみて東の民の地にいたりて
2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there by it. For out of that well they would water the flocks, and the stone over the well's mouth was large.
見るに野に井ありて羊の群三其傍に臥ゐたり此井より群に飮へばなり大なる石井の口にあり
3 When all the flocks had gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the well's mouth and water the sheep, and then put the stone again over the well's mouth, back in its place.
羊の群皆其處に集る時に井の口より石をまろばして羊に水飼ひ復故のごとく井の口に石をのせおくなり
4 Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
ヤコブ人々に言けるは兄弟よ奚よりきたれるや彼等いふ我等はハランより來る
5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”
ヤコブ彼等にいひけるは汝等ナホルの子ラバンをしるや彼等識といふ
6 He said to them, “Is he well?” They said, “He is well, and, look there, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.”
ヤコブ又かれらにいひけるは彼は安きや彼等いふ安し視よ彼の女ラケル羊と偕に來ると
7 Jacob said, “See, it is the middle of the day. It is not the time for the flocks to be gathered together. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze.”
ヤコブ言ふ視よ日尚高し家畜を聚むべき時にあらず羊に飮ひて往て牧せよ
8 They said, “We cannot water them until all the flocks are gathered together. The men will then roll the stone from the well's mouth, and we will water the sheep.”
彼等いふ我等しかする能はず群の皆聚るに及て井の口より石をまろばして羊に飮ふべきなり
9 While Jacob was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
ヤコブ尚彼等と語れる時にラケル父の羊とともに來る其は之を牧居たればなり
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, Jacob came over, rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban, his mother's brother.
ヤコブ其母の兄ラバンの女ラケルおよび其母の兄ラバンの羊を見しかばヤコブ進みよりて井の口より石をまろばし母の兄ラバンの羊に飮ひたり
11 Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.
而してヤコブ、ラケルに接吻して聲をあげて啼哭ぬ
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's relative, and that he was Rebekah's son. Then she ran and told her father.
即ちヤコブ、ラケルに己はその父の兄弟にしてリベカの子なることを告ければ彼はしりゆきて父に告たり
13 When Laban heard the news about Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
ラバン其妹の子ヤコブの事を聞しかば趨ゆきて之を迎へ之を抱きて接吻し之を家に導きいたれりヤコブすなはち此等の事を悉くラバンに述たり
14 Laban said to him, “You are indeed my bone and my flesh.” Then Jacob stayed with him for about one month.
ラバン彼にいひけるは汝は誠にわが骨肉なりとヤコブ一月の間彼とともに居る
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you serve me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
茲にラバン、ヤコブにいひけるは汝はわが兄弟なればとて空く我に役事べけんや何の報酬を望むや我に告よ
16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
ラバン二人の女子を有り姉の名はレアといひ妹の名はラケルといふ
17 Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
レアは目弱かりしがラケルは美くして姝し
18 Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
ヤコブ、ラケルを愛したれば言ふ我汝の季女ラケルのために七年汝に事ん
19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
ラバンいひけるは彼を他の人にあたふるよりも汝にあたふるは善し我と偕に居れ
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him only a few days, for the love he had for her.
ヤコブ七年の間ラケルのために勤たりしが彼を愛するが爲に此を數日の如く見做り
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days have been completed—so that I may marry her!”
茲にヤコブ、ラバンに言けるはわが期滿たればわが妻をあたへて我をしてかれの處にいることを得せしめよ
22 So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.
是に於てラバン處の人を盡く集めて酒宴を設けたりしが
23 In the evening, Laban took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob, who slept with her.
晩に及びて其女レアを携へて此をヤコブにつれ來れりヤコブ即ち彼の處にいりぬ
24 Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her servant.
ラバンまた其侍婢ジルパを娘レアに與へて侍婢となさしめたり
25 In the morning, behold, it was Leah! Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?”
朝にいたりて見るにレアなりしかばヤコブ、ラバンに言けるは汝なんぞ此事を我になしたるや我ラケルのために汝に役事しにあらずや汝なんぞ我を欺くや
26 Laban said, “It is not our custom to give the younger daughter before the firstborn.
ラバンいひけるは姉より先に妹を嫁しむる事は我國にて爲ざるところなり
27 Complete the bridal week of this daughter, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.”
其七日を過せ我等是をも汝に與へん然ば汝是がために尚七年我に事へて勤むべし
28 Jacob did so, and completed Leah's week. Then Laban gave him Rachel his daughter as his wife also.
ヤコブ即ち斯なして其七日をすごせしかばラバン其女ラケルをも之にあたへて妻となさしむ
29 Laban also gave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel, to be her servant.
またラバン其侍婢ビルハを女ラケルにあたへて侍婢となさしむ
30 So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, but he loved Rachel more than Leah. So Jacob served Laban for seven more years.
ヤコブまたラケルの所にいりぬ彼レアよりもラケルを愛し尚七年ラバンに事たり
31 Yahweh saw that Leah was not loved, so he opened her womb, but Rachel was childless.
ヱホバ、レアの嫌るるを見て其胎をひらきたまへり然どラケルは姙なきものなりき
32 Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
レア孕みて子を生み其名をルベンと名けていひけるはヱホバ誠にわが艱苦を顧みたまへりされば今夫我を愛せんと
33 Then she conceived again and bore a son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also,” and she called his name Simeon.
彼ふたたび孕みて子を產みヱホバわが嫌るるを聞たまひしによりて我に是をもたまへりと言て其名をシメオンと名けたり
34 Then she conceived again and bore a son. She said, “Now this time will my husband be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.
彼また孕みて子を生み我三人の子を生たれば夫今より我に膠漆んといへり是によりて其名をレビと名けたり
35 She conceived again and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she called his name Judah; then she stopped having children.
彼復姙みて子を生み我今ヱホバを讚美んといへり是によりて其名をユダと名けたり是にいたりて產ことやみぬ
