Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
तब याकूब आफ्नो बाटो लागे र पूर्वका मानिसहरूको देशमा पुगे ।
2 He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large.
तिनले हेर्दा मैदानमा एउटा इनार देखे, र त्यसको नजिक भेडाका तिनवटा बगाल बसिरहेका थिए । किनकि त्यही इनारबाट तिनीहरूले बगाललाई पानी खुवाउँथे, र इनारको मुख ढाक्ने ढुङ्गा ठुलो थियो ।
3 There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place.
सबै बगालहरू त्यहाँ जम्मा भएपछि गोठालाहरूले इनारको मुखबाट ढुङ्गा गुडाएर भेडाहरूलाई पानी खान दिन्थे । त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले त्यो ढुङ्गालाई इनारको मुखमा फेरि पहिलेकै ठाउँमा राखिदिन्थे ।
4 Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
याकूबले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हे मेरा भाइ हो, तिमीहरू कहाँका हौ?” तिनीहरूले भने, “हामी हारानका हौँ ।”
5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”
उनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू नाहोरका छोरो लाबानलाई चिन्छौ?” तिनीहरूले भने, “हामी तिनलाई चिन्छौँ ।”
6 He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
उनले तिनीहरूलाई सोधे, “के उहाँ सन्चै हुनुहुन्छ?” तिनीहरूले भने, “उहाँ सन्चै हुनुहुन्छ, र हेर्नुहोस्, उहाँकी छोरी राहेल भेडाहरू लिएर आउँदै छिन् ।”
7 He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”
याकूबले भने, “हेर, मध्य दिन भएको छ । भेडा-बाख्राहरूलाई जम्मा गर्ने बेला भएको छैन । भेडाहरूलाई पानी खुवाएर जाओ र तिनीहरूलाई चर्न देओ ।
8 They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
तिनीहरूले भने, “सबै बगालहरू जम्मा नभई हामी तिनीहरूलाई पानी खुवाउन सक्दैनौँ । त्यसपछि यी मानिसहरूले इनारको मुखको ढुङ्गो हटाउनेछन्, अनि हामी भेडाहरूलाई पानी खुवाउनेछौँ ।”
9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
याकूब तिनीहरूसँग कुरा गरिरहेकै बेला, राहेल आफ्ना बुबाका भेडाहरू लिएर त्यहाँ आइपुगिन्, किनकि तिनले भेडाहरू चराउँदै थिइन् ।
10 When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
जब याकूबले आफ्ना मामा लाबानकी छोरी राहेल र लाबानका भेडाहरू देखे, याकूबले नजिक आएर इनारको मुखको ढुङ्गा गुडाए, अनि आफ्ना मामा लाबानका भेडाहरूलाई पानी खुवाए ।
11 Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
तब याकूबले राहेललाई चुम्बन गरे र डाको छोडेर रोए ।
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.
याकूबले राहेललाई आफू तिनका बाबुको नातेदार र रिबेकाको छोरा भएको कुरा बताए । तब राहेल दौडेर गइन् र आफ्ना बाबुलाई यो कुरा बताइन् ।
13 When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
आफ्ना भानिज याकूब आएको समाचार पाउने बित्तिकै लाबान तिनलाई भेट्नलाई दौडेर गएर तिनलाई अँगालो हालेर चुम्बन गरे, अनि तिनलाई आफ्नो घरमा ल्याए । याकूबले लाबानलाई सबै कुरा बताइदिए ।
14 Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.
लाबानले तिनलाई भने, “वास्तवमा तिमी मेरो हाड र मासु हौ ।” त्यसपछि याकूब तिनीसँग करिब एक महिना बसे ।
15 Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
त्यसपछि लाबानले याकूबलाई भने, “मेरा नातेदार हुँदैमा तिमीले सित्तैँमा मेरो सेवा गर्नुपर्छ र? तिम्रो ज्याला कति हो मलाई भन ।”
16 Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
लाबानका दुई जना छोरी थिए । जेठीको नाउँ लेआ र कान्छीको नाउँ राहेल थियो ।
17 Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
लेआका आँखा धमिला थिए, तर राहेलचाहिँ शारीरिक रूपमा सुडौल र हेर्नमा सुन्दरी थिइन् ।
18 Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
याकूबले राहेललाई प्रेम गरे, त्यसैले तिनले भने, “तपाईंकी कान्छी छोरी राहेलको निम्ति म सात वर्षसम्म तपाईंको सेवा गर्नेछु ।”
19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
लाबानले भने, “त्यसलाई अर्को मानिसलाई दिनुभन्दा त तिमीलाई दिनु नै असल हो । मसँगै बस ।”
20 Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
यसकारण याकूबले राहेलको निम्ति सात वर्षसम्म सेवा गरे । राहेलप्रति तिनको प्रेमको कारण तिनलाई त्यो समय तिनलाई थोरै दिनजस्तो लाग्यो ।
21 Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
त्यसपछि याकूबले लाबानलाई भने, “मैले सेवा गर्ने दिनहरू पुरा भएको हुनाले मलाई मेरी पत्नी दिनुहोस् ताकि म तिनीसँग विवाह गर्न सकूँ ।”
22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
तब लाबानले त्यस ठाउँका सबै मानिसहरू जम्मा गरेर भोज दिए ।
23 In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
साँझमा उनले आफ्नी छोरी लेआलाई याकूबकहाँ ल्याइदिए, र याकूबले तिनीसँग सहवास गरे ।
24 Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
लाबानले आफ्नी कमारी जिल्पालाई आफ्नी छोरी लेआकी कमारी हुनलाई दिए ।
25 In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
याकूबले बिहान हेर्दा त लेआ पो रहिछन् । तिनले लाबानलाई भने, “तपाईंले मप्रति यो के गर्नुभएको? मैले राहेलको निम्ति सेवा गरेको होइन र? त्यसो भए तपाईंले किन मसित छल गर्नुभयो?”
26 Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
लाबानले भने, “जेठीको भन्दा कान्छीको विवाह अगि गर्ने रीति हामीकहाँ छैन ।
27 Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”
यो छोरीसँग एक साता पुरा गर, र अर्को सात वर्ष मेरो सेवाको सट्टामा म तिमीलाई अर्की पनि दिनेछु ।”
28 Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
याकूबले त्यसै गरे, र लेआसँग एक साता पुरा गरे । तब लाबानले आफ्नी छोरी राहेललाई पनि याकूबकी पत्नीको रूपमा दिए ।
29 Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.
लाबानले आफ्नी कमारी बिल्हालाई आफ्नी छोरी राहेलकी कमारी हुनलाई दिए ।
30 He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.
त्यसैले याकूबले राहेलसँग पनि सहवास गरे, तर तिनले लेआलाई भन्दा राहेललाई बढी प्रेम गर्थे । यसकारण याकूबले थप सात साल लाबानको सेवा गरे ।
31 The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
लेआलाई प्रेम नगरिएको परमप्रभुले देख्नुभयो, त्यसैले उहाँले तिनको कोख खोलिदिनुभयो । तर राहेलका सन्तान भएका थिएनन् ।
32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked at my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”
लेआले गर्भवती भएर एक छोरो जन्माइन्, र तिनले यसो भनेर त्यसको नाम रूबेन राखिन् । “साँच्ची नै परमप्रभुले मेरो दु: ख देख्नुभएको छ, अब त मेरा पतिले निश्चय नै मलाई प्रेम गर्नुहुनेछ ।”
33 She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.
तिनी फेरि गर्भवती भइन् र अर्को छोरा जन्माइन् । तिनले भनिन्, “म प्रेमविहीन छु भनी परमेश्वरले सुन्नुभएको हुनाले उहाँले मलाई यो छोरा पनि दिनुभयो,” र तिनले त्यसको नाउँ शिमियोन राखिन् ।
34 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.
तिनी फेरि गर्भवती भइन् र एक जना छोरो जन्माइन् । तिनले भनिन्, “अब त मेरा पति मप्रति आकर्षित हुनुहुनेछ, किनभने मैले उहाँको निम्ति तिन जना छोरा पाइसकेँ ।” यसकारण त्यसको नाउँ लेवी राखियो ।
35 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
तिनी फेरि गर्भवती भएर छोरो पाइन् र भनिन्, “यस पाली त म परमप्रभुको प्रशंसा गर्नेछु ।” यसैले त्यसको नाउँ यहूदा राखियो । त्यसपछि तिनले जन्माउन छोडिन् ।
