Jenèz 29
1 Jakòb pran mache ankò, li ale nan direksyon peyi moun ki rete bò kote solèy leve a.
And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
2 Li rete konsa, li wè yon pi nan mitan savann lan. Te gen twa bann mouton ki te kouche bò pi a. Se nan pi sa a yo te konn pran dlo pou bay bèt yo bwè. Men te gen yon gwo wòch ki te bouche bouch pi a.
and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
3 Lè tout bèt yo te sanble, gadò yo te met ansanm pou wete wòch la sou bouch pi a pou fè bèt yo bwè. Apre sa, yo tounen met kouvèti a sou bouch pi a ankò.
(When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
4 Jakòb mande gadò mouton yo konsa: -Zanmi m' yo, moun ki bò nou ye? Yo reponn li: -Nou se moun Karan.
And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
5 Li di yo: -Eske nou konnen Laban, pitit Nakò a? Yo reponn li: -Men wi, nou konnen l'.
And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
6 Li mande yo: -Ban m' nouvèl li non. Li byen? Yo reponn li: -Li byen wi. Gade, men Rachèl, pitit fi li a, k'ap vini ak bann mouton li yo.
And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
7 Jakòb di yo: -Men, solèy la byen wo toujou, se poko lè pou nou antre mouton yo. Sak fè nou pa bay yo bwè, epi nou ta tounen mete yo nan manje?
And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
8 Yo reponn li: -Nou pa ka fè sa. Fòk nou tann tout bann mouton yo sanble. Atòkile, nou tout n'a met men ansanm pou n' woule wòch ki sou bouch pi a. Se lè sa a n'a bay mouton yo bwè.
And they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
9 Jakòb t'ap pale ak yo toujou lè Rachèl vin rive ak bann mouton papa l' yo. Se li menm ki te gade mouton l' yo pou li.
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
10 Kou Jakòb wè Rachèl, pitit fi Laban, frè manman l' lan, avèk bann mouton Laban yo, li pwoche, li woule wòch ki te sou bouch pi a, li bay bann mouton Laban yo bwè.
and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
11 Lè l' fini, li bo Rachèl. Apre sa, li pran kriye.
And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
12 Jakòb fè Rachèl konnen se ti fanmi Laban li ye, pitit Rebeka, sè Laban an. Rachèl kouri al di papa l' sa.
and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to her father.
13 Lè Laban tande se pitit sè li a, li kouri al jwenn li. Li pran l', li pase men nan kou l', li bo l', epi li mennen l' lakay li. Rive yo rive Jakòb rakonte l' tout sak te pase.
And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to Laban all these things,
14 Lè sa a, Laban di l': -Aa wi, se ras mwen ou ye vre. Jakòb rete pase yon mwa lakay Laban.
and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
15 Laban mande Jakòb: -Ou se fanmi m', se vre. Men, sa pa vle di fòk ou sevi m' gratis pou sa. Di m' konbe pou m' peye ou?
And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
16 Laban te gen de pitit fi. Pi gran an te rele Leya, pi piti a te rele Rachèl.
And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
17 Leya te gen je pichpich, men Rachèl te gen bèl fòm kò, li te bèl anpil.
and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
18 Jakòb te renmen Rachèl. Li reponn Laban: M'ap sèvi avè ou sèt lanne pou Rachèl, dezyèm pitit fi ou la.
And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
19 Laban di l': Pito se ou menm mwen bay li pase m' bay yon lòt moun li. Ou mèt rete lakay mwen.
and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
20 Se konsa Jakòb pase sètan ap travay kay Laban pou l' te ka marye ak Rachèl. Sèt lanne yo te pase tankou dlo, paske li te renmen ti fi a.
and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
21 Lè lè a rive, Jakòb di Laban: -Bon. Li lè atò pou ou ban m' pitit fi ou la pou m' ka marye avè l'.
And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
22 Se konsa Laban fè yon gwo resepsyon nòs, li envite tout moun nan kanton an.
and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
23 Men aswè, li te pran Leya, pitit fi li a, li mennen l' bay Jakòb ki kouche avè l'.
And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
24 Laban te pran Zilpa, yonn nan sèvant li yo, li bay Leya pou sèvant pa li.
and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
25 Nan denmen maten, Jakòb vin wè se Leya yo te ba li. Li di Laban: -Kisa ou fè m' konsa? Eske se pa pou Rachèl mwen te sèvi avèk ou? Poukisa ou ban m' koutba sa a?
And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?”
26 Laban di l': -Se pa koutim nou isit pou n' marye ti sè anvan gran sè.
And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
27 Tann senmenn lan fin pase. Lè sa a, n'a fin fete nòs la. Apre sa, m'a ba ou Rachèl, si ou dakò pou sèvi avè m' pandan sèt lòt lanne ankò.
fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you serve with me yet seven other years.”
28 Jakòb tonbe dakò. Lè senmenn fèt la fin pase, Laban pran lòt pitit fi l' la, Rachèl, li bay Jakòb li pou madanm tou.
And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
29 Laban pran Bila, yonn nan sèvant li yo, li bay Rachèl li pou sèvant li.
and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
30 Jakòb kouche ak Rachèl. Li te renmen l' pi plis pase Leya. Li sèvi ak Laban pandan sèt lanne ankò.
And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
31 Lè Seyè a wè jan Jakòb pa t' renmen Leya, li fè l' fè pitit. Men, Rachèl pa t' kapab fè pitit.
And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
32 Leya vin ansent, li fè yon pitit gason, li di: -Seyè a wè jan m'ap soufri. Koulye a, mari m' va renmen m'. Se konsa li rele l' Woubenn.
and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband love me.”
33 Leya vin ansent ankò, li fè yon lòt gason. Li di: -Seyè a ban m' yon lòt gason ankò, paske li wè jan mari m' pa renmen m' menm. Se konsa li rele l' Simeyon.
And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls his name Simeon.
34 Li vin ansent yon twazyèm fwa, li fè yon lòt pitit gason ankò. Li di: -Fwa sa a, mari m' pral rete avè m' nèt paske mwen fè twa pitit gason pou li. Se konsa li rele l' Levi.
And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name Levi.
35 Apre sa, li vin ansent ankò, li fè yon lòt pitit gason. Li di: -Fwa sa a, m'ap fè lwanj Seyè a. Se konsa li rele l' Jida. Apre sa, Leya sispann fè pitit.
And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from bearing.
