उत्पत्ति 30
1 १ जब राहेल ने देखा कि याकूब के लिये मुझसे कोई सन्तान नहीं होती, तब वह अपनी बहन से डाह करने लगी और याकूब से कहा, “मुझे भी सन्तान दे, नहीं तो मर जाऊँगी।”
Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”
2 २ तब याकूब ने राहेल से क्रोधित होकर कहा, “क्या मैं परमेश्वर हूँ? तेरी कोख तो उसी ने बन्द कर रखी है।”
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”
3 ३ राहेल ने कहा, “अच्छा, मेरी दासी बिल्हा हाजिर है; उसी के पास जा, वह मेरे घुटनों पर जनेगी, और उसके द्वारा मेरा भी घर बसेगा।”
Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”
So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6 ६ तब राहेल ने कहा, “परमेश्वर ने मेरा न्याय चुकाया और मेरी सुनकर मुझे एक पुत्र दिया।” इसलिए उसने उसका नाम दान रखा।
Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].
Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
8 ८ तब राहेल ने कहा, “मैंने अपनी बहन के साथ बड़े बल से लिपटकर मल्लयुद्ध किया और अब जीत गई।” अतः उसने उसका नाम नप्ताली रखा।
Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].
9 ९ जब लिआ ने देखा कि मैं जनने से रहित हो गई हूँ, तब उसने अपनी दासी जिल्पा को लेकर याकूब की पत्नी होने के लिये दे दिया।
When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.
Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
13 १३ तब लिआ ने कहा, “मैं धन्य हूँ; निश्चय स्त्रियाँ मुझे धन्य कहेंगी।” इसलिए उसने उसका नाम आशेर रखा।
Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
14 १४ गेहूँ की कटनी के दिनों में रूबेन को मैदान में दूदाफल मिले, और वह उनको अपनी माता लिआ के पास ले गया, तब राहेल ने लिआ से कहा, “अपने पुत्र के दूदाफलों में से कुछ मुझे दे।”
When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”
15 १५ उसने उससे कहा, “तूने जो मेरे पति को ले लिया है क्या छोटी बात है? अब क्या तू मेरे पुत्र के दूदाफल भी लेना चाहती है?” राहेल ने कहा, “अच्छा, तेरे पुत्र के दूदाफलों के बदले वह आज रात को तेरे संग सोएगा।”
But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].
16 १६ साँझ को जब याकूब मैदान से आ रहा था, तब लिआ उससे भेंट करने को निकली, और कहा, “तुझे मेरे ही पास आना होगा, क्योंकि मैंने अपने पुत्र के दूदाफल देकर तुझे सचमुच मोल लिया।” तब वह उस रात को उसी के संग सोया।
When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.
God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18 १८ तब लिआ ने कहा, “मैंने जो अपने पति को अपनी दासी दी, इसलिए परमेश्वर ने मुझे मेरी मजदूरी दी है।” इसलिए उसने उसका नाम इस्साकार रखा।
Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].
Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
20 २० तब लिआ ने कहा, “परमेश्वर ने मुझे अच्छा दान दिया है; अब की बार मेरा पति मेरे संग बना रहेगा, क्योंकि मेरे उससे छः पुत्र उत्पन्न हो चुके हैं।” इसलिए उसने उसका नाम जबूलून रखा।
Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].
Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 २३ इसलिए वह गर्भवती हुई और उसके एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ; तब उसने कहा, “परमेश्वर ने मेरी नामधराई को दूर कर दिया है।”
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”
She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’
25 २५ जब राहेल से यूसुफ उत्पन्न हुआ, तब याकूब ने लाबान से कहा, “मुझे विदा कर कि मैं अपने देश और स्थान को जाऊँ।
After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
26 २६ मेरी स्त्रियाँ और मेरे बच्चे, जिनके लिये मैंने तेरी सेवा की है, उन्हें मुझे दे कि मैं चला जाऊँ; तू तो जानता है कि मैंने तेरी कैसी सेवा की है।”
You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”
27 २७ लाबान ने उससे कहा, “यदि तेरी दृष्टि में मैंने अनुग्रह पाया है, तो यहीं रह जा; क्योंकि मैंने अनुभव से जान लिया है कि यहोवा ने तेरे कारण से मुझे आशीष दी है।”
But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.
Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
29 २९ उसने उससे कहा, “तू जानता है कि मैंने तेरी कैसी सेवा की, और तेरे पशु मेरे पास किस प्रकार से रहे।
Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.
30 ३० मेरे आने से पहले वे कितने थे, और अब कितने हो गए हैं; और यहोवा ने मेरे आने पर तुझे आशीष दी है। पर मैं अपने घर का काम कब करने पाऊँगा?”
You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
31 ३१ उसने फिर कहा, “मैं तुझे क्या दूँ?” याकूब ने कहा, “तू मुझे कुछ न दे; यदि तू मेरे लिये एक काम करे, तो मैं फिर तेरी भेड़-बकरियों को चराऊँगा, और उनकी रक्षा करूँगा।
Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.
32 ३२ मैं आज तेरी सब भेड़-बकरियों के बीच होकर निकलूँगा, और जो भेड़ या बकरी चित्तीवाली या चितकबरी हो, और जो भेड़ काली हो, और जो बकरी चितकबरी और चित्तीवाली हो, उन्हें मैं अलग कर रखूँगा; और मेरी मजदूरी में वे ही ठहरेंगी।
Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.
33 ३३ और जब आगे को मेरी मजदूरी की चर्चा तेरे सामने चले, तब धर्म की यही साक्षी होगी; अर्थात् बकरियों में से जो कोई न चित्तीवाली न चितकबरी हो, और भेड़ों में से जो कोई काली न हो, यदि मेरे पास निकलें, तो चोरी की ठहरेंगी।”
In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
35 ३५ अतः उसने उसी दिन सब धारीवाले और चितकबरे बकरों, और सब चित्तीवाली और चितकबरी बकरियों को, अर्थात् जिनमें कुछ उजलापन था, उनको और सब काली भेड़ों को भी अलग करके अपने पुत्रों के हाथ सौंप दिया।
But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.
36 ३६ और उसने अपने और याकूब के बीच में तीन दिन के मार्ग का अन्तर ठहराया; और याकूब लाबान की भेड़-बकरियों को चराने लगा।
Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37 ३७ तब याकूब ने चिनार, और बादाम, और अर्मोन वृक्षों की हरी-हरी छड़ियाँ लेकर, उनके छिलके कहीं-कहीं छील के, उन्हें धारीदार बना दिया, ऐसी कि उन छड़ियों की सफेदी दिखाई देने लगी।
Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.
38 ३८ और तब छीली हुई छड़ियों को भेड़-बकरियों के सामने उनके पानी पीने के कठौतों में खड़ा किया; और जब वे पानी पीने के लिये आईं तब गाभिन हो गईं।
Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.
The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.
40 ४० तब याकूब ने भेड़ों के बच्चों को अलग-अलग किया, और लाबान की भेड़-बकरियों के मुँह को चित्तीवाले और सब काले बच्चों की ओर कर दिया; और अपने झुण्डों को उनसे अलग रखा, और लाबान की भेड़-बकरियों से मिलने न दिया।
Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.
41 ४१ और जब जब बलवन्त भेड़-बकरियाँ गाभिन होती थीं, तब-तब याकूब उन छड़ियों को कठौतों में उनके सामने रख देता था; जिससे वे छड़ियों को देखती हुई गाभिन हो जाएँ।
In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.
42 ४२ पर जब निर्बल भेड़-बकरियाँ गाभिन होती थी, तब वह उन्हें उनके आगे नहीं रखता था। इससे निर्बल-निर्बल लाबान की रहीं, और बलवन्त-बलवन्त याकूब की हो गईं।
But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.
43 ४३ इस प्रकार वह पुरुष अत्यन्त धनाढ्य हो गया, और उसके बहुत सी भेड़-बकरियाँ, और दासियाँ और दास और ऊँट और गदहे हो गए।
As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.
