1 Mózes 30

1 Midőn Ráchel látta, hogy ő nem szült Jákobnak, irigykedett Ráchel az ő nővérére és mondta Jákobnak: Adj nekem gyermekeket, mert ha nem, meghalok én.

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 És fölgerjedt Jákob haragja Ráchel ellen és mondta: Vajon Isten helyében vagyok-e én, aki megvonta tőled a méhnek gyümölcsét?

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 És az mondta: Íme szolgálóm Bilhó, menj be hozzá és szüljön az én térdeimen, hogy felépüljek én is általa.

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).”

4 És odaadta neki Bilhót, az ő szolgálóját feleségül; és Jákob bement hozzá.

So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.

5 És fogant Bilhó és fiat szült Jákobnak.

She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

6 És mondta Ráchel: Ítélt fölöttem Isten, meg is hallgatta szavamat és fiat adott nekem; azért nevezte el Dánnak.

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’].

7 Újra fogant és szült Bilhó, Ráchel szolgálója második fiút Jákobnak.

Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.

8 És mondta Ráchel: Isteni küzdelmeket kűzdtem nővéremmel, győztem is; azért nevezte el Náftálinak.

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 És látta Léa, hogy nem szül többet, vette Zilpót, az ő szolgálóját és odaadta őt Jákobnak feleségül.

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.

10 És szült Zilpó, Léa szolgálója, Jákobnak fiat.

Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

11 És mondta Léa: Megjött a szerencse; és elnevezte Gádnak.

Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].

12 És szült Zilpó, Léa szolgálója, második fiút Jákobnak.

Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.

13 És mondta Léa: Boldogságom ez, mert boldognak mondanak engem a leányok: és elnevezte Ásérnek.

Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’

14 És elment Rúbén a búzaaratás napjaiban és talált nadragulyákat a mezőn, elvitte azokat anyjának, Léának; és mondta Ráchel Léának: Adj csak nekem fiad nadragulyáiból.

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 De ő mondta neki: Vajon kevés-e, hogy elveszed férjemet, még elvennéd fiam nadragulyáit is? És mondta Ráchel: Azért maradjon veled az éjjel fiad nadragulyáiért.

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 Midőn Jákob jött a mezőről este, kiment elébe Léa és mondta: Hozzám jöjj be, mert bérbe vettelek fiam nadragulyáiért. És vele maradt az éjjel.

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.

17 És meghallgatta Isten Leát, ez fogant és szült. Jákobnak ötödik fiút.

God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

18 És mondta Léa: Isten megadta jutalmamat, hogy odaadtam szolgálómat férjemnek; és elnevezte Isszáchárnak.

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’].

19 Léa újra fogant és szült Jákobnak hatodik fiút.

Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.

20 És mondta Léa: Megajándékozott engem Isten ajándékkal, immár nálam fog lakni férjem, mert szültem neki hat fiút; és elnevezte Zebulúnnak.

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’].

21 Azután szült egy leányt és elnevezte Dinának.

Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.

22 És megemlékezett Isten Ráchelről, meghallgatta őt Isten és megnyitotta méhét;

Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.

23 fogant és fiat szült és mondta: Elhárította Isten az én gyalázatomat.

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].”

24 És elnevezte Józsefnek, mondván: Adjon még az Örökkévaló nekem másik fiút.

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 És volt, amint szülte Ráchel Józsefet, mondta Jákob Lábánnak: Bocsáss el engem, hadd menjek el helységembe és országomba.

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 Add ide feleségeimet és gyermekeimet, akikért téged szolgáltalak, hadd menjek el; mert te ismered szolgálatomat, amellyel szolgáltalak.

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 És mondta neki Lábán: Ha ugyan kegyet találtam szemeidben – sejtem, hogy az Örökkévaló megáldott engem miattad.

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.

28 És mondta: Szabd ki béredet rám és megadom.

Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”

29 És mondta neki: Te tudod, miként szolgáltalak és mivé lett a te nyájad nálam.

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 Mert kevés az, amid volt énelőttem és elterjedt sokasággá, az Örökkévaló megáldott téged nyomomban; és most, mikor tegyek valamit én is az én házamért?

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 És ő mondta: Mit adjak neked? És mondta Jákob: Ne adj nekem semmit; ha megteszed nekem ezt a dolgot, ismét legeltetem juhaidat és őrzöm.

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 Bejárom ma összes juhaidat, eltávolítván onnan minden bárányt, mely pöttyös és foltos és minden sötétszínű bárányt a juhok közül, meg a foltost és pöttyöst a kecskék közül; ez legyen a bérem.

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 És tanuskodjék mellettem igazságom a holnapi napon, ha majd eljössz béremhez, mely előtted van; minden, ami nem pöttyös és foltos a kecskék között és sötétszínű a juhok között, lopott az nálam.

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.”

34 És Lábán mondta: Igen, vajha lenne szavad szerint.

Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”

35 És eltávolította aznap a bakokat, a tarka lábúakat és foltosakat és mind a kecskéket, a pöttyöseket meg a foltosakat, mindazt, amelyen valami fehér volt és minden sötétszínűt a juhok közül; és adta fiai kezére.

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 És hagyott három napi utat maga között és Jákob között; Jákob pedig legeltette Lábánnak többi juhait.

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 És vett magának Jákob friss nyárfapálcát és mogyoró- meg gesztenyefát és héjazott rajtuk fehér csíkokat, megmeztelenítvén a fehéret, mely a pálcákon volt.

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 És odaállította a pálcákat, melyeket lehéjazott, a vályúkba, a vízitatókba, ahova mennek a juhok, hogy igyanak, szemközt a juhokkal és felhevültek, midőn eljöttek inni.

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.

39 És felhevültek a juhok a pálcáknál; és ellettek a juhok tarkalábúakat, pöttyöseket és foltosakat.

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 A bárányokat elkülönítette Jákob és fordította a juhok arcát a tarkalábúak felé és minden sötétszínű felé Lábán juhai között; és külön helyezett el magának nyájakat és nem helyezte azokat Lábán juhaihoz.

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 És volt, valahányszor felhevültek a korai juhok, akkor odatette Jákob a pálcákat a juhok szemei elé a vályúkba, hogy felhevüljenek a pálcáknál.

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 Midőn pedig későn ellettek a juhok, nem tette oda; és lettek a későn ellők Lábáné, a koraiak Jákobé.

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 És kiterjeszkedett a férfiú igen nagyon és volt neki sok juha, szolgálója, szolgája, tevéje és szamara.

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.