Genesi 29
1 POI Giacobbe si mise in cammino, e andò nel paese degli Orientali.
And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
2 E riguardò, ed ecco un pozzo in un campo, e quivi [erano] tre gregge di pecore, che giacevano appresso di quello; perciocchè di quel pozzo si abbeveravano le gregge; ed una gran pietra [era] sopra la bocca del pozzo.
And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
3 E quivi si raunavano tutte le gregge, e [i pastori] rotolavano quella pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo, e abbeveravano le pecore; e poi tornavano la pietra al suo luogo, in su la bocca del pozzo.
And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
4 E Giacobbe disse loro: Fratelli miei, onde [siete] voi? Ed essi risposero: Noi [siamo] di Charan.
And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
5 Ed egli disse loro: Conoscete voi Labano, figliuolo di Nahor? Ed essi dissero: [Sì], noi [lo] conosciamo.
And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
6 Ed egli disse loro: Sta egli bene? Ed essi dissero: [Sì], egli sta bene; ed ecco Rachele, sua figliuola, che viene con le pecore.
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
7 Ed egli disse loro: Ecco, il giorno è ancora alto; non è tempo di raccogliere il bestiame; abbeverate queste pecore, ed andate, e pasturate[le].
And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
8 Ma essi dissero: Noi non possiamo, finchè tutte le gregge non sieno adunate, e che si rotoli la pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo; allora abbevereremo le pecore.
And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
9 Mentre egli parlava ancora con loro, Rachele sopraggiunse, con le pecore di suo padre; perciocchè ella [era] guardiana di pecore.
While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
10 E, quando Giacobbe ebbe veduta Rachele, figliuola di Labano, fratello di sua madre, con le pecore di Labano, fratello di sua madre, egli si fece innanzi, e rotolò quella pietra d'in su la bocca del pozzo, e abbeverò le pecore di Labano, fratello di sua madre.
And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
11 E Giacobbe baciò Rachele, e alzò la sua voce, e pianse.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
12 E Giacobbe dichiarò a Rachele come egli [era] fratello di suo padre; e come egli [era] figliuolo di Rebecca. Ed ella corse, e [lo] rapportò a suo padre.
And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
13 E, come Labano ebbe udite le novelle di Giacobbe, figliuolo della sua sorella, gli corse incontro, e l'abbracciò, e lo baciò, e lo menò in casa sua. E [Giacobbe] raccontò a Labano tutte queste cose.
And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
14 E Labano gli disse: Veramente tu [sei] mie ossa e mia carne. Ed egli dimorò con lui un mese intiero.
And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
15 E Labano gli disse: Perchè tu [sei] mio fratello, mi serviresti tu gratuitamente? dichiarami qual [deve essere] il tuo premio.
And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
16 Or Labano avea due figliuole: la maggiore si chiamava Lea, e la minore Rachele.
Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17 E Lea avea gli occhi teneri; ma Rachele era formosa, e di bello aspetto.
And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
18 E Giacobbe amava Rachele; e disse [a Labano: ] Io ti servirò sett'anni per Rachele, tua figliuola minore.
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
19 E Labano disse: Meglio [è] che io la dia a te, che ad un altro uomo; stattene pur meco.
And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
20 E Giacobbe servì per Rachele [lo spazio] di sette anni; e quelli gli parvero pochi giorni, per l'amore ch'egli le portava.
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
21 E Giacobbe disse a Labano: Dammi la mia moglie; perciocchè il mio termine è compiuto; [e lascia] che io entri da lei.
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
22 E Labano adunò tutte le genti del luogo, e fece un convito.
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
23 Ma la sera prese Lea, sua figliuola, e la menò a Giacobbe; il quale entrò da lei.
And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
24 E Labano diede Zilpa, sua serva, a Lea, sua figliuola, [per] serva.
And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
25 Poi, venuta la mattina, ecco, colei [era] Lea. E [Giacobbe] disse a Labano: Che cosa [è] ciò [che] tu mi hai fatto? non ho io servito appo te per Rachele? perchè dunque mi hai ingannato?
And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
26 E Labano [gli] disse: E' non si suol far così appo noi, di dar la minore avanti la maggiore.
And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
27 Fornisci pure la settimana di questa; e poi ti daremo ancora quest'altra, per lo servigio che tu farai in casa mia altri sett'anni.
Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labor, which you labor with me, yet seven other years.
28 Giacobbe adunque fece così; e fornì la settimana di quella; poi Labano gli diede ancora per moglie Rachele, sua figliluola.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
29 E Labano diede Bilha, sua serva, a Rachele, sua figliola, per serva.
And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
30 E [Giacobbe] entrò eziandio da Rachele, ed anche amò Rachele più che Lea, e servì ancora sett'altri anni appo Labano.
And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
31 E il Signore, veggendo che Lea [era] odiata, aperse la sua matrice; ma Rachele [era] sterile.
And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 E Lea concepette, e partorì un figliuolo, al quale ella pose nome Ruben; perciocchè disse: Il Signore ha pur riguardato alla mia afflizione; ora mi amerà pure il mio marito.
And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
33 Poi concepette di nuovo, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Il Signore ha pure inteso che io [era] odiata, e però mi ha dato ancora questo figliuolo; perciò gli pose nome Simeone.
And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
34 Ed ella concepette ancora, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Questa volta pure il mio marito starà congiunto meco; perciocchè io gli ho partoriti tre figliuoli; perciò fu posto nome a quel figliuolo Levi.
And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
35 Ed ella concepette ancora, e partorì un figliuolo, e disse: Questa volta io celebrerò il Signore; perciò pose nome a quel figliuolo Giuda; poi restò di partorire.
And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
