Genesi 29
1 POI Giacobbe si mise in cammino, e andò nel paese degli Orientali.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
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.
There he [was surprised to] see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top 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.
When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.
4 E Giacobbe disse loro: Fratelli miei, onde [siete] voi? Ed essi risposero: Noi [siamo] di Charan.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Ed egli disse loro: Conoscete voi Labano, figliuolo di Nahor? Ed essi dissero: [Sì], noi [lo] conosciamo.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we 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.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel 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].
Jacob said, “Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to (graze/eat grass) in the pastures!”
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.
They replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
9 Mentre egli parlava ancora con loro, Rachele sopraggiunse, con le pecore di suo padre; perciocchè ella [era] guardiana di pecore.
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
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.
When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, [Jacob was so excited that] he went over and [by himself] rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.
11 E Giacobbe baciò Rachele, e alzò la sua voce, e pianse.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
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.
Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.
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.
As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek]. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.
14 E Labano gli disse: Veramente tu [sei] mie ossa e mia carne. Ed egli dimorò con lui un mese intiero.
Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
15 E Labano gli disse: Perchè tu [sei] mio fratello, mi serviresti tu gratuitamente? dichiarami qual [deve essere] il tuo premio.
Laban said to him “(You should not work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine!/Why should you work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine?) [RHQ] Tell me how much you want me to pay you.”
16 Or Labano avea due figliuole: la maggiore si chiamava Lea, e la minore Rachele.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 E Lea avea gli occhi teneri; ma Rachele era formosa, e di bello aspetto.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 E Giacobbe amava Rachele; e disse [a Labano: ] Io ti servirò sett'anni per Rachele, tua figliuola minore.
Jacob (was in love with/wanted very much to be married to) Rachel, and he said, “I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.”
19 E Labano disse: Meglio [è] che io la dia a te, che ad un altro uomo; stattene pur meco.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 E Giacobbe servì per Rachele [lo spazio] di sette anni; e quelli gli parvero pochi giorni, per l'amore ch'egli le portava.
So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
21 E Giacobbe disse a Labano: Dammi la mia moglie; perciocchè il mio termine è compiuto; [e lascia] che io entri da lei.
After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her. [EUP]”
22 E Labano adunò tutte le genti del luogo, e fece un convito.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Ma la sera prese Lea, sua figliuola, e la menò a Giacobbe; il quale entrò da lei.
But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex [EUP] with her.
24 E Labano diede Zilpa, sua serva, a Lea, sua figliuola, [per] serva.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
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?
The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban [and told him] very angrily, “(What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me?) [RHQ] I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?”
26 E Labano [gli] disse: E' non si suol far così appo noi, di dar la minore avanti la maggiore.
Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.
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.
After we finish this week of celebration, we will let you marry the younger one also. But in return, you must pay for Rachel by working for me for another seven years.”
28 Giacobbe adunque fece così; e fornì la settimana di quella; poi Labano gli diede ancora per moglie Rachele, sua figliluola.
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 E Labano diede Bilha, sua serva, a Rachele, sua figliola, per serva.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 E [Giacobbe] entrò eziandio da Rachele, ed anche amò Rachele più che Lea, e servì ancora sett'altri anni appo Labano.
Jacob had sex [EUP] with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
31 E il Signore, veggendo che Lea [era] odiata, aperse la sua matrice; ma Rachele [era] sterile.
When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah [very much], he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.
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.
Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son]!’ She said, “Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.”
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.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.” So she named him Simeon, [which means ‘someone who hears’].
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.
Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.” So she named him Levi, [which means ‘hold close’].
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.
Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “(This time/Now) I will praise Yahweh.” So she called his name Judah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’]. After that, she did not give birth to any more children [for several years].
