創世記 29
1 斯てヤコブ其途にすすみて東の民の地にいたりて
And Jacob continued his journey, and went into the land of the children of the east.
2 見るに野に井ありて羊の群三其傍に臥ゐたり此井より群に飮へばなり大なる石井の口にあり
And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the fields, and behold there, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a great stone was at the mouth of the well.
3 羊の群皆其處に集る時に井の口より石をまろばして羊に水飼ひ復故のごとく井の口に石をのせおくなり
And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place.
4 ヤコブ人々に言けるは兄弟よ奚よりきたれるや彼等いふ我等はハランより來る
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
5 ヤコブ彼等にいひけるは汝等ナホルの子ラバンをしるや彼等識といふ
And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know [him].
6 ヤコブ又かれらにいひけるは彼は安きや彼等いふ安し視よ彼の女ラケル羊と偕に來ると
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, [He is] well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep.
7 ヤコブ言ふ視よ日尚高し家畜を聚むべき時にあらず羊に飮ひて往て牧せよ
And he said, Behold, it is yet high day; it is not time that the cattle should be gathered together; water the sheep, and go, feed [them].
8 彼等いふ我等しかする能はず群の皆聚るに及て井の口より石をまろばして羊に飮ふべきなり
And they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.
9 ヤコブ尚彼等と語れる時にラケル父の羊とともに來る其は之を牧居たればなり
While he was still speaking to them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10 ヤコブ其母の兄ラバンの女ラケルおよび其母の兄ラバンの羊を見しかばヤコブ進みよりて井の口より石をまろばし母の兄ラバンの羊に飮ひたり
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 went near, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother.
11 而してヤコブ、ラケルに接吻して聲をあげて啼哭ぬ
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
12 即ちヤコブ、ラケルに己はその父の兄弟にしてリベカの子なることを告ければ彼はしりゆきて父に告たり
And Jacob told Rachel that he was a brother of her father, and that he was Rebecca's son; and she ran and told her father.
13 ラバン其妹の子ヤコブの事を聞しかば趨ゆきて之を迎へ之を抱きて接吻し之を家に導きいたれりヤコブすなはち此等の事を悉くラバンに述たり
And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house; and he told Laban all these things.
14 ラバン彼にいひけるは汝は誠にわが骨肉なりとヤコブ一月の間彼とともに居る
And Laban said to him, Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him a month's time.
15 茲にラバン、ヤコブにいひけるは汝はわが兄弟なればとて空く我に役事べけんや何の報酬を望むや我に告よ
And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?
16 ラバン二人の女子を有り姉の名はレアといひ妹の名はラケルといふ
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17 レアは目弱かりしがラケルは美くして姝し
And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.
18 ヤコブ、ラケルを愛したれば言ふ我汝の季女ラケルのために七年汝に事ん
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 ラバンいひけるは彼を他の人にあたふるよりも汝にあたふるは善し我と偕に居れ
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20 ヤコブ七年の間ラケルのために勤たりしが彼を愛するが爲に此を數日の如く見做り
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.
21 茲にヤコブ、ラバンに言けるはわが期滿たればわが妻をあたへて我をしてかれの處にいることを得せしめよ
And Jacob said to Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
22 是に於てラバン處の人を盡く集めて酒宴を設けたりしが
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23 晩に及びて其女レアを携へて此をヤコブにつれ來れりヤコブ即ち彼の處にいりぬ
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.
24 ラバンまた其侍婢ジルパを娘レアに與へて侍婢となさしめたり
And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his maidservant, to be maidservant to Leah his daughter.
25 朝にいたりて見るにレアなりしかばヤコブ、ラバンに言けるは汝なんぞ此事を我になしたるや我ラケルのために汝に役事しにあらずや汝なんぞ我を欺くや
And it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Have I not served thee for Rachel? Why then hast thou deceived me?
26 ラバンいひけるは姉より先に妹を嫁しむる事は我國にて爲ざるところなり
And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
27 其七日を過せ我等是をも汝に與へん然ば汝是がために尚七年我に事へて勤むべし
Fulfil the week [with] this one: then we will give thee the other one also, for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years.
28 ヤコブ即ち斯なして其七日をすごせしかばラバン其女ラケルをも之にあたへて妻となさしむ
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week [with] this one, and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife.
29 またラバン其侍婢ビルハを女ラケルにあたへて侍婢となさしむ
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah, his maidservant, to be her maidservant.
30 ヤコブまたラケルの所にいりぬ彼レアよりもラケルを愛し尚七年ラバンに事たり
And he went in also to Rachel; and he loved also Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet seven other years.
31 ヱホバ、レアの嫌るるを見て其胎をひらきたまへり然どラケルは姙なきものなりき
And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 レア孕みて子を生み其名をルベンと名けていひけるはヱホバ誠にわが艱苦を顧みたまへりされば今夫我を愛せんと
And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Reuben; for she said, Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.
33 彼ふたたび孕みて子を產みヱホバわが嫌るるを聞たまひしによりて我に是をもたまへりと言て其名をシメオンと名けたり
And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.
34 彼また孕みて子を生み我三人の子を生たれば夫今より我に膠漆んといへり是によりて其名をレビと名けたり
And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Now this time will my husband be united to me, for I have borne him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi.
35 彼復姙みて子を生み我今ヱホバを讚美んといへり是によりて其名をユダと名けたり是にいたりて產ことやみぬ
And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, This time will I praise Jehovah; therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased to bear.
