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
Then Iaakob lift vp his feete and came into the East countrey.
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 as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) and there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.
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 thither were all the flockes gathered, and they rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and watered the sheepe, and put the stone againe vpon the welles mouth in his 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 Iaakob sayde vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they answered, We are of Haran.
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
Then he sayd vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? Who said, We 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
Againe he sayd vnto them, Is he in good health? And they answered, He is in good health, and beholde, his daughter Rahel commeth with the sheepe.
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
Then he sayd, Lo, it is yet hie day, neither is it time that the cattell shoulde be gathered together: water ye the sheepe and go feede 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
But they sayde, We may not vntill all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone from the welles mouth, that we may water the sheepe.
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 talked with them, Rahel also came with her fathers sheepe, for she kept them.
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 assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel ye daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, then came Iaakob neere, and rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and watered ye flocke of Laban his mothers 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 Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce 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
(For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers brother, and that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she ranne and tolde 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 when Laban heard tell of Iaakob his sisters sonne, he ranne to meete him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house: and he tolde 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
To whome Laban sayd, Well, thou art my bone and my flesh. and he abode with him the space of a moneth.
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
For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe 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
Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.
17 レアは目弱かりしがラケルは美くして姝し
And Leah was tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.
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 Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger 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
Then Laban answered, It is better that I giue her thee, then that I should giue 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 Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued 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
Then Iaakob sayde to Laban, Giue me my wife, that I may goe in to her: for my terme is ended.
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
Wherefore 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
But whe the euening was come, he tooke Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in vnto 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 gaue his mayde Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her seruant.
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
But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done thus to mee? did not I serue thee for Rahel? wherfore then hast thou beguiled 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 answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.
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
Fulfill seuen yeeres for her, and we wil also giue thee this for the seruice, which thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeeres more.
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
Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel 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
Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant.
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
So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres more.
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
When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel 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 conceiued and bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will loue 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 conceiued againe and bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath therefore giuen me this sonne 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 conceiued againe and bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui.
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
Moreouer shee conceiued againe and bare a sonne, saying, Nowe will I prayse the Lord: therefore shee called his name Iudah, and left bearing.
