創世記 29
1 ヤコブはその旅を続けて東の民の地へ行った。
Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
2 見ると野に一つの井戸があって、そのかたわらに羊の三つの群れが伏していた。人々はその井戸から群れに水を飲ませるのであったが、井戸の口には大きな石があった。
And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
3 群れが皆そこに集まると、人々は井戸の口から石をころがして羊に水を飲ませ、その石をまた井戸の口の元のところに返しておくのである。
And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
4 ヤコブは人々に言った、「兄弟たちよ、あなたがたはどこからこられたのですか」。彼らは言った、「わたしたちはハランからです」。
Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
5 ヤコブは彼らに言った、「あなたがたはナホルの子ラバンを知っていますか」。彼らは言った、「知っています」。
And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
6 ヤコブはまた彼らに言った、「彼は無事ですか」。彼らは言った、「無事です。御覧なさい。彼の娘ラケルはいま羊と一緒にここへきます」。
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
7 ヤコブは言った、「日はまだ高いし、家畜を集める時でもない。あなたがたは羊に水を飲ませてから、また行って飼いなさい」。
Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
8 彼らは言った、「わたしたちはそれはできないのです。群れがみな集まった上で、井戸の口から石をころがし、それから羊に水を飲ませるのです」。
And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
9 ヤコブがなお彼らと語っている時に、ラケルは父の羊と一緒にきた。彼女は羊を飼っていたからである。
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
10 ヤコブは母の兄ラバンの娘ラケルと母の兄ラバンの羊とを見た。そしてヤコブは進み寄って井戸の口から石をころがし、母の兄ラバンの羊に水を飲ませた。
Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
11 ヤコブはラケルに口づけし、声をあげて泣いた。
And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
12 ヤコブはラケルに、自分がラケルの父のおいであり、リベカの子であることを告げたので、彼女は走って行って父に話した。
And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
13 ラバンは妹の子ヤコブがきたという知らせを聞くとすぐ、走って行ってヤコブを迎え、これを抱いて口づけし、家に連れてきた。そこでヤコブはすべての事をラバンに話した。
And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
14 ラバンは彼に言った、「あなたはほんとうにわたしの骨肉です」。ヤコブは一か月の間彼と共にいた。
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
15 時にラバンはヤコブに言った、「あなたはわたしのおいだからといって、ただでわたしのために働くこともないでしょう。どんな報酬を望みますか、わたしに言ってください」。
Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
16 さてラバンにはふたりの娘があった。姉の名はレアといい、妹の名はラケルといった。
Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 レアは目が弱かったが、ラケルは美しくて愛らしかった。
And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
18 ヤコブはラケルを愛したので、「わたしは、あなたの妹娘ラケルのために七年あなたに仕えましょう」と言った。
And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
19 ラバンは言った、「彼女を他人にやるよりもあなたにやる方がよい。わたしと一緒にいなさい」。
And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
20 こうして、ヤコブは七年の間ラケルのために働いたが、彼女を愛したので、ただ数日のように思われた。
And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
21 ヤコブはラバンに言った、「期日が満ちたから、わたしの妻を与えて、妻の所にはいらせてください」。
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
22 そこでラバンはその所の人々をみな集めて、ふるまいを設けた。
And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
23 夕暮となったとき、娘レアをヤコブのもとに連れてきたので、ヤコブは彼女の所にはいった。
And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
24 ラバンはまた自分のつかえめジルパを娘レアにつかえめとして与えた。
And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
25 朝になって、見ると、それはレアであったので、ヤコブはラバンに言った、「あなたはどうしてこんな事をわたしにされたのですか。わたしはラケルのために働いたのではありませんか。どうしてあなたはわたしを欺いたのですか」。
And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
26 ラバンは言った、「妹を姉より先にとつがせる事はわれわれの国ではしません。
And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
27 まずこの娘のために一週間を過ごしなさい。そうすればあの娘もあなたにあげよう。あなたは、そのため更に七年わたしに仕えなければならない」。
Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
28 ヤコブはそのとおりにして、その一週間が終ったので、ラバンは娘ラケルをも妻として彼に与えた。
And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
29 ラバンはまた自分のつかえめビルハを娘ラケルにつかえめとして与えた。
And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
30 ヤコブはまたラケルの所にはいった。彼はレアよりもラケルを愛して、更に七年ラバンに仕えた。
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
31 主はレアがきらわれるのを見て、その胎を開かれたが、ラケルは、みごもらなかった。
Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
32 レアは、みごもって子を産み、名をルベンと名づけて、言った、「主がわたしの悩みを顧みられたから、今は夫もわたしを愛するだろう」。
And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
33 彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「主はわたしが嫌われるのをお聞きになって、わたしにこの子をも賜わった」と言って、名をシメオンと名づけた。
Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
34 彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「わたしは彼に三人の子を産んだから、こんどこそは夫もわたしに親しむだろう」と言って、名をレビと名づけた。
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
35 彼女はまた、みごもって子を産み、「わたしは今、主をほめたたえる」と言って名をユダと名づけた。そこで彼女の、子を産むことはやんだ。
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
