Gênesis 29
1 Então poz-se Jacob a pé, e foi-se á terra dos filhos de oriente;
Jacob went quickly on his way, and arrived in the land of the eastern people.
2 E olhou, e eis um poço no campo, e eis tres rebanhos d'ovelhas que estavam deitados junto a elle; porque d'aquelle poço davam de beber aos rebanhos: e havia uma grande pedra sobre a bocca do poço.
As he looked around he saw a well in a field with three flocks of sheep lying down beside it, waiting to be given water. A large stone covered the top of the well.
3 E ajuntavam ali todos os rebanhos, e removiam a pedra de sobre a bocca do poço, e davam de beber ás ovelhas: e tornavam a pôr a pedra sobre a bocca do poço, no seu logar.
The usual practice was that once all the flocks had arrived, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the well and give their sheep water. Then they would put the stone back again.
4 E disse-lhes Jacob: Meus irmãos, d'onde sois? E disseram: Somos de Haran.
Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” “We're from Haran,” they replied.
5 E elle lhes disse: Conheceis a Labão, filho de Nachor? E disseram: Conhecemos.
“Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?” he asked. “Yes, we know him,” they replied.
6 Disse-lhes mais: Está elle bem? E disseram: Está bem, e eis aqui Rachel sua filha, que vem com as ovelhas.
“How is he?” he asked. “He's well,” they replied. “Look! In fact here's his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep right now.”
7 E elle disse: Eis que ainda é muito dia, não é tempo de ajuntar o gado; dae de beber ás ovelhas, e ide, apascentae-as.
“Look, there's still plenty of daylight left,” said Jacob. “It's too early to round up the sheep yet. Why not let them drink so they can go back to grazing?”
8 E disseram: Não podemos, até que todos os rebanhos se ajuntem, e removam a pedra de sobre a bocca do poço, para que demos de beber ás ovelhas.
“We can't do that until all the flocks have arrived,” they told him. “Then we roll away the stone from the well and let the sheep drink.”
9 Estando elle ainda fallando com elles, veiu Rachel com as ovelhas de seu pae: porque ella era pastora.
While he was still talking with them Rachel arrived with the flock she was looking after for her father.
10 E aconteceu que, vendo Jacob a Rachel, filha de Labão, irmão de sua mãe, e as ovelhas de Labão, irmão de sua mãe, chegou Jacob, e revolveu a pedra de sobre a bocca do poço, e deu de beber ás ovelhas de Labão, irmão de sua mãe.
When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, he went over and rolled away the stone from the well so Laban's sheep could drink.
11 E Jacob beijou a Rachel, e levantou a sua voz, e chorou.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept for joy.
12 E Jacob annunciou a Rachel que era irmão de seu pae, e que era filho de Rebecca: então ella correu, e o annunciou a seu pae.
(He had told her that he was the son of Laban's brother and Rebekah.) She ran and told her father what had happened.
13 E aconteceu que, ouvindo Labão as novas de Jacob, filho de sua irmã, correu-lhe ao encontro, e abraçou-o, e beijou-o, e levou-o á sua casa: e contou elle a Labão todas estas coisas.
As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob he ran out to meet him. He hugged him and kissed him, and took him home. After Jacob had explained everything to Laban,
14 Então Labão disse-lhe: Verdadeiramente és tu o meu osso e a minha carne. E ficou com elle um mez inteiro.
Laban told him, “No question about it—you're my own flesh and blood!” Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
15 Depois disse Labão a Jacob: Porque tu és meu irmão, has de servir-me de graça? declara-me qual será o teu salario.
One day Laban said to him, “You're my relative so you shouldn't be working for me for nothing! Tell me, what should I pay you?”
16 E Labão tinha duas filhas; o nome da mais velha era Leah, e o nome da menor Rachel.
Laban had two daughters. The older one was Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
17 Leah porém tinha olhos tenros, mas Rachel era de formoso semblante e formosa á vista.
Leah had kind eyes, but Rachel had a shapely figure and beautiful looks.
18 E Jacob amava a Rachel, e disse: Sete annos te servirei por Rachel, tua filha menor.
Jacob was in love with Rachel so he promised Laban, “I'll do seven years work for you for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
19 Então disse Labão: Melhor é que eu t'a dê, do que eu a dê a outro varão: fica commigo.
“Well it's better for me to give her to you than anyone else,” Laban replied. “So stay here and work for me.”
20 Assim serviu Jacob sete annos por Rachel; e foram aos seus olhos como poucos dias, pelo muito que a amava.
Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, but to him they seemed like just a few days because he really loved her.
21 E disse Jacob a Labão: Dá-me minha mulher, porque meus dias são cumpridos, para que eu entre a ella.
Then Jacob said to Laban, “I've completed the time we agreed. Now give me your daughter to be my wife.”
22 Então ajuntou Labão a todos os varões d'aquelle logar, e fez um banquete.
So Laban organized a wedding banquet and invited everyone around to come.
23 E aconteceu, á tarde, que tomou Leah sua filha, e trouxe-lh'a: e entrou a ella.
But once it was dark Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24 E Labão deu sua serva Zilpah a Leah sua filha por serva.
(Laban also arranged for his servant Zilpah to be Leah's personal maid.)
25 E aconteceu pela manhã, eis que era Leah; pelo que disse a Labão: Porque me fizeste isso? não te tenho servido por Rachel? porque pois me enganaste?
When morning came, he saw it was Leah! He went to Laban and asked angrily, “What have you done to me? It was for Rachel that I worked for you! Why have you deceived me?”
26 E disse Labão: Não se faz assim no nosso logar, que a menor se dê antes da primogenita.
“Here we don't give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn,” Laban replied.
27 Cumpre a semana d'esta; então te daremos tambem a outra, pelo serviço que ainda outros sete annos servires commigo.
“Finish this week of wedding celebrations and then I'll give you the other daughter as well, as long as you work another seven years for me.”
28 E Jacob fez assim: e cumpriu a semana d'esta: então lhe deu por mulher Rachel sua filha.
Jacob agreed. He finished the week of wedding celebrations for Leah, and then Laban gave Jacob his daughter Rachel as his wife as well.
29 E Labão deu sua serva Bilha por serva a Rachel, sua filha.
(Laban also arranged for his servant Bilhah to be Rachel's personal maid.)
30 E entrou tambem a Rachel, e amou tambem a Rachel mais do que a Leah; e serviu com elle ainda outros sete annos.
So Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years for Rachel.
31 Vendo pois o Senhor que Leah era aborrecida, abriu a sua madre; porém Rachel era esteril.
The Lord saw that Leah wasn't loved he helped Leah to have children, but not Rachel.
32 E concebeu Leah, e pariu um filho, e chamou o seu nome Ruben, porque disse: Porque o Senhor attendeu á minha afflicção, por isso agora me amará o meu marido.
Leah became pregnant, and had a son she named Reuben, for she said, “The Lord saw how much I was suffering and now my husband will love me!”
33 E concebeu outra vez, e pariu um filho, dizendo: Porquanto o Senhor ouviu que eu era aborrecida, me deu tambem este; e chamou o seu nome Simeão.
Then Leah became pregnant again, and had another son. She said, “The Lord has heard that I'm not loved so he gave me this son.” So she named him Simeon.
34 E concebeu outra vez, e pariu um filho, dizendo: Agora esta vez se ajuntará meu marido commigo, porque tres filhos lhe tenho parido: por isso chamou o seu nome Levi.
Leah became pregnant for the third time, and had another son. She said, “Finally my husband will be attached to me because now I've given him three sons.” That's why he was named Levi.
35 E concebeu outra vez, e pariu um filho, dizendo: Esta vez louvarei ao Senhor. Por isso chamou o seu nome Judah: e cessou de parir.
Once again Leah became pregnant and had another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “Now I can really praise the Lord!” After that she had no more children.
