Gênesis 29
1 E Jacó seguiu o seu caminho, e foi à terra dos filhos do oriente.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 E olhou, e viu um poço no campo: e eis três rebanhos de ovelhas que estavam deitados próximo dele; porque daquele poço davam de beber aos gados: e havia uma grande pedra sobre a boca do poço.
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 juntavam-se ali todos os rebanhos; e revolviam a pedra de sobre a boca do poço, e davam de beber às ovelhas; e voltavam a pedra sobre a boca do poço a seu lugar.
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 disse-lhes Jacó: Irmãos meus, de onde sois? E eles responderam: De Harã somos.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 E ele lhes disse: Conheceis a Labão, filho de Naor? E eles disseram: Sim, nós o conhecemos.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 E ele lhes disse: Ele está bem? E eles disseram: Está bem; e eis que Raquel sua filha vem com o gado.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 E ele disse: Eis que ainda é cedo do dia; não é hora de recolher o gado; dai de beber às ovelhas, e ide apascentá-las.
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 E eles responderam: Não podemos, até que se juntem todos os gados, e removam a pedra de sobre a boca do poço, para que demos de beber às ovelhas.
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 Estando ainda ele falando com eles Raquel veio com o gado de seu pai, porque ela era a pastora.
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 sucedeu que, quando Jacó viu Raquel, filha de Labão irmão de sua mãe, e as ovelhas de Labão, o irmão de sua mãe, chegou-se Jacó, e removeu a pedra de sobre a boca do poço, e deu de beber ao gado de Labão irmão de sua mãe.
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 Jacó beijou a Raquel, e levantou sua voz, e chorou.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 E Jacó disse a Raquel como ele era irmão de seu pai, e como era filho de Rebeca: e ela correu, e deu as novas a seu pai.
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 assim que ouviu Labão as novas de Jacó, filho de sua irmã, correu a recebê-lo, e abraçou-o, e beijou-o, e trouxe-lhe à sua casa: e ele contou a Labão todas estas coisas.
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 Labão lhe disse: Certamente és osso meu e carne minha. E esteve com ele durante um mês.
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 Então disse Labão a Jacó: Por ser tu meu irmão, me hás de servir de graça? Declara-me o que será teu salário.
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 E Labão tinha duas filhas: o nome da mais velha era Lia, e o nome da mais nova, Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 E os olhos de Lia eram tenros, mas Raquel era de lindo semblante e de bela aparência.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 E Jacó amou a Raquel, e disse: Eu te servirei sete anos por Raquel tua filha mais nova.
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 Labão respondeu: Melhor é que a dê a ti, que não que a dê a outro homem: fica-te comigo.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Assim serviu Jacó por Raquel sete anos: e pareceram-lhe como poucos dias, porque a amava.
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 disse Jacó a Labão: Dá-me minha mulher, porque meu tempo é cumprido para que me deite com ela.
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 Então Labão juntou a todos os homens daquele lugar, e fez banquete.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 E sucedeu que à noite tomou sua filha Lia, e a trouxe; e ele se deitou com ela.
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 deu Labão sua serva Zilpa à sua filha Lia por criada.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 E vinda a manhã, eis que era Lia: e ele disse a Labão: Que é isto que me fizeste? Não te servi por Raquel? Por que, pois, me enganaste?
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 Labão respondeu: Não se faz assim em nosso lugar, que se dê a mais nova antes da mais velha.
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 Cumpre a semana desta, e se te dará também a outra, pelo serviço que fizeres comigo por outros sete anos.
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 E fez Jacó assim, e cumpriu a semana daquela; e ele lhe deu a sua filha Raquel por mulher.
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 deu Labão a Raquel sua filha por criada a sua serva Bila.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 E deitou-se também com Raquel: e amou-a também mais que a Lia: e serviu a ele ainda outros sete anos.
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 viu o SENHOR que Lia era mal-amada, e abriu sua madre; mas Raquel era estéril.
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 concebeu Lia, e deu à luz um filho, e chamou seu nome Rúben, porque disse: Já que olhou o SENHOR minha aflição; agora, portanto, meu marido me amará.
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 E concebeu outra vez, e deu à luz um filho, e disse: Porquanto ouviu o SENHOR que eu era mal-amada, me deu também este. E chamou seu nome Simeão.
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 E concebeu outra vez, e deu à luz um filho, e disse: Agora esta vez meu marido se apegará a mim, porque lhe dei três filhos; portanto, chamou seu nome 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 E concebeu outra vez, e deu à luz um filho, e disse: Esta vez louvarei ao SENHOR; por isto chamou seu nome Judá; e deixou de dar à luz.
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].
