Geneză 29
1 Apoi Iacob a mers în călătoria sa şi a mers în ţara poporului din est.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Şi a privit şi, iată, o fântână în câmp şi, iată, acolo erau trei turme de oi culcate lângă ea; căci din acea fântână adăpau turmele; şi o piatră mare era peste gura fântânii.
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 Şi acolo erau toate turmele adunate şi au rostogolit piatra de la gura fântânii şi au adăpat oile şi au pus piatra din nou peste gura fântânii la locul ei.
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 Şi Iacob le-a spus: Fraţii mei, de unde sunteţi voi? Iar ei au spus: Noi suntem din Haran.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Iar el le-a spus: Îl cunoaşteţi pe Laban, fiul lui Nahor? Iar ei au spus: Îl cunoaştem.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 Iar el le-a spus: Este el bine? Iar ei au spus: Este bine şi, iată, Rahela, fiica lui, vine cu oile.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 Iar el a spus: Iată, ziua este încă mare, nici nu este timpul ca vitele să fie adunate; adăpaţi oile şi mergeţi şi le paşteţi.
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 Iar ei au spus: Nu putem, până când toate turmele sunt adunate şi când ei rostogolesc piatra de la gura fântânii, atunci adăpăm oile.
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 Şi în timp ce el încă vorbea cu ei, Rahela a venit cu oile tatălui ei, pentru că ea le păzea.
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 Şi s-a întâmplat, când Iacob a văzut-o pe Rahela, fiica lui Laban, fratele mamei sale, şi oile lui Laban, fratele mamei sale, că Iacob s-a apropiat şi a rostogolit piatra de la gura fântânii şi a adăpat turma lui Laban, fratele mamei sale.
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 Şi Iacob a sărutat pe Rahela şi el şi-a ridicat vocea şi a plâns.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 Şi Iacob a povestit Rahelei că el era fratele tatălui ei şi că el era fiul Rebecăi; şi ea a alergat şi a povestit tatălui ei.
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 Şi s-a întâmplat, când Laban a auzit veştile despre Iacob, fiul surorii lui, că el a alergat să îl întâlnească şi l-a îmbrăţişat şi l-a sărutat şi l-a adus în casa lui. Şi el a povestit lui Laban toate aceste lucruri.
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 Şi Laban i-a spus: Tu eşti cu adevărat osul meu şi carnea mea. Şi a rămas cu el o lună de zile.
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 Şi Laban i-a spus lui Iacob: Pentru că tu eşti fratele meu ar trebui de aceea să îmi serveşti degeaba? Spune-mi, ce va fi plata ta.
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 Şi Laban avea două fiice; numele celei mai în vârstă era Leea şi numele celei mai tinere era Rahela.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Leea era slabă de ochi; dar Rahela era frumoasă la statură şi plăcută la vedere.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Şi Iacob a iubit-o pe Rahela; şi a spus: Te voi servi şapte ani pentru Rahela, fiica ta mai tânără.
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 Şi Laban a spus: Este mai bine să ţi-o dau ţie decât să o dau altui bărbat; rămâi la mine.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Şi Iacob a servit şapte ani pentru Rahela; şi aceştia i-au părut doar câteva zile, din cauza dragostei pe care o avea pentru ea.
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 Şi Iacob i-a spus lui Laban: Dă-mi soţia mea, pentru că zilele mi s-au împlinit, ca să intru la ea.
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 Şi Laban a strâns împreună toţi bărbaţii locului şi a făcut un ospăţ.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Şi s-a întâmplat, în timpul serii, că el a luat pe Leea fiica sa, şi i-a adus-o; iar el a intrat la ea.
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 Şi Laban a dat fiicei sale, Leea, pe Zilpa, roaba lui, ca servitoare.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 Şi s-a întâmplat, că dimineaţa, iată, era Leea; şi i-a spus lui Laban: Ce este aceasta ce mi-ai făcut? Nu ţi-am servit pentru Rahela? Şi de ce m-ai înşelat?
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 Şi Laban a spus: Nu trebuie să fie făcut astfel în ţara noastră, a da pe cea mai tânără înaintea celei întâi născute.
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 Împlineşte săptămâna ei şi ţi-o vom da şi pe aceasta pentru serviciul pe care mi-l vei face încă alţi şapte ani.
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 Şi Iacob a făcut astfel şi a împlinit săptămâna ei; iar el i-a dat şi pe Rahela, fiica sa, de soţie.
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 Şi Laban a dat Rahelei, fiica sa, pe Bilha, roaba lui, să fie roaba ei.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Iar el a intrat şi la Rahela şi a iubit pe Rahela şi mai mult decât pe Leea şi i-a servit încă alţi şapte ani.
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 Şi când DOMNUL a văzut că Leea era urâtă de el, a deschis pântecele ei; dar Rahela era stearpă.
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 Şi Leea a rămas însărcinată şi a născut un fiu şi i-a pus numele Ruben, căci ea a spus: Cu adevărat DOMNUL a privit la necazul meu; de aceea acum soţul meu mă va iubi.
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 Şi a rămas însărcinată din nou şi a născut un fiu şi a spus: Pentru că DOMNUL a auzit că eu eram urâtă de soţul meu, mi-a dat de aceea şi acest fiu; şi i-a pus numele Simeon.
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 Şi a rămas însărcinată din nou şi a născut un fiu şi a spus: Acum, de această dată, soţul meu va fi lipit de mine, pentru că i-am născut lui trei fii; de aceea numele lui a fost chemat 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 Şi a rămas însărcinată din nou şi a născut un fiu; şi a spus: Acum voi lăuda pe DOMNUL; de aceea i-a pus numele Iuda; şi a încetat să nască.
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].
