Geneză 30

1 Şi când Rahela a văzut că ea nu îi naşte lui Iacob copii, Rahela a invidiat pe sora ei; şi i-a spus lui Iacob: Dă-mi copii sau altfel mor.

Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”

2 Şi mânia lui Iacob s-a aprins împotriva Rahelei şi a spus: Sunt eu în locul lui Dumnezeu care a oprit de la tine rodul pântecelui?

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”

3 Iar ea a spus: Iată, pe servitoarea mea, Bilha, intră la ea; şi va naşte pe genunchii mei, ca eu de asemenea să am copii prin ea.

Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”

4 Şi i-a dat-o pe Bilha, roaba ei, de soţie; şi Iacob a intrat la ea.

So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.

5 Şi Bilha a rămas însărcinată şi i-a născut lui Iacob un fiu.

She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

6 Şi Rahela a spus: Dumnezeu m-a judecat şi a auzit de asemenea vocea mea şi mi-a dat un fiu; de aceea i-a pus numele Dan.

Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].

7 Şi Bilha, servitoarea Rahelei, a rămas însărcinată din nou şi i-a născut lui Iacob un al doilea fiu.

Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.

8 Şi Rahela a spus: Cu mari lupte am luptat cu sora mea şi am învins; şi i-a pus numele Neftali.

Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].

9 Când Leea a văzut că ea a încetat să nască, a luat pe Zilpa, servitoarea ei, şi i-a dat-o lui Iacob de soţie.

When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.

10 Şi Zilpa, servitoarea Leei, i-a născut lui Iacob un fiu.

Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

11 Şi Leea a spus: O trupă înarmată vine; şi i-a pus numele Gad.

Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].

12 Şi Zilpa, servitoarea Leei, i-a născut lui Iacob un al doilea fiu.

Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.

13 Şi Leea a spus: Fericită sunt, căci fiicele mă vor numi binecuvântată; şi i-a pus numele Aşer.

Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’

14 Şi Ruben a mers în zilele secerişului grâului şi a găsit mandragore în câmp şi le-a adus la mama lui, Leea. Atunci Rahela i-a spus Leei: Dă-mi, te rog, din mandragorele fiului tău.

When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”

15 Iar Leea i-a spus: Este puţin lucru că ai luat pe soţul meu? Şi voieşti să iei şi mandragorele fiului meu? Şi Rahela a spus: De aceea el să se culce cu tine la noapte pentru mandragorele fiului tău.

But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].

16 Şi Iacob a venit de la câmp pe înserat şi Leea a ieşit să îl întâlnească şi a spus: Trebuie să intri la mine; căci cu adevărat te-am angajat cu mandragorele fiului meu. Şi el s-a culcat cu ea în acea noapte.

When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.

17 Şi Dumnezeu a dat ascultare Leei şi ea a rămas însărcinată şi i-a născut lui Iacob al cincilea fiu.

God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

18 Şi Leea a spus: Dumnezeu mi-a dat plata mea, pentru că am dat pe servitoarea mea soţului meu; şi i-a pus numele Isahar.

Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].

19 Şi Leea a rămas însărcinată din nou şi i-a născut lui Iacob al şaselea fiu.

Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.

20 Şi Leea a spus: Dumnezeu m-a înzestrat cu o zestre bună; acum soţul meu va locui cu mine, deoarece i-am născut şase fii; şi i-a pus numele Zabulon.

Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].

21 Şi mai apoi ea a născut o fiică şi i-a pus numele Dina.

Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.

22 Şi Dumnezeu şi-a amintit de Rahela şi Dumnezeu i-a dat ascultare şi i-a deschis pântecele.

Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.

23 Şi ea a rămas însărcinată şi a născut un fiu şi a spus: Dumnezeu mi-a luat ocara;

She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”

24 Şi i-a pus numele Iosif şi a spus: DOMNUL îmi va adăuga un alt fiu.

She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give me another son.’

25 Şi s-a întâmplat, când Rahela a născut pe Iosif, că Iacob i-a spus lui Laban: Trimite-mă, ca să merg la locul meu şi în ţara mea.

After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.

26 Dă-mi soţiile mele şi copiii mei, pentru care ţi-am servit şi lasă-mă să plec, pentru că ştii serviciul meu pe care ţi l-am făcut.

You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”

27 Şi Laban i-a spus: Te rog, dacă am găsit favoare în ochii tăi, rămâi, căci am învăţat prin experienţă că DOMNUL m-a binecuvântat din cauza ta.

But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.

28 Iar el a spus: Rânduieşte-mi plăţile tale şi ţi le voi da.

Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”

29 Iar el i-a spus: Ştii cum ţi-am servit şi că turma ta era cu mine.

Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.

30 Căci era puţin ce ai avut înainte ca eu să vin şi acum a sporit într-o mulţime; şi DOMNUL te-a binecuvântat de la venirea mea şi acum, când voi îngriji şi de casa mea?

You had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”

31 Iar el a spus: Ce să îţi dau? Şi Iacob a spus: Nu îmi da nimic, dacă vei face acest lucru pentru mine, voi paşte şi voi ţine din nou turma ta;

Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.

32 Voi trece prin toată turma ta astăzi, mutând de acolo toate cele pestriţe şi pătate şi toate cele cenuşii dintre oi şi pe cele pestriţe şi pătate dintre capre şi din aceasta va fi plata mea.

Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They will be my wages.

33 Aşa va răspunde dreptatea mea pentru mine în timpul ce vine, când vine timpul pentru plata mea înaintea feţei tale; fiecare vită care nu este pestriţă sau pătată dintre capre şi cenuşie dintre oi, aceea va fi socotită de mine ca furată.

In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”

34 Şi Laban a spus: Iată, aş voi să fie conform cuvântului tău.

Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”

35 Şi a scos în acea zi ţapii care erau vărgaţi şi pătaţi şi toate caprele care erau pestriţe şi pătate şi pe fiecare ce avea ceva alb pe ea şi tot ce era cenuşiu între oi şi le-a dat în mâna fiilor săi.

But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.

36 Şi a pus trei zile de călătorie între el şi Iacob; şi Iacob a păscut restul turmelor lui Laban.

Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.

37 Şi Iacob a luat toiege verzi de plop şi de alun şi de castan dulce; şi a descojit dungi albe pe ele şi a făcut să apară albul care era în toiege.

Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.

38 Şi a pus toiegele pe care le descojise înaintea turmelor în jgheaburi, în adăpătoarele cu apă, când turmele veneau să bea, ca ele, când veneau să bea, să zămislească.

Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.

39 Şi turmele zămisleau înaintea toiegelor şi năşteau miei vărgaţi, pestriţi şi pătaţi.

The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.

40 Şi Iacob a separat mieii şi întorcea feţele turmelor spre cele vărgate şi toate cele cenuşii în turma lui Laban; şi a pus propriile sale turme deoparte şi nu le-a pus cu turmele lui Laban.

Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.

41 Şi s-a întâmplat, de câte ori oile mai puternice zămisleau, că Iacob aşeza toiegele înaintea ochilor oilor în jgheaburile de apă, ca ele să zămislească printre toiege.

In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.

42 Dar când oile erau slabe, nu le punea înăuntru, aşa că cele mai slabe erau ale lui Laban şi cele mai puternice ale lui Iacob.

But when weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.

43 Şi acest bărbat a sporit peste măsură şi avea multe oi şi servitoare şi servitori şi cămile şi măgari.

As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.