1 Мојсијева 30
1 А Рахиља видевши где не рађа деце Јакову, позавиде сестри својој; и рече Јакову: Дај ми деце, или ћу умрети.
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 А Јаков се расрди на Рахиљу, и рече: Зар сам ја а не Бог који ти не да порода?
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 А она рече: Ето робиње моје Вале, лези с њом, нека роди на мојим коленима, па ћу и ја имати деце од ње.
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 И даде му Валу робињу своју за жену, и Јаков леже с њом.
So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
5 И затрудне Вала, и роди Јакову сина.
She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6 А Рахиља рече: Господ ми је судио и чуо глас мој, те ми даде сина. Зато му надеде име Дан.
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 И Вала робиња Рахиљина затрудне опет, и роди другог сина Јакову;
Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
8 А Рахиља рече: Борах се жестоко са сестром својом, али одолех. И надеде му име Нефталим.
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 А Лија видевши где преста рађати узе Зелфу робињу своју и даде је Јакову за жену.
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 И роди Зелфа робиња Лијина Јакову сина;
Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
11 И Лија рече: Дође чета. И надеде му име Гад.
Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
12 Опет роди Зелфа робиња Лијина другог сина Јакову;
Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
13 И рече Лија: Благо мени, јер ће ме блаженом звати жене. Зато му надеде име Асир.
Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
14 А Рувим изиђе у време жетве пшеничне и нађе мандрагору у пољу, и донесе је Лији матери својој. А Рахиља рече Лији: Дај ми мандрагору сина свог.
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 А она јој рече: Мало ли ти је што си ми узела мужа? Хоћеш да ми узмеш и мандрагору сина мог? А Рахиља јој рече: Нека ноћас спава с тобом за мандрагору сина твог.
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 И увече кад се Јаков враћаше из поља, изиђе му Лија на сусрет и рече: Спаваћеш код мене, јер те купих за мандрагору сина свог. И спава код ње ону ноћ.
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 А Бог услиши Лију, те она затрудне, и роди Јакову петог сина.
God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18 И рече Лија: Господ ми даде плату моју што дадох робињу своју мужу свом. И надеде му име Исахар.
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 И затрудне Лија опет, и роди Јакову шестог сина;
Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
20 И рече Лија: Дарива ме Господ даром добрим; да ако се сада већ приљуби к мени муж мој, јер му родих шест синова. Зато му надеде име Завулон.
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 Најпосле роди кћер, и надеде јој има Дина.
Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
22 Али се Господ опомену Рахиље; и услишивши је отвори јој материцу.
Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 И затрудне, и роди сина, и рече: Узе Бог срамоту моју.
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 И надеде му име Јосиф, говорећи: Нека ми дода Господ још једног сина.
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 А кад Рахиља роди Јосифа, рече Јаков Лавану: Пусти ме да идем у своје место и у своју земљу.
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 Дај ми жене моје, за које сам ти служио, и децу моју, да идем, јер знаш како сам ти служио.
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 А Лаван му рече: Немој, ако сам нашао милост пред тобом; видим да ме је благословио Господ тебе ради.
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 И још рече: Ишти колико хоћеш плате, и ја ћу ти дати.
Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
29 А Јаков му одговори: Ти знаш како сам ти служио и каква ти је стока постала код мене.
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 Јер је мало било што си имао докле ја не дођох; али се умножи веома, јер те Господ благослови кад ја дођох. Па кад ћу и ја тако себи кућу кућити?
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 И рече му Лаван: Шта хоћеш да ти дам? А Јаков одговори: Не треба ништа да ми даш; него ћу ти опет пасти стоку и чувати, ако ћеш ми учити ово:
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 Да зађем данас по свој стоци твојој, и одлучим све што је шарено и с белегом, и све што је црно између оваца, и шта је с белегом и шарено између коза, па шта после буде тако, оно да ми је плата.
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 Тако ће ми се после посведочити правда моја пред тобом кад дођеш да видиш заслугу моју: Шта год не буде шарено ни с белегом ни црно између оваца и коза у мене, биће крадено.
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 А Лаван рече: Ето, нека буде како си казао.
Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
35 И одлучи Лаван исти дан јарце с белегом и шарене и све козе с белегом и шарене, и све на чем беше шта бело, и све црно између оваца, и предаде синовима својим.
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 И остави даљине три дана хода између себе и Јакова. И Јаков пасаше осталу стоку Лаванову.
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 И узе Јаков зелених прутова тополових и лескових и кестенових, и нагули их до белине која беше на прутовима.
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 И меташе нагуљене прутове пред стоку у жлебове и корита кад долажаше стока да пије, да би се упаљивала кад дође да пије.
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 И упаљиваше се стока гледајући у прутове, и шта се млађаше беше с белегом, прутасто и шарено.
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 И Јаков одлучиваше млад, и обраћаше стадо Лаваново да гледа у шарене и у све црне; а своје стадо одвајаше и не обраћаше га према стаду Лавановом.
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 И кад се год упаљиваше стока рана, меташе Јаков прутове у корита пред очи стоци да би се упаљивала гледајући у прутове;
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 А кад се упаљиваше позна стока, не меташе; тако позне биваху Лаванове а ране Јаковљеве.
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 И тако се тај човек обогати врло, те имаше много стоке и слуга и слушкиња и камила и магараца.
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.
