Génesis 29
1 Jacob se apresuró y se puso en marcha, y llegó a la tierra de los orientales.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Al contemplar a su alrededor, vio un pozo en un campo y a tres rebaños de ovejas acostadas junto a él, esperando recibir agua. Una gran piedra cubría la boca del pozo.
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 La práctica común era que cuando todos los rebaños llegaban, los pastores rodaban la piedra de la boca del pozo y le daban agua a las ovejas, y luego colocaban la piedra en su lugar nuevamente.
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 Y Jacob les preguntó: “Hermanos míos, ¿de dónde son ustedes?” “Somos de Harán”, respondieron.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 “¿Conocen a Labán, el nieto de Nacor?” les preguntó. “Si, lo conocemos”, respondieron.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 “¿Cómo está él?” preguntó. “Está bien”, respondieron. “¡Mira! De hecho, la que viene allí con las ovejas es su hija Raquel”.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 “Todavía es temprano”, dijo Jacob. “Es muy pronto para guardar las ovejas. ¿Por qué no les dan agua de beber y las dejan pastar un poco más?”
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 “No podemos hasta que hayan llegado todos los rebaños”, le dijeron los pastores. “Entonces rodamos la piedra del pozo y las dejamos beber agua”.
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 Mientras aún hablaban, llegó Raquel con el rebaño que pastoreaba para su padre.
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 Cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, la hija de Labán, que era el hermano de su madre, subió y rodó la piedra del pozo para que las ovejas de Labán pudieran beber agua.
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 Entonces Jacob besó a Raquel y lloró de alegría.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 (Le había dicho ya que él era el hijo del hermano de Labán y de Rebeca). Y ella corrió y le contó a su padre lo que había sucedido.
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 Tan pronto como Labán escuchó la noticia acerca de Jacob, salió corriendo a su encuentro. Lo abrazó y lo besó, y se lo llevó a casa. Después de que Jacob le explicó todo a Labán,
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 Labán le dijo: “¡No hay duda alguna, eres carne de mi carne y sangre de mi sangre!” Y Jacob se quedó con Labán durante un mes.
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 Un día, Labán le dijo: “¡Eres mi pariente, así que no es justo que trabajes sin una compensación por ello! Dime entonces, ¿cuánto debo pagarte?”
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 Labán tenía dos hijas. La mayor se llamaba Lea, y la más joven se llamaba Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Lea tenía ojos que expresaban amabilidad, pero Raquel tenía un cuerpo armonioso y una apariencia hermosa.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Jacob se enamoró de Raquel, así que le prometió a Labán: “Trabajaré siete años para ti por Raquel, tu hija menor”.
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 “Pues para mi es mejor dártela a ti que a cualquier otro”, respondió Labán. “Así que quédate y trabaja para mi”.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Y Jacob trabajó para Labán por siete años, pero para él fueron como días, porque realmente la amaba.
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 Entonces Jacob le dijo a Labán: “Ha llegado el tiempo que acordamos. Ahora dame a tu hija para que sea mi esposa”.
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 Y Labán organizó un banquete de bodas y invitó a todos para que vinieran al banquete.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Pero al caer la noche, Labán trajo donde Jacob a su hija Lea, y Jacob se acostó con ella.
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 (Labán se había encargado de que su sierva Zilpá fuera la criada personal de Lea).
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 ¡Al amanecer, Jacob se dio cuenta de que era Lea! Así que fue donde Labán y con enojo le preguntó: “¿Qué me has hecho? ¡Trabajé para ti por Raquel! ¿Por qué me has engañado?”
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 “Aquí no entregamos a la hija menor en matrimonio antes que a la hija mayor”, respondió Labán.
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 “Deja que la semana de celebración por la boda termine, y entonces te daré a mi otra hija también, pero con la condición de que trabajes siete años más para mi”.
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 Jacob estuvo de acuerdo. Terminó la semana de celebración por la boda con Lea, y entonces Labán le dio a su hija Raquel como esposa también.
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 (Labán también se encargó de que su sierva Bila fuera la criada personal de Raquel).
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Así que Jacob se acostó con Raquel, y amó a Raquel más que a Lea. Y trabajó para Labán siete años más por Raquel.
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 Y el Señor vio que Lea no era amada, y la ayudó a tener hijos. Pero no hizo lo mismo con Raquel.
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 Así que Lea quedó embarazada, y tuvo un hijo a quien llamó Rubén, pues dijo: “¡El Señor vio lo mucho que he sufrido y ahora mi esposo 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 Entonces Lea volvió a quedar embarazada, y tuvo un hijo. Y dijo: “El Señor ha esuchado que no soy amada, y me ha dado otro hijo”. Así que le puso por nombre Simeón.
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 Lea volvió a quedar embarazada por tercera vez, y tuvo otro hijo. Y dijo: “Finalmente mi esposo se sentirá unido a mi, porque ahora le he dado tres hijos”. Por eso le puso por nombre Leví.
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 Una vez más, Lea quedó embarazada y tuvo otro hijo. Lo llamó Judá, pues dijo: “¡Ahora realmente puedo alabar al Señor!” Y no tuvo más hijos después de esto.
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].
