Génesis 29
1 Entonces Jacob prosiguió su viaje, y fue a tierra de los hijos de oriente.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Miró, y en el campo vio un pozo y tres rebaños de ovejas que descansaban junto a él, porque de aquel pozo solían abrevar los rebaños. Una gran piedra tapaba 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 Allí se juntaban todos los rebaños. Después de rodar la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, abrevaban las ovejas, después de lo cual devolvían la piedra a su lugar, sobre la boca del pozo.
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 Jacob les dijo: Hermanos, ¿de dónde son? Y respondieron: Somos de Harán.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Les preguntó: ¿Conocen a Labán, hijo de Nacor? Contestaron: Lo conocemos.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 Les dijo: ¿Está en paz? Y ellos dijeron: En paz, y mira, su hija Raquel viene con el rebaño.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 Él dijo: Miren, todavía es pleno día. Aún no es tiempo de recoger el ganado. Abreven las ovejas y déjenlas pastar.
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 Pero ellos respondieron: No podemos hasta que todos los rebaños se reúnan. Entonces rodamos la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo y abrevamos las ovejas.
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 Cuando él aun hablaba con ellos, Raquel llegó con el rebaño de su padre, pues ella era la 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 Sucedió que cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, hija de Labán, hermano de su madre, y el rebaño de Labán, hermano de su madre, Jacob se acercó y rodó la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo y abrevó el ganado de Labán.
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 Después Jacob besó a Raquel, alzó su voz y lloró.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 Jacob le declaró a Raquel que él era pariente de su padre e hijo de Rebeca. Y ella corrió y lo declaró a su padre.
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 Aconteció que cuando Labán oyó la noticia con respecto a Jacob, hijo de su hermana, corrió a su encuentro. Lo abrazó y lo besó efusivamente, y lo llevó a su casa. Y él contó a Labán todas estas cosas.
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: ¡Ciertamente eres hueso mío y carne mía! Y habitó con él 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 Entonces Labán dijo a Jacob: ¿Me vas a servir sin pago por ser mi pariente? Indícame cuál será tu salario.
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. El nombre de la mayor era Lea, y el de la menor, Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Los ojos de Lea eran alicaídos, mientras Raquel era de hermosa apariencia y bello semblante.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Jacob se había enamorado de Raquel, de modo que dijo: Te serviré siete años 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 Y Labán respondió: Mejor es que te la dé a ti que dársela a otro hombre. Quédate conmigo.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Así Jacob sirvió por Raquel siete años y le parecieron como unos días, porque 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 Y Jacob dijo a Labán: Dame a mi esposa porque mi plazo se cumplió y deseo unirme a ella.
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 Entonces Labán reunió a todos los varones de aquel lugar e hizo banquete.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Pero sucedió que al anochecer tomó a su hija Lea y se la llevó, y [Jacob] se unió a 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 Y Labán entregó su esclava Zilpa a su hija Lea como su esclava.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 Al llegar la mañana, ¡claro que era Lea! Y él dijo a Labán: ¿Qué es esto que hiciste conmigo? ¿No te serví por Raquel? ¿Por qué me engañaste?
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 Labán respondió: No se hace así en nuestro lugar, que se dé la más joven antes que la primogénita.
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 Completa la semana de ésta y se te dará también la otra, por la labor que harás para mí otros siete años.
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 hizo así y completó la semana de aquélla. Y le dio como esposa a su hija Raquel.
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 le dio su esclava Bilha a su hija Raquel como esclava suya.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Así se unió también a Raquel y amó más a Raquel que a Lea. Y le sirvió [a Labán] aún otros siete años.
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 Al ver Yavé que Lea era menospreciada, abrió su matriz, mientras 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 Lea concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Lo llamó Rubén, pues dijo: Yavé vio mi aflicción, 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 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: Yavé oyó que era menospreciada y me dio también a éste. Lo llamó 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 Concibió otra vez y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: Esta vez mi esposo se sentirá ligado a mí, pues le di a luz tres hijos. Por tanto, lo llamó 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 Concibió una vez más y dio a luz un hijo, y declaró: Esta vez alabaré a Yavé. Por tanto lo llamó Judá, y dejó de concebir.
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].
