Génesis 29
1 Entonces Jacob continuó su viaje hasta que llegó a la tierra de los hijos del oriente.
Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
2 Y vio allí un pozo de agua en un campo, y al lado de ella tres ovejas, porque allí tomaron agua para las ovejas; y en la boca del pozo de agua había una gran piedra.
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 Y todos los rebaños se juntaban allí, y cuando la piedra había sido removida, daban agua a las ovejas, y volvían a poner la piedra en su lugar sobre la boca del pozo de agua.
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 Entonces Jacob dijo a los pastores: Mis hermanos, ¿de dónde vienes? Y ellos dijeron: De Harán.
[On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Y él les dijo: ¿Conocen a Labán, el hijo de Nacor? Y ellos dijeron: sí, lo conocemos.
He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
6 Y él les dijo: ¿Está bien? Y ellos dijeron: Está bien, y aquí está Raquel, su hija, que viene con las ovejas.
Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
7 Entonces Jacob dijo: El sol todavía está alto y no es tiempo de juntar el ganado; trae agua para las ovejas y vete a darles su alimento.
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 Y ellos dijeron: No podemos hacer eso, hasta que se junten todos los ganados, y la piedra se haya removido de la boca del pozo; entonces obtendremos agua para 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 Mientras aún hablaba con ellos, Raquel vino con las ovejas de su padre, porque ella las cuidaba.
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 Y cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, la hija de Labán, el hermano de su madre, que venía con las ovejas de Labán, se acercó y, sacando la piedra de la boca del pozo, sacó agua del rebaño 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 Y llorando de alegría, Jacob besó a Raquel.
Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
12 Y Raquel, oyendo de Jacob que él era pariente de su padre y que era hijo de Rebeca, salió corriendo a avisarle 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 Y Labán, oyendo noticias de Jacob, el hijo de su hermana, vino corriendo, y tomando a Jacob en sus brazos, y besándolo, lo hizo entrar en su casa. Y Jacob le dio noticias de todo.
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 Y Labán le dijo: De cierto, tú eres mi hueso y mi carne. Y mantuvo a Jacob con él por espacio de 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: Porque tú eres mi hermano, ¿me has de servir en balde? dime ahora, ¿cuál será tu pago?
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 Y Labán tuvo dos hijas: la mayor se llamaba Lea, y la menor se llamaba Raquel.
Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
17 Y los ojos de Lea se nublaron, pero Raquel era hermosa en rostro y forma.
Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
18 Y Jacob se enamoró de Raquel; y él dijo: Seré tu siervo 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 dijo Labán: Mejor te es tenerla que otro hombre; sigue viviendo aquí conmigo.
Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
20 Y Jacob hizo siete años de trabajo por Raquel; y debido a su amor por ella, le pareció muy poco tiempo.
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 dijo a Labán: Dame mi mujer para que la tenga, porque los días han terminado.
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 reunió a todos los hombres del lugar y dio un banquete.
So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
23 Y a la tarde él tomó a Lea, su hija, y se la dio a él, y él durmió 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 Y Labán dio a Lea, su criada, Zilpa, para que fuera su hija Lea por criada.
(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
25 Y a la mañana Jacob vio que era Lea, y dijo a Labán: ¿Qué me has hecho? ¿No estaba trabajando para ti para poder tener a Raquel? ¿Por qué has sido falso conmigo?
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 Y Labán dijo: En nuestro país no permitimos que la hija menor se case antes que la mayor.
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 la fiesta de la novia llegue a su fin y luego te daremos la otra además, si tú serás mi siervo por 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 Y Jacob lo hizo así; y cuando terminó la semana, Labán le dio a su hija Raquel por su esposa.
So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
29 Y Labán le dio a Raquel su sierva Bilha, por criada.
Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
30 Entonces Jacob tomó a Raquel por esposa, y su amor por ella fue mayor que su amor por Lea; y siguió trabajando para Labán durante 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 Y él Señor, viendo que Lea no era amada, le dio un hijo; mientras que Raquel no tenía hijos.
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 Y Lea estaba encinta, y dio a luz un hijo al que puso por nombre Rubén, porque dijo: Él Señor ha visto mi aflicción; 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 ella volvió a tener un hijo y dio a luz un hijo; y dijo: Porque ha llegado a los oídos del Señor que yo no soy amada, él me ha dado a este hijo además; y le dio el nombre de 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 Y estuvo otra vez embarazada, y dio a luz un hijo; y dijo: Ahora, por fin, mi esposo se unirá a mí, porque le he dado tres hijos: así que se 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 Y estuvo otra vez embarazada, y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: Esta vez alabaré al SEÑOR; por lo cual se llamó Judá; después de esto ella no tuvo más hijos por un tiempo.
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].
