Genesis 30
1 Nang makita ni Raquel na wala siyang naging anak kay Jacob, si Raquel ay nainggit sa kanyang kapatid na babae. Sinabi niya kay Jacob, “Bigyan mo ako ng mga anak, o mamamatay ako.”
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 Ang galit ni Jacob ay nagsiklab laban kay Raquel. Sinabi niya, “Nasa lugar ba ako ng Dios, na pumigil sa iyo na magkaanak?”
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 Sinabi niya, “Tingnan mo, iyan ang aking lingkod na si Bilha. Sipingan mo siya para magkaroon siya ng mga anak sa aking mga tuhod, at ako ay magkakaroon ng mga anak sa pamamagitan niya.”
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 Kaya binigay niya ang kanyang lingkod na si Bilha bilang asawa at sinipingan siya ni Jacob.
So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.
5 Nagdalang-tao si Bilha at nagsilang ng anak na lalaki kay Jacob.
She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6 Sinabi ni Raquel, “Narinig ako ng Diyos. Tiyak na narinig niya ang aking tinig at binigyan ako ng isang anak. Kaya nga, pinangalanan niya itong 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 Si Bilha, ang lingkod ni Raquel, ay nagdalang-tao muli at nagsilang kay Jacob ng pangalawang anak.
Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.
8 Sinabi ni Raquel, “Sa matinding pakikipagbuno, nakipagbuno ako sa aking kapatid at ako ay nanaig.” Siya ay pinangalanan niyang Nephtali.
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 Nang nakita ni Lea na natigil na siya sa pagkakaroon ng anak, kinuha niya si Zilpa, ang kanyang lingkod, at ibinigay kay Jacob bilang asawa.
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 Si Zilpa, na lingkod ni Lea, ay nagsilang ng lalaki kay Jacob.
Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
11 Sinabi ni Lea, “Ito ay napakapalad!” Kaya siya ay pinangalanan niyang Gad.
Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].
12 Pagkatapos si Zilpa, lingkod ni Lea, ay nagsilang kay Jacob ng pangalawang anak.
Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.
13 Sinabi ni Lea, “Masaya ako! Dahil ang mga anak na babae ay tatawagin akong masaya.” Kaya siya ay pinangalanan niyang Asher.
Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’
14 Pumunta si Ruben nang panahon ng pag-ani ang trigo at nakakita ng mga halaman ng mendreik. Dinala niya ito sa kanyang inang si Lea. Pagkatapos sinabi ni Raquel kay Lea, “Bigyan mo ako ilan sa mga halaman ng mendreik ng iyong anak.”
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 Sinabi ni Lea kay Raquel, “Maliit na bagay lang ba sa iyo na kinuha mo ang aking asawa? Ngayon gusto mo namang kunin din ang mga halaman ng mendreik ng aking anak?” Sinabi ni Raquel, “Matutulog siya kasama mo ngayong gabi, bilang kapalit sa mga halaman ng mendreik ng iyong anak.”
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 Nanggaling si Jacob sa kanyang sakahan kinagabihan. Lumabas si Lea para salubungin siya at sinabi, “Kailangan mong matulog kasama ko ngayong gabi, dahil inupahan kita sa pamamagitan ng mga halaman na mendreik ng aking anak.” Kaya natulog si Jacob kasama ni Lea nang gabing iyon.
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 Dininig ng Diyos si Lea, at nagdalang tao siya at nagsilang ng ikalimang anak nila ni Jacob.
God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
18 Sinabi ni Lea, “Ibinigay ng Diyos sa akin ang aking mga kabayaran, dahil ibinigay ko sa aking asawa ang aking babaeng lingkod.” Siya ay pinangalanan niyang Isacar.
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 Muling nagdalang-tao si Lea at nagsilang kay Jacob ng ikaanim na anak.
Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.
20 Sinabi ni Lea, “Binigyan ako ng Diyos ng magandang regalo. Ngayon, pararangalan na ako ng aking asawa, dahil nagsilang ako ng anim na batang lalaki sa kanya.” Siya ay pinangalanan niyang Zebulon.
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 Pagkatapos nagsilang siya ng batang babae at siya ay pinangalanan niyang Dina.
Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
22 Naalala ng Diyos si Raquel at dininig siya. Dinulot niya na siya ay mabuntis.
Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.
23 Nagdalang-tao siya at nagsilang ng isang anak na lalaki. Sinabi niya, “Inalis ng Diyos ang aking kahihiyan.”
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 Siya ay pinangalanan niyang Jose, na nagsasabing, “Si Yahweh ay nagdagdag sa akin ng lalaking anak.”
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 Pagkatapos isilang ni Raquel si Jose, sinabi ni Jacob kay Laban, “Ipadala mo ako sa malayo, para ako ay makapunta sa sarili kong tahanan at sa aking bansa.
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 Ibigay mo sa akin ang aking mga asawa at mga anak na dahilan ng aking paninilbihan sa iyo, at hayaan mo akong umalis dahil alam mo naman ang paglilingkod na ibinigay ko sa iyo.”
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 Sinabi ni Laban sa kanya, “Kung nakahanap ako ng pabor sa iyong mga mata ngayon, maghintay ka muna, dahil nalaman ko sa aking pagdarasal na pinagpala ako ni Yahweh para sa iyong kapakanan.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi niya, “Sabihin mo kung magkano ang iyong kabayaran at babayaran ko.”
Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”
29 Sinabi ni Jacob sa kanya, “Alam mo kung paano ako nanilbihan sa iyo at alam mo kung paano lumago ang iyong mga hayop.
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 Dahil kakaunti lang ang mayroon ka bago ako dumating, at dumami ito nang dumami. Pinagpala ka ni Yahweh saan man ako nagtrabaho. Ngayon kailan naman ako maghahanda para sa aking sariling sambahayan?”
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 Kaya sinabi ni Laban, “Ano ang ibabayad ko sa iyo?” Sinabi ni Jacob, “Hindi mo ako bibigyan ng anumang bagay. Kung gagawin mo ang bagay na ito para sa akin, pakakainin ko ulit at iingatan ang iyong mga kawan.
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 Hayaan mo akong lumakad doon sa iyong mga kawan ngayon, aalisin ko ang bawat may batik at may dungis na tupa, at lahat ng mga itim sa iyong mga tupa, at ang mga may dungis at batik sa mga kambing. Ito ang aking magiging kabayaran.
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 Ang aking katapatan ang magpapatunay para sa akin kalaunan, kapag pupunta ka para tingnan ang aking kabayaran. Lahat na mga walang batik, walang dungis sa mga kambing, at itim sa mga tupa, kung mayroon mang makita na nasa akin, ay ituturing na ninakaw.”
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 Sinabi ni Laban, “Pumapayag ako. Mangyayari ang mga ito ayon sa sinabi mo.”
Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”
35 Sa araw na iyon inalis ni Laban ang lahat ng mga lalaking kambing na may guhit at dungis, at ang lahat ng mga babaeng kambing na may batik at dungis, ang lahat na may puti, at ang lahat ng mga itim sa mga tupa, at ibinigay niya ito sa kamay ng kanyang mga anak na lalaki.
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 Naglagay din si Laban ng tatlong araw na paglalakbay sa pagitan ng kanyang sarili at kay Jacob. Kaya si Jacob ay nagsikap na alagaan ang natitirang kawan ni 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 Kumuha si Jacob ng sariwang pinutol na mga sanga ng sariwang alamo, at ng almendro at ng kastanong punongkahoy, at binalatan sila ng puting guhit, at pinalitaw ang puting loob ng kahoy na nasa mga patpat.
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 Pagkatapos inilagay niya ang binalatang patpat sa harap ng mga kawan, sa harap ng patubigan kung saan ang mga kawan ay umiinom. Nabubuntis sila sa tuwing sila ay umiinom.
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 Ang mga kawan ay nagparami sa harap ng mga patpat; at ang mga kawan ay nanganak ng may guhit, may batik, at may dungis na bata.
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 Si Jacob ay naghiwalay sa mga babaeng tupa, at hinarap ang kanilang mga mukha sa mga hayop na may guhit at lahat ng itim na tupa sa kawan ni Laban. Pagkatapos, ihiniwalay niya ang kaniyang mga kawan at hindi na sila isinama kailanman sa kawan ni 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 Sa tuwing nagpaparami ang mga malalakas na tupa sa kawan, nilalagay ni Jacob ang mga patpat sa may patubigan sa harapan ng mga mata ng kawan, para mabuntis sila sa gitna ng mga patpat.
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 Pero kapag dumating ang mahihinang hayop sa kawan, hindi niya inilalagay ang mga patpat sa kanilang harapan. Kaya ang mga mahihinang hayop ay kay Laban, at ang mga malalakas ay kay Jacob.
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 Naging masagana ang lalaki. Mayroon siyang maraming mga kawan, mga babaeng at lalaking lingkod, mga kamelyo at mga asno.
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.
