1 T hen Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

ثُمَّ وَاصَلَ يَعقُوبُ رِحلَتَهُ، وَوَصَلَ إلَى أرْضِ أهلِ المَشْرِقِ.

2 A nd he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

فَتَطَلَّعَ حَولَهُ، فَرَأى بِئْراً فِي الحَقلِ. وَرَأى ثَلاثَةَ قُطْعانٍ مِنَ الماشِيَةِ رابِضَةً عِنْدَها، تَنتَظِرُ أنْ تُسْقَى مِنَ الماءِ. فَقَدْ كانَ هُناكَ حَجَرٌ ضَخْمٌ عَلَى فُتْحَةِ البِئْرِ.

3 A nd thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.

وَلَمّا كانَتْ تُجمَعُ كُلُّ القُطْعانِ هُناكَ، كانَ يُدَحرَجُ الحَجَرُ عَنْ فُتْحَةِ البِئْرِ، فَتُسْقَى الأغنامُ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ كانُوا يُعِيدُونَ الحَجَرَ إلَى مَكانِهِ فَوْقَ فُتْحَةِ البِئْرِ.

4 A nd Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَعْقُوبُ: «مِنْ أينَ أنتُمْ، أيُّها الإخوَةُ؟» أجابُوا: «نَحنُ مِنْ حارانَ.»

5 A nd he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَعقُوبُ: «هَلْ تَعرِفُونَ لابانَ بْنَ ناحُورَ؟» فَقالُوا: «نَعَمْ، نَعرِفُهُ.»

6 A nd he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أهُوَ بِخَيرٍ؟» فَقالُوا: «نَعَمْ، بِخَيرٍ. وَها هِيَ ابْنَتُهُ راحِيلُ قادِمَةٌ مَعَ الغَنَمِ!»

7 A nd he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «انظُرُوا، ما زالَ الوَقْتُ نَهاراً. وَلَمْ يَحِنْ بَعدُ وَقْتُ جَمْعِ الماشِيَةِ لِلْمَبِيتِ. فاسْقُوا الغَنَمَ. وَعُودُوا بِها إلَى المَرْعَى.»

8 A nd they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.

فَقالُوا: «لا نَقدِرُ أنْ نَفْعَلَ هَذا حَتَّى تُجمَعَ كُلُّ القُطعانِ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَنُدَحرِجُ الحَجَرَ عَنْ فُتْحَةِ البِئْرِ وَنَسْقِي الغَنَمَ.»

9 A nd while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

وَبَينَما كانَ ما يَزالُ يَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَهُمْ، وَصَلَتْ راحِيلُ مَعَ غَنَمِ أبِيها، فَقَدْ كانَتْ تَرعَى الغَنَمَ.

10 A nd it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.

رَأى يَعْقُوبُ راحِيلَ بِنْتَ لابانِ خالِهِ، وَقَطِيعَ لابانَ. فَاقتَرَبَ يَعقُوبُ وَدَحرَجَ الحَجَرَ عَنْ فَمِ البِئْرِ وَسَقَى قَطِيعَ خالِهِ لابانَ.

11 A nd Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

ثُمَّ قَبَّلَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ، وَأخَذَ يَبكِي بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ.

12 A nd Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.

ثُمَّ أخبَرَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ بِأنَّ أباها قَرِيبٌ لَهُ. وَأخبَرَها بِأنَّهُ ابْنُ رِفْقَةَ.

13 A nd it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ لابانُ عَنْ ابْنِ أُختِهِ يَعقُوبَ، رَكَضَ لِمُلاقاتِهِ، وَعانَقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ، وَأتَى بِهِ إلَى بَيتِهِ. ثُمَّ أخبَرَ يَعقُوبُ لابانَ عَنْ كُلِّ ما حَصَلَ.

14 A nd Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

فَقالَ لَهُ لابانُ: «أنتَ مِنْ دَمِي وَلَحْمِي حَقّاً!» وَبَقِيَ يَعقُوبُ عِندَهُ شَهْراً كامِلاً. لابانُ يخدعُ يَعْقُوب

15 A nd Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be ?

ثُمَّ قالَ لابانُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «لا يُعقَلُ أنْ تَخدِمَنِي مَجّاناً لِأنَّكَ قَرِيبِي. فَأخبِرْنِي ماذا تُرِيدُ أنْ يَكُونَ أجرُكَ.»

16 A nd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

وَكانَ لِلابانَ ابْنَتانِ، اسْمُ الكُبْرَى لَيئَةُ، وَاسْمُ الصُّغرَى راحِيلُ.

17 L eah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

وَكانَتْ عَينا لَيئَةَ رَقيقَتَينِ، أمّا راحِيلُ فَكانَتْ رائِعَةَ القَوامِ وَجَميلَةَ الشَّكلِ.

18 A nd Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

وَكانَ يَعقُوبُ يُحِبُّ راحِيلَ، فَقالَ: «سَأخدِمُكَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ مُقابِلَ أنْ تُزَوِّجَنِي مِنِ ابْنَتِكَ راحِيلَ.»

19 A nd Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

فَقالَ لابانُ: «أنْ أُعطِيَها لَكَ أفضَلُ لِي مِنْ أنْ أُعطِيَها لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ. فابْقَ مَعِي.»

20 A nd Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

فَخَدَمَ يَعقُوبُ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ مِنْ أجلِ راحِيلَ. لَكِنَّها بَدَتْ فِي عَينَيهِ أيّاماً قَلِيلَةً بِسَبَبِ حُبِّهِ لَها.

21 A nd Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

فَقالَ يَعقُوبُ لِلابانَ: «لَقَدْ أنهَيتُ سَنَواتِ خِدْمَتِي الَّتِي طَلَبْتَها مِنِّي، فَأعطِنِي زَوجَتِي فَأُعاشِرَها.»

22 A nd Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

فَجَمَعَ لابانُ كُلَّ أهلِ المَنطَقَةِ، وَأقامَ وَلِيمَةَ عُرْسٍ.

23 A nd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

وَفِي المَساءِ أخَذَ لابانُ ابْنَتَهُ لَيئَةَ وَأحضَرَها لِيَعقُوبَ، فَعاشَرَها.

24 A nd Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ زِلْفَةَ لابْنَتِهِ لَيئَةَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

25 A nd it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

وَفِي الصَّباحِ اكتَشَفَ يَعقُوبُ أنَّ المَرأةَ الَّتِي عاشَرَها هِيَ لَيئَةُ. فَقالَ لِلابانَ: «ما هَذا الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ بِي؟ أما خَدَمْتُكَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ مِنْ أجلِ راحِيلَ؟ فَلِماذا خَدَعْتَنِي؟»

26 A nd Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

فَقالَ لابانُ: «لَيسَ مِنْ عادَتِنا فِي هَذِهِ البِلادِ أنْ نُزَوِّجَ البِنْتَ الصُّغْرَى قَبلَ الكُبْرَى.

27 F ulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

فَأكْمِلْ أُسْبُوعَ احتِفالاتِ الزَّواجِ مَعَ الكُبْرَى. وَأنا أعِدُ بِأنْ أُزَوِّجَكَ الصُّغرَى أيضاً إذا خَدَمْتَنِي سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ أُخْرَى.»

28 A nd Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

وَهَكَذا فَعَلَ يَعقُوبُ. إذْ أكمَلَ أُسْبُوعَ احتِفالاتِ الزَّواجِ مَعَ الكُبْرَى. وَبَعدَ هَذا زَوَّجَهُ لابانُ مِنِ ابْنَتِهِ راحِيلَ.

29 A nd Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ بِلْهَةَ لابْنَتِهِ راحِيلَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

30 A nd he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

فَعاشَرَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ أيضاً. وَأحَبَّ راحِيلَ أكثَرَ مِنْ لَيئَةَ. وَاشْتَغَلَ عِندَ لابانَ سَبْعَ سَنَواتٍ أُخْرَى. نموُّ عائلةِ يَعْقُوب

31 A nd when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

وَرَأى اللهُ أنَّ لَيئَةَ كانَتْ مَكْرُوهَةً، فَمَكَّنَها مِنَ الإنجابِ. أمّا راحِيلُ فَكانَتْ عاقِراً.

32 A nd Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

وَحَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً وَسَمَّتْهُ رَأُوبَيْنَ، فَقَدْ قالَتْ: «رَأى اللهُ مَذَلَّتِي. وَالآنَ لا بُدَّ أنْ يُحِبَّنِي زَوجِي!»

33 A nd she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

ثُمَّ حَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَوَلَدَتْ وَلَداً. وَقالَتْ: «لَقَدْ أعطانِي اللهُ هَذا الوَلَدَ لِأنَّهُ سَمِعَ أنِّي مَكْرُوهَةً.» فَسَمَّتْهُ شَمْعُونَ.

34 A nd she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

وَحَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَوَلَدَتْ وَلَداً. فَقالَتْ: «لا بُدَّ أنَّ زَوْجِي سَيَتَعَلَّقُ بِي هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ، لِأنِّي أنجَبْتُ لَهُ ثَلاثَةَ أولادٍ.» وَلِهَذا سَمَّتْهُ لاوِيَ.

35 A nd she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

وَحَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَوَلَدَتْ وَلَداً. فَقالَتْ: «هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ سَأُسَبِّحُ اللهَ.» وَسَمَّتْهُ يَهُوذا. ثُمَّ تَوَقَّفَتْ عَنِ الإنْجابِ.