1 A nd when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

وَلَمّا رَأتْ راحِيلُ أنَّها لا تُنجِبُ أبْناءً لِيَعقُوبَ، غارَتْ مِنْ أُختِها. فَقالَتْ لِيَعقُوبَ: «أعطِنِي أبناءَ، وَإلّا مِتُّ!»

2 A nd Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

فَغَضِبَ يَعقُوبُ مِنْ راحِيلَ. وَقالَ لَها: «أأنا اللهُ الَّذِي مَنَعَ عَنْكِ الأبْناءَ؟»

3 A nd she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ: «ها خادِمَتِي بِلْهَةُ أمامَكَ. فَعاشِرْها لِكَي تَلِدَ لِي ابْناً، فَيَكُونُ لِي أبْناءٌ مِنْها.»

4 A nd she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

فَزَوَّجَتْهُ راحِيلُ مِنْ خادِمَتِها بِلْهَةَ، فَعاشَرَها.

5 A nd Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

فَحَبِلَتْ بِلْهَةُ وَوَلَدَتْ لِيَعقُوبَ وَلَداً.

6 A nd Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ: «لَقَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ صَلاتِي وَأنصَفَنِي إذْ رَزَقَنِي بِوَلَدٍ.» وَلِهَذا سَمَّتْهُ راحِيلُ دانَ.

7 A nd Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

وَحَبِلَتْ بِلْهَةُ، خادِمَةُ راحِيلَ، مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَوَلَدَتْ وَلَداً ثانِياً.

8 A nd Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ: «جاهَدْتُ ضِدَّ أُختِي جِهاداً عَظِيماً، وَفُزْتُ.» فَسَمَّتْهُ راحِيلُ نَفْتالِي.

9 W hen Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

وَرَأتْ لَيئَةُ أنَّها لَمْ تَعُدْ تُنجِبُ. فَأخَذَتْ خادِمَتَها زِلْفَةَ وَزَوَّجَتْها مِنْ يَعقُوبَ.

10 A nd Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

فَأنجَبَتْ زِلْفَةُ، خادِمَةُ لَيئَةَ، لِيَعقُوبَ وَلَداً،

11 A nd Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

فَقالَتْ لَيئَةُ: «يا لَسَعْدِيَ!» فَسَمَّتْهُ جادَ.

12 A nd Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

ثُمَّ أنجَبَتْ خادِمَةُ لَيئَةَ وَلَداً ثانِياً.

13 A nd Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

وَقالَتْ لَيئَةُ: «هَنِيئاً لِي، لِأنَّ الفَتَياتِ ستُبارِكُ لِي.» فَأسْمَتْهُ أشِيرَ.

14 A nd Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

وَفِي أيّامِ حَصادِ القَمْحِ، خَرَجَ رَأُوبَيْنُ فَوَجَدَ بَعضَ اللُّفّاحِ فِي الحَقلِ. فَأحْضَرَهُ إلَى أُمِّهِ لَيئَةَ. فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ لِلَيئَةَ: «أعطِنِي مِنْ فَضلِكِ بَعضاً مِنَ اللُّفّاحِ الَّذِي جَلَبَهُ ابْنُكِ.»

15 A nd she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

لَكِنَّ لَيئَةَ قالَتْ لَها: «ألَمْ يَكفِكِ أنَّكِ أخَذْتِ زَوْجِي مِنِّي؟ فَهَلْ تُرِيدِينَ أنْ تَأْخُذِي لُفّاحَ ابْنِي أيضاً؟» فَقالَتْ راحِيلُ: «إذاً لِيُعاشِرْكِ يَعقُوبُ هَذِهِ اللَّيلَةَ مُقابِلَ لُفّاحِ ابْنِكِ.»

16 A nd Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

وَلَمّا رَجِعَ يَعقُوبُ مِنَ الحَقلِ فِي المَساءِ، خَرَجَتْ لَيئَةُ لِلِقائِهِ. وَقالَتْ: «سَتَنامُ عِندِي اللَّيلَةَ، لِأنِّي دَفَعْتُ مُقابِلَ ذَلِكَ لُفّاحَ ابْنِي.» فَنامَ مَعَها يَعقُوبُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ.

17 A nd God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

وَاسْتَجابَ اللهُ لِصَلاةِ لَيئَةَ، فَحَبِلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً خامِساً لِيَعقُوبَ.

18 A nd Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

فَقالَتْ لَيئَةُ: «أعطانِي اللهُ مُكافَأتِي، لِأنِّي أعطَيتُ خادِمَتِي زَوْجَةً لِزَوجِيَ.» فَسَمَّتْهُ يَسّاكَرَ.

19 A nd Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

وَحَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً سادِساً لِيَعقُوبَ.

20 A nd Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

وَقالَتْ لَيئَةُ: «أعطانِي اللهُ عَطِيَّةً رائِعَةً. وَالآنَ سَيُكرِمُنِي زَوجِي، لِأنِّي أنجَبْتُ لَهُ ابْناً سادِساً.» فَسَمَّتْهُ زَبُولُونَ.

21 A nd afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

وَأنجَبَتْ لَيئَةُ فِيما بَعْدُ بِنْتاً أسْمَتْها دِينَةَ.

22 A nd God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

ثُمَّ تَذَكَّرَ اللهُ راحِيلَ وَاسْتَجابَ لِصَلاتِها. وَمَكَّنَها مِنَ الإنجابِ.

23 A nd she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

فَحَبِلَتْ راحِيلُ وَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً. فَقالَتْ: «لَقَدْ نَزَعَ اللهُ عَنِّي عارِيَ.»

24 a nd she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

وَسَمَّتْهُ يُوسُفَ. وَقالَتْ: «لَيتَ اللهَ يَزِيدُنِي ابْناً آخَرَ.» يَعْقُوبُ يخدعُ لابان

25 A nd it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

وَلَمّا وَلَدَتْ راحِيلُ يُوسُفَ، قالَ يَعقُوبُ لِلابانَ: «اسْمَحْ لِي بِأنْ أعُودَ إلَى بَيتِي وَأرْضِي.

26 G ive me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

وَاسْمَحْ لِي بِأنْ آخُذَ مَعِي زَوْجاتِي وَأبْنائِي. لَقَدْ خَدَمْتُكَ مُقابِلَهُمْ. ائْذَنْ لِي وَسَأنطَلِقُ. فَأنتَ تَعلَمُ كَيفَ خَدَمْتُكَ.»

27 A nd Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

فَقالَ لَهُ لابانُ: «لَيتَكَ تَرْضَى عَنِّي. قَدْ تَفاءَلْتُ بِالبَرَكَةِ، فَبارَكَنِي اللهُ بِسَبَبِكَ.»

28 A nd he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «قُلْ كَمْ لَكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأنا سَأدفَعُ لَكَ.»

29 A nd he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

فَقالَ لَهُ يَعقُوبُ: «أنتَ تَعلَمُ كَيفَ خَدَمْتُكَ وَكَيفَ اعتَنَيتُ بِماشِيَتِكَ.

30 F or it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

فَما كانَ عِندَكَ قَبلَ أنْ آتِيَ كانَ قَلِيلاً، وَأمّا الآنَ فَلَدَيكَ كَثِيرٌ. وَقَدْ بارَكَكَ اللهُ فِي كُلِّ ما صَنَعَتَ. لَكِنْ مَتَى سَأعمَلُ مِنْ أجلِ عائِلَتِي أنا أيضاً؟»

31 A nd he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

فَقالَ لابانُ: «ماذا تُرِيدُنِي أنْ أُعطِيَكَ؟» فَقالَ يَعقُوبُ: «لا أُرِيدُ أنْ تُعطِيَنِي شَيئاً. لَكِنْ إنْ قَبِلْتَ أنْ تَفْعَلَ هَذا الأمْرَ مِنْ أجلِيَ، فَسَأرْعَى وَأحرُسُ مَواشِيَكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.

32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

سَأمُرُّ اليَوْمَ بَينَ كُلِّ ماشِيَتِكَ. وَسَأنتَقِي كُلَّ شاةٍ مُرَقَّطَةٍ وَمُخَطَّطَةٍ، وَكُلَّ حَمَلٍ أسْوَدَ بَينَ الحِملانِ. وَكُلَّ مِعزاةٍ مُرَقَّطَةٍ وَمُخَطَّطَةٍ. وَهَذا يَكُونُ أجرِيَ.

33 S o shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

وَسَتَشْهَدُ نَزاهَتِي عَنِّي فِيما بَعْدُ عِندَما تَتَفَقَّدُ أجرِيَ. فَكُلُّ ما لَيسَ مُخَطَّطاً وَمُرَقَّطاً بَينَ المِعزَى، وَكُلُّ ما لَيسَ أسْوَدَ بَينَ الخِرافِ تَجِدُهُ عِندِي، فَهُوَ يُعتَبَرُ مَسْرُوقاً.»

34 A nd Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

فَقالَ لابانُ: «اتَّفَقْنا! لِيَتِمَّ الأمْرُ حَسَبَ ما قُلْتَ.»

35 A nd he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

لَكِنَّ لابانَ قامَ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ بِعَزلِ كُلِّ التُّيُوسِ المُخَطَّطَةِ وَالمُرَقَّطَةِ، وَكُلِّ المَاعِزِ المُخَطَّطَةِ وَالمُرَقَّطَةِ، وَكُلِّ ما عَلَيهِ بَياضٌ، وَكُلِّ الحِملانِ السَّوْداءِ. وَأعْطاها لِبَنِيهِ.

36 A nd he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

ثُمَّ أخَذَ هَذِهِ الحَيواناتِ إلَى مَكانٍ يَبْعُدُ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ عَنْ يَعقُوبَ. أمّا يَعقُوبُ فَبَقِيَ وَرَعَى ما تَبَقَّى مِنْ مَواشِي لابانَ.

37 A nd Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

فَأخَذَ يَعقُوبُ أغصاناً طَرِيَّةً مِنْ أشْجارِ الحَوْرِ وَاللَّوْزِ وَالدُّلْبِ. وَقَشَّرَها لِتَظْهَرَ عَلَيها خُطُوطٌ بَيضاءَ.

38 A nd he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَ الأغصانَ الَّتِي قَشَّرَها أمامَ القُطْعانِ عِنْدَ الأحواضِ حَيثُ تَشْرَبُ الماشِيَةُ. وَكانَتِ القُطْعانُ تَتَزاوَجُ عِندَما تَأْتِي لِتَشْرَبَ.

39 A nd the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

فَلَمّا تَزاوَجَتِ القُطْعانُ أمامَ الأغصانِ، وَلَدَتْ مَواشِيَ مُخَطَّطَةً وَمُنَقَّطَةً وَمُرَقَّطَةً.

40 A nd Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.

وَهَكَذا زاوَجَ يَعقُوبُ الأغنامَ، ثُمَّ فَصَلَ الأغنامَ المُخَطَّطَةَ مِنَ القَطِيعِ، فَكَثَّرَ بِذَلِكَ قَطِيعَهُ. وَلَمْ يَضَعْ غَنَمَ لابانَ مَعَ قَطِيعِهِ.

41 A nd it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

فَلَمّا كانَتِ الأغنامُ القَوِيَّةُ تَتَزاوَجُ، كانَ يَعقُوبُ يَضَعُ الأغصانَ أمامَها فِي أحواضِ السِّقايَةِ، لِكَي تَتَزاوَجَ أمامَ الأغصانِ.

42 B ut when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَضَعُ الأغصانَ أمامَ الأغنامِ الضَّعيفَةِ فِي القَطِيعِ، فَصارَتِ مَوالِيدُ الضَّعيفَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبِ لابانَ، وَمَوالِيدُ القَوِيَّةِ مِنْ نَصِيبِ يَعقُوبَ.

43 A nd the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

فَصارَ يَعقُوبُ غَنِيّاً جِدّاً. إذْ كانَتْ لَدَيهِ مَواشٍ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَخُدّامٌ وَخادِماتٌ، وَجِمالٌ وَحَمِيرٌ.