1 T hen Jacob went on his way and came to the land of the people of the East.

ثُمَّ وَاصَلَ يَعقُوبُ رِحلَتَهُ، وَوَصَلَ إلَى أرْضِ أهلِ المَشْرِقِ.

2 A s he looked, he saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well’s mouth was a big one,

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 when all the flocks were gathered there, would roll the stone from the well’s mouth, water the sheep, and replace the stone on the well’s mouth.

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 to them, My brothers, where are you from? And they said, We are from Haran.

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

5 s aid to them, Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

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

6 H e said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, He is doing well; and behold, here comes his daughter Rachel with sheep!

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

7 H e said, The sun is still high; it is a long time yet before the flocks need be gathered. water the sheep and return them to their pasture?

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

8 B ut they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together; then roll the stone from the well’s mouth and we water the sheep.

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

9 W hile he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she shepherded them.

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

10 W hen Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his uncle, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of his uncle Laban.

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

11 T hen Jacob kissed Rachel and he wept aloud.

ثُمَّ قَبَّلَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ، وَأخَذَ يَبكِي بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ.

12 J acob told Rachel he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.

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

13 W hen Laban heard of the arrival of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him and brought him to his house. And 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 T hen Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And stayed with him a month.

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

15 T hen Laban said to Jacob, Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?

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

16 N ow 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’s eyes were weak and dull looking, but Rachel was beautiful and attractive.

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

18 A nd Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, I will work for you for seven years for Rachel your 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 you than to another man. Stay and live 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 to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

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

21 F inally, Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my time is completed, so that I may take her to me.

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 B ut when night came, he took Leah his daughter and brought her to, who had intercourse with her.

وَفِي المَساءِ أخَذَ لابانُ ابْنَتَهُ لَيئَةَ وَأحضَرَها لِيَعقُوبَ، فَعاشَرَها.

24 A nd Laban gave Zilpah his maid to his daughter Leah to be her maid.

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ زِلْفَةَ لابْنَتِهِ لَيئَةَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

25 B ut in the morning behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Did I not work for you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived and cheated and thrown me down ?

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 is not permitted in our country to give the younger before the elder.

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

27 F inish the week; then we will give you also, and you shall work for me yet seven more years in return.

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

28 S o Jacob complied and fulfilled week; then gave him Rachel his daughter as his wife.

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

29 ( And Laban gave Bilhah his maid to Rachel his daughter to be her maid.)

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ بِلْهَةَ لابْنَتِهِ راحِيلَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

30 A nd Jacob lived with Rachel also as his wife, and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served another seven 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 despised, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.

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

32 A nd Leah became pregnant and bore a son and named him Reuben; for she said, Because the Lord has seen my humiliation and affliction; now my husband will love me.

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

33 b ecame pregnant again and bore a son and said, Because the Lord heard that I am despised, He has given me this son also; and she named him Simeon.

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

34 A nd she became pregnant again and bore a son and said, Now this time will my husband be a companion to me, for I have borne him three sons. Therefore he was named 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 gain she conceived and bore a son, and she said, Now will I praise the Lord! So she called his name Judah; then she ceased bearing.

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