1 ث ُمَّ وَاصَلَ يَعقُوبُ رِحلَتَهُ، وَوَصَلَ إلَى أرْضِ أهلِ المَشْرِقِ.

And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east;

2 ف َتَطَلَّعَ 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.

and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone on the mouth of the well.

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

(When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)

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

And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence ye?' and they say, `We from Haran.'

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

And he saith to them, `Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, `We have known.'

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

And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?' and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'

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

And he saith, `Lo, the day still great, not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.'

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

And they say, `We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.'

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

He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she shepherdess;

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

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 ث ُمَّ قَبَّلَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ، وَأخَذَ يَبكِي بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ.

And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

12 ث ُمَّ أخبَرَ يَعقُوبُ راحِيلَ بِأنَّ أباها قَرِيبٌ لَهُ. وَأخبَرَها بِأنَّهُ ابْنُ رِفْقَةَ.

and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he her father's brother, and that he Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

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

And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,

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

and Laban saith to him, `Only my bone and my flesh thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

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

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what thy hire.'

16 و َكانَ لِلابانَ ابْنَتانِ، اسْمُ الكُبْرَى لَيئَةُ، وَاسْمُ الصُّغرَى راحِيلُ.

And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

17 و َكانَتْ عَينا لَيئَةَ رَقيقَتَينِ، أمّا راحِيلُ فَكانَتْ رائِعَةَ القَوامِ وَجَميلَةَ الشَّكلِ.

and the eyes of Leah tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

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

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

19 ف َقالَ لابانُ: «أنْ أُعطِيَها لَكَ أفضَلُ لِي مِنْ أنْ أُعطِيَها لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ. فابْقَ مَعِي.»

and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

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

and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

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

And Jacob saith unto Laban, `Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;'

22 ف َجَمَعَ لابانُ كُلَّ أهلِ المَنطَقَةِ، وَأقامَ وَلِيمَةَ عُرْسٍ.

and Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.

23 و َفِي المَساءِ أخَذَ لابانُ ابْنَتَهُ لَيئَةَ وَأحضَرَها لِيَعقُوبَ، فَعاشَرَها.

And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;

24 و َأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ زِلْفَةَ لابْنَتِهِ لَيئَةَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.

25 و َفِي 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؟»

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?'

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

And Laban saith, `It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

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

fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

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

And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

29 و َأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ بِلْهَةَ لابْنَتِهِ راحِيلَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

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

And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.

31 و َرَأى اللهُ أنَّ لَيئَةَ كانَتْ مَكْرُوهَةً، فَمَكَّنَها مِنَ الإنجابِ. أمّا راحِيلُ فَكانَتْ عاقِراً.

And Jehovah seeth that Leah the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel barren;

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

and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'

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

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Because Jehovah hath heard that I the hated one, He also giveth to me even this;' and she calleth his name Simeon.

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

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Now the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,' therefore hath called his name Levi.

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

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, `I praise Jehovah;' therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.