1 ¶ And when Rachel saw that she gave Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will 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 has 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 gave birth to a son unto Jacob.

فَحَبِلَتْ بِلْهَةُ وَوَلَدَتْ لِيَعقُوبَ وَلَداً.

6 A nd Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called 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 gave birth to a second son unto Jacob.

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

8 A nd Rachel said, With great wrestlings I have 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 stopped bearing children, 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, gave birth to a son unto Jacob.

فَأنجَبَتْ زِلْفَةُ، خادِمَةُ لَيئَةَ، لِيَعقُوبَ وَلَداً،

11 A nd Leah said, Good venture has come; and she called his name Gad.

فَقالَتْ لَيئَةُ: «يا لَسَعْدِيَ!» فَسَمَّتْهُ جادَ.

12 A nd Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son unto Jacob.

ثُمَّ أنجَبَتْ خادِمَةُ لَيئَةَ وَلَداً ثانِياً.

13 A nd Leah said, Blessed 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 ¶ And 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 would 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 gave birth to a fifth son unto Jacob.

وَاسْتَجابَ اللهُ لِصَلاةِ لَيئَةَ، فَحَبِلَتْ وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً خامِساً لِيَعقُوبَ.

18 A nd Leah said, God has 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 gave birth to the sixth son unto Jacob.

وَحَبِلَتْ لَيئَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَأنجَبَتْ وَلَداً سادِساً لِيَعقُوبَ.

20 A nd Leah said, God has endued me with a good dowry; now my husband will 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 gave birth to 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 gave birth to a son and said, God has taken away my reproach;

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

24 a nd she called his name Joseph, saying, Let the LORD add unto me another son.

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

25 ¶ And it came to pass when Rachel had given birth to Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, and I shall go unto my place and to my land.

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, Let me now find grace in thine eyes, I have learned by experience that the LORD has 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 many livestock thou hast 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 has blessed thee since my coming; and now when shall I provide for my 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 anything; 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 today, setting apart all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown rams among the rams, 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 tomorrow, when my hire shall come before thy face; each one that is not speckled and spotted among my goats and brown among my sheep 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 between 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 ¶ And Jacob took rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut tree and peeled 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 peeled 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 ringstraked, speckled, and spotted sheep.

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

40 A nd Jacob separated the lambs, and put with his flock the ringstraked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them together with Laban’s sheep.

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, whenever the stronger sheep conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the sheep 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 sheep were feeble, he did not put them 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 many sheep, and maidslaves and menslaves, and camels, and asses.

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