1 S o Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East.

ثُمَّ وَاصَلَ يَعقُوبُ رِحلَتَهُ، وَوَصَلَ إلَى أرْضِ أهلِ المَشْرِقِ.

2 A nd he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on 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 N ow all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well’s mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place 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 brethren, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”

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

5 T hen he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

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

6 S o he said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “ He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep.”

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

7 T hen he said, “Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water 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 B ut they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled 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 N ow while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

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 T hen 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 relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father.

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

13 T hen it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So 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 you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month. Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

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

15 T hen Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should 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 delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.

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

18 N ow Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, “I will serve you 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 that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”

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

20 S o Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him 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 T hen Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to 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 N ow it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her.

وَفِي المَساءِ أخَذَ لابانُ ابْنَتَهُ لَيئَةَ وَأحضَرَها لِيَعقُوبَ، فَعاشَرَها.

24 A nd Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ زِلْفَةَ لابْنَتِهِ لَيئَةَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

25 S o it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived 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 done so 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 ulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.”

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

28 T hen Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.

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

29 A nd Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.

وَأعطَى لابانُ خادِمَتَهُ بِلْهَةَ لابْنَتِهِ راحِيلَ لِتَكُونَ خادِمَةً لَها.

30 T hen Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years. The Children of Jacob

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

31 W hen the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

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

32 S o Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely looked on 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 T hen she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has 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 S he conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was 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 bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

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