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雅各遇拉結

29 雅各起行,到了東方人之地, 看見田間有一口井,有三群羊臥在井旁,因為人飲羊群都是用那井裡的水。井口上的石頭是大的。 常有羊群在那裡聚集,牧人把石頭轉離井口飲羊,隨後又把石頭放在井口的原處。 雅各對牧人說:「弟兄們,你們是哪裡來的?」他們說:「我們是哈蘭來的。」 他問他們說:「拿鶴的孫子拉班你們認識嗎?」他們說:「我們認識。」 雅各說:「他平安嗎?」他們說:「平安。看哪,他女兒拉結領著羊來了。」 雅各說:「日頭還高,不是羊群聚集的時候,你們不如飲羊,再去放一放。」 他們說:「我們不能,必等羊群聚齊,人把石頭轉離井口才可飲羊。」 雅各正和他們說話的時候,拉結領著她父親的羊來了,因為那些羊是她牧放的。 10 雅各看見母舅拉班的女兒拉結和母舅拉班的羊群,就上前把石頭轉離井口,飲他母舅拉班的羊群。 11 雅各拉結親嘴,就放聲而哭。 12 雅各告訴拉結,自己是她父親的外甥,是利百加的兒子。拉結就跑去告訴她父親。

拉班迎接雅各

13 拉班聽見外甥雅各的信息,就跑去迎接,抱著他,與他親嘴,領他到自己的家。雅各將一切的情由告訴拉班 14 拉班對他說:「你實在是我的骨肉。」雅各就和他同住了一個月。 15 拉班雅各說:「你雖是我的骨肉[a],豈可白白地服侍我?請告訴我,你要什麼為工價?」 16 拉班有兩個女兒,大的名叫利亞,小的名叫拉結 17 利亞的眼睛沒有神氣,拉結卻生得美貌俊秀。 18 雅各拉結,就說:「我願為你小女兒拉結服侍你七年。」 19 拉班說:「我把她給你勝似給別人,你與我同住吧。」 20 雅各就為拉結服侍了七年。他因為深愛拉結,就看這七年如同幾天。

拉班以利亞妻雅各

21 雅各拉班說:「日期已經滿了,求你把我的妻子給我,我好與她同房。」 22 拉班就擺設筵席,請齊了那地方的眾人。 23 到晚上,拉班將女兒利亞送來給雅各雅各就與她同房。 24 拉班又將婢女悉帕給女兒利亞做使女。 25 到了早晨,雅各一看是利亞,就對拉班說:「你向我做的是什麼事呢?我服侍你,不是為拉結嗎?你為什麼欺哄我呢?」 26 拉班說:「大女兒還沒有給人,先把小女兒給人,在我們這地方沒有這規矩。

雅各又娶拉結

27 「你為這個滿了七日,我就把那個也給你,你再為她服侍我七年。」 28 雅各就如此行。滿了利亞的七日,拉班便將女兒拉結雅各為妻。 29 拉班又將婢女辟拉給女兒拉結做使女。 30 雅各也與拉結同房,並且愛拉結勝似愛利亞,於是又服侍了拉班七年。

利亞與兩妾生子

31 耶和華見利亞失寵[b],就使她生育,拉結卻不生育。 32 利亞懷孕生子,就給他起名叫魯本[c],因而說:「耶和華看見我的苦情,如今我的丈夫必愛我。」 33 她又懷孕生子,就說:「耶和華因為聽見我失寵,所以又賜給我這個兒子。」於是給他起名叫西緬[d] 34 她又懷孕生子,起名叫利未[e],說:「我給丈夫生了三個兒子,他必與我聯合。」 35 她又懷孕生子,說:「這回我要讚美耶和華。」因此給他起名叫猶大[f]。這才停了生育。

Footnotes

  1. 創世記 29:15 原文作:弟兄。
  2. 創世記 29:31 原文作:被恨。下同。
  3. 創世記 29:32 就是「有兒子」的意思。
  4. 創世記 29:33 就是「聽見」的意思。
  5. 創世記 29:34 就是「聯合」的意思。
  6. 創世記 29:35 就是「讚美」的意思。

Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram

29 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.(A) There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well.(B) The stone(C) over the mouth of the well was large. When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone(D) away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep.(E) Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?”(F)

“We’re from Harran,(G)” they replied.

He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?”(H)

“Yes, we know him,” they answered.

Then Jacob asked them, “Is he well?”

“Yes, he is,” they said, “and here comes his daughter Rachel(I) with the sheep.(J)

“Look,” he said, “the sun is still high; it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”

“We can’t,” they replied, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone(K) has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water(L) the sheep.”

While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep,(M) for she was a shepherd. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel(N) daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone(O) away from the mouth of the well and watered(P) his uncle’s sheep.(Q) 11 Then Jacob kissed(R) Rachel and began to weep aloud.(S) 12 He had told Rachel that he was a relative(T) of her father and a son of Rebekah.(U) So she ran and told her father.(V)

13 As soon as Laban(W) heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him(X) and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things. 14 Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.”(Y)

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, 15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative(Z) of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages(AA) should be.”

16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah,(AB) and the name of the younger was Rachel.(AC) 17 Leah had weak[a] eyes, but Rachel(AD) had a lovely figure and was beautiful.(AE) 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel(AF) and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”(AG)

19 Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel,(AH) but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.(AI)

21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.(AJ)

22 So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.(AK) 23 But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah(AL) and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. 24 And Laban gave his servant Zilpah(AM) to his daughter as her attendant.(AN)

25 When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me?(AO) I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?(AP)

26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.(AQ) 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week;(AR) then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.(AS)

28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.(AT) 29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah(AU) to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.(AV) 30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah.(AW) And he worked for Laban another seven years.(AX)

Jacob’s Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(AY) he enabled her to conceive,(AZ) but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(BA) She named him Reuben,[b](BB) for she said, “It is because the Lord has seen my misery.(BC) Surely my husband will love me now.”

33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved,(BD) he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[c](BE)

34 Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me,(BF) because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[d](BG)

35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[e](BH) Then she stopped having children.(BI)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:17 Or delicate
  2. Genesis 29:32 Reuben sounds like the Hebrew for he has seen my misery; the name means see, a son.
  3. Genesis 29:33 Simeon probably means one who hears.
  4. Genesis 29:34 Levi sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for attached.
  5. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.

29 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

10 And 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.

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

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

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.