Genesis 29
Legacy Standard Bible
Jacob’s Love for Rachel
29 Then Jacob [a]took up his journey and came to the land of (A)the sons of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold, (B)a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they gave water to the flocks to drink. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large. 3 And all the flocks would be gathered there, and they would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and give water to the sheep to drink and return the stone back to its place on the mouth of the well.
4 And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from (C)Haran.” 5 Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the (D)son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” 6 And he said to them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “It is well, and here is (E)Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.” 7 And he said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Give water to the sheep to drink, and go, pasture them.” 8 But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we give water to the sheep to drink.”
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10 Now it happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and gave water to the flock of Laban his mother’s brother to drink. 11 Then Jacob (F)kissed Rachel and lifted his voice and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was a [b](G)relative of her father and that he was Rebekah’s son, and (H)she ran and told her father.
13 So it happened that when (I)Laban heard the report of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and he (J)embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he recounted to Laban all these things. 14 And Laban said to him, “Surely you are (K)my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him one month.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my [c]relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall (L)your wages be?” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was (M)beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance. 18 Now Jacob (N)loved Rachel, so he said, “(O)I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19 And Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days (P)because of his love for her.
Laban Deceives Jacob
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may (Q)go in to her.” 22 And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. 23 Now it happened in the evening that he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her. 24 Laban also gave his servant-woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a servant-woman. 25 Now it happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “(R)What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you (S)deceived me?” 26 But Laban said, “It is not [d]the practice in our place to give the younger before the firstborn. 27 Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which (T)you shall serve with me for another seven years.” 28 And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. 29 Laban also gave his servant-woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her servant-woman. 30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed (U)he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with [e]Laban for (V)another seven years.
31 And Yahweh saw that Leah was [f]unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. 32 So Leah conceived and bore a son and named him [g]Reuben, for she said, “Because Yahweh has [h](W)seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.” 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “(X)Because Yahweh has [i]heard that I am [j]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will be [k]joined to me because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named (Y)Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will [l]praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him [m](Z)Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
Footnotes
- Genesis 29:1 Lit lifted up his feet
- Genesis 29:12 Lit brother
- Genesis 29:15 Lit brother
- Genesis 29:26 Lit done thus in
- Genesis 29:30 Lit him
- Genesis 29:31 Lit hated
- Genesis 29:32 Lit see, a son
- Genesis 29:32 Lit looked upon
- Genesis 29:33 Heb shama, related to Simeon
- Genesis 29:33 Lit hated
- Genesis 29:34 Heb lavah, related to Levi
- Genesis 29:35 Heb jadah, related to Judah
- Genesis 29:35 Heb Jehudah
Genesis 29
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nakarating si Jacob sa Bahay ni Laban
29 Nagpatuloy si Jacob sa paglalakbay niya hanggang sa nakarating siya sa lupain ng mga taga-silangan. 2 May nakita siya roon na isang balon at sa tabi nito ay may tatlong pulutong ng tupa na nagpapahinga, dahil doon kumukuha ang mga tao ng tubig na ipinapainom sa mga tupa. Ang balon na ito ay tinatakpan ng malaking bato. 3 Iniipon muna ng mga pastol ang lahat ng tupa bago nila pagulungin ang batong nakatakip sa balon. Pagkatapos nilang painumin ang mga tupa, muli nilang tinatakpan ang balon.
4 Ngayon, nagtanong si Jacob sa mga pastol ng tupa, “Mga kaibigan, taga-saan kayo?”
Sumagot sila, “Taga-Haran.”
5 Muling nagtanong si Jacob, “Kilala ba ninyo si Laban na apo ni Nahor?”
Sumagot sila, “Oo, kilala namin.”
6 Nagpatuloy sa pagtatanong si Jacob, “Kumusta na ba siya?”
Sumagot sila, “Mabuti naman. Tingnan mo, paparating ang anak niyang si Raquel dito kasama ang kanilang mga tupa.”
7 Sinabi ni Jacob sa kanila, “Napakaaga pa at hindi pa oras para ipunin ang mga tupa, mabuti sigurong painumin ninyo sila at muling ipastol.”
8 Sumagot sila, “Hindi namin iyan magagawa kung hindi muna maiipon ang lahat ng tupa. Kung nandito na ang lahat, doon pa lamang namin pagugulungin ang takip na bato para silaʼy painumin.”
9 Nagsasalita pa si Jacob sa kanila nang dumating si Raquel na dala ang mga tupa ng kanyang ama, dahil siya ang nagbabantay sa mga ito. 10 Pagkakita ni Jacob kay Raquel na anak ng tiyuhin niyang si Laban, na kasama ang mga tupa, pumunta siya sa balon at pinagulong ang bato at pinainom ang mga tupa ng tiyuhin niyang si Laban. 11 Pagkatapos, hinagkan niya si Raquel at napaiyak siya sa tuwa. 12 Sinabi niya kay Raquel, “Anak ako ni Rebeka, kaya pamangkin ako ng iyong ama.” Patakbong umuwi si Raquel at sinabi sa kanyang ama.
13 Nang marinig ni Laban na nariyan si Jacob na pamangkin niya kay Rebeka, agad niya itong sinalubong. Hinagkan niya si Jacob at dinala sa bahay niya. At doon sinabi ni Jacob kay Laban ang lahat ng nangyari. 14 Sinabi ni Laban sa kanya, “Tunay na magkadugo tayo.”
Naglingkod si Jacob kay Laban dahil kina Raquel at Lea
Pagkalipas ng isang buwan na pananatili ni Jacob kina Laban, 15 sinabi ni Laban sa kanya, “Hindi mabuti na magtrabaho ka para sa akin na walang bayad dahil pamangkin kita. Sabihin mo sa akin kung ano ang gusto mong ibayad ko sa iyo.”
16 May dalawang anak na dalaga si Laban. Si Lea ang panganay at si Raquel ang nakababatang kapatid. 17 Mapupungay[a] ang mata ni Lea, pero mas maganda ang hubog ng katawan ni Raquel. 18 Dahil may gusto si Jacob kay Raquel, sinabi niya kay Laban, “Maglilingkod po ako sa inyo ng pitong taon kung ibibigay nʼyo sa akin ang kamay ni Raquel.”
19 Sumagot si Laban, “Mas mabuti pang ikaw ang mapangasawa niya kaysa sa ibang lalaki. Manatili ka na lang dito.” 20 Kaya naglingkod si Jacob kay Laban ng pitong taon para mapangasawa niya si Raquel. Dahil sa pagmamahal niya kay Raquel, parang ilang araw lang sa kanya ang pitong taon.
21 Pagkalipas ng pitong taon, sinabi ni Jacob kay Laban, “Natapos na ang paglilingkod ko sa inyo, kaya ibigay nʼyo na sa akin si Raquel para magsama na kami.”
22 Pumayag si Laban, kaya nagdaos siya ng handaan at inimbitahan niya ang lahat ng tao sa lugar na iyon. 23 Pero kinagabihan, sa halip na si Raquel ang dalhin ni Laban kay Jacob, si Lea ang dinala niya. At sumiping si Jacob kay Lea. 24 (Ibinigay ni Laban kay Lea ang alipin niyang babae na si Zilpa para maging alipin nito.)
25 Kinabukasan, nalaman ni Jacob na si Lea pala ang kasiping niya. Kaya pinuntahan niya si Laban at sinabi, “Bakit ginawa mo ito sa akin? Naglingkod ako sa iyo para mapangasawa ko si Raquel. Ngayon, bakit niloko mo ako?”
26 Sumagot si Laban, “Hindi kaugalian dito sa aming lugar na maunang makapag-asawa ang nakababatang kapatid kaysa sa nakatatandang kapatid. 27 Hintayin mo lamang na matapos ang isang linggong pagdiriwang ng inyong kasal at ibibigay ko agad sa iyo si Raquel, iyan ay kung muli kang maglilingkod ng pitong taon pa.”
28 Pumayag si Jacob sa sinabi ni Laban. Pagkatapos ng isang linggo na pagdiriwang ng kasal nila ni Lea, ibinigay ni Laban kay Jacob si Raquel. 29 Ibinigay ni Laban kay Raquel ang alipin niyang babae na si Bilha para maging alipin nito. 30 Kaya sumiping din si Jacob kay Raquel. Mas mahal niya si Raquel kaysa kay Lea. Naglingkod si Jacob kay Laban ng pitong taon pa.
Ang mga Anak ni Jacob
31 Nakita ng Panginoon na hindi mahal ni Jacob si Lea, kaya niloob niyang magkaanak si Lea, pero si Raquel naman ay hindi. 32 Nagbuntis si Lea at nanganak ng lalaki at pinangalanan niyang Reuben,[b] dahil sinabi niya, “Nakita ng Panginoon ang paghihirap ko, at ngayoʼy tiyak na mamahalin na ako ng aking asawa.”
33 Muli siyang nagbuntis at nanganak ng isa na namang lalaki. Sinabi niya, “Muli akong binigyan ng Panginoon ng isang anak na lalaki dahil narinig niya na hindi ako minamahal ng aking asawa.” Kaya pinangalanan niya ang sanggol na Simeon.[c]
34 Muling nagbuntis si Lea at nanganak ng isa pang lalaki. Sinabi niya, “Ngayon, magiging malapit na sa akin ang aking asawa dahil tatlo na ang anak naming lalaki.” Kaya pinangalanan niya ang sanggol na Levi.[d]
35 Muling nagbuntis si Lea at nanganak ng isa na namang lalaki. Sinabi niya, “Ngayon, pupurihin ko ang Panginoon.” Kaya pinangalanan niya ang sanggol na Juda.[e] Mula noon, hindi na siya nagkaanak.
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