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雅各到达巴旦.亚兰

29 雅各继续前行,到了东方人的地方。 他看见田间有一口井;有三群羊躺卧在井旁,因为人都是用那井里的水给羊群喝;井口上有一块大石头。 当所有羊群都到齐了,牧人就把井口的石头辊开,取水给羊群喝,然后把石头放回井口原处。 雅各问这些牧人:“弟兄们,你们是哪里来的?”他们回答:“我们是从哈兰来的。” 他问他们:“你们认识拿鹤的孙子拉班吗?”他们回答:“我们认识。” 雅各又问他们:“他平安吗?”他们回答:“平安。你看,他的女儿拉结领着羊群来了。” 雅各说:“现在太阳还高,不是牲畜聚集的时候;你们取水给羊群喝,再去牧放吧。” 他们回答:“我们不能这样作,必须等到所有的羊群都到齐了,有人把井口的石头辊开,我们才可以取水给羊群喝。” 雅各还跟他们说话的时候,拉结领着她父亲的羊群来了。拉结原来是个牧羊女。 10 雅各看见了舅父拉班的女儿拉结,和舅父拉班的羊群,就上前来,把井口的石头辊开,取水给舅父拉班的羊群喝。 11 雅各和拉结亲吻,就放声大哭。 12 雅各告诉拉结,自己是她父亲的外甥,是利百加的儿子。拉结就跑去告诉她的父亲。

13 拉班听见了关于外甥雅各的消息,就跑去迎接他,拥抱他,和他亲吻,带他到自己的家里。雅各就把一切经过都告诉拉班。 14 拉班对雅各说:“你实在是我的骨肉。”雅各就与拉班同住了一个月。

雅各娶拉班两个女儿为妻

15 拉班对雅各说:“你因为是我的外甥,就要白白地服事我吗?告诉我,你要甚么报酬?” 16 拉班有两个女儿;大的名叫利亚,小的名叫拉结。 17 利亚的眼睛虽然可爱,拉结却生得身材美丽,样貌娟秀。 18 雅各爱拉结,所以对拉班说:“我愿为你的小女儿拉结服事你七年。” 19 拉班说:“我把她给你,比给别人更好,你就与我同住吧。” 20 于是,雅各为拉结服事了拉班七年;他就看这七年好象几天一样,因为他爱拉结。

21 雅各对拉班说:“期限到了,请把我的妻子给我,好让我与她亲近。” 22 拉班就摆设筵席,邀请了那地方所有的人。 23 到了晚上,拉班把自己的女儿利亚带来给雅各,雅各就与她亲近。 24 拉班又把自己的婢女悉帕给了女儿利亚作婢女。 25 到了早晨,雅各才看出原来是利亚,就对拉班说:“你向我作的是甚么事呢?我服事你,不是为了拉结的缘故吗?你为甚么欺骗我呢?” 26 拉班回答:“大女儿还没有出嫁,就先把小女儿嫁出去,我们这地方是没有这规矩的。 27 你与大女儿七天的庆典过了以后,我们也把小女儿给你,只是你要再服事我七年。” 28 于是雅各这样作了。他与利亚七天的庆典过了以后,拉班就把自己的女儿拉结给雅各为妻。 29 拉班又把自己的婢女辟拉给了女儿拉结作婢女。 30 雅各也与拉结亲近,并且爱拉结胜过爱利亚;于是他再服事了拉班七年。

雅各的儿子

31 耶和华见利亚失宠,就使她生育,拉结却不生育。 32 利亚怀孕,生了一个儿子,就给他起名叫流本,因为她说:“耶和华看见了我的苦情,现在我的丈夫必爱我了。” 33 她又怀孕,生了一个儿子,就说:“耶和华因为听见我失宠,所以又赐给我这个儿子。”于是给他起名叫西缅。 34 她又怀孕,生了一个儿子,就说:“这一次,我的丈夫要依恋我了,因为我已经给他生了三个儿子。”因此给孩子起名叫利未。 35 她又怀孕,生了一个儿子,就说:“这一次,我要赞美耶和华了。”因此给孩子起名叫犹大。这样,她才停止了生育。

雅各到达舅父家

29 雅各继续前行,来到东方人住的地方, 看见田间有一口井,有三群羊卧在井边,因为当地人用那口井的水饮羊。井口盖着一块大石头。 羊群聚集在井旁的时候,牧人就把石头挪开饮羊,随后再把石头挪回原处。

雅各问牧人:“弟兄们,你们是从哪里来的?”他们说:“我们是从哈兰来的。” 雅各问道:“你们认识拿鹤的孙子拉班吗?”他们说:“我们认识。” 雅各又问:“他好吗?”他们回答说:“很好。你看,他的女儿拉结带着羊群来了。” 雅各对他们说:“太阳还高,不到把羊关起来的时候,你们饮了羊,再放它们去吃草吧!” 他们说:“不行,要等所有的羊群到齐,有人挪开井口的石头后,才能饮羊。”

他们还在说话的时候,拉结就带着她父亲的羊群来到井边,她是个牧羊女。 10 雅各看见表妹拉结和舅父拉班的羊群来了,就上前把井口的石头挪开,饮他舅父的羊。 11 他亲吻拉结,并放声大哭。 12 雅各告诉拉结自己是她父亲的外甥,是利百加的儿子。拉结便跑去告诉她父亲。

13 拉班听见外甥雅各来了,就跑去迎接他,拥抱他,亲吻他,然后把他接到自己家里。雅各把事情的经过告诉他。 14 拉班高兴地说:“你真是我的骨肉之亲啊!”雅各在拉班家里住了一个月。

雅各娶妻

15 一天,拉班对他说:“虽然我们是亲戚,也不能让你白白地替我工作。告诉我,你希望得到什么报酬?” 16 拉班有两个女儿,大的叫利亚,小的叫拉结。 17 利亚两眼无神[a],而拉结长得美丽出众。 18 雅各爱上了拉结,于是对拉班说:“我愿意为你工作七年,请你把拉结许配给我。” 19 拉班说:“把她嫁给你比嫁给外人好,你就留下来吧!” 20 雅各为了拉结给拉班工作了七年。因为他深爱拉结,所以这七年在他眼中就像短短的几天。

21 一天,雅各对拉班说:“期限已经满了,现在请把我妻子给我,我好和她同房。” 22 于是,拉班就摆设宴席款待当地的人。 23 到了晚上,拉班却把女儿利亚送给雅各,雅各和她同房。 24 拉班又把自己的婢女悉帕送给女儿利亚做婢女。

25 第二天早上,雅各才发现娶的是利亚,就对拉班说:“你对我做的是什么事啊!我服侍你不就是为了拉结吗?你为什么骗我?” 26 拉班说:“依照本地的习俗,妹妹不能比姐姐先出嫁。 27 等这七天的婚期过了,我就把拉结也许配给你,你再替我工作七年。”

28 雅各同意了。过了七天,拉班把女儿拉结嫁给雅各, 29 又把自己的婢女辟拉送给拉结。 30 雅各也和拉结同房,他深爱拉结,胜过爱利亚。他又替拉班工作了七年。

雅各的儿女

31 耶和华看见利亚失宠,就使利亚生育,但拉结却不生育。 32 利亚怀孕生了一个儿子,给孩子取名叫吕便[b]。她说:“耶和华看见了我的痛苦,现在我丈夫一定会爱我。” 33 她又怀孕生了一个儿子,就说:“耶和华听见了我丈夫不爱我,所以又给我这个儿子。”于是,她给孩子取名叫西缅[c] 34 她又再度怀孕,生了一个儿子,就说:“这次我丈夫一定会依恋我,因为我给他生了三个儿子。”于是,他给孩子取名叫利未[d] 35 后来,利亚再次怀孕,生了一个儿子,她说:“这次我要赞美耶和华!”于是,她给孩子取名叫犹大[e]。之后,利亚停止了生育。

Footnotes

  1. 29:17 两眼无神”或译“两眼很美丽”。
  2. 29:32 吕便”意思是“看,一个儿子”,此词发音像希伯来文“他看见了我的痛苦”一词的发音。
  3. 29:33 西缅”意思是“听见”。
  4. 29:34 利未”意思是“联合”。
  5. 29:35 犹大”意思是“赞美”。

Jacob Meets Rachel

29 Then Jacob went on his journey and came into the land of the people of the east. As he looked, he saw a well in the field and three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. A large stone was on the well’s opening. When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds rolled the stone from the well’s opening, watered the sheep, then put the stone back on the well’s opening in its place.

Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?”

And they said, “We are from Harran.”

Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?”

And they said, “We know him.”

He said to them, “Is he well?”

And they said, “He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.”

He said, “Since it is yet midday, it is not the time that the livestock should be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”

They said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the well’s opening. Then we may water the sheep.”

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s opening and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. 11 Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. 12 Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. Then she ran and told her father.

13 When Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then Jacob told Laban all these things. 14 Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.”

And he stayed with him for a month. 15 Laban said to Jacob, “Since you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?”

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. 18 Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”

19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may have relations with her.”

22 Laban gathered together all the men of the place and prepared a feast. 23 But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob had relations with her. 24 Laban gave Zilpah his maid to his daughter Leah for a maidservant.

25 In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah, and he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?”

26 Then Laban said, “It is not the custom in our country to marry off the younger before the firstborn. 27 Fulfill the period of seven days for this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.”

28 Jacob did so and completed her week. Then Laban gave him Rachel his daughter as his wife also. 29 Laban gave Bilhah his maidservant to Rachel his daughter to be her maid. 30 So Jacob also had relations with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served Laban another seven years.

Jacob’s Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Surely the Lord has looked upon my affliction. Now therefore my husband will love me.”

33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I was unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” Then she called his name Simeon.

34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.

35 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now I will praise the Lord!” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped giving birth.