30 拉结见自己没有给雅各生孩子,就嫉妒姐姐。她对雅各说:“你给我孩子,不然我还不如死了!” 雅各气愤地说:“使你不能生育的是上帝,难道我能代替上帝吗?” 拉结说:“你去跟我的婢女辟拉同房吧,这样她可以为我生孩子,我也可以留下后代。” 于是拉结把婢女辟拉给丈夫做妾,雅各和辟拉同房。 辟拉怀了孕,为雅各生下一个儿子。 拉结说:“上帝为我申了冤,也听了我的恳求,赐给我一个儿子。”拉结就给孩子取名叫但[a] 拉结的婢女辟拉又怀孕,为雅各生了第二个儿子。 拉结说:“我跟姐姐相争,我得胜了。”她就给这孩子取名叫拿弗他利[b]

利亚见自己不再生育,就把婢女悉帕给雅各做妾。 10 悉帕给雅各生了一个儿子。 11 利亚说:“真幸运!”她便给孩子取名叫迦得[c] 12 悉帕又给雅各生了第二个儿子, 13 利亚说:“我真有福啊!妇女们会说我有福!”她就为孩子取名亚设[d]

14 在收麦子的季节,吕便在田间找到一些风茄,拿回家给母亲利亚。拉结知道后,对利亚说:“请给我一些你儿子找到的风茄。” 15 利亚说:“你抢了我丈夫还不够吗?现在还要抢我儿子的风茄吗?”拉结回答说:“你给我风茄,今夜雅各就跟你同房。” 16 那天晚上,雅各从田间回来,利亚就出来迎接他说:“你要来跟我同房,因为我已经用儿子的风茄把你雇下来了。”于是,那天晚上雅各便跟利亚同房。 17 上帝答应利亚的祈求,使她怀孕,为雅各生了第五个儿子。 18 利亚说:“我把婢女送给丈夫做妾,现在上帝给我报酬了。”因此,她就为孩子取名叫以萨迦[e]

19 后来,利亚又怀孕,给雅各生下第六个儿子。 20 她说:“上帝赐给我珍贵的礼物,现在我丈夫会尊重我,因为我给他生了六个儿子。”于是,她就给这个儿子取名叫西布伦[f] 21 后来,利亚又生了一个女儿,给她取名叫底娜。

22 上帝眷顾拉结,听了她的祷告,使她可以生育。 23 她就怀孕,生了一个儿子,说:“上帝除去了我的羞辱。” 24 她给孩子取名叫约瑟[g],又说:“愿上帝再给我添一个儿子!”

雅各与拉班的协议

25 拉结生约瑟以后,雅各对拉班说:“请让我走吧!我想回故乡, 26 请你让我和妻儿一同回去吧!她们都是我替你工作得来的,你知道我怎样努力为你工作。”

27 拉班却挽留他,说:“如果你肯赏光,请你留下来!因为我占卜得知上帝为了你的缘故才赐福给我。 28 你要多少酬劳,只管说出来,我一定会给你。”

29 雅各回答说:“你知道我怎样努力地服侍你,照顾你的牲畜。 30 我来以前,你的财产很少。上帝因为我的到来而赐福给你,使你财产大增。但我自己什么时候才能兴家立业呢?”

31 拉班问:“我该给你什么呢?”雅各说:“你不用给我什么,只要你答应一件事,我就继续照料你的羊群。 32 今天让我从你的羊群中挑出黑色或有斑点的绵羊,以及有斑点的山羊作为我的薪酬。 33 以后,如果你在给我作薪酬的羊群中发现白色的绵羊或没有斑点的山羊,就算是我偷的。这样你可以知道我是否诚实。”

34 拉班说:“好,就照你的话做!” 35 当天,拉班把有条纹或斑点的公山羊以及有斑点或夹杂白纹的母山羊,连同黑色的绵羊都挑出来,交给自己的儿子们看管。 36 然后,他离开雅各,彼此相隔三天的路程。雅各继续为他照料其余的羊。

37 雅各折下一些杨树、杏树和枫树的嫩枝,削掉部分树皮,露出白色的条纹, 38 然后把这些嫩枝插在羊喝水的水槽和水沟里。羊群来喝水时互相交配。 39 它们对着这些树枝交配,就生下有条纹和有斑点的羊羔。 40 雅各把这些羊羔分出来,使它们与拉班的羊各在一处。他把自己的羊安置在一处,不与拉班的羊搀杂在一起。 41 每当肥壮的羊交配时,雅各就把有条纹的枝子插在水沟里,使羊对着树枝交配。 42 但如果交配的羊是瘦弱的,他就不插枝子。这样,瘦弱的羊归拉班,肥壮的羊归雅各。 43 因此,雅各变得极其富有,拥有很多羊、骆驼、驴和仆婢。

Footnotes

  1. 30:6 ”意思是“申冤”。
  2. 30:8 拿弗他利”意思是“相争”。
  3. 30:11 迦得”意思是“幸运”。
  4. 30:13 亚设”意思是“有福”。
  5. 30:18 以萨迦”意思是“报酬”。
  6. 30:20 西布伦”意思是“尊重”。
  7. 30:24 约瑟”意思是“增添”。

30 Si Raquel wala gihapon nagbusong, gani nahisa siya kay Lea. Nagsiling siya kay Jacob, “Hatagi ako sang anak kay kon indi, mapatay gid ako!” Naakig si Jacob sa iya kag ginsilingan siya, “Ngaa, Dios ako haw? Siya ang nagbuot nga indi ka makabata.” Nagsiling si Raquel, “Kon amo sina, maghulid ka kay Bilha nga akon suluguon agod bisan paagi na lang sa iya makabaton man ako sang anak.” Gani ginhatag niya si Bilha kay Jacob bilang asawa, kag naghulid si Jacob kay Bilha.

Sang ulihi nagbusong si Bilha kag nagbata sing lalaki. Nagsiling si Raquel, “Ginkuha na sang Dios ang akon kahuy-anan. Ginsabat niya ang akon pangamuyo kay ginhatagan niya ako sang isa ka anak nga lalaki.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Dan.[a]

Nagbusong liwat si Bilha nga suluguon ni Raquel kag nagbata sang lalaki nga ikaduha nila nga anak ni Jacob. Nagsiling si Raquel, “Puwerte gid ang akon pakigsumpong sa akon utod, kag nagdaog ako.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Naftali.[b]

Sang indi na si Lea makapamata, ginpaasawa niya kay Jacob ang iya suluguon nga si Zilpa. 10 Nagbusong si Zilpa kag nagbata sing lalaki. 11 Nagsiling si Lea, “Daw ano nga suwerte.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Gad.[c]

12 Nagbata liwat si Zilpa sang lalaki nga ikaduha nila nga anak ni Jacob. 13 Nagsiling si Lea, “Malipayon gid ako! Karon magatawag ang mga babayi sa akon nga malipayon.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Asher.[d]

14 Isa sadto ka tion sang tig-alani sang trigo,[e] nagkadto si Reuben sa uma kag may nakita siya nga mga tanom nga mandragora. Nagpanguha siya sang bunga kag gindala sa iya iloy nga si Lea. Pagkakita sadto ni Raquel nagsiling siya kay Lea, “Hatagi man ako sang mga mandragora nga gindala sang imo anak.” 15 Pero nagsabat si Lea, “Indi ka pa bala kontento nga ginkuha mo ang akon bana? Kag karon kuhaon mo pa gid ang mga mandragora sang akon anak?” Nagsiling si Raquel, “Kon hatagan mo ako sang mga mandragora pahuliron ko si Jacob sa imo karon sa gab-i.”

16 Pag-abot ni Jacob halin sa uma sang sirom na, ginsugata siya ni Lea kag ginsilingan, “Kinahanglan diri ka sa akon maghulid karon nga gab-i, tungod kay ginbayaran ko na ikaw kay Raquel sang mga mandragora nga gindala sang akon anak.” Gani kay Lea naghulid si Jacob sadto nga gab-i.

17 Ginsabat sang Dios ang pangamuyo ni Lea kag nagbusong siya. Nagbata siya sang lalaki nga ikalima nila nga anak ni Jacob. 18 Nagsiling si Lea, “Ginpadyaan ako sang Dios kay ginhatag ko ang akon suluguon sa akon bana.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Isacar.[f]

19 Nagbusong liwat si Lea kag nagbata sing lalaki nga ikaanom nila nga anak ni Jacob. 20 Nagsiling siya, “Ginhatagan ako sang Dios sing maayo gid nga regalo. Padunggan na ako sini karon sang akon bana kay nahatagan ko na siya sing anom ka anak nga puro lalaki.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Zebulun.[g]

21 Sang ulihi nagbata si Lea sing babayi kag gin-ngalanan niya nga Dina.

22 Wala man pagkalimti sang Dios si Raquel. Ginsabat niya ang iya pangamuyo nga makabata man siya. 23 Nagbusong siya kag nagbata sing lalaki. Nagsiling siya, “Ginkuha sang Dios ang akon kahuy-anan.” Gani gin-ngalanan niya ang bata nga Jose,[h] kay siling niya, 24 “Kabay pa nga hatagan ako sang Ginoo sang isa pa ka bata.”

Ang Kasugtanan ni Jacob kag ni Laban

25 Pagkatapos nga nabata ni Raquel si Jose, nagsiling si Jacob kay Laban, “Tuguti na ako nga makapauli sa amon lugar. 26 Ihatag sa akon ang akon mga asawa nga ginserbisyuhan ko sa imo kag ang akon mga anak, kay mapauli na ako. Nakahibalo ka kon daw ano ang akon pagserbisyo sa imo.” 27 Nagsabat si Laban, “Kon mahimo indi anay. Suno sa akon pagpapakot, nahibaluan ko nga[i] ginpakamaayo ako sang Ginoo tungod sa imo. 28 Isiling lang kon pila ang isuhol ko sa imo kay bayaran ko ikaw.” 29 Nagsiling si Jacob, “Nakahibalo ka kon daw ano ang akon pagserbisyo sa imo kag kon daw ano ang pagdamo sang imo kasapatan tungod sa akon pagtatap. 30 Sang pag-abot ko diri diutay pa lang ang imo kasapatan, pero subong madamo na gid, kay ginpakamaayo ka sang Ginoo tungod sa akon. Karon dapat na siguro nga magpaninguha ako para sa akon kaugalingon nga panimalay.” 31 Nagpamangkot si Laban, “Ano bala ang gusto mo nga ibayad ko sa imo?” Nagsabat si Jacob, “Indi na lang ako pagsuhuli. Padayunon ko ang pagtatap sang imo kasapatan kon magsugot ka sa sini nga kondisyon: 32 Tan-awon ko karon ang imo mga kasapatan kag kuhaon ko ang itom nga mga karnero kag kambang nga mga kanding. Amo lang ina ang suhol ko. 33 Sa ulihi nga mga inadlaw, mahibaluan mo kon masaligan ako ukon indi kon usisaon mo ang mga sapat nga ginsuhol mo sa akon. Kon may makita ka nga kanding nga indi kambang ukon karnero nga indi itom, isipa ina nga kinawatan ko.” 34 Nagsabat si Laban, “Kon amo ina ang gusto mo, sugot ako.”

35 Pero sadto mismo nga adlaw, ginpain ni Laban ang kambang nga mga kanding nga lalaki kag babayi, pati ang itom nga mga karnero. Ginpaatipan niya ini sa iya mga anak nga lalaki. 36 Ginseparar niya ini kay Jacob sa kalayuon nga tatlo ka adlaw kon lakton. Ang nabilin nga mga sapat amo ang ginbantayan ni Jacob.

37 Karon, nagkuha si Jacob sang mga sanga sang alamo, abilyano, kag platano kag ginpanitan niya ang iban nga mga parte sini, gani may guray-guray nga puti kon tan-awon ang mga sanga. 38-39 Ginbutang niya dayon ato nga mga sanga sa atubangan sang ilimnan sang mga sapat agod makita sang mga sapat kon mag-inom sila. Didto sa atubangan sang sadto nga mga sanga nagakastahanay ang mga kanding kon mag-inom sila. Kon magbata sila, ang ila bata kambang. 40 Pero lain ang ginhimo ni Jacob sa mga karnero: Samtang nagakastahanay ini nga mga sapat, ginapaatubang niya sila sa iya kambang nga mga kanding kag sa itom nga mga kanding ni Laban. Sa sini nga paagi nakatipon man si Jacob sang iya kaugalingon nga mga sapat kag wala niya ini gin-impon sa mga sapat ni Laban. 41 Kon nagakastahanay na gani ang mga sapat nga maayo sing lawas didto sa ilimnan, ginabutang dayon ni Jacob ato nga mga sanga sa ila atubangan. 42 Pero kon ang mga sapat nga maluya ang nagakastahanay, wala niya ginabutang ang mga sanga. Gani ang mga maluya iya ni Laban kag ang mga maayo sing lawas iya ni Jacob. 43 Sa sini nga paagi, nagmanggaranon gid si Jacob. Madamo ang iya mga kasapatan pati na ang mga kamelyo kag mga asno. Madamo man ang iya mga suluguon nga lalaki kag babayi.

Footnotes

  1. 30:6 Dan: buot silingon sa Hebreo, ginkuha niya ang akon kahuy-anan.
  2. 30:8 Naftali: buot silingon sa Hebreo, pagpakigsumpong.
  3. 30:11 Gad: buot silingon sa Hebreo, suwerte.
  4. 30:13 Asher: buot silingon sa Hebreo, malipayon.
  5. 30:14 trigo: sa English, wheat.
  6. 30:18 Isacar: posible ang buot silingon sa Hebreo, padya.
  7. 30:20 Zebulun: posible ang buot silingon sa Hebreo, regalo; ukon, kadungganan.
  8. 30:23 Jose: buot silingon sa Hebreo, ginkuha niya; ukon, hatagan sang isa pa.
  9. 30:27 Suno… ko nga: ukon, Nagmanggaranon ako kay.

30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(C) who has kept you from having children?”(D)

Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(E) my servant.(F) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(G)

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(H) Jacob slept with her,(I) and she became pregnant and bore him a son. Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(J) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(K) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](L)

Rachel’s servant Bilhah(M) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(N) So she named him Naphtali.[b](O)

When Leah(P) saw that she had stopped having children,(Q) she took her servant Zilpah(R) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(S) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(T) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[c] So she named him Gad.[d](U)

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(V) happy.”(W) So she named him Asher.[e](X)

14 During wheat harvest,(Y) Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants,(Z) which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 But she said to her, “Wasn’t it enough(AA) that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?”

“Very well,” Rachel said, “he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.”(AB)

16 So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.”(AC) So he slept with her that night.

17 God listened to Leah,(AD) and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(AE) So she named him Issachar.[f](AF)

19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,(AG) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.[g](AH)

21 Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.(AI)

22 Then God remembered Rachel;(AJ) he listened to her(AK) and enabled her to conceive.(AL) 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(AM) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(AN) 24 She named him Joseph,[h](AO) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”(AP)

Jacob’s Flocks Increase

25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way(AQ) so I can go back to my own homeland.(AR) 26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you,(AS) and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(AT) please stay. I have learned by divination(AU) that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”(AV) 28 He added, “Name your wages,(AW) and I will pay them.”

29 Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you(AX) and how your livestock has fared under my care.(AY) 30 The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I have been.(AZ) But now, when may I do something for my own household?(BA)

31 “What shall I give you?” he asked.

“Don’t give me anything,” Jacob replied. “But if you will do this one thing for me, I will go on tending your flocks and watching over them: 32 Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat.(BB) They will be my wages.(BC) 33 And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored,(BD) will be considered stolen.(BE)

34 “Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.” 35 That same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted, and all the speckled or spotted female goats (all that had white on them) and all the dark-colored lambs,(BF) and he placed them in the care of his sons.(BG) 36 Then he put a three-day journey(BH) between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to tend the rest of Laban’s flocks.

37 Jacob, however, took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond(BI) and plane trees(BJ) and made white stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the white inner wood of the branches.(BK) 38 Then he placed the peeled branches(BL) in all the watering troughs,(BM) so that they would be directly in front of the flocks when they came to drink. When the flocks were in heat(BN) and came to drink, 39 they mated in front of the branches.(BO) And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.(BP) 40 Jacob set apart the young of the flock by themselves, but made the rest face the streaked and dark-colored animals(BQ) that belonged to Laban. Thus he made separate flocks for himself and did not put them with Laban’s animals. 41 Whenever the stronger females were in heat,(BR) Jacob would place the branches in the troughs in front of the animals so they would mate near the branches,(BS) 42 but if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.(BT) 43 In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.(BU)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
  2. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.
  3. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  4. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
  5. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
  6. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
  7. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.
  8. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.

30 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

And 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.

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

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.

15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

16 And 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.

17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

26 Give 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.

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

35 And 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.

36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

38 And he set the rods which he had pilled 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.

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.

41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.