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Jacob Leaves While Laban Is Gone

31 Then [a]Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this [b]wealth.” And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly. Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “(A)Return to the land of your fathers and to your kin, and (B)I will be with you.” So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, and he said to them, “(C)I see your father’s face, that it is not friendly toward me as formerly, but (D)the God of my father has been with me. (E)You also know that I have served your father with all my power. Yet your father has (F)cheated me and (G)changed my wages ten times; however, (H)God did not allow him to harm me. If (I)he spoke thus, ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled; and if he spoke thus, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. Thus God has (J)delivered your father’s livestock and given them to me. 10 Now it happened at the time when the flock were [c]mating that I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which were [d]mating were striped, speckled, and mottled. 11 Then (K)the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’ 12 He said, ‘Lift up now your eyes and see that all the male goats which are [e]mating are striped, speckled, and mottled; for (L)I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. 13 I am (M)the God of Bethel, where you (N)anointed a pillar, where you made a vow to Me; now arise, [f]leave this land, and (O)return to the land of your kin.’” 14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house? 15 Are we not counted by him as foreigners? For (P)he has sold us and has also [g]entirely consumed [h]our purchase price. 16 Surely all the riches which God has delivered over to us from our father belong to us and our children; now then, do whatever God has said to you.”

17 Then Jacob arose and put his children and his wives upon camels; 18 and he drove away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had accumulated, his acquired livestock which he had accumulated in Paddan-aram, in order (Q)to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. 19 Now Laban had gone to shear his flock. Then Rachel stole the [i](R)household idols that were her father’s. 20 And Jacob [j]deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was fleeing. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he arose and crossed the [k]River and set his face toward the hill country of (S)Gilead.

Laban Pursues Jacob

22 Then it was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled; 23 so he took his [l]relatives with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 24 (T)And God came to Laban the Aramean in a (U)dream of the night and said to him, “[m](V)Beware lest you speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

25 So Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his [n]relatives camped in the hill country of Gilead. 26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done [o]by deceiving me and carrying away my daughters like captives of the sword? 27 Why did you flee secretly and [p]deceive me and not tell me—so that I might have sent you away with gladness and with songs, with (W)tambourine and with (X)lyre— 28 and not allow me (Y)to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have acted foolishly. 29 It is in my hand to do evil against you, but (Z)the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘[q](AA)Beware of speaking either good or evil to Jacob.’ 30 So now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal (AB)my gods?” 31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, because I said, ‘Lest you take your daughters from me by force.’ 32 (AC)The one with whom you find your gods shall not live; in the presence of our [r]relatives recognize what is yours [s]among my belongings and take it for yourself.” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two maidservants, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the [t]household idols and put them in the camel’s saddle, and she sat on them. And Laban felt through all the tent but did not find them. 35 And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot (AD)rise before you, for the manner of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the [u](AE)household idols.

36 Then Jacob became angry and contended with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, “What is my transgression? What is my sin that you have hotly pursued me? 37 Though you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Place it here before my [v]relatives and your [w]relatives, that they may decide between us two. 38 These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flocks. 39 That which was torn of beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it myself. You required it of my hand whether stolen by day or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was: by day the [x]heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. 41 These twenty years I have been in your house; (AF)I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you (AG)changed my wages ten times. 42 If (AH)the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the dread of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. (AI)God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, so He (AJ)rendered the decision last night.”

The Covenant at Mizpah

43 Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and (AK)the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these daughters of mine or to their children whom they have borne? 44 So now come, let us (AL)cut a covenant, [y]you and I, and (AM)let it be a witness between [z]you and me.” 45 Then Jacob took (AN)a stone and raised it up as a pillar. 46 And Jacob said to his [aa]relatives, “Gather stones.” So they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. 47 And Laban (AO)called it [ab]Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it [ac]Galeed. 48 Then Laban said, “(AP)This heap is a witness between [ad]you and me this day.” Therefore it was named Galeed, 49 and [ae](AQ)Mizpah, for he said, “May Yahweh watch between [af]you and me when we are [ag]absent one from the other. 50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us, see, (AR)God is witness between [ah]you and me.” 51 And Laban said to Jacob, “Behold this heap and behold the pillar which I have set between [ai]you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass by this heap to you for harm, and you will not pass by this heap and this pillar to me for harm. 53 (AS)The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, (AT)judge between us.” So Jacob swore by (AU)the dread of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob (AV)offered a sacrifice on the mountain and called his [aj]relatives to eat a [ak]meal; and they ate [al]the meal and spent the night on the mountain. 55 [am]And Laban arose early in the morning and (AW)kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:1 Lit he
  2. Genesis 31:1 Lit glory
  3. Genesis 31:10 Or conceiving
  4. Genesis 31:10 Lit leaping upon the flock
  5. Genesis 31:12 Lit leaping upon the flock
  6. Genesis 31:13 Lit go out from
  7. Genesis 31:15 Enjoyed the benefit of
  8. Genesis 31:15 Lit our money
  9. Genesis 31:19 Heb teraphim
  10. Genesis 31:20 Lit stole the heart of
  11. Genesis 31:21 The Euphrates River
  12. Genesis 31:23 Lit brothers
  13. Genesis 31:24 Lit Take heed to yourself
  14. Genesis 31:25 Lit brothers
  15. Genesis 31:26 Lit and you have stolen my heart
  16. Genesis 31:27 Lit steal me
  17. Genesis 31:29 Lit Take heed to yourself
  18. Genesis 31:32 Lit brothers
  19. Genesis 31:32 Lit with me
  20. Genesis 31:34 Heb teraphim
  21. Genesis 31:35 Heb teraphim
  22. Genesis 31:37 Lit brothers
  23. Genesis 31:37 Lit brothers
  24. Genesis 31:40 Or drought
  25. Genesis 31:44 Lit I and you
  26. Genesis 31:44 Lit me and you
  27. Genesis 31:46 Lit brothers
  28. Genesis 31:47 Lit the heap of witness in Aram
  29. Genesis 31:47 Lit the heap of witness in Heb
  30. Genesis 31:48 Lit me and you
  31. Genesis 31:49 Lit the watchtower
  32. Genesis 31:49 Lit me and you
  33. Genesis 31:49 Lit hidden
  34. Genesis 31:50 Lit me and you
  35. Genesis 31:51 Lit me and you
  36. Genesis 31:54 Lit brothers
  37. Genesis 31:54 Lit bread
  38. Genesis 31:54 Lit bread
  39. Genesis 31:55 Ch 32:1 in Heb

雅各思归故土

31 雅各听见拉班的儿子们有话说:“雅各把我们父亲所有的都夺了去,并借着我们父亲的,得了这一切的荣耀[a]。” 雅各拉班的气色向他不如从前了。 耶和华对雅各说:“你要回你祖你父之地,到你亲族那里去,我必与你同在。” 雅各就打发人,叫拉结利亚到田野羊群那里来, 对她们说:“我看你们父亲的气色向我不如从前了,但我父亲的神向来与我同在。 你们也知道,我尽了我的力量服侍你们的父亲。 你们的父亲欺哄我,十次改了我的工价,然而神不容他害我。 他若说有点的归你做工价,羊群所生的都有点;他若说有纹的归你做工价,羊群所生的都有纹。 这样,神把你们父亲的牲畜夺来赐给我了。 10 羊配合的时候,我梦中举目一看,见跳母羊的公羊都是有纹的、有点的、有花斑的。 11 神的使者在那梦中呼叫我说:‘雅各!’我说:‘我在这里。’ 12 他说:‘你举目观看,跳母羊的公羊都是有纹的、有点的、有花斑的,凡拉班向你所做的,我都看见了。 13 我是伯特利的神,你在那里用油浇过柱子,向我许过愿。现今你起来,离开这地,回你本地去吧。’” 14 拉结利亚回答雅各说:“在我们父亲的家里还有我们可得的份吗?还有我们的产业吗? 15 我们不是被他当做外人吗?因为他卖了我们,吞了我们的价值。 16 神从我们父亲所夺出来的一切财物,那就是我们和我们孩子们的。现今凡神所吩咐你的,你只管去行吧。”

雅各背逃

17 雅各起来,使他的儿子和妻子都骑上骆驼, 18 又带着他在巴旦亚兰所得的一切牲畜和财物,往迦南地他父亲以撒那里去了。 19 当时拉班剪羊毛去了,拉结偷了他父亲家中的神像。 20 雅各背着亚兰拉班偷走了,并不告诉他, 21 就带着所有的逃跑。他起身过大河,面向基列山行去。

拉班追之

22 到第三日,有人告诉拉班:“雅各逃跑了。” 23 拉班带领他的众弟兄去追赶,追了七日,在基列山就追上了。 24 夜间,神到亚兰拉班那里,在梦中对他说:“你要小心,不可与雅各说好说歹。” 25 拉班追上雅各雅各在山上支搭帐篷,拉班和他的众弟兄也在基列山上支搭帐篷。 26 拉班雅各说:“你做的是什么事呢?你背着我偷走了,又把我的女儿们带了去,如同用刀剑掳去的一般。 27 你为什么暗暗地逃跑,偷着走,并不告诉我,叫我可以欢乐、唱歌、击鼓、弹琴地送你回去? 28 又不容我与外孙和女儿亲嘴。你所行的真是愚昧! 29 我手中原有能力害你,只是你父亲的神昨夜对我说:‘你要小心,不可与雅各说好说歹。’

拉班责雅各窃其神像

30 现在你虽然想你父家,不得不去,为什么又偷了我的神像呢?” 31 雅各回答拉班说:“恐怕你把你的女儿从我夺去,所以我逃跑。 32 至于你的神像,你在谁那里搜出来,就不容谁存活。当着我们的众弟兄,你认一认,在我这里有什么东西是你的,就拿去。”原来雅各不知道拉结偷了那些神像。

33 拉班进了雅各利亚并两个使女的帐篷,都没有搜出来,就从利亚的帐篷出来,进了拉结的帐篷。 34 拉结已经把神像藏在骆驼的驮篓里,便坐在上头。拉班摸遍了那帐篷,并没有摸着。 35 拉结对她父亲说:“现在我身上不便,不能在你面前起来,求我主不要生气。”这样,拉班搜寻神像,竟没有搜出来。

雅各斥责拉班

36 雅各就发怒斥责拉班说:“我有什么过犯,有什么罪恶,你竟这样火速地追我! 37 你摸遍了我一切的家具,你搜出什么来呢?可以放在你我弟兄面前,叫他们在你我中间辨别辨别! 38 我在你家这二十年,你的母绵羊、母山羊没有掉过胎。你群中的公羊,我没有吃过。 39 被野兽撕裂的,我没有带来给你,是我自己赔上。无论是白日,是黑夜,被偷去的,你都向我索要。 40 我白日受尽干热,黑夜受尽寒霜,不得合眼睡着,我常是这样。 41 我这二十年在你家里,为你的两个女儿服侍你十四年,为你的羊群服侍你六年,你又十次改了我的工价。 42 若不是我父亲以撒所敬畏的神,就是亚伯拉罕的神与我同在,你如今必定打发我空手而去。神看见我的苦情和我的劳碌,就在昨夜责备你。”

二人立约

43 拉班回答雅各说:“这女儿是我的女儿,这些孩子是我的孩子,这些羊群也是我的羊群,凡在你眼前的都是我的。我的女儿并她们所生的孩子,我今日能向他们做什么呢? 44 来吧,你我二人可以立约,做你我中间的证据。” 45 雅各就拿一块石头立做柱子, 46 又对众弟兄说:“你们堆聚石头。”他们就拿石头来堆成一堆,大家便在旁边吃喝。 47 拉班称那石堆为伊迦尔撒哈杜他雅各却称那石堆为迦累得[b] 48 拉班说:“今日这石堆做你我中间的证据。”因此这地方名叫迦累得 49 又叫米斯巴,意思说:“我们彼此离别以后,愿耶和华在你我中间鉴察。 50 你若苦待我的女儿,又在我的女儿以外另娶妻,虽没有人知道,却有神在你我中间做见证。” 51 拉班又说:“你看我在你我中间所立的这石堆和柱子。 52 这石堆做证据,这柱子也做证据。我必不过这石堆去害你,你也不可过这石堆和柱子来害我。 53 但愿亚伯拉罕的神和拿鹤的神,就是他们父亲的神,在你我中间判断。”雅各就指着他父亲以撒所敬畏的神起誓, 54 又在山上献祭,请众弟兄来吃饭。他们吃了饭,便在山上住宿。 55 拉班清早起来,与他外孙和女儿亲嘴,给他们祝福,回往自己的地方去了。

Footnotes

  1. 创世记 31:1 “荣耀”或作“财”。
  2. 创世记 31:47 都是“以石堆为证”的意思。

Jacob Flees From Laban

31 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons(A) were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”(B) And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.(C)

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back(D) to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”(E)

So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. He said to them, “I see that your father’s(F) attitude toward me is not what it was before,(G) but the God of my father has been with me.(H) You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,(I) yet your father has cheated(J) me by changing my wages(K) ten times.(L) However, God has not allowed him to harm me.(M) If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’(N) then all the flocks bore streaked young. So God has taken away your father’s livestock(O) and has given them to me.(P)

10 “In breeding season I once had a dream(Q) in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. 11 The angel of God(R) said to me in the dream,(S) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(T) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(U) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(V) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(W) where you anointed a pillar(X) and where you made a vow(Y) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(Z)’”

14 Then Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we still have any share(AA) in the inheritance of our father’s estate? 15 Does he not regard us as foreigners?(AB) Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.(AC) 16 Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children.(AD) So do whatever God has told you.”

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(AE) on camels,(AF) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(AG) in Paddan Aram,[a](AH) to go to his father Isaac(AI) in the land of Canaan.(AJ)

19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep,(AK) Rachel stole her father’s household gods.(AL) 20 Moreover, Jacob deceived(AM) Laban the Aramean(AN) by not telling him he was running away.(AO) 21 So he fled(AP) with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River,(AQ) and headed for the hill country of Gilead.(AR)

Laban Pursues Jacob

22 On the third day(AS) Laban was told that Jacob had fled.(AT) 23 Taking his relatives(AU) with him(AV), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.(AW) 24 Then God came to Laban the Aramean(AX) in a dream at night and said to him,(AY) “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”(AZ)

25 Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead(BA) when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too. 26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done?(BB) You’ve deceived me,(BC) and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.(BD) 27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,(BE) so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels(BF) and harps?(BG) 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(BH) You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;(BI) but last night the God of your father(BJ) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’(BK) 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household.(BL) But why did you steal(BM) my gods?(BN)

31 Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.(BO) 32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live.(BP) In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.(BQ)

33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent(BR) and into the tent of the two female servants,(BS) but he found nothing.(BT) After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods(BU) and put them inside her camel’s saddle(BV) and was sitting on them. Laban searched(BW) through everything in the tent but found nothing.

35 Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence;(BX) I’m having my period.(BY)” So he searched but could not find the household gods.(BZ)

36 Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. “What is my crime?” he asked Laban. “How have I wronged(CA) you that you hunt me down?(CB) 37 Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household?(CC) Put it here in front of your relatives(CD) and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.(CE)

38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(CF) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(CG) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen(CH) by day or night.(CI) 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(CJ) 41 It was like this for the twenty years(CK) I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters(CL) and six years for your flocks,(CM) and you changed my wages(CN) ten times.(CO) 42 If the God of my father,(CP) the God of Abraham(CQ) and the Fear of Isaac,(CR) had not been with me,(CS) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(CT) and last night he rebuked you.(CU)

43 Laban answered Jacob, “The women are my daughters, the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks.(CV) All you see is mine. Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne? 44 Come now, let’s make a covenant,(CW) you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”(CX)

45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.(CY) 46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap,(CZ) and they ate there by the heap. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[b](DA)

48 Laban said, “This heap(DB) is a witness between you and me today.”(DC) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[c](DD) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat(DE) my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness(DF) between you and me.”(DG)

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap,(DH) and here is this pillar(DI) I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness,(DJ) that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap(DK) and pillar to my side to harm me.(DL) 53 May the God of Abraham(DM) and the God of Nahor,(DN) the God of their father, judge between us.”(DO)

So Jacob took an oath(DP) in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.(DQ) 54 He offered a sacrifice(DR) there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal.(DS) After they had eaten, they spent the night there.

55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters(DT) and blessed(DU) them. Then he left and returned home.[d](DV)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  2. Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
  3. Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
  4. Genesis 31:55 In Hebrew texts this verse (31:55) is numbered 32:1.

Tumakas si Jacob kay Laban

31 Narinig ni Jacob na ang mga anak na lalaki ni Laban ay nagsasabi, “Kinuha ni Jacob ang halos lahat ng ari-arian ng ating ama. Ang lahat ng kayamanan niya ay nanggaling sa ari-arian ng ating ama.” Napansin din ni Jacob na nag-iba na ang pakikitungo ni Laban sa kanya di tulad nang dati.

Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Jacob, “Bumalik ka na sa lupain ng iyong mga ninuno, doon sa mga kamag-anak mo, at makakasama mo ako.”

Kaya ipinatawag ni Jacob ang mga asawa niyang sina Raquel at Lea na naroon sa pastulan ng mga hayop niya. Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Napansin ko na nag-iba na ang pakikitungo ng inyong ama sa akin di tulad nang dati. Pero hindi ako pababayaan ng Dios ng aking Ama. Alam naman ninyo na naglingkod ako sa inyong ama hanggang sa makakaya ko, pero dinaya pa niya ako. Sampung beses niyang binago ang kabayaran ko. Pero hindi ako pinabayaan ng Dios na api-apihin lang niya. Nang sinabi nga ni Laban na ang batik-batik na mga kambing ang siyang bayad ko, panay din batik-batik ang anak ng mga kambing. Kinuha ng Dios ang mga hayop ng inyong ama at ibinigay sa akin.”

10 Sinabi pa ni Jacob, “Nang panahon ng pagkakastahan ng mga hayop, nanaginip ako. Nakita ko na ang mga lalaking kambing na kumakasta sa mga babaeng kambing ay mga batik-batik. 11 Sa panaginip ko tinawag ako ng anghel ng Dios. Sinabi niya, ‘Jacob!’ Sumagot ako sa kanya, ‘Narito po ako.’ 12 At sinabi niya, ‘Masdan mo ang lahat ng lalaking kambing na kumakasta sa mga babaeng kambing ay mga batik-batik. Ginawa ko ito dahil nakita ko ang lahat ng ginagawa sa iyo ni Laban. 13 Ako ang Dios na nagpakita sa iyo roon sa Betel, sa lupain kung saan binuhusan mo ng langis ang bato na itinayo mo bilang alaala. At doon ka rin nangako sa akin. Ngayon maghanda ka at umalis sa lugar na ito, at bumalik sa lugar kung saan ka isinilang.’ ”

14 Sumagot si Raquel at si Lea kay Jacob, “Wala na kaming mamanahin sa aming ama. 15 Ibang tao na kami sa paningin niya. Ipinagbili na kami at naubos na niya ang perang pinagbilhan namin. 16 Ang lahat ng yaman na binawi sa kanya ng Dios at ibinigay na sa iyo ay maituturing namin na mamanahin namin at ng aming mga anak. Kaya gawin mo ang sinabi sa iyo ng Dios.”

17-18 Naghanda agad si Jacob para bumalik sa Canaan, sa lupain ng ama niyang si Isaac. Pinasakay niya ang mga anak niya at mga asawa sa mga kamelyo. Dinala niya ang mga hayop niya at ang lahat ng ari-arian niya na naipon niya sa Padan Aram.

19 Nagkataon naman na umalis si Laban para gupitan ang kanyang mga tupa, at habang wala siya kinuha ni Raquel ang mga dios-diosang pag-aari ng kanyang ama. 20 Niloko ni Jacob si Laban na Arameo dahil hindi siya nagpaalam sa pag-alis niya. 21 Nang umalis si Jacob, dala niya ang lahat ng ari-arian niya. Tumawid siya sa Ilog Eufrates at pumunta sa bundok ng Gilead.

Hinabol ni Laban si Jacob

22 Nakalipas ang tatlong araw bago malaman ni Laban na lumayas sina Jacob. 23 Kayaʼt hinabol niya si Jacob kasama ang mga kamag-anak niya sa loob ng pitong araw. Naabutan nila sina Jacob doon sa bundok ng Gilead. 24 Nang gabing iyon, nagpakita ang Dios kay Laban na Arameo sa panaginip. Sinabi ng Dios sa kanya, “Huwag mong gagawan ng masama si Jacob.”

25 Nagtatayo noon si Jacob ng tolda niya sa bundok ng Gilead nang maabutan siya ni Laban. At doon din nagtayo sina Laban ng mga tolda nila. 26 Sinabi ni Laban kay Jacob, “Bakit ginawa mo ito sa akin? Bakit mo ako niloko? At dinala mo ang mga anak ko na parang mga bihag sa labanan. 27 Bakit niloko mo ako at umalis nang hindi nagpapaalam sa akin? Kung nagsabi ka lang, paglalakbayin pa sana kita nang may kagalakan sa pamamagitan ng tugtugan ng tamburin at alpa. 28 Hindi mo man lang ako binigyan ng pagkakataon na mahagkan ang mga apo ko at mga anak bago sila umalis. Hindi maganda itong ginawa mo. 29 May dahilan ako para gawan ka ng masama, kaya lang binalaan ako kagabi ng Dios ng iyong ama na huwag kitang gagawan ng masama. 30 Alam kong sabik na sabik ka nang umuwi. Pero bakit ninakaw mo ang mga dios ko?”

31 Sumagot si Jacob sa kanya, “Hindi ako nagpaalam sa iyo dahil natatakot ako na baka pilitin nʼyong bawiin sa akin ang mga anak mo. 32 Pero kung tungkol sa mga nawawala ninyong dios-diosan, kapag nakita nʼyo ito sa kahit sino sa amin, parurusahan siya ng kamatayan. Sa harapan ng mga kamag-anak natin bilang mga saksi, tingnan nʼyo kung may pag-aari po kayo rito na nasa amin, at kung mayroon ay kunin nʼyo.” Hindi alam ni Jacob na si Raquel pala ang kumuha ng mga dios-diosan ni Laban.

33 Kaya hinanap ni Laban ang mga dios-diosan niya sa tolda ni Jacob, sa tolda ni Lea, at pati sa tolda ng dalawang aliping babae na mga asawa ni Jacob. Pero hindi niya nakita ang mga ito. Paglabas niya sa tolda ni Lea, pumasok siya sa tolda ni Raquel. 34 Pero naitago na ni Raquel ang mga dios-diosan sa lalagyan na ginagamit na upuan sa pagsakay sa kamelyo, at inupuan niya. Hinanap ni Laban ang mga dios-diosan sa tolda ni Raquel pero hindi niya ito makita.

35 Sinabi ni Raquel sa kanya, “Ama, huwag po kayong magalit kung hindi po ako makatayo dahil mayroon akong buwanang dalaw.” At patuloy na naghahanap si Laban pero hindi niya makita ang mga dios-diosan niya.

36 Hindi na mapigilan ni Jacob ang kanyang galit, kaya sinabi niya kay Laban, “Ano ba ang kasalanang nagawa ko at hinabol mo pa ako? 37 Ngayong nahalungkat mo na ang lahat ng ari-arian ko, may nakita ka bang sa iyo? Kung mayroon, ilagay mo rito sa harap para makita ng aking mga kamag-anak at ng iyong mga kamag-anak, at bahala na sila ang humatol sa atin. 38 Sa loob ng 20 taon nang akoʼy nasa inyo, ni minsan hindi nakunan ang iyong mga kambing at tupa. At ni isang lalaking tupa ay hindi ko pinangahasang kainin. 39 Hindi ko na dinadala sa iyo ang mga hayop na pinatay ng mababangis na hayop; pinapalitan ko na lang ito agad. Pinabayaran mo rin sa akin ang mga hayop na ninakaw araw man o gabi. 40 Ganito ang naging kalagayan ko: Kapag araw ay nagtitiis ako sa init, at kung gabi ay nagtitiis ako sa lamig. At palaging kulang ang tulog ko. 41 Sa loob ng 20 taon na pagtira ko sa inyo, 14 na taon akong naglingkod sa iyo para sa iyong dalawang anak na babae. Naglingkod pa ako ng anim na taon para bantayan ang iyong mga hayop. Pero ano ang ginawa mo? Sampung beses mong binago ang pagbabayad mo sa akin. 42 Kung hindi siguro ako sinamahan ng Dios na ginagalang ng aking ama na si Isaac, na siya ring Dios ni Abraham, baka pinalayas mo na ako nang walang dalang anuman. Pero nakita ng Dios ang paghihirap ko at pagtatrabaho, kaya binalaan ka niya kagabi.”

Ang Kasunduan nina Jacob at Laban

43 Sumagot si Laban, “Ang mga babaeng iyan ay anak ko at ang mga anak nila ay mga apo ko. At ang mga hayop na iyan ay akin din. Lahat ng nakikita mo ay akin. Pero ngayon, ano pa ang magagawa ko sa mga anak at apo ko? 44 Ang mabuti siguro, gumawa tayo ng kasunduan. Magtayo tayo ng batong magpapaalala sa atin at magpapatunay ng kasunduan natin.”

45 Kaya kumuha si Jacob ng malaking bato at itinayo niya ito bilang alaala. 46 Pagkatapos, inutusan niya ang mga kamag-anak niya na magtumpok ng mga bato. At kumain sila roon sa tinumpok na mga bato. 47 Pinangalanan ni Laban ang tinumpok na mga bato na Jegar Sahaduta.[a] Pero pinangalanan ito ni Jacob na Galeed.[b]

48 Sinabi ni Laban, “Ang mga batong ito na tinumpok ang magpapatunay sa kasunduan nating dalawa.” Ito ang dahilan kung bakit pinangalanan itong tinumpok sa Galeed. 49 Tinawag din iyon na Mizpa,[c] dahil sinabi pa ni Laban, “Nawaʼy ingatan tayo ng Panginoon sa ating paghihiwalay. 50 At kung hindi mabuti ang pakikitungo mo sa mga anak ko, o kayaʼy mag-aasawa ka pa ng iba, alalahanin mo na kahit hindi ko man ito nalalaman, ang Dios ang magpapatunay ng kasunduan natin.”

51 Muli pang sinabi ni Laban kay Jacob, “Narito ang tinumpok na mga bato at ang bato na alaalang magpapatunay ng kasunduan natin. 52 Ang mga tinumpok na batong ito at ang bato na alaala ang siyang magpapatunay ng ating kasunduan na hindi ako lalampas sa tinumpok na mga batong ito para lusubin ka, at hindi ka rin lalampas sa tinumpok na mga batong ito at sa bato na alaala para lusubin ako. 53 Nawaʼy ang Dios ng lolo mong si Abraham at ang Dios ng aking ama na si Nahor, na siya ring Dios ng kanilang amang si Tera, ang siyang humatol sa ating dalawa.”

Nakipagkasundo rin si Jacob kay Laban sa pangalan ng Dios na iginagalang ng ama niyang si Isaac. 54 Naghandog si Jacob ng hayop doon sa bundok, at tinawag niya ang mga kamag-anak niya para kumain. Kinagabihan, doon sila natulog sa bundok.

55 Kinabukasan, maaga pa ay hinagkan ni Laban at binasbasan ang mga anak at apo niya, at umalis siya pauwi.

Footnotes

  1. 31:47 Jegar Sahaduta: Ang ibig sabihin nito sa Aramico na wika, tinumpok bilang patunay.
  2. 31:47 Galeed: Ang ibig sabihin nito sa wikang Hebreo, tinumpok bilang patunay.
  3. 31:49 Mizpa: Ang ibig sabihin, bantayang tore.