Genesis 29

NEW JERUSALEM	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 Continuing his journey, Jacob reached the Land of the Easterners.	1 ثم رفع يعقوب رجليه وذهب الى ارض بني المشرق.
2 And there, out in the open, he saw a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it; this wel was usedfor watering the flocks. Now the stone on the mouth of the wel was a large one,	2 ونظر واذا في الحقل بئر وهناك ثلاثة قطعان غنم رابضة عندها. لانهم كانوا من تلك البئر يسقون القطعان. والحجر على فم البئر كان كبيرا.
3 and only when al the flocks had collected there, did they rol the stone off the mouth of the wel andwater the sheep; then they would replace the stone over the mouth of the wel .	3 فكان يجتمع الى هناك جميع القطعان فيدحرجون الحجر عن فم البئر ويسقون الغنم. ثم يردون الحجر على فم البئر الى مكانه.
4 Jacob said to the shepherds, 'Friends, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.'	4 فقال لهم يعقوب يا اخوتي من اين انتم. فقالوا نحن من حاران.
5 He asked them, 'Do you know Laban son of Nahor?' They replied, 'We do.'	5 فقال لهم هل تعرفون لابان ابن ناحور. فقالوا نعرفه.
6 Then he asked them, 'Is he wel ?' 'He is,' they replied, 'and here comes his daughter Rachel with theflock.'	6 فقال لهم هل له سلامة. فقالوا له سلامة. وهوذا راحيل ابنته آتية مع الغنم.
7 Then he said, 'But it is stil broad daylight, not the time to round up the animals. Why don't you waterthe sheep and take them back to graze?'	7 فقال هوذا النهار بعد طويل. ليس وقت اجتماع المواشي. اسقوا الغنم واذهبوا ارعوا.
8 To which, they replied, 'We can't, until al the shepherds have assembled to rol the stone off themouth of the well; then we can water the sheep.'	8 فقالوا لا نقدر حتى تجتمع جميع القطعان ويدحرجوا الحجر عن فم البئر. ثم نسقي الغنم
9 He was stil talking to them, when Rachel arrived with her father's flock, for she was a shepherdess.	9 واذ هو بعد يتكلم معهم اتت راحيل مع غنم ابيها. لانها كانت ترعى.
10 As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, his uncle Laban's daughter, with his uncle Laban's flock, he went upand, rolling the stone off the mouth of the wel , watered his uncle Laban's sheep.	10 فكان لما ابصر يعقوب راحيل بنت لابان خاله وغنم لابان خاله ان يعقوب تقدم ودحرج الحجر عن فم البئر وسقى غنم لابان خاله.
11 Jacob then kissed Rachel and burst into tears.	11 وقبّل يعقوب راحيل ورفع صوته وبكى.
12 He told Rachel he was her father's kinsman and Rebekah's son, and she ran to tel her father.	12 واخبر يعقوب راحيل انه اخو ابيها وانه ابن رفقة. فركضت واخبرت اباها.
13 As soon as he heard her speak of his sister's son Jacob, Laban ran to greet him, embraced him,kissed him and took him to his house. Jacob told Laban everything that had happened,	13 فكان حين سمع لابان خبر يعقوب ابن اخته انه ركض للقائه وعانقه وقبّله وأتى به الى بيته. فحدّث لابان بجميع هذه الامور.
14 and Laban said to him, 'You are indeed my bone and flesh!' After Jacob had been staying with himfor a month,	14 فقال له لابان انما انت عظمي ولحمي. فاقام عنده شهرا من الزمان
15 Laban said to Jacob, 'Just because you are my kinsman, why should you work for me for nothing?Tel me what wages you want.'	15 ثم قال لابان ليعقوب ألانك اخي تخدمني مجّانا. اخبرني ما اجرتك.
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the elder named Leah, and the younger Rachel.	16 وكان للابان ابنتان اسم الكبرى ليئة واسم الصغرى راحيل.
17 Leah had lovely eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful,	17 وكانت عينا ليئة ضعيفتين. واما راحيل فكانت حسنة الصورة وحسنة المنظر.
18 and Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel. So his answer was, 'I shal work for you for seven years inexchange for your younger daughter Rachel.'	18 واحب يعقوب راحيل. فقال اخدمك سبع سنين براحيل ابنتك الصغرى.
19 Laban replied, 'It is better for me to give her to you than to a stranger; stay with me.'	19 فقال لابان ان اعطيك اياها احسن من ان اعطيها لرجل آخر. أقم عندي.
20 So Jacob worked for seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like a few days because heloved her so much.	20 فخدم يعقوب براحيل سبع سنين. وكانت في عينيه كايام قليلة بسبب محبته لها
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, 'Give me my wife, for my time is up and I should like to go to her.'	21 ثم قال يعقوب للابان اعطني امرأتي لان ايامي قد كملت فادخل عليها.
22 Laban gathered al the people of the place together, and gave a banquet.	22 فجمع لابان جميع اهل المكان وصنع وليمة.
23 But when night came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he slept with her.	23 وكان في المساء انه اخذ ليئة ابنته واتى بها اليه. فدخل عليها.
24 (Laban gave his slave-girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)	24 واعطى لابان زلفة جاريته لليئة ابنته جارية.
25 When morning came, it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, 'What have you done to me? Did I notwork for you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?'	25 وفي الصباح اذا هي ليئة. فقال للابان ما هذا الذي صنعت بي. أليس براحيل خدمت عندك. فلماذا خدعتني.
26 Laban replied, 'It is not the custom in our place to marry off the younger before the elder.	26 فقال لابان لا يفعل هكذا في مكاننا ان تعطى الصغيرة قبل البكر.
27 Finish this marriage week and I shal give you the other one too in return for your working for me foranother seven years.'	27 اكمل اسبوع هذه فنعطيك تلك ايضا بالخدمة التي تخدمني ايضا سبع سنين أخر.
28 Jacob agreed and, when he had finished the week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.	28 ففعل يعقوب هكذا. فاكمل اسبوع هذه. فاعطاه راحيل ابنته زوجة له.
29 (Laban gave his slave-girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.)	29 واعطى لابان راحيل ابنته بلهة جاريته جارية لها.
30 So Jacob slept with Rachel too, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban foranother seven years.	30 فدخل على راحيل ايضا. واحب ايضا راحيل اكثر من ليئة. وعاد فخدم عنده سبع سنين أخر
31 When Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb, while Rachel remained barren.	31 ورأى الرب ان ليئة مكروهة ففتح رحمها. واما راحيل فكانت عاقرا.
32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son whom she named Reuben, meaning 'Yahweh has seen mymisery'; and she said, 'Now my husband will love me.'	32 فحبلت ليئة وولدت ابنا ودعت اسمه رأوبين. لانها قالت ان الرب قد نظر الى مذّلتي. انه الآن يحبني رجلي.
33 Conceiving again, she gave birth to a son and said, 'Yahweh heard that I was unloved, and so hehas given me this one too'; and she named him Simeon.	33 وحبلت ايضا وولدت ابنا وقالت ان الرب قد سمع اني مكروهة فاعطاني هذا ايضا. فدعت اسمه شمعون.
34 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and said, 'This time my husband wil become attachedto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Accordingly, she named him Levi.	34 وحبلت ايضا وولدت ابنا. وقالت الآن هذه المرة يقترن بي رجلي. لاني ولدت له ثلاثة بنين. لذلك دعي اسمه لاوي.
35 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and said, 'Now I shal praise Yahweh!' Accordingly, shenamed him Judah. Then she had no more children.	35 وحبلت ايضا وولدت ابنا وقالت هذه المرة احمد الرب. لذلك دعت اسمه يهوذا. ثم توقفت عن الولادة