Genesis 29

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1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east.	1 ܘܐܪܝܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ. ܘܐܙܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܕܢܚܐ.
2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheep lying beside it; for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,	2 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܘܗܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ. ܘܬܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܙܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܢܐ ܪ̈ܒܝܥܝܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܬܝܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ.
3 and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place upon the mouth of the well.	3 ܘܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܥܓܠܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ ܘܡܫܩܝܢ ܥܢܐ . ܘܡܗܦܟܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܠܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ̇.
4 Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where do you come from?" They said, "We are from Haran."	4 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐ̈ܚܝ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܚܢܢ.
5 He said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."	5 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܠܒܢ ܒܪ ܢܚܘܪ. ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ . ܝܕܥܝܢܢ.
6 He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!"	6 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̣ܠܡ ܗܘ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܠܡ . ܘܗܐ ܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܬܝܐ ܥܡ ܥܢܐ.
7 He said, "Behold, it is still high day, it is not time for the animals to be gathered together; water the sheep, and go, pasture them."	7 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ . ܗܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܩܝܡ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܟܢܫ ܒܥܝܪ̈ܐ . ܐܫܩܘ ܥܢܐ ܘܙܠܘ ܐܪܥܘ.
8 But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."	8 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ . ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܥܓܠܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ. ܘܡܫܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܢܐ.
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.	9 ܘܥܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܪܚܝܠ ܐܬܬ ܥܡ ܥܢܐ ܕܐܒܘܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܥܝܬܐ ܗܝ.
10 Now when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.	10 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܗ̇ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ. ܒܪܬ ܠܒܢ ܐܚܘܗ̇ ܕܐܡܗ. ܘܠܥܢܐ ܕܠܒܢ ܐܚܘܗ̇ ܕܐܡܗ. ܩܪ̣ܒ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܥܓܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ. ܘܐܫܩܝ ܠܥܢܐ ܕܠܒܢ ܐܚܘܗ̇ ܕܐܡܗ.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and wept aloud.	11 ܘܢܫܩܗ̇ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ. ܘܐܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܘܒܟ̣ܐ.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.	12 ܘܚܘܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܕܐܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܒܘܗ̇. ܘܕܒܪ ܪܦܩܐ ܗܘ. ܘܪܗ̣ܛܬ ܘܚ̣ܘܝܬ ܠܐܒܘܗ̇ .
13 When Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things,	13 ܘܟܕ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܠܒܢ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ. ܪܗ̣ܛ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܘܥܦܩܗ ܘܢܫܩܗ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܒܝܬܗ. ܘܐܫܬܥܝ ܠܠܒܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ.
14 and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.	14 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ ܠܒܢ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܓܪܡܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܒܣܪܝ. ܘܝܬ̣ܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܪܚ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"	15 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܒܢ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܚܝ ܐܢܬ. ܬܦܠܚܢܝ ܡܓܢ. ܚܘܢܝ ܡܢܘ ܐܓܪܟ.
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.	16 ܘܠܠܒܢ ܐܝܬ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܢ. ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܩܫܝܫܬܐ ܠܝܐ. ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܪܚܝܠ.
17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely.	17 ܘܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܠܝܐ ܪ̈ܟܝܟܢ . ܘܪܚܝܠ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܚܙܘܗ̇. ܘܝܐܐ ܩܘܒܠܠܗ̇.
18 Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."	18 ܘܪܚ̣ܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܐܦܠܚܟ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܟ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ.
19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me."	19 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ ܠܒܢ. ܦܩܚ ܕܐܬܠܝܗ̇ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܠܝܗ̇ ܠܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ. ܬܒ ܥܡܝ.
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.	20 ܘܦܠ̣ܚ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed."	21 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܠܒܢ. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܐܢܬܬܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫܠܡܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܥܘܠ ܠܘܬܗ̇.
22 So Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.	22 ܘܟ̇ܢܫ ܠܒܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܫܬܝܐ.
23 But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her.	23 ܘܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܪܡܫܐ. ܕܒ̣ܪ ܠܠܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܥܠܗ̇ ܠܘܬܗ. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܝܗ̇.
24 (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.)	24 ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܢ ܠܠܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ. ܠܙܠܦܐ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܐ.
25 And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"	25 ܘܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܕܠܝܐ ܗܝ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܠܒܢ. ܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܠܝ. ܗܐ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܦܠܚ̇ܬ ܥܡܟ. ܠܡܢܐ ܢܟܠܬܢܝ.
26 Laban said, "It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born.	26 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܒܢ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ . ܠܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܢ. ܠܡܬܠ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܫܝܫܬܐ.
27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years."	27 ܫ̇ܠܡ ܡܫܬܘܬܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ. ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܬܦܠܘܚ ܥܡܝ. ܬܘܒ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
28 Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.	28 ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܡ̇ܠܝ ܡܫܬܘܬܗ̇ ܕܗ̇ܝ. ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ.
29 (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maid.)	29 ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܒܢ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ. ܠܒܠܗܐ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܐ.
30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.	30 ܘܥܠ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܪܚܝܠ. ܘܪܚܡܗ̇ ܐܦ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܡܢ ܠܝܐ. ܘܦܠܚ̣ ܥܡܗ ܬܘܒ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.	31 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܣܢܝܐ ܗܝ ܠܝܐ ܘܦܬ̣ܚ ܡܪܒܥܗ̇. ܘܪܚܝܠ ܥܩܪܬܐ .
32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, "Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me."	32 ܘܒ̣ܛܢܬ ܠܝܐ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ. ܘܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܥܒܕܝ. ܗܫܐ ܢܪܚܡܢܝ ܒܥܠܝ.
33 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also"; and she called his name Simeon.	33 ܘܒܛܢ̣ܬ ܬܘܒ ܘܝ̣ܠܕܬ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫ̣ܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܣܢܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܗܢܐ. ܘܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܫܡܥܘܢ.
34 Again she conceived and bore 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.	34 ܘܒ̣ܛܢܬ ܬܘܒ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܙܒܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܠܘܐ ܠܝ ܒܥܠܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܠܗ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܠܘܝ.
35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "This time I will praise the LORD"; therefore she called his name Judah; then she ceased bearing.	35 ܘܒܛܢ̣ܬ ܬܘܒ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܘܩܡܬ ܡܢ ܝܠܕܐ.