Genesis 29

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 Then Jacob went on in his journey, and came into the east country.	1 ܘܐܪܝܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ. ܘܐܙܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܕܢܚܐ.
2 And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone.	2 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܘܗܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ. ܘܬܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܙܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܢܐ ܪ̈ܒܝܥܝܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܬܝܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ.
3 And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.	3 ܘܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܥܓܠܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ ܘܡܫܩܝܢ ܥܢܐ . ܘܡܗܦܟܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܠܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ̇.
4 And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.	4 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐ̈ܚܝ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܚܢܢ.
5 And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of Nachor? They said: We know him.	5 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܠܒܢ ܒܪ ܢܚܘܪ. ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ . ܝܕܥܝܢܢ.
6 He said: Is he in health? He is in health, say they: and behold Rachel his daughter cometh with his flock.	6 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̣ܠܡ ܗܘ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܠܡ . ܘܗܐ ܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܬܝܐ ܥܡ ܥܢܐ.
7 And Jacob said: There is yet much day remaining, neither is it time to bring the flocks into the folds again: first give the sheep drink, and so lead them back to feed.	7 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ . ܗܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܩܝܡ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܟܢܫ ܒܥܝܪ̈ܐ . ܐܫܩܘ ܥܢܐ ܘܙܠܘ ܐܪܥܘ.
8 They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well's mouth, that we may water the flocks.	8 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ . ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܥܓܠܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܒܪܐ. ܘܡܫܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܢܐ.
9 They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she fed the flock.	9 ܘܥܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܪܚܝܠ ܐܬܬ ܥܡ ܥܢܐ ܕܐܒܘܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܥܝܬܐ ܗܝ.
10 And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin-german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed.	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 And having watered the flock, he kissed her: and lifting up his voice, wept.	11 ܘܢܫܩܗ̇ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ. ܘܐܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܘܒܟ̣ܐ.
12 And he told her that he was her father's brother, and the son of Rebecca: but she went in haste and told her father.	12 ܘܚܘܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܕܐܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܒܘܗ̇. ܘܕܒܪ ܪܦܩܐ ܗܘ. ܘܪܗ̣ܛܬ ܘܚ̣ܘܝܬ ܠܐܒܘܗ̇ .
13 Who, when he heard that Jacob his sister's son was come, ran forth to meet him; and embracing him, and heartily kissing him, brought him into his house. And when he had heard the causes of his journey,	13 ܘܟܕ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܠܒܢ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ. ܪܗ̣ܛ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܘܥܦܩܗ ܘܢܫܩܗ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܒܝܬܗ. ܘܐܫܬܥܝ ܠܠܒܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ.
14 He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And after the days of one month were expired,	14 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ ܠܒܢ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܓܪܡܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܒܣܪܝ. ܘܝܬ̣ܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܪܚ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ.
15 He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.	15 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܒܢ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܚܝ ܐܢܬ. ܬܦܠܚܢܝ ܡܓܢ. ܚܘܢܝ ܡܢܘ ܐܓܪܟ.
16 Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia: and the younger was called Richel.	16 ܘܠܠܒܢ ܐܝܬ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܢ. ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܩܫܝܫܬܐ ܠܝܐ. ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܪܚܝܠ.
17 But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.	17 ܘܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܠܝܐ ܪ̈ܟܝܟܢ . ܘܪܚܝܠ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܚܙܘܗ̇. ܘܝܐܐ ܩܘܒܠܠܗ̇.
18 And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.	18 ܘܪܚ̣ܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܐܦܠܚܟ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܟ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ.
19 Lahan answered: It is better that I give her thee than to another 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 but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.	20 ܘܦܠ̣ܚ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇.
21 And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; for now the time is fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.	21 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܠܒܢ. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܐܢܬܬܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫܠܡܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܥܘܠ ܠܘܬܗ̇.
22 And he, having invited a great number of his friends to the feast, made the marriage.	22 ܘܟ̇ܢܫ ܠܒܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܫܬܝܐ.
23 And at night he brought in Lia his daughter to him,	23 ܘܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܪܡܫܐ. ܕܒ̣ܪ ܠܠܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܘܐܥܠܗ̇ ܠܘܬܗ. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܝܗ̇.
24 Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zalpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw it was Lia:	24 ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܢ ܠܠܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ. ܠܙܠܦܐ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܐ.
25 And he said to his father in law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?	25 ܘܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܕܠܝܐ ܗܝ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܠܒܢ. ܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܠܝ. ܗܐ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܦܠܚ̇ܬ ܥܡܟ. ܠܡܢܐ ܢܟܠܬܢܝ.
26 Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.	26 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܒܢ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ . ܠܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܢ. ܠܡܬܠ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܫܝܫܬܐ.
27 Make up the week of days of this match: and I will give thee her also, for the service that thou shalt render me other seven years.	27 ܫ̇ܠܡ ܡܫܬܘܬܗ̇ ܕܗܕܐ. ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܬܦܠܘܚ ܥܡܝ. ܬܘܒ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
28 He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:	28 ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܡ̇ܠܝ ܡܫܬܘܬܗ̇ ܕܗ̇ܝ. ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ.
29 To whom her father gave Bala for her servant.	29 ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܒܢ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܗ. ܠܒܠܗܐ ܐܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܐ.
30 And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years.	30 ܘܥܠ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܪܚܝܠ. ܘܪܚܡܗ̇ ܐܦ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܡܢ ܠܝܐ. ܘܦܠܚ̣ ܥܡܗ ܬܘܒ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
31 And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.	31 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܣܢܝܐ ܗܝ ܠܝܐ ܘܦܬ̣ܚ ܡܪܒܥܗ̇. ܘܪܚܝܠ ܥܩܪܬܐ .
32 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.	32 ܘܒ̣ܛܢܬ ܠܝܐ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ. ܘܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܥܒܕܝ. ܗܫܐ ܢܪܚܡܢܝ ܒܥܠܝ.
33 And again she conceived and bore a son, and said: Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: 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 And she conceived the third time, and bore another son: and said: Now also my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons: and therefore she called hi sname Levi.	34 ܘܒ̣ܛܢܬ ܬܘܒ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܙܒܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܠܘܐ ܠܝ ܒܥܠܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܠܗ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܠܘܝ.
35 The fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and said: now will I praise the Lord: and for this she called him Juda. And she left bearing.	35 ܘܒܛܢ̣ܬ ܬܘܒ ܘܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪܬ. ܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܘܩܡܬ ܡܢ ܝܠܕܐ.