Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Jakòb pran mache ankò, li ale nan direksyon peyi moun ki rete bò kote solèy leve a.
2 There he [was surprised to] see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top of the well.
Li rete konsa, li wè yon pi nan mitan savann lan. Te gen twa bann mouton ki te kouche bò pi a. Se nan pi sa a yo te konn pran dlo pou bay bèt yo bwè. Men te gen yon gwo wòch ki te bouche bouch pi a.
3 When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.
Lè tout bèt yo te sanble, gadò yo te met ansanm pou wete wòch la sou bouch pi a pou fè bèt yo bwè. Apre sa, yo tounen met kouvèti a sou bouch pi a ankò.
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
Jakòb mande gadò mouton yo konsa: -Zanmi m' yo, moun ki bò nou ye? Yo reponn li: -Nou se moun Karan.
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
Li di yo: -Eske nou konnen Laban, pitit Nakò a? Yo reponn li: -Men wi, nou konnen l'.
6 Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
Li mande yo: -Ban m' nouvèl li non. Li byen? Yo reponn li: -Li byen wi. Gade, men Rachèl, pitit fi li a, k'ap vini ak bann mouton li yo.
7 Jacob said, “Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to (graze/eat grass) in the pastures!”
Jakòb di yo: -Men, solèy la byen wo toujou, se poko lè pou nou antre mouton yo. Sak fè nou pa bay yo bwè, epi nou ta tounen mete yo nan manje?
8 They replied, “No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.”
Yo reponn li: -Nou pa ka fè sa. Fòk nou tann tout bann mouton yo sanble. Atòkile, nou tout n'a met men ansanm pou n' woule wòch ki sou bouch pi a. Se lè sa a n'a bay mouton yo bwè.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.
Jakòb t'ap pale ak yo toujou lè Rachèl vin rive ak bann mouton papa l' yo. Se li menm ki te gade mouton l' yo pou li.
10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, [Jacob was so excited that] he went over and [by himself] rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.
Kou Jakòb wè Rachèl, pitit fi Laban, frè manman l' lan, avèk bann mouton Laban yo, li pwoche, li woule wòch ki te sou bouch pi a, li bay bann mouton Laban yo bwè.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
Lè l' fini, li bo Rachèl. Apre sa, li pran kriye.
12 Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.
Jakòb fè Rachèl konnen se ti fanmi Laban li ye, pitit Rebeka, sè Laban an. Rachèl kouri al di papa l' sa.
13 As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him [on the cheek]. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.
Lè Laban tande se pitit sè li a, li kouri al jwenn li. Li pran l', li pase men nan kou l', li bo l', epi li mennen l' lakay li. Rive yo rive Jakòb rakonte l' tout sak te pase.
14 Then Laban said to him, “Truly, you are part of my family!” After Jacob had stayed there and worked for Laban for a month,
Lè sa a, Laban di l': -Aa wi, se ras mwen ou ye vre. Jakòb rete pase yon mwa lakay Laban.
15 Laban said to him “(You should not work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine!/Why should you work for me for nothing just because you are a relative of mine?) [RHQ] Tell me how much you want me to pay you.”
Laban mande Jakòb: -Ou se fanmi m', se vre. Men, sa pa vle di fòk ou sevi m' gratis pou sa. Di m' konbe pou m' peye ou?
16 Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
Laban te gen de pitit fi. Pi gran an te rele Leya, pi piti a te rele Rachèl.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Leya te gen je pichpich, men Rachèl te gen bèl fòm kò, li te bèl anpil.
18 Jacob (was in love with/wanted very much to be married to) Rachel, and he said, “I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.”
Jakòb te renmen Rachèl. Li reponn Laban: M'ap sèvi avè ou sèt lanne pou Rachèl, dezyèm pitit fi ou la.
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
Laban di l': Pito se ou menm mwen bay li pase m' bay yon lòt moun li. Ou mèt rete lakay mwen.
20 So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.
Se konsa Jakòb pase sètan ap travay kay Laban pou l' te ka marye ak Rachèl. Sèt lanne yo te pase tankou dlo, paske li te renmen ti fi a.
21 After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her. [EUP]”
Lè lè a rive, Jakòb di Laban: -Bon. Li lè atò pou ou ban m' pitit fi ou la pou m' ka marye avè l'.
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Se konsa Laban fè yon gwo resepsyon nòs, li envite tout moun nan kanton an.
23 But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex [EUP] with her.
Men aswè, li te pran Leya, pitit fi li a, li mennen l' bay Jakòb ki kouche avè l'.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Laban te pran Zilpa, yonn nan sèvant li yo, li bay Leya pou sèvant pa li.
25 The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban [and told him] very angrily, “(What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me?) [RHQ] I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?”
Nan denmen maten, Jakòb vin wè se Leya yo te ba li. Li di Laban: -Kisa ou fè m' konsa? Eske se pa pou Rachèl mwen te sèvi avèk ou? Poukisa ou ban m' koutba sa a?
26 Laban replied, “In this land, it is not our custom to give a younger daughter to be married before we let someone marry our firstborn daughter.
Laban di l': -Se pa koutim nou isit pou n' marye ti sè anvan gran sè.
27 After we finish this week of celebration, we will let you marry the younger one also. But in return, you must pay for Rachel by working for me for another seven years.”
Tann senmenn lan fin pase. Lè sa a, n'a fin fete nòs la. Apre sa, m'a ba ou Rachèl, si ou dakò pou sèvi avè m' pandan sèt lòt lanne ankò.
28 So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
Jakòb tonbe dakò. Lè senmenn fèt la fin pase, Laban pran lòt pitit fi l' la, Rachèl, li bay Jakòb li pou madanm tou.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Laban pran Bila, yonn nan sèvant li yo, li bay Rachèl li pou sèvant li.
30 Jacob had sex [EUP] with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Jakòb kouche ak Rachèl. Li te renmen l' pi plis pase Leya. Li sèvi ak Laban pandan sèt lanne ankò.
31 When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah [very much], he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.
Lè Seyè a wè jan Jakòb pa t' renmen Leya, li fè l' fè pitit. Men, Rachèl pa t' kapab fè pitit.
32 Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son]!’ She said, “Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.”
Leya vin ansent, li fè yon pitit gason, li di: -Seyè a wè jan m'ap soufri. Koulye a, mari m' va renmen m'. Se konsa li rele l' Woubenn.
33 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.” So she named him Simeon, [which means ‘someone who hears’].
Leya vin ansent ankò, li fè yon lòt gason. Li di: -Seyè a ban m' yon lòt gason ankò, paske li wè jan mari m' pa renmen m' menm. Se konsa li rele l' Simeyon.
34 Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.” So she named him Levi, [which means ‘hold close’].
Li vin ansent yon twazyèm fwa, li fè yon lòt pitit gason ankò. Li di: -Fwa sa a, mari m' pral rete avè m' nèt paske mwen fè twa pitit gason pou li. Se konsa li rele l' Levi.
35 Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “(This time/Now) I will praise Yahweh.” So she called his name Judah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’]. After that, she did not give birth to any more children [for several years].
Apre sa, li vin ansent ankò, li fè yon lòt pitit gason. Li di: -Fwa sa a, m'ap fè lwanj Seyè a. Se konsa li rele l' Jida. Apre sa, Leya sispann fè pitit.
