Genesis 29
1 Jacob continued on the road [MTY], and he arrived at the land that was east of Canaan.
Y alzó Jacob sus pies; y fue a la tierra de los hijos de oriente.
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.
Y miró, y vio un pozo en el campo: y he aquí tres rebaños de ovejas, que yacían cerca de él; porque de aquel pozo abrevaban los ganados: y había una gran piedra sobre la boca del pozo.
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.
Y juntábanse allí todos los rebaños, y revolvían la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, y abrevaban las ovejas, y volvían la piedra sobre la boca del pozo a su lugar.
4 [On that day], Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, “Where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
Y díjoles Jacob: Hermanos míos, ¿de dónde sois? Y ellos respondieron: De Harán somos.
5 He asked them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” They replied, “Yes, we know him.”
Y él les dijo: ¿Conocéis a Labán, hijo de Nacor? Y ellos dijeron: Sí, le conocemos.
6 Jacob asked them, “Is Laban well?” They replied, “Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”
Y él les dijo: ¿Tiene paz? Y ellos dijeron: Paz: y, he aquí, Raquel su hija viene con el ganado.
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!”
Y él dijo: He aquí, aun el día es grande: no es aun tiempo de recoger el ganado, abrevad las ovejas, e id a apacentar.
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.”
Y ellos respondieron: No podemos, hasta que se junten todos los rebaños, y revuelvan la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, para que abrevemos las ovejas.
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.
Estando aun él hablando con ellos, Raquel vino con el ganado de su padre, porque ella era la pastora.
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.
Y fue, que como Jacob vio a Raquel, hija de Labán hermano de su madre, y a las ovejas de Labán el hermano de su madre, llegó Jacob, y revolvió la piedra de sobre la boca del pozo, y abrevó el ganado de Labán hermano de su madre.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel [on the cheek], and he cried loudly [because he was so happy].
Y Jacob besó a Raquel, y alzó su voz, y lloró:
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.
Y Jacob dijo a Raquel, como era hermano de su padre, y como era hijo de Rebeca: y ella corrió, y dio las nuevas a su padre.
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.
Y fue, que como oyó Labán las nuevas de Jacob, hijo de su hermana, corrió a recibirle; y abrazóle, y besóle, y trájole a su casa: y él contó a Labán todas estas cosas.
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,
Y Labán le dijo: Ciertamente hueso mío, y carne mía eres. Y estuvo con él un mes de tiempo.
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.”
Y dijo Labán a Jacob: ¿Por ser tú mi hermano, me has de servir de balde? Declárame qué será tu salario.
16 Well, Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah, and the younger one was named Rachel.
Y Labán tenía dos hijas: el nombre de la mayor era Lia: y el nombre de la menor, Raquel.
17 Leah had pretty eyes, but Rachel had a very attractive figure and was beautiful.
Y los ojos de Lia eran tiernos; y Raquel era de hermoso semblante, y de hermoso parecer.
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.”
Y Jacob amó a Raquel, y dijo: Yo te serviré siete años por Raquel, tu hija menor.
19 Laban replied, “It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!”
Y Labán respondió: Mejor es que te la dé a ti, que no que la dé a otro varón: está conmigo.
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.
Así sirvió Jacob por Raquel siete años, y pareciéronle como pocos días, porque la amaba.
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]”
Y dijo Jacob a Labán: Dáme mi mujer, porque mi tiempo es cumplido, para que entre a ella.
22 So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.
Entonces Labán congregó a todos los varones de aquel lugar, e hizo banquete.
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.
Y fue, que a la tarde tomó a Lia su hija, y trájola a él, y él entró a ella.
24 (Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)
Y dio Labán a Zelfa su sierva a su hija Lia por sierva.
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?”
Y venida la mañana, he aquí que era Lia, y él dijo a Labán: ¿Qué es esto que me has hecho? ¿No te he servido por Raquel? ¿por qué pues me has engañado?
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.
Y Labán respondió: No se hace así en nuestro lugar, que se dé la menor antes de la mayor.
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.”
Cumple la semana de esta, y dársete ha también esta por el servicio que sirvieres conmigo otros siete años.
28 So that is what Jacob did. After the week of celebration was ended, Laban gave him his daughter, Rachel, to be his wife.
E hizo Jacob así, que cumplió la semana de aquella, y él le dio a Raquel su hija por mujer.
29 Laban gave his slave girl, Bilhah, to Rachel to be her maid/servant.
Y dio Labán a Raquel su hija, a Bala su sierva por sierva.
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.
Y entró también a Raquel, y la amó también más que a Lia: y sirvió con él aun otros siete años.
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.
Y vio Jehová que Lia era aborrecida, y abrió su matriz; y Raquel era estéril.
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.”
Y concibió Lia, y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Rubén, porque dijo: Porque vio Jehová mi aflicción; por tanto ahora me amará mi marido.
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’].
Y concibió otra vez, y parió un hijo, y dijo: Porque oyó Jehová, que yo era aborrecida, me ha dado también este. Y llamó su nombre Simeón.
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’].
Y concibió otra vez, y parió un hijo, y dijo: Ahora esta vez será juntado mi marido conmigo, porque le he parido tres hijos: por tanto llamó su nombre Leví.
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].
Y concibió otra vez, y parió un hijo, y dijo: Esta vez alabaré a Jehová. Por eso llamó su nombre Judá: y dejó de parir.
