Genesis 31

1 Someone told Jacob that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has become very rich by taking everything [HYP] that belonged to our father.”

Ngayon narinig ni Jacob ang mga salita ng mga anak ni Laban, na sinabi nila, “Kinuha ni Jacob ang lahat na mga pag-aari ng ating ninuno, at galing sa mga pag-aari ng ating ninuno ang lahat nang nakuha niyang kayamanan.”

2 And Jacob noticed that Laban was not acting friendly toward him as he had done before.

Nakita ni Jacob ang anyo ng mukha ni Laban. Nakita niya na nagbago ang kanyang pakikitungo sa kanya.

3 Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will help you there.”

Pagkatapos sinabi ni Yahweh kay Jacob, “Bumalik ka sa lupain ng iyong mga ninuno at sa iyong mga kamag-anak, at ako'y makakasama mo.”

4 So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah, telling them to come out to the pastures where his flocks of sheep and goats were.

Pinatawag at pinapunta ni Jacob sina Raquel at Lea sa bukid sa kanyang kawan

5 When they arrived, he said to them, “I see that your father does not act friendly toward me as he did previously. But God, whom my father worshiped, has helped me.

at sinabi sa kanila, “Nakita kong nagbago ang pakikitungo ng inyong ama sa akin, ngunit ang Diyos ng aking ama ay kasama ko.

6 You two know that I have worked very hard for your father,

Alam ninyong pinaglingkuran ko ang inyong ama ng buong lakas ko.

7 but many times [HYP] he has cheated me by decreasing my wages. But God has not allowed him to harm me.

Nilinlang ako ng inyong ama at pinalitan ng sampung beses ang sahod ko, ngunit hindi siya pinahintulutan ng Diyos na ako'y masaktan.

8 When Laban said, ‘The speckled animals are the ones that I will give you to be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were speckled. When he changed and said, ‘The ones that have black and white stripes on them will be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were striped.

Nang sinabi niya, 'Ang batik-batik na mga hayop ang ibibigay kong sahod sa iyo,' sa gayon ang lahat ng buong kawan ay nagsilang ng mga batang batik-batik. At nang sinabi niya, 'Ang mga guhitan ang iyong magiging sahod,' sa gayon ang lahat ng buong kawan ay nagsilang ng mga batang guhitan.

9 In that way, God has taken away the livestock that belonged to your father and has given them to me.

Sa ganitong paraan kinuha ng Diyos ang mga alagang hayop ng inyong ama at ibinigay sila sa akin.

10 “One time, when the animals were mating, I had a dream. In my dream I [looked up and was surprised to] see that some of the male goats that were mating with the female goats had black and white stripes on them, some were speckled, and some were spotted.

Minsan sa panahon ng pagpaparami, nakita ko sa isang panaginip ang mga lalaking kambing na nakikipagtalik sa kawan. Ang mga lalaking kambing ay mga guhitan, batik-batik at may butlig.

11 An angel who was sent by God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I am here!’

Sinabi sa akin ng anghel ng Diyos sa panaginip, “Jacob.' Sumagot ako, 'Narito ako.'

12 He said to me, ‘Look up and you will see that all the male goats that are mating have black and white stripes on them, or are speckled or spotted. This is happening because I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

Sabi niya, 'Imulat mo ang iyong mga mata at tingnan mo ang lahat ng mga lalaking kambing na nagpaparami sa kawan. Sila ay mga guhitan, may batik-batik at may batik, sapagkat nakita ko ang lahat ng bagay na ginagawa ni Laban sa iyo.

13 I am God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you set up a stone to show that the place was holy, and you poured [olive] oil on the stone and made a solemn promise to me. So now leave this land immediately, and return to the land where you were born.’”

Ako ang Diyos ng Bethel, kung saan mo binuhusan ng langis ang isang haligi, kung saan ka gumawa ng isang panata sa akin. Ngayon, tumindig ka at lisanin ang lupaing ito at bumalik sa lupain ng iyong kapanganakan.”'

14 Rachel and Leah replied, “Our father will not give us anything more when he dies [RHQ].

Sumagot sina Raquel at Lea at sinabi sa kanya, “Mayroon ba kaming makukuhang anumang pamana sa bahay ng aming ama?

15 He treats us as though we were foreigners [RHQ]! [Your working for him all these years was like a payment] that you gave him as a price for us, but we will not inherit any of that money that he got as a price for us. He has spent it all!

Hindi ba itinuring niya tayo bilang mga dayuhan? Sapagkat ipinagbili niya tayo at tuluyang inubos ang ating pera.

16 Surely all of the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you to do!”

Dahil lahat ng kayamanang kinuha ng Diyos sa ating ama ngayo’y sa atin na at sa ating mga anak. Kaya ngayon, anumang sinabi ng Diyos sa iyo, gawin mo.”

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels.

Pagkatapos bumangon si Jacob at pinasakay ang kanyang mga anak at mga asawa sa mga kamelyo.

18 He made all his livestock go ahead of him. Besides the livestock, he took along all the other things that he had acquired while living in Paddan-Aram. And they prepared to return to his father Isaac, in the Canaan region.

Pinauna niya ang kanyang mga alagang hayop, kasabay ng lahat ng kanyang mga ari-arian, pati na ang mga alagang hayop na nakuha niya sa Paddan Aram. Pagkatapos humayo siya patungo sa lupain ng Canaan sa kanyang amang si Isaac.

19 Before they left, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the [small wooden] idols [that were in her father’s tent].

Nang umalis si Laban para gupitan ang kanyang mga tupa, ninakaw naman ni Raquel ang diyos ng sambahayan ng kanyang ama.

20 Furthermore, Jacob deceived Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group, by not telling him that they were planning to leave.

Nilinlang din ni Jacob si Laban na Aramean, sa hindi pagsasabing aalis siya.

21 So Jacob and his family fled with all their possessions, and they crossed the Euphrates River, and then started traveling south toward the hilly Gilead region.

Kaya tumakas siya dala lahat ng mayroon siya at nagmamadaling tumawid sa Ilog, patungo sa dako ng burol na bansa ng Galaad.

22 On the third day after they left, someone told Laban that Jacob and his family had left.

Sa ikatlong araw, nalaman ni Laban na tumakas si Jacob.

23 So he took some of his relatives with him and started to pursue Jacob. They continued walking for seven days.

Kaya dinala niya ang kanyang mga kamag-anak at tinugis siya sa pitong araw na paglalakbay. Naabutan siya sa burol na bansa ng Galaad.

24 Then God appeared to Laban in a dream at night, and said to him, “When you catch up to Jacob, be sure that you do not say anything at all [HYP] to him in an angry manner!”

Ngayon nagpakita ang Diyos kay Laban na Aramean sa isang panaginip sa gabi at sinabi sa kanya, “Mag-ingat kang magsalita kay Jacob, kahit masama man o mabuti.”

25 The next day, by the time Laban caught up with Jacob, Jacob and his household had set up their tents in the hilly Gilead region. So Laban and his relatives set up their tents there, too.

Naunahan ni Laban si Jacob. Ngayon itinayo ni Jacob ang kanyang tolda sa burol na bansa. Nagkampo rin si Laban at ang kanyang mga kamag-anak sa burol na bansa ng Galaad.

26 Then Laban went to Jacob and said to him, “Why have you done this? You have deceived me by carrying away my daughters as though you had captured them in a war [MTY]!

Sinabi ni Laban kay Jacob, “Ano ang ginawa mo, na nilinlang mo ako at tinangay ang aking mga anak na babae na parang mga bilanggo sa digmaan?

27 Why did you run away and deceive me? Why did you not tell me that you were going to leave, so that we could have rejoiced and sung while people played music on tambourines and harps before I said ‘goodbye’ to you?

Bakit ka tumakas nang palihim at nilinlang ako at hindi mo man lang ako sinabihan. Pinaalis sana kita nang may pagdiriwang, at may mga awitin, may tamborin at may mga alpa.

28 (You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye before they left!/Why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye before they left?) [RHQ] What you have done was foolish!

Hindi mo ako pinayagang halikan ang aking mga apong lalaki at babae upang makapagpaalam. Gumawa ka ng kamangmangan.

29 My relatives and I have the power to harm you, but last night the God whom your father worships said to me in a dream, ‘Be sure that you do not say anything at all to Jacob in an angry way.’

Nasa kapangyarihan ko ang gawan kayo ng masama, ngunit ang Diyos ng inyong ama ay nakipag-usap sa akin kagabi at sinabi, 'Mag-ingat kang magsalita laban kay Jacob masama man o mabuti.'

30 Now, I know you have left because you long to go back home. But why did you steal my [wooden] idols?”

At ngayon, lumayo ka dahil labis ka nang nangulila sa bahay ng iyong ama. Ngunit bakit mo ninakaw ang aking mga diyos?”

31 Jacob replied to Laban, saying, “I did not tell you that we were planning to leave, because I was afraid. I thought that [if I told you], you would forcefully take your daughters away from me.

Sumagot si Jacob at sinabi kay Laban, “Dahil natatakot ako at ang akala ko na kukunin mo ang iyong mga anak na bababe mula sa akin nang sapilitan kaya umalis ako nang palihim.

32 But if you find anyone here who has your wooden idols, we will execute that person. While our relatives are watching, search for yourself to see if there is anything that belongs to you that is here with me. If you find anything, you can take it!” When Jacob said that, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the wooden idols.

Kung sino man ang nagnakaw ng iyong mga diyos-diyosan ay hindi na patuloy na mabubuhay. Sa harap ng ating mga kamag-anak, alamin mo kung anong mayroon sa akin ang sa iyo at kunin mo.” Pagkat hindi alam ni Jacob na si Raquel ang nagnakaw sa mga iyon.

33 Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and then into Leah’s tent, and then into the tents of the two female slaves and searched for the idols, but he did not find them. After he left their tents, he entered Rachel’s tent.

Pumunta si Laban sa tolda ni Jacob, sa tolda ni Lea at sa tolda ng dalawang babaeng alipin, ngunit hindi niya natagpuan ang mga ito. Pumunta siya sa tolda ni Lea at pumasok sa tolda ni Raquel.

34 But Rachel had previously taken the idols and put them in the saddle of a camel, and she was sitting on the saddle. So when Laban searched all over for them inside Rachel’s tent, he did not find them.

Ngayon kinuha ni Raquel ang diyos ng sambahayan, nilagay niya ang mga ito sa upuan sa likod ng kamelyo at inupuan niya. Hinanapan ni Laban ang buong tolda, ngunit hindi niya ito natagpuan.

35 Rachel said to her father, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I cannot get up in your presence [to show respect for you], because I am having my monthly menstrual period. [EUP]” So when Laban searched some more, he did not find the [wooden] idols.

Sinabi ni Raquel sa kanyang ama, “Huwag kang magalit, aking panginoon, sapagkat hindi ako makakatayo sa kinauupuan ko dahil sa ako ay may buwanang dalaw.” Kaya naghanap siya ngunit hindi niya natagpuan ang kanyang pansambahayang diyos.

36 Then Jacob became angry. He rebuked Laban, saying, “What crime did I commit? For what sin that I committed have you pursued me?

Nagalit si Jacob at nakipagtalo kay Laban. Sinabi niya sa kanya, “Ano ba ang atraso ko? Ano ba ang kasalanan ko, na pinag-iinitan mo akong habulin?

37 Now you have searched through all my possessions, and what did you find from all these possessions that belongs to you? Put it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they can decide who is right, you or me!

Hinanapan mo na ang lahat ng aking ari-arian. Anong natagpuan mong iyong mga pansambahayang bagay? Ilagay ang mga iyon dito sa harap ng ating mga kamag-anak, upang humatol sila sa pagitan nating dalawa.

38 I was with you for 20 years. In all that time, your sheep and goats have (not miscarried/always given birth to animals safely). I have not [killed and] eaten any rams from your flocks.

Kasama ninyo ako sa loob ng dalawampung taon. Ang inyong mga babaeng tupa at babaeng kambing ay hindi nakunan, ni kumain ako ng anumang lalaking tupa mula sa iyong mga kawan.

39 When one of your animals was attacked and mauled/killed by a wild animal, I did not bring it to you. I replaced the dead animal with a living one of my own animals. Whenever one of your animals was stolen, during the day or during the night, you demanded that I replace it with one of my own animals.

Anuman ang nilapa ng mga mababangis na hayop hindi ko dinala sa iyo. Sa halip, inako ko ang pagkawala nito. Palagi mo akong pinagbayad sa mga nawawalang hayop, kahit na ninakaw sa araw o ninakaw sa gabi.

40 I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was often not even able to sleep [PRS]!

Naroon ako; sa araw pinahirapan ako ng init, at ng nagyeyelong hamog sa gabi; at nagtiis ako nang walang tulog.

41 I lived in your household for 20 years. I worked for you for 14 years to buy your two daughters, and for six more years to buy some of your sheep and goats. During that time, you changed and reduced my wages many times [HYP].

Nitong dalawampung taon ay nasa inyong sambahayan mo ako. Nagtrabaho ako ng labing-apat na taon para sa dalawa mong anak na babae, at anim na taon para sa iyong kawan. Binago mo ang aking sahod ng sampung beses.

42 If God, the one whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and before whom my father Isaac trembled in fear, had not been with me and helped me, you would have sent me away (with nothing in my hands/owning nothing)! But God saw how much I was suffering and how hard I was working, so last night he told you that what you have done to me was wrong.”

Kung ang Diyos na sinasamba ng aking ama, ang Diyos ni Abraham, at ang isang kinatatakutan ni Isaac ay kasama ko, tiyak na ngayon pinaalis mo na sana akong walang dala. Nakita ng Diyos ang aking kaapihan at kung gaano kabigat ako nagtrabaho, at pagsabihan ka niya kagabi.”

43 Laban replied, “These two women are my daughters, and their children are my grandchildren, and the animals are my animals. Everything you see here is mine [HYP]! But what can I do today to keep my daughters or the children they have given birth to [RHQ]?

Sumagot si Laban kay Jacob. ''Ang mga anak na babae ay aking mga anak na babae, ang mga apo ay aking mga apo, ang mga kawan ay aking mga kawan. Lahat ng nakita mo ay akin. Ngunit ano ba ang gagawin ko ngayon sa aking mga anak na babae at sa magiging anak nila na kanilang isinilang?

44 I cannot do anything in order to keep them, so hey, we should make a peace agreement, you and I, and do something that will remind us about our agreement.”

Kaya ngayon, gagawa tayo ng isang kasunduan, ikaw at ako, at hayaang maging saksi ito sa pagitan mo at sa akin.”

45 So Jacob took a [large] stone and set it on its end.

Kaya kumuha si Jacob ng isang bato at itinayo bilang isang haligi.

46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, “You also gather some stones.” So they gathered some rocks and put them in a heap, and they ate some food there near the heap.

Sinabi ni Jacob sa kanyang mga kamag-anak, “Magtipon kayo ng mga bato.” Kaya kumuha sila ng mga bato at gumawa ng isang tumpok. Pagkatapos doon sila kumain sa may tumpok.

47 Laban gave the heap the Aramaic name Jegar-Sahadutha, [which means ‘rock-pile to remind us’, ] but Jacob gave the rock-pile the Hebrew name Galeed, [which has the same meaning].

Tinawag ni Laban itong Jegar-sahaduta, ngunit tinawag ni Jacob itong Galeed.

48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks we have put here today will help us to remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called it Galeed.

Sinabi ni Laban, “Ang mga tumpok na ito ang isang saksi sa pagitan ko at sa iyo ngayon.” Kaya ang pangalan ay tinawag na Galeed.

49 They also named the place Mizpah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, ] because Laban said, “We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, [so that we do not try to harm each other].

Tinawag din itong Mizpah, dahil sinabi ni Laban, “Nawa si Yahweh ang magbantay sa pagitan mo at ako, kung hindi natin nakikita ang isa't isa.

50 If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take other women to be your wives, even if no one tells me about it, don’t forget that God sees what you and I are doing!”

Kung abusuhin mo ang aking mga anak, o kumuha ka ng ibang mga asawa maliban sa mga anak ko, bagamat wala tayong kasama, tingnan mo, ang Diyos ang saksi sa pagitan mo at ako.”

51 Laban also said to Jacob, “You see this large stone and this pile of rocks that we have set up to be between us.

Sinabi ni Laban kay Jacob, “Tingnan mo ang tumpok na ito at tingnan ang poste, kung saan itinakda ko sa pagitan mo at ako.

52 Both this pile of rocks and this large stone will remind us, that I will not go past these rocks to harm you, and you will not go past these rocks to harm me.

Ang poste na ito ay isang saksi, at ang haligi ay isang saksi, na hindi ako lalampas sa tumpok na ito patungo sa iyo, at hindi ka lalampas sa tumpok na ito at sa haliging ito patungo sa akin, para gumawa ng pinsala.

53 We will ask the God whom [your grandfather] Abraham and [his father] Nahor worshiped to punish [MTY] either one of us, [if we harm the other one].” So Jacob solemnly promised to do what they said in their peace agreement. And he asked God, the one before whom his father Isaac trembled, to listen to what they promised.

Nawa'y ang Diyos ni Abraham, at ang Diyos ni Nahor, ang Diyos ng kanilang ama, ang humatol sa pagitan natin.” Nanumpa si Jacob sa Diyos, na kinatatakutan ng kanyang amang si Isaac.

54 He offered a sacrifice to God there in the hilly area, and he invited his relatives to eat with him. After they had eaten, they slept there that night.

Nag-alok ng isang alay si Jacob sa bundok at tinawag ang kanyang mga kamag-anak para kumain. Kumain sila at nanatili sila sa bundok buong gabi.

55 The next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters [goodbye] and asked God to bless them. Then he [and his men] left them and returned home.

Madaling araw pa bumangon si Laban, hinalikan ang kanyang mga apong lalaki at mga anak na babae at pinagpala sila. Pagkatapos umalis si Laban at bumalik sa kanyang tahanan.