1 Toe lig Jakob sy voete op en gaan na die land van die kinders van die Ooste.
2 En meteens sien hy 'n put in die veld en drie troppe kleinvee wat daarby lê, want uit die put het hulle die vee laat drink; en daar was 'n groot klip op die opening van die put.
3 En as al die troppe daar bymekaarkom, rol hulle die klip weg van die opening van die put en laat die vee drink; daarna sit hulle die klip weer op die opening van die put op sy plek.
4 Toe sê Jakob vir hulle: My broers, waar is julle vandaan? En hulle antwoord: Ons kom van Haran.
5 En hy vra hulle: Ken julle vir Laban, die seun van Nahor? En hulle antwoord: Ons ken hom.
6 Verder sê hy vir hulle: Gaan dit goed met hom? En hulle antwoord: Dit gaan goed; en daar kom sy dogter Ragel aan met die vee.
7 En hy sê: Kyk, die dag is nog lank; dit is nie tyd om die vee bymekaar te maak nie. Laat die vee drink, en gaan heen, laat hulle wei.
8 Toe antwoord hulle: Ons kan nie voordat al die troppe bymekaar is nie; dan rol hulle die klip weg van die opening van die put, en ons laat die vee drink.
9 Terwyl hy nog met hulle praat, kom Ragel met die kleinvee van haar vader aan, want sy het hulle opgepas.
10 Toe Jakob Ragel sien, die dogter van Laban, sy moeder se broer, en die vee van Laban, sy moeder se broer, loop Jakob nader en rol die klip weg van die opening van die put, en hy laat die vee drink van Laban, sy moeder se broer.
11 En Jakob het Ragel gesoen en sy stem verhef en geween.
12 En Jakob het Ragel vertel dat hy haar vader se broer en die seun van Rebekka was. Daarop het sy geloop en dit aan haar vader vertel.
13 Toe Laban die tyding hoor van Jakob, die seun van sy suster, loop hy hom tegemoet en omhels hom en soen hom en bring hom in sy huis. En hy het aan Laban al hierdie dinge vertel.
14 Toe sê Laban vir hom: Waarlik, jy is my been en my vlees. En hy het by hom 'n volle maand gebly.
15 Daarop het Laban aan Jakob gevra: Sou jy my verniet dien, omdat jy my broer is? Sê my wat jou loon moet wees.
16 En Laban het twee dogters gehad -- die naam van die oudste was Lea, en die naam van die jongste Ragel.
17 En Lea het dowwe oë gehad, maar Ragel was skoon van gestalte en mooi van aansien.
18 En Jakob het Ragel liefgehad, daarom het hy gesê: Ek sal u sewe jaar dien vir Ragel, u jongste dogter.
19 Toe antwoord Laban: Dit is beter dat ek haar aan jou gee as dat ek haar aan 'n ander man gee. Bly by my.
20 So het Jakob dan sewe jaar gedien vir Ragel; en hulle was in sy oë soos 'n paar dae, omdat hy haar liefgehad het.
21 Toe sê Jakob vir Laban: Gee tog my vrou, want my dienstyd is om, dat ek by haar kan ingaan.
22 Daarop het Laban al die manne van die plek versamel en 'n maaltyd berei.
23 Maar in die aand het hy sy dogter Lea geneem en haar na hom gebring; en hy het by haar ingegaan.
24 En Laban het aan haar sy slavin Silpa gegee, naamlik aan sy dogter Lea, as slavin.
25 En die anderdagmôre -- daar was dit Lea! Daarom het hy aan Laban gesê: Wat het u my nou aangedoen? Was ek nie vir Ragel by u in diens nie? Waarom het u my dan bedrieg?
26 En Laban antwoord: Dit is hier by ons nie die gewoonte om die jongste voor die oudste weg te gee nie.
27 Hou die volle bruilofsweek met haar; dan sal ons jou die ander een ook gee vir die diens wat jy nog sewe jaar by my moet volbring.
28 En Jakob het so gedoen: hy het die volle bruilofsweek met haar gehou. Toe gee hy sy dogter Ragel aan hom as vrou.
29 En Laban het aan sy dogter Ragel sy slavin Bilha gegee as slavin vir haar.
30 En hy het ook by Ragel ingegaan en Ragel ook meer liefgehad as Lea. En hy was by hom nog sewe jaar in diens.
31 En toe die HERE sien dat Lea die nie-geliefde was, het Hy haar skoot geopen; maar Ragel was onvrugbaar.
32 En Lea het bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar en hom Ruben genoem; want sy het gesê: Gewis, die HERE het my ellende aangesien, want nou sal my man my liefhê.
33 En sy het weer bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar en gesê: Gewis, die HERE het gehoor dat ek die nie-geliefde is en my hierdie een ook gegee. En sy het hom S¡meon genoem.
34 En sy het weer bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar en gesê: Nou eindelik sal my man aan my geheg wees, omdat ek vir hom drie seuns gebaar het. Daarom het sy hom Levi genoem.
35 En sy het weer bevrug geword en 'n seun gebaar en gesê: Di, keer sal ek die HERE loof. Daarom het sy hom Juda genoem. En sy het opgehou met baar.
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
2 And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
3 And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
7 Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
8 And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
10 Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
27 Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
30 Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.