1 And Jacob continued his journey, and went into the land of the children of the east.

2 And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the fields, and behold there, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a great stone was at the mouth of the well.

3 And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place.

4 And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

5 And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do know {him}.

6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, {He is} well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep.

7 And he said, Behold, it is yet high day; it is not time that the cattle should be gathered together; water the sheep, and go, feed {them}.

8 And they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.

9 While he was still speaking to them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother.

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was a brother of her father, and that he was Rebecca's son; and she ran and told her father.

13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house; and he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him, Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him a month's time.

15 And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel.

17 And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.

18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.

21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give {me} my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.

22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.

24 And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his maidservant, to be maidservant to Leah his daughter.

25 And it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Have I not served thee for Rachel? Why then hast thou deceived me?

26 And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 Fulfil the week {with} this one: then we will give thee the other one also, for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week {with} this one, and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah, his maidservant, to be her maidservant.

30 And he went in also to Rachel; and he loved also Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet seven other years.

31 And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Reuben; for she said, Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.

33 And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.

34 And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, Now this time will my husband be united to me, for I have borne him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi.

35 And she again conceived, and bore a son, and said, This time will I praise Jehovah; therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased to bear.

1 Jokūbas keliaudamas atėjo į rytų šalį.

2 Jis pamatė šulinį ir prie jo sugulusias tris avių bandas; iš to šulinio girdydavo bandas. Ant šulinio angos buvo užristas didelis akmuo.

3 Suvarius visas bandas, atrisdavo tą akmenį nuo šulinio angos ir pagirdydavo avis, po to vėl užrisdavo tą akmenį.

4 Jokūbas klausė: "Broliai, iš kur jūs esate?" Tie atsakė: "Iš Charano".

5 Jis vėl klausė: "Ar pažįstate Labaną, Nahoro sūnų?" Jie atsakė: "Pažįstame".

6 Jis klausė: "Kaip jam sekasi?" Tie atsakė: "Gerai. Štai jo duktė Rachelė ateina su avimis!"

7 Jokūbas tarė: "Dar anksti, ne laikas suvaryti gyvulius. Pagirdykite avis ir ganykite!"

8 Bet jie atsakė: "Negalime, kol suvarys visas bandas ir nuris tą akmenį nuo šulinio angos. Tik tada pagirdysime avis".

9 Jam bekalbant su jais, Rachelė atėjo su savo tėvo avimis, kurias ji ganė.

10 Jokūbas, pamatęs Rachelę, savo dėdės Labano dukterį, ir savo dėdės Labano avis, priėjęs nurito akmenį nuo šulinio angos ir pagirdė savo motinos brolio Labano avis.

11 Po to Jokūbas pabučiavo Rachelę ir balsu pravirko.

12 Jokūbas pasisakė jai esąs jos tėvo brolis, Rebekos sūnus. Ta nubėgusi pranešė tėvui.

13 Labanas, išgirdęs žinią apie savo sesers sūnų Jokūbą, atbėgo jo pasitikti; jį apkabinęs ir pabučiavęs, nusivedė į savo namus, o tas viską išsipasakojo Labanui.

14 Labanas jam tarė: "Tikrai tu esi mano kūnas ir mano kaulas!" Jis gyveno pas jį visą mėnesį.

15 Ir Labanas tarė Jokūbui: "Ar dėl to, kad esi mano brolis, turėtum man veltui tarnauti? Pasakyk, kuo tau atlyginti?"

16 Labanas turėjo dvi dukteris: vyresnioji vardu Lėja, o jaunesnioji­Rachelė.

17 Lėjos akys buvo silpnos, o Rachelė buvo gražaus veido ir dailios išvaizdos.

18 Jokūbas pamilo Rachelę ir pasakė: "Aš tau tarnausiu septynerius metus už jaunesniąją dukterį Rachelę".

19 Labanas atsakė: "Mieliau aš ją duosiu tau negu kitam. Lik pas mane!"

20 Jokūbas tarnavo už Rachelę septynerius metus. Kadangi jis mylėjo ją, jam tas laikas atrodė kaip kelios dienos.

21 Po to Jokūbas tarė Labanui: "Duok man mano žmoną, nes atėjo laikas, kad pas ją įeičiau!"

22 Labanas sukvietė visus tos vietovės žmones ir iškėlė puotą.

23 Vakare jis įvedė savo dukterį Lėją pas jį, ir jis įėjo pas ją.

24 Labanas davė Lėjai savo tarnaitę Zilpą.

25 Rytui išaušus, pasirodė, kad tai buvo Lėja. Tada jis tarė Labanui: "Ką man padarei! Ar ne už Rachelę tarnavau? Kam tad mane apgavai?"

26 Labanas atsakė: "Mūsų krašte taip nedaro, kad išleistų jaunesniąją anksčiau už vyresniąją.

27 Pabaik šią savaitę, po to duosiu tau Rachelę, už kurią tarnausi dar kitus septynerius metus!"

28 Jokūbas sutiko ir pabaigė tą savaitę. Tada Labanas davė jam savo dukterį Rachelę už žmoną.

29 Labanas davė savo dukteriai Rachelei tarnaitę Bilhą.

30 Jis įėjo ir pas Rachelę ir mylėjo ją labiau už Lėją; ir tarnavo dar kitus septynerius metus.

31 Viešpats matydamas, kad Jokūbas Lėjos nemylėjo, padarė ją vaisingą, o Rachelę­nevaisingą.

32 Lėja pastojo ir pagimdė sūnų, kurį pavadino Rubenu, nes ji sakė: "Viešpats atsižvelgė į mano sielvartą; dabar mane mylės mano vyras".

33 Ji pagimdė kitą sūnų ir tarė: "Kadangi Viešpats išgirdo, kad manęs nemyli, Jis davė man dar ir šitą". Ji pavadino jį Simeonu.

34 Po to ji vėl pagimdė sūnų ir tarė: "Dabar mano vyras prisiriš prie manęs, nes aš jam pagimdžiau tris sūnus". Todėl ji pavadino jį Leviu.

35 Ji vėl pastojo ir pagimdė sūnų, ir tarė: "Dabar šlovinsiu Viešpatį". Todėl ji pavadino jį Judu. Po to ji liovėsi gimdžiusi.