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 Jacó pôs-se a caminho e chegou à terra dos filhos do Oriente.
2 Olhou, e eis um poço no campo, e três rebanhos de ovelhas deitadas junto dele; pois desse poço é que se dava de beber aos rebanhos. Era grande a pedra que tapava a boca do poço.
3 Ali se ajuntavam todos os rebanhos; e removiam os pastores a pedra da boca do poço, davam de beber às ovelhas e tornavam a pôr a pedra no seu lugar sobre a boca do poço.
4 Perguntou-lhes Jacó: Irmãos meus, donde sois? responderam eles: Somos de Harã.
5 Perguntou-lhes: Conheceis a Labão, filho de Naor? Responderam: Conhecemos.
6 Está ele bom? continuou Jacó. Responderam: Está bom, eis que Raquel, sua filha vem vindo com as ovelhas.
7 Disse-lhes: É ainda muito dia, nem é tempo de se ajuntar o gado; dai de beber às ovelhas, e ide apascentá-las.
8 Não o podemos, responderam eles, até que se ajuntem todos os rebanhos, e seja removida a pedra da boca do poço; então damos de beber às ovelhas.
9 Estando Jacó ainda falando com eles, veio Raquel com as ovelhas de seu pai; porque ela as apascentava.
10 Quando Jacó viu a Raquel, filha de Labão, irmão de sua mãe, chegou-se, removeu a pedra da boca do poço e deu de beber ao rebanho de Labão, irmão de sua mãe.
11 Então Jacó beijou a Raquel e, levantando a voz, chorou.
12 Jacó contou a Raquel que ele era irmão de seu pai e que era filho de Rebeca; e ela, correndo, foi noticiá-lo a seu pai.
13 Tendo Labão ouvido as novas de Jacó, filho de sua irmã, correu-lhe ao encontro, abraçou-o, e beijou-o e levou-o a sua casa. Relatou Jacó a Labão todas estas coisas.
14 Disse-lhe Labão: Verdadeiramente tu és meu osso e minha carne. E Jacó ficou com ele por espaço de um mês.
15 Depois perguntou Labão a Jacó: Acaso porque és meu irmão, deves, portanto, servir-me de graça? dize-me, que será o teu salário?
16 Ora Labão tinha duas filhas: o nome da mais velha era Lia, e o da mais moça Raquel.
17 Lia tinha os olhos tenros, mas Raquel era formosa de porte e de semblante.
18 E Jacó amava a Raquel e disse: Sete anos te servirei por ter a Raquel, tua filha mais moça.
19 Respondeu-lhe Labão: Melhor é que eu a dê a ti que a outro homem; fica comigo.
20 Assim serviu Jacó sete anos por amor a Raquel; e estes lhe pareciam como poucos dias, por causa do amor que lhe votava.
21 Jacó disse a Labão: Dá-me minha mulher, pois os meus dias já se completaram, para que eu esteja com ela.
22 Reuniu, pois, Labão todos os homens do lugar, e fez um banquete.
23 À tarde tomou a Lia, sua filha, e trouxe-a a Jacó, que esteve com ela.
24 (Labão deu sua serva Zilpa por serva a Lia, sua filha).
25 Quando amanheceu, eis que era Lia; e perguntou Jacó a Labão: Que é isso que me fizeste? porventura não te servi eu por amor de Raquel? porque, então, me enganaste?
26 Respondeu Labão: Não se faz assim em nossa terra, que se dê a mais moça antes da primogênita.
27 Acabada a semana desta, depois te daremos também a outra pelo trabalho de outros sete anos que ainda me servirás.
28 Assim fez Jacó e cumpriu a semana desta; Labão lhe deu por mulher Raquel, sua filha.
29 (Labão deu por serva a Raquel, sua filha, a sua serva Bila).
30 Jacó conheceu também a Raquel, e amava mais a Raquel do que a Lia; e serviu com Labão ainda outros sete anos.
31 Vendo Jeová que Lia era desprezada, fê-la fecunda; Raquel, porém, era estéril.
32 Concebeu Lia, e deu à luz um filho, a quem chamou Rúben; pois disse: Porque Jeová atendeu à minha aflição; por isso agora me amará meu marido.
33 Tendo concebido outra vez, deu à luz um filho; e disse: Porquanto soube Jeová que eu era desprezada, portanto me deu também este filho: e chamou-lhe Simeão.
34 Concebeu ainda outra vez e deu à luz um filho; e disse: Agora esta vez se unirá meu marido a mim, porque lhe tenho dado três filhos; portanto lhe chamou Levi.
35 De novo concebeu, e deu à luz um filho; e disse: Esta vez louvarei a Jeová. Portanto lhe chamou Judá; e cessou de dar à luz.