¹Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

¹Potem odrine Jakob ter pride v deželo Jutrovcev.

²And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

²Ko se pa ozira, glej, vodnjak na polju, in glej, tri črede ovac tam, ležečih poleg njega, ker so se iz tistega vodnjaka napajale črede, in kamen velik na vodnjakovi odprtini.

³And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

³Sem namreč so navadno gonili vse črede, in odvalili so kamen z vodnjakove odprtine in napajali ovce, nato so kamen zopet položili na vodnjakovo odprtino na svoje mesto.

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

⁴In Jakob jim reče: Bratje moji, odkod ste? Odgovoré: Iz Harana smo.

⁵And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

⁵In jih vpraša: Poznate li Labana, sina Nahorjevega? Oni reko: Poznamo.

⁶And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

⁶Nato jim reče: Ali se mu dobro godi? Oni reko: Dobro; in glej Rahelo, hčer njegovo, ki gre z ovcami.

⁷And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

⁷Tedaj reče: Glejte, še je dneva veliko; prezgodaj je zbirati živino: napojite te ovce ter pojdite in pasite.

⁸And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

⁸Oni pa reko: Ne moremo, dokler se niso zbrale vse črede, tedaj šele odvalimo kamen z vodnjakove odprtine in napojimo ovce.

⁹And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

⁹Ko je še govoril ž njimi, pride Rahela z ovcami svojega očeta; kajti pasla jih je.

¹⁰And 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 well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

¹⁰In zgodi se, ko vidi Jakob Rahelo, hčer Labana, brata matere svoje, in ovce Labana, brata matere svoje, da pristopi Jakob ter odvali kamen z vodnjakove odprtine in napoji ovce Labana, brata matere svoje.

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

¹¹In Jakob poljubi Rahelo in glasno zajoka.

¹²And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

¹²In pove Jakob Raheli, da je sorodnik očeta njenega in da je sin Rebekin; ona pa poteče in sporoči očetu svojemu.

¹³And 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.

¹³In zgodi se, ko začuje Laban sporočilo o Jakobu, sinu sestre svoje, da mu priteče naproti ter ga objame in poljubi in ga pelje v hišo svojo. In pripoveduje Labanu vse te dogodke.

¹⁴And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

¹⁴In Laban mu reče: V istini, kost si moja in meso moje. In ostal je pri njem cel mesec.

¹⁵And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

¹⁵Potem reče Laban Jakobu: Ali naj bi mi, ker si brat moj, služil brezplačno? Povej mi, kaj bodi plačilo tvoje.

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

¹⁶Imel je pa Laban dve hčeri: ime starejši Leja in mlajši ime Rahela.

¹⁷Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

¹⁷Imela je pa Leja oči slabotne, ali Rahela je bila lepe postave in zalega obličja.

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

¹⁸In Jakob je ljubil Rahelo; in reče: Služil ti bom sedem let za Rahelo, mlajšo hčer tvojo.

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

¹⁹In Laban veli: Bolje bode, da jo dam tebi nego drugemu možu: ostani pri meni.

²⁰And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

²⁰Tako je služil Jakob za Rahelo sedem let, in so se mu zdela kakor nekoliko dni, zato ker jo je ljubil.

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

²¹Tedaj reče Jakob Labanu: Daj mi ženo mojo, ker so izpolnjeni dnevi moji, da grem k njej.

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

²²In Laban zbere vse može tistega kraja in napravi pojedino.

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

²³Zvečer pa vzame Lejo, hčer svojo, ter jo pripelje k njemu; in on se združi ž njo.

²⁴And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

²⁴In da ji Laban Zilpo, deklo svojo, da bodi Leji, hčeri njegovi, dekla.

²⁵And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

²⁵In zjutraj, glej, bila je Leja. In reče Labanu: Kaj si mi to storil? Nisem li služil za Rahelo pri tebi? Zakaj si me torej okanil?

²⁶And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

²⁶Njemu pa reče Laban: Ni navada tako v našem kraju, da se moži mlajša pred prvenko.

²⁷Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

²⁷Izpolni njen teden; potem ti damo tudi ono za službo, ki jo boš opravljal pri meni še drugih sedem let.

²⁸And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

²⁸In Jakob stori tako ter izpolni njen teden, in Laban mu da Rahelo, hčer svojo, za ženo.

²⁹And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

²⁹In Laban da Bilho, deklo svojo hčeri svoji Raheli za deklo.

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

³⁰In šel je tudi k Raheli; in ljubil je tudi Rahelo bolj nego Lejo. In služil je še drugih sedem let pri njem.

³¹And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

³¹Ko je pa videl GOSPOD, da za Lejo ni ljubezni, odpre maternico njeno, Rahelo pa pusti nerodovitno.

³²And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

³²In Leja spočne ter porodi sina in mu da ime Ruben; dejala je namreč: Zato ker se je GOSPOD ozrl na ponižanje moje, kajti sedaj me bo ljubil moj mož.

³³And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

³³In spočne zopet in rodi sina ter reče: Ker je čul GOSPOD, da mi ni ljubezni, zato mi je dal tudi tega, in imenovala ga je Simeona.

³⁴And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

³⁴In spočne vnovič ter rodi sina in reče: Sedaj se mi vendar priklene moj mož, ker sem mu rodila tri sinove, in imenovala ga je Levija.Potem spočne zopet in, rodivši sina, reče: Hvalila bom ta krat GOSPODA, in ga je imenovala Juda. Tedaj pa je nehala roditi.

³⁵And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

³⁵Potem spočne zopet in, rodivši sina, reče: Hvalila bom ta krat GOSPODA, in ga je imenovala Juda. Tedaj pa je nehala roditi.