¹And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

¹Ary rehefa hitan-dRahely fa tsy mba niteraka tamin'i Jakoba izy, dia nialona ny rahavaviny izy, ka hoy izy tamin'i Jakoba: Mba omeo zaza aho, fa raha tsy izany, dia ho faty aho.

²And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

²Dia nirehitra tamin-dRahely ny fahatezeran'i Jakoba, ka hoy izy: Solon'Andriamanitra, Izay nahamomba anao tsy hiteraka, va aho?

³And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her.

³Ary hoy izy: Indro Bila ankizivaviko, vadio izy; dia hiteraka eo am­pofoako izy, mba hahazoako zaza aminy.

⁴And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

⁴Dia nomeny azy Bila ankizivaviny ho vadiny; ary dia novadin'i Jakoba koa izy.

⁵And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

⁵Dia nanan'anaka Bila ka niteraka zazalahy tamin'i Jakoba.

⁶And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.

⁶Ary hoy Rahely: Andriamanitra efa nanome ahy ny rariny sady efa nihaino ny feoko, ka nomeny zazalahy aho; izany no nanaovany ny anarany hoe Dana.

⁷And Bilhah Rachel's maidservant again conceived, and bore Jacob a second son.

⁷Dia nanan'anaka indray Bila, ankizivavin-Rahely, ka niteraka zazalahy faharoany tamin'i Jakoba.

⁸And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.

⁸Ary hoy Rahely: Fitolomana mafy dia mafy no nitolomako tamin'ny rahavaviko, ka nahery aho; dia nataony hoe Naftaly ny anarany.

⁹And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife.

⁹Ary rehefa hitan'i Lea fa efa nitsaha-jaza izy, dia naka an'i Zilpa ankizivaviny izy, ka nomeny ho vadin'i Jakoba koa.

¹⁰And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a son.

¹⁰Ary Zilpa, ankizivavin'i Lea, dia niteraka zazalahy tamin'i Jakoba.

¹¹And Leah said, Fortunately! and she called his name Gad.

¹¹Ary hoy Lea: Manan-jara re aho! dia nataony hoe Gada ny anarany.

¹²And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a second son.

¹²Ary Zilpa, ankizivavin'i Lea, dia nitera­ka zazalahy faharoany tamin'i Jakoba.

¹³And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.

¹³Ary hoy Lea: Sambatra aho, fa hataon'ny zanakavavin'ny olona hoe sambatra aho; dia nataony hoe Asera ny anarany.

¹⁴And Reuben went out in the days of wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes in the fields; and he brought them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

¹⁴Ary nivoaka nitsangantsangana Robena tamin'ny andro fijinjam-bary ka nahita dodaima naniry tany an-tsaha, dia nitondra azy ho any amin'i Lea reniny. Ary hoy Rahely tamin'i Lea: Veloma ianao, mba anomezo ahy kely ny dodaiman'ny zanakao.

¹⁵And she said to her, Is it [too] little that thou hast taken my husband, that thou wilt take my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.

¹⁵Ary hoy izy taminy: Moa zavatra kely va ny nakanao ny vadiko? Dia halainao koa va ny dodaiman'ny zanako? Ary hoy Rahely: Aoka handry aminao ihany ary izy anio alina noho ny dodaiman'ny zanakao.

¹⁶And when Jacob came from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for indeed I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

¹⁶Ary nony hariva, rehefa tonga avy tany an-tsaha Jakoba, dia nivoaka nitsena azy Lea ka nanao hoe: Ho ato amiko no halehanao; fa ny dodaiman'ny zanako no efa nakaramako anao tokoa. Dia nandry taminy izy tamin'iny alina iny.

¹⁷And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

¹⁷Ary Andriamanitra nihaino an'i Lea, dia nanan'anaka izy ka niteraka zazalahy fahadiminy tamin'i Jakoba.

¹⁸And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband; and she called his name Issachar.

¹⁸Ary hoy Lea: Efa nomen'Andriamanitra ny karamako, satria nomeko hovadin'ny vadiko ny ankizivaviko; dia nataony hoe Isakara ny anarany.

¹⁹And Leah again conceived, and bore Jacob a sixth son;

¹⁹Dia nanan'anaka indray Lea ka niteraka zazalahy faheniny tamin'i Jakoba.

²⁰and Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry; this time will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.

²⁰Ary hoy Lea: Efa nanome anjara soa ho ahy Andriamanitra; amin'izao vao hitoetra amiko ny vadiko, fa efa niteraka zaza enin-dahy ho azy aho; dia nataony hoe Zebolona ny anarany.

²¹And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

²¹Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia niteraka zazavavy izy, ka nataony hoe Dina ny anarany.

²²And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

²²Ary Andriamanitra nahatsiaro an-dRahely, dia nihaino azy ka nampanan'anaka azy.

²³And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.

²³Ary nanan'anaka izy ka niteraka zazalahy; dia hoy izy: Efa nahafa-tondromaso ahy Andriamanitra.

²⁴And she called his name Joseph; and said, Jehovah will add to me another son.

²⁴Dia nataony hoe Josefa ny anarany, ka hoy izy: Jehovah anie mbola hanampy zazalahy iray ho ahy koa.

²⁵And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my country.

²⁵[Ny fanekena hafa koa izay nataon'i Labana sy Jakoba] Ary rehefa niteraka an'i Josefa Rahely, dia hoy Jakoba tamin'i Labana: Alefaso aho hankany amin'ny fonenako sy ny taniko.

²⁶Give [me] my wives for whom I have served thee, and my children; that I may go away, for thou knowest my service which I have served thee.

²⁶Omeo ahy ny vadiko aman-janako, izay nanompoako anao, dia handeha aho; fa fantatrao ny fanompoana izay nanompoako anao.

²⁷And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes -- I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.

²⁷Ary hoy Labana taminy: Masìna ianao, raha nahita fitia eo imasonao aho, mitoera eto amiko, efa namantatra aho, ka fantatro fa avy taminao no nitahian'i Jehovah ahy.

²⁸And he said, Appoint to me thy wages, and I will give it.

²⁸Ary hoy koa izy: Tonony izay ho karamanao, dia homeko anao.

²⁹And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what thy cattle has become with me.

²⁹Ary hoy Jakoba taminy; Fantatrao ny nanompoako anao sy ny toetry ny omby aman'ondrinao tato amiko.

³⁰For it was little that thou hadst before me, and it is increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee from the time I came; and now, when shall I also provide for my house?

³⁰Fa kely ny fanananao, fony tsy mbola tonga aho, fa efa nitombo be dia be izy; ary efa nitahy anao Jehovah tamin'ny diako rehetra; ary ankehitriny, rahoviana kosa aho no mba hihary ho an'ny ao an-tranoko?

³¹And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. If thou doest this for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:

³¹Ary hoy izy: Inona ary no homeko anao? Ary hoy Jakoba: Tsy hanome ahy na inona na inona ianao; raha hataonao amiko izao zavatra izao, dia mbola handrasako sy hotandremako ihany ny ondry aman'osinao:

³²I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and [that] shall be my hire.

³²Handeha hitety ny ondry aman'osinao rehetra aho anio ka hanavaka ny mara sy ny sada rehetra, ary ny mainty rehetra eo amin'ny ondry ary ny sada sy ny mara eo amin'ny osy; koa ireny no ho karamako.

³³And my righteousness shall answer for me hereafter, when thou comest about my hire, before thy face: all that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, let that be stolen with me.

³³Ny fahamarinako no ho vavolombeloko amin'ny andro ho avy, raha tonga ianao handinika ny karamako: izay rehetra tsy mara ary tsy sada eo amin'ny osy, ary izay tsy mainty eo amin'ny ondry, dia ho halatro izany.

³⁴And Laban said, Well, let it be according to thy word.

³⁴Ary hoy Labana: Eny, aoka ho araka ny teninao ary.

³⁵And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the brown among the lambs, and gave [them] into the hand of his sons.

³⁵Dia navahany tamin'izany andro izany ny osilahy sadika sy sada, ary izay osivavy rehetra mara sy sada, dia izay rehetra nisy fotsy, ary ny mainty rehetra teo amin'ny ondry; dia natolony teo an-tanan'ny zananilahy ireny.

³⁶And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.

³⁶Ary nasiany lalan­kateloana teo anelanelan'izy sy Jakoba; ary Jakoba niandry ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana sisa.

³⁷And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.

³⁷Ary Jakoba dia naka tsorakazo maro tamin'ny hazo popola maitso sy tamin'ny hazo lozy sy tamin'ny hazo platana; ka nataony ofy vandana ireny hisehoan'ny fotsy izay teo amin'ny tsorakazo.

³⁸And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock, in the troughs at the watering-places where the flock came to drink, and they were ardent when they came to drink.

³⁸Ary ireny tsorakazo voaofiny ireny dia napetrany teo anoloan'ny ondry aman'osy, teo anatin'ny tavin-drano, dia teo amin'ny fisotroan-drano, izay nalehan'ny ondry aman'osy hisotro, ka nikambana teo ny lahy sy ny vavy, raha avy hisotro rano izy.

³⁹And the flock was ardent before the rods; and the flock brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

³⁹Dia nikambana tandrifin'ny tsorakazo ny ondry aman'osy ka niteraka sadika sy mara ary sada.

⁴⁰And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he made himself separate flocks, and did not put them with Laban's flock.

⁴⁰Ary ny zanak'ondry navahan'i Jakoba, ary ny ondry sisa dia nataony manatrika ny sadika sy ny mainty rehetra teo amin'ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana; ary natokany izay ondry aman'osy ho azy ka tsy navelany hiharo tamin'ny ondry aman'osin'i Labana.

⁴¹And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might become ardent among the rods;

⁴¹Ary na oviana na oviana no hikambanan'ny ondry aman'osy matanjaka, dia napetrak'i Jakoba teo anatin'ny tavin-drano teo anoloan'ny mason'ny ondry aman'osy ireny tsorakazo ireny, mba hikambanany eo anilan'ny tsorakazo.

⁴²but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.

⁴²Fa raha osaosa kosa ny ondry aman'osy, dia tsy mba napetrany teo ireny; ka dia ny osaosa no an'i Labana, fa ny matanjaka kosa no an'i Jakoba.Dia nitombo harena indrindra ralehilahy ka nanana ondry aman'osy betsaka ary andevovavy sy andevolahy ary rameva sy boriky.

⁴³And the man increased very, very much, and had much cattle, and bondwomen, and bondmen, and camels, and asses.

⁴³Dia nitombo harena indrindra ralehilahy ka nanana ondry aman'osy betsaka ary andevovavy sy andevolahy ary rameva sy boriky.