¹Potom sa zobral Jakob a išiel do zeme synov Východu.

¹And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east;

²A keď pozrel, tu hľa videl studňu na poli. A hľa, boly tam tri stáda oviec, ktoré ležaly pri nej, lebo z tej studne napájali stáda, a kameň na vrchu studne bol veľký.

²and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.

³A shromažďovávaly sa ta všetky stáda, a len potom odvaľovávali kameň s vrchu studne, a napojili stádo a zase privalili kameň na vrch studne, na jeho miesto.

³(When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)

⁴A Jakob sa ich opýtal: Moji bratia, odkiaľ ste? A povedali: Sme z Chárana.

⁴And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence [are] ye?` and they say, `We [are] from Haran.`

⁵Vtedy im povedal: Či znáte Lábana, syna Náchorovho? A povedali: Známe.

⁵And he saith to them, `Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?` and they say, `We have known.`

⁶A zase im povedal: Či sa má dobre? A oni odpovedali: Dobre, a hľa, tamto ide Rácheľ, jeho dcéra, so stádom.

⁶And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?` and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.`

⁷Vtedy im povedal: Však ešte je ďaleko do večera, ešte nie je čas, aby sa sháňal dobytok; napojte ovce a iďte, paste.

⁷And he saith, `Lo, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.`

⁸Ale oni povedali: Nemôžeme, dokiaľ sa nesoženú všetky stáda; len vtedy odvalia kameň so studne, a napojíme ovce.

⁸And they say, `We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.`

⁹A kým ešte hovoril s nimi, prišla Rácheľ so stádom oviec a kôz, ktoré patrily jej otcovi lebo bola pastierkou.

⁹He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she [is] shepherdess;

¹⁰A stalo sa, keď videl Jakob Rácheľ, dcéru Lábana, brata svojej matky, a stádo Lábana, brata svojej matky, že pristúpil Jakob a odvalil kameň s otvoru studne a napojil stádo Lábana, brata svojej matky.

¹⁰and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother`s brother, and the flock of Laban his mother`s brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother`s brother.

¹¹A Jakob bozkal Rácheľ a povýšil svoj hlas a plakal.

¹¹And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

¹²A Jakob oznámil Rácheli, že je bratom jej otca a že je synom Rebeky a ona bežala a oznámila to svojmu otcovi.

¹²and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he [is] her father`s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah`s son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

¹³A stalo sa, keď počul Lában zvesť o Jakobovi, synovi svojej sestry, že vyšiel a bežal mu oproti a objímuc ho bozkal ho a doviedol ho do svojho domu, a on porozprával Lábanovi všetko to, čo sa stalo.

¹³And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister`s son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,

¹⁴A Lában mu povedal: Tak je, si moja kosť a moje telo. A býval u neho jeden mesiac.

¹⁴and Laban saith to him, `Only my bone and my flesh [art] thou;` and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

¹⁵Potom povedal Lában Jakobovi: Či preto, že si môj brat, budeš mi darmo slúžiť? Povedz mi, čo bude tvoja mzda?

¹⁵And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou [art] my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what [is] thy hire.`

¹⁶A Lában mal dve dcéry, meno staršej bolo Lea, a meno mladšej bolo Rácheľ.

¹⁶And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

¹⁷Ale Lea mala chúlostivé oči, a Rácheľ bola peknej postavy a krásnej tvári.

¹⁷and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

¹⁸A Jakob si zamiloval Rácheľ a povedal: Budem ti slúžiť sedem rokov za Rácheľ, tvoju mladšiu dcéru.

¹⁸And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:`

¹⁹A Lában odpovedal: Lepšie je, aby som ju dal tebe, než ako by som ju mal dať inému mužovi. Bývaj u mňa.

¹⁹and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;`

²⁰A tak slúžil Jakob za Rácheľ sedem rokov, a bolo to v jeho očiach ako niekoľko dní, keďže ju mal rád.

²⁰and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

²¹Potom povedal Jakob Lábanovi: Daj mi moju ženu, lebo sa vyplnily moje dni, aby som vošiel k nej.

²¹And Jacob saith unto Laban, `Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;`

²²Vtedy shromaždil Lában všetkých mužov toho miesta a urobil hostinu.

²²and Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.

²³Ale večer stalo sa, že pojal Leu, svoju dcéru, a voviedol ju k nemu, a vošiel k nej

²³And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;

²⁴A Lában jej dal Zilfu, svoju dievku, Lei, svojej dcére, za dievku.

²⁴and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.

²⁵A keď bolo ráno, hľa, bola to Lea. A povedal Lábanovi: Čo si mi to urobil? Či som neslúžil u teba za Rácheľ? Prečo si ma tedy oklamal?

²⁵And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it [is] Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What [is] this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?`

²⁶A Lában povedal: Tu u nás sa nerobí tak, aby sa mladšia vydala prv ako staršia, prvorodená.

²⁶And Laban saith, `It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

²⁷Vyplň týždeň tejto, a potom ti dáme i túto za službu, ktorú budeš slúžiť u mňa, ešte druhých sedem rokov.

²⁷fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.`

²⁸A Jakob urobil tak a vyplnil jej týždeň, a tak mu dal Rácheľ, svoju dcéru, jemu za ženu.

²⁸And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

²⁹A Lában dal Rácheli, svojej dcére, Bilhu, svoju dievku, jej za dievku.

²⁹and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

³⁰A vošiel i k Rácheli a miloval i Rácheľ, viac ako Leu, a slúžil u neho ešte druhých sedem rokov.

³⁰And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.

³¹A keď videl Hospodin, že je Lea nenávidená, otvoril jej život a Rácheľ zostala neplodnou.

³¹And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;

³²A Lea počala a porodila syna a nazvala jeho nemo Rúben, lebo povedala: Hospodin istotne videl moje trápenie, lebo teraz ma už bude milovať môj muž.

³²and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.`

³³A opät počala a porodila syna a povedala: Hospodin istotne počul, že som nenávidená, a dal mi aj tohoto, preto nazvala jeho meno Šimon.

³³And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Because Jehovah hath heard that I [am] the hated one, He also giveth to me even this [one];` and she calleth his name Simeon.

³⁴A ešte počala a porodila syna a povedala: Teraz už, tento raz priľne môj muž ku mne, lebo som mu porodila troch synov a preto nazvali jeho meno Lévi.

³⁴And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Now [is] the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,` therefore hath [one] called his name Levi.

³⁵A ešte počala a porodila syna a povedala: Tento raz budem chváliť Hospodina, preto nazvala jeho meno Júda. A prestala rodiť.

³⁵And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, `I praise Jehovah;` therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.