¹Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

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

²He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large.

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.

³There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well’s mouth in its place.

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.

⁴Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

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

⁵He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

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

⁶He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”

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

⁷He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”

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

⁸They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we water the sheep.”

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

⁹While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.

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

¹⁰It happened, 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.

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.

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

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

¹²Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.

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

¹³It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

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.

¹⁴Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” He lived with him for a month.

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

¹⁵Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”

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

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

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

¹⁷Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

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

¹⁸Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”

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

¹⁹Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”

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

²⁰Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

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

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

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

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

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

²³It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

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

²⁴Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

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

²⁵It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”

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?

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

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

²⁷Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years.”

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

²⁸Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

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

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

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

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

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

³¹Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

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

³²Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me.”

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.

³³She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.

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

³⁴She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, “Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.

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.

³⁵She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time will I praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

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