The Book of Genesis, Chapter 29ΓΕΝΕΣΙΣ ΚΘ′

Ἐξάρας δὲ Ιακωβ τοὺς πόδας ἦλθεν εἰς γῆν ἀνατολῶν.

And Jacob lifted his feet and came to the land of the east.

καὶ ὁρᾷ, καὶ ἰδοὺ φρέαρ ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ, ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ τρία ποίμνια προβάτων ἀναπαυόμενα ἐπ' αὐτῷ· ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ φρέατος ἐκείνου ἐπότιζον τὰ ποίμνια· λίθος δὲ ἦν μέγας ἐπὶ τῷ στόματι τοῦ φρέατος.

And he sees — and behold, a well in the field; and there were three flocks of sheep resting beside it, for from that well they watered the flocks; and a great stone was upon the mouth of the well.

καὶ συνήγοντο ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ ποίμνια, καὶ ἀπεκύλιον τὸν λίθον ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ φρέατος καὶ ἐπότιζον τὰ πρόβατα, καὶ ἀπεκαθίστων τὸν λίθον ἐπὶ τὸ στόμα τοῦ φρέατος εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ.

And all the flocks would gather there, and they would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and then put the stone back upon the mouth of the well to its place.

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ιακωβ Ἀδελφοί, πόθεν ἐστέ; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν Ἐκ Χαρραν ἐσμέν.

And Jacob said to them, 'Brothers, where are you from?' And they said, 'We are from Haran.'

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Γινώσκετε Λαβαν τὸν τοῦ Ναχωρ; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν Γινώσκομεν.

And he said to them, 'Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said, 'We know him.'

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ὑγιαίνει; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν Ὑγιαίνει· καὶ ἰδοὺ Ραχηλ ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτοῦ ἤρχετο μετὰ τῶν προβάτων.

And he said to them, 'Is he well?' And they said, 'He is well'; and behold, Rachel his daughter was coming with the sheep.

εἶπεν δὲ Ιακωβ Ἔτι ἐστὶν ἡμέρα πολλή, οὔπω ὥρα συναχθῆναι τὰ κτήνη· ποτίσαντες τὰ πρόβατα ἀπελθόντες βόσκετε.

And Jacob said, 'There is still much daylight — it is not yet time to gather the animals. Water the sheep and go and pasture them.'

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν Οὐ δυνησόμεθα, ἕως τοῦ συναχθῆναι πάντας τοὺς ποιμένας καὶ ἀποκυλίσωσιν τὸν λίθον ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ φρέατος· καὶ τότε ποτιοῦμεν τὰ πρόβατα.

But they said, 'We cannot, until all the shepherds are gathered and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; and then we will water the sheep.'

Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτοῖς, καὶ Ραχηλ ἦλθεν μετὰ τῶν προβάτων τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς· αὕτη γὰρ ἔβοσκεν τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she herself pastured her father's sheep.

ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς εἶδεν Ιακωβ τὴν Ραχηλ θυγατέρα Λαβαν ἀδελφοῦ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ πρόβατα Λαβαν ἀδελφοῦ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσελθὼν Ιακωβ ἀπεκύλισεν τὸν λίθον ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ φρέατος καὶ ἐπότισεν τὰ πρόβατα Λαβαν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.

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, Jacob came forward and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother.

καὶ ἐφίλησεν Ιακωβ τὴν Ραχηλ καὶ βοήσας τῇ φωνῇ αὐτοῦ ἔκλαυσεν.

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

καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν τῇ Ραχηλ ὅτι ἀδελφὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς ἐστιν καὶ ὅτι υἱὸς Ρεβεκκας ἐστίν· καὶ δραμοῦσα ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτῆς κατὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα.

And he told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father all these things.

ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ἤκουσεν Λαβαν τὸ ὄνομα Ιακωβ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, ἔδραμεν εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῦ καὶ περιλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἐφίλησεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· καὶ διηγήσατο τῷ Λαβαν πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους.

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the name of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him into his house; and Jacob told Laban all these things.

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Λαβαν Ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων μου καὶ ἐκ τῆς σαρκός μου εἶ σύ· καὶ ἦν μετ' αὐτοῦ μῆνα ἡμερῶν.

And Laban said to him, 'You are of my bones and of my flesh.' And he was with him a month of days.

εἶπεν δὲ Λαβαν τῷ Ιακωβ Ὅτι ἀδελφός μου εἶ, δουλεύσεις μοι δωρεάν; ἀπάγγειλόν μοι τίς ὁ μισθός σου.

And Laban said to Jacob, 'Because you are my kinsman, should you serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?'

τῷ δὲ Λαβαν ἦσαν δύο θυγατέρες· ὄνομα τῇ μείζονι Λεια, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ νεωτέρᾳ Ραχηλ.

Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ Λειας ἀσθενεῖς· Ραχηλ δὲ ἦν καλὴ τῷ εἴδει καὶ ὡραία τῇ ὄψει σφόδρα.

But the eyes of Leah were weak; and Rachel was beautiful in form and very lovely to look upon.

ἠγάπησεν δὲ Ιακωβ τὴν Ραχηλ καὶ εἶπεν Δουλεύσω σοι ἑπτὰ ἔτη περὶ Ραχηλ τῆς θυγατρός σου τῆς νεωτέρας.

And Jacob loved Rachel and said, 'I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.'

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Λαβαν Βέλτιον δοῦναί με αὐτὴν σοί, ἢ δοῦναι αὐτὴν ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ· οἴκει μετ' ἐμοῦ.

And Laban said to him, 'It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.'

καὶ ἐδούλευσεν Ιακωβ περὶ Ραχηλ ἔτη ἑπτά, καὶ ἦσαν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὡς ἡμέραι ὀλίγαι παρὰ τὸ ἀγαπᾶν αὐτὸν αὐτήν.

And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were in his sight as a few days because of his love for her.

εἶπεν δὲ Ιακωβ τῷ Λαβαν Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν γυναῖκά μου· πεπλήρωνται γὰρ αἱ ἡμέραι μου, ἵνα εἰσέλθω πρὸς αὐτήν.

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

συνήγαγεν δὲ Λαβαν πάντας τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῦ τόπου καὶ ἐποίησεν γάμον.

And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a wedding feast.

καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ λαβὼν Λαβαν Λειαν τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὴν πρὸς Ιακωβ, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτήν.

And when evening came, Laban took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.

καὶ ἔδωκεν Λαβαν Λειᾳ τῇ θυγατρὶ αὐτοῦ Ζελφαν τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ αὐτῇ παιδίσκην.

And Laban gave to Leah his daughter Zilpah his maidservant as a maidservant.

ἐγένετο δὲ πρωΐ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦν Λεια· εἶπεν δὲ Ιακωβ τῷ Λαβαν Τί τοῦτο ἐποίησάς μοι; οὐ περὶ Ραχηλ ἐδούλευσά σοι; ἵνα τί παρελογίσω με;

And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, 'What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?'

εἶπεν δὲ Λαβαν Οὐκ ἔστιν οὕτως ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἡμῶν, δοῦναι τὴν νεωτέραν πρὸ τῆς πρεσβυτέρας.

And Laban said, 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the elder.'

συντέλεσον οὖν τὰ ἑπτὰ ταύτης, καὶ δώσω σοι καὶ ταύτην ἀντὶ τῆς ἐργασίας ἧς ἐργᾷ παρ' ἐμοί, ἔτι ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἕτερα.

Complete therefore the week of this one, and I will give you this one also in exchange for the service you will render me — another seven years.

ἐποίησεν δὲ Ιακωβ οὕτως καὶ ἀνεπλήρωσεν τὴν ἑβδομάδα ταύτης· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ Λαβαν Ραχηλ τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ αὐτῷ γυναῖκα.

And Jacob did so and fulfilled the week of this one; and Laban gave him Rachel his daughter as a wife.

καὶ ἔδωκεν Λαβαν Ραχηλ τῇ θυγατρὶ αὐτοῦ Βαλλαν τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ αὐτῇ παιδίσκην.

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maidservant as her maidservant.

καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Ραχηλ· ἠγάπησεν δὲ Ραχηλ μᾶλλον ἢ Λειαν· καὶ ἐδούλευσεν αὐτῷ ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἕτερα.

And he went in to Rachel also; and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served him another seven years.

ἰδὼν δὲ κύριος ὅτι μισεῖται Λεια, ἤνοιξεν τὴν μήτραν αὐτῆς· Ραχηλ δὲ ἦν στεῖρα.

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

καὶ συλλαβοῦσα Λεια ἔτεκεν υἱὸν τῷ Ιακωβ· ἐκάλεσεν δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ρουβην λέγουσα Διότι εἶδεν κύριος τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου· νῦν οὖν ἀγαπήσει με ὁ ἀνήρ μου.

And Leah conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name Reuben, saying, 'Because the LORD has seen my humiliation; now therefore my husband will love me.'

καὶ συλλαβοῦσα πάλιν ἔτεκεν υἱὸν καὶ εἶπεν Ὅτι ἤκουσεν κύριος ὅτι μισοῦμαι, καὶ προσέδωκεν μοι καὶ τοῦτον· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Συμεων.

And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, 'Because the LORD heard that I am hated, he gave me this one also'; and she called his name Simeon.

καὶ συλλαβοῦσα πάλιν ἔτεκεν υἱόν, καὶ εἶπεν Ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ πρὸς ἐμοῦ ἔσται ὁ ἀνήρ μου· ἔτεκον γὰρ αὐτῷ τρεῖς υἱούς· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Λευι.

And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, 'At this time my husband will be attached to me, for I have borne him three sons'; therefore she called his name Levi.

καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτι ἔτεκεν υἱόν, καὶ εἶπεν Νῦν ἔτι τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαι κυρίῳ· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ιουδα· καὶ ἔστη τοῦ τίκτειν.

And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and said, 'NOW I will praise the LORD for this'; therefore she called his name Judah; and she ceased from bearing.