² Daɣ əšikəl-net inay Yaqub aṇu daɣ əṣuf təhar təhunt zəwwərat, igan ɣur-əs aharay wa ənḍərran iṃosan karad səgan, əṣassinen den da faw.

³ Maran a wa ətaggan ṃadanan as d əddəwan hərwan nasan kul ad əntəgan təhunt ta təharat imi n aṇu, as əššəšwan əssuɣəlan tat edag-net.

⁴ As din ewad Yaqub aṇu iṣṣəstan iṃadanan: «Ma iṃos aɣaywan nawan, išəqqaɣan in?» «Nakkanay in Xaran», əṇṇan as.

⁵ Iṣṣəstan tan tolas: «Təzdayam Laban, ahaya ən Naxor?» «Awalla, nəzday tu,» əṇṇan as.

⁶ Iṇṇ'asan Yaqub: «Ma ixlak?», əṇṇan as: «Əlxar ɣas, aṃaran elles den Raxil təlkamat y aharay nnasan den.

⁷ Iṇṇ'asan: «Mas təqqalam da? Əzəl izagren, wər iga alwaq n əsəgən n aharay, šašwat tu təwətam tu əs təməḍint.»

⁸ Əjjəwwaban as ṃadanan: «wər nəfreg əšəšwəy-net iket wər d oṣen midawan nana kul, nəntəg təhunt ta təharat imi n aṇu.

⁹ Immigrad dər-san den da as du tewad Raxil, təlkam y əharay n abba nnet, id ənta a təṃosat tamaḍant-net.

¹⁰ Ogga Yaqub Raxil ɣas ta n elles ən Laban wa n aŋŋatṃas, təlkam y aharay nnet, ikk'aṇu intag təhunt ta təharat imi nnet, iššəšwa eharay n aŋŋatṃas Laban.

¹¹ Təzzar izalammat Raxil, təkkas du daɣ-as tədəwit iṃəttawan.

¹² Iṇṇa Yaqub i Raxil: «Nak tegazay nn-abba-nnam, id əṃosa rures ən Raqqiyetu.» Tozal təg'isalan y abba nnet.

¹³ Təga Raxil isalan n aṣṣa ən Yaqub i Laban ɣas, ozal, issəlkad as, izalammat tu. Təzzar ilway tu s aṃṃas n ahan-net. Imməgrad Yaqub sa wa fall-as igan. Iṇṇ'as Laban: «Illikan as kay iɣasan nin d əzni nin a təṃosa.» Iqqim ɣur-əs Yaqub har iga tallit.

¹⁵ Dəffər a wen iṇṇ'as Laban: «Wərge a wa as təṃosa tegazay nin a fəl di za təšɣəla bannan. Əməl i a wa iṃos alxaq nak.»

¹⁶ Ənta Laban ila šibararen ṣanatat, ta waššarat Leyya, ta ənḍərrat Raxil.

¹⁷ Leyya šiwinəɣat, mišan Raxil təhossay azzat-net, ihossay udəm-net.

¹⁸ Yaqub ira Raxil. Iṇṇa i Laban: «A dak aga əššəɣəl n əṣṣa elan iqqəl taggalt ən tabarart nak ta əṇḍərrat Raxil.

¹⁹ Iṇṇ'as Laban: «Əṣṣofa əkfeɣ ak kat, əkfeq qat y iyyan. Qam ɣur-i da da.»

²⁰ Əmmək en da as iga Yaqub əššəɣəl n əṣṣa elan fəl əddəlil ən Raxil mišan a wa das iga daɣ tara əqqalan sər-əs arat n aḍan.

²¹ Dəffər adi iṇṇa Yaqub i Laban; «Təmastant tənda. Əmərədda akf'i taṇtut t'as ərzama taggalt-net.»

²² Daɣ a di iššedaw du Laban aytedan kul win n əɣrəm wa, issəkras as.

²³ Mišan as iga ahad issok'ay Leyya.

²⁴ Iššedaw tat əd təklit-net Zilfa fəl ad as təšɣəl. Inamaṇsa Yaqub əd Leyya.

²⁵ Tufat aɣora iqqan aɣaf ən Yaqub fəl as Leyya a t id itwakfan. Igla, ikka Laban, iṇṇ'as: «Awak ma di təge da? Nak wərgeɣ əddəlil ən Raxil fəl dak əšɣala? Ma fel tətakaddalaɣ i?»

²⁶ Iṇṇ'as Laban: «Adi wər itəwəggu daɣ-na əzəzləf ən tamaḍrayt dat tamaqqart.

²⁷ Səkkəsəw takrəst ən Leyya dəffər a wen a kay nakfu Raxil təzləfaq qat. Eges a di taga əṣṣa elan wiyyad n əššəɣəl.»

²⁸ Iga Yaqub adi da. As əɣradan əṣṣa aḍan ən təkrəst ən Leyya, ikf'ay Laban Raxil, izlaf tat.

²⁹ Raxil iššedaw tat abba-net əd təklit-net Bilha fəl ad as təšɣəl.

³⁰ Inamaṇsa Yaqub əd Raxil, ir'et, iṣṣof ənta Leyya. Išɣal i Laban har ig' əṣṣ' elan.

³¹ Inay Əməli as Ləyya wər tətawara ikf'et fərregat ən təla ən bararan, aṃaran Rahkil ənta təggəgra.

³² Təga Ləyya tadist, təgraw barar, tag'as eṣəm Ruben. «Fəlas, təṇṇa, Əməli ogga arkaṇay nin d as əmərədda aləs in ad i iru.»

³³ Təlas igi ən tədist, təgraw barar, təṇṇa: «Fəlas Əməli isla as wər ətawara adi da fəl-i ilas tehakkay ən barar.» Təg'as eṣəm Šimehon.

³⁴ Təga tadist tolas, təgraw barar. Təṇṇa: «Daɣ a ilkaman aləs in ad i aknu iḍuf, id əmərədda karad bararan ad t əkfe.» A wen da fəl das təga eṣəm Lafi.

³⁵ Təlas igi ən tədist, təgraw barar, təṇṇa: «Əmərədda ad əɣbəda Əməli.» Adi da fəl das təg' eṣəm Yuda. Təmməzzay d ara.

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

² He 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.

³ There 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.

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

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

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

⁷ He 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."

⁸ They 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."

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

¹⁰ It 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.

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

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

¹³ It 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁵ It 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?"

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

²⁷ Fulfill 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."

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

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

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

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

³² Leah 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."

³³ She 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.

³⁴ She 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 was his name called Levi.

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