¹ Και εκινησεν ο Ιακωβ και υπηγεν εις την γην των κατοικων της ανατολης.

² Και ειδε, και ιδου, φρεαρ εν τη πεδιαδι και ιδου, εκει τρια ποιμνια προβατων αναπαυομενα πλησιον αυτου, διοτι εκ του φρεατος εκεινον εποτιζον τα ποιμνια· λιθος δε μεγας ητο επι το στομιον του φρεατος.

³ Και οτε συνηγοντο εκει παντα τα ποιμνια, απεκυλιον τον λιθον απο του στομιου του φρεατος, και εποτιζον τα ποιμνια· επειτα εθετον παλιν τον λιθον επι το στομιον του φρεατος εις τον τοπον αυτου.

⁴ Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Ιακωβ, Αδελφοι, ποθεν εισθε; Οι δε ειπον, Εκ της Χαρραν ειμεθα.

⁵ Και ειπε προς αυτους, Γνωριζετε Λαβαν τον υιον του Ναχωρ; οι δε ειπον, Γνωριζομεν.

⁶ Και ειπε προς αυτους, Υγιαινει; Οι δε ειπον, Υγιαινει· και ιδου, Ραχηλ η θυγατηρ αυτου ερχεται μετα των προβατων.

⁷ Και ειπεν, Ιδου, μενει ακομη ημερα πολλη, δεν ειναι ωρα να συρθωσι τα κτηνη· ποτισατε τα προβατα και υπαγετε να βοσκησητε αυτα.

⁸ Οι δε ειπον, Δεν δυναμεθα, εωσου συναχθωσι παντα τα ποιμνια, και να αποκυλισωσι τον λιθον απο του στομιου του φρεατος· τοτε ποτιζομεν τα προβατα.

⁹ Και ενω ακομη ελαλει προς αυτους, ηλθεν η Ραχηλ μετα των προβατων του πατρος αυτης· διοτι αυτη εβοσκε.

¹⁰ Και ως ειδεν ο Ιακωβ την Ραχηλ, θυγατερα του Λαβαν του αδελφου της μητρος αυτου, και τα προβατα του Λαβαν του αδελφου της μητρος αυτου, επλησιασεν ο Ιακωβ και απεκυλισε τον λιθον απο του στομιου του φρεατος, και εποτισε τα προβατα του Λαβαν, του αδελφου της μητρος αυτου.

¹¹ Και εφιλησεν ο Ιακωβ την Ραχηλ και υψωσας την φωνην αυτου εκλαυσε.

¹² Και απηγγειλεν ο Ιακωβ προς την Ραχηλ, οτι ειναι αδελφος του πατρος αυτης, και οτι ειναι υιος της Ρεβεκκας· και εκεινη δραμουσα απηγγειλε τουτο εις τον πατερα αυτης.

¹³ Και ως ηκουσεν ο Λαβαν το ονομα του Ιακωβ του υιου της αδελφης αυτου, εδραμεν εις συναντησιν αυτου· και εναγκαλισθεις αυτον, εφιλησεν αυτον και εφερεν αυτον εις την οικιαν αυτου· και διηγηθη ο Ιακωβ προς τον Λαβαν παντα τα γενομενα.

¹⁴ Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Λαβαν, Βεβαια οστουν μου και σαρξ μου εισαι. Και κατωκησε μετ' αυτου ενα μηνα.

¹⁵ Και ειπεν ο Λαβαν προς τον Ιακωβ, Επειδη εισαι αδελφος μου, δια τουτο θελεις με δουλευει δωρεαν; ειπε μοι, τις θελει εισθαι ο μισθος σου;

¹⁶ Ειχε δε Λαβαν δυο θυγατερας· το ονομα της πρεσβυτερας, Λεια, και το ονομα της μικροτερας Ραχηλ.

¹⁷ Και της μεν Λειας οι οφθαλμοι ησαν ασθενεις· η δε Ραχηλ ητο ευειδης και ωραια την οψιν.

¹⁸ Και ηγαπησεν ο Ιακωβ την Ραχηλ· και ειπε, Θελω σε δουλευει επτα ετη δια την Ραχηλ, την θυγατερα σου την μικροτεραν.

¹⁹ Και ειπεν ο Λαβαν, Καλητερα να δωσω αυτην εις σε, παρα να δωσω αυτην εις αλλον ανδρα· κατοικησον μετ' εμου.

²⁰ Και εδουλευσεν ο Ιακωβ δια την Ραχηλ επτα ετη· και εφαινοντο εις αυτον ως ημεραι ολιγαι, δια την προς αυτην αγαπην αυτου.

²¹ Και ειπεν ο Ιακωβ προς τον Λαβαν, Δος μοι την γυναικα μου, διοτι επληρωθησαν αι ημεραι μου, δια να εισελθω προς αυτην.

²² Και συνηγαγεν ο Λαβαν παντας τους ανθρωπους του τοπου και εκαμε συμποσιον.

²³ Και το εσπερας, λαβων την Λειαν την θυγατερα αυτου, εφερεν αυτην προς αυτον· και εισηλθε προς αυτην.

²⁴ Και εδωκεν ο Λαβαν εις Λειαν την θυγατερα αυτου, δια θεραπαιναν αυτης, Ζελφαν την θεραπαιναν αυτου.

²⁵ Και το πρωι, ιδου, αυτη ητο η Λεια· και ειπε προς τον Λαβαν, Τι τουτο το οποιον επραξας εις εμε; δεν σε εδουλευσα δια την Ραχηλ; και δια τι με ηπατησας;

²⁶ Και ειπεν ο Λαβαν, Δεν γινεται ουτως εν τω τοπω ημων, να διδωται η μικροτερα προ της πρεσβυτερας·

²⁷ εκπληρωσον την εβδομαδα ταυτης, και θελω σοι δωσει και αυτην, αντι της εργασιας την οποιαν θελεις καμει εις εμε ακομη αλλα επτα ετη.

²⁸ Και εκαμεν ο Ιακωβ ουτω και εξεπληρωσε την εβδομαδα αυτης· και εδωκεν εις αυτον την Ραχηλ την θυγατερα αυτου εις γυναικα.

²⁹ Και εδωκεν ο Λαβαν εις Ραχηλ την θυγατερα αυτου, δια θεραπαιναν αυτης, Βαλλαν την θεραπαιναν αυτου.

³⁰ Και εισηλθεν ο Ιακωβ και προς την Ραχηλ· και ηγαπησε την Ραχηλ περισσοτερον παρα την Λειαν· και εδουλευσεν αυτον ακομη αλλα επτα ετη.

³¹ Και ιδων ο Κυριος οτι εμισειτο η Λεια, ηνοιξε την μητραν αυτης· η δε Ραχηλ ητο στειρα.

³² Και συνελαβεν η Λεια και εγεννησεν υιον και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Ρουβην· διοτι ειπεν, Ειδε βεβαια ο Κυριος την ταπεινωσιν μου· τωρα λοιπον θελει με αγαπησει ο ανηρ μου.

³³ Και συνελαβε παλιν και εγεννησεν υιον· και ειπεν, Επειδη ηκουσεν ο Κυριος οτι μισουμαι, δια τουτο μοι εδωκεν ακομη και τουτον· και εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Συμεων.

³⁴ Και συνελαβεν ακομη και εγεννησεν υιον· και ειπε, Τωρα ταυτην την φοραν ο ανηρ μου θελει ενωθη μετ' εμου, διοτι εγεννησα εις αυτον τρεις υιους· δια τουτο ωνομασεν αυτον Λευι.

³⁵ Και συνελαβε παλιν και εγεννησεν υιον· και ειπε, Ταυτην την φοραν θελω δοξολογησει τον Κυριον· δια τουτο εκαλεσε το ονομα αυτου Ιουδαν· και επαυσε να γεννα.

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.