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Genesis 30
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The Sons of Jacob

30 When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.” 2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has denied you children?” 3 She said, “Here, take my maid Bilhah and go in to her; and [when the baby comes] she shall [a]deliver it [while sitting] on my knees, so that by her I may also have children [to count as my own].” 4 So she gave him Bilhah her maid as a [[b]secondary] wife, and Jacob went in to her. 5 Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged and vindicated me, and has heard my plea and has given me a son [through my maid].” So she named him Dan (He judged). 7 Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob. 8 So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings [in prayer to God] I have struggled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she named him Naphtali (my wrestlings).

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing [children], she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a [[c]secondary] wife. 10 Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son for Jacob. 11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad (good fortune). 12 Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son for Jacob. 13 Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).

14 Now at the time of wheat harvest Reuben [the eldest child] went and found some [d]mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” 15 But Leah answered, “Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” So Rachel said, “Jacob shall sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.” 16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must sleep with me [tonight], for I have in fact hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. 17 God listened and answered [the prayer of] Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. 18 Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him [e]Issachar. 19 Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob. 20 Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good [marriage] gift [for my husband]; now he will live with me [regarding me with honor as his wife], because I have given birth to six sons.” So she named him [f]Zebulun. 21 Afterward she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

22 Then God remembered [the prayers of] Rachel, and God thought of her and opened her womb [so that she would conceive]. 23 So she conceived and gave birth to a son; and she said, “God has taken away my disgrace and humiliation.” 24 She named him Joseph (may He add) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”

Jacob Prospers

25 Now when Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go back to my own place and to my own country. 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know the work which I have done for you.” 27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, stay with me; for I have learned [from the omens in divination and by experience] that the Lord has blessed me because of you.” 28 He said, “Name your wages, and I will give it [to you].” 29 Jacob answered him, “You know how I have served you and how your possessions, your cattle and sheep and goats, have fared with me. 30 For you had little before I came and it has increased and multiplied abundantly, and the Lord has favored you with blessings wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household?” 31 Laban asked, “What shall I give you?” Jacob replied, “You shall not give me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me [which I now propose], I will again pasture and keep your flock: 32 Let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from it every speckled and spotted sheep and every dark or black one among the lambs and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and those shall be my wages. 33 So my honesty will be evident for me later, when you come [for an accounting] concerning my wages. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and dark among the young lambs, if found with me, shall be considered stolen.” 34 And Laban said, “Good! Let it be done as you say.” 35 So on that same day Laban [secretly] removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one with white on it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and put them in the care of his sons. 36 And he put [a distance of] three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob was then left in care of the rest of Laban’s flock.

37 Then Jacob took branches of fresh poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white in the branches. 38 Then he set the branches which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink; and they mated and conceived when they came to drink. 39 So the flocks mated and conceived by the branches, and the flocks [g]gave birth to streaked, speckled, and spotted offspring. 40 Jacob separated the lambs, and [as he had done with the peeled branches] he made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the dark or black in the [new] flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart by themselves and did not put them [where they could breed] with Laban’s flock. 41 Furthermore, whenever the stronger [animals] of the flocks were breeding, Jacob would place the branches in the sight of the flock in the watering troughs, so that they would mate and conceive among the branches; 42 but when the flock was sickly, he did not put the branches there; so the sicker [animals] were Laban’s and the stronger Jacob’s. 43 So Jacob became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks [of sheep and goats], and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:3 This ritual symbolized that the wife was providing the child for her husband through a surrogate mother.
  2. Genesis 30:4 I.e. concubine (see note 22:24).
  3. Genesis 30:9 I.e. concubine (see note 22:24).
  4. Genesis 30:14 A narcotic plant thought by ancient peoples to be an aphrodisiac or cure for infertility.
  5. Genesis 30:18 Related to Hebrew for “reward.”
  6. Genesis 30:20 Possibly related to Hebrew for “home” or “elevated place.”
  7. Genesis 30:39 The success of Jacob’s action was undoubtedly the answer to an unrecorded prayer. Later (31:7-12), Jacob gives God the credit for what happened, citing a special dream that he had from God.
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创世记 30
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition

30 拉结见自己不给雅各生孩子，就嫉妒她姊姊，对雅各说：“你给我孩子，不然，让我死了吧。” 2 雅各对拉结生气，说：“是我代替　神使你生不出孩子的吗？” 3 拉结说：“看哪，我的使女辟拉在这里，你可以与她同房，使她生子归在我膝下，我也可以藉着她得孩子[a]。” 4 拉结就把她的婢女辟拉给丈夫为妾，雅各与她同房。 5 辟拉怀孕，为雅各生了一个儿子。 6 拉结给他起名叫但[b]，说：“　神为我伸冤，也听了我的声音，赐给我一个儿子。” 7 拉结的婢女辟拉又怀孕，为雅各生了第二个儿子。 8 拉结给他起名叫拿弗他利[c]，说：“我与我姊姊大大较力，并且得胜了。”

9 利亚见自己停了生育，就把她的婢女悉帕给雅各为妾。 10 利亚的婢女悉帕为雅各生了一个儿子。 11 利亚给他起名叫迦得[d]，说：“真是幸运！” 12 利亚的婢女悉帕又为雅各生了第二个儿子。 13 利亚给他起名叫亚设[e]，说：“我真有福啊，众女子都要称我有福。”

14 收割麦子的时候，吕便到田里去，找到曼陀罗草[f]，就拿给他的母亲利亚。拉结对利亚说：“请你给我一些你儿子的曼陀罗草吧。” 15 利亚对她说：“你夺走了我的丈夫还是小事吗？你还要夺取我儿子的曼陀罗草吗？”拉结说：“今夜他可以与你同寝，来交换你儿子的曼陀罗草。” 16 到了晚上，雅各从田里回来，利亚出来迎接他，说：“你要与我同寝，因为我真的用我儿子的曼陀罗草把你雇下了。”那一夜，雅各就与她同寝。 17 　神应允了利亚，她就怀孕，为雅各生了第五个儿子。 18 利亚给他起名叫以萨迦[g]，说：“　神给了我工价，因为我把婢女给了我的丈夫。” 19 利亚又怀孕，为雅各生了第六个儿子。 20 利亚给他起名叫西布伦[h]，说：“　神赐给我厚礼了；这次，我丈夫必看重我，因为我为他生了六个儿子。” 21 后来她又生了一个女儿，给她起名叫底拿。

22 　神顾念拉结，应允她，使她能生育。 23 拉结怀孕生子，说：“　神除去了我的羞耻。” 24 拉结就给他起名叫约瑟[i]，说：“愿耶和华再增添一个儿子给我。”

雅各和拉班定工资

25 拉结生约瑟之后，雅各对拉班说：“请让我走，回到我的本乡本土去。 26 请你把我服事你所得的妻子和孩子给我，让我走吧！我怎样服事你，你都知道。” 27 拉班对他说：“愿你看得起我，因我占卜得知，耶和华赐福给我是因你的缘故。” 28 又说：“请为我定你的工资，我就给你。” 29 雅各对他说：“我怎样服事你，你的牲畜在我这里变得怎样，你都知道。 30 我未来以前，你拥有的很少，现在却已大量增加，因为耶和华随着我的脚步赐福给你。现在，我到什么时候才可以成家立业呢？” 31 拉班说：“我该给你什么呢？”雅各说：“你什么也不必给我，只要你为我做这件事，我就继续牧放你的羊群。 32 今天我要走遍你的羊群，把绵羊中凡有点的、有斑的，和小绵羊中凡是黑色的羊；以及山羊中凡有斑的、有点的，都从那里挑出来，作为我的工资。 33 以后你来当面查看我的工资，任何我这里的山羊不是有点有斑的，小绵羊不是黑色的，就算是我偷的。这就可以证明我是正直的。” 34 拉班说：“看哪，就照你所说的做吧。” 35 当日，拉班把有纹的、有斑的公山羊，一切有点的、有斑的、有少许白色[j]的母山羊，以及小绵羊中所有黑色的[k]，都挑出来，交在他儿子们的手里， 36 又使自己和雅各相隔三天的路程。雅各就牧放拉班其余的羊。

37 雅各拿杨树、杏树、枫树的嫩枝，把皮剥出白色的条纹，使枝子露出白色来。 38 他把剥了皮的枝子对着羊群，插在羊喝水的水沟和水槽里。羊来喝水的时候，它们彼此交配。 39 羊对着枝子交配，就生下有纹的、有点的、有斑的来。 40 雅各把小绵羊分出来，让羊对着拉班羊群中有纹的和所有黑色的。于是他把自己的羊群分开，不叫它们和拉班的羊混在一起。 41 当肥壮的羊交配的时候，雅各就把枝子插在水沟里，使羊对着枝子交配。 42 可是当瘦弱的羊交配的时候，他就不插枝子。这样，瘦弱的就归拉班，肥壮的就归雅各。 43 于是这人极其发达，拥有许多的羊群、奴仆、婢女、骆驼和驴。

Footnotes

  1. 30．3 “得孩子”：原文是“被建立”。
  2. 30．6 “但”意思是“伸冤、审判”。
  3. 30．8 “拿弗他利”意思是“较力”。
  4. 30．11 “迦得”意思是“幸运”。
  5. 30．13 “亚设”意思是“有福”。
  6. 30．14 “曼陀罗草”或译“爱情花”；下同。
  7. 30．18 “以萨迦”意思是“工价”。
  8. 30．20 “西布伦”意思是“看重、同住”。
  9. 30．24 “约瑟”意思是“增添”。
  10. 30．35 “白色”与“拉班”的希伯来文同字。
  11. 30．35 “所有黑色的”或译“全黑的”；40节同。
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30 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children,(A) she became jealous of her sister.(B) So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

2 Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,(C) who has kept you from having children?”(D)

3 Then she said, “Here is Bilhah,(E) my servant.(F) Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.”(G)

4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife.(H) Jacob slept with her,(I) 5 and she became pregnant and bore him a son. 6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(J) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(K) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](L)

7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah(M) conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.”(N) So she named him Naphtali.[b](O)

9 When Leah(P) saw that she had stopped having children,(Q) she took her servant Zilpah(R) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(S) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(T) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[c] So she named him Gad.[d](U)

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(V) happy.”(W) So she named him Asher.[e](X)

14 During wheat harvest,(Y) Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants,(Z) which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 But she said to her, “Wasn’t it enough(AA) that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?”

“Very well,” Rachel said, “he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.”(AB)

16 So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.”(AC) So he slept with her that night.

17 God listened to Leah,(AD) and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(AE) So she named him Issachar.[f](AF)

19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,(AG) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.[g](AH)

21 Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.(AI)

22 Then God remembered Rachel;(AJ) he listened to her(AK) and enabled her to conceive.(AL) 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(AM) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(AN) 24 She named him Joseph,[h](AO) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”(AP)

Jacob’s Flocks Increase

25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way(AQ) so I can go back to my own homeland.(AR) 26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you,(AS) and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(AT) please stay. I have learned by divination(AU) that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”(AV) 28 He added, “Name your wages,(AW) and I will pay them.”

29 Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you(AX) and how your livestock has fared under my care.(AY) 30 The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I have been.(AZ) But now, when may I do something for my own household?(BA)”

31 “What shall I give you?” he asked.

“Don’t give me anything,” Jacob replied. “But if you will do this one thing for me, I will go on tending your flocks and watching over them: 32 Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted or speckled goat.(BB) They will be my wages.(BC) 33 And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored,(BD) will be considered stolen.(BE)”

34 “Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.” 35 That same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted, and all the speckled or spotted female goats (all that had white on them) and all the dark-colored lambs,(BF) and he placed them in the care of his sons.(BG) 36 Then he put a three-day journey(BH) between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to tend the rest of Laban’s flocks.

37 Jacob, however, took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond(BI) and plane trees(BJ) and made white stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the white inner wood of the branches.(BK) 38 Then he placed the peeled branches(BL) in all the watering troughs,(BM) so that they would be directly in front of the flocks when they came to drink. When the flocks were in heat(BN) and came to drink, 39 they mated in front of the branches.(BO) And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.(BP) 40 Jacob set apart the young of the flock by themselves, but made the rest face the streaked and dark-colored animals(BQ) that belonged to Laban. Thus he made separate flocks for himself and did not put them with Laban’s animals. 41 Whenever the stronger females were in heat,(BR) Jacob would place the branches in the troughs in front of the animals so they would mate near the branches,(BS) 42 but if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.(BT) 43 In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.(BU)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.
  2. Genesis 30:8 Naphtali means my struggle.
  3. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  4. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.
  5. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.
  6. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
  7. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.
  8. Genesis 30:24 Joseph means may he add.
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