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Genesis 31
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 31
Christian Standard Bible
Jacob Separates from Laban
31 Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.” 2 And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same as before.
3 The Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.”(A)
4 Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were. 5 He said to them, “I can see from your father’s face that his attitude toward me is not the same as before, but the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that with all my strength I have served your father(B) 7 and that he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not let him harm me. 8 If he said, ‘The spotted sheep will be your wages,’ then all the sheep were born spotted. If he said, ‘The streaked sheep will be your wages,’ then all the sheep were born streaked.(C) 9 God has taken away your father’s herds and given them to me.
10 “When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. 11 In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’ 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see: all the males that are mating with the flocks are streaked, spotted, and speckled, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(D) 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you poured oil on the stone marker and made a solemn vow to me.(E) Get up, leave this land, and return to your native land.’”
14 Then Rachel and Leah answered him, “Do we have any portion or inheritance in our father’s family? 15 Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? For he has sold us(F) and has certainly spent our purchase price. 16 In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”
17 So Jacob got up and put his children and wives on the camels. 18 He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of Canaan, to his father Isaac. 19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.(G) 20 And Jacob deceived[a] Laban the Aramean, not telling him that he was fleeing. 21 He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for[b] the hill country of Gilead.
Laban Overtakes Jacob
22 On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled. 23 So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night. “Watch yourself!” God warned him. “Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”(H)
25 When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban and his relatives also pitched their tents in the hill country of Gilead. 26 Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and taken my daughters away like prisoners of war! 27 Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres, 28 but you didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You have acted foolishly. 29 I could do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Watch yourself! Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’ 30 Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s family—but why have you stolen my gods?” (I)
31 Jacob answered, “I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force. 32 If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live!(J) Before our relatives, point out anything that is yours and take it.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, Leah’s tent, and the tents of the two concubines,[c] but he found nothing. When he left Leah’s tent, he went into Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of the camel, and sat on them. Laban searched the whole tent but found nothing.
35 She said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence;(K) I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.
Jacob’s Covenant with Laban
36 Then Jacob became incensed and brought charges against Laban. “What is my crime?” he said to Laban. “What is my sin, that you have pursued me? 37 You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours?[d] Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us. 38 I’ve been with you these twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams from your flock. 39 I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night. 40 There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. 41 For twenty years in your household I served you—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks(L)—and you have changed my wages ten times! 42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work,[e] and he issued his verdict last night.”
43 Then Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters; the children, my children; and the flocks, my flocks! Everything you see is mine! But what can I do today for these daughters of mine or for the children they have borne? 44 Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I.(M) Let it be a witness between the two of us.”
45 So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a marker.(N) 46 Then Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a mound, then ate there by the mound. 47 Laban named the mound Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob named it Galeed.[f]
48 Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed 49 and also Mizpah,[g](O) for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight. 50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, though no one is with us, understand that God will be a witness between you and me.”(P) 51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Look at this mound and the marker I have set up between you and me. 52 This mound is a witness and the marker is a witness that I will not pass beyond this mound to you, and you will not pass beyond this mound and this marker to do me harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the gods(Q) of Nahor—the gods of their father[h]—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. So they ate a meal and spent the night on the mountain. 55 Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.
Footnotes
- 31:20 Lit And he stole the heart of
- 31:21 Lit and set his face to
- 31:33 Lit servants
- 31:37 Lit What have you found from all of the possessions of your house?
- 31:42 Lit and the work of my hands
- 31:47 Jegar-sahadutha is Aramaic, and Galeed is Hb; both names = Mound of Witness
- 31:49 = Watchtower
- 31:53 Two Hb mss, LXX omit the gods of their father
Genesis 31
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Genesis 31
New International Version
Jacob Flees From Laban
31 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons(A) were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”(B) 2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.(C)
3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back(D) to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”(E)
4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. 5 He said to them, “I see that your father’s(F) attitude toward me is not what it was before,(G) but the God of my father has been with me.(H) 6 You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,(I) 7 yet your father has cheated(J) me by changing my wages(K) ten times.(L) However, God has not allowed him to harm me.(M) 8 If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’(N) then all the flocks bore streaked young. 9 So God has taken away your father’s livestock(O) and has given them to me.(P)
10 “In breeding season I once had a dream(Q) in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted. 11 The angel of God(R) said to me in the dream,(S) ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’(T) 12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted,(U) for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.(V) 13 I am the God of Bethel,(W) where you anointed a pillar(X) and where you made a vow(Y) to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.(Z)’”
14 Then Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we still have any share(AA) in the inheritance of our father’s estate? 15 Does he not regard us as foreigners?(AB) Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.(AC) 16 Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children.(AD) So do whatever God has told you.”
17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(AE) on camels,(AF) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(AG) in Paddan Aram,[a](AH) to go to his father Isaac(AI) in the land of Canaan.(AJ)
19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep,(AK) Rachel stole her father’s household gods.(AL) 20 Moreover, Jacob deceived(AM) Laban the Aramean(AN) by not telling him he was running away.(AO) 21 So he fled(AP) with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River,(AQ) and headed for the hill country of Gilead.(AR)
Laban Pursues Jacob
22 On the third day(AS) Laban was told that Jacob had fled.(AT) 23 Taking his relatives(AU) with him(AV), he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.(AW) 24 Then God came to Laban the Aramean(AX) in a dream at night and said to him,(AY) “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”(AZ)
25 Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead(BA) when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too. 26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done?(BB) You’ve deceived me,(BC) and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.(BD) 27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,(BE) so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels(BF) and harps?(BG) 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(BH) You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;(BI) but last night the God of your father(BJ) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’(BK) 30 Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household.(BL) But why did you steal(BM) my gods?(BN)”
31 Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.(BO) 32 But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live.(BP) In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.(BQ)
33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent(BR) and into the tent of the two female servants,(BS) but he found nothing.(BT) After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods(BU) and put them inside her camel’s saddle(BV) and was sitting on them. Laban searched(BW) through everything in the tent but found nothing.
35 Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence;(BX) I’m having my period.(BY)” So he searched but could not find the household gods.(BZ)
36 Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. “What is my crime?” he asked Laban. “How have I wronged(CA) you that you hunt me down?(CB) 37 Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household?(CC) Put it here in front of your relatives(CD) and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.(CE)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(CF) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(CG) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen(CH) by day or night.(CI) 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(CJ) 41 It was like this for the twenty years(CK) I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters(CL) and six years for your flocks,(CM) and you changed my wages(CN) ten times.(CO) 42 If the God of my father,(CP) the God of Abraham(CQ) and the Fear of Isaac,(CR) had not been with me,(CS) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(CT) and last night he rebuked you.(CU)”
43 Laban answered Jacob, “The women are my daughters, the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks.(CV) All you see is mine. Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne? 44 Come now, let’s make a covenant,(CW) you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”(CX)
45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.(CY) 46 He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap,(CZ) and they ate there by the heap. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.[b](DA)
48 Laban said, “This heap(DB) is a witness between you and me today.”(DC) That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[c](DD) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat(DE) my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness(DF) between you and me.”(DG)
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap,(DH) and here is this pillar(DI) I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness,(DJ) that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap(DK) and pillar to my side to harm me.(DL) 53 May the God of Abraham(DM) and the God of Nahor,(DN) the God of their father, judge between us.”(DO)
So Jacob took an oath(DP) in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.(DQ) 54 He offered a sacrifice(DR) there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal.(DS) After they had eaten, they spent the night there.
55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters(DT) and blessed(DU) them. Then he left and returned home.[d](DV)
Footnotes
- Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 31:47 The Aramaic Jegar Sahadutha and the Hebrew Galeed both mean witness heap.
- Genesis 31:49 Mizpah means watchtower.
- Genesis 31:55 In Hebrew texts this verse (31:55) is numbered 32:1.
Zanafilla 31
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Zanafilla 31
Albanian Bible
31 Por Jakobi dëgjoi fjalët e bijve të Labanos që thoshin: "Jakobi mori gjithçka kishte ati ynë; dhe me atë që i përkiste atit tonë, ai krijoi gjithë këtë pasuri".
2 Jakobi vuri re edhe fytyrën e Labanos; dhe ja, ndaj tij nuk ishte si më parë.
3 Pastaj Zoti i tha Jakobit: "Kthehu në vendin e etërve të tu dhe te fisi yt, dhe unë do të jem me ty".
4 Atëherë Jakobi dërgoi e thirri Rakelën dhe Lean, që të vinin në fushat pranë kopesë së tij,
5 dhe u tha atyre: "Unë e shoh që fytyra e atit tuaj ndaj meje nuk është si më parë; por Perëndia i atit tim ka qenë me mua.
6 Dhe ju e dini se unë i kam shërbyer atit tuaj me tërë forcën time,
7 ndërsa ati juaj më ka mashtruar dhe ka ndryshuar pagesën time dhjetë herë, por Perëndia nuk e lejoi të më bëjë të keq.
8 Në qoftë se ai thoshte: "Krerët laramane do të jenë pagesa jote," e tërë kopeja pillte qengja laramane; dhe po të thoshte: "Krerët vija-vija do të jenë pagesa jote," tërë kopeja pillte qengja vija-vija.
9 Kështu Perëndia ia hoqi bagëtinë atit tuaj dhe ma dha mua.
10 Një herë, në kohën kur kopetë hynin në afsh, unë ngrita sytë dhe pashë në ëndërr që cjeptë që ndërzenin femrat ishin vija-vija, me pulla dhe lara-lara.
11 Dhe engjëlli i Perëndisë më tha në ëndërr: "Jakob!". Unë iu përgjigja: Ja ku jam!!".
12 Atëherë ai tha: "Ço tani sytë dhe shiko: tërë deshtë që ndërzejnë femrat janë vija-vija, me pulla dhe lara-lara, sepse pashë të gjitha ato që të punon Labano.
13 Unë jam Perëndia i Bethelit, ku ti ke vajosur një përmendore dhe më lidhe një kusht. Tani çohu, lëre këtë vend dhe kthehu në vendlindjen tënde"".
14 Rakela dhe Lea iu përgjigjën dhe i thanë: "Mos kemi ndoshta ne akoma pjesë dhe trashëgimi në shtëpinë e atit tonë?
15 A nuk na ke trajtuar si të huaja për arësye se na ka shitur dhe veç kësaj ka ngrënë edhe paratë tona?
16 Të gjitha pasuritë që Perëndia i hoqi atit tonë janë tonat dhe të bijve tanë; prandaj bëj të gjitha ato që Perëndia të ka thënë".
17 Atëherë Jakobi u ngrit dhe i vuri bijtë e tij dhe gratë e tij mbi devetë,
18 dhe mori me vete tërë bagëtinë e tij duke marrë me vete gjithë pasurinë që kishte vënë, bagëtinë që i përkiste dhe atë që e kishte blerë në Padam-Aram, për të vajtur tek Isaku, në vendin e Kanaanëve.
19 Ndërsa Labano kishte vajtur të qethte dhentë e tij, Rakela vodhi idhujt e të atit.
20 Dhe Jakobi u largua fshehurazi nga Labano, Arameu, pa i thënë se kishte ndërmend të ikte.
21 Kështu ai iku me gjithçka kishte; u ngrit, kaloi lumin dhe u drejtua për në malin e Galaadit.
22 Ditën e tretë i treguan Labanos se Jakobi kishte ikur.
23 Atëherë ai mori me vete vëllezërit e tij, e ndoqi shtatë ditë rrugë dhe e arriti në malin e Galaadit.
24 Por Perëndia iu shfaq në ëndërr natën Labanos, Arameut, dhe i tha: Ruhu e mos i fol Jakobit, as për të mirë e as për të keqq".
25 Labano e arriti, pra, Jakobin. Tani Jakobi e kishte ngritur çadrën e tij në mal; dhe gjithashtu Labano dhe vëllezërit e tij kishin ngritur çadrat e tyre mbi malin e Galaadit.
26 Atëherë Labano i tha Jakobit: "Ç’bëre duke më mashtruar në këtë mënyrë dhe duke i marrë bijat e mia si robëresha lufte?
27 Pse ike dhe u largove nga unë fshehurazi, pa më lajmëruar aspak? Unë do të kisha përcjellë me gëzim dhe me këngë, me lodërz dhe qeste.
28 Dhe nuk më lejove të puth bijtë dhe bijat e mia! Ti ke vepruar pa mënd.
29 Tani unë kam në dorë t’ju bëj keq, por Perëndia i atit tënd më foli natën e kaluar, duke thënë: "Ruhu, mos t’i flasësh Jakobit as për mirë apo për keq".
30 Sigurisht ike, sepse kishe një dëshirë të madhe të ktheheshe përsëri në shtëpinë e atit tënd; po pse vodhe perënditë e mia?".
31 Atëherë Jakobi iu përgjegj Labanos: "Unë kisha frikë, sepse mendoja që ti mund të më merrje me forcë bijat e tua.
32 Por kushdo qoftë ai të cilit do t’i gjesh perënditë e tu, ai duhet të vdesë në prani të vëllezërve tanë; kërko ti vetë atë që të përket tek unë dhe merre!". Jakobi nuk e dinte që ato i kishte vjedhur Rakela.
33 Kështu Labano hyri në çadrën e Jakobit, në çadrën e Leas dhe në çadrën e dy shërbyeseve, por nuk gjeti asgjë. Doli pastaj nga çadra e Leas dhe hyri në çadrën e Rakelës.
34 Por Rakela kishte marrë idhujt dhe i kishte vënë në samarin e devesë, pastaj qe ulur mbi to. Labano kërkoi në tërë çadrën, por nuk gjeti asgjë.
35 Dhe ajo i tha të atit: "Mos u zemëro, zotëria im, në rast se unë nuk mund të çohem përpara teje, sepse jam me të përmuajshmet e grave". Kështu ai kërkoi, por nuk i gjeti idhujt.
36 Atëherë Jakobi u zemërua dhe u grind me Labanon; dhe Jakobi iu përgjegj dhe i tha Labanos: "Cili është faji im, cili është mëkati im, që ti të më ndjekësh me aq tërbim?
37 Ti rrëmove në tërë gjërat e mia. Çfarë gjete nga të gjitha ato që i përkasin shtëpisë sate? Vëri këtu para vëllezërve të mi dhe vëllezërve të tu dhe le të vendosin ata midis nesh të dy!
38 Kam qenë njëzet vjet me ty; delet dhe dhitë e tua nuk kanë dështuar dhe unë nuk kam ngrënë deshtë e kopesë sate.
39 Unë nuk t’i kam sjellë kurrë kafshët të shqyera nga bishat; dëmin e kam pësuar vetë; ti kërkoje me ngulm nga unë atë që ishte vjedhur ditën apo natën.
40 Ky ishte fati im; ditën më ligte vapa dhe natën të ftohtit e madh, dhe gjumi më ikte nga sytë.
41 Kam qënë njëzet vjet në shtëpinë tënde; të kam shërbyer katërmbëdhjetë vjet për dy bijat e tua dhe gjashtë vjet për kopenë tënde. Ti e ke ndryshuar dhjetë herë pagesën time.
42 Në qoftë se Perëndia i atit tim, Perëndia i Abrahamit dhe Tmerri i Isakut, nuk do të kishte qënë në favorin tim, ti me siguri do të më kishe kthyer duar bosh. Perëndia e pa trishtimin tim dhe mundin e duarve të mia, dhe mbrëmë dha vendimin e tij".
43 Atëherë Labano u përgjegj dhe tha: "Këto bija janë bijat e mia, këta bij janë bijtë e mi, këto kope janë kopetë e mia, dhe gjithçka të zë syri është imja. Por çfarë mund t’u bëj sot këtyre bijave të mia apo bijve që ato kanë lindur?
44 Prandaj eja të bëjmë një besëlidhie midis teje dhe meje, dhe që ajo shërbeftë si dëshmi midis teje dhe meje".
45 Atëherë Jakobi mori një gur dhe e ngriti si një përmendore.
46 Pastaj Jakobi u tha vëllezërve të tij: "Mblidhni gurë". Dhe ata morën gurë dhe bënë një tog me ta, dhe hëngrën bukë pranë këtij togu.
47 Labano e quajti atë tog Jegar-Sahadutha, ndërsa Jakobi e quajti Galed.
48 Dhe Labano tha: "Sot ky tog është një dëshmi midis teje dhe meje". Prandaj u quajt Galed,
49 edhe Mitspah, sepse Labano tha: "Zoti të mos e ndajë syrin mua dhe ty kur do të jetë e pamundur të shohim shoqi-shoqin.
50 Në rast se ti keqtrajton bijat e mia ose martohesh me gra të tjera veç bijave të mia, edhe sikur të mos ketë asnjeri me ne, kujtohu që Perëndia është dëshmitar midis meje dhe teje".
51 Labano i tha gjithashtu Jakobit: "Ja ky tog gurësh, dhe ja përmendorja që kam ngritur midis teje dhe meje.
52 Le të jetë ky tog një dëshmi dhe le të jetë kjo përmendore një dëshmi që unë nuk do ta kapërcej këtë tog për të të bërë keq ty, dhe që ti nuk do ta kapërcesh këtë tog dhe këtë përmendore për të më bërë keq mua.
53 Perëndia i Abrahamit dhe Perëndia i Nahorit, Perëndia i atit të tyre, u bëftë gjykatës midis nesh!". Dhe Jakobi u betua për Tmerrin e Isakut, atit të tij.
54 Pastaj Jakobi bëri një fli në mal dhe i ftoi vëllezërit e tij të hanin bukë. Dhe ata hëngrën bukë dhe e kaluan natën në mal.
55 Labano u ngrit herët në mëngjes, i puthi bijtë dhe bijat e tij dhe i bekoi. Pastaj Labano u nis dhe u kthye në shtëpinë e tij.
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