Gn 29 (Annotée Neuchâtel)

¹ Et Jacob reprit sa marche et s'en alla au pays des Fils de l'Orient.
² Et il aperçut un puits dans la campagne ; et il y avait là trois troupeaux de brebis couchés auprès, car c'était de ce puits qu'on faisait boire les troupeaux ; et la pierre sur l'ouverture du puits était grosse ;
³ tous les troupeaux se réunissaient là, on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, on abreuvait les brebis, et on remettait la pierre à sa place sur l'ouverture du puits ;
⁴ et Jacob dit aux bergers : Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous ? Et ils répondirent : Nous sommes de Charan.
⁵ Et il leur dit : Connaissez-vous Laban, fils de Nachor ? Ils dirent : Nous le connaissons.
⁶ Il leur dit : Se porte-t-il bien ? Ils lui répondirent : Il se porte bien, et voici Rachel, sa fille, qui vient avec les brebis.
⁷ Et il dit : Mais il est encore grand jour ! Ce n'est pas le moment de rassembler le bétail ; abreuvez les brebis et retournez les faire paître.
⁸ Ils dirent : Nous ne le pouvons pas jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient rassemblés et qu'on roule la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits ; alors nous abreuverons les brebis.
⁹ Il parlait encore avec eux, quand Rachel arriva avec les brebis de son père, car elle était bergère.
¹⁰ Alors, quand Jacob vit Rachel, fille de Laban, frère de sa mère, et les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère, il s'approcha, roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva les brebis de Laban, frère de sa mère.
¹¹ Et Jacob embrassa Rachel, et il éleva la voix et pleura.
¹² Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était frère de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca ; et elle courut l'annoncer à son père.
¹³ Et en entendant parler de Jacob, fils de sa soeur, Laban courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa et lui donna des baisers, et il le conduisit dans sa maison. Et Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.
¹⁴ Et Laban lui dit : Tu es bien mes os et ma chair. Et Jacob demeura avec lui un mois entier.
¹⁵ Et Laban dit à Jacob : Est-ce que, parce que tu es mon frère, tu me serviras pour rien ? Déclare-moi quel salaire tu veux.
¹⁶ Laban avait deux filles ; le nom de l'aînée était Léa, et le nom de la cadette, Rachel.
¹⁷ Léa avait une mine chétive, et Rachel était belle de taille et belle de visage.
¹⁸ Et Jacob aima Rachel et il dit : Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta fille cadette.
¹⁹ Et Laban répondit : Mieux vaut te la donner que de la donner à un autre reste seulement avec moi.
²⁰ Et Jacob servit pour Rachel sept ans, qui ne lui parurent que quelques jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.
²¹ Et Jacob dit à Laban : Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et j'irai vers elle.
²² Et Laban réunit tous les gens du lieu et fit un festin.
²³ Et le soir venu, il prit Léa, sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui alla vers elle.
²⁴ Et Laban donna sa servante Zilpa à Léa, sa fille, pour servante.
²⁵ Et le matin venu, voici c'était Léa. Et Jacob dit à Laban : Que m'as-tu fait ? N'est-ce pas pour Rachel que j'ai servi chez toi ? Et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé ?
²⁶ Et Laban dit : Cela ne se fait pas chez nous, de donner la cadette avant l'aînée.
²⁷ Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années.
²⁸ Jacob fit ainsi, il acheva la semaine de Léa, et Laban lui donna Rachel, sa fille, pour femme.
²⁹ Et Laban donna sa servante Bilha à Rachel, sa fille, pour servante.
³⁰ Et Jacob alla aussi vers Rachel, et il aima aussi Rachel, plus que Léa ; et il servit encore chez Laban sept autres années.
³¹ Et l'Eternel vit que Léa était haïe, et il la rendit féconde ; mais Rachel était stérile.
³² Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit : L'Eternel a regardé à mon affliction, et maintenant mon mari m'aimera.
³³ Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit : L'Eternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, et il m'a encore donné celui-ci. Et elle le nomma Siméon.
³⁴ Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit : Cette fois, mon mari s'attachera à moi, puisque je lui ai enfanté trois fils. C'est pourquoi on le nomma Lévi.
³⁵ Elle conçut encore et enfanta un fils, et elle dit : Cette fois je louerai l'Eternel. C'est pourquoi elle le nomma Juda. Et elle cessa d'avoir des enfants.

Gn 29 (King James)

¹ Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
² And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
³ And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
⁴ And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
⁵ And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
⁶ And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
⁷ And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
⁸ And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
⁹ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.
¹⁰ 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, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
¹¹ And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
¹² And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
¹³ And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
¹⁴ And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
¹⁵ And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
¹⁶ And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
¹⁷ Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
¹⁸ And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
¹⁹ And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
²⁰ And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
²¹ And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
²² And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
²³ And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
²⁴ And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
²⁵ And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
²⁶ And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
²⁷ Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
²⁸ And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
²⁹ And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
³⁰ And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
³¹ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
³² And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
³³ And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
³⁴ And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
³⁵ And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Gn 29 (Vulgate)

¹ Profectus ergo Jacob venit in terram orientalem.
² Et vidit puteum in agro, tres quoque greges ovium accubantes juxta eum : nam ex illo adaquabantur pecora, et os ejus grandi lapide claudebatur.
³ Morisque erat ut cunctis ovibus congregatis devolverent lapidem, et refectis gregibus rursum super os putei ponerent.
⁴ Dixitque ad pastores : Fratres, unde estis ? Qui responderunt : De Haran.
⁵ Quos interrogans, Numquid, ait, nostis Laban filium Nachor ? Dixerunt : Novimus.
⁶ Sanusne est ? inquit. Valet, inquiunt : et ecce Rachel filia ejus venit cum grege suo.
⁷ Dixitque Jacob : Adhuc multum diei superest, nec est tempus ut reducantur ad caulas greges : date ante potum ovibus, et sic eas ad pastum reducite.
⁸ Qui responderunt : Non possumus, donec omnia pecora congregentur, et amoveamus lapidem de ore putei, ut adaquemus greges.
⁹ Adhuc loquebantur, et ecce Rachel veniebat cum ovibus patris sui : nam gregem ipsa pascebat.
¹⁰ Quam cum vidisset Jacob, et sciret consobrinam suam, ovesque Laban avunculi sui, amovit lapidem quo puteus claudebatur.
¹¹ Et adaquato grege, osculatus est eam : et elevata voce flevit,
¹² et indicavit ei quod frater esset patris sui, et filius Rebeccæ : at illa festinans nuntiavit patri suo.
¹³ Qui cum audisset venisse Jacob filium sororis suæ, cucurrit obviam ei : complexusque eum, et in oscula ruens, duxit in domum suam. Auditis autem causis itineris,
¹⁴ respondit : Os meum es, et caro mea. Et postquam impleti sunt dies mensis unius,
¹⁵ dixit ei : Num quia frater meus es, gratis servies mihi ? dic quid mercedis accipias.
¹⁶ Habebat vero duas filias : nomen majoris Lia, minor vero appellabatur Rachel.
¹⁷ Sed Lia lippis erat oculis : Rachel decora facie, et venusto aspectu.
¹⁸ Quam diligens Jacob, ait : Serviam tibi pro Rachel filia tua minore, septem annis.
¹⁹ Respondit Laban : Melius est ut tibi eam dem quam alteri viro : mane apud me.
²⁰ Servivit ergo Jacob pro Rachel septem annis : et videbantur illi pauci dies præ amoris magnitudine.
²¹ Dixitque ad Laban : Da mihi uxorem meam : quia jam tempus impletum est, ut ingrediar ad illam.
²² Qui vocatis multis amicorum turbis ad convivium, fecit nuptias.
²³ Et vespere Liam filiam suam introduxit ad eum,
²⁴ dans ancillam filiæ, Zelpham nomine. Ad quam cum ex more Jacob fuisset ingressus, facto mane vidit Liam :
²⁵ et dixit ad socerum suum : Quid est quod facere voluisti ? nonne pro Rachel servivi tibi ? quare imposuisti mihi ?
²⁶ Respondit Laban : Non est in loco nostro consuetudinis, ut minores ante tradamus ad nuptias.
²⁷ Imple hebdomadam dierum hujus copulæ : et hanc quoque dabo tibi pro opere quo serviturus es mihi septem annis aliis.
²⁸ Acquievit placito : et hebdomada transacta, Rachel duxit uxorem :
²⁹ cui pater servam Balam tradiderat.
³⁰ Tandemque potitus optatis nuptiis, amorem sequentis priori prætulit, serviens apud eum septem annis aliis.
³¹ Videns autem Dominus quod despiceret Liam, aperuit vulvam ejus, sorore sterili permanente.
³² Quæ conceptum genuit filium, vocavitque nomen ejus Ruben, dicens : Vidit Dominus humilitatem meam : nunc amabit me vir meus.
³³ Rursumque concepit et peperit filium, et ait : Quoniam audivit me Dominus haberi contemptui, dedit etiam istum mihi ; vocavitque nomen ejus Simeon.
³⁴ Concepitque tertio, et genuit alium filium : dixitque : Nunc quoque copulabitur mihi maritus meus : eo quod pepererim ei tres filios : et idcirco appellavit nomen ejus Levi.
³⁵ Quarto concepit, et peperit filium, et ait : Modo confitebor Domino, et ob hoc vocavit eum Judam : cessavitque parere.