1 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. 8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked. 9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying , Jacob: And I said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house? 15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25 ¶ Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
36 ¶ And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; 49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
1 Bet viņš dzirdēja Lābana dēlus sakām: "Jēkabs ir piesavinājies it visu, kas mūsu tēvam bija. No tā, kas mūsu tēvam pieder, viņš sagādājis sev visu šo bagātību." 2 Un Jēkabs vēroja Lābana seju, un, lūk, tā nebija pret viņu tāda kā vakar un aizvakar. 3 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Jēkabu: "Atgriezies sava tēva zemē pie savas cilts, un Es būšu ar tevi." 4 Un Jēkabs sūtīja ziņu un lika Rahēlei un Leai nākt uz lauka pie viņa sīklopiem. 5 Un viņš sacīja tām: "Es vēroju jūsu tēva seju, ka tā vairs nav pret mani tāda kā vakar un aizvakar; bet mana tēva Dievs ir ar mani, 6 un jūs zināt, ka es ar visiem saviem spēkiem esmu kalpojis jūsu tēvam. 7 Bet jūsu tēvs mani ir pievīlis, un viņš ir pārgrozījis manu algu desmitām reižu, bet Dievs nav ļāvis viņam ļaunu man darīt. 8 Ja viņš sacīja: lāsainie lai ir tava alga,- tad visiem sīklopiem atnesās lāsaini jēri un kazlēni. Bet, ja viņš sacīja: raibie lai ir tava alga,- visiem atnesās raibi jēri un kazlēni. 9 Tā Dievs ir atņēmis jūsu tēvam ganāmpulku un devis man. 10 Un notika, ap avju apiešanās laiku, es, savas acis pacēlis, sapnī redzēju: un, lūk, visi teķi, kas aplēca avis, bija svītraini, lāsaini un raibi. 11 Un Dieva eņģelis sacīja man sapnī: Jēkab! - Un es sacīju: te es esmu. 12 Un Viņš sacīja: atver savas acis un skaties: visi teķi, kas aplec avis, ir svītraini, lāsaini un raibi; jo Es esmu redzējis, ko Lābans tev ir darījis. 13 Es esmu tas Bēteles Dievs, kur tu piemiņas akmeni esi svaidījis, kur tu esi Man solījumu devis. Bet tagad celies, ej no šīs zemes projām un atgriezies savā dzimtajā zemē." 14 Un Rahēle un Lea atbildēja viņam: "Vai mums vēl ir kāda daļa jeb mantojums mūsu tēva namā? 15 Vai viņš mūs netur kā svešinieces? Jo viņš mūs ir pārdevis un pats apēdis mūsu atlīdzības naudu. 16 Un visa bagātība, ko Dievs atņēmis mūsu tēvam, pieder mums un mūsu bērniem. Tad nu dari visu, ko Dievs tev ir sacījis." 17 Un Jēkabs cēlās un uzsēdināja savus bērnus un savas sievas uz kamieļiem. 18 Un viņš savāca visus savus ganāmpulkus un visu savu mantību, ko bija ieguvis, ganāmpulkus, ko tas Mezopotāmijā bija ieguvis, lai ietu pie sava tēva Īzāka uz Kānaāna zemi. 19 Bet, kad Lābans gāja savas avis cirpt, Rahēle nozaga terafīmu, kas bija viņas tēvam. 20 Un Jēkabs pievīla aramieti Lābanu, jo neko neteica tam par savu bēgšanu. 21 Un viņš bēga līdz ar visu, kas tam bija, un cēlās un pārgāja pāri upei, un virzījās uz Gileāda kalna pusi. 22 Bet Lābanam trešajā dienā tika paziņots, ka Jēkabs aizbēdzis. 23 Tad viņš ņēma savus brāļus un dzinās tam pakaļ septiņu dienu gājumā un panāca viņu pie Gileāda kalna. 24 Un Dievs nāca pie aramieša Lābana sapnī, nakts laikā, un sacīja: "Sargies, ka tu ar Jēkabu nerunā ne labu, ne ļaunu." 25 Un Lābans panāca Jēkabu; un Jēkabs savu telti bija uzcēlis kalnā; arī Lābans ar saviem brāļiem uzcēla savu telti Gileāda kalnā. 26 Un Lābans teica Jēkabam: "Ko tu man esi darījis! Kāpēc tu esi mani pievīlis, manas meitas aizvezdams kā kara gūsteknes? 27 Kāpēc tu esi slepeni aizbēdzis, mani pievildams, un neesi man to sacījis? Es tevi būtu pavadījis ar prieku un dziesmām, ar bungām un cītarām. 28 Un tu neesi ļāvis man noskūpstīt manus bērnubērnus un manas meitas. Tiešām, tu esi aplam darījis. 29 Mana roka gan ir pietiekami stipra, lai tev darītu ļaunu, bet tavu tēvu Dievs vakar runāja uz mani, sacīdams: sargies, ka tu ar Jēkabu nerunā ne labu, ne ļaunu. 30 Nu labi, tu esi ietin aizgājis tāpēc, ka tu ilgodamies ilgojies pēc sava tēva nama; bet kāpēc tu esi nozadzis manus dievus?" 31 Un Jēkabs atbildēja un sacīja Lābanam: "Es baidījos, jo es domāju, ka tu man tik ar varu neatņem savas meitas. 32 Pie kā tiek atrasti tavi dievi, tas lai mitas dzīvot! Mūsu brāļu klātbūtnē pārmeklē to, kas man ir, un ņem to sev." Bet Jēkabs nezināja, ka Rahēle bija tos nozagusi. 33 Un Lābans iegāja Jēkaba teltī un Leas teltī, un abu kalpoņu teltīs, un viņš tur nekā neatrada; un viņš iznāca no Leas telts un iegāja Rahēles teltī. 34 Un Rahēle bija paņēmusi terafīmu un ielikusi to kamieļa seglos un pati uzsēdusies tiem virsū. Un Lābans iztaustīja visu telti un nevarēja to atrast. 35 Bet viņa sacīja savam tēvam: "Lai mans kungs nedusmojas, ka es viņa priekšā nevaru piecelties, jo man klājas, kā sievām mēdz būt." Un viņš meklēja, bet neatrada terafīmu. 36 Un Jēkabs sadusmojās un uzbruka Lābanam. Un Jēkabs atbildēja un sacīja Lābanam: "Ko es esmu pārkāpis, ko es esmu nogrēkojies, ka tu man dzenies pakaļ? 37 Tu esi aptaustījis visas manas lietas. Ko tu esi atradis no sava nama lietām? Liec to tagad manu un savu brāļu priekšā, lai tie izšķir, kam taisnība. 38 Divdesmit gadus es esmu bijis pie tevis; tavas avis un tavas kazas nav izmetušās, un tavu sīklopu aunus un āžus es neesmu ēdis. 39 Saplosīto es neesmu tev atnesis atpakaļ, es esmu samaksājis; no manas rokas tu to atprasīji, vai nu tas bija zudis dienā, vai naktī. 40 Es esmu tā dzīvojis, ka karstums mani ēda dienā, bet aukstums naktī. Un miegs bēga no manām acīm. 41 Es tev divdesmit gadus esmu kalpojis, četrpadsmit gadus es esmu kalpojis par tavām abām meitām un sešus gadus par taviem sīklopiem; desmitām reižu tu manu algu esi pārgrozījis. 42 Ja nebūtu bijis mana tēva Dievs, Ābrahāma Dievs, un tas, ko Īzāks bīstas, ar mani, tad tagad tukšām rokām tu būtu mani atlaidis. Bet Dievs ir redzējis manas bēdas un manu roku darbu un šonakt lietu izšķīris." 43 Un Lābans atbildēja un sacīja Jēkabam: "Šīs meitas ir manas meitas, šie bērni - mani bērni un šie sīklopi - mani lopi, un viss, ko tu pārredzi, tas ir mans. Bet ko gan es šodien darīšu savām meitām vai viņu bērniem, kurus tās ir dzemdējušas? 44 Tāpēc nāc, lai noslēdzam derību, es un tu, un lai tā ir liecība starp mani un tevi." 45 Un Jēkabs paņēma akmeni un cēla to par piemiņas akmeni. 46 Un Jēkabs sacīja saviem brāļiem: "Salasiet akmeņus!" Un tie paņēma akmeņus un izveidoja akmens kaudzi un ēda tur pie tās akmens kaudzes. 47 Un Lābans to nosauca: Jegar-Sahaduta , bet Jēkabs to nosauca: Galeda . 48 Un Lābans sacīja: "Šī kaudze lai ir par liecību šodien starp mani un tevi." Tāpēc tas nosauca tās vārdu: Galeda 49 un arī Micpa , tāpēc ka tas sacīja: "Tas Kungs lai ir sargs pār mani un pār tevi, kad mēs neredzamies. 50 Ja tu ļauni apiesies ar manām meitām vai kad tu ņemsi citas sievas klāt pie manām meitām, kur neviena nav klāt, tad redzi: Dievs ir liecinieks mūsu vidū." 51 Un Lābans sacīja Jēkabam: "Redzi, šī kaudze un šis piemiņas akmens, ko esmu uzcēlis starp mani un tevi: 52 liecinieces ir šī kaudze un šis akmens, ka es neiešu pāri pie tevis un tu nenāksi pāri pie manis, lai darītu ļaunu. 53 Ābrahāma Dievs un Nahora Dievs lai ir soģis starp mums, viņu tēvu Dievs!" Un to Jēkabs apzvērēja pie Tā, ko Īzāks, viņa tēvs, bijās. 54 Un Jēkabs sagatavoja upuri uz kalna un aicināja savus radus ēst maizi. Un viņi ēda maizi un pārnakšņoja kalnā.
