1 WYC Therfor Jacob passide forth, and cam in to the eest lond; BSB BSB: Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
2 WYC and seiy a pit in the feeld, and thre flockis of scheep restynge bisidis it, for whi scheep weren watrid therof, and the mouth therof was closid with a greet stoon. BSB BSB: He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
3 WYC And the custom was that whanne alle scheep weren gaderid togidere, thei schulden turne awei the stoon, and whanne the flockis weren fillid thei schulden put it eft on the mouth of the pit. BSB BSB: When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
4 WYC And Jacob seide to the scheepherdis, Brithren, of whennus ben ye? Whiche answeriden, Of Aran. BSB BSB: “My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
5 WYC And he axide hem and seide, Wher ye knowen Laban, the sone of Nachor? Thei seiden, We knowen. BSB BSB: “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.
6 WYC Jacob seide, Is he hool? Thei seiden, He is in good staat; and lo! Rachel, his douytir, cometh with his flok. BSB BSB: “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
7 WYC And Jacob seide, Yit myche of the dai is to come, and it is not tyme that the flockis be led ayen to the fooldis; sotheli yyue ye drynk to the scheep, and so lede ye hem ayen to mete. BSB BSB: “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”
8 WYC Whiche answeriden, We moun not til alle scheep be gederid to gidere, and til we remouen the stoon fro the mouth of the pit to watir the flockis. BSB BSB: But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 WYC Yit thei spaken, and lo! Rachel cam with the scheep of hir fadir. BSB BSB: While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10 WYC And whanne Jacob seiy hir, and knewe the douytir of his modris brothir, and the scheep of Laban his vncle, he remeuyde the stoon with which the pit was closid; BSB BSB: As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
11 WYC and whanne the flok was watrid, he kisside hir, and he wepte with `vois reisid. BSB BSB: Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
12 WYC And he schewide to hir that he was the brothir of hir fadir, and the sone of Rebecca; and sche hastide, and telde to hir fadir. BSB BSB: He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
13 WYC And whanne he hadde herd, that Jacob, the sone of his sistir, cam, he ran ayens hym, and he biclippide Jacob and kisside hym, and ledde in to his hows. Forsothe whanne the causis of the iurney weren herd, BSB BSB: When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
14 WYC Laban answeride, Thou art my boon and my fleisch. And aftir that the daies of o moneth weren fillid, Laban seide to him, BSB BSB: Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
15 WYC `Whethir for thou art my brothir, thou schalt serue me frely? seie thou what mede thou schalt take. BSB BSB: Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16 WYC Forsothe Laban hadde twei douytris, the name of the more was Lya, sotheli the lesse was clepid Rachel; BSB BSB: Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
17 WYC but Lya was blere iyed, Rachel was of fair face, and semeli in siyt. BSB BSB: Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
18 WYC And Jacob louede Rachel, and seide, Y schal serue thee seuene yeer for Rachel thi lesse douytir. BSB BSB: Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
19 WYC Laban answeride, It is betere that Y yyue hir to thee than to anothir man; dwelle thou at me. BSB BSB: Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
20 WYC Therfor Jacob seruyde seuene yeer for Rachel; and the daies semyden fewe to hym for the greetnesse of loue. BSB BSB: So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
21 WYC And he seide to Laban, Yyue thou my wijf to me, for the tyme is fillid that Y entre to hir. BSB BSB: Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
22 WYC And whanne many cumpenyes of freendis weren clepid to the feeste, he made weddyngis, BSB BSB: So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
23 WYC and in the euentid Laban brouyte in to hym Lya his douytir, BSB BSB: But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24 WYC and yaf an handmaide, Selfa bi name, to the douyter. And whanne Jacob hadde entrid to hir bi custom, whanne the morewtid was maad, he seiy Lya, BSB BSB: And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.
25 WYC and seide to his wyues fadir, What is it that thou woldist do? wher Y seruede not thee for Rachel? whi hast thou disseyued me? BSB BSB: When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
26 WYC Laban answerde, It is not custom in oure place that we yyue first the `lesse douytris to weddyngis; BSB BSB: Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
27 WYC fille thou the wouke of daies of this couplyng, and Y schal yyue to thee also this Rachel, for the werk in which thou schalt serue me bi othere seuene yeer. BSB BSB: Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
28 WYC Jacob assentide to the couenaunt, and whanne the wouke was passid, BSB BSB: And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
29 WYC he weddide Rachel, to whom the fadir hadde youe Bala seruauntesse. BSB BSB: Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
31 WYC Forsothe the Lord seiy that he dispiside Lya, and openyde hir wombe while the sistir dwellide bareyn. BSB BSB: When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 WYC And Lia childide a sone conseyued, and clepide his name Ruben, and seide, The Lord seiy my mekenesse; now myn hosebonde schal loue me. BSB BSB: And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
33 WYC And eft sche conseyuede, `and childide a sone, and seide, For the Lord seiy that Y was dispisid, he yaf also this sone to me; and sche clepide his name Symeon. BSB BSB: Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
34 WYC And sche conseyuede the thridde tyme, and childide anothir sone, and she seide also, Now myn hosebonde schal be couplid to me, for Y childide thre sones to him; and therfor sche clepide his name Leuy. BSB BSB: Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
35 WYC The fourthe tyme sche conseyuede, and childide a sone, and seide, Now I schal knouleche to the Lord; and herfor she clepide his name Judas; and ceesside to childe. BSB BSB: And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.