Genesis 29
1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
Therfor Jacob passide forth, and cam in to the eest lond;
2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
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.
3 And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
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.
4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
And Jacob seide to the scheepherdis, Brithren, of whennus ben ye? Whiche answeriden, Of Aran.
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
And he axide hem and seide, Wher ye knowen Laban, the sone of Nachor? Thei seiden, We knowen.
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
Jacob seide, Is he hool? Thei seiden, He is in good staat; and lo! Rachel, his douytir, cometh with his flok.
7 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
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.
8 And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
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.
9 While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
Yit thei spaken, and lo! Rachel cam with the scheep of hir fadir.
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 came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
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;
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
and whanne the flok was watrid, he kisside hir, and he wepte with `vois reisid.
12 And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
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.
13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
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,
14 And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
Laban answeride, Thou art my boon and my fleisch. And aftir that the daies of o moneth weren fillid, Laban seide to him,
15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
`Whethir for thou art my brothir, thou schalt serue me frely? seie thou what mede thou schalt take.
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
Forsothe Laban hadde twei douytris, the name of the more was Lya, sotheli the lesse was clepid Rachel;
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
but Lya was blere iyed, Rachel was of fair face, and semeli in siyt.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
And Jacob louede Rachel, and seide, Y schal serue thee seuene yeer for Rachel thi lesse douytir.
19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
Laban answeride, It is betere that Y yyue hir to thee than to anothir man; dwelle thou at me.
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
Therfor Jacob seruyde seuene yeer for Rachel; and the daies semyden fewe to hym for the greetnesse of loue.
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
And he seide to Laban, Yyue thou my wijf to me, for the tyme is fillid that Y entre to hir.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
And whanne many cumpenyes of freendis weren clepid to the feeste, he made weddyngis,
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
and in the euentid Laban brouyte in to hym Lya his douytir,
24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
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,
25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
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?
26 And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
Laban answerde, It is not custom in oure place that we yyue first the `lesse douytris to weddyngis;
27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labor, which you labor with me, yet seven other years.
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.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
Jacob assentide to the couenaunt, and whanne the wouke was passid,
29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
he weddide Rachel, to whom the fadir hadde youe Bala seruauntesse.
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
And at the laste he vside the weddyngis desirid, and settide the loue of the `wijf suynge bifore the former; and he seruede at Laban seuene othere yeer.
31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Forsothe the Lord seiy that he dispiside Lya, and openyde hir wombe while the sistir dwellide bareyn.
32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
And Lia childide a sone conseyued, and clepide his name Ruben, and seide, The Lord seiy my mekenesse; now myn hosebonde schal loue me.
33 And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
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.
34 And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
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.
35 And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
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.
