Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

从前雅各逃到亚兰地，以色列为得妻服侍人，为得妻与人放羊。

从前雅各逃到亚兰地，以色列为娶妻子工作，为娶妻子而牧放。

从前雅各逃到亚兰地，以色列为娶妻子工作，为娶妻子而牧放。

雅各曾逃往亚兰，以色列在那里为娶妻而服侍人，为得到妻子而替人牧羊。

从前雅各逃到亚兰地，以色列为得妻子而作工，为得妻子而替人放羊。

從前雅各逃到亞蘭地，以色列為得妻服事人，為得妻與人放羊。

從前雅各逃到亞蘭地，以色列為娶妻子工作，為娶妻子而牧放。

從前雅各逃到亞蘭地，以色列為娶妻子工作，為娶妻子而牧放。

雅各曾逃往亞蘭，以色列在那裡為娶妻而服侍人，為得到妻子而替人牧羊。

從前雅各逃到亞蘭地，以色列為得妻子而作工，為得妻子而替人放羊。

從前雅各逃到亞蘭地，以色列為要得妻而服事人，為要得妻而給人放羊。）

昔雅各遁至亞蘭、以色列為得妻而服役、為得婦而牧羊、

昔雅各、以色列遁於亞蘭、供其服役、以牧群畜、而後有室、

昔雅各遁至亞蘭地、以色列為得妻服事人、為得妻牧群畜、

Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.

Jacob ran away to the country of Aram. There Israel served Laban to get a wife. He took care of sheep to pay for her.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.

Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.

Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.

And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob fled to the land of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.

And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept[ sheep].

Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran.

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him,“ You must not marry a Canaanite woman!Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him,“ You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.So Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, along with the wives he already had.Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that placeand had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down itand the LORD stood at its top. He said,“ I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”Then Jacob woke up and thought,“ Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!”He was afraid and said,“ What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.Then Jacob made a vow, saying,“ If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,and I return safely to my father’s home, then the LORD will become my God.Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”

Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said,“ I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”Laban replied,“ I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.Finally Jacob said to Laban,“ Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.In the evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had marital relations with her.( Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“ What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”“ It is not our custom here,” Laban replied,“ to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you– fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

Then you must affirm before the LORD YOUR GOD,“ A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.

The man asked him,“ What is your name?” He answered,“ Jacob.”“ No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him,“ but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”