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| [1]Aftir that Jacob herde the wordis of the sones of Laban, that seiden, Jacob hath take awei alle thingis that weren oure fadris, and of his catel Jacob is maad riche, and noble. |
[1]And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory. |
| [2]Also Jacob perseyuede the face of Laban, that it was not ayens hym as yistirdai, and the thridde dai agoon, |
[2]And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold it was not toward him as before. |
| [3]moost for the Lord seide to hym, Turne ayen into the lond of thi fadris, and to thi generacioun, and Y shal be with thee. |
[3]And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy father, and to thy family, and I will be with thee. |
| [4]He sente, and clepide Rachel, and Lya, in to the feeld, where he kepte flockis, and he seide to hem, |
[4]And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were. |
| [5]Y se the face of youre fadir, that it is not ayens me as `yisterdai and the thridde dai agoon; but God of my fadir was with me. |
[5]And he said to them, I see the face of your father, that it is not toward me as before, but the God of my father was with me. |
| [6]And ye witen that with alle my strengthis Y seruede youre fadir; |
[6]And ye too know that with all my might I have served your father. |
| [7]but and youre fadir disseyuyde me, and chaungide my meede ten sithis; and netheles God suffride not hym to anoye me. |
[7]But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not power to hurt me. |
| [8]If he seide ony tyme, Dyuerse colourid sheep schulen be thi medis, alle sheep brouyten forth dyuerse colourid lambren; forsothe whanne he seide ayenward, Thou shalte take alle white for mede, alle the flockis brouyten forth white beestis; |
[8]If he should say thus, The speckled shall be thy reward, then all the cattle would bear speckled; and if he should say, The white shall be thy reward, then would all the cattle bear white. |
| [9]and God took a wey the substaunce of youre fadir, and yaf to me. |
[9]So God has taken away all the cattle of your father, and given them to me. |
| [10]For aftir that the tyme of conseyuyng of sheep cam, Y reiside myn iyen, and seiy in sleep malis dyuerse, and spotti, and of dyuerse colouris, stiynge on femalis. |
[10]And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots. |
| [11]And the aungel of the Lord seide to me in sleep, Jacob! and Y answeride, Y am redy. |
[11]And the angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it? |
| [12]Which seide, Reise thin iyen, and se alle malis dyuerse, byspreynt, and spotti, stiynge on femalis; for Y seiy alle thingis whiche Laban dide to thee; |
[12]And he said, Look up with thine eyes, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots; for I have seen all things that Laban does to thee. |
| [13]Y am God of Bethel, where thou anoyntidist a stoon, and madist auow to me. Now therefor rise thou, and go out of this lond, and turne ayen in to the lond of thi birthe. |
[13]I am God that appeared to thee in the place of God where thou anointedst a pillar to me, and vowedst to me there a vow; now then arise and depart out of this land, depart into the land of thy nativity, and I will be with thee. |
| [14]And Rachel and Lya answeriden, Wher we han ony thing residue in the catels, and eritage of oure fadir? |
[14]And Rachel and Lea answered and said to him, Have we yet a part or inheritance in the house of our father? |
| [15]Wher he `arettide not vs as aliens, and selde, and eet oure prijs? |
[15]Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money. |
| [16]But God took awei the richessis of oure fadir, and yaf tho to vs, and to oure sones; wherfor do thou alle thingis whiche God hath comaundide to thee. |
[16]All the wealth and the glory which God has taken from our father, it shall be our's and our children's; now then do whatsoever God has said to thee. |
| [17]Forsothe Jacob roos, and puttide hise fre children and wyues on camels, and yede forth; |
[17]And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels; |
| [18]and he took al his catel, flockis, and what euer thing he hadde gete in Mesopotanye, and yede to Isaac, his fadir, into the lond of Canaan. |
[18]and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan. |
| [19]In that tyme Laban yede to schere scheep, and Rachel stal the idols of hir fadir. |
[19]And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father's images. |
| [20]And Jacob nolde knouleche to the fadir of his wijf, that he wolde fle; |
[20]And Jacob hid the matter from Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away. |
| [21]and whanne he hadde go, as wel he as alle thingis that weren of his riyt, and whanne he hadde passid the water, and he yede ayens the hil of Galaad, |
[21]And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad. |
| [22]it was teld to Laban, in the thridde dai, that Jacob fledde. |
[22]But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled. |
| [23]And Laban took his britheren, and pursuede hym seuene daies, and took hym in the hil of Galaad. |
[23]And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad. |
| [24]And Laban seiy in sleep the Lord seiynge to him, Be war that thou speke not ony thing sharpli ayens Jacob. |
[24]And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to Jacob evil things. |
| [25]And thanne Jacob hadde stretchid forth the tabernacle in the hil; and whanne he hadde sued Jacob with his britheren, `he settide tente in the same hil of Galaad; and he seide to Jacob, |
[25]And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban stationed his brothers in the mount Galaad. |
| [26]Whi hast thou do so, that the while I wiste not thou woldist dryue awey my douytris as caitifs by swerd? |
[26]And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done? wherefore didst thou run away secretly, and pillage me, and lead away my daughters as captives taken with the sword? |
| [27]Whi woldist thou fle the while Y wiste not, nether woldist shewe to me, that Y shulde sue thee with ioie, and songis, and tympans, and harpis? |
[27]Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp. |
| [28]Thou suffridist not that Y schulde kisse my sones and douytris; thou hast wrouyt folili. |
[28]And I was not counted worthy to embrace my children and my daughters; now then thou hast wrought foolishly. |
| [29]And now sotheli myn hond mai yelde yuel to thee, but the God of thi fadir seide to me yisterdai, Be war that thou speke not ony harder thing with Jacob. |
[29]And now my hand has power to hurt thee; but the God of thy father spoke to me yesterday, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not evil words to Jacob. |
| [30]Suppose, if thou coueitedist to go to thi kynesmen, and the hows of thi fadir was in desir to thee, whi hast thou stole my goddis? |
[30]Now then go on thy way, for thou hast earnestly desired to depart to the house of thy father; wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? |
| [31]Jacob answeride, That Y yede forth while thou wistist not, Y dredde lest thou woldist take awey thi douytris violentli; |
[31]And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest at any time thou shouldest take away thy daughters from me, and all my possessions. |
| [32]sotheli that thou repreuest me of thefte, at whom euer thou fyndist thi goddis, be he slayn bifor oure britheren; seke thou, what euer thing of thine thou fyndist at me, and take awei. Jacob seide these thingis, and wiste not that Rachel stal the idols. |
[32]And Jacob said, With whomsoever thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I have of thy property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob knew not that his wife Rachel had stolen them. |
| [33]And so Laban entride into the tabernacle of Jacob, and of Lya, and of euer eithir meyne, and foond not; and whanne Laban hadde entrid in to the tente of Rachel, |
[33]And Laban went in and searched in the house of Lea, and found them not; and he went out of the house of Lea, and searched in the house of Jacob, and in the house of the two maid-servants, and found them not; and he went also into the house of Rachel. |
| [34]sche hastide, and hidde the idols vndur the strewyngis of the camel, and sat aboue. And sche seide to Laban, sekynge al the tente and fyndynge no thing, |
[34]And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camel's packs, and sat upon them. |
| [35]My lord, be not wrooth that Y may not rise bifore thee, for it bifelde now to me bi the custom of wymmen; so the bisynesse of the sekere was scorned. |
[35]And she said to her father, Be not indignant, Sir; I cannot rise up before thee, for it is with me according to the manner of women. Laban searched in all the house, and found not the images. |
| [36]And Jacob bolnyde, and seide with strijf, For what cause of me, and for what synne of me, hast thou come so fersly aftir me, |
[36]And Jacob was angry, and strove with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my injustice, and what my sin, that thou hast pursued after me, |
| [37]and hast souyt al `the portenaunce of myn hous? What `hast thou founde of al the catel of thin hows? Putte thou here bifore my britheren and thi britheren, and deme thei betwixe me and thee. |
[37]and that thou hast searched all the furniture of my house? what hast thou found of all the furniture of thine house? set it here between thy relations and my relations, and let them decide between us two. |
| [38]Was I with thee herfore twenti yeer? Thi sheep and geet weren not bareyn, Y eet not the rammes of thi flok, |
[38]These twenty years have I been with thee; thy sheep, and thy she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of thy cattle. |
| [39]nether Y schewide to thee ony thing takun of a beeste; Y yeldide al harm; what euer thing perischide bi thefte, thou axidist of me; |
[39]That which was taken of beasts I brought not to thee; I made good of myself the thefts of the day, and the thefts of the night. |
| [40]Y was angwischid in dai and nyyt with heete and frost, and sleep fledde fro myn iyen; |
[40]I was parched with heat by day, and chilled with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes. |
| [41]so Y seruede thee bi twenti yeer in thin hows, fourtene yeer for thi douytris, and sixe yeer for thi flockis; and thou chaungidist my mede ten sithis. |
[41]These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years among thy sheep, and thou didst falsely rate my wages for ten lambs. |
| [42]If God of my fadir Abraham, and the drede of Isaac hadde not helpid me, perauenture now thou haddist left me nakid; the Lord bihelde my turmentyng and the traueyl of myn hondis, and repreuyde thee yistirdai. |
[42]Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday. |
| [43]Laban answeride hym, The douytris, and thi sones, and flockis, and alle thingis whiche thou seest, ben myne, what mai Y do to my sones, and to the sones of sones? |
[43]And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the cattle are my cattle, and all things which thou seest are mine, and the property of my daughters; what shall I do to them to-day, or their children which they bore? |
| [44]Therfor come thou, and make we boond of pees, that it be witnessyng bitwixe me, and thee. |
[44]Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and thee. |
| [45]And so Jacob took a stoon, and reiside it in to a signe, and seide to hise britheren, |
[45]And Jacob having taken a stone, set it up for a pillar. |
| [46]Brynge ye stoonus; whiche gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it. |
[46]And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day. |
| [47]And Laban clepide it the heep of wittnesse, and Jacob clepide it the heep of witnessyng; euer eithir clepide bi the proprete of his langage. |
[47]And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap. |
| [48]And Laban seide, This heep schal be witnesse bytwixe me and thee to day, and herfor the name therof was clepid Galaad, that is, the heep of witnesse. |
[48]And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and the pillar, which I have set between me and thee; this heap witnesses, and this pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap witnesses. |
| [49]And Laban addide, The Lord biholde, and deme bitwixe vs, whanne we schulen go awei fro yow; |
[49]And the vision of which he said—Let God look to it between me and thee, because we are about to depart from each other,— |
| [50]if thou schalt turmente my douytris, and if thou schal brynge yn othere wyues on hem, noon is witnesse of oure word, outakun God, whiche is present, and biholdith. |
[50]If thou shalt humble my daughters, if thou shouldest take wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking on. God is witness between me and thee. |
| [51]And eft he seide to Jacob, Lo! this heep, and stoon, whiche Y reiside bitwixe me and thee, schal be witnesse; |
[51]And Laban said to Jacob, Behold, this heap, and this pillar are a witness. |
| [52]sotheli this heep, and stoon be in to witnessyng, forsothe if Y schal passe it, and go to thee, ether thou shalt passe, and thenke yuel to me. |
[52]For if I should not cross over unto thee, neither shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar. |
| [53]God of Abraham, and God of Nachor, God of the fadir of hem, deme bitwixe vs. Therfor Jacob swoor by the drede of his fadir Ysaac; |
[53]The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. |
| [54]and whanne slayn sacrifices weren offrid in the hil, he clepyde his britheren to ete breed, and whanne thei hadden ete, thei dwelliden there. |
[54]And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the mountain. |
| [55]Forsothe Laban roos bi nyyt, and kisside his sones, and douytris, and blesside hem, and turnede ayen in to his place. |
[55]And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place. |