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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]Now he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's, and of our father's goods hath he gotten all this honor. |
| [2]Also Jacob perseyuede the face of Laban, that it was not ayens hym as yistirdai, and the thridde dai agoon, |
[2]Also Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, that it was not towards him as in times past: |
| [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 had said unto Jacob, Turn again into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, 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]Therefore Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock. |
| [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]Then said he unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not towards me as it was wont, and the God of my father hath been with me. |
| [6]And ye witen that with alle my strengthis Y seruede youre fadir; |
[6]And ye know that I have served your father with all my might. |
| [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 hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not 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 thus said, The spotted shall be thy wages, then all the sheep bear spotted: and if he said thus, the parti colored shall be thy reward, then bear all the sheep parti colored. |
| [9]and God took a wey the substaunce of youre fadir, and yaf to me. |
[9]Thus hath God taken away your father's substance, and given it 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]For in ramming time I lifted up mine eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the he goats leaped upon the she goats, that were parti colored with little and great spots spotted. |
| [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 answered, Lo, I am here. |
| [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, Lift up now thine eyes, and see all the he goats leaping upon the she goats that are parti colored, spotted with little and great spots: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto 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 the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me. Now arise, get thee out of this country and return unto the land where thou wast born. |
| [14]And Rachel and Lya answeriden, Wher we han ony thing residue in the catels, and eritage of oure fadir? |
[14]Then answered Rachel and Leah, and said unto him, Have we any more portion and inheritance in our father's house? |
| [15]Wher he `arettide not vs as aliens, and selde, and eet oure prijs? |
[15]Doth not he count us as strangers? For he hath sold us, and hath eaten up and consumed 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]Therefore all the riches, which God hath taken from our father, is our's and our children's: now then whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do it. |
| [17]Forsothe Jacob roos, and puttide hise fre children and wyues on camels, and yede forth; |
[17]Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon 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 carried away all his flocks, and all his substance which he had gotten, to wit, his riches, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan. |
| [19]In that tyme Laban yede to schere scheep, and Rachel stal the idols of hir fadir. |
[19]When Laban was gone to shear his sheep, Then Rachel stole her father's idols. |
| [20]And Jacob nolde knouleche to the fadir of his wijf, that he wolde fle; |
[20]Thus Jacob stole away the heart of Laban the Aramite [Syrian]: for he told him not that he fled. |
| [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]So fled he with all that he had, and he rose up, and passed the river, and set his face toward mount Gilead. |
| [22]it was teld to Laban, in the thridde dai, that Jacob fledde. |
[22]And the third day after was it told Laban that Jacob fled. |
| [23]And Laban took his britheren, and pursuede hym seuene daies, and took hym in the hil of Galaad. |
[23]Then he took his brethren with him, and followed after him seven days journey, and overtook him at mount Gilead. |
| [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 Aramite [Syrian] in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good. |
| [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]Then Laban overtook Jacob, and Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban also with his brethren pitched upon mount Gilead. |
| [26]Whi hast thou do so, that the while I wiste not thou woldist dryue awey my douytris as caitifs by swerd? |
[26]Then Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done? Thou hast even stolen away mine heart and carried away my daughters as though they had been taken captives 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]Wherefore didst thou flee so secretly and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee forth with mirth and with songs, with timbrel and with harp? |
| [28]Thou suffridist not that Y schulde kisse my sones and douytris; thou hast wrouyt folili. |
[28]But thou hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters: now thou hast done foolishly in doing so. |
| [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]I am able to do you evil: but the God of your father spake unto me yester night, saying, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good. |
| [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 though thou wentest thy way, because thou greatly longest after thy father's house, yet 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]Then Jacob answered, and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, and thought that thou wouldest have taken thy daughters from me. |
| [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]But with whom thou findest thy gods, let him not live. Search thou before our brethren what I have of thine, and take it to thee, (but Jacob wist not that 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]Then came Laban into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid's tents, but found them not. So he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. |
| [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](Now Rachel had taken the idols, and put them in the camel's litter and sat down upon them) and Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. |
| [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]Then said she to her father, My Lord, be not angry that I cannot rise up before thee: for the custom of women is upon me: so he searched, but found not the idols. |
| [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]Then Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: Jacob also answered and said to Laban, What have I trespassed? What have I offended, 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]Seeing thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thine household stuff? Put it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us both. |
| [38]Was I with thee herfore twenti yeer? Thi sheep and geet weren not bareyn, Y eet not the rammes of thi flok, |
[38]This twenty years I have been with thee: thine ewes and thy goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. |
| [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]Whatsoever was torn of beasts, I brought it not unto thee, but made it good myself: of mine hand didst thou require it, were it stolen by day or stolen by night. |
| [40]Y was angwischid in dai and nyyt with heete and frost, and sleep fledde fro myn iyen; |
[40]I was in the day consumed with heat, and with frost in the night, and my sleep departed from mine 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]Thus have I been twenty year in thine house, and served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep, and thou hast changed my wages ten times. |
| [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]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: but God beheld my tribulation, and the labor of mine hands, and rebuked thee yester night. |
| [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]Then Laban answered, and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these sons are my sons, and these sheep are my sheep, and all that thou seest, is mine, and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or to their sons which they have born? |
| [44]Therfor come thou, and make we boond of pees, that it be witnessyng bitwixe me, and thee. |
[44]Now therefore come and let us make a covenant, I and thou, which may be a 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]Then took Jacob a stone, and set it up as a pillar: |
| [46]Brynge ye stoonus; whiche gadriden, and maden an heep, and eten on it. |
[46]And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones: who brought stones, and made an heap, and they did eat there upon the heap. |
| [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 Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed. |
| [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]For Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this day: therefore he called the name of it Galeed. Also he called it |
| [49]And Laban addide, The Lord biholde, and deme bitwixe vs, whanne we schulen go awei fro yow; |
[49]Mizpah, because he said, The Lord look between me and thee, when we shall be departed one from another, |
| [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 vex my daughters, or shalt take wives beside my daughters: there is no man with us, behold, 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]Moreover Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold, the pillar, which I have set between me and thee, |
| [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]This heap shall be witness, and the pillar shall be witness, that I will not come over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me for evil. |
| [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 Abraham, and the God of Nabor , and the God of their father be judge between us: But Jacob swear 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]Then Jacob did offer a sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread. and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. |
| [55]Forsothe Laban roos bi nyyt, and kisside his sones, and douytris, and blesside hem, and turnede ayen in to his place. |
[55]And early in the morning Laban rose up and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them, and Laban departing, went unto his place again. |