Rotherham(i)
1 And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister,––and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.
2 Then kindled the anger of Jacob with Rachel,––and he said, Am I, in the place of God, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Lo! my handmaid, Bilhah, Go in unto her,––that she may bear upon my knees, so that, I also, may be builded up by her!
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid, to wife,––and Jacob went in unto her;
5 and Bilhah conceived, and bare unto Jacob a son;
6 and Rachel said, God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name, Dan.
7 And Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, conceived again, and bare a second son to Jacob.
8 Then said Rachel, With wrestlings of God, have I wrestled with my sister, Yea I have prevailed. So she called his name, Naphtali.
9 Then saw Leah, that she had left off bearing,––so she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob, to wife.
10 And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare to Jacob a son:
11 and Leah said, Victory hath come! So she called his name, Gad.
12 And Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, bare a second son to Jacob;
13 and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy, have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.
14 Then went Reuben, in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes, in the field, and brought them in unto Leah his mother,––and Rachel said unto Leah, Pray give me, some of the mandrakes of thy son! 15 And she said unto her, Is it, a small thing, that thou hast taken away my husband? And wouldst thou take away, even the mandrakes of my son? Then said Rachel, Therefore, shall he lie with thee to–night, for the mandrakes of thy son. 16 And Jacob came in from the field, in the evening, so Leah went out to meet him, and said: Unto me, shalt thou come in, for I have, hired, thee, even with the mandrakes of my son. And he lay with her that night. 17 And God hearkened unto Leah,––and she conceived, and bare to Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then said Leah, God hath given my hire, in that I gave my handmaid to my husband. So she called his name, Issachar. 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob. 20 Then said Leah, God hath dowered me, even me, with a handsome dowry, Now, will my husband dwell with me, for I have borne him six sons. So she called his name, Zebulon. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter,––so she called her name, Dinah.
14 Then went Reuben, in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes, in the field, and brought them in unto Leah his mother,––and Rachel said unto Leah, Pray give me, some of the mandrakes of thy son! 15 And she said unto her, Is it, a small thing, that thou hast taken away my husband? And wouldst thou take away, even the mandrakes of my son? Then said Rachel, Therefore, shall he lie with thee to–night, for the mandrakes of thy son. 16 And Jacob came in from the field, in the evening, so Leah went out to meet him, and said: Unto me, shalt thou come in, for I have, hired, thee, even with the mandrakes of my son. And he lay with her that night. 17 And God hearkened unto Leah,––and she conceived, and bare to Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then said Leah, God hath given my hire, in that I gave my handmaid to my husband. So she called his name, Issachar. 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob. 20 Then said Leah, God hath dowered me, even me, with a handsome dowry, Now, will my husband dwell with me, for I have borne him six sons. So she called his name, Zebulon. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter,––so she called her name, Dinah.