It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

我这二十年在你家里，为你的两个女儿服侍你十四年，为你的羊群服侍你六年，你又十次改了我的工价。

我这二十年在你家里，为你两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年，你却十次更改我的工资。

我这二十年在你家里，为你两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年，你却十次更改我的工资。

这二十年来，我为了你的两个女儿，替你工作了十四年，又用了六年才从你那里得到这些羊，你把我的工钱更改了十次。

我这二十年在你的家里，为你的两个女儿服事了你十四年；为你的羊群服事了你六年；你又十次改了我的工资。

这二十年来，我在你家里，为你的两个女儿服事了你十四年，为你的羊群服事了你六年；你还十次更改了我的工酬。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你的兩個女兒服事你十四年，為你的羊羣服事你六年，你又十次改了我的工價。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊羣服事了你六年，你卻十次更改我的工資。

我這二十年在你家裏，為你兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊羣服事了你六年，你卻十次更改我的工資。

這二十年來，我為了你的兩個女兒，替你工作了十四年，又用了六年才從你那裡得到這些羊，你把我的工錢更改了十次。

我這二十年在你的家裡，為你的兩個女兒服事了你十四年；為你的羊群服事了你六年；你又十次改了我的工資。

我這二十年在你家裏；為了你的兩個女兒，我服事你十四年；為了你的羊羣，我服事你六年；你竟十次八次地更換了我的工價。

這二十年來，我在你家裡，為你的兩個女兒服事了你十四年，為你的羊群服事了你六年；你還十次更改了我的工酬。

我居爾家、歷二十年、為爾二女、服役十四年、為爾羣羊六年、而爾十易我值、

如此我居爾家、歷二十年、役事於爾者、為爾二女十四年、為爾牲畜六年、爾乃易我值、至於十次。

如此我居爾家役事爾歷二十年、十四年為爾二女、六年為爾群畜、爾乃易我值、至於十次、

That’s what it was like for the 20 years I was living with you. I worked for 14 years to marry your two daughters. I worked for six years to get my share of your flocks. You changed my pay ten times.

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!

For twenty years in your household I served you— fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks— and you have changed my wages ten times!

For these twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.

Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

For 20 years I have worked in your household— 14 years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks— and you have changed my wages 10 times!

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

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!

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me.

Jacob was in love with Rachel and said,“ I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”Laban said,“ It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.”So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.Then Jacob said to Laban,“ Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her.And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“ What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”Laban replied,“ It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

“ I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

And my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored, will be considered stolen.”“ Agreed,” said Laban.“ Let it be as you have said.”That same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted, and all the speckled or spotted female goats( all that had white on them) and all the dark-colored lambs, and he placed them in the care of his sons.Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to tend the rest of Laban’s flocks.Jacob, however, took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond and plane trees and made white stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the white inner wood of the branches.Then he placed the peeled branches in all the watering troughs, so that they would be directly in front of the flocks when they came to drink. When the flocks were in heat and came to drink,they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.Jacob set apart the young of the flock by themselves, but made the rest face the streaked and dark-colored animals that belonged to Laban. Thus he made separate flocks for himself and did not put them with Laban’s animals.

I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them— yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.