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!

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、

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.

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.

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.

but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.

Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father,“ I’ll work for you for seven years if you’ll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife.”“ Agreed!” Laban replied.“ I’d rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.”So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.Finally, the time came for him to marry her.“ I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban.“ Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her.”So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast.But that night, when it was dark, Laban took Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.( Laban had given Leah a servant, Zilpah, to be her maid.)But when Jacob woke up in the morning— it was Leah!“ What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laban.“ I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?”“ It’s not our custom here to marry off a younger daughter ahead of the firstborn,” Laban replied.“ But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too— provided you promise to work another seven years for me.”So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.( Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.

“ For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.

In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”“ All right,” Laban replied.“ It will be as you say.”But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons,who took them a three days’ journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban’s flock.Then Jacob took some fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off strips of bark, making white streaks on them.Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated.And when they mated in front of the white streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.Jacob separated those lambs from Laban’s flock. And at mating time he turned the flock to face Laban’s animals that were streaked or black. This is how he built his own flock instead of increasing Laban’s.

I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.

But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me— and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.