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CHAP. XXXI.

 

Iacob by Gods commandment parteth secretly with al he hath towards his father. 21. Laban pursueth him, 26. expostulating why he went in secret manner, 30. especially chargeth him with stealing his Gods. 31. Iacob excuseth himselfe, not knowing that Rachel had taken away the Idols. 34. And she deludeth his diligent searching for them. 36. Then Iacob expostulateth with Laban for this vnkindnes. 43. Finally, they make a league and depart each to his owne countrie.

 

AFTER he heard the words of Labans sonnes saying: Iacob hath taken al that was our fathers, and being enriched of his substance, is become great: ²and perceauing also Labans countenance, that it was not towards him as yesterday and the other day, ³especially our Lord saying to him: Returne in the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I wil be with thee; ⁴he sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field where he fed the flockes, ⁵and said to them: I see yours fathers countenance that it is not towards me as yesterday and the other day: and the God of my father hath been with me. ⁶And yourselues know that I haue serued your father to the vttermost of my power. ⁷Yea your father also hath circumuented me, and hath changed my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffred him to hurt me. ⁸If at any time he said: They of diuers colours shal be thy wages; al the sheepe brought forth young of diuers colours. But when he said contrarie: Thou shalt take al the white ones for thy wages; al the flockes brought forth white ones ⁹And God hath taken your fathers substance, and giuen it to me. ¹⁰For after the time came of the ewes conceauing, I lifted vp mine eyes, and saw in my sleepe the males ascending vpon the females of diuers colours, and the spotted, and the speckled. ¹¹And the Angel of God said to me in sleep: Iacob? And I answered: Here I am. ¹²Who said: Lift vp thine eyes, and see al the males ascending vpon the females, them of diuers colours, the spotted and the speckled. For I haue seen al things that Laban hath done to thee. I am the God of Bethel, where thou didest ^[1] annoint the stone, and didest vow the vow vnto me. Now therefore arise, and goe out of this land, returning into the land of thy natiuitie. ¹⁴And Rachel and Lia answered: Haue we any thing left in the goods and heritage of our fathers house? ¹⁵Hath he not reputed vs as strangers, and sold vs, and eaten vp the price of vs? ¹⁶But God hath taken our fathers riches, and deliuered them to vs, and to our children: wherefore do al things, that God hath commanded thee.

1. Anointing of Altars, and free vowes are grateful offices to God. See chap. 28.