1 Mosebog 28
1 Og Isak kaldte ad Jakob og velsignede ham og bød ham og sagde til ham: Du skal ikke tage en Hustru af Kanaans Døtre;
Then Isaac summoned Jacob, and gave him a blessing. He told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group.
2 staa op, gak til Paddan-Aram til Bethuel din Morfaders Hus, og tag dig derfra en Hustru af Laban din Morbroders Døtre.
Instead, go right away to Paddan-Aram [in northwest Mesopotamia], to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Ask one of the daughters of your mother’s brother Laban to marry you.
3 Og den almægtige Gud velsigne dig og gøre dig frugtbar og formere dig, at du maa blive til en Hob af Folk.
I will pray that God Almighty will bless you, and enable you to [get married and] have many descendants, in order that they will become many people-groups.
4 Og han give dig Abrahams Velsignelse, dig: og din Sæd med dig, at du kan arve det Land, hvori du er fremmed, hvilket Gud gav Abraham.
I also will pray that he will bless you and your descendants by enabling you to possess/seize the land in which you are now living as a foreigner, the land that God promised to give to [my father] Abraham and his descendants.”
5 Saa sendte Isak Jakob hen, og han drog til Paddan-Aram til Laban, Bethuel den Syrers Søn, en Broder til Rebekka, Jakobs og Esaus Moder.
So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-Aram, to live with Rebekah’s brother Laban, the son of Bethuel, who belonged to the Aram people-group.
6 Og Esau saa, at Isak havde velsignet Jakob og sendt ham til Paddan-Aram at tage sig derfra en Hustru og havde, der han velsignede ham, budet ham og sagt: Du skal ikke tage en Hustru af Kanaans Døtre.
Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan-Aram. He also found out that when he blessed Isaac, he told him, “Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group,”
7 Og Jakob var sin Fader og sin Moder lydig og drog til Paddan-Aram.
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and had gone to Paddan-Aram.
8 Og Esau saa, at Kanaans Døtre ikke behagede Isak hans Fader.
Esau also realized that his father Isaac did not approve of women from the Canaan people-group.
9 Saa gik Esau til Ismael og tog sig til Hustru Makalath, en Datter af Ismael, Abrahams Søn, en Søster til Nebajoth, foruden sine andre Hustruer.
Because of that, Esau went to see his uncle Ishmael, and married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. Mahalath was the sister of Nabaioth and the granddaughter of Abraham.
10 Og Jakob drog ud fra Beersaba og gik til Karan.
Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and started walking along the road to Haran.
11 Og han kom til et Sted og blev der om Natten, thi Solen var nedgangen, og han tog af Stenene paa det Sted og lagde under sit Hoved og lagde sig paa det samme Sted.
When he arrived at a certain place, he stopped there, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head to use as a pillow. Then he lay down and slept there.
12 Og han drømte, og se, en Stige var oprejst paa Jorden, og det øverste deraf naaede til Himmelen, og se, Guds Engle stege op og ned ad den.
While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he [was surprised to] see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.
13 Og se, Herren stod oven over den og sagde: Jeg er Herren, din Fader Abrahams Gud og Isaks Gud; det Land, som du ligger paa, det vil jeg give dig og din Sæd.
And he [was surprised to] see Yahweh standing at the top of the stairway, saying “I am Yahweh God, whom your grandfather Abraham worshiped, and whom Isaac worships. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.
14 Og din Sæd skal blive som Støv paa Jorden, og du skal udbredes mod Vesten og mod Østen og mod Norden og mod Sønden; og i dig og i din Sæd skulle alle Slægter paa Jorden velsignes.
Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of [what happens to] you and to your descendants.
15 Og se, jeg er med dig og vil bevare dig overalt, hvor du drager hen, og jeg vil føre dig til dette Land igen; thi jeg vil ikke forlade dig, før jeg har fuldkommet det, jeg har sagt dig.
I will help you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you; I will continue to do for you all that I have promised to do.”
16 Og Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn og sagde: Sandelig, Herren er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke.
[During the night], when Jacob woke up from sleeping, he thought, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and until now I was not aware of it!”
17 Og han frygtede og sagde: hvor forfærdeligt er dette Sted! dette er ikke andet end Guds Hus, og dette er Himmelens Port.
He was afraid, and he said, “This place is very awesome! This is surely the place where God lives, and this is the entrance to heaven!”
18 Og Jakob stod aarle op om Morgenen og tog den Sten, som han havde lagt under sit Hoved, og oprejste den til en Mindesten og øste Olie oven paa den.
In the morning Jacob got up and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up on its end to show that the place was a holy place. He poured some olive oil on top of the stone [to dedicate it to God].
19 Og han kaldte det samme Steds Navn Bethel, men ellers var Lus Stadens Navn fra Begyndelsen.
He named that place Bethel, [which means ‘house of God’.] Previously its name was Luz.
20 Og Jakob gjorde et Løfte og sagde: Dersom Gud vil være med mig og beskærme mig paa denne Vej, som jeg rejser, og give mig Brød at æde og Klæder at iføre mig,
Jacob solemnly promised God, saying, “God, if you will help me and protect me while I am taking this journey, and if you give me enough food to eat and clothes to wear,
21 og jeg kommer igen til min Faders Hus med Fred, og Herren vil være mig en Gud,
in order that I can later return safely to my father’s house, then you, Yahweh, will be the God that I will worship.
22 da skal denne Sten, som jeg har oprejst til en Mindesten, være et Guds Hus, og jeg vil visselig give dig Tiende af alt det, du giver mig.
This stone that I have set up will mark the place where people can worship you. And I will give back to you a tenth of everything that you give to me.”
