1 Mosebog 30

1 Og Rakel saa, at hun ikke fødte Jakob Børn; da bar Rakel Avind mod sin Søster og sagde til Jakob: Fly mig Børn! og hvis ikke, da dør jeg.

Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, “Give me children, otherwise I will die.”

2 Og Jakob blev saare vred paa Rakel og sagde: Mon jeg være i Guds Sted, som formener dig Livsens Frugt?

Jacob, being angry, responded to her, “Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of your womb?”

3 Da sagde hun: Se, der er min Tjenestepige Bilha, gak ind til hende, at hun maa føde over mine Knæ, at ogsaa jeg maa bygges op ved hende.

But she said: “I have a handmaid Bilhah. Go in to her, so that she may give birth upon my knees, and I may have sons by her.”

4 Saa gav hun ham Bilha, sin Pige, til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.

And she gave him Bilhah in marriage.

5 Og Bilha undfik og fødte Jakob en Søn.

And when her husband had gone in to her, she conceived and bore a son.

6 Da sagde Rakel: Gud har dømt mig og hørt ogsaa min Røst og givet mig en Søn; derfor kaldte hun hans Navn Dan.

And Rachel said, “The Lord has judged for me, and he has heeded my voice, giving me a son.” And because of this, she called his name Dan.

7 Og Bilha, Rakels Pige, undfik igen og fødte Jakob den anden Søn.

And conceiving again, Bilhah bore another,

8 Da sagde Rakel: Jeg har kæmpet Guds Kampe med min Søster, jeg har og faaet Overhaand; og hun kaldte hans Navn Naftali.

about whom Rachel said, “God has compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called him Naphtali.

9 Og Lea saa, at hun havde holdt op at føde, og hun tog Silpa, sin Pige, og gav Jakob hende til Hustru.

Leah, perceiving that she had desisted from child-bearing, delivered Zilpah, her handmaid, to her husband.

10 Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en Søn.

And she, after having borne a son with difficulty,

11 Da sagde Lea: Til Lykke! og hun kaldte hans Navn Gad.

said: “Happiness!” And for this reason, she called his name Gad.

12 Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en anden Søn.

Likewise, Zilpah bore another.

13 Da sagde Lea: Held mig! thi Døtre prise mig lykkelig; og hun kaldte hans Navn Aser.

And Leah said, “This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed.” Because of this, she called him Asher.

14 Og Ruben gik i de Dage, man høstede Hvede, og fandt Dudaim paa Marken og bar dem til Lea, sin Moder; da sagde Rakel til Lea: Kære, giv mig af din Søns Dudaim!

Then Reuben, going out into the field at the time of the wheat harvest, found mandrakes. These he brought to his mother Leah. And Rachel said, “Give me a portion of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 Og hun sagde til hende: Er det en ringe Ting, at du har taget min Mand, og du tager ogsaa min Søns Dudaim? Og Rakel sagde: Derfor maa han ligge hos dig i denne Nat, for din Søns Dudaim.

She responded, “Does it seem like such a small matter to you, that you have usurped from me my husband, unless you will also take my son’s mandrakes?” Rachel said, “He will sleep with you this night because of your son’s mandrakes.”

16 Der Jakob kom af Marken om Aftenen, da gik Lea ud imod ham og sagde: Til mig skal du komme ind; thi jeg har tinget dig for min Søns Dudaim; saa laa han hos hende den samme Nat.

And when Jacob returned from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and she said, “You will enter to me, because I have hired you for the reward of my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.

17 Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun undfik og fødte Jakob den femte Søn.

And God heard her prayers. And she conceived and bore a fifth son.

18 Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig min Løn, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Tjenestepige; og hun kaldte hans Navn Isaskar.

And she said, “God has given a reward to me, because I gave my handmaid to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.

19 Og Lea undfik igen og fødte Jakob den sjette Søn.

Conceiving again, Leah bore a sixth son.

20 Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig, ja mig en god Gave; nu vil min Mand bo hos mig, thi jeg har født ham seks Sønner; og hun kaldte hans Navn Sebulon.

And she said: “God has endowed me with a good dowry. And now, at this turn, my husband will be with me, because I have conceived six sons for him.” And therefore she called his name Zebulun.

21 Og siden fødte hun en Datter og kaldte hendes Navn Dina.

After him, she bore a daughter, named Dinah.

22 Og Gud ihukom Rakel, og Gud hørte hende og aabnede hendes Moderliv.

The Lord, likewise remembering Rachel, heeded her and opened her womb.

23 Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn og sagde: Gud har borttaget min Forsmædelse.

And she conceived and bore a son, saying, “God has taken away my reproach.”

24 Saa kaldte hun hans Navn Josef og sagde: Herren give mig endnu en anden Søn!

And she called his name Joseph, saying, “The Lord has added to me another son.”

25 Og det skete, der Rakel havde født Josef, da sagde Jakob til Laban: Lad mig fare, og jeg vil gaa til mit Sted og til mit Land.

But when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: “Release me, so that I may return to my native country and to my land.

26 Giv mig mine Hustruer og mine Børn, for hvilke jeg har tjent dig, og jeg vil vandre bort; thi du kender min Tjeneste, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig.

Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served you, so that I may depart. You know the servitude with which I have served you.”

27 Da sagde Laban til ham: Kære, maatte jeg have fundet Naade for dine Øjne! jeg har en Anelse om, at Herren har velsignet mig for din Skyld.

Laban said to him: “May I find grace in your sight. I have learned by experience that God has blessed me because of you.

28 Og han sagde: Nævn din Løn for mig, og den vil jeg give dig.

Choose your wages, which I will give you.”

29 Og han sagde til ham: Du ved selv, hvormed jeg har tjent dig, og hvad dit Kvæg er blevet til hos mig.

But he responded: “You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands.

30 Thi det, som du havde, før jeg kom, var lidet; men nu har det udbredt sig mangfoldigt, og Herren har velsignet dig ved min Fod; og nu, naar skal jeg ogsaa gøre noget for mit eget Hus?

You had little before I came to you, and now you have achieved riches. And the Lord has blessed you since my arrival. It is just, therefore, that at some time I also should provide for my own house.”

31 Og han sagde: Hvad skal jeg give dig? Og Jakob sagde: Du skal ikke give mig noget; dersom du vil gøre mig dette, saa vil jeg fremdeles røgte og vogte dine Faar.

And Laban said, “What shall I give to you?” But he said, “I want nothing. But if you will do what I ask, I will feed and guard your sheep again.

32 Jeg vil i Dag gaa igennem al din Hjord og skille derfra hvert spættet og spraglet Stykke, hvert sort Stykke iblandt Faarene, og hvad der er spraglet og spættet iblandt Gederne; og dette skal være min Løn.

Go around through all your flocks and separate all the sheep of variegated or spotted fleece; and whatever will be darkened or blemished or variegated, as much among the sheep as among the goats, will be my wages.

33 Saa skal min Retfærdighed svare for mig den Dag i Morgen, naar du kommer at bese min Løn; hvad som ikke er spættet eller spraglet iblandt Gederne og sort iblandt Lammene, det skal agtes for stjaalet hos mig.

And my justice will answer on my behalf tomorrow, when the time of settlement arrives before you. And all that is not variegated or blemished or darkened, as much among the sheep as among the goats, these will prove me to be a thief.”

34 Da sagde Laban: Se, gid det maa være, som du har sagt!

And Laban said, “I hold favor for this request.”

35 Og samme Dag skilte han de brogede og spraglede Bukke og alle spættede og spraglede Geder, alt det, som havde noget hvidt paa sig, og alt sort iblandt Faarene, og han gav det i sine Børns Hænder.

And on that day he separated the she-goats, and the sheep, and the he-goats, and the rams with variegations or with blemishes. But every one of the flock which was of one color, that is, of white or of black fleece, he delivered into the hands of his sons.

36 Og han gjorde tre Dages Rejse imellem sig og Jakob, og Jakob vogtede Labans øvrige Hjorde.

And he established a distance of three days journey between himself and his son-in-law, who pastured the remainder of his flock.

37 Og Jakob tog sig Kæppe af grønt Poppeltræ og Hassel og Kastanie og udskavede hvide Streger paa dem, saa det hvide blev bart, som var paa Kæppene.

Then Jacob, taking green branches of poplar, and almond, and sycamore trees, debarked them in part. And when the bark was pulled off, in the parts that were stripped, there appeared whiteness, yet the parts that were left whole, remained green. And so, in this way the color was made variegated.

38 Og han lagde Kæppene, som han havde udskavet, i Renderne, i Vandtrugene, hvor Faarene skulde komme at drikke, ret lige for Faarene, og disse parredes, naar de kom for at drikke.

And he placed them in the troughs, where the water was poured out, so that when the flocks had arrived to drink, they would have the branches before their eyes, and in their sight they might conceive.

39 Og Faarene parredes ved Kæppene, og Faarene fødte brogede, spættede og spraglede.

And it happened that, in the very heat of joining together, the sheep looked upon the branches, and they bore the blemished and the variegated, those speckled with diverse color.

40 Saa lod Jakob Lammene skille fra og stillede Faarenes Ansigter overfor det brogede og alt det sorte iblandt Labans Hjord og gjorde sig Hjorde for sig selv alene, og dem lod han ikke komme til Labans Hjord.

And Jacob divided the flock, and he set the branches in the troughs before the eyes of the rams. Now whatever was white or black belonged to Laban, but, in truth, the others belonged to Jacob, for the flocks were dispersed among one another.

41 Og det skete altid, naar de stærkere Faar løb, da lagde Jakob Kæppene for Faarenes Øjne i Renderne, at de skulde parre sig ved Kæppene.

Therefore, when the first to arrive were climbing on the ewes, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams and the sheep, so that they might conceive while they were gazing upon them.

42 Men naar Faarene vare svage, lagde han dem ikke; saa bleve de svage Labans og de stærke Jakobs.

Yet when the late arrivals and the last to conceive were let in, he did not place these. And so those that arrived late became Laban’s, and those that arrived first became Jacob’s.

43 Deraf blev Manden overmaade rig, saa at han havde mange Faar og Piger og Svende og Kameler og Asener.

And the man was enriched beyond limit, and he had many flocks, women servants and men servants, camels and donkeys.