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.
When Rachel realized she was unable to give Jacob any children she was jealous of her sister. She complained to Jacob, “I'll die if you don't give me children!”
2 Og Jakob blev saare vred paa Rakel og sagde: Mon jeg være i Guds Sted, som formener dig Livsens Frugt?
Jacob became angry with Rachel and told her, “Am I God? Do you think I'm the one stopping you having children?”
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.
“Here's my personal maid Bilhah,” Rachel replied. “Sleep with her and she can have children for me so I'll have a family too.”
4 Saa gav hun ham Bilha, sin Pige, til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.
She gave her personal maid Bilhah to him as a wife and Jacob slept with her.
5 Og Bilha undfik og fødte Jakob en Søn.
Bilhah became pregnant and had a son for Jacob.
6 Da sagde Rakel: Gud har dømt mig og hørt ogsaa min Røst og givet mig en Søn; derfor kaldte hun hans Navn Dan.
Rachel said, “God has judged in my favor! He listened to me and gave me a son.” So she named him Dan.
7 Og Bilha, Rakels Pige, undfik igen og fødte Jakob den anden Søn.
Rachel's personal maid Bilhah became pregnant again and had second son for Jacob.
8 Da sagde Rakel: Jeg har kæmpet Guds Kampe med min Søster, jeg har og faaet Overhaand; og hun kaldte hans Navn Naftali.
Rachel said, “I've had a hard struggle with my sister, but I've won.” So she named 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 realized she wasn't having any more children, so she gave her personal maid Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
10 Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en Søn.
Zilpah had a son for Jacob.
11 Da sagde Lea: Til Lykke! og hun kaldte hans Navn Gad.
Leah said, “I'm really fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
12 Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en anden Søn.
Leah's personal maid Zilpah became pregnant again and had a second son for Jacob.
13 Da sagde Lea: Held mig! thi Døtre prise mig lykkelig; og hun kaldte hans Navn Aser.
Leah said, “I'm so happy, and the other women will say I'm happy too!” So she named 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!
At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben found some mandrake plants when he was out in the fields. He took them back to his mother Leah. Rachel asked Leah, “Please give me some of the mandrakes your son found.”
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.
“Aren't you satisfied with stealing my husband?” Leah replied. “Are you going to take my son's mandrakes too?” “Fine, he can sleep with you tonight if you give me some mandrakes in return,” Rachel responded.
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.
When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You have to sleep with me because I've paid for you with my son's mandrakes,” she told him. So he slept with her that night.
17 Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun undfik og fødte Jakob den femte Søn.
God heard Leah's request, and she became pregnant and had a fifth son for Jacob.
18 Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig min Løn, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Tjenestepige; og hun kaldte hans Navn Isaskar.
Leah said, “The Lord has rewarded me for giving my personal maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
19 Og Lea undfik igen og fødte Jakob den sjette Søn.
Then Leah became pregnant again and had a sixth son for Jacob.
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.
Leah said, “God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I've given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
21 Og siden fødte hun en Datter og kaldte hendes Navn Dina.
Later she had a daughter she named Dinah.
22 Og Gud ihukom Rakel, og Gud hørte hende og aabnede hendes Moderliv.
Then God paid attention to Rachel and listened to her appeals, and helped her to have children.
23 Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn og sagde: Gud har borttaget min Forsmædelse.
She became pregnant and had a son. “God has removed my disgrace,” she said.
24 Saa kaldte hun hans Navn Josef og sagde: Herren give mig endnu en anden Søn!
She named him Joseph, saying, “May the Lord give me an additional 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.
Once Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me leave so I can return to my home and my own country.
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 children because I worked for you to have them. Let me go now because you know very well how much work I've done for 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.
“Please be so kind as to stay,” Laban replied, “because I have discovered that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”
28 Og han sagde: Nævn din Løn for mig, og den vil jeg give dig.
Then Laban continued, “Tell me how much to pay you and I'll give it to you.”
29 Og han sagde til ham: Du ved selv, hvormed jeg har tjent dig, og hvad dit Kvæg er blevet til hos mig.
“You certainly know how much work I've done for you, and how well your flocks have done under my care.
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 hardly had anything before I arrived, but now you have so much! The Lord has blessed you through what I've done. When am I going to be able to provide for my own family?”
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.
“Well, what do you propose I give you?” Laban asked again. “You don't have to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you want to do something for me, then how about this: I'll go on looking after your flocks, making sure they're fed.
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.
Let me go through your flocks today and take all the sheep that are speckled or spotted, and all the dark ones, as well as all the speckled and spotted goats. They'll 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.
In the future you'll be able to prove that I've been honest. When you check my flock, any goats that don't have speckles or spots, or any sheep that aren't dark will be considered stolen from you.”
34 Da sagde Laban: Se, gid det maa være, som du har sagt!
“Very good,” Laban agreed. “We'll do as you say.”
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.
However, the same day Laban went and removed all the striped and spotted male goats, all the speckled and spotted female goats, and all the dark sheep. He had his sons look after them and sent them away—
36 Og han gjorde tre Dages Rejse imellem sig og Jakob, og Jakob vogtede Labans øvrige Hjorde.
a three day journey between them and Jacob, while Jacob was looking after the rest of Laban's flocks.
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 cut some sticks from poplar, almond, and plane trees that had white wood under the bark. He peeled off some of the bark, making the sticks look streaked with white.
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.
He put the sticks he'd peeled in the water troughs where the flocks came to drink because that's where they mated.
39 Og Faarene parredes ved Kæppene, og Faarene fødte brogede, spættede og spraglede.
The flocks mated in front of the sticks and gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
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.
Jacob separated all these ones out. Then he made his flock face towards those in Laban's flock that were streaked and dark. This is the way he kept his flocks apart from Laban's flock.
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.
When the strong females were ready to breed, Jacob put the sticks in the troughs where the flocks could see them when they mated.
42 Men naar Faarene vare svage, lagde han dem ikke; saa bleve de svage Labans og de stærke Jakobs.
He didn't do this for the weaker females. The weaker ones went to Laban, and the strong ones went to Jacob.
43 Deraf blev Manden overmaade rig, saa at han havde mange Faar og Piger og Svende og Kameler og Asener.
In this way Jacob became an extremely rich man with large flocks, and many male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.
