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.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, and if not, I die.

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

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the 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.

And she said, Behold, [here is] my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

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

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid for wife, and Jacob went in unto her.

5 Og Bilha undfik og fødte Jakob en Søn.

And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob 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, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

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

And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

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

And Rachel said, Contests of God have I contended with my sister, I have also prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

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

When Leah now saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her to Jacob for wife.

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

And Zilpah Leah's maid bore Jacob a son.

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

And Leah said, Good luck hath come: and she called his name Gad.

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

And Zilpah Leah's maid bore a second son unto Jacob.

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

And Leah said, To my happiness; for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name 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!

And Reuben went in the days of the wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and he brought them unto Leah his mother; then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, [some] of thy 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.

And she said unto her, Is it not enough that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldst thou also take away my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Therefore shall he be with thee to-night for thy 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 Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Unto me thou must come in; for surely I have obtained thee as a reward with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

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

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob 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 Leah said, God hath given me my reward, because I have given my maid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

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

And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son unto 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.

And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons; and she called his name Zebulun.

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

And afterward she bore a daughter, and she called her name Dinah.

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

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to 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; and she said, God hath 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 shall add 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.

And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto my own place, and to my 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 my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go; for thou knowest my service with which I have served thee.

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.

And Laban said unto him, If I could but find favor in thy eyes; I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake:

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

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give them.

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

And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what thy cattle hath become with me.

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?

For it was a little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased into a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming; and now when shall I provide also 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 he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me the least; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

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.

I will pass through all thy flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted lamb, and every brown lamb among the sheep, and whatever is spotted and speckled among the goats; and such shall be after this my reward.

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 righteousness shall testify for me in time to come, when it shall come with my reward before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

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

And Laban said, Well, let it be according to thy word.

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 he removed on that day the he-goats that were ring-streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white on it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

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

And he put a space of three days' journey between himself and Jacob; and Jacob fed the flocks of Laban that were left.

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.

And Jacob took himself rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and peeled thereon white streaks, laying bare the white which was on the rods.

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 set the rods which he had peeled in the gutters in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink, just before the flocks, and where they conceived, when they came to drink.

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

And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth ring-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.

And these lambs did Jacob separate, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-streaked, and whatever was brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban's cattle.

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.

And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

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

But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler belonged to Laban, and the stronger to Jacob.

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

And the man increased exceedingly, and he had many flocks, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses.