1 Mosebog 31

1 Og han hørte Labans Sønners Ord, som sagde: Jakob har taget alt, hvad vor Faders var, og af vor Faders har han faaet al den ne Rigdom.

Jacob found out that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. All the wealth he has actually came from our father.”

2 Og Jakob saa Labans Ansigt, og se, det var ikke imod ham som tilforn.

Jacob also noticed that Laban was treating him differently to the way he had before.

3 Da sagde Herren til Jakob: Drag tilbage til dine Fædres Land og til din Slægt, og jeg vil være med dig.

The Lord told Jacob, “Go back to the country of your forefathers, to your family home. I will be with you.”

4 Da sendte Jakob og lod Rakel og Lea kalde ud paa Marken til sit Kvæg.

Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah, telling them to come and meet him out in the fields where he was with his flock.

5 Og han sagde til dem: Jeg ser eders Faders Ansigt, at det ikke er imod mig som tilforn; men min Faders Gud har været med mig.

“I've noticed that your father is treating me differently to the way he did before,” he told them. “But the God of my father will be with me.

6 Og I vide selv, at jeg har tjent eders Fader af al min Magt.

You both know very well how hard I worked for your father.

7 Og eders Fader har bedraget mig og forandret min Løn ti Gange; men Gud har ikke tilstedet ham at gøre mig ondt.

But he's been cheating me—he's reduced my wages ten times! However, God hasn't let him hurt me.

8 Naar han sagde saaledes: De spættede skulle være din Løn, da fødte alt Kvæget spættede; og naar han sagde saaledes: De brogede skulle være din Løn, da fødte alt Kvæget brogede;

If he said, ‘You can have the speckled ones as your wages,’ then the whole flock had speckled young. If he said, ‘You can have the streaked ones as your wages,’ then the whole flock had streaked young.

9 og Gud har borttaget eders Faders Kvæg og givet mig.

This is how God took your father's livestock and gave them to me.

10 Og det skete, naar Tiden kom, at Kvæget skulde løbe, løftede jeg mine Øjne op og saa i Drømme, og se, Bukkene, som sprang Kvæget, vare brogede, spættede og haglede;

During the time the flock was breeding I had a dream where I saw that the male goats mating with the flock were all streaked, speckled, or spotted.

11 og den Guds Engel sagde til mig i Drømme: Jakob! og jeg svarede: Se, her er jeg.

Then in the dream the angel of the Lord spoke to me and said, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I'm here.’

12 Og han sagde: Opløft nu dine Øjne, og se, alle Bukkene, som springe Kvæget, ere brogede, spættede og haglede; thi jeg har set alt det, Laban gør dig.

He told me, ‘Take a look and you'll see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I've been watching everything that Laban has been doing to you.

13 Jeg er den Gud fra Bethel, hvor du salvede en Mindesten, hvor du gjorde mig Løfte; gør dig nu rede, far ud af dette Land og vend tilbage til din Slægts Land.

I am the God of Bethel, where you poured olive oil on the stone pillar and made a solemn promise to me. Now get ready to leave this land and go back to your homeland.’”

14 Da svarede Rakel og Lea og sagde til ham: Have vi endnu Del og Arv i vor Faders Hus?

“There's nothing for us to inherit from our father's estate anyway,” Rachel and Leah replied.

15 Ere vi ikke regnede for ham som fremmede? thi han har solgt os, ja endogsaa aldeles fortæret, hvad han fik for os.

“He treats us like foreigners because he sold us to you, and now he's spent all that money.

16 Derfor al den Rigdom, som Gud har borttaget fra vor Fader, den hører os og vore Børn til, og nu, gør alt det, som Gud har sagt til dig.

All the wealth that God has taken from him belongs to us and our children, so do whatever God has told you to do!”

17 Saa gjorde Jakob sig rede og satte sine Børn og sine Hustruer paa Kamelerne

So Jacob got ready. He helped his children and his wives onto the camels,

18 og bortførte alt sit Kvæg og al sin Formue, som han havde forhvervet, det Kvæg, han ejede, som han havde forhvervet i Paddan-Aram, for at komme til Isak sin Fader i Kannans Land.

and drove all his livestock in front of him. He took with him all his possessions and livestock he'd gained during his time in Paddan-aram, and left to go back to his father in the country of Canaan.

19 Og Laban var gaaet hen at klippe sine Faar, og Rakel stjal sin Faders Husguder.

While Laban was away from home shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

20 Jakob stjal Laban den Syrers Hjerte, idet han ikke gav ham til Kende, at han flyede.

Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not informing him that he was going to run away.

21 Og han flyede med alt det, han havde, og gjorde sig rede og satte over Floden og vendte sit Ansigt mod Bjerget Gilead.

So Jacob left in a hurry with everything he had, crossed the Euphrates River, and headed towards the hill country of Gilead.

22 Og paa den tredje Dag blev det Laban tilkendegivet, at Jakob flyede.

Three days later Laban found out that Jacob had run away.

23 Saa tog han sine Brøde med sig og forfulgte ham syv Dages Rejse og naaede ham paa Bjerget Gilead.

Taking some of his relatives with him, he chased after Jacob and caught up with him seven days later in the hill country of Gilead.

24 Men Gud kom til Laban den Syrer i en Drøm om Natten og sagde til ham: Forvar dig, at du ej taler med Jakob enten godt eller ondt.

But during the night God came to Laban in a dream and told him, “Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him either.”

25 Og Laban naaede Jakob, og Jakob havde slaaet sit Telt op paa Bjerget, og Laban med sine Brødre slog Telt paa Bjerget Gilead.

Jacob had set up his tents in the hill country of Gilead when Laban caught up with him, so Laban and his relatives did the same.

26 Da sagde Laban til Jakob: Hvad har du gjort, at du har stjaalet mit Hjerte og bortført mine Døtre, som var de fangne med Sværd?

“Why did you deceive me like this?” Laban asked Jacob. “You carried off my daughters as if they were some prisoners captured by the sword!

27 Hvi flyede du hemmeligen og har stjaalet dig fra mig og ikke givet mig det til Kende, og jeg vilde have bortsendt dig med Glæde og med Sange, med Tromme og med Citer?

Why did you run away in secret, trying to trick me? Why didn't you come and tell me? I would have given you a good send-off, a celebration with singing and the music of tambourines and lyres.

28 Og du har ikke ladet mig kysse mine Sønner og mine Døtre? nu, du har gjort daarligen.

You didn't even let me kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye! You've really acted stupidly!

29 Jeg havde vel Magt i min Haand at gøre ondt ved eder; men eders Faders Gud talede til mig i Gaar Nat, sigende: Forvar dig at tale med Jakob enten godt eller ondt.

I could really punish you badly, but the God of your father spoke to me last night and told me, ‘Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him either.’

30 Og nu, da du endeligen vilde vandre, efterdi du længtes saare efter din Faders Hus, hvi har du stjaalet mine Guder?

Clearly you wanted to leave and go back to your family home, but why did you have to steal my idols?”

31 Og Jakob svarede og sagde til Laban: Fordi jeg frygtede; thi jeg tænkte, du maatte rive dine Døtre fra mig;

“I ran away because I was afraid,” Jacob explained to Laban. “I was worried that you would take your daughters from me by force.

32 men den, hos hvem du finder dine Guder, skal ikke leve. Vedkend dig for vore Brødre det hos mig, som tilhører dig, og tag dig det; men Jakob vidste ikke, at Rakel havde stjaalet dem.

As for your idols, anyone you find who has them will die. You can search everything in the presence of our relatives, and if you find I have anything that belongs to you, you can take it.” (Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen the household idols.)

33 Da gik Laban ind i Jakobs Telt og i Leas Telt og i begge Tjenestekvindernes Telt og fandt dem ikke; saa gik han ud af Leas Telt og kom i Rakels Telt.

Laban searched the tents of Jacob, Leah, and the two personal maids, but didn't find anything. He left Leah's tent and went into Rachel's tent.

34 Men Rakel havde taget Husguderne og lagt dem i en Kamelsaddel og sad paa dem, og Laban ransagede hele Teltet og fandt intet.

Rachel had put the household idols in a camel's saddlebag and was sitting on it. Laban carefully searched the whole tent but couldn't find them.

35 Da sagde hun til sin Fader: Min Herre, bliv ikke vred, at jeg ikke kan staa op for dig, fordi det gaar mig paa Kvinders Vis; saa ledte han og fandt ikke Husguderne.

She said to her father, “Sir, please don't get upset with me for not standing up in your presence, but I have my period.” He looked everywhere but didn't find the idols.

36 Da blev Jakob vred og trættede med Laban; og Jakob svarede og sagde til Laban: Hvad er min Overtrædelse, hvad er min Synd, at du forfølger mig saaledes?

Jacob got angry with Laban and confronted him, saying, “What crime am I guilty of? What wrong have I done to you that you've come hunting me down?

37 Eftersom du har følt og ransaget alt mit Tøj, hvad har du fundet af alt dit Hus's Tøj? læg det her frem for mine Brødre og dine Brødre, at de maa dømme imellem os to!

You've searched through all my possessions. Did you find anything belonging to you? If you did, bring it out here before my relatives and yours so they can decide who's right!

38 Jeg har været hos dig disse tyve Aar, dine Faar og dine Geder have ikke født i Utide, og Vædrene af dit Kvæg har jeg ikke ædet.

I've worked for you for these past twenty years. During that time none of your sheep and goats miscarried, and I haven't eaten a single ram from your flock.

39 Hvad som var revet, har jeg ikke baaret til dig; jeg betalte det, du krævede det af min Haand, det, som var stjaalet om Dagen, og det, som var stjaalet om Natten.

If any of them were killed by wild animals, I never even brought you the carcass to prove the loss—I bore the loss myself. But you on the other hand always made me compensate you for any animals that were stolen, whether at night or in broad daylight.

40 Saa gik det mig: om Dagen fortærede Heden mig og Kulden om Natten, og der kom ikke Søvn i mine Øjne.

Whether it was sweating in the heat of the day, or freezing in the cold of the night when I couldn't sleep, I went on working for you for twenty years in your home.

41 Det er nu tyve Aar, jeg er i dit Hus, jeg har tjent dig fjorten Aar for dine tvende Døtre og seks Aar for dit Kvæg, og du har forandret min Løn ti Gange.

I worked fourteen years for your two daughters, and six more years with your flocks. You reduced my wages ten times!

42 Dersom ikke min Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud og Isaks Rædsel, havde været med mig, sandelig, du havde nu ladet mig fare tomhændet; Gud har set min Elendighed og mine Hænders Møje og straffede dig i Gaar Nat.

If it weren't for the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the awesome God of Isaac, who took care of me, you would have dismissed me with nothing. But God saw my suffering, how hard I worked, and he condemned you last night.”

43 Og Laban svarede og sagde til Jakob: De Døtre ere mine Døtre, og de Sønner ere mine Sønner, og det Kvæg er mit Kvæg, og alt det, du ser, er mit; hvad skulde jeg gøre imod disse mine Døtre i Dag eller imod deres Sønner, som de have født?

Laban replied, “These are my daughters and these are my children and these are my flocks! In fact, everything you see here is mine! However, what can I do now about my daughters and their children?

44 Saa kom nu, lad os gøre en Pagt, jeg og du, og det skal være til et Vidne imellem mig og imellem dig.

So let's make a solemn agreement between you and I, and it will be a witness to our mutual commitment.”

45 Da tog Jakob en Sten og rejste den op til et Mindesmærke.

Jacob took a stone and set it upright as a pillar.

46 Og Jakob sagde til sine Brødre: Sanker Stene; og de toge Stene og gjorde en Hob, og de aade der paa Hoben.

Then he told his relatives, “Go and collect some stones.” They all made a pile of stones and then sat beside it to eat a meal.

47 Og Laban kaldte den Jegar Sahaduta, men Jakob kaldte den Gilead.

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, while Jacob called it Galeed.

48 Da sagde Laban: Denne Hob skal være et Vidne i Dag imellem mig og imellem dig; derfor kaldte han dens Navn Gilead,

Laban announced, “This pile of stone serves as a witness between me and you.” This is why it was called Galeed.

49 og Mizpa; thi han sagde: Herren skal se til imellem mig og imellem dig; thi vi komme hverandre af Syne.

It was also called Mizpah, for as Laban said, “May the Lord keep a close eye on both of us when we're not together.

50 Dersom du vil gøre mine Døtre Fortræd, og dersom du vil tage Hustruer foruden mine Døtre, da er her vel ingen Mand hos os; men se, Gud er Vidne imellem mig og imellem dig.

If you treat my daughters badly or marry more wives in addition to them, God will see what you do even if no one else finds out!”

51 Og Laban sagde til Jakob: Se denne Hob, og se det Mindesmærke, som jeg har oprejst imellem mig og imellem dig,

Then Laban told Jacob, “Look at this pile of stones and this pillar that I have set up as a memorial of the agreement between you and me.

52 denne Hob skal være Vidne, og dette Mindesmærke skal være Vidne, at jeg skal ikke fare forbi denne Hob til dig, og at du skal ikke fare forbi denne Hob og dette Mindesmærke til mig, til det onde.

They also act as a witness to our solemn promises to each other: I will not come past them to attack you; and you will not come past them to attack me.

53 Abrahams Gud og Nakors Gud, deres Faders Gud, skal dømme imellem os; og Jakob svor ved sin Fader Isaks Rædsel.

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor—the God of our forefathers—be the one to judge between us in any dispute.” Jacob in turn made his solemn promise in the name of the awesome God of his father Isaac.

54 Og Jakob slagtede et Offer paa Bjerget og bad sine Brødre til Maaltid; og de aade Brød og bleve paa Bjerget om Natten.

Then he offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited all his relatives to eat a meal there. They spent the night on the mountain.

55 Men om Morgenen stod Laban aarle op og kyssede sine Sønner og sine Døtre og velsignede dem, og Laban drog hen og vendte tilbage til sit Sted.

Laban got up early in the morning and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye. He blessed them, and then left to go back home.