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.

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he obtained all this glory.

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

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

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

And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

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

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field to 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.

And said to them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

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

And ye know that with all my power I have served 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.

And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God allowed him not to 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 thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bore speckled: and if he said thus, The striped shall be thy hire; then all the cattle bore striped.

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

Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given 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;

And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were striped, speckled, and spotted.

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

And the angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

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.

And he said, Lift up now thy eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are striped, speckled, and spotted: for I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee.

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 thou didst anoint the pillar, and where thou didst vow to me a vow: now arise, depart from this land, and return to the land of thy kindred.

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

And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

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

Are we not counted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite consumed also our 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.

For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatever God hath said to thee, do.

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

Then Jacob arose, and set his sons and his wives upon 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 he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gained, the cattle of his getting, which he had gained in Padanaram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

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

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

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

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he was fleeing.

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 he fled with all that he had; and he arose, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

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

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

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

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount 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.

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

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

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

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?

And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with 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 didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with timbrel, and with harp?

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

And hast not permitted me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

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.

It is in the power of my hand to do you harm: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

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

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou didst earnestly long after thy father’s house, yet why hast thou stolen my gods?

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

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, It may be thou wouldest take thy 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.

With whomever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

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.

And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then he went out of Leah’s tent, and entered 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.

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

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.

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

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?

And Jacob was angry, and contended with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

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!

Though thou hast searched all my things, what hast thou found of all thy household things? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us both.

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.

These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy female goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

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.

That which was torn by beasts I brought not to thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

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

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.

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.

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed 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.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty. God hath seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee 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?

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children which they have borne?

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

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

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

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for 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.

And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they ate there upon the heap.

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

And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but 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,

And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

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

And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

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 thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and thee.

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

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast between me and thee;

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.

This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

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

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear 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 Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they ate bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

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.

And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned to his place.