1 Mosebog 28
1 Da kaldte Isak Jakob til sig og velsignede ham, idet han bød ham: »Du maa ikke tage dig en Hustru blandt Kana'ans Døtre.
Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
2 Drag til Paddan-Aram, til din Morfader Betuels Hus, og tag dig der en af din Morbroder Labans Døtre til Hustru!
But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
3 Gud den Almægtige velsigne dig og gøre dig frugtbar og give dig et talrigt Afkom, saa du bliver til Stammer i Hobetal.
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
4 Han give dig og dit Afkom med dig Abrahams Velsignelse, saa du faar din Udlændigheds Land i Eje, det, Gud skænkede Abraham!«
And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.
5 Saa lod Isak Jakob fare, og han drog til Paddan-Aram, til Aramæeren Laban, Betuels Søn, som var Broder til Rebekka, Jakobs og Esaus Moder.
So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6 Men Esau fik at vide, at Isak havde velsignet Jakob og sendt ham til Paddan-Aram for at tage sig en Hustru der, og at han, da han velsignede ham, havde paalagt ham ikke at tage sig en Hustru blandt Kana'ans Døtre,
So when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
7 og at Jakob havde adlydt sin Fader og Moder og var draget til Paddan-Aram.
And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
8 Da skønnede Esau, at Kana'ans Døtre vakte hans Fader Isaks Mishag,
It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,
9 og han gik til Ismael og tog Mahalat, en Datter af Abrahams Søn Ismael og Søster til Nebajot, til Hustru ved Siden af sine andre Hustruer.
So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.
10 Saa drog Jakob bort fra Be'ersjeba og vandrede ad Karan til.
So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
11 Paa sin Vandring kom han til det hellige Sted og overnattede der, da Solen var gaaet ned; og han tog en af Stenene paa Stedet og brugte den som Hovedgærde og lagde sig til, Hvile der.
And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.
12 Da drømte han, og se, paa Jorden stod en Stige, hvis Top naaede til Himmelen, og se, Guds Engle steg op og ned ad den;
And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
13 og HERREN stod foran ham og sagde: »Jeg er HERREN, din Fader Abrahams og Isaks Gud! Det Land, du hviler paa, giver jeg dig og dit Afkom;
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
14 dit Afkom skal blive som Jordens Støv, og du skal brede dig mod Vest og Øst, mod Nord og Syd; og i dig og i din Sæd skal alle Jordens Slægter velsignes;
Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
15 se, jeg vil være med dig og vogte dig, hvorhen du end gaar og føre dig tilbage til dette Land; thi jeg vil ikke forlade dig, men opfylde alt, hvad jeg har lovet dig!«
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
16 Da Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn, sagde han: »Sandelig, HERREN er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke!«
And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.
17 Og han blev angst og sagde: »Hvor forfærdeligt er dog dette Sted! Visselig, her er Guds Hus, her er Himmelens Port!«
And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
18 Tidligt næste Morgen tog Jakob den Sten, han havde brugt som Hovedgærde rejste den som en Stenstøtte og gød Olie over den.
And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
19 Og han kaldte dette Sted Betel; før hed Byen Luz.
And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.
20 Derpaa gjorde Jakob følgende Løfte: »Hvis Gud er med mig og vogter mig paa den Vej, jeg skal vandre, og giver mig Brød at spise og Klæder at iføre mig,
Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
21 og hvis jeg kommer uskadt tilbage til min Faders Hus, saa skal HERREN være min Gud,
So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
22 og denne Sten, som jeg har rejst som en Støtte, skal være Guds Hus, og af alt, hvad du giver mig, vil jeg give dig Tiende!«
And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
