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.
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2 Drag til Paddan-Aram, til din Morfader Betuels Hus, og tag dig der en af din Morbroder Labans Døtre til Hustru!
Arise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy 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 the Almighty God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company 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 he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, in order that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham!
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.
And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Padan-Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
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,
And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-Aram, to take a wife thence, blessing him, and giving him a charge saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
7 og at Jakob havde adlydt sin Fader og Moder og var draget til Paddan-Aram.
and [that] Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram.
8 Da skønnede Esau, at Kana'ans Døtre vakte hans Fader Isaks Mishag,
And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of Isaac his father.
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.
And Esau went to Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.
10 Saa drog Jakob bort fra Be'ersjeba og vandrede ad Karan til.
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards 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 he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took [one] of the stones of the place, and made [it] his pillow, and lay down 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 dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.
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 behold, Jehovah stood above it. And he said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
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;
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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 behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of.
16 Da Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn, sagde han: »Sandelig, HERREN er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke!«
And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew [it] not.
17 Og han blev angst og sagde: »Hvor forfærdeligt er dog dette Sted! Visselig, her er Guds Hus, her er Himmelens Port!«
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate 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 Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had made his pillow, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
19 Og han kaldte dette Sted Betel; før hed Byen Luz.
And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.
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,
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and keep me on this road that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and a garment to put on,
21 og hvis jeg kommer uskadt tilbage til min Faders Hus, saa skal HERREN være min Gud,
and I come again to my father's house in peace — then shall Jehovah 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 set up [for] a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that thou wilt give me I will without fail give the tenth to thee.
