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, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:
2 Drag til Paddan-Aram, til din Morfader Betuels Hus, og tag dig der en af din Morbroder Labans Døtre til Hustru!
But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mother’s father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy uncle.
3 Gud den Almægtige velsigne dig og gøre dig frugtbar og give dig et talrigt Afkom, saa du bliver til Stammer i Hobetal.
And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.
4 Han give dig og dit Afkom med dig Abrahams Velsignelse, saa du faar din Udlændigheds Land i Eje, det, Gud skænkede Abraham!«
And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather.
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 when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria to Laban the son of Bathuel the Syrian, brother to Rebecca his 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 seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had charged him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan:
7 og at Jakob havde adlydt sin Fader og Moder og var draget til Paddan-Aram.
And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria:
8 Da skønnede Esau, at Kana'ans Døtre vakte hans Fader Isaks Mishag,
Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:
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.
He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nabajoth.
10 Saa drog Jakob bort fra Be'ersjeba og vandrede ad Karan til.
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on 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 when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same 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 saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by 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 the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee 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: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL 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 I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.
16 Da Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn, sagde han: »Sandelig, HERREN er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke!«
And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord 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 trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and 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, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it.
19 Og han kaldte dette Sted Betel; før hed Byen Luz.
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.
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 he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 og hvis jeg kommer uskadt tilbage til min Faders Hus, saa skal HERREN være min Gud,
And I shall return prosperously to my father’s house: the Lord shall 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 title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.
