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.
Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall 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 Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there 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.
May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be 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 give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, 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.
Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, 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,
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall 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 obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.
8 Da skønnede Esau, at Kana'ans Døtre vakte hans Fader Isaks Mishag,
Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn’t please 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.
So Esau went to Ishmael, and took, in addition to 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.
Jacob went out from Beersheba, 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.
He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
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;
He dreamt and saw a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on 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;
Behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring.
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 offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will 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!«
Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
16 Da Jakob vaagnede af sin Søvn, sagde han: »Sandelig, HERREN er paa dette Sted, og jeg vidste det ikke!«
Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”
17 Og han blev angst og sagde: »Hvor forfærdeligt er dog dette Sted! Visselig, her er Guds Hus, her er Himmelens Port!«
He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, 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.
Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.
19 Og han kaldte dette Sted Betel; før hed Byen Luz.
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the 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,
Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, 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, and the LORD will 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!«
then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”
