1 Mosebog 29
1 Derpaa fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
2 Da fik han Øje paa en Brønd paa Marken og tre Hjorde af Smaakvæg, der var lejrede ved den. Ved den Brønd vandede man Hjordene; og over Hullet laa der en stor Sten,
He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large.
3 som man først væltede bort, naar alle Hjordene var samlede, for siden, naar Dyrene var vandet, at vælte den paa Plads igen.
There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place.
4 Jakob spurgte dem: »Hvor er I fra, Brødre?« De svarede: »Fra Karan!«
Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
5 Da spurgte han dem: »Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?« De svarede: »Ja, ham kender vi godt.«
He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”
6 Han spurgte da: »Gaar det ham vel?« De svarede: »Ja, det gaar ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!«
He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”
7 Da sagde han: »Det er jo endnu højlys Dag og for tidligt at drive Kvæget sammen; vand Dyrene og før dem ud paa Græsgangene!«
He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”
8 Men de svarede: »Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først naar de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene.«
They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 Medens han saaledes stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
10 og saa snart Jakob saa sin Morbroder Labans Datter Rakel og hans Hjord, gik han hen og væltede Stenen fra Brøndhullet og vandede sin Morbroder Labans Hjord.
When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
11 Saa kyssede han Rakel og brast i Graad;
Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12 og han fortalte hende, at han var hendes Faders Frænde, en Søn af Rebekka: Da skyndte hun sig hjem til sin Fader og fortalte ham det;
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.
13 og saa snart Laban hørte om sin Søstersøn Jakob, løb han ham i Møde, omfavnede og kyssede ham og førte ham hjem til sit Hus. Saa fortalte Jakob ham alt, hvad der var sket;
When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
14 og Laban sagde: »Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!« Han blev nu hos ham en Maanedstid.
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.
15 Saa sagde Laban til Jakob: »Skulde du tjene mig for intet fordi du er min Frænde? Sig mig, hvad du vil have i Løn!«
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
16 Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og saa dejlig ud,
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
18 og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: »Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for din yngste Datter Rakel.«
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
19 Laban svarede: »Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!«
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
20 Saa tjente Jakob syv Aar for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle faa Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
21 Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: »Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gaa ind til hende!«
Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
22 Saa indbød Laban alle Mændene paa Stedet til Gæstebud.
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23 Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
24 Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
25 Da det nu om Morgenen viste sig at være Lea, sagde Jakob til Laban: »Hvad er det, du har gjort imod mig? Er det ikke for Rakel, jeg har tjent hos dig? Hvorfor har du bedraget mig?«
In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
26 Laban svarede: »Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
27 men lad nu Bryllupsugen gaa til Ende, saa vil jeg ogsaa give dig hende, imod at du bliver i min Tjeneste syv Aar til.«
Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”
28 Det gik Jakob ind paa, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
29 Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.
30 Saa gik Jakob ogsaa ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpaa blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv Aar til.
He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.
31 Da HERREN saa, at Lea blev tilsidesat, aabnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
32 Saa blev Lea frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Ruben; thi hun sagde: »HERREN har set til min Ulykke; nu vil min Mand elske mig!«
Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked at my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”
33 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »HERREN hørte, at jeg var tilsidesat, saa gav han mig ogsaa ham!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Simeon.
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.
34 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu maa da endelig min Mand holde sig til mig, da jeg har født ham tre Sønner.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Levi.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.
35 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu vil jeg prise HERREN!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Juda. Saa fik hun ikke flere Børn.
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
