1 Mosebog 29
1 Derpaa fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons 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,
and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
3 som man først væltede bort, naar alle Hjordene var samlede, for siden, naar Dyrene var vandet, at vælte den paa Plads igen.
(When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
4 Jakob spurgte dem: »Hvor er I fra, Brødre?« De svarede: »Fra Karan!«
And Jacob saith to them, 'My brethren, from whence [are] ye?' and they say, 'We [are] from Haran.'
5 Da spurgte han dem: »Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?« De svarede: »Ja, ham kender vi godt.«
And he saith to them, 'Have ye known Laban, son of Nahor?' and they say, 'We have known.'
6 Han spurgte da: »Gaar det ham vel?« De svarede: »Ja, det gaar ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!«
And he saith to them, 'Hath he peace?' and they say, 'Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'
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!«
And he saith, 'Lo, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.'
8 Men de svarede: »Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først naar de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene.«
And they say, 'We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.'
9 Medens han saaledes stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she [is] shepherdess;
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.
and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11 Saa kyssede han Rakel og brast i Graad;
And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,
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;
and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he [is] her father's brother, and that he [is] Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to 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;
And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,
14 og Laban sagde: »Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!« Han blev nu hos ham en Maanedstid.
and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh [art] thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.
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!«
And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou [art] my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what [is] thy hire.'
16 Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
17 Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og saa dejlig ud,
and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.
18 og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: »Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for din yngste Datter Rakel.«
And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'
19 Laban svarede: »Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!«
and Laban saith, 'It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'
20 Saa tjente Jakob syv Aar for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle faa Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
21 Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: »Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gaa ind til hende!«
And Jacob saith unto Laban, 'Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;'
22 Saa indbød Laban alle Mændene paa Stedet til Gæstebud.
and Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.
23 Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;
24 Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-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?«
And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it [is] Leah; and he saith unto Laban, 'What [is] this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?'
26 Laban svarede: »Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
And Laban saith, 'It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;
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.«
fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'
28 Det gik Jakob ind paa, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;
29 Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.
30 Saa gik Jakob ogsaa ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpaa blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv Aar til.
And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.
31 Da HERREN saa, at Lea blev tilsidesat, aabnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] 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!«
and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, 'Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband 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.
And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, 'Because Jehovah hath heard that I [am] the hated one, He also giveth to me even this [one];' and she calleth his name 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.
And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, 'Now [is] the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,' therefore hath [one] called his name 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.
And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, 'I praise Jehovah;' therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.
