1 Mosebog 30

1 Da Rakel saa, at hun ikke fødte Jakob noget Barn, blev hun skinsyg paa sin Søster og sagde til Jakob: »Skaf mig Børn, ellers dør jeg!«

Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, “Give me children, otherwise I will die.”

2 Men Jakob blev vred paa Rakel og sagde: »Er jeg i Guds Sted? Det er jo ham, der har nægtet dig Livsfrugt!«

Jacob, being angry, responded to her, “Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of your womb?”

3 Saa sagde hun: »Der er min Trælkvinde Bilha; gaa ind til hende, saa hun kan føde paa mine Knæ og jeg faa Sønner ved hende!«

But she said: “I have a handmaid Bilhah. Go in to her, so that she may give birth upon my knees, and I may have sons by her.”

4 Og hun gav ham sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.

And she gave him Bilhah in marriage.

5 Saa blev Bilha frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en Søn,

And when her husband had gone in to her, she conceived and bore a son.

6 og Rakel sagde: »Gud har hjulpet mig til min Ret, han har hørt min Røst og givet mig en Søn.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Dan.

And Rachel said, “The Lord has judged for me, and he has heeded my voice, giving me a son.” And because of this, she called his name Dan.

7 Siden blev Rakels Trælkvinde Bilha frugtsommelig igen og fødte Jakob en anden Søn;

And conceiving again, Bilhah bore another,

8 og Rakel sagde: »Gudskampe har jeg kæmpet med min Søster og sejret.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Naftali.

about whom Rachel said, “God has compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called him Naphtali.

9 Men da Lea saa, at hun ikke fik flere Børn, tog hun sin Trælkvinde Zilpa og gav Jakob hende til Hustru;

Leah, perceiving that she had desisted from child-bearing, delivered Zilpah, her handmaid, to her husband.

10 og da Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa fødte Jakob en Søn,

And she, after having borne a son with difficulty,

11 sagde Lea: »Hvilken Lykke!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Gad.

said: “Happiness!” And for this reason, she called his name Gad.

12 Siden fødte Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa Jakob en anden Søn;

Likewise, Zilpah bore another.

13 og Lea sagde: »Held mig! Kvinderne vil prise mit Held!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Aser.

And Leah said, “This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed.” Because of this, she called him Asher.

14 Men da Ruben engang i Hvedehøstens Tid gik paa Marken, fandt han nogle Kærlighedsæbler og bragte dem til sin Moder Lea. Da sagde Rakel til Lea: »Giv mig nogle af din Søns Kærlighedsæbler!«

Then Reuben, going out into the field at the time of the wheat harvest, found mandrakes. These he brought to his mother Leah. And Rachel said, “Give me a portion of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 Lea svarede: »Er det ikke nok, at du har taget min Mand fra mig? Vil du nu ogsaa tage min Søns Kærlighedsæbler?« Men Rakel sagde: »Til Gengæld for din Søns Kærlighedsæbler maa han ligge hos dig i Nat!«

She responded, “Does it seem like such a small matter to you, that you have usurped from me my husband, unless you will also take my son’s mandrakes?” Rachel said, “He will sleep with you this night because of your son’s mandrakes.”

16 Da saa Jakob kom fra Marken om Aftenen, gik Lea ham i Møde og sagde: »Kom ind til mig i Nat, thi jeg har købt dig for min Søns Kærlighedsæbler!« Og han laa hos hende den Nat.

And when Jacob returned from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and she said, “You will enter to me, because I have hired you for the reward of my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.

17 Saa bønhørte Gud Lea, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en femte Søn;

And God heard her prayers. And she conceived and bore a fifth son.

18 og Lea sagde: »Gud har lønnet mig, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Trælkvinde.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Issakar.

And she said, “God has given a reward to me, because I gave my handmaid to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.

19 Siden blev Lea frugtsommelig igen og fødte Jakob en sjette Søn;

Conceiving again, Leah bore a sixth son.

20 og Lea sagde: »Gud har givet mig en god Gave, nu vil min Mand blive hos mig, fordi jeg har født ham seks Sønner.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Zebulon.

And she said: “God has endowed me with a good dowry. And now, at this turn, my husband will be with me, because I have conceived six sons for him.” And therefore she called his name Zebulun.

21 Siden fødte hun en Datter, som hun gav Navnet Dina.

After him, she bore a daughter, named Dinah.

22 Saa kom Gud Rakel i Hu, og Gud bønhørte hende og aabnede hendes Moderliv,

The Lord, likewise remembering Rachel, heeded her and opened her womb.

23 saa hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Gud har borttaget min Skændsel.«

And she conceived and bore a son, saying, “God has taken away my reproach.”

24 Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Josef; thi hun sagde: »HERREN give mig endnu en Søn!«

And she called his name Joseph, saying, “The Lord has added to me another son.”

25 Da Rakel havde født Josef, sagde Jakob til Laban: »Lad mig fare, at jeg kan drage til min Hjemstavn og mit Land;

But when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: “Release me, so that I may return to my native country and to my land.

26 giv mig mine Hustruer og mine Børn som jeg har tjent dig for, og lad mig drage bort; du ved jo selv, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig!«

Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served you, so that I may depart. You know the servitude with which I have served you.”

27 Men Laban svarede: »Maatte jeg have fundet Naade for dine Øjne! Jeg har udfundet, at HERREN har velsignet mig for din Skyld.«

Laban said to him: “May I find grace in your sight. I have learned by experience that God has blessed me because of you.

28 Og han sagde: »Bestem, hvad du vil have i Løn af mig, saa vil jeg give dig den!«

Choose your wages, which I will give you.”

29 Saa sagde Jakob: »Du ved jo selv, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig, og hvad din Ejendom er blevet til under mine Hænder;

But he responded: “You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands.

30 thi før jeg kom, ejede du kun lidet, men nu har du Overflod; HERREN har velsignet dig, hvor som helst jeg satte min Fod. Men naar kan jeg komme til at gøre noget for mit eget Hus?«

You had little before I came to you, and now you have achieved riches. And the Lord has blessed you since my arrival. It is just, therefore, that at some time I also should provide for my own house.”

31 Laban svarede: »Hvad skal jeg da give dig?« Da sagde Jakob: »Du skal ikke give mig noget; men hvis du gaar ind paa, hvad jeg nu foreslaar dig, vedbliver jeg at være Hyrde for dine Hjorde og vogte dem.

And Laban said, “What shall I give to you?” But he said, “I want nothing. But if you will do what I ask, I will feed and guard your sheep again.

32 Jeg vil i Dag gaa hele din Hjord igennem og udskille alle spættede og blakkede Dyr alle de sorte Faar og de blakkede eller spættede Geder skal være min Løn;

Go around through all your flocks and separate all the sheep of variegated or spotted fleece; and whatever will be darkened or blemished or variegated, as much among the sheep as among the goats, will be my wages.

33 i Morgen den Dag skal min Retfærdighed vidne for mig: Naar du kommer og syner den Hjord, der skal være min Løn, da er alle de Geder, som ikke er spættede eller blakkede, og de Faar, som ikke er sorte, stjaalet af mig.«

And my justice will answer on my behalf tomorrow, when the time of settlement arrives before you. And all that is not variegated or blemished or darkened, as much among the sheep as among the goats, these will prove me to be a thief.”

34 Laban svarede: »Vel, lad det blive, som du siger!«

And Laban said, “I hold favor for this request.”

35 Saa udskilte han samme Dag de stribede og blakkede Bukke og de spættede og blakkede Geder, alle dem der havde hvide Pletter, og alle de sorte Faar og overgav dem til sine Sønner,

And on that day he separated the she-goats, and the sheep, and the he-goats, and the rams with variegations or with blemishes. But every one of the flock which was of one color, that is, of white or of black fleece, he delivered into the hands of his sons.

36 og han lod der være tre Dagsrejser mellem dem og Jakob; og Jakob vogtede Resten af Labans Hjord.

And he established a distance of three days journey between himself and his son-in-law, who pastured the remainder of his flock.

37 Men Jakob tog friske Grene af Hvidpopler, Mandeltræer og Plataner og afskrællede Barken saaledes, at der kom hvide Striber paa Grenene;

Then Jacob, taking green branches of poplar, and almond, and sycamore trees, debarked them in part. And when the bark was pulled off, in the parts that were stripped, there appeared whiteness, yet the parts that were left whole, remained green. And so, in this way the color was made variegated.

38 og de afskrællede Grene stillede han op i Trugene foran Dyrene, i Vandrenderne, hvor Dyrene kom hen og drak; og de parrede sig, naar de kom for at drikke;

And he placed them in the troughs, where the water was poured out, so that when the flocks had arrived to drink, they would have the branches before their eyes, and in their sight they might conceive.

39 Dyrene parrede sig foran Grenene og fødte saa stribet, spættet og blakket Afkom.

And it happened that, in the very heat of joining together, the sheep looked upon the branches, and they bore the blemished and the variegated, those speckled with diverse color.

40 Og Lammene udskilte Jakob. Og han lod Dyrene vende Hovedet mod de stribede og alle de sorte Dyr i Labans Hjord. Paa den Maade fik han sine egne Hjorde, som han ikke bragte sammen med Labans.

And Jacob divided the flock, and he set the branches in the troughs before the eyes of the rams. Now whatever was white or black belonged to Laban, but, in truth, the others belonged to Jacob, for the flocks were dispersed among one another.

41 Og hver Gang de kraftige Dyr parrede sig, stillede Jakob Grenene op foran dem i Vandrenderne, for at de skulde parre sig foran Grenene;

Therefore, when the first to arrive were climbing on the ewes, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams and the sheep, so that they might conceive while they were gazing upon them.

42 men naar det var de svage Dyr, stillede han dem ikke op; saaledes kom de svage til at tilhøre Laban, de kraftige Jakob.

Yet when the late arrivals and the last to conceive were let in, he did not place these. And so those that arrived late became Laban’s, and those that arrived first became Jacob’s.

43 Paa den Maade blev Manden overmaade rig og fik Smaakvæg i Mængde, Trælkvinder og Trælle, Kameler og Æsler.

And the man was enriched beyond limit, and he had many flocks, women servants and men servants, camels and donkeys.