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!«

And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

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

And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy 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 here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.

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

And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,

5 Saa blev Bilha frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en Søn,

When her husband had gone in unto her, 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 hath judged for me, and hath heard my voice, giving me a son, and therefore she called his name Dan.

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

And again Bala conceived and bore another,

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

For whom Rachel said: God hath compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called him Nephtali.

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

Lia, perceiving that she had left off bearing, gave Zelpha her handmaid to her husband.

10 og da Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa fødte Jakob en Søn,

And when she had conceived and brought forth a son,

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

She said: Happily. And therefore called his name Gad.

12 Siden fødte Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa Jakob en anden Søn;

Zelpha also bore another.

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

And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.

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!«

And Ruben, going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes: which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy 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 answered: Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my son’s mandrakes? Rachel said: He shall sleep with thee this night, for thy 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 at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for 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 the fifth son,

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

And said: God hath given me a reward, 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;

And Lia conceived again, and bore the 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 said: God hath endowed me with a good dowry: this turn also my husband will be with me, because I have borne him six sons: and therefore she called his name Zabulon.

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

After whom she bore a daughter, named Dina.

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

The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard 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 hath 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 give me also 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;

And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father in law: Send me away that I may return into my 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 thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.

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: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.

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

Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

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 answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been 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?«

Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable therefore that I should now provide also 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 thee? But he said: I require nothing: but if thou wilt do what I demand, I will feed, and keep thy 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 round through all thy flocks, and separate all the sheep of divers colours, and speckled: and all that is brown and spotted, and of divers colours, as well among the sheep, as among the goats, shall 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 shall answer for me tomorrow before thee when the time of the bargain shall come: and all that is not of divers colours, and spotted, and brown, as well among the sheep as among the goats, shall accuse me of theft.

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

And Laban said: I like well what thou demandest.

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 he separated the same day the she goats, and the sheep, and the he goats, and the rams of divers colours, and spotted: and all the flock of one colour, that is, of white and 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 set the space of three days’ journey betwixt himself and his son in law, who fed the rest 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;

And Jacob took green rods of poplar, and of almond, and of plane trees, and pilled them in part: so when the bark was taken off, in the parts that were pilled, there appeared whiteness: but the parts that were whole remained green: and by this means the colour was divers.

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 put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out: that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive.

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

And it came to pass that in the very heat of coition, the sheep beheld the rods, and brought forth spotted, and of divers colours, and speckled.

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 separated the flock, and put the rods in the troughs before the eyes of the rams: and all the white and the black were Laban’s: and the rest were Jacob’s, when the flocks were separated one from the other.

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;

So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking 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.

But when the latter coming was, and the last conceiving, he did not put them. And those that were lateward, became Laban’s: and they of the first time, 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 exceedingly, and he had many flocks, maid servants and men servants, camels and asses.