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 having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, 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 was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of the 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!«

And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.

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

And she gave him Balla her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.

5 Saa blev Bilha frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en Søn,

And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived, and bore Jacob 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, God has given judgment for me, and listened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.

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

And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.

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

And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.

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

And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.

10 og da Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa fødte Jakob en Søn,

And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

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

And Lea said, [It is] happily: and she called his name, Gad.

12 Siden fødte Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa Jakob en anden Søn;

And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, and bore Jacob a second son.

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

And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, 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 went in the day of barley harvest, and found apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; and Rachel said to Lea her sister, Give me 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!«

And Lea said, [Is it] not enough for you that you have taken my husband, will you also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with you tonight for 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 Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, You shall come in to me this day, for I have hired you for my son's mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.

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

And God listened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob 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 Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.

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

And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob 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 Lea said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zabulon.

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

And after this she bore a daughter; and she called her name, Dina.

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

And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and he 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 Jacob a son; and Rachel said, 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, Let God add 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;

And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place 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!«

Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, that I may depart, for you know the service wherewith 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.«

And Laban said to him, If I have found grace in your sight, I would augur [well], for the Lord has blessed me at your coming in.

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

Appoint me your wages, and I will give [them].

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

And Jacob said, You know in what things I have served you, and how many cattle of your are with me.

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?«

For it was little you had before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed you since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also 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 to him, What shall I give you? and Jacob said to him, You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I will again tend your flocks and keep them.

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;

Let all your sheep pass by today, and separate thence every grey sheep among the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted among the goats—[this] shall be my reward.

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 righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before you: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and grey among the rams, shall be stolen with me.

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

And Laban said to him, Let it be according to your word.

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 in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was grey among the rams, and every one that was white among them, and he gave them into the hand 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 a distance of a three days' journey between them and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left behind.

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 to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.

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 laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whenever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.

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

So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth [young] speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-colored [spots].

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 lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.

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;

And it came to pass in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by the rods.

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 he did not put them in [indiscriminately] whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, and the marked ones were Jacob's.

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

And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.