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!«

Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, “Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I [think I will]!”

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

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “(I am not God!/Am I God?) [RHQ] He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!”

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!«

Then she said, “Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. (Sleep with/Have sex with) [EUP] her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though (I have children/her children are mine).”

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

So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex [EUP] with her.

5 Saa blev Bilha frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en Søn,

She became pregnant 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.

Rachel said, “God has (vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right). He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.” So she named him Dan, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’].

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

Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.

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

Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.” So she named him Naphtali, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’].

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

When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.

10 og da Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa fødte Jakob en Søn,

Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.

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

Leah said, “I am truly fortunate!” So she named him Gad, [which means ‘fortunate’].

12 Siden fødte Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa Jakob en anden Søn;

Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.

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

Leah said, “Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.” So she named him Asher, [which means ‘happy].’

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!«

When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some (mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant). He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, “Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!”

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!«

But Leah said to her, “No! (It was bad that you stole my husband!/Is it not bad enough that you stole my husband?) [RHQ] Now (are you going to take my son’s mandrake plants?/You want to take my son’s mandrake plants also, [so that you can become pregnant]!)” [RHQ] So Rachel said, “All right, Jacob can sleep with you tonight, if you give me some of your son’s mandrake plants.” [So Leah (agreed/gave her some)].

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.

When Jacob returned from the wheat fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must sleep with me tonight, because I gave Rachel some of my son’s mandrakes [that enable women to become pregnant], to pay her for allowing us to do that.” So Jacob slept with her that night.

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

God answered Leah’s prayers, and she became pregnant and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

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

Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband to be another wife for him.” So she named him Issachar, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘reward’].

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

Leah became pregnant again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.

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.

Leah said, “God has given me a precious gift. (This time/Now) my husband will honor/respect me, because I have given birth to six sons for him.” So she named him Zebulon, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘accepted gift’].

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

Later she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.

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

Then God thought about what Rachel wanted. He heard her prayers and enabled her to become pregnant.

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

She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “God has caused that no longer will I be ashamed [for not having children].”

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

She named him Joseph, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘may he give another’] and she said, ‘want Yahweh to give 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;

After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own 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!«

You know the work that I have done for you [for a long time to get my wives]. So let me take my wives and my children, and leave.”

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

But Laban said to him, “If you are pleased with me, stay here, because I have found out by performing a magic ritual that Yahweh has blessed me because of what you have done for me.

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

Tell me what you want me to pay you for continuing to work for me, and that is what I will pay you.”

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

Jacob replied, “You know how I have worked for you, and you know that your livestock have increased greatly as I have taken care of them.

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 only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”

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.

Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect 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;

Allow me to go and look at all of your flocks today and remove from them all the speckled sheep, all the spotted sheep, and every dark-colored lamb, all the goats that are speckled, and all the goats that are spotted, [and keep them for myself]. They 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.«

In that way, in the future, you will be able to know whether I have been honest regarding what you have paid me. If any of my goats are neither speckled or spotted, or if any of my lambs are not dark-colored, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”

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

Laban agreed and said, “Okay, we will do as you have said.”

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,

But that same day Laban removed all the male goats that had black and white stripes on them or were spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, all the goats that were partly white, and all the dark-colored lambs. He separated them and told his sons to take care of them.

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

Then he took these flocks and walked a distance of three days, in order that he could be that far from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.

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

Then Jacob cut some branches of (poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood). He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.

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;

Then he placed the peeled branches in the troughs where they put the water for the animals to drink, so that the branches would be in front of the flocks when they came to drink.

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

The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.

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.

Furthermore, Jacob separated the female sheep in his flock from the other sheep and goats in Laban’s flock. And when his female sheep mated, he made them look toward the animals that belonged to Laban that had black and white stripes on them, and the dark-colored animals. He did that so that the female sheep would give birth to animals that were striped or dark-colored. By doing that, he made bigger flocks for himself, and he kept them separate from Laban’s flocks.

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;

In addition, whenever the stronger female sheep were ready to mate, Jacob put some of those peeled branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate in front of the branches.

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 weak animals were ready to mate, he did not put the branches in their troughs. So the weak ones became part of Laban’s flock, and the strong ones became part of Jacob’s flock.

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

As a result, Jacob became very rich. He owned many large flocks of sheep and goats, and many male and female slaves, and many camels and donkeys.