1 Mosebog 31

1 Men Jakob hørte Labans Sønner sige: »Jakob har taget al vor Faders Ejendom, og deraf har han skabt sig al den Velstand.«

Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

2 Og Jakob læste i Labans Ansigt, at han ikke var sindet mod ham som tidligere.

And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.

3 Da sagde HERREN til Jakob: »Vend tilbage til dine Fædres Land og din Hjemstavn, saa vil jeg være med dig!«

Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

4 Saa sendte Jakob Bud og lod Rakel og Lea kalde ud paa Marken til sin Hjord;

So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,

5 og han sagde til dem: »Jeg læser i eders Faders Ansigt, at han ikke er sindet mod mig som tidligere, nu da min Faders Gud har været med mig;

and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.

6 og I ved jo selv, at jeg har tjent eders Fader af al min Kraft,

You know that I have served your father with all my strength.

7 medens eders Fader har bedraget mig og forandret min Løn ti Gange; men Gud tilstedte ham ikke at gøre mig Skade;

And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.

8 sagde han, at de spættede Dyr skulde være min Løn, saa fødte hele Hjorden spættet Afkom, og sagde han, at de stribede skulde være min Løn, saa fødte hele Hjorden stribet Afkom.

If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.

9 Saaledes tog Gud Hjordene fra eders Fader og gav mig dem.

Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

10 Og ved den Tid Dyrene parrede sig, saa jeg i Drømme, at Bukkene, der sprang, var stribede, spættede og brogede;

When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.

11 og Guds Engel sagde til mig i Drømme: Jakob! Jeg svarede: Se, her er jeg!

In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

12 Da sagde han: Løft dit Blik og se, hvorledes alle Bukkene, der springer, er stribede, spættede og brogede, thi jeg har set alt, hvad Laban har gjort imod dig.

‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

13 Jeg er den Gud, som aabenbarede sig for dig i, Betel, der, hvor du salvede en Stenstøtte og aflagde mig et Løfte; bryd op og forlad dette Land og vend tilbage til din Hjemstavn!«

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”

14 Saa svarede Rakel og Lea ham: »Har vi vel mere Lod og Del i vor Faders Hus?

And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?

15 Har han ikke regnet os for fremmede Kvinder, siden han solgte os og selv brugte de Penge, han fik for os?

Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.

16 Al den Rigdom, Gud har taget fra vor Fader, tilhører os og vore Børn — gør du kun alt, hvad Gud sagde til dig!«

Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”

17 Saa satte Jakob sine Børn og sine Hustruer paa Kamelerne

Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels,

18 og tog alt sit Kvæg med sig, og al den Ejendom, han havde samlet sig, det Kvæg, han ejede og havde samlet sig i Paddan-Aram, for at drage til sin Fader Isak i Kana'ans, Land.

and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.

19 Medens Laban var borte og klippede sine Faar, stjal Rakel sin Faders Husgud.

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

20 Og Jakob narrede Aramæeren Laban, idet han ikke lod ham mærke, at han vilde flygte;

Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.

21 og han flygtede med alt, hvad han ejede; han brød op og satte over Floden og vandrede ad Gileads Bjerge til.

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

22 Tredjedagen fik Laban Melding om, at Jakob var flygtet;

On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.

23 han tog da sine Frænder med sig, satte efter ham saa langt som syv Dagsrejser og indhentede ham: i Gileads Bjerge.

So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

24 Men Gud kom til Aramæeren Laban i en Drøm om Natten og sagde til ham: »Vogt dig vel for at sige saa meget som et ondt Ord til Jakob!«

But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

25 Da Laban traf Jakob — Jakob havde han opslaaet sit Telt paa Bjerget, Laban med sine Frænder sit i Gileads Bjerge —

Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.

26 sagde Laban til Jakob: »Hvad har du gjort! Mig har du narret, og mine Døtre har du ført bort, som var de Krigsfanger!

Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!

27 Hvorfor har du holdt din Flugt hemmelig og narret mig og ikke meddelt mig det; saa jeg kunde tage Afsked med dig med Lystighed og Sang, med Haandpauker og Harper?

Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

28 Du lod mig ikke kysse mine Sønner og Døtre — sandelig, det var daarligt gjort af dig!

But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.

29 Det stod nu i min Magt at handle ilde med dig; men din Faders Gud sagde til mig i Nat: Vogt dig vel for at sige saa meget som et ondt Ord til Jakob!

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

30 Nu vel, saa drog du altsaa bort fordi du længtes saa meget efter din Faders Hus men hvorfor stjal du min Gud?«

Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

31 Da svarede Jakob Laban: »Jeg var bange; thi jeg tænkte, du vilde rive dine Døtre fra mig!

“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

32 Men den, hos hvem du finder din Gud, skal lade sit Liv! Gennemsøg i vore Frænders Paasyn, hvad jeg har, og tag, hvad dit er!« Jakob vidste nemlig ikke, at Rakel havde stjaalet den.

If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

33 Laban gik nu ind og ledte i Jakobs, i Leas og i de to Tjenestekvinders Telte men fandt intet; og fra Leas gik han, til Rakels, Telt.

So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

34 Men Rakel havde taget Husguden og lagt den i Kamelsadlen og sat sig paa den. Da Laban nu havde gennemsøgt hele Teltet og intet fundet,

Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her camel, and was sitting on them. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing.

35 sagde hun til sin Fader: »Min Herre tage mig ikke ilde op, at jeg ikke kan rejse mig for dig, da det gaar mig paa Kvinders Vis!« Saaledes ledte han efter Husguden uden at finde den.

Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

36 Da blussede Vreden op i Jakob, og han gik i Rette med Laban; og Jakob sagde til Laban: »Hvad er min Brøde, og hvad er min Synd, at du satte efter mig!

Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?

37 Du har jo nu gennemsøgt alle mine Ting! Hvad har du fundet af alle dine Sager? Læg det frem for mine Frænder og dine Frænder, at de kan dømme os to imellem!

You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.

38 I de tyve Aar, jeg har været hos dig, fødte dine Faar og Geder ikke i Utide, din Hjords Vædre fortærede jeg ikke,

I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.

39 det sønderrevne bragte jeg dig ikke, men erstattede det selv; af min Haand krævede du, hvad der blev stjaalet baade om Dagen og om Natten;

I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.

40 om Dagen fortærede Heden mig, om Natten Kulden, og mine Øjne kendte ikke til Søvn.

As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

41 I tyve Aar har jeg tjent dig i dit Hus, fjorten Aar for dine to Døtre og seks Aar for dit Smaakvæg, og ti Gange har du forandret min Løn.

Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!

42 Havde ikke min Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud og Isaks Rædsel, staaet mig bi, saa havde du ladet mig gaa med tomme Hænder; men Gud saa min Elendighed og mine Hænders Møje, og i Nat afsagde han sin Kendelse!«

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

43 Da sagde Laban til Jakob: »Døtrene er mine Døtre, Sønnerne er mine Sønner, Hjordene er mine Hjorde, og alt, hvad du ser, er mit — men hvad skulde jeg i Dag kunne gøre imod mine Døtre eller de Sønner, de har født?

But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?

44 Lad os to slutte et Forlig, og det skal tjene til Vidne mellem os.«

Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

45 Saa tog Jakob en Sten og rejste den som en Støtte;

So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

46 og Jakob sagde til sine Frænder: »Sank Sten sammen!« Og de tog Sten og byggede en Dysse og holdt Maaltid derpaa.

and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

47 Laban kaldte den Jegar-Sahaduta, og Jakob kaldte den Gal'ed.

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

48 Da sagde Laban: »Denne Dysse skal i Dag være Vidne mellem os to!« Derfor kaldte han den Gal'ed

Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

49 og Mizpa; thi han sagde: »HERREN skal staa Vagt mellem mig og dig, naar vi skilles.

It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

50 Hvis du handler ilde med mine Døtre eller tager andre Hustruer ved Siden af dem, da vid, at selv om intet Menneske er til Stede, er dog Gud Vidne mellem mig og dig!«

If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

51 Og Laban sagde til Jakob: »Se denne Stendysse og se denne Stenstøtte, som jeg har rejst mellem mig og dig!

Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.

52 Vidne er denne Dysse, og Vidne er denne Støtte paa, at jeg ikke i fjendtlig Hensigt vil gaa forbi denne Dysse ind til dig, og at du heller ikke vil gaa forbi den ind til mig;

This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.

53 Abrahams Gud og Nakors Gud, deres Faders Gud, være Dommer imellem os!« Saa svor Jakob ved sin Fader Isaks Rædsel,

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

54 og derpaa holdt Jakob Offerslagtning paa Bjerget og indbød sine Frænder til Maaltid; og de holdt Maaltid og blev paa Bjerget Natten over.

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

55 Tidligt næste Morgen kyssede Laban sine Sønner og Døtre, velsignede dem og drog bort; og Laban vendte tilbage til sin Hjemstavn,

Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.