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.«

But afterwards, he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and being enlarged by his ability, he has become famous.”

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

Likewise, he observed that Laban’s face was not the same toward him as it was yesterday and the day before.

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

Most importantly, the Lord was saying to him, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your generation, and I will be with you.”

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

He sent and called for Rachel and Leah, in the field where he pastured the flocks,

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 said to them: “I see that your father’s face is not the same toward me as it was yesterday and the day before. 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,

And 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;

Even so, your father has circumvented me, and he has changed my wages ten times. And yet God has not permitted 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.

Whenever he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ all the sheep gave birth to speckled newborns. Yet truly, when he said the contrary, ‘You will take whatever is white for your wages,’ all the flocks gave birth to white ones.

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

And it is God who has taken your father’s substance and given it to me.

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

For after the time had arrived for the ewes to conceive, I lifted up my eyes, and I saw in my sleep that the males climbing on the females were of variegated, and spotted, and diverse colors.

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

And the Angel of God said to me in my sleep, ‘Jacob.’ And I responded, ‘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.

And he said: ‘Lift up your eyes, and see that all the males climbing on the females are variegated, spotted, and also 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 stone and made a vow to me. Now therefore arise, and depart from this land, returning to the land of your nativity.’”

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

And Rachel and Leah responded: “Have we anything left behind among the resources and inheritance of 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?

Has he not considered us as foreigners, and sold us, and consumed our price?

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

But God has taken our father’s riches and handed these to us and to our sons. Therefore, do all that God has instructed you.”

17 Saa satte Jakob sine Børn og sine Hustruer paa Kamelerne

And so Jacob rose up, and having placed the children and his wives upon camels, he went forth.

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 took all his substance and flocks, and whatever he had acquired in Mesopotamia, and he journeyed to his father Isaac, in the land of Canaan.

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

At that time, Laban had gone to shear the sheep, and so Rachel stole her father’s idols.

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

And Jacob was not willing to confess to his father-in-law that he was fleeing.

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

And when he had gone away with all such things that were justly his, and, having crossed the river, was continuing on toward Mount Gilead,

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

it was reported to Laban on the third day 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.

And taking his brothers with him, he pursued him for seven days. And he overtook him at Mount 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!«

And he saw in a dream, God saying to him, “Beware that you not speak anything harsh against Jacob.”

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

And now Jacob had pitched his tent at the mountain. And when he, with his brothers, had overtaken him, he set his tent at the same place at Mount Gilead.

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

And he said to Jacob: “Why have you acted this way, departing from me in secret, with my daughters like captives of the sword?

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 would you want to flee without my knowledge and without telling me, though I might have led you forward with gladness, and songs, and timbrels, and lyres?

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

You have not permitted me to kiss my sons and daughters. You have acted foolishly. And now, indeed,

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!

my hand has power to repay you with harm. But the God of your father said to me yesterday, ‘Beware that you not speak anything stern against Jacob.’

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

It may be that you desired to go to your own, and that you longed for the house of your father. 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!

Jacob answered: “I set out, unknown to you, because I feared that you might take away your daughters by violence.

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.

But, since you accuse me of theft, with whomever you will find your gods, let him be slain in the sight of our brothers. Search; anything of yours that you will find with me, take it away.” Now when he said this, he 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.

And so Laban, entering the tent of Jacob, and of Leah, and of both the handmaids, did not find them. And when he had entered the tent of Rachel,

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,

she quickly hid the idols under the camel’s bedding, and she sat upon them. And when he had searched the entire tent and 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.

she said: “Do not be angry, my lord, that I am unable to rise up in your sight, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women.” So his careful search was thwarted.

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!

And Jacob, being inflated, said with contention: “For which fault of mine, or for what sin of mine, have you become so enraged against 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!

and searched all the items of my house? What have you found from all the substance of your house? Place it here before my brothers, and your brothers, and let them judge between me and you.

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

For what reason have I been with you for twenty years? Your ewes and she-goats were not barren; the rams of your flocks I did not consume.

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;

Neither did I reveal to you what was seized by the wild beast. I replaced all that was damaged. Whatever was lost by theft, you collected it from me.

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

Day and night, I was burned by heat and by frost, 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.

And in this way, for twenty years, I have served you in your house: fourteen for your daughters, and six for your flocks. You have also 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 Abraham and the fear of Isaac had not been close to me, perhaps by now you would have sent me away naked. But God looked kindly on my affliction and the labor of my hands, and he rebuked you yesterday.”

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?

Laban answered him: “My daughters and sons, and your flocks, and all that you discern are mine. What can I do to my sons and grandchildren?

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

Come, therefore, let us enter into a pact, so that it may be a testimony between me and you.”

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

And so Jacob took a stone, and he set it up as a memorial.

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 brothers, “Bring stones.” And they, gathering together stones, made a tomb, and they ate upon it.

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

And Laban called it, ‘Tomb of Witness,’ and Jacob, ‘Pile of Testimony;’ each of them according to the fitness of his own language.

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

And Laban said: “This tomb will be a witness between me and you this day.” (And for this reason, its name has been called Gilead, that is, ‘Tomb of Witness.’)

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

“May the Lord consider and judge between us, when we will have withdrawn from one another.

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 afflict my daughters, and if you bring in other wives over them, no one is a witness of our words except God, who understands beforehand.”

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

And again he said to Jacob. “Lo, this tomb and the stone that I have set up between me and you,

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;

will be a witness. This tomb,” I say, “and the stone, they are for testimony, in case either I cross beyond it going toward you, or you cross beyond it thinking 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.” Therefore, 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.

And after he had immolated sacrifices on the mountain, he called his brothers to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there.

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

In truth, Laban rose up in the night, and he kissed his sons and daughters, and he blessed them. And he returned to his place.