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.«

Then heard he the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that belonged to our father; Yea out of what belonged to our father, hath he made all this wealth.

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

And Jacob looked upon the face of Laban, —and lo! it was not with him as afore-time.

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

Then said Yahweh unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, —that I may be with thee.

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

So Jacob sent, and called for Rachel and for Leah, to the field unto his flock;

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 said to them, Beholding, am I the face of your father, that it is not towards me as aforetime, —nevertheless, the God of my father, hath been with me;

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

and, ye, know that with all my vigour, have I served your father.

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

But, your father, hath deceived me, and hath changed my wages ten times, —yet God hath not suffered him to deal harmfully with 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 thus he saith, The speckled, shall be thy wages, then do all the flock bring forth speckled, —But if thus he saith, The ring-straked, shall be thy wages, then do all the flock bring forth ring-straked.

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

So hath God stripped away the herds of your father, 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;

And it came to pass in the season when the flock were in heat, then lifted I mine eyes and beheld in a dream, —and lo! the he-goats that were leaping upon the flock, were ring-straked speckled and dappled.

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

And the messenger of God said unto me in a dream, Jacob! and I said, Behold me!

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.

Then he said Lift, I pray thee, thine eyes and behold All, the he-goats that are leaping upon the flock are ring-straked, speckled, and dappled, —for I have seen all that Laban, has been doing to thee.

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 Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow to me a vow, —Now, rise, go forth out of this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

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

Then responded Rachel and Leah, and said to him, —Have we any longer a portion or an inheritance in the house of our father?

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 accounted, aliens, to him seeing that having sold us, he hath then gone on devouring, our silver?

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 riches which God hath stripped off from our father, unto us, it belongeth, and unto our sons, —Now, therefore, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

17 Saa satte Jakob sine Børn og sine Hustruer paa Kamelerne

So Jacob arose, —and mounted his sons and his wives on the 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 drave away all his herds and all his goods which he had gathered, the gains he had gained, which he had gathered in Padan-aram; that he might go in unto Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

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

Now, Laban, had gone, to shear his sheep, —so Rachel stole the household gods that belonged to her father,

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

Thus Jacob stole away unawares to Laban, the Syrian, —in that he had not told him that he was about to flee.

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, he—and all that he had, and he arose, and passed over the River, —and set his face towards the mountain of Gilead.

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

And it was told 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.

So he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him a journey of seven days—and overtook him in the mountain 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!«

And God went in unto Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, —and said to him Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with 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 —

So then Laban came up with Jacob, —Jacob, having pitched his tent in the mountain, Laban, also, with his brethren pitched in the mountain of 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!

Then said Laban to Jacob, What hadst thou done, that thou shouldst steal away unawares to me, —and shouldst carry off my daughters, as 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?

Wherefore didst thou secretly flee, and rob me, —and didst not tell me, that I might send thee away with rejoicing and with songs, with timbrel and with lyre;

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

and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now, hast thou done, foolishly.

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!

It is in the power of my hand, to deal with thee for harm, —but the God of your father, last night, spake unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not with 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?«

But, now, though thou, didst even take thy journey, because thou, didst sorely long, for the house of thy father, wherefore didst thou steal away my gods?

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

And Jacob answered and said unto Laban, —Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest thou take by force thy daughters from me!

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.

He with whom thou find thy gods, shall not live! Before our brethren, note thou for thyself what is with me and take what is thine. Neither did Jacob know that, Rachel, had stolen them.

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.

Then entered Laban into the tent of Jacob and into the tent of Leah and into the tent of the two handmaids, and found nothing, —then went he forth out of the tent of Leah, and entered into 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,

Now Rachel, had taken the household gods and put them in the basket-saddle of the camel, and taken her seat upon them. And Laban felt about throughout all the tent, and found them not.

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.

And she said unto her father, Let it not be vexing in the eyes of my lord that I cannot rise up at thy presence, for, the way of women, is upon me. So he made search, but found not the household gods,

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 it was vexing to Jacob and he contended with Laban, —and Jacob responded and said to Laban, What was my trespass, what my sin, that thou shouldst have come burning after 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!

Now that thou hast felt about among all my goods, what hast thou found of the goods of thine own house? Set it out here, right before my brethren and thy brethren, —that they may give sentence betwixt us two.

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

This twenty years’ time, have, I, been with thee—Thy ewes and thy she-goats, have not cast their young, —And the rams of thy flock, have I not eaten,

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;

The torn, have I not brought in unto thee—I bare the loss, At my hand, didst thou require it, —Stolen by day, or stolen by night.

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

Thus have I been—By day, drought hath consumed me, And, frost, by, night, —So that my sleep fled away from mine 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.

This, hath been my lot twenty years in thy house, —I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, And six years for thy sheep—And thou didst change 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!«

But that the God of my father—The God of Abraham, and the Dread of Isaac—Proved to be mine, Surely even now, empty, hadst thou let me go? My humiliation and the wearying toil of my hands, God had seen, And therefore gave sentence last night!

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?

Then responded Laban and said unto Jacob—the daughters, are my daughters, And the sons, are my sons, And the sheep are my sheep, And, all that, thou, beholdest, To me doth it belong! But to my daughters, what can I do to these this day, Or to their sons whom they have borne?

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

Now, therefore, come on! Let us solemnise a covenant, I and thou, —So shall it be a witness betwixt me and thee.

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

So Jacob took 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.

Then said Jacob to his brethren—Gather stones. And they took stones and made a heap, —and they did eat there, by the heap.

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

And Laban called it, Jegar-sahadutha, —but, 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 said Laban: This heap, be witness betwixt me, and thee, to-day. For this cause, is the name thereof called Galeed;

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

also, The Watch Tower, as to which it is said, Yahweh watch betwixt me and thee, when we are parted one from 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 thou oppress my daughters, or if thou take wives besides my daughters, —there may be no man with us—see! God, be witness betwixt me, and thee!

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

And Laban said to Jacob—Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have set betwixt me, and thee:

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;

A witness, be this heap, and, a witness, the pillar, —That, I, am not to pass, unto thee, over this heap, And, thou, art not to pass, unto me, over this heap and this pillar for harm.

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

The Gods of Abraham and the Gods of Nahor judge betwixt us—the Gods of their fathers. And Jacob sware by the Dread 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 Jacob offered sacrifice in the mountain, and called on his brethren to eat bread. So they did eat bread, and tarried the night in the mountain.

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

And Laban rose up early in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban went his way and returned to his place.