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.«

Someone told Jacob that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has become very rich by taking everything [HYP] that belonged to our father.”

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

And Jacob noticed that Laban was not acting friendly toward him as he had done before.

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

Then Yahweh said to Jacob, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will help you there.”

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

So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah, telling them to come out to the pastures where his flocks of sheep and goats 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;

When they arrived, he said to them, “I see that your father does not act friendly toward me as he did previously. But God, whom my father worshiped, has helped me.

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

You two know that I have worked very hard for 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 many times [HYP] he has cheated me by decreasing my wages. But 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.

When Laban said, ‘The speckled animals are the ones that I will give you to be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were speckled. When he changed and said, ‘The ones that have black and white stripes on them will be your wages,’ then all the animals gave birth to young ones that were striped.

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

In that way, God has taken away the livestock that belonged to your father and has 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;

“One time, when the animals were mating, I had a dream. In my dream I [looked up and was surprised to] see that some of the male goats that were mating with the female goats had black and white stripes on them, some were speckled, and some were spotted.

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

An angel who was sent by God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob!’ I replied, ‘I am here!’

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.

He said to me, ‘Look up and you will see that all the male goats that are mating have black and white stripes on them, or are speckled or spotted. This is happening because 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 God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you set up a stone to show that the place was holy, and you poured [olive] oil on the stone and made a solemn promise to me. So now leave this land immediately, and return to the land where you were born.’”

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

Rachel and Leah replied, “Our father will not give us anything more when he dies [RHQ].

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

He treats us as though we were foreigners [RHQ]! [Your working for him all these years was like a payment] that you gave him as a price for us, but we will not inherit any of that money that he got as a price for us. He has spent it all!

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 of the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you to do!”

17 Saa satte Jakob sine Børn og sine Hustruer paa Kamelerne

Then Jacob 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.

He made all his livestock go ahead of him. Besides the livestock, he took along all the other things that he had acquired while living in Paddan-Aram. And they prepared to return to his father Isaac, in the Canaan region.

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

Before they left, while Laban was shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the [small wooden] idols [that were in her father’s tent].

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

Furthermore, Jacob deceived Laban, who belonged to the Aram people-group, by not telling him that they were planning to leave.

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

So Jacob and his family fled with all their possessions, and they crossed the Euphrates River, and then started traveling south toward the hilly Gilead region.

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

On the third day after they left, someone told Laban that Jacob and his family had left.

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 some of his relatives with him and started to pursue Jacob. They continued walking for seven days.

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!«

Then God appeared to Laban in a dream at night, and said to him, “When you catch up to Jacob, be sure that you do not say anything at all [HYP] to him in an angry manner!”

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

The next day, by the time Laban caught up with Jacob, Jacob and his household had set up their tents in the hilly Gilead region. So Laban and his relatives set up their tents there, too.

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 went to Jacob and said to him, “Why have you done this? You have deceived me by carrying away my daughters as though you had captured them in a war [MTY]!

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 and deceive me? Why did you not tell me that you were going to leave, so that we could have rejoiced and sung while people played music on tambourines and harps before I said ‘goodbye’ to you?

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

(You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye before they left!/Why did you not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and daughters goodbye before they left?) [RHQ] What you have done was foolish!

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 relatives and I have the power to harm you, but last night the God whom your father worships said to me in a dream, ‘Be sure that you do not say anything at all to Jacob in an angry way.’

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

Now, I know you have left because you long to go back home. But why did you steal my [wooden] idols?”

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

Jacob replied to Laban, saying, “I did not tell you that we were planning to leave, because I was afraid. I thought that [if I told you], you would forcefully take your daughters away 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.

But if you find anyone here who has your wooden idols, we will execute that person. While our relatives are watching, search for yourself to see if there is anything that belongs to you that is here with me. If you find anything, you can take it!” When Jacob said that, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the wooden 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.

Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and then into Leah’s tent, and then into the tents of the two female slaves and searched for the idols, but he did not find them. After he left their tents, he 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,

But Rachel had previously taken the idols and put them in the saddle of a camel, and she was sitting on the saddle. So when Laban searched all over for them inside Rachel’s tent, he did not find them.

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, “Do not be angry with me, sir, but I cannot get up in your presence [to show respect for you], because I am having my monthly menstrual period. [EUP]” So when Laban searched some more, he did not find the [wooden] 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 angry. He rebuked Laban, saying, “What crime did I commit? For what sin that I committed have you 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!

Now you have searched through all my possessions, and what did you find from all these possessions that belongs to you? Put it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they can decide who is right, you or me!

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 was with you for 20 years. In all that time, your sheep and goats have (not miscarried/always given birth to animals safely). I have not [killed and] eaten any rams from your flocks.

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;

When one of your animals was attacked and mauled/killed by a wild animal, I did not bring it to you. I replaced the dead animal with a living one of my own animals. Whenever one of your animals was stolen, during the day or during the night, you demanded that I replace it with one of my own animals.

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

I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was often not even able to sleep [PRS]!

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.

I lived in your household for 20 years. I worked for you for 14 years to buy your two daughters, and for six more years to buy some of your sheep and goats. During that time, you changed and reduced my wages many times [HYP].

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 God, the one whom my grandfather Abraham worshiped and before whom my father Isaac trembled in fear, had not been with me and helped me, you would have sent me away (with nothing in my hands/owning nothing)! But God saw how much I was suffering and how hard I was working, so last night he told you that what you have done to me was wrong.”

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 replied, “These two women are my daughters, and their children are my grandchildren, and the animals are my animals. Everything you see here is mine [HYP]! But what can I do today to keep my daughters or the children they have given birth to [RHQ]?

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

I cannot do anything in order to keep them, so hey, we should make a peace agreement, you and I, and do something that will remind us about our agreement.”

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

So Jacob took a [large] stone and set it on its end.

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

Then Jacob said to his relatives, “You also gather some stones.” So they gathered some rocks and put them in a heap, and they ate some food there near the heap.

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

Laban gave the heap the Aramaic name Jegar-Sahadutha, [which means ‘rock-pile to remind us’, ] but Jacob gave the rock-pile the Hebrew name Galeed, [which has the same meaning].

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

Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks we have put here today will help us to remember our agreement.” That is why Jacob called it Galeed.

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

They also named the place Mizpah, [which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘watchtower’, ] because Laban said, “We will ask Yahweh to watch you and me while we are separated from each other, [so that we do not try to harm 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 if you take other women to be your wives, even if no one tells me about it, don’t forget that God sees what you and I are doing!”

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, “You see this large stone and this pile of rocks that we have set up to be between us.

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;

Both this pile of rocks and this large stone will remind us, that I will not go past these rocks to harm you, and you will not go past these rocks to harm me.

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

We will ask the God whom [your grandfather] Abraham and [his father] Nahor worshiped to punish [MTY] either one of us, [if we harm the other one].” So Jacob solemnly promised to do what they said in their peace agreement. And he asked God, the one before whom his father Isaac trembled, to listen to what they promised.

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

He offered a sacrifice to God there in the hilly area, and he invited his relatives to eat with him. After they had eaten, they slept there that night.

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

The next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters [goodbye] and asked God to bless them. Then he [and his men] left them and returned home.