1 Mosebog 26

1 Da der opstod Hungersnød i Landet - en anden end den forrige på Abrahams Tid - begav Isak sig til Filisterkongen Abimelek i Gerar.

And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.

2 Og HERREN åbenbarede sig for ham og sagde: "Drag ikke ned til Ægypten, men bliv i det Land, jeg siger dig;

And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell you of.

3 bo som fremmed i det Land, så vil jeg være med dig og velsigne dig; thi dig og dit Afkom vil jeg give alle disse Lande og stadfæste den Ed, jeg tilsvor din Fader Abraham;

And sojourn in this land; and I will be with you, and bless you, for I will give to you and to your seed all this land; and I will establish my oath which I swore to your father Abraam.

4 og jeg vil gøre dit Afkom talrigt som Himmelens Stjerner og give dit Afkom alle disse Lande, og i din Sæd skal alle Jordens Folk velsignes,

And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and I will give to your seed all this land, and all the nations of the earth shall be blest in your seed.

5 fordi Abraham adlød mine Ord og holdt sig mine Forskrifter efterrettelig, mine Bud, Anordninger og Love."

Because Abraam your father listened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.

6 Så blev Isak boende i Gerar.

And Isaac lived in Gerara.

7 Da nu Mændene der på Stedet forhørte sig om hans Hustru, sagde han: "Det er min Søster!" Thi han turde ikke sige, at hun var hans Hustru, af Frygt for at Mændene der på Stedet skulde slå ham ihjel for Rebekkas Skyld; thi hun var meget smuk.

And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should kill him because of Rebecca, because she was fair.

8 Men da han havde boet der en Tid lang, hændte det, at Filisterkongen Abimelek lænede sig ud af Vinduet og så Isak kærtegne sin Hustru Rebekka.

And he remained there a long time, and Abimelech the king of Gerara leaned to look through the window, and saw Isaac sporting with Rebecca his wife.

9 Så lod Abimelek Isak kalde og sagde: "Hun er jo din Hustru; hvor kunde du da sige, at hun er din Søster" Isak svarede: "Jo, jeg tænkte: Jeg vil ikke udsætte mig for at miste Livet for hendes Skyld."

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then your wife? why have you said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, [I did so], for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.

10 Men Abimelek sagde: "Hvad er det dog, du har gjort imod os! Hvor let kunde det ikke være sket, at en af Folket havde ligget hos din Hustru, og så havde du bragt Skyld over os!"

And Abimelech said to him, Why have you done this to us? one of my kindred within a little had lain with your wife, and you would have brought [a sin of] ignorance upon us.

11 Så bød Abimelek alt Folket: "Hver den, der rører denne Mand eller hans Hustru, skal lide Døden."

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.

12 Isak såede der i Landet og fik samme År 100 Fold; og HERREN velsignede ham,

And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley and hundred-fold, and the Lord blessed him.

13 så han blev en mægtig Mand og stadig gik frem, indtil han blev såre mægtig,

And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.

14 og han havde Småkvæg og Hornkvæg og Trælle i Mængde. Derover blev Filisterne skinsyge på ham.

And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.

15 Alle de Brønde, hans Faders Trælle havde gravet i hans Fader Abrahams Dage, kastede Filisterne til. og fyldte dem med Jord;

And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.

16 og Abimelek sagde til Isak: "Drag bort fra os, thi du er blevet os for stærk!"

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for you are become much mightier than we.

17 Så drog Isak bort og slog Lejr i Gerars Dal og bosatte sig der.

And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and lived there.

18 Men Isak lod atter de Brønde udgrave, som hans Fader Abrahams Trælle havde gravet, og som Filisterne havde tilkastet efter Abrahams Død, og gav dem de samme Navne, som hans Fader havde givet dem.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.

19 Da nu Isaks Trælle gravede i Dalen, stødte de på en Brønd med rindende Vand;

And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.

20 men Gerars Hyrder yppede Kiv med Isaks og sagde: "Dette Vand tilhører os!" Derfor kaldte han Brønden Esek, thi der stredes de med ham.

And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him.

21 Så flyttede han derfra og lod grave en ny Brønd; og da de også yppede Kiv om den, kaldte han den Sitna.

And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.

22 Så flyttede han derfra og lod grave en ny Brønd; og da de ikke yppede Kiv om den, kaldte han den Rehobot, idet han sagde: "Nu har HERREN skaffet os Plads, så vi kan blive talrige i Landet"

And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.

23 Så drog han derfra til Be'ersjeba.

And he went up thence to the well of the oath.

24 Samme Nat åbenbarede HERREN sig for ham og sagde: "Jeg er din Fader Abrahams Gud; frygt ikke, thi jeg er med dig, og jeg vil velsigne dig og gøre dit Afkom talrigt for min Tjener Abrahams, Skyld!"

And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the God of Abraam your father; fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you, and multiply your seed for the sake of Abraam your father.

25 Da byggede Isak et Alter der og påkaldte HERRENs Navn; og der opslog han sit Telt, og hans Trælle gravede der en Brønd.

And he built there an altar, and called on the name of the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the valley of Gerara.

26 Imidlertid kom Abimelek til ham fra Gerar med sin Ven Ahuzzat og sin Hærfører Pikol.

And Abimelech came to him from Gerara, and so did Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army.

27 Isak sagde til dem: "Hvorfor kommer I til mig, når I dog hader mig og har jaget mig bort fra eder?"

And Isaac said to them, Therefore have you come to me? whereas you hated me, and sent me away from you.

28 Men de svarede: "Vi ser tydeligt, at HERREN er med dig, derfor har vi tænkt: Lad der blive et Edsforbund mellem os og dig, og lad os slutte en Pagt med dig,

And they said, We have surely seen that the Lord was with you, and we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and we will make a covenant with you,

29 at du ikke vil gøre os noget ondt, ligesom vi ikke har voldet dig Men, men kun handlet vel imod dig og ladet dig fare i Fred; du er og bliver jo HERRENs velsignede!"

that you shall do no wrong by us, as we have not abhorred you, and according as we have treated you well, and have sent you forth peaceably; and now you are blessed of the Lord.

30 Så gjorde han et Gæstebud for dem, og de spiste og drak.

And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

31 Næste Morgen svor de hinanden Eder, og derefter tog Isak Afsked med dem, og de drog bort i Fred.

And they arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbor; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.

32 Samme Dag kom Isaks Trælle og bragte ham Melding om den Brønd, de havde gravet, og sagde: "Vi har fundet Vand!"

And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.

33 Så kaldte han den Sjib'a; og derfor hedder Byen den Dag i Dag Be'ersjeba.

And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.

34 Da Esau var fyrretyve År gammel, tog han Judit, en Datter af Hetiten Be'eri, og Basemat, en Datter af Hetiten Elon, til Ægte.

And Esau was forty years old; and he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite.

35 Det var Isak og Rebekka en Hjertesorg.

And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca.