1 Mosebog 29
1 Derpå fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
2 Da fik han Øje på en Brønd på Marken og tre Hjorde af Småkvæg, der var lejrede ved den. Ved den Brønd vandede man Hjordene; og over Hullet lå der en stor Sten,
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
3 som man først væltede bort, når alle Hjordene var samlede, for siden, når Dyrene var vandet, at vælte den på Plads igen.
When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
4 Jakob spurgte dem: "Hvor er I fra, Brødre?" De svarede: "Fra Karan!"
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
5 Da spurgte han dem: "Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?" De svarede: "Ja, ham kender vi godt."
“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.
6 Han spurgte da: "Går det ham vel? De svarede: "Ja, det går ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!"
“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
7 Da sagde han: "Det er jo endnu højlys Dag og for tidligt at drive Kvæget sammen; vand Dyrene og før dem ud på Græsgangene!"
“Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”
8 Men de svarede: "Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først når de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene."
But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
9 Medens han således stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10 og så snart Jakob så sin Morbroder Labans Datter Rakel og hans Hjord, gik han hen og væltede Stenen fra Brøndhullet og vandede sin Morbroder Labans Hjord.
As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
11 Så kyssede han Rakel og brast i Gråd;
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
12 og han fortalte hende; at han var hendes Faders Frænde, en Søn af Rebekka: Da skyndte hun sig hjem til sin Fader og fortalte ham det"
He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
13 og så snart Laban hørte om sin Søstersøn Jakob, løb han ham i Møde, omfavnede og kyssede ham og førte ham hjem til sit Hus. Så fortalte Jakob ham alt, hvad der var sket;
When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
14 og Laban sagde: "Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!" Han blev nu hos ham en Månedstid.
Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
15 Så sagde Laban til Jakob: "Skulde du tjene mig for intet fordi du er min Frænde? Sig mig. hvad du vil have i Løn!"
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16 Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
17 Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og så dejlig ud,
Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
18 og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: "Jeg vil tjene dig syv År for din yngste Datter Rakel."
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
19 Laban svarede: "Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!"
Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
20 Så tjente Jakob syv År for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle få Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
21 Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: "Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gå ind til hende!"
Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
22 Så indbød Laban alle Mændene på Stedet til Gæstebud.
So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
23 Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24 Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.
25 Da det nu om Morgenen viste sig at være Lea, sagde Jakob til Laban: "Hvad er det, du har gjort imod mig? Er det ikke for Rakel, jeg, har tjent hos dig? Hvorfor har, du bedraget mig?"
When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
26 Laban svarede: "Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
27 men lad nu Bryllupsugen gå til Ende, så vil, jeg også give dig hende, imod at du bliver i min Tjeneste syv År til."
Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
28 Det gik Jakob ind på, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
29 Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
30 Så gik Jakob også ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpå blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv År til.
Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
31 Da HERREN så, at Lea blev tilsidesat, åbnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 Så blev Lea frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Ruben; thi hun sagde: "HERREN har set til min Ulykke; nu vil min Mand elske mig!"
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
33 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: "HERREN hørte, at jeg var tilsidesat, så gav han mig også ham!" Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Simeon.
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
34 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: "Nu må da endelig min Mand bolde sig til mig, da jeg har født ham tre Sønner." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Levi.
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
35 Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde:"Nu vil jeg prise HERREN!" Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Juda. Så fik hun ikke flere Børn.
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
