1 Mosebog 29
1 Derpå fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
Then Jacob went on 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,
As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there by it. For out of that well they would water the flocks, and the stone over the well's mouth was large.
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 gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the well's mouth and water the sheep, and then put the stone again over the well's mouth, back in its place.
4 Jakob spurgte dem: "Hvor er I fra, Brødre?" De svarede: "Fra Karan!"
Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We are from Haran.”
5 Da spurgte han dem: "Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?" De svarede: "Ja, ham kender vi godt."
He said to them, “Do you know Laban son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”
6 Han spurgte da: "Går det ham vel? De svarede: "Ja, det går ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!"
He said to them, “Is he well?” They said, “He is well, and, look there, Rachel his daughter is coming with the 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!"
Jacob said, “See, it is the middle of the day. It is not the time for the flocks to be gathered together. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze.”
8 Men de svarede: "Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først når de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene."
They said, “We cannot water them until all the flocks are gathered together. The men will then roll the stone from the well's mouth, and 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 Jacob was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was tending them.
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.
When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, Jacob came over, rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban, his mother's brother.
11 Så kyssede han Rakel og brast i Gråd;
Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.
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"
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's relative, and that he was Rebekah's son. Then 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 Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
14 og Laban sagde: "Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!" Han blev nu hos ham en Månedstid.
Laban said to him, “You are indeed my bone and my flesh.” Then Jacob stayed with him for about one 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!"
Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you serve me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
16 Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og så dejlig ud,
Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
18 og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: "Jeg vil tjene dig syv År for din yngste Datter Rakel."
Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
19 Laban svarede: "Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!"
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay 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; and they seemed to him only a few days, for the love he had for her.
21 Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: "Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gå ind til hende!"
Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days have been completed—so that I may marry her!”
22 Så indbød Laban alle Mændene på Stedet til Gæstebud.
So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.
23 Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
In the evening, Laban took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob, who slept with her.
24 Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her servant.
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?"
In the morning, behold, it was Leah! Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?”
26 Laban svarede: "Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
Laban said, “It is not our custom to give the younger daughter before the firstborn.
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."
Complete the bridal week of this daughter, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.”
28 Det gik Jakob ind på, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
Jacob did so, and completed Leah's week. Then Laban gave him Rachel his daughter as his wife also.
29 Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
Laban also gave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel, to be her servant.
30 Så gik Jakob også ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpå blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv År til.
So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, but he loved Rachel more than Leah. So Jacob served Laban for seven more years.
31 Da HERREN så, at Lea blev tilsidesat, åbnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
Yahweh saw that Leah was not loved, so he opened her womb, but Rachel was childless.
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!"
Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
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.
Then she conceived again and bore a son. She said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also,” and she called his name 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.
Then she conceived again and bore a son. She said, “Now this time will my husband be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called 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.
She conceived again and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she called his name Judah; then she stopped having children.
