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."

And he hears the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has; indeed, from that which our father has, he has made all this glory”;

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

and Jacob sees the face of Laban, and behold, it is not with him as before.

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

And YHWH says to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your family, and I am with you.”

4 Så sendte Jakob Bud og lod Rakel og Lea kalde ud på Marken til sin Hjord;

And Jacob sends and calls for Rachel and for Leah to the field to 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 says to them, “I am beholding your father’s face—that it is not toward me as before, and the God of my father has been with me,

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

and you have known that with all my power I have 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;

and your father has played on me, and has changed my hire ten times; and God has not permitted him to do evil with me.

8 sagde han, at de spættede Dyr skulde være min Løn, så fødte hele Hjorden spættet Afkom, og sagde han, at de stribede skulde være min Løn, så fødte hele Hjorden stribet Afkom.

If he says thus: The speckled are your hire, then all the flock bore speckled ones; and if he says thus: The striped are your hire, then all the flock bore striped;

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

and God takes away the substance of your father, and gives to me.

10 Og ved den Tid Dyrene parrede sig, så jeg i Drømme, at Bukkene, der sprang, var stribede, spættede og brogede

And it comes to pass at the time of the flock conceiving, that I lift up my eyes and see in a dream, and behold, the male goats, which are going up on the flock, [are] striped, speckled, and spotted;

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

and the Messenger of God says to me in the dream, Jacob, and I say, Here I [am].

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.

And He says, Now lift up your eyes and see [that] all the male goats which are going up on the flock [are] striped, speckled, and spotted, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you;

13 Jeg er den Gud, som åbenbarede 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 Bethel where you have anointed a standing pillar, where you have vowed a vow to me; now, arise, go out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.”

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

And Rachel answers—Leah also—and says to him, “Have we yet a portion and 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?

Have we not been reckoned strangers to him? For he has sold us, and he also utterly consumes our money;

16 Al den Rigdom, Gud har taget fra vor Fader, tilhører os og vore Børn gør du kun alt, hvad Gud sagde til dig!"

for all the wealth which God has taken away from our father, it [is] ours, and our children’s; and now, all that God has said to you—do.”

17 Så satte Jakob sine Børn og sine Hustruer på Kamelerne

And Jacob rises, and lifts up 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 leads all his livestock, and all his substance which he has acquired, the livestock of his getting, which he has acquired in Padan-Aram, to go to his father Isaac, to the land of Canaan.

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

And Laban has gone to shear his flock, and Rachel steals the teraphim which her father has;

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

and Jacob deceives the heart of Laban the Aramean, because he has not declared to him that he is fleeing;

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

and he flees, he and all that he has, and rises, and passes over the River, and sets his face [toward] the Mount of Gilead.

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

And it is told to Laban on the third day that Jacob has fled,

23 han tog da sine Frænder med sig, satte efter ham så langt som syv Dagsrejser og indhentede ham: i Gileads Bjerge

and he takes his brothers with him, and pursues after him a journey of seven days, and overtakes him in the Mount of Gilead.

24 Men Gud kom til Aramæeren Laban i en Drøm om Natten og sagde til ham: "Vogt dig vel for at sige så meget som et ondt Ord til Jakob!"

And God comes to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and says to him, “Take heed to yourself lest you speak with Jacob from good to evil.”

25 Da Laban traf Jakob havde han opslået sit Telt på Bjerget. Laban med sine Frænder sit i Gileads Bjerge

And Laban overtakes Jacob; and Jacob has fixed his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brothers have fixed [theirs] in the Mount 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!

And Laban says to Jacob, “What have you done that you deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?

27 Hvorfor har du holdt din Flugt hemmelig og narret mig og ikke meddelt mig det; så jeg kunde tage Afsked med dig med Lystighed og Sang, med Håndpauker og Harper?

Why have you hidden yourself to flee, and deceive me, and have not declared to me, and I send you away with joy and with songs, with tambourine and with harp,

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

and have not permitted me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have acted foolishly in doing [so];

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 så meget som et ondt Ord til Jakob!

my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father last night has spoken to me, saying, Take heed to yourself from speaking with Jacob from good to evil.

30 Nu vel, så drog du altså bort fordi du længtes så meget efter din Faders Hus men hvorfor stjal du min Gud?"

And now, you have certainly gone, because you have been very desirous for the house of your father; why have you stolen my gods?”

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

And Jacob answers and says to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, Lest you violently take away your daughters from me;

32 Men den, hos hvem du finder din Gud, skal lade sit Liv! Gennemsøg i vore Frænders Påsyn, hvad: jeg har, og tag, hvad dit er!" Jakob vidste nemlig ikke, at Rakel havde; stjålet den.

with whomsoever you find your gods—he must not live; before our brothers discern for yourself what [is] with me, and take to yourself”: and Jacob has not known that Rachel has 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.

And Laban goes into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and has not found; and he goes out from the tent of Leah, and goes into the tent of Rachel.

34 Men Rakel havde taget Husguden og lagt den i Kamelsadlen og sat sig på den. Da Laban nu havde gennemsøgt hele Teltet og intet fundet,

And Rachel has taken the teraphim, and puts them in the furniture of the camel, and sits on them; and Laban feels all the tent, and has not found;

35 sagde hun til sin Fader: "Min Herre tage mig ikke ilde op, at jeg ikke kan rejse mig for dig, da det går mig på Kvinders Vis!" Således ledte han efter Husguden uden at finde den.

and she says to her father, “Let it not be displeasing in the eyes of my lord that I am not able to rise at your presence, for the way of women [is] on me”; and he searches, and has not found the teraphim.

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 is displeasing to Jacob, and he strives with Laban; and Jacob answers and says to Laban, “What [is] my transgression? What my sin, that you have burned 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!

For you have felt all my vessels: what have you found of all the vessels of your house? Set here before my brothers, and your brothers, and they decide between us both.

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

These twenty years I [am] with you: your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and the rams of your flock I have not eaten;

39 det sønderrevne bragte jeg dig ikke, men erstattede det selv; af min Hånd krævede du, hvad der blev stjålet både om Dagen og om Natten;

the torn I have not brought to you—I repay it—from my hand you seek it; I have been deceived by day, and I have been deceived by night;

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

I have been [thus]: drought has consumed me in the day, and frost by night, and my sleep wanders from my eyes.

41 I tyve År har jeg tjent dig i dit Hus, fjorten År for dine to Døtre og seks År for dit Småkvæg, og ti Gange har du forandret min Løn.

This [is] to me twenty years in your house: I have served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock; and you change my hire ten times;

42 Havde ikke min Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud og Isaks Rædsel, stået mig bi, så havde du ladet mig gå med tomme Hænder; men Gud så min Elendighed og mine Hænders Møje, og i Nat afsagde han sin Kendelse!"

unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been for me, surely now you had sent me away empty; God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and reproves 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?

And Laban answers and says to Jacob, “The daughters [are] my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flock my flock, and all that you are seeing [is] mine; and to my daughters—what do I to these today, or to their sons whom they have born?

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

And now, come, let us make a covenant, I and you, and it has been for a witness between me and you.”

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

And Jacob takes a stone, and lifts it up [for] a standing pillar;

46 og Jakob sagde til sine Frænder: "Sank Sten sammen!" Og de tog Sten og byggede en Dysse og holdt Måltid derpå.

and Jacob says to his brothers, “Gather stones,” and they take stones, and make a heap; and they eat there on the heap;

47 Laban kaldte den Jegar-Sahaduta, og Jakob kaldte den Galed.

and Laban calls it Jegar-Sahadutha; and Jacob has called it Galeed.

48 Da sagde Laban: "Denne Dysse skal i Dag være Vidne mellem os to!" Derfor kaldte han den Galed

And Laban says, “This heap [is] witness between me and you today”; therefore has he called its name Galeed;

49 og Mizpa; thi han sagde: "HERREN skal stå Vagt mellem mig og dig, når vi skilles.

Mizpah also, for he said, “YHWH watches between me and you, for we are hidden from one 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 you afflict my daughters, or take wives beside my daughters—there is no man with us—see, God [is] witness between me and you.”

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

And Laban says to Jacob, “Behold, this heap, and behold, the standing pillar which I have cast between me and you;

52 Vidne er denne Dysse, og Vidne er denne Støtte på, at jeg ikke i fjendtlig Hensigt vil gå forbi denne Dysse ind til dig, og at du heller ikke vil gå forbi den ind til mig;

this heap [is] witness, and the standing pillar [is] witness, that I do not pass over this heap to you, and that you do not pass over this heap and this standing pillar to me—for evil;

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

the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, judges between us—the God of their father,” and Jacob swears by the Fear of his father Isaac.

54 og derpå holdt Jakob Offerslagtning på Bjerget og indbød sine Frænder til Måltid; og de holdt Måltid og blev på Bjerget Natten over.

And Jacob sacrifices a sacrifice on the mountain, and calls to his brothers to eat bread, and they eat bread, and lodge on 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 rises early in the morning, and kisses his sons and his daughters, and blesses them; and Laban goes on, and turns back to his place.