Genesis 30
1 And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.
Og Rakel saa, at hun ikke fødte Jakob Børn; da bar Rakel Avind mod sin Søster og sagde til Jakob: Fly mig Børn! og hvis ikke, da dør jeg.
2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Og Jakob blev saare vred paa Rakel og sagde: Mon jeg være i Guds Sted, som formener dig Livsens Frugt?
3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain sons by her.
Da sagde hun: Se, der er min Tjenestepige Bilha, gak ind til hende, at hun maa føde over mine Knæ, at ogsaa jeg maa bygges op ved hende.
4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Saa gav hun ham Bilha, sin Pige, til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Og Bilha undfik og fødte Jakob en Søn.
6 And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.
Da sagde Rakel: Gud har dømt mig og hørt ogsaa min Røst og givet mig en Søn; derfor kaldte hun hans Navn Dan.
7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Og Bilha, Rakels Pige, undfik igen og fødte Jakob den anden Søn.
8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali.
Da sagde Rakel: Jeg har kæmpet Guds Kampe med min Søster, jeg har og faaet Overhaand; og hun kaldte hans Navn Naftali.
9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
Og Lea saa, at hun havde holdt op at føde, og hun tog Silpa, sin Pige, og gav Jakob hende til Hustru.
10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son.
Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en Søn.
11 And Leah said, Fortunate! And she called his name Gad.
Da sagde Lea: Til Lykke! og hun kaldte hans Navn Gad.
12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.
Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en anden Søn.
13 And Leah said, Happy am I! For the daughters will call me happy. And she called his name Asher.
Da sagde Lea: Held mig! thi Døtre prise mig lykkelig; og hun kaldte hans Navn Aser.
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
Og Ruben gik i de Dage, man høstede Hvede, og fandt Dudaim paa Marken og bar dem til Lea, sin Moder; da sagde Rakel til Lea: Kære, giv mig af din Søns Dudaim!
15 And she said to her, Is it a small matter that thou have taken away my husband? And would thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee tonight for thy son's mandrakes.
Og hun sagde til hende: Er det en ringe Ting, at du har taget min Mand, og du tager ogsaa min Søns Dudaim? Og Rakel sagde: Derfor maa han ligge hos dig i denne Nat, for din Søns Dudaim.
16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
Der Jakob kom af Marken om Aftenen, da gik Lea ud imod ham og sagde: Til mig skal du komme ind; thi jeg har tinget dig for min Søns Dudaim; saa laa han hos hende den samme Nat.
17 And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun undfik og fødte Jakob den femte Søn.
18 And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig min Løn, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Tjenestepige; og hun kaldte hans Navn Isaskar.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
Og Lea undfik igen og fødte Jakob den sjette Søn.
20 And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.
Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig, ja mig en god Gave; nu vil min Mand bo hos mig, thi jeg har født ham seks Sønner; og hun kaldte hans Navn Sebulon.
21 And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Og siden fødte hun en Datter og kaldte hendes Navn Dina.
22 And God remembered Rachel. And God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Og Gud ihukom Rakel, og Gud hørte hende og aabnede hendes Moderliv.
23 And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.
Og hun undfik og fødte en Søn og sagde: Gud har borttaget min Forsmædelse.
24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah adds another son to me.
Saa kaldte hun hans Navn Josef og sagde: Herren give mig endnu en anden Søn!
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Og det skete, der Rakel havde født Josef, da sagde Jakob til Laban: Lad mig fare, og jeg vil gaa til mit Sted og til mit Land.
26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go, for thou know my service with which I have served thee.
Giv mig mine Hustruer og mine Børn, for hvilke jeg har tjent dig, og jeg vil vandre bort; thi du kender min Tjeneste, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig.
27 And Laban said to him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry, for I have learned by experience that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
Da sagde Laban til ham: Kære, maatte jeg have fundet Naade for dine Øjne! jeg har en Anelse om, at Herren har velsignet mig for din Skyld.
28 And he said, Appoint for me thy wages, and I will give it.
Og han sagde: Nævn din Løn for mig, og den vil jeg give dig.
29 And he said to him, Thou know how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
Og han sagde til ham: Du ved selv, hvormed jeg har tjent dig, og hvad dit Kvæg er blevet til hos mig.
30 For it was little which thou had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee wherever I turned. And now when shall I provide for my own house also?
Thi det, som du havde, før jeg kom, var lidet; men nu har det udbredt sig mangfoldigt, og Herren har velsignet dig ved min Fod; og nu, naar skal jeg ogsaa gøre noget for mit eget Hus?
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shall not give me anything. If thou will do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
Og han sagde: Hvad skal jeg give dig? Og Jakob sagde: Du skal ikke give mig noget; dersom du vil gøre mig dette, saa vil jeg fremdeles røgte og vogte dine Faar.
32 I will pass through all thy flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and of such shall be my hire.
Jeg vil i Dag gaa igennem al din Hjord og skille derfra hvert spættet og spraglet Stykke, hvert sort Stykke iblandt Faarene, og hvad der er spraglet og spættet iblandt Gederne; og dette skal være min Løn.
33 So shall my righteousness answer for me after this, when thou shall come concerning my hire that is before thee. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that is with me, shall be considered stolen.
Saa skal min Retfærdighed svare for mig den Dag i Morgen, naar du kommer at bese min Løn; hvad som ikke er spættet eller spraglet iblandt Gederne og sort iblandt Lammene, det skal agtes for stjaalet hos mig.
34 And Laban said, Behold, O that it might be according to thy word.
Da sagde Laban: Se, gid det maa være, som du har sagt!
35 And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
Og samme Dag skilte han de brogede og spraglede Bukke og alle spættede og spraglede Geder, alt det, som havde noget hvidt paa sig, og alt sort iblandt Faarene, og han gav det i sine Børns Hænder.
36 And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
Og han gjorde tre Dages Rejse imellem sig og Jakob, og Jakob vogtede Labans øvrige Hjorde.
37 And Jacob took for him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree, and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white which was in the rods appear.
Og Jakob tog sig Kæppe af grønt Poppeltræ og Hassel og Kastanie og udskavede hvide Streger paa dem, saa det hvide blev bart, som var paa Kæppene.
38 And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. And they conceived when they came to drink.
Og han lagde Kæppene, som han havde udskavet, i Renderne, i Vandtrugene, hvor Faarene skulde komme at drikke, ret lige for Faarene, og disse parredes, naar de kom for at drikke.
39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.
Og Faarene parredes ved Kæppene, og Faarene fødte brogede, spættede og spraglede.
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban. And he put his own herds apart, and did not put them near Laban's flock.
Saa lod Jakob Lammene skille fra og stillede Faarenes Ansigter overfor det brogede og alt det sorte iblandt Labans Hjord og gjorde sig Hjorde for sig selv alene, og dem lod han ikke komme til Labans Hjord.
41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods,
Og det skete altid, naar de stærkere Faar løb, da lagde Jakob Kæppene for Faarenes Øjne i Renderne, at de skulde parre sig ved Kæppene.
42 but when the flock were weak, he did not put them in. So the weaker were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Men naar Faarene vare svage, lagde han dem ikke; saa bleve de svage Labans og de stærke Jakobs.
43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and donkeys.
Deraf blev Manden overmaade rig, saa at han havde mange Faar og Piger og Svende og Kameler og Asener.
