Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
Og Jakob løftede sine Fødder og gik til det Folks Land i Østen.
2 And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
Og han saa og se, der var en Brønd paa Marken, og se, der vare tre Faarehjorde, som laa ved den; thi man skulde vande Hjorden af den samme Brønd, og Stenen over Hullet paa Brønden var stor.
3 And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
Og derhen skulde alle Hjordene sankes, og Stenen væltes fra Hullet paa Brønden, og Faarene vandes, og Stenen igen lægges over Hullet paa Brønden, paa sit Sted.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
Og Jakob sagde til dem: Mine Brødre, hvorfra ere I? og de sagde: Fra Karan ere vi.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
Og han sagde til dem: Kende I Laban, Nakors Søn? og de sagde: Vi kende ham.
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
Og han sagde til dem: Gaar det ham vel? og de sagde: Vel! og se, Rakel, hans Datter, kommer med Faarene.
7 Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
Da sagde han: Se, det er endnu højt paa Dagen, det er ikke Tid, at Kvæget samles; vander Faarene og gaar, vogter dem!
8 And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
Og de sagde: Vi kunne ikke, førend alle Hjordene sankes, og man vælter Stenen fra Hullet paa Brønden, og da vande vi Faarene.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Medens han endnu talede med dem, da kom Rakel med Faarene, som vare hendes Faders; thi hun vogtede.
10 Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
Og det skete, der Jakob saa Rakel, sin Morbroder Labans Datter, og Labans, sin Morbroders, Faar, da gik Jakob til og væltede Stenen fra Hullet paa Brønden og vandede Labans, sin Morbroders, Faar.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Og Jakob kyssede Rakel og opløftede sin Røst og græd.
12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
Og Jakob sagde Rakel, at han var hendes Faders Broder, og at han var Rebekkas Søn; saa løb hun og forkyndte sin Fader det.
13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
Og det skete, der Laban hørte den Tidende om Jakob, sin Søstersøn, da løb han mod ham og tog ham i Favn og kyssede ham og ledte ham ind i sit Hus; da fortalte han Laban alle disse Ting.
14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
Da sagde Laban til ham: Sandelig, du er mit Ben og mit Kød; og han blev hos ham en Maanedstid.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
Og Laban sagde til Jakob: Fordi du er min Broder, skulde du derfor tjene mig for intet? sig mig, hvad din Løn skal være.
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Og Laban havde to Døtre: Den ældstes Navn var Lea, og den yngstes Navn Rakel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
Og Lea havde svage Øjne; men Rakel var dejlig af Skikkelse og dejlig af Anseelse.
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
Og Jakob elskede Rakel og sagde: Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for Rakel, din yngste Datter.
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
Og Laban sagde: Det er bedre, at jeg giver hende til dig, end at jeg giver hende til en anden Mand, bliv hos mig!
20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
Saa tjente Jakob for Rakel syv Aar, og de syntes ham at være faa Dage, fordi han havde Kærlighed til hende.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Og Jakob sagde til Laban: Giv mig min Hustru; thi min Tid er fuldkommet, og jeg vil gaa ind til hende.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
Saa bød Laban alle Mænd paa det Sted tilsammen og gjorde et Gæstebud.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Og det skete om Aftenen, at han tog Lea sin Datter og ledte hende ind til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
Og Laban gav hende Silpa, sin Tjenestepige, til Pige for Lea, sin Datter.
25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
Og det skete om Morgenen, se, da var det Lea; og han sagde til Laban: Hvi gjorde du dette imod mig? har jeg ej tjent hos dig for Rakel? og hvi har du bedraget mig?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
Og Laban sagde: Det sker ikke saaledes paa vort Sted, at man giver den yngste bort før den førstefødte.
27 Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
Hold dennes Uge ud, saa ville vi ogsaa give dig denne for den Tjeneste, som du skal tjene hos mig endnu syv andre Aar.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Og Jakob gjorde saa og holdt dennes Uge ud; saa gav han ham Rakel, sin Datter, til hans Hustru.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel Bilha, sin Tjenestepige, til Tjenestepige for hende.
30 Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
Saa gik han og ind til Rakel, og elskede Rakel mere end Lea; og han tjente hos ham endnu syr andre Aar.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Der Herren saa, at Lea var foragtet, da aabnede han hendes Moderliv; men Rakel var ufrugtbar.
32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
Og Lea undfik og fødte en Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Ruben; thi hun sagde: Herren har set paa min Elendighed; thi nu skal min Mand elske mig.
33 Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Fordi Herren har hørt, at jeg var forsmaaet, da har han givet mig ogsaa denne; saa kaldte hun hans Navn Simeon.
34 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Nu denne Sinde skal min Mand holde sig til mig, thi jeg har født ham tre Sønner; derfor kaldte man hans Navn Levi.
35 And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
Og hun undfik igen og fødte en Søn og sagde: Denne Sinde vil jeg prise Herren; derfor kaldte hun hans Navn Juda; saa holdt hun op at føde.
