Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
Så gav Jakob sig atter på veien og drog til Østens barns land.
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 da han så sig omkring, fikk han se en brønn på marken, og ved den lå det tre flokker småfe. for av denne brønn vannet de feet; men stenen som lå over brønnens åpning, 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.
Der samlet alle feflokkene sig, og gjæterne veltet stenen fra brønnens åpning og vannet småfeet, og så la de stenen tilbake på sitt sted, over brønnens åpning.
4 Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
Jakob spurte dem: Mine brødre, hvor er I fra? De svarte: Vi er fra Karan.
5 And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
Så spurte han dem: Kjenner I Laban, sønn til Nakor? De svarte: Ja, vi kjenner 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.
Da spurte han dem: Står det vel til med ham? De svarte: Ja, det gjør det, og se, der kommer hans datter Rakel med småfeet.
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 sa han: Det er jo ennu høi dag, det er ennu ikke tid til å samle buskapen; vann småfeet og gå avsted igjen og gjæt!
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.
Men de sa: Det kan vi ikke før alle feflokkene er samlet, og stenen blir veltet fra brønnens åpning; da vanner vi småfeet.
9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
Mens han ennu talte med dem, kom Rakel med sin fars småfe; for det var hun som gjætte.
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 da Jakob så Rakel, sin morbror Labans datter, og så småfeet som hørte hans morbror til, gikk han frem og veltet stenen fra brønnens åpning og vannet sin morbror Labans småfe.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
Og Jakob kysset Rakel og brast i gråt.
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 fortalte Rakel at han var hennes fars frende, og at han var sønn til Rebekka; da sprang hun avsted og fortalte det til sin far.
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.
Da nu Laban fikk høre om Jakob, sin søstersønn, løp han ham i møte og omfavnet ham og kysset ham og førte ham inn i sitt hus; og han fortalte Laban alt det som hadde hendt.
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 sa Laban til ham: Sannelig, vi er av samme kjød og blod. Og han blev hos ham en måneds tid.
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?
Så sa Laban til Jakob: Skulde du tjene mig for intet, fordi om du er min frende? Si mig hvad du vil ha i lønn!
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Nu hadde Laban to døtre, den eldste hette Lea, og den yngste hette Rakel.
17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
Lea hadde matte øine; men Rakel var vakker av skapning og vakker å se til.
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 hadde Rakel kjær; derfor sa han: Jeg vil tjene dig syv år 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.
Laban svarte: Det er bedre at jeg gir henne til dig, enn at jeg gir henne til en annen mann; bli 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.
Så tjente Jakob i syv år for Rakel; og disse år syntes han var nogen få dager, fordi han hadde henne kjær.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Derefter sa Jakob til Laban: La mig nu få min hustru, for min tid er ute, og jeg vil gå inn til henne.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
Da samlet Laban alle menn der på stedet og gjorde et gjestebud.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
Og om aftenen tok han sin datter Lea og førte henne inn til ham, og han gikk inn til henne.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Silpa til sin datter Lea som trælkvinne.
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?
Men om morgenen - se, da var det Lea. Da sa han til Laban: Hvad er det du har gjort mot mig? Var det ikke for Rakel jeg tjente hos dig? Hvorfor har du sveket mig?
26 And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
Laban svarte: Det er ikke skikk her hos oss å gi den yngste bort før den eldste.
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.
La nu Leas bryllups-uke gå til ende, så vil vi også gi dig den andre, hvis du vil tjene hos mig i syv år til.
28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
Og Jakob gjorde så, og han lot bryllups-uken gå til ende. Da gav han ham sin datter Rakel til hustru.
29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Bilha til sin datter Rakel som trælkvinne.
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.
Så gikk han også inn til Rakel, og han holdt mere av Rakel enn av Lea. Siden tjente han ennu syv år til hos Laban.
31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Da Herren så at Lea blev tilsidesatt, åpnet han hennes morsliv; men Rakel var barnløs.
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 blev fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn, og hun kalte ham Ruben; for hun sa: Herren har sett til mig i min ulykke; nu vil min mann 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 blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Herren har hørt at jeg var tilsidesatt; derfor har han gitt mig også denne sønn. Så kalte hun ham 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 blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Nu må vel endelig min mann holde sig til mig, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor kalte de ham 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 blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn og sa: Nu vil jeg prise Herren. Derfor kalte hun ham Juda. Så fikk hun ikke flere barn da.
