Genesis 30
1 Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.
Da Rakel så, at hun ikke fødte Jakob noget Barn, blev hun skinsyg på sin Søster og sagde til Jakob: "Skaf mig Børn, ellers dør jeg!"
2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
Men Jakob blev vred på Rakel og sagde: "Er jeg i Guds Sted? Det er jo ham, der har nægtet dig Livsfrugt!"
3 Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.
Så sagde hun: "Der er min Trælkvinde Bilha; gå ind til hende, så hun kan føde på mine Knæ og jeg få Sønner ved hende!"
4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Og hun gav ham sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.
5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
Så blev Bilha frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en Søn,
6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
og Rakel sagde: "Gud har hjulpet mig til min Ret, han har hørt min Røst og givet mig en Søn." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Dan.
7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.
Siden blev Rakels Trælkvinde Bilha frugtsommelig igen og fødte Jakob en anden Søn;
8 And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.
og Rakel sagde: "Gudskampe har jeg kæmpet med min Søster og sejret." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Naftali.
9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.
Men da Lea så, at hun ikke fik flere Børn, tog hun sin Trælkvinde Zilpa og gav Jakob hende til Hustru;
10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.
og da Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa fødte Jakob en Søn,
11 And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.
sagde Lea: "Hvilken Lykke!" Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Gad.
12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.
Siden fødte Leas Trælkvinde Zilpa Jakob en anden Søn;
13 And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.
og Lea sagde: "Held mig! Kvinderne vil prise mit Held!" Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Aser.
14 Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.
Men da Ruben engang i Hvedehøstens Tid gik på Marken, fandt han nogle Kærlighedsæbler og bragte dem til sin Moder Lea. Da sagde Rakel til Lea: "Giv mig nogle af din Søns Kærlighedsæbler!"
15 But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.
Lea svarede: "Er det ikke nok, at du har taget min Mand fra mig? Vil du nu også tage min Søns Kærlighedsæbler?" Men Rakel sagde: "Til Gengæld for din Søns Kærlighedsæbler må han ligge hos dig i Nat!"
16 In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.
Da så Jakob kom fra Marken om Aftenen, gik Lea ham i Møde og sagde: "Kom ind til mig i Nat, thi jeg har købt dig for min Søns Kærlighedsæbler!" Og han lå hos hende den Nat.
17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.
Så bønhørte Gud Lea, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte Jakob en femte Søn;
18 Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.
og Lea sagde: "Gud har lønnet mig, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Trælkvinde." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Issakar.
19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.
Siden blev Lea frugtsommelig igen og fødte Jakob en sjette Søn;
20 And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.
og Lea sagde: "Gud har givet mig en god Gave, nu vil min Mand blive hos mig, fordi jeg har født ham seks Sønner." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Zebulon.
21 After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.
Siden fødte hun en Datter, som hun gav Navnet Dina.
22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
Så kom Gud Rakel i Hu, og Gud bønhørte hende og åbnede hendes Moderliv,
23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
så hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: "Gud har borttaget min Skændsel."
24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Josef; thi hun sagde: "HERREN give mig endnu en Søn!"
25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
Da Rakel havde født Josef. sagde Jakob til Laban: "Lad mig fare, at jeg kan drage til min Hjemstavn og mit Land;
26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you.
giv mig mine Hustruer og mine Børn som jeg har tjent dig for, og lad mig drage bort; du ved jo selv, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig!"
27 And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.
Men Laban svarede: "Måtte jeg have fundet Nåde for dine Øjne! Jeg har udfundet, at HERREN bar velsignet mig for din Skyld."
28 Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.
Og han sagde: "Bestem, hvad du vil have i Løn af mig, så vil jeg give dig den!"
29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.
Så sagde Jakob: "Du ved jo selv, hvorledes jeg har tjent dig, og hvad din Ejendom er blevet til under mine Hænder;
30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?
thi før jeg kom, ejede du kun lidet, men nu har du Overflod; HERREN har velsignet dig, hvor som helst jeg satte min Fod. Men når kan jeg komme til at gøre noget for mit eget Hus?"
31 And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:
Laban svarede: "Hvad skal jeg da give dig?" Da sagde Jakob: "Du skal ikke give mig noget; men hvis du går ind på, hvad jeg nu foreslår dig, vedbliver jeg at være Hyrde for dine Hjorde og vogte dem.
32 Let me go through all your flock today, taking out from among them all the sheep which are marked or coloured or black, and all the marked or coloured goats: these will be my payment.
Jeg vil i Dag gå hele din Hjord igennem og udskille alle spættede og blakkede Dyr alle de sorte Får og de blakkede eller spættede Geder skal være min Løn;
33 And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.
i Morgen den Dag skal min Retfærdighed vidne for mig: Når du kommer og syner den Hjord, der skal være min Løn, da er alle de" Geder, som ikke er spættede eller blakkede, og de Får, som ikke er sorte, stjålet af mig."
34 And Laban said, Let it be as you say.
Laban svarede: "Vel, lad det blive, som du siger!"
35 So that day he took all the he-goats which were banded or coloured, and all the she-goats which were marked or coloured or had white marks, and all the black sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons;
Så udskilte han samme Dag de stribede og blakkede Bukke og de spættede og blakkede Geder, alle dem der havde hvide Pletter, og alle de sorte Får og overgav dem til sine Sønner,
36 And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.
og han lod der være tre Dagsrejser mellem dem og Jakob; og Jakob vogtede Resten af Labans Hjord.
37 Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.
Men Jakob tog friske Grene af Hvidpopler, Mandeltræer og Plataner og afskrællede Barken således, at der kom hvide Striber på Grenene;
38 And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.
og de afskrællede Grene stillede han op i Trugene foran Dyrene, i Vandrenderne, hvor Dyrene kom hen og drak; og de parrede sig, når de kom for at drikke;
39 And because of this, the flock gave birth to young which were marked with bands of colour.
Dyrene parrede sig foran Grenene og fødte så stribet, spættet og blakket Afkom.
40 These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.
Og Lammene udskilte Jakob. Og han lod Dyrene vende Hovedet mod de stribede og alle de sorte dyr i Labans Hjord. På den Måde fik han sine egne Hjorde, som han ikke bragte sammen med Labans.
41 And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks.
Og hver Gang de kraftige Dyr parrede sig, stillede Jakob Grenene op foran dem i Vandrenderne, for at de skulde parre sig foran Grenene;
42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.
men når det var de svage Dyr, stillede han dem ikke op; således kom de svage til at tilhøre Laban, de kraftige Jakob.
43 So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.
På den Måde blev Manden overmåde rig og fik Småkvæg i Mængde, Trælkvinder og Trælle, Kameler og Æsler.
