Genesis 29
1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
Så gav Jakob sig atter på veien og drog til Østens barns land.
2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
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 there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
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 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
Jakob spurte dem: Mine brødre, hvor er I fra? De svarte: Vi er fra Karan.
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
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 behold Rachel his daughter came 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 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
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 shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
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 yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
Mens han ennu talte med dem, kom Rakel med sin fars småfe; for det var hun som gjætte.
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
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 Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
Og Jakob kysset Rakel og brast i gråt.
12 And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
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 it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
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, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
Da sa Laban til ham: Sannelig, vi er av samme kjød og blod. Og han blev hos ham en måneds tid.
15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is 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 elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
Nu hadde Laban to døtre, den eldste hette Lea, og den yngste hette Rakel.
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Lea hadde matte øine; men Rakel var vakker av skapning og vakker å se til.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
Og Jakob hadde Rakel kjær; derfor sa han: Jeg vil tjene dig syv år for Rakel, din yngste datter.
19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell 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 served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
Så tjente Jakob i syv år for Rakel; og disse år syntes han var nogen få dager, fordi han hadde henne kjær.
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
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 gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
Da samlet Laban alle menn der på stedet og gjorde et gjestebud.
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob 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 to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Silpa til sin datter Lea som trælkvinne.
25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived 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 answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
Laban svarte: Det er ikke skikk her hos oss å gi den yngste bort før den eldste.
27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labour, which you labour with me, yet seven other 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 fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to 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 to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Bilha til sin datter Rakel som trælkvinne.
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other 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 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Da Herren så at Lea blev tilsidesatt, åpnet han hennes morsliv; men Rakel var barnløs.
32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love 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 And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his 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 conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, 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 having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
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.
