Genesis 30
1 And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall 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 was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of 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 Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children 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 Balla her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.
Saa gav hun ham Bilha, sin Pige, til Hustru, og Jakob gik ind til hende.
5 And Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Og Bilha undfik og fødte Jakob en Søn.
6 And Rachel said, God has given judgement for me, and listened to 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 Balla, Rachel's maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.
Og Bilha, Rakels Pige, undfik igen og fødte Jakob den anden Søn.
8 And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.
Da sagde Rakel: Jeg har kæmpet Guds Kampe med min Søster, jeg har og faaet Overhaand; og hun kaldte hans Navn Naftali.
9 And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.
Og Lea saa, at hun havde holdt op at føde, og hun tog Silpa, sin Pige, og gav Jakob hende til Hustru.
10 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en Søn.
11 And Lea said, [It is] happily: and she called his name, Gad.
Da sagde Lea: Til Lykke! og hun kaldte hans Navn Gad.
12 And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, and bore Jacob a second son.
Og Silpa, Leas Tjenestepige, fødte Jakob en anden Søn.
13 And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.
Da sagde Lea: Held mig! thi Døtre prise mig lykkelig; og hun kaldte hans Navn Aser.
14 And Ruben went in the day of barley harvest, and found apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; and Rachel said to Lea her sister, Give me of your 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 Lea said, [Is it] not enough for you that you have taken my husband, will you also take my son's mandrakes? And Rachel said, Not so: let him lie with you tonight for your 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 in out of the field at even; and Lea went forth to meet him, and said, You shall come in to me this day, for I have hired you for 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 listened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun undfik og fødte Jakob den femte Søn.
18 And Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.
Og Lea sagde: Gud har givet mig min Løn, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Tjenestepige; og hun kaldte hans Navn Isaskar.
19 And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.
Og Lea undfik igen og fødte Jakob den sjette Søn.
20 And Lea said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zabulon.
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 after this she bore a daughter; and she called her name, Dina.
Og siden fødte hun en Datter og kaldte hendes Navn Dina.
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and he opened her womb.
Og Gud ihukom Rakel, og Gud hørte hende og aabnede hendes Moderliv.
23 And she conceived, and bore Jacob a son; and Rachel 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, Let God add to me another son.
Saa kaldte hun hans Navn Josef og sagde: Herren give mig endnu en anden Søn!
25 And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.
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 Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, that I may depart, for you know the service wherewith I have served you.
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 I have found grace in your sight, I would augur [well], for the Lord has blessed me at your coming in.
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 Appoint me your wages, and I will give [them].
Og han sagde: Nævn din Løn for mig, og den vil jeg give dig.
29 And Jacob said, You know in what things I have served you, and how many cattle of your are 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 you had before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed you since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?
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 Laban said to him, What shall I give you? and Jacob said to him, You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I will again tend your flocks and keep them.
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 Let all your sheep pass by today, and separate thence every grey sheep amongst the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted amongst the goats—[this] shall be my reward.
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 And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before you: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled amongst the goats, and grey amongst the rams, shall be stolen with me.
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 to him, Let it be according to your word.
Da sagde Laban: Se, gid det maa være, som du har sagt!
35 And he separated in that day the spotted and speckled he-goats, and all the spotted and speckled she-goats, and all that was grey amongst the rams, and every one that was white amongst them, and he 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 a distance of a three days' journey between them and Jacob. And Jacob tended the cattle of Laban that were left behind.
Og han gjorde tre Dages Rejse imellem sig og Jakob, og Jakob vogtede Labans øvrige Hjorde.
37 And Jacob took to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.
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 laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whenever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.
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 So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth [young] speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-coloured [spots].
Og Faarene parredes ved Kæppene, og Faarene fødte brogede, spættede og spraglede.
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one amongst the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.
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 in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by 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 he did not put them in [indiscriminately] whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban's, and the marked ones were Jacob's.
Men naar Faarene vare svage, lagde han dem ikke; saa bleve de svage Labans og de stærke Jakobs.
43 And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Deraf blev Manden overmaade rig, saa at han havde mange Faar og Piger og Svende og Kameler og Asener.
