Genesis 26
1 Then, when a famine arose over the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, in Gerar.
Og det var atter hungersnød i landet - likesom forrige gang på Abrahams tid; og Isak drog til filistrenes konge Abimelek i Gerar.
2 And the Lord appeared to him, and he said: “Do not descend into Egypt, but rest in the land that I will tell you,
Da åpenbarte Herren sig for ham og sa: Dra ikke ned til Egypten! Bo i det land som jeg sier dig!
3 and sojourn in it, and I will be with you, and I will bless you. For to you and to your offspring I will give all these regions, completing the oath that I promised to Abraham your father.
Bli boende her i landet! Jeg vil være med dig og velsigne dig; for dig og din ætt vil jeg gi alle disse land - jeg vil holde den ed jeg har svoret Abraham, din far.
4 And I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And I will give to your posterity all these regions. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,
Og jeg vil gjøre din ætt tallrik som stjernene på himmelen, og jeg vil gi din ætt alle disse land, og i din ætt skal alle jordens folk velsignes,
5 because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws.”
fordi Abraham lød mitt ord og holdt alt det jeg bød ham å holde, mine bud, mine forskrifter og mine lover.
6 And so Isaac remained in Gerar.
Så blev Isak boende i Gerar.
7 And when he was questioned by the men of that place about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to confess her to be his mate, thinking that perhaps they would put him to death because of her beauty.
Og mennene der på stedet spurte ham ut om hans hustru. Da sa han: Hun er min søster. For han torde ikke si at hun var hans hustru; han tenkte: Mennene her på stedet kunde da slå mig ihjel for Rebekkas skyld, siden hun er så vakker.
8 And when very many days had passed, and he had remained in the same place, Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, gazing through a window, saw him being playful with Rebekah, his wife.
Da han nu hadde vært der en tid, hendte det engang at Abimelek, filistrenes konge, så ut gjennem vinduet og fikk se at Isak kjærtegnet Rebekka, sin hustru.
9 And summoning him, he said: “It is clear that she is your wife. Why did you falsely claim her to be your sister?” He answered, “I was afraid, lest I might die because of her.”
Da kalte Abimelek Isak til sig og sa: Hun er jo din hustru, hvor kunde du da si: Hun er min søster? Isak svarte: Jeg tenkte jeg kunde komme til å miste livet for hennes skyld.
10 And Abimelech said: “Why have you burdened us? Someone from the people could have lain with your wife, and you would have brought a great sin upon us.” And he instructed all the people, saying,
Da sa Abimelek: Hvorfor har du gjort dette mot oss? Hvor lett kunde det ikke ha hendt at en eller annen av folket hadde lagt sig hos din hustru, og da hadde du ført skyld over oss.
11 “Whoever will touch the wife of this man will die a death.”
Så bød Abimelek alt folket og sa: Den som rører ved denne mann eller hans hustru, han skal late sitt liv.
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and he found, in that same year, one hundredfold. And the Lord blessed him.
Isak sådde korn der i landet og fikk det år hundre fold, for Herren velsignet ham.
13 And the man was enriched, and he continued prospering as well as increasing, until he became very great.
Og han blev en rik mann, og blev rikere og rikere, så han til sist var overmåte rik.
14 Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,
Han eide småfe og storfe og mange tjenere, så filistrene blev misunnelige på ham.
15 so, at that time, they obstructed all the wells that the servants of his father Abraham had dug, filling them with soil.
Og alle de brønner som hans fars tjenere hadde gravd i Abrahams, hans fars dager, dem kastet filistrene til og fylte dem med jord.
16 It reached a point where Abimelech himself said to Isaac, “Move away from us, for you have become very much more powerful than we.”
Og Abimelek sa til Isak: Dra bort fra oss, for du er blitt oss altfor mektig.
17 And departing, he then went toward the torrent of Gerar, and he dwelt there.
Så drog Isak derfra og slo leir i Gerar-dalen og blev boende der.
18 Again, he dug up other wells, which the servants of his father Abraham had dug, and which, after his death, the Philistines had formerly obstructed. And he called them by the same names that his father had called them before.
Og Isak gravde op igjen de brønner som de hadde gravd i Abrahams, hans fars dager, og som filistrene hadde kastet til efter Abrahams død; og han gav dem de samme navn som hans far hadde gitt dem.
19 And they dug in the torrent, and they found living water.
Og Isaks tjenere gravde i dalen og fant der en brønn med rinnende vann.
20 But in that place also the shepherds of Gerar argued against the shepherds of Isaac, by saying, “It is our water.” For this reason, he called the name of the well, because of what had happened, ‘Calumny.’
Men hyrdene fra Gerar trettet med Isaks hyrder og sa: Vannet hører oss til. Og han kalte brønnen Esek, fordi de stredes med ham.
21 Then they dug up yet another one. And over that one also they fought, and he called it, ‘Enmity.’
Siden gravde de en annen brønn, og den trettet de også om; og han kalte den Sitna.
22 Advancing from there, he dug another well, over which they did not contend. And so he called its name, ‘Latitude,’ saying, “Now the Lord has expanded us and caused us to increase across the land.”
Så brøt han op derfra og gravde ennu en brønn; den trettet de ikke om; og han kalte den Rehobot og sa: Nu har Herren gjort det rummelig for oss, så vi kan bli tallrike i landet.
23 Then he ascended from that place into Beersheba,
Siden drog han derfra op til Be'erseba.
24 where the Lord appeared to him on the same night, saying: “I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.”
samme natt åpenbarte Herren sig for ham og sa: Jeg er Abrahams, din fars Gud; frykt ikke, for jeg er med dig, og jeg vil velsigne dig og gjøre din ætt tallrik for Abrahams, min tjeners skyld.
25 And so he built an altar there. And he invoked the name of the Lord, and he stretched out his tent. And he instructed his servants to dig a well.
Der bygget han et alter og påkalte Herrens navn; og han slo op sitt telt der; og Isaks tjenere gravde der en brønn.
26 When Abimelech, and Ahuzzath, his friend, and Phicol, the leader of the military, had arrived from Gerar to that place,
Siden kom Abimelek til ham fra Gerar, med Akussat, sin venn, og Pikol, sin hærfører.
27 Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, a man whom you hate, and whom you have expelled from among you?”
Da sa Isak til dem: Hvorfor kommer I til mig, I som hater mig og har drevet mig bort fra eder?
28 And they responded: “We saw that the Lord is with you, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us initiate a pact,
De svarte: Vi har sett det grant at Herren er med dig; derfor sier vi: Kom, la oss sverge en ed oss imellem, vi og du, og la oss få gjøre en pakt med dig,
29 so that you may not do us any kind of harm, just as we have touched nothing of yours, and have not caused any injury to you, but with peace we released you, augmented by the blessing of the Lord.”
at du ikke skal gjøre oss noget ondt, likesom heller ikke vi har rørt dig, men bare gjort dig godt og latt dig fare i fred. Du er nu Herrens velsignede.
30 Therefore, he made them a feast, and after the food and drink,
Så gjorde han et gjestebud for dem, og de åt og drakk.
31 arising in the morning, they swore to one another. And Isaac sent them away peacefully to their own place.
Morgenen efter stod de tidlig op og svor hverandre sin ed; siden lot Isak dem fare, og de drog fra ham fred.
32 Then, behold, on the same day the servants of Isaac came, reporting to him about a well which they had dug, and saying: “We have found water.”
Samme dag hendte det at Isaks tjenere kom og fortalte ham om den brønn de hadde gravd, og sa til ham: Vi har funnet vann.
33 Therefore, he called it, ‘Abundance.’ And the name of the city was established as ‘Beersheba,’ even to the present day.
Og han kalte den Siba; derfor heter byen Be'erseba den dag i dag.
34 In truth, at forty years of age, Esau took wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place.
Da Esau var firti år gammel, tok han til hustruer Judit, datter til hetitten Be'eri, og Basmat, datter til hetitten Elon.
35 And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebekah.
Men de blev en hjertesorg for Isak og Rebekka.
