Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob lifted up his feet and went unto the land of the children of the east.
Derpaa fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
2 And he looked, and behold there was a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the mouth of the well was great.
Da fik han Øje paa en Brønd paa Marken og tre Hjorde af Smaakvæg, der var lejrede ved den. Ved den Brønd vandede man Hjordene; og over Hullet laa der en stor Sten,
3 And there all the flocks were wont to assemble; and they rolled then the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep; and they put the stone again upon the mouth of the well in its place.
som man først væltede bort, naar alle Hjordene var samlede, for siden, naar Dyrene var vandet, at vælte den paa Plads igen.
4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Charan are we.
Jakob spurgte dem: »Hvor er I fra, Brødre?« De svarede: »Fra Karan!«
5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nachor? And they said, We know him.
Da spurgte han dem: »Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?« De svarede: »Ja, ham kender vi godt.«
6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
Han spurgte da: »Gaar det ham vel?« De svarede: »Ja, det gaar ham vel; se, hans Datter Rakel kommer netop med Hjorden derhenne!«
7 And he said, Lo, the day is yet long, it is not time that the cattle should be driven home; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
Da sagde han: »Det er jo endnu højlys Dag og for tidligt at drive Kvæget sammen; vand Dyrene og før dem ud paa Græsgangene!«
8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, then do they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; and we water the sheep.
Men de svarede: »Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først naar de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene.«
9 And while he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she was a shepherdess.
Medens han saaledes stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
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 went near, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
og saa snart Jakob saa sin Morbroder Labans Datter Rakel og hans Hjord, gik han hen og væltede Stenen fra Brøndhullet og vandede sin Morbroder Labans Hjord.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
Saa kyssede han Rakel og brast i Graad;
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
og han fortalte hende, at han var hendes Faders Frænde, en Søn af Rebekka: Da skyndte hun sig hjem til sin Fader og fortalte ham det;
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
og saa snart Laban hørte om sin Søstersøn Jakob, løb han ham i Møde, omfavnede og kyssede ham og førte ham hjem til sit Hus. Saa fortalte Jakob ham alt, hvad der var sket;
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
og Laban sagde: »Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!« Han blev nu hos ham en Maanedstid.
15 And Laban then said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldst thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Saa sagde Laban til Jakob: »Skulde du tjene mig for intet fordi du er min Frænde? Sig mig, hvad du vil have i Løn!«
16 And Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
17 And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of handsome form and handsome appearance.
Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og saa dejlig ud,
18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: »Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for din yngste Datter Rakel.«
19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.
Laban svarede: »Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!«
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years; and they seemed unto him but a few days, through the love he had to her.
Saa tjente Jakob syv Aar for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle faa Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Derefter sagde Jakob til Laban: »Giv mig min Hustru, nu min Tjenestetid er ude, at jeg kan gaa ind til hende!«
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
Saa indbød Laban alle Mændene paa Stedet til Gæstebud.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his maid for a handmaid.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
25 And it came to pass that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did I not serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
Da det nu om Morgenen viste sig at være Lea, sagde Jakob til Laban: »Hvad er det, du har gjort imod mig? Er det ikke for Rakel, jeg har tjent hos dig? Hvorfor har du bedraget mig?«
26 And Laban said, It is not done so in our place, to give in marriage the younger before the first-born.
Laban svarede: »Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
27 Fulfill the week of this, and we will give thee this one also, for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
men lad nu Bryllupsugen gaa til Ende, saa vil jeg ogsaa give dig hende, imod at du bliver i min Tjeneste syv Aar til.«
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of the first; and he gave him Rachel his daughter for a wife.
Det gik Jakob ind paa, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his hand-maid to be her maid.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah; and he served with him yet seven other years.
Saa gik Jakob ogsaa ind til Rakel, og han elskede Rakel højere end Lea. Derpaa blev han i Labans Tjeneste syv Aar til.
31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Da HERREN saa, at Lea blev tilsidesat, aabnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
32 And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely, the Lord hath looked upon my affliction, because now my husband will love me.
Saa blev Lea frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn, som hun gav Navnet Ruben; thi hun sagde: »HERREN har set til min Ulykke; nu vil min Mand elske mig!«
33 And she conceived again and bore a son; and she said, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »HERREN hørte, at jeg var tilsidesat, saa gav han mig ogsaa ham!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Simeon.
34 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu maa da endelig min Mand holde sig til mig, da jeg har født ham tre Sønner.« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Levi.
35 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, This time will I praise the Lord; therefore she called his name Judah: and she left off bearing.
Siden blev hun frugtsommelig igen og fødte en Søn; og hun sagde: »Nu vil jeg prise HERREN!« Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Juda. Saa fik hun ikke flere Børn.
