Genesis 29
1 And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
Derpaa fortsatte Jakob sin Vandring og drog til Østens Børns Land.
2 and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
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 (When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to 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 says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
Jakob spurgte dem: »Hvor er I fra, Brødre?« De svarede: »Fra Karan!«
5 And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
Da spurgte han dem: »Kender I Laban, Nakors Søn?« De svarede: »Ja, ham kender vi godt.«
6 And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
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 says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
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 say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
Men de svarede: »Det kan vi ikke, før alle Hyrderne er samlede; først naar de vælter Stenen fra Brøndhullet, kan vi vande Dyrene.«
9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
Medens han saaledes stod og talte med dem, var Rakel kommet derhen med sin Faders Hjord, som hun vogtede;
10 and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
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 kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
Saa kyssede han Rakel og brast i Graad;
12 and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to 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 comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to 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 says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
og Laban sagde: »Ja, du er mit Kød og Blod!« Han blev nu hos ham en Maanedstid.
15 And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
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 has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
Nu havde Laban to Døtre; den ældste hed Lea, den yngste Rakel;
17 and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
Leas Øjne var matte, men Rakel havde en dejlig Skikkelse og saa dejlig ud,
18 And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
og Jakob elskede Rakel; derfor sagde han: »Jeg vil tjene dig syv Aar for din yngste Datter Rakel.«
19 and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
Laban svarede: »Jeg giver hende hellere til dig end til en fremmed; bliv kun hos mig!«
20 and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
Saa tjente Jakob syv Aar for Rakel; og de syntes ham kun nogle faa Dage, fordi han elskede hende.
21 And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to 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 gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
Saa indbød Laban alle Mændene paa Stedet til Gæstebud.
23 And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
Men da Aftenen kom, tog han sin, Datter Lea og bragte hende til ham, og han gik ind til hende.
24 and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Lea sin Trælkvinde Zilpa til Trælkvinde.
25 And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you 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 says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
Laban svarede: »Det er ikke Skik og Brug her til Lands at give den yngste bort før den ældste;
27 fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you 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 does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
Det gik Jakob ind paa, og da Bryllupsugen var til Ende, gav Laban ham sin Datter Rakel til Hustru.
29 and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
Og Laban gav sin Datter Rakel sin Trælkvinde Bilha til Trælkvinde.
30 And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves 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 YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
Da HERREN saa, at Lea blev tilsidesat, aabnede han hendes Moderliv, medens Rakel var ufrugtbar.
32 and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband 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 conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls 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 conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name 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 conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from 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.
